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Virgil's Georgics: ThoughtCast interviews the poet and translator David Ferry
From: Jenny Attiyeh
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Virgil's Georgics: an interview with poet David Ferry, who recently translated Virgil's second great poem, The Georgics. We're joined by Virgil sch...

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston


  • Added: Sep 06, 2009
  • Length: 28:56
  • Purchases: 1
The Learning Barge
From: With Good Reason
Caption: The Learning Barge, Credit: Phoebe Crisman, UVa
The world’s first floating wetlands classroom comes to the aid of one of the country's most polluted waterways.

Bought by WFIU and KVSC


  • Added: Aug 24, 2009
  • Length: 28:56
  • Purchases: 2
The enigma of existence -- and the economy -- on ThoughtCast!
From: Jenny Attiyeh
Caption: Jim Holt, Credit: Michael Todd
ThoughtCast speaks with science writer Jim Holt about his upcoming book on the "Puzzle of Existence", followed by interviews with MIT economist Jam...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Jul 21, 2009
  • Length: 56:22
  • Purchases: 1
Whitman at War
From: With Good Reason
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On a trip to see his brother, Walt Whitman was so struck by the violence of the Civil War that he stayed to help heal wounded soldiers. He hoped hi...

Bought by KVNF, WHFR, WRKF, RadioFreePalmer, KVSC and more


  • Added: Jul 13, 2009
  • Length: 28:56
  • Purchases: 13
Furious Flower
From: With Good Reason
Caption: Clifton on the cover of 'Wild Blessings'
Poet Lucille Clifton is widely acclaimed for her powerful explorations of race, womanhood, and spirituality.

Bought by WRNC-LP, KVSC, and CKMO


  • Added: Jul 13, 2009
  • Length: 28:56
  • Purchases: 3
Truckers & PubRadio
From: Public Radio WorldWide - PRWW.org
Series: Guess Who's Listening?
Caption: Champion Truck Association Drivers Listen to Lots of Public Radio - Do You Know Why?, Credit: SLG
Truckers Are Tuning In to PubRadio Big Time!

  • Added: May 17, 2009
  • Length: 17:28
To Test or Not to Test
From: With Good Reason
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If you could have your DNA screened for your risk for disease, would you do it?

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: May 14, 2009
  • Length: 28:56
  • Purchases: 1
The Wright Brothers' Sister
From: With Good Reason
Caption: Orville, Katharine and Wilbur Wright, Credit: Library of Congress
Why you've never heard of the Wright Brothers' sister, Katharine.

  • Added: Apr 14, 2009
  • Length: 29:00
History This Week
From: Public Radio WorldWide - PRWW.org
Caption: This Week In History, Credit: SLG
Flashback to a voice this week in History -- for a lesson we can learn for today.

  • Added: Apr 10, 2009
  • Length: 04:30
Brain Painting and Music of the Mind
From: With Good Reason
Caption: Still from brainwave animation, Credit: Paras Kaul
You know what it's like to have a song stuck in your head. But what if your brain was constantly making music of its own without your knowledge?

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, WFIU, and WVPE


  • Added: Mar 25, 2009
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
What were they thinking? And - what are they writing?
From: Jenny Attiyeh
Caption: Robert Silvers
What were they thinking?? A talk with MIT economist James Poterba about the motivations behind the economic crisis -- followed by an in-depth inter...

  • Added: Mar 16, 2009
  • Length: 55:00
Entrepreneurs: Born, not Made
From: With Good Reason
Caption: PRX default Piece image
For today's business realities, two interviews questioning the assumptions behind what we think makes a successful entrepreneur and a great ad camp...

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston


  • Added: Mar 06, 2009
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
No Longer in Black and White
From: With Good Reason
Caption: Harry Belafonte, Credit: Library of Congress
In the new Obama era, is the term "African-American cinema" relevant anymore?

  • Added: Feb 25, 2009
  • Length: 29:00
The Art of Marriage
From: With Good Reason
Caption: Scene IV - Tongue, The Tale of a Wedded Life, Credit: by Cassius M. Collidge, 1877
Of course, forgive and forget? Right?

  • Added: Feb 11, 2009
  • Length: 29:00
Children Seen and Heard
From: With Good Reason
Caption: The Atcheson children, Washington, DC, Credit: Theodor Horydczak (1890-1971) Courtesy: Library of Congress
Elementary school teachers may want to encourage a noisier classroom this fall. Adam Winsler’s recent research shows that 5-year-olds perform bette...

  • Added: Feb 11, 2009
  • Length: 29:43
GAZA ASSAULT Special - Day Ten Inside Israel Interview
From: Public Radio WorldWide - PRWW.org
Series: GAZA BATTLE - Daily 6-Minute Episodes (0:05:59) -- (for Subscription Automation)
Caption: GAZA ASSAULT - Day 10, Credit: SLG
Interviews regarding Israel's intense response to the continued rocket attacks of Hamas from Gaza upon Israeli cities, towns and villages.

  • Added: Jan 07, 2009
  • Length: 06:00
Intellect, Faith and Philosophy
From: Jenny Attiyeh
Caption: Harvey Cox, Credit: Harvard University
Public intellectual Jack Beatty, theologist Harvey Cox and philosopher Simon Blackburn -- on ThoughtCast!

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, WRNC-LP, and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Dec 07, 2008
  • Length: 57:30
  • Purchases: 3
Christmas in the City
From: Smart City Radio
Series: Smart City Radio
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Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hannukah, Ramadan or Kwanzaa, cities are fabulous places to celebrate the Holiday season. We'll talk about some o...

Bought by 'The Sea', KREV-LP, KUNM, KSFR, and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 03, 2008
  • Length: 01:19:28
  • Purchases: 5
Billionaires are Everywhere
From: Anton Foek
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Maria is a woman who took to her heart some of the hundreds of thousands of orphans in Russia.

  • Added: Aug 08, 2008
  • Length: 26:03
Connoisseurs of Coffee
From: Dan Kramer
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Short feature on connoisseurs of coffee

Bought by WRVO Public Media


  • Added: Jul 08, 2008
  • Length: 03:12
  • Purchases: 1
"Beyond School Books" - a podcast series on education in emergencies: Segment #6
From: UNICEF
Series: Beyond School Books
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Gender Equality in education during emergencies and post-conflict situations

  • Added: Apr 30, 2008
  • Length: 27:54
Re-reading 'To Kill a Mockingbird'
From: With Good Reason
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Exploring why both the book and the film, "To Kill a Mockingbird," are still considered iconic and beloved, including an interview with Mary Badham...

Bought by Troy Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, and KGOU


  • Added: Apr 17, 2008
  • Length: 29:57
  • Purchases: 3
Don Ho Tribute - His Life & His Music (with News-Hole) 58:59 or 59:59
From: Public Radio WorldWide - PRWW.org
Series: Asian-American Heritage Special
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This special features Don Ho in Hawaii singing and talking in his last face-to-face Public Radio interview before he died in April 2007. As Don ...

  • Added: Dec 11, 2007
  • Length: 01:00:31
WesternAmazon
From: Anton Foek
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Changing of the Amazonia Region

  • Added: Jul 30, 2007
  • Length: 01:45
Insert Name
From: Mike Miheli
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Acoustic/Electric Ballad

  • Added: Mar 04, 2007
  • Length: 03:30

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