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Diagnosing Literature
From: Eric Molinsky
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Is the culture of psychological diagnosis and medication changing the way we view some classic literature?

Bought by WABE, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, PRX Remix, and WILL


  • Added: Apr 22, 2010
  • Length: 07:19
  • Purchases: 4
The Showdown for Itasca State Park
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Our History
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The history of Mary Gibbs and Itasca State Park & her showdown with the lumber industry as told by historian Dr. Janet Rith-Najarian.

  • Added: Apr 21, 2010
  • Length: 18:07
Plane Ticket for a Cello
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Arts
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Patty Feld, the director of The Edge Center for the Arts in Bigfork, talked with us about their classical music series.

  • Added: Apr 21, 2010
  • Length: 04:22
Making American Students 'Globally Competent'
From: Learning Matters
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American students are notoriously inept when it comes to knowing about the rest of the world. But the Asia Society is trying to change that.

  • Added: Apr 19, 2010
  • Length: 10:30
Randi Weingarten
From: Learning Matters
Series: Race to the Top
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Should teachers be paid based on what they teach or what their student learn? Hear Randi Weingarten's answer to this question as well as her though...

  • Added: Apr 19, 2010
  • Length: 09:38
The Last Word on Pets
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Between You and Me
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A walk with Guido's dog, Basil, and a poop accident. Keep your hands clean!

  • Added: Apr 19, 2010
  • Length: 05:17
Commentator Aaron Brown on Pets
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Between You and Me
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Dogs often enjoy many of the same benefits as children...Aaron's Grandpa event pulled the camper out west so the dogs had a place to sleep...

  • Added: Apr 19, 2010
  • Length: 03:48
The 'Courage' to Graduate
From: Learning Matters
Series: Paul Vallas in New Orleans
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Khalil Osiris’ “Circle of Courage” is one strategy the Booker T. Washington middle school is using to try and help students stay out of trouble and...

  • Added: Apr 19, 2010
  • Length: 07:30
Mitch Wieland, author of God's Dogs: A Novel in Stories
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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During this program, Cherie Newman talks with Mitch Wieland, author of GOD'S DOGS: A NOVEL IN STORIES. Wieland is a professor in the M.F.A. program...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 16, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Urban Hillbilly Quartet on Centerstage MN
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Centerstage Minnesota
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Erik Brandt and the Urban Hillbilly Quartet are a St. Paul based Americana roots-rock band who just released their 7th album, "Bring in the Sails,"...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Apr 16, 2010
  • Length: 26:52
  • Purchases: 1
The Urban Hillbilly Quartet, Brother Ali and Mino Biimadiziwin
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Centerstage Minnesota
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This week on Centerstage MN we’ll be joined in-studio by Eric Brandt and the Urban Hillbilly Quartet for live music and conversation. The Urban Hi...

Bought by KMSU and KSRQ


  • Added: Apr 16, 2010
  • Length: 55:17
  • Purchases: 2
Mediaeval Baebes
From: John Diliberto
Series: Echo Location: Soundings for New Music
Caption: The Mediaeval Baebes, Credit: Hayley Madden
The allure is undeniable. Six talented, attractive women breathe renewed life into the rich texts of medieval songs and poetry with their haunting...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 15, 2010
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 2
Jack Nachbar and 'Miracle of Morgan's Creek'
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Arts
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KAXE Professor of Pop Culture and Film Studies, Jack Nachbar, talks about Miracle of Morgan's Creek, the classic movie being shown at the Edge Cent...

  • Added: Apr 14, 2010
  • Length: 14:26
Perfect Swarm -- Groks Science Show 2010-04-14
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Len Fisher discussed the Perfect Swarm.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KMXT


  • Added: Apr 14, 2010
  • Length: 27:52
  • Purchases: 2
Commentator Aaron Brown on Bowls
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Between You and Me
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Aaron has a very special bowl in his life - it's both glass, and invincible...

  • Added: Apr 13, 2010
  • Length: 03:13
Ojibwe Culture Today
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Ojibwemowin
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Professor of Ojibwe at Bemidji State University, Anton Treuer, profiles the members of the Pipestone Drum Group.

Bought by WGZS, Bois Forte Tribal Community Radio, KVSC, and WTIP


  • Added: Apr 13, 2010
  • Length: 05:59
  • Purchases: 4
The Last Word on Bowls
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Between You and Me
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Michael asks, "Are we, ourselves, not bowls? Empty vessels always being filled and refilled..."

  • Added: Apr 12, 2010
  • Length: 02:35
John Wozniak of Marcy Playground on Centerstage MN
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Centerstage Minnesota
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The first time I picked up an electric guitar I was 12 years old (I think)...it was my Uncles "Terminator" (that's all I remember of the name, my c...

  • Added: Apr 12, 2010
  • Length: 33:36
Mellodrama: the Signature Sound of Progressive Rock
From: John Diliberto
Series: Echo Location: Soundings for New Music
Caption: Director Dianna Dilworth
The Mellotron was the sound of progressive rock and space music in the 1970s. Before digital synthesizers, it was an instrument that played back t...

Bought by KUOW, New Hampshire Public Radio, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 09, 2010
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 3
The Last Word on the Coolest Small Town
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Between You and Me
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The thing about living in a small town is doing errands takes a loooong time because you know everyone...

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Apr 05, 2010
  • Length: 02:47
  • Purchases: 1
Commentator Aaron Brown on the Coolest Small Town
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Between You and Me
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Got pride in your hometown? "We're a marshmallow town, but that don't mean we're soft..."

  • Added: Apr 05, 2010
  • Length: 02:51
Duluth Author Wendy Webb and "The Tale of Halcyon Crane"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Realgoodwords
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Duluth journalist Wendy K. Webb her debut creepy novel "The Tale of Halcyon Crane," ("creepy" in a good way)

  • Added: Apr 05, 2010
  • Length: 18:15
An exotic forest of sensual grooves, ambient atmospheres and intoxicating melodies
From: John Diliberto
Series: Echo Location: Soundings for New Music
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Ylang ylang is a flowering tree that grows in South Asia, and on his album, Ylang, Robert Rich has sculpted another exotic forest of sound, full of...

  • Added: Apr 01, 2010
  • Length: 03:30
Easter 2010: Biblical Blockbusters 10-13
From: All Classical Public Media
Series: The Score with Edmund Stone
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This week, inspiration, violence, sex and drama. Since cinema's earliest days, directors have turned to the Bible for great script ideas. From the ...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920, Radio Catskill, KPVL, KREV-LP and more


  • Added: Mar 31, 2010
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 6
Schwobians
From: Koji Mori
Caption: Schwob School of Music, Credit: Columbus State University
The Music Major Life...

  • Added: Mar 28, 2010
  • Length: 03:37

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