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Civics 101: The True Story Of Reconstruction

From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101

Reconstruction has long been taught as a lost cause narrative. We talk about what that narrative leaves out.

Art, Anguish & Real Estate

From: Stephen Dale

Ruminations from the rust-belt revival in Canada's Steel Town--Hamilton, Ontario--on whether artists are "the footsoldiers of gentrification."

Porgy and Bess

From: WQXR
Series: For the Record

In this episode of For the Record, Tom and Julian go behind the scenes of the Houston Grand Opera's 1976 recording of Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess. Th...

Bought by WNMU-FM

Facing Climate Change: Building Resilience at the Local Level

From: KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio

An exploration of the work being done in Washington State's Skagit Valley to better understand and prepare for the effects of a changing climate.

Thirsty Planet

From: American Public Media
Series: APM Reports

Caption: Residents of India, Israel confront water issues such as flooding, drought, pollution, and lack of access by the poor.

Scientists say most people on Earth will first experience climate change in terms of water — either too much or too little. This documentary explor...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WMUU-LP, Interlochen Public Radio, WVPE, WRIR and more

Beyond the Blackboard: Building Character in Public Schools

From: American Public Media
Series: APM Reports: Focus on Education

Caption: A student at the Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School in New York conquers a high ropes course., Credit: Stephen Smith

In the 1940s a British headmaster named Kurt Hahn set up a wilderness school called Outward Bound to teach young men the skills they needed to surv...

Bought by WMUU-LP, XRAY.fm, WITF, Vermont Public, WGBH Radio Boston and more

The Music of Conversation

From: Hold That Thought

Even casual conversations have surprisingly musical qualities. Linguist Brett Hyde delves into the rhythms behind language and the principles that ...

Bought by KRZA

Lunar Mysteries

From: Hold That Thought
Series: Out There: The Science of Exploring the Universe

Dr. Bradley Jolliff describes how lunar samples and orbiters provide insights into the history of Earth's closest neighbor.

Bought by XRAY.fm

Stressed-Out Students

From: Humankind

Ideal for broadcast late-Summer / early- Fall, this new 1-hr. documentary from Humankind examines the epidemic of high anxiety among secondary scho...

Bought by WVTF, WSKG, KRCB 104.9, KUAF Public Radio, WYAP and more

Humankind: Passengers (Hour Two)

From: Humankind

With federal support for public transit hanging in the balance, this sound-rich series (two one-hour documentaries) examines how our personal trans...

Bought by WCPN, WBEZ, Iowa Public Radio, KUT, KXOT Public Radio and more

Humankind: Passengers (Hour One)

From: Humankind

With transportation jobs on the line, this sound-rich series (two one-hour documentaries) examines how our personal transportation choices - privat...

Bought by KVSC, WCPN, WBEZ, Iowa Public Radio, KUT and more

Aldo Leopold and the Emerging Land Ethic (59:00 / 54:00 - Free Program)

From: Jack Loeffler

Caption: Aldo Leopold, Credit: Aldo Leopold Foundation

A celebration of the life Aldo Leopold, the man who wrote “A Sand County Almanac” in 1949, and introduced Ethics as the fundamental concept that sh...

Bought by KZYX, WRGY, KUPR low power FM, WMUU-LP, KCMJ Community Radio and more

HUMANKIND: Universal Health Care

From: Humankind

A Cambridge couple, both MDs and Harvard Medical faculty, have devoted their lives to researching and advocating universal health care. Provocative.

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, Iowa Public Radio, and WCQS

Crossing East - First Contact - Program One

From: Dmae Lo Roberts

Asian sailors and adventurers helped to form the new country of America.

Bought by WCPN, KQED, WGBH Radio Boston, and KQED

A Portrait of War

From: Hannah Krakauer

A San Francisco artist takes on the ambitious project of drawing individual portraits of all the American soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Alaskan WW II 10th Mtn.Veterans Remember

From: Katie Bausler

Memories of three members of an elite WW II mountaineering force.

Bought by WTIP, KMXT, NPR Illinois, and Iowa Public Radio

RN Documentary: No Laughing Matter

From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries

After the attacks on Sept 11, the world and especially the US created a new subject that was taboo ? the idea of linking the Twin Towers attacks wi...

Bought by KICI Iowa City, KWCW, and WCOM

RN Documentary: Fairbridge Farm School

From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries

Four elderly Dutch people remember how as children recently liberated from the POW camps in Indonesia, they regained their childhood when they wer...

Bought by KICI Iowa City

Crossing East: The Post '65 Generation - Program Six

From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Series: Crossing East - Asian American History series

After '65, Asian families could immigrate together and became entrepreneurs. THE ACTUAL SHOW LENGTH IS 59 MINUTES. THERE ARE SEVERAL VERSIONS OF TH...

Bought by WCPN, KRCB 104.9, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, WCPN, WESM 91.3 FM and more

Crossing East: Brides & Children - Program Five

From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Series: Crossing East - Asian American History series

Stories of Asian brides of American servicemen and adopted Asian children. THE ACTUAL SHOW LENGTH IS 59 MINUTES. THERE ARE SEVERAL VERSIONS OF THIS...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WCPN, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, WCPN, KQED and more