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For kids in school, Spring Break is offering a much needed respite from the pressures of being a student. Two psychologists are working with a tech...

Bought by KENW and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Mar 22, 2013
  • Length: 02:38
  • Purchases: 2
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Twenty-five masterpiece drawings by Renaissance artist Michelangelo are now on a rare, two-stop tour in America. Kelley Libby attended the first le...

Bought by KENW and Radio Newark


  • Added: Feb 26, 2013
  • Length: 02:28
  • Purchases: 2
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Twenty-five masterpiece drawings by Renaissance artist Michelangelo are now on a rare, two-stop tour in America. Producer Kelley Libby attended the...

Bought by Listenwise


  • Added: Feb 25, 2013
  • Length: 05:05
  • Purchases: 1
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The hope that existed at the beginning Arab Spring has been marred by violence and conflict in Syria, Libya, Egypt, and elsewhere. Have we entered ...

  • Added: Feb 15, 2013
  • Length: 02:06
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A brutal gang rape on a New Delhi bus has sparked global outrage and national soul-searching in India. Many are calling for the death penalty for t...

  • Added: Feb 15, 2013
  • Length: 02:02
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From Spain to Scotland to even the United States, separatist movements are making headlines. Do any of these have a chance to succeed? Or all they ...

  • Added: Dec 17, 2012
  • Length: 02:02
Caption:  YES Prep students at an informational session at the University of Oklahoma. YES Prep is a charter school network that serves a low-income population in Houston, Tex. and focuses on getting all of its students accepted into 4-year colleges. , Credit: YES Prep Public Schools
Why are so many low-income students quitting college, and what leads a few to beat the odds and make it through? (8/30/2012)

Bought by WMUU-LP, KPIP-LP, KERA, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 14, 2012
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 4
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As Superstorm Sandy made clear, natural disasters can wreak havoc on rich and poor countries, alike. However, the Western media's coverage often ti...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Nov 13, 2012
  • Length: 02:01
  • Purchases: 1
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Is it time to reform the U.S. electoral structure? Should more views be represented? Do narrow interests have too much power?

  • Added: Nov 08, 2012
  • Length: 02:03
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Anti-gay legislation is garnering support in Ukraine and many other countries are backtracking on equal rights for homosexuals. Is there anything i...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Oct 24, 2012
  • Length: 02:05
  • Purchases: 1
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Series host Martha Burk interviews Sister Simone Campbell, captain of the "Nuns on the Bus" tour protesting the Romney/Ryan budget, and Executive D...

  • Added: Oct 11, 2012
  • Length: 28:37
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With the crisis in Syria escalating, many analysts think a lasting resolution will be found in an internationally negotiated comprehensive settleme...

  • Added: Sep 04, 2012
  • Length: 02:09
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The gun control debate in the United States has been revived in the wake of the Aurora massacre. With thousands of firearm-related homicides each y...

  • Added: Aug 01, 2012
  • Length: 02:00
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New methods of drilling for natural gas and oil have opened up previously unreachable resources deep below the Earth’s surface in Ohio. Depending o...

  • Added: Jul 25, 2012
  • Length: 58:44
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With Somali piracy surging over the last four years, the UN is calling for travel and financial sanctions on senior pirate leaders. Is this an effe...

  • Added: Jul 23, 2012
  • Length: 02:03
Caption: Katrina vanden Huevel, Credit: New York Times
Series host Martha Burk interviews Katrina vanden Heuvel, Editor of The Nation magazine and Washington Post columnist. vanden Heuvel talks about t...

  • Added: Jul 16, 2012
  • Length: 28:23
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It’s called a gang injunction. A controversial crime tool strategy that some people say should be illegal, and others say is a necessary last reso...

  • Added: Dec 06, 2011
  • Length: 13:36
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This is a documentary snapshot of the hundreds of people camped out at NYC's Zuccotti Park that attempts to go beyond simple slogans to the varying...

  • Added: Oct 20, 2011
  • Length: 32:50
Caption: A student picks up new job skills at the Tennessee Technology Center in Murfreesboro, a technical school where many people who have quit college go to improve their chances in an increasingly competitive economy. , Credit: Doug Strickland
37 million Americans are college dropouts. What wlll it take to get them back? (8/25/2011)

Bought by WMUU-LP, WTIP, KWIT, and NPR Illinois


  • Added: Aug 26, 2011
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 4
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News and features on the wars in Libya, Iraq, Afghanistan and more.

  • Added: Jun 10, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: Martti Ahtisaari
In this episode, 2008 Nobel Peace Prize winner Martti Ahtisaari from Finland, 2002 Nobel Peace Prize winner Jimmy Carter and an interview with the ...

Bought by KUOW, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 29, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Teacher Joe Curtis working with a student at Hardy Elementary School in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Credit: Emily Hanford
Kids need good teachers. It’s something people know instinctively. But experts disagree over how to measure teacher quality. (8/26/2010)

Bought by WMUU-LP, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KPIP-LP, KMUZ, WTIP and more


  • Added: Mar 17, 2011
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 10
Caption: Afghan soldiers chat in front of the main office of Kabul Bank in Kabul, Afghanistan, Credit: Associated Press
News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

  • Added: Oct 01, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: A Sudanese woman casts her vote at a refugee camp this April., Credit: Photo courtesy of the Associated Press.
A guest show by our sister studio, the Sudan Radio Project.

  • Added: May 13, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: Dr. Mohammad Khan Kharoti
This time Peace Talks Radio considers two men – Greg Mortenson and Dr. Mohammad Khan Kharoti (Hah-ROH-Tay)- who firmly believe that the path to rel...

  • Added: Apr 09, 2010
  • Length: 29:03