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Rod Graham: The Case For Legacy Preference in College Admissions
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Rod Graham
Legacy students, applicants whose families attended the school, comprised 36 percent of Harvard’s class of 2022. Notably, 77% of students admitted ...

  • Added: Apr 02, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
Jacob Vigdor: College Admissions Quandries
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Jacob Vigdor
Whether it be standardized testing, grades, extracurricular activities or personal essays, the question of how to level the playing field in educat...

  • Added: Jan 31, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
Roderick Graham: The End of Affirmative Action?
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Rod Graham
With the right-leaning US Supreme Court poised to eliminate affirmative action in higher education around the country — this seemed like an opportu...

  • Added: Nov 09, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
John Stoehr on Critical Race Theory Pt. 1
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
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Have you noticed what’s got the far right-wing of American politics hot-and-bothered lately? This week on Sea Change Radio, we speak to John Stoehr...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 01, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Wolves at the Well: The Corporate Grab of Public Water
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Columbia River Valley from the Oregon Shore towards Washington, Credit: Chris Light, Wikimedia Commons
Water is critical to maintaining the balance of life. Some corporations claim ownership of fresh water sources to bottle and sell for profit. Other...

Bought by KVNF, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, and WXDU


  • Added: Sep 08, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Declutter for Greater Happiness - Episode 11
From: Daisy Oz
Series: Happy News
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Daisy presents a 2-part feature on Decluttering for more happiness. This first episode explores physical clutter's detriment to our overall well-be...

  • Added: Feb 13, 2020
  • Length: 03:00
Utopian Dinner Table: How to feed the world in 100 years
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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You'll hear about ongoing food insecurity issues from food scholar Raj Patel, and hopeful solutions from families in the Black Creek community gard...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle


  • Added: Jan 28, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
The 2017 Bee-Clipse
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
Caption: The 2017 total eclipse on August 21, 2017, Credit: Susanne Bard
The 2017 total solar eclipse captured the public imagination and taught kids about bees.

Bought by WNED Buffalo, WMMT, WLPR , Spokane Public Radio, WTIP and more


  • Added: Oct 19, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 6
The Myth of Meritocracy: John Brittain on Legacy Preference
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: John Brittain
The official subject matter of Sea Change Radio is environmental sustainability. This week, however, we are deviating from that to talk about a top...

  • Added: Oct 17, 2017
  • Length: 29:40
A California Post G20 Climate Change Message
From: Stephen Baker
Series: Conversations & Special Programming
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There has been a lot of confusing talk in America since our new president took office this year. One of the confusing opinions is centered on how w...

  • Added: Jul 29, 2017
  • Length: 32:02
John Wilson: Finance of the Future
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: John Wilson
Many sports fans are familiar with this dilemma: do I want my team to put everything on the line to win now or would I prefer that my team take its...

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 07, 2017
  • Length: 29:20
  • Purchases: 1
High & Dry: Talking Groundwater
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Rosemarie and William Alley
With drought-stricken California enjoying its wettest winter in decades, it can be easy to forget that water scarcity is among the globe's most dea...

Bought by WMUU-LP, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, and XRAY.fm


  • Added: Mar 14, 2017
  • Length: 29:20
  • Purchases: 3
Working Coast Camp In Houma Teaches Children About Big Industry
From: WWNO
Series: Coastal Desk
Caption: The Working Coast campers set out fishing on their last day., Credit: Laine Kaplan-Levenson
South Louisiana’s Terrebonne Parish has low unemployment — there are lots of jobs in offshore services. So many that there could be a shortage of l...

  • Added: Aug 04, 2014
  • Length: 04:46
Tapped Out: Clean Water in Peril
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Gowanus Canal, Credit: brainware3000 on flickr
From a grassroots toxic canal clean up to a long-standing watershed war, we’ll hear from U.S. water stewards across the country, working to protect...

Bought by CKMO


  • Added: Sep 23, 2009
  • Length: 28:56
  • Purchases: 1
Encounters Mosquito
From: Encounters: Radio Experiences in the North
Series: Encounters
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The summer drone of doom.... the mighty mosquito has a long history in the north country.

Bought by KCHU, KTRT RADIO INC, KDUR, KMXT, WHCP-LP Cambridge and more


  • Added: Jun 09, 2009
  • Length: 28:56
  • Purchases: 8
Building Green
From: Bill Baue
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BuildingGreen.com founder Alex Wilson discusses the history, current state, and future of the green building movement. Erin Gorman, CEO of Divine ...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 11, 2009
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1