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Dr. Robert Forrant, University of Massachusetts-Lowell History Professor, Bread and Roses Strike
From: KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio
Series: We Do the Work
Caption: Dr. Robert Forrant
Dr. Robert Forrant, University of Massachusetts-Lowell History Professor, Bread and Roses Strike Interview by Rich Austin: Robert gives us the rea...

  • Added: Jan 27, 2016
  • Length: 27:45
Bring It On! – December 7, 2015
From: WFHB
Series: Bring It On!
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William Hosea and Leila Randle welcome Amina B. Pierson, Assistant Vice President of Community & Economic Development for Fifth Third Bank.

  • Added: Dec 07, 2015
  • Length: 56:23
Billion Oyster Project
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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Oysters have had a history of ebb and flow, plenty and scarcity, and in New York Harbor there was a time when the waters were so polluted that oyst...

  • Added: Sep 29, 2015
  • Length: 05:14
Around The Bend E40
From: Maximilian Eyle
Series: Around The Bend
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A look at reggae from around the world, including music from Cultura Profetica, Suburband Reggae, The Black Seeds, and more.

Bought by WSLR


  • Added: Sep 01, 2015
  • Length: 59:42
  • Purchases: 1
Around The Bend E39
From: Maximilian Eyle
Series: Around The Bend
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We sit down with Devin Morrison of The Expanders to discuss rebel reggae and the legacy of the music. Also featuring tracks from Third World, Matis...

  • Added: Aug 18, 2015
  • Length: 59:29
(Un) Happy Anniversary for Medicare?
From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk
Caption: Host Martha Burk
July 30 marks a very important anniversary in our modern political history. In 1965, President Lyndon Johnson signed Medicare and Medicaid into law.

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio and KMUD


  • Added: Jul 26, 2015
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 2
Saving the Planet: Voices From the Planetary Defense Conference
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Some of the attendees at the 2015 Planetary Defense Conference in Frascati, Italy., Credit: ESA CC BY-SA IGO 3.0
We’ve already brought you Planetary Radio Live from the 2015 PDC near Rome, Italy. Now you’ll hear a small sampling of the scientists, engineers, p...

Bought by KMUD, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KWMR, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, and KFCF FM


  • Added: Jun 30, 2015
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 5
Guitarists Love to Get Together
From: KCSM
Series: The Annals of Jazz
Caption: Richard Hadlock
Instrumentalists have been enjoying the company of other players since the early beginnings of music. Jazz guitarists in particular love to hear ot...

  • Added: Jun 25, 2015
  • Length: 59:19
Women Paying a Well Hidden Tax
From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk
Caption: Host Martha Burk
We all know about taxes – income taxes, property taxes, sales taxes, use taxes, entertainment taxes – it seems like the list is endless. But there’...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Jun 10, 2015
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 1
Art Tatum As Bandsman
From: KCSM
Series: The Annals of Jazz
Caption: Richard Hadlock
Pianist, Art Tatum was an amazing soloist who often sounded like two players at once. His unaccompanied work has been well-documented and celebrate...

Bought by KMUW


  • Added: Jun 09, 2015
  • Length: 01:00:50
  • Purchases: 1
Gems of Bluegrass #1527 Old Time String Band’s Bluegrass Borrowings. For regular users, piece for Dec June 27-July 3, 2015. Others use anytime.
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Philip Nusbaum w/ 2012 Zeitfunk , Credit: Karen Van Norman
Historically, bluegrass music is a an evolved type of old time string band. But although bluegrass follows the old time string band in history that...

  • Added: Jun 03, 2015
  • Length: 07:18
Spiraling Closer to Ceres With the Dawn Mission's Marc Rayman
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Image of Ceres and its mysterious “bright spots” taken by the Dawn spacecraft from 13,600 km (8,400 miles) above the surface., Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA
It’s the biggest dwarf planet between here and Pluto, and it has a new permanent resident. The Dawn spacecraft is orbiting Ceres in the asteroid be...

Bought by KMUD, KWMR, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, and KFCF FM


  • Added: May 18, 2015
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 4
Alan Stern and the Rise of Pluto
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Artist’s concept of the New Horizons spacecraft as it approaches Pluto and its largest moon, Charon, in July 2015., Credit: JHUAPL/SwRI
Humankind’s arrival at Pluto is barely two months away. The science and images have already started to flow from New Horizons, according to the mis...

Bought by KMUD, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KWMR, and KFCF FM


  • Added: May 11, 2015
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 5
Still Lagging After All These Years
From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk
Caption: Host Martha Burk
March 8 is International Women’s Day, so it’s time to check in on where the good old U S of A stands in relation to the rest of the world when it c...

Bought by WLPR and KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA


  • Added: Feb 26, 2015
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 2
Centerstage Minnesota: A "Minnesota Song of the Week" from Davina & the Vagabonds, New Music from Corey Medina, and More.
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Centerstage Minnesota
Caption: Fury Things
In this edition of Centerstage Minnesota the Minnesota Song of the Week comes from Davina & the Vagabonds' 2014 release, "Sunshine." We also hear a...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 18, 2015
  • Length: 01:48:51
  • Purchases: 1
No Peace for Women in Afghanistan
From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk
Caption: Host Martha Burk
Afghanistan is a place where peace just won’t stick. Radical Islamist Taliban insurgents have intensified their attacks on the capital with brazen ...

  • Added: Feb 18, 2015
  • Length: 02:30
Any Natural Treatments to Help With Alzheimers? [Fork as Medicine #1]
From: Shahar Boyayan
Series: Fork as Medicine
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Any Natural Treatments to Help With Alzheimers? Let's take a look

  • Added: Feb 16, 2015
  • Length: 03:18
Centerstage Minnesota: Highlights from 2014 - Part Two
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Centerstage Minnesota
Caption: Galactic Cowboy Orchestra, Credit: Charlie Pulkrabek - 9/13/14
In this edition of Centerstage Minnesota delves further into some of the Minnesota Music highlights from 2014.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jan 21, 2015
  • Length: 01:45:33
  • Purchases: 1
Centerstage Minnesota: Charlie Pulkrabek Hits Some of the Highlights in Minnesota Music from 2014.
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Centerstage Minnesota
Caption: Funk and Soul Musician: Sonny Knight, Credit: Charlie Pulkrabek - 10/25/14
In this edition of Centerstage Minnesota, Charlie Pulkrabek references the passing of The Monks' Gary Burger during 2014. We also hit some of the h...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jan 19, 2015
  • Length: 01:34:49
  • Purchases: 1
Dr. J and the World's Biggest Telescope
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Artist's conception of the completed European Extremely Large Telescope, Credit: ESO
Joe Liske, host of Hubblecast, is also the top scientist on the European Southern Observatory’s European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT), now und...

Bought by KWMR, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, and KFCF FM


  • Added: Jan 13, 2015
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 4
The Exciting Year Ahead on the Final Frontier
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Artist's conception of the Dawn spacecraft approaching Ceres in the asteroid belt., Credit: NASA/JPL
The Planetary Society’s experts look forward to a great year of firsts in the solar system and beyond. Bill Nye the Science Guy provides a status ...

Bought by KFCF FM, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KWMR, and WYAP


  • Added: Jan 05, 2015
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 5
Cassini is Safe! Mission Update From Project Scientist Linda Spilker
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Mighty Saturn and its rings, imaged by the Cassini spacecraft., Credit: JPL/NASA
Project scientist Linda Spilker returns with a regular update on Saturn, its moons and rings not long after learning that the mission is funded thr...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, and WYAP


  • Added: Nov 17, 2014
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 3
Congressman Lamar Smith on Planetary Science
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
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The Chairman of the powerful Science, Space and Technology Committee in the US House of Representatives joins us for a talk about planetary science...

  • Added: Sep 29, 2014
  • Length: 28:50
Alan Stern and a Big Milestone on the Way to Pluto
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Artist's conception of New Horizons passing through the Pluto system., Credit: NASA/Thierry Lombry
New Horizons passed through the orbit of Neptune on August 25th. By cosmic coincidence, it was the 25th anniversary of Voyager 2’s flyby of that b...

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: Aug 26, 2014
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 1
A Death-Defying Climax for Venus Express
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Venus Express Enters the Venusian Atmosphere, Credit: European Space Agency
Venus Express Project Scientist Håkan Svedhem tells us about the spacecraft’s harrowing descent into the Venusian atmosphere, what it is currently ...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Aug 04, 2014
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 1