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Discover the music of the 15th Century French composer Guillame Du Fay and how the lines that defined secular and sacred music began to blur in the...

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  • Added: Apr 22, 2020
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Discover the writings of French theorist, poet, philosopher and composer Philippe de Vitry.

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  • Added: Apr 22, 2020
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Troubadors, or trouveres, were French composers and performers of secular lyrical poetry and song beginning in the late 11th Century.

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  • Added: Apr 22, 2020
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Hildegard of Bingen was a writer, composer, philosopher, mystic, abbess, polymath, and a literal visionary of the 12th Century.

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  • Added: Apr 22, 2020
  • Length: 02:59
  • Purchases: 1
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Learn about anonymity and authorship in the Middle Ages.

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  • Added: Apr 22, 2020
  • Length: 02:58
  • Purchases: 1
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Learn about one of the first music theorists in our Western musical tradition.

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  • Added: Apr 22, 2020
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Discover how the practice of writing down music began.

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  • Added: Apr 22, 2020
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Explore the earliest examples of written music in history.

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  • Added: Apr 21, 2020
  • Length: 02:58
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Caption: The Lena River, some 2,800 miles (4,500km) long, is one of the largest rivers in the world. The Lena Delta Reserve, an important refuge and breeding ground for Siberian wildlife, is the most extensive protected wilderness area in Russia. The Lena empties , Credit:  @USGS
"The ocean makes Earth habitable." So states the fourth Ocean Literacy principle, a series of fundamental concepts to help us better understand the...

  • Added: Apr 13, 2020
  • Length: 04:20
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Washington Post reporter and new Minnesota transplant, Christopher Ingram has written a book about his family's transition from the east coast to r...

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  • Added: Feb 08, 2020
  • Length: 05:58
  • Purchases: 1
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Children's Librarian Tracy Kampa tells us about these prestigious awards.

  • Added: Feb 08, 2020
  • Length: 13:37
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This week on World Ocean Radio we explore the lessons of the ocean and the concept of adversity: adversity at sea due to weather, unpredictability,...

  • Added: Dec 10, 2019
  • Length: 05:09
Caption: Meguro River, Tokyo, Japan , Credit: Photo by Zhaoli Jin
This week on World Ocean Radio host Peter Neill reflects on the magic of water and the ways it defines our urban spaces. This episode focuses on To...

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  • Added: Oct 30, 2019
  • Length: 04:35
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There has never been a better time to become a citizen scientist: curious individuals interested in collecting data to build toward solutions, expa...

  • Added: Oct 16, 2019
  • Length: 04:49
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Computer viruses today pose a very real threat. However, it turns out that their origins are actually very non-threatening. Today, we are going to ...

  • Added: Oct 15, 2019
  • Length: 29:11
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The outlaw ocean, a space apart, hidden from view, a place of rampant criminality and exploitation. This week on World Ocean Radio we offer part on...

  • Added: Sep 10, 2019
  • Length: 05:07
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World Pieces host Jason Kladiva learns about nomads in the Sahara from Ali Fakiri in M'hamid el Ghizlane, Morocco.

  • Added: Jul 11, 2019
  • Length: 05:10
Caption: Natalie Bader with her first flute., Credit: Laurie Bader
Natalie Bader’s passion for music has been around for as long as she can remember. Unfortunately, so have her debilitating panic attacks. For most ...

  • Added: Jul 08, 2019
  • Length: 08:42
Caption: OutCasting youth participant Alex
July 1, 2019 - OutCaster Alex talks about a stereotype about bisexual people and how his own coming out story fits into it.

  • Added: Jun 29, 2019
  • Length: 04:06
Caption: Marchers from the very first Kolkata Pride march, Credit: Sandip Roy
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots in New York. But it also marks the 20th anniversary of the first Pride march in Kolkata...

  • Added: Jun 28, 2019
  • Length: 06:00
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In this segment we share music from our Open the Tent Event held in Grand Rapids and you will hear spoken words from the Storytelling Live! Open Mi...

  • Added: Jun 27, 2019
  • Length: 59:59
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Steve Downing shares his thoughts during his travels to Denmark.

  • Added: Jun 24, 2019
  • Length: 04:51
Caption: The Gloucester Fisherman's Memorial aka "Man at the Wheel" is a historic sculpture honoring those lost at sea. Located in Gloucester, Massachusetts and built in 1925. , Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Visiting coastal graveyards in Ireland some years ago, World Ocean Radio host Peter Neill observed the many stones of sailors lost at sea and began...

  • Added: Jun 18, 2019
  • Length: 05:28
Caption: Bath Iron Works is a subsidiary of General Dynamics and Maine's largest defense contractor and a major employer. BIW builds Zumwalt destroyers for the U.S. Navy at its shipyard on the Kennebec River in Bath, Maine
This week on World Ocean Radio we're talking about solutions to the climate challenge by highlighting some modern examples of and possibilities for...

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  • Added: Jun 11, 2019
  • Length: 05:38
  • Purchases: 2
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The world seems intent on forcing us into ruts, routines and social roles. But if we're bold enough - with faith and abandon - free play and improv...

  • Added: Jun 10, 2019
  • Length: 59:26