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Who are electors?
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101
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The 538 people who actually elect the president.

  • Added: Nov 07, 2023
  • Length: 04:23
What do politicians do after they leave office?
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101
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Three things you can do if you lose an election.

  • Added: Nov 07, 2023
  • Length: 04:19
What are democratic norms?
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101
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The unwritten rules that keep our government in line.

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Nov 06, 2023
  • Length: 04:27
  • Purchases: 1
Defensiveness Can Get You Fired
From: Chuck Wolfe
Series: The Emotion Roadmap: Take the Wheel & Control How You Feel
Caption: Need to control your emotions?
A caller to my radio show asked me about how you manage your defensiveness in a work setting. Here is an excerpt of my dialog with Ann, a book edit...

  • Added: Apr 13, 2019
  • Length: 06:11
Hominy, Fry Bread, Ramps, and a Casino: Evolving Cherokee Foodways
From: Carla Seidl
Caption: Martha Sherril prepares hominy over a wood fire outside the Museum of the Cherokee Indian, Credit: Carla Seidl
This piece investigates the recent history of Cherokee foodways and examines lifestyle changes brought to the Eastern Band by the construction of H...

Bought by WMMT


  • Added: May 23, 2018
  • Length: 29:24
  • Purchases: 1
Black College Heritage Matters
From: WIL LAVEIST
Series: The Wil LaVeist Show
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A discussion of the important the heritage of Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

  • Added: Jan 22, 2018
  • Length: 31:35
Sound Ecology: Marine Protected Areas
From: Jessica Eden
Series: Sound Ecology
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Marine Protected Areas conserve the diversity and abundance of marine life, the habitats they depend on and the integrity of marine ecosystems. Cal...

Bought by WNED Buffalo, Radio Newark, KFOI Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 04, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 4
Sound Ecology: Redwoods
From: Jessica Eden
Series: Sound Ecology
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An audio postcard highlighting the magnificent Redwood trees of northwestern California.

Bought by WNED Buffalo and Radio Newark


  • Added: Feb 15, 2017
  • Length: 01:57
  • Purchases: 2
Life of the Law #100: LIVE LAW NSF: Translating (law and social) Science
From: Life of the Law
Series: Life of the Law
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To celebrate Life of the Law’s 100th Episode, Life of the Law and the National Science Foundation brought five NSF funded scholars to the NSF Headq...

  • Added: Jan 11, 2017
  • Length: 01:07:16
Sound Ecology: three-spined stickleback
From: Jessica Eden
Series: Sound Ecology
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An Audio postcard highlighting the tiny, beautiful and behaviorally unique three-spined stickleback fish.

Bought by WNED Buffalo and Radio Newark


  • Added: Jul 29, 2016
  • Length: 01:28
  • Purchases: 2
Sound Ecology: Phenology
From: Jessica Eden
Series: Sound Ecology
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An audio postcard exploring seasonal changes and timing of wildlife events, a field called phenology.

Bought by WNED Buffalo, Radio Newark, and KFOI Radio


  • Added: Jul 15, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 3
Sound Ecology: Coho Salmon
From: Jessica Eden
Series: Sound Ecology
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An audio postcard highlighting Coho Salmon - their spawning habitat and behavior and their specialized adaptation for long-term survival.

Bought by KZYX, WNED Buffalo, and Radio Newark


  • Added: Jul 14, 2016
  • Length: 02:20
  • Purchases: 3
Combatting Moroccan Youth Unemployment
From: War News Radio
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The majority of the Middle East currently faces a youth bulge, which many policy analysts have deemed as the single most important development prob...

  • Added: Nov 01, 2012
  • Length: 07:18
Creating Nonviolent Schools and Communities: Highlights from MLK Day
From: On Blast
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How can we make schools safer without criminalizing youth? How can we confront bias violence? What kinds of restorative practices should we impleme...

Bought by KPVL


  • Added: Mar 22, 2012
  • Length: 05:47
  • Purchases: 1
Diane Watkins Voice of Virginia Union
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A bell tower that has been mute for 70 years at Virginia Union University in Richmond, Virginia is about to get a voice thanks to Diane Watkins.

  • Added: Feb 16, 2012
  • Length: 55:55
Puffin Stuff
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: April 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Saving the puffins is a tough job. But folks in Maine miss the colorful little birds resembling miniature penguins that can fly.

  • Added: Mar 26, 2008
  • Length: 01:32
Sir Patrick Moore. The British star of astronomy. Promo 2.
From: Carl Stiansen
Caption: Carl Stiansen and Sir Patrick Moore
Sir Patrick Moore talks about his life in astronomy, life on Mars, and playing music with Einstein.

  • Added: Feb 19, 2008
  • Length: :18
Study Compares Ethanol with Biodiesel
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: May 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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As oil and gas prices soar, ethanol and biodiesel get more attention as alternatives.

  • Added: Apr 16, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
Stop Dragging that Net Around
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: April 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The cold-water coral gardens of the Gulf of Alaska are one of the largest protected areas in U.S. waters.

  • Added: Mar 28, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
Sea Star Blooms Endanger Coral
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A predator is threatening the coral. It's a huge sea star known as the Crown-of-Thorns, which usually lives in a natural balance with the coral. My...

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Dec 17, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Elephants Sniff Out Poachers
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2006 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
In the past 20 years, poachers have killed nearly one million elephants. Poachers have driven the giant pachyderms -- which are prized for their iv...

Bought by KMXT, KOSU, and WEPS


  • Added: Dec 01, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
Peaceful Parenting: Native American Wisdom (PeaceTalks Radio Series)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
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Author Laura Ramirez talks about applying Native American Wisdom to parenting including the special challenges of raising children of mixed racial ...

Bought by KRZA, Radio Baha'i, WLGI, KGNU Community Radio, KSFR, KDUR and more


  • Added: Jul 26, 2006
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 6