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In an indigenous Mayan community in highland Guatemala, sociocultural anthropologist Kedron Thomas noticed a trend that led her to investigate inte...

  • Added: Oct 05, 2018
  • Length: 18:47
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A sociologist of education breaks down some common myths about charter schools and offers her advice for newly appointed education secretary Betsy ...

  • Added: Oct 05, 2018
  • Length: 15:08
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Sociologist Adia Harvey Wingfeld documents the pervasive and often subtle ways that successful black men – people like doctors, lawyers, and engine...

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  • Added: Oct 05, 2018
  • Length: 12:48
  • Purchases: 1
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When conducting research for his acclaimed book "Klansville, USA," sociologist David Cunningham encountered the work of a journalist who, in the 19...

  • Added: Oct 05, 2018
  • Length: 16:45
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Sociologist Jake Rosenfeld discusses the growing wealth gap between rich and poor Americans, decreasing labor union membership, and considers what ...

  • Added: Oct 05, 2018
  • Length: 13:42
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A rural pocket of Northern California is seeing some of the highest rates of suicide in the state. This project explores the mental health crisis i...

  • Added: Sep 21, 2018
  • Length: 01:05:14

  • Added: Sep 13, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 22
Caption: Jennifer Higdon, Credit: J.D. Scott
Composer and BGSU Alumna Jennifer Higdon co-hosts this episode, which features her own works plus the first installment in her 6-part subseries “Li...

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  • Added: Aug 06, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 13
Caption: Libby Larsen, Credit: Ann Marsden
Composer and BGSU Alumna Jennifer Higdon co-hosts this episode, which features her own works plus the second installment in her 6-part subseries “L...

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  • Added: Aug 06, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 13
Caption: BGSU New Music Ensemble
We hear concert performances from the 2016 New Music Festival at Bowling Green State University. Also, Jennifer Higdon profiles the music of Marily...

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  • Added: Aug 06, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11
Caption: Bowling Green Philharmonia
We revisit performances from season one of NMBG with fresh introductions by their respective composers. Also, Jennifer Higdon pays tribute to Joan ...

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  • Added: Aug 06, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
Caption: Andrea Clearfield, Credit: Mark Stehle
We revisit more performances from season one of NMBG with fresh introductions by their respective composers. Also, Jennifer Higdon presents music b...

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  • Added: Aug 06, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
Caption: Quince Contemporary Vocal Ensemble, Credit: Karjaka Studios
We sample new albums with Bowling Green connections, including the latest from the Quince Contemporary Vocal Ensemble. Also, the final installment ...

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  • Added: Aug 06, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
Caption: Roomful of Teeth, Credit: Bonica Ayala Photography
We hear a program inspired by cutting-edge vocal ensemble Roomful of Teeth’s 2017 residency at Bowling Green State University, introduced by RoT fo...

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  • Added: Aug 06, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
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Caption: Michael Daugherty, Credit: Brad Cresswell
Multi Grammy-winning composer Michael Daugherty takes us on a backstage tour of his musical career, providing the stories behind some of his best-k...

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  • Added: Aug 06, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 13
Caption: Michael Daugherty, Credit: Brad Cresswell
Multi Grammy-winning composer Michael Daugherty continues the backstage tour of his musical career, with more stories behind some of his best-known...

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  • Added: Aug 06, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 13
Caption: Spektral Quartet, Credit: Dan Kullman
We spend the hour with the Chicago-based visionary ensemble Spektral Quartet and some of the works created just for them, including selections from...

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  • Added: Aug 06, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
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Caption: Kathleen Supové	, Credit: http://www.supove.com/
We visit with action-packed performance artist/keyboardist (and force behind The Exploding Piano) Kathleen Supové, and sample her discography – inc...

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  • Added: Aug 06, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
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Caption: New Music Gathering, Credit: SALT Arts Documentation
We hear concert performances from the contemporary music world’s premiere conference, the annual New Music Gathering, which in 2017 was held at Bow...

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  • Added: Aug 06, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
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Caption: Grand Valley State University New Music Ensemble, Credit: SALT Arts Documentation
We hear a concert performance from the Grand Valley State University New Music Ensemble, made up entirely of works commissioned by the group and in...

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  • Added: Aug 06, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
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Caption: Samuel Adler and his wife, conductor Emily Freeman Brown, Credit: Brad Cresswell
Celebrated composer and educator Samuel Adler returns with more from his former composition students Kevin Puts and Christopher Theofanidis.

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  • Added: Aug 04, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 13
Caption: Quince Contemporary Vocal Ensemble, Credit: Karjaka Studios
BGSU alumni and a powerful force in contemporary classical music, the Quince Contemporary Vocal Ensemble joins us to introduce their new album "Hus...

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  • Added: Aug 04, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
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Caption: Samuel Adler with Aaron Copland in 1962, Credit: North Texas University
Veteran composer and educator Sam Adler introduces music by his former composition students Kevin Puts and Barbara Harbach.

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  • Added: Aug 04, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
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Caption: Nico Muhly, Credit: Ana Cuba
More contemporary recordings are introduced by their respective composers: Jennifer Higdon, Nico Muhly, and Avner Dorman.

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  • Added: Aug 04, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 14
Caption: Marilyn Shrude, Credit: BGSU
Composer and longtime BGSU faculty member Marilyn Shrude recounts the composers whose work has had a direct and profound influence on her own art.

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  • Added: Aug 04, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 14