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Author and MacArthur Fellow Edwidge Danticat talks about her memoir
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Edwidge Danticat, Credit: Jonathan Demme
In this conversation, Edwidge explores the writing of her powerful memoir, Brother, I’m Dying.

Bought by KPIP-LP, WABE, and WNJR


  • Added: Jun 09, 2015
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 3
How to Save a City (Hour Long Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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The first 24 hours after a city declares bankruptcy, there’s a reckoning: what gets to stay and what has to go. (And more...)

Bought by WCNY, Northeast Indiana Public Radio, WABE, KPVL, KTSW 89.9 and more


  • Added: May 22, 2015
  • Length: 53:57
  • Purchases: 6
Can China Lead
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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The People’s Republic has arrived and is applying for co-trusteeship of the globe. We got a good look at the co-trustee, China’s enigmatic presiden...

Bought by KPIP-LP and KZYX


  • Added: Apr 24, 2015
  • Length: 58:37
  • Purchases: 2
Pedal Power (Hour Long Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Bicycling shouldn't be limited to those daring enough to battle traffic. How to reconfigure cities for bicycles. Also: The rise of electric bikes a...

Bought by WCNY, KVMR, KPIP-LP, WTJU, KUNV and more


  • Added: Mar 20, 2015
  • Length: 53:55
  • Purchases: 7
Pedal Power (Half Hour Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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Bicycling shouldn't be limited to those daring enough to battle traffic. How to reconfigure cities for bicycles. Also: The rise of electric bikes a...

Bought by WJCT, WKCC, KVSC, KRDP, KENW and more


  • Added: Mar 20, 2015
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 6
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
Understanding Others: Transformative Writers
From: New Letters on the Air
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We give thanks for transformative writers in this episode entitled UNDERSTANDING OTHERS, a show that features excerpts from six programs that highl...

  • Added: Dec 04, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
Plague After War (Half Hour Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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Africa is rising, but some fear the spread of Ebola is a sign the continent has a long way to go.

Bought by WJCT, KKRN, WXDU, and WLIW


  • Added: Nov 14, 2014
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 4
Plague After War (Hour Long Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Africa is rising, but some fear the spread of Ebola is a sign the continent has a long way to go.

Bought by WCNY, KKRN, WTJU, Accessible Media Inc., and Troy Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 14, 2014
  • Length: 53:56
  • Purchases: 5
“Duping Delight” and Who’s Likely to Lie?
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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While lie detectors are highly accurate, they’re also expensive. An expert in cyber security has developed a way to actually predict a person's pro...

Bought by WCNY, KKRN, Accessible Media Inc. Station Account, and WTJU


  • Added: Oct 24, 2014
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 4
Talking After the Trauma (Hour Long Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
Caption: Haiti, 2010 earthquake damage
An interview with counselors about the importance of talking after a traumatic event like the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. And more...

Bought by WCNY, WTJU, KWMR, Accessible Media Inc. Station Account, WTJU and more


  • Added: Aug 08, 2014
  • Length: 53:52
  • Purchases: 6
Talking After the Trauma (Half Hour Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
Caption: Haiti, 2010 earthquake damage
An interview with counselors about the importance of talking after a traumatic event like the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. And more...

Bought by WJCT, KVSC, WLIW, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., and WMNF


  • Added: Aug 08, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 5
Responsibility to Protect? A History of Humanitarian Intervention [rebroadcast]
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Caption: "Save me from my friends!" Uncle Sam shelters Cuba, illustration from Puck, 1898, Credit: Library of Congress
In 1898, President McKinley called for war with Spain to liberate Cuba from the “barbarities, bloodshed, starvation, and horrible miseries now exis...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Apr 04, 2014
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 1
Good Sport (Half Hour Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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Nobody knows their exact price tag, but the Sochi Olympics were widely hailed as the most expensive Olympic games ever. Is it worth the cost? Plus,...

Bought by WJCT, WTJU, KVSC, WLIW, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and more


  • Added: Feb 28, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 6
Good Sport (Hour Long Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Nobody knows their exact price tag, but the Sochi Olympics were widely hailed as the most expensive Olympic games ever. Is it worth the cost? Plus,...

Bought by WCNY and WRGY


  • Added: Feb 28, 2014
  • Length: 53:54
  • Purchases: 2
PROMO - Border Crossings: A History of US-Mexico Relations
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Series: Promos for Upcoming Shows
Caption: Map of Mexico, 1847 , Credit: Library of Congress
30-second promo for BackStory episode, "Border Crossings: A History of US-Mexico Relations," with 5-second music bed at end for station-specific ti...

Bought by WUFT


  • Added: Jan 14, 2014
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 1
Modern-Day Slavery (Half-Hour Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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Most of us learned in history class that slavery in the U.S. ended with the Thirteenth Amendment. But the trade in human beings—for sex and labor—i...

Bought by WJCT, Troy Public Radio, WFHB, and KVLU


  • Added: Jul 22, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
Modern-Day Slavery (Hour Long Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Most of us learned in history class that slavery in the U.S. ended with the Thirteenth Amendment. But the trade in human beings—for sex and labor—i...

Bought by WCNY, KWIT, and WTJU


  • Added: Jul 22, 2013
  • Length: 53:51
  • Purchases: 3
Global Ethics Corner: The Private Sector and Cyber Security
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Global Ethics Corner
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With U.S. companies losing billions of dollars to intellectual property theft, mostly to China, some are suggesting that corporations fight back. C...

  • Added: Jun 03, 2013
  • Length: 02:17
Global Ethics Corner: Why Does the EU Care About Olive Oil?
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Global Ethics Corner
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A proposed EU ban on the use of dipping bowls and refillable glass bottles of olive oil in restaurants has people asking questions. Is this more us...

  • Added: May 28, 2013
  • Length: 02:20
Global Ethics Corner: Who Does Everest Belong To?
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Global Ethics Corner
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A fight on Mt. Everest between Nepalese Sherpas and European climbers has again raised questions about tourism and the world's tallest mountain. Sh...

  • Added: May 20, 2013
  • Length: 01:59
Global Ethics Corner: Food for Peace?
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Global Ethics Corner
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Food for Peace, which ships American farm products to developing nations, has long been criticized for crowding out local agriculture. Now, to the ...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: May 13, 2013
  • Length: 02:12
  • Purchases: 1
Permission to Speak: Ex-Political Prisoners in Burma
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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As Burma transitions from dictatorship to democracy, hundreds of political prisoners have been freed after decades behind bars. On this edition, we...

  • Added: May 02, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
The World with Tim Stackpool
From: Timothy Stackpool
Series: THE WORLD with Tim Stackpool
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Weekly series looking at the issues affecting the people of our planet

  • Added: Apr 24, 2013
  • Length: 27:30
Global Ethics Corner: What’s Going on in Guantanamo Bay?
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Global Ethics Corner
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With over half of the detainees on a hunger strike, tensions are worse than ever at Guantanamo Bay. Is it finally time for the United States to clo...

  • Added: Apr 22, 2013
  • Length: 02:02