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We consider the future of museums on this WorldCanvass. What does the museum of the 21st century look like? What does it house? What is its role ...

  • Added: Feb 17, 2020
  • Length: 25:42
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WorldCanvass celebrates International Education Week with a program on Educational Cross-fertilization: the Iowa/India Connection. The program feat...

  • Added: Nov 26, 2018
  • Length: 29:40
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Guests explore the critical role of archives in our everyday lives and historical experience. Panelists open the virtual doors of archival cabinet...

  • Added: Mar 02, 2018
  • Length: 30:04
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Guests explore the critical role of archives in our everyday lives and historical experience. Panelists open the virtual doors of archival cabinets...

  • Added: Mar 02, 2018
  • Length: 27:17
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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
Caption: Happiness [is an inside job]...
Purpose-driven and consciously prepared brain food from the beaches of Malibu, California. Join us on this week’s show focusing on social action an...

  • Added: Jul 21, 2017
  • Length: 48:09
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The Kepler Space Telescope has discovered more than 50 habitable Earth sized planets orbiting distant stars.

Bought by KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, KENW, KUPR low power FM, WOUB, KKRN and more


  • Added: Jul 13, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 6
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The 10th Anniversary special edition episode is here. Hosted by LTR's own Susi, this episode covers a wide range of international & cultural topics...

  • Added: Apr 03, 2017
  • Length: 58:32
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Episode 5 — Sensory overload! We explore how taste, touch, sight, smell and sound influence how we experience chocolate. With a soundtrack designed...

Bought by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation


  • Added: Mar 22, 2017
  • Length: 24:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Chocolate: food of the gods, balm of our hearts, and, at one point in time, a symbol of sacrifice and stand-in for human blood. In this episode, we...

Bought by KMXT and KRZA


  • Added: Feb 10, 2017
  • Length: 23:59
  • Purchases: 2
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In today’s installment of the Untold Stories of Central Minnesota, Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack talks with two international stud...

  • Added: Feb 09, 2017
  • Length: 29:45
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A selection of highlights from the past year's programs including reducing political polarization, community organizing for racial justice, peace h...

Bought by KWMR, Radio Catskill, and KMUN


  • Added: Dec 15, 2016
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 3
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Host Joan Kjaer interviews Howard Kerr, 2016 recipient of the University of Iowa International Impact Award, about his national and international c...

  • Added: Nov 30, 2016
  • Length: 23:55
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Conversation with Martin Graefe of Concordia Language Villages

  • Added: Aug 10, 2016
  • Length: 10:13
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A closer look at cultural identity.

  • Added: Jun 11, 2016
  • Length: 15:45
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Hung-town was the slang term for the Kossuth Colony, an area in Dayton, Ohio that housed Hungarian immigrant workers in the early 1900's. Reporter ...

  • Added: May 19, 2016
  • Length: 05:05
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WorldCanvass tackles informatics—also known as big data—on its final program of the 2015-2016 season. Guests from the diverse fields of computer sc...

  • Added: May 02, 2016
  • Length: 25:15
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We learn about the power of actively-engaged scholarship in this program about the University of Iowa Obermann Center for Advanced Studies and its ...

  • Added: Mar 07, 2016
  • Length: 24:39
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Anton Treuer is an author and professor of Ojibwe at Bemidji State University. He’s also one of the founding members of a grassroots group in Bemid...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and WGZS


  • Added: Dec 09, 2015
  • Length: 06:48
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Broom Bridge Plaque, Credit: Francesco Perini
Every October 16th hundreds of people gather in Dublin for a walk from Dunsink Observatory to Broom Bridge that celebrates Ireland's greatest mathe...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 20, 2015
  • Length: 09:53
  • Purchases: 1
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WorldCanvass discusses issues in global public health with 2015 University of Iowa International Impact Award winner Rebecca Arnold and colleagues ...

  • Added: Nov 19, 2015
  • Length: 24:11
Caption: Ghost Ship, Credit: Albert Pinkham Ryder
Jackie, a journalist in the 1920s, thought she'd seen it all when she boarded a ship headed where few ships dare sail.

  • Added: Sep 08, 2015
  • Length: 30:27
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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
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When you think back about your own history education, think about how much of it was a history of wars, and then ask yourself how much in there was...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and KUOW


  • Added: Aug 29, 2015
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 2
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In the late 19th century, German medical practices were considered to be the best in the world. But by the start of World War II, a number of Germa...

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


  • Added: Jul 10, 2015
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 6