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Sports Programs That Point To Peace (59:00) (Peace Talks Radio)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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We look at some programs that stress the peacemaking, unifying aspects of sports and we ask the question, why don't more celebrated sports stars sp...

Bought by KUOW, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, RadioFreePalmer, and KUOW


  • Added: Oct 29, 2014
  • Length: 59:03
  • Purchases: 4
Football: Reforming the Brain
From: Ben Orlando
Series: History Repeating Itself
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A new study connects football in younger players to possible behavioral changes. And one high school cancels the rest of the football season becaus...

  • Added: Oct 28, 2014
  • Length: 10:03
Joking
From: Stanford Storytelling Project
Series: State of the Human
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This week on State of the Human we’re investigating how people use joking to create new realities for themselves and the people around them.

Bought by WMUU-LP and CHSR-FM 97.9


  • Added: Jun 25, 2014
  • Length: 58:18
  • Purchases: 2
Soccer World Cup Heraldry Inspires U.S. Designer
From: Curt Nickisch
Caption: The USA shirt from Clean Sheet Co.
Inspired by the tribalism and revelry of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, Boston designer Mark Willis has created emblematic, minimalist T-shirts for ...

  • Added: Jun 24, 2014
  • Length: 02:20
The Triathlete
From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique
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On this episode of Culture Clique, we take a look at the triathlete, and what it takes to train for an event that has you swimming, biking and runn...

Bought by WHCP-LP Cambridge, KVSC, and KSRQ


  • Added: Jun 11, 2014
  • Length: 27:25
  • Purchases: 3
Ski Champion's Invention Transformed The Sport
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
Caption: Hjalmar Hvam was a champion ski jumper., Credit: courtesy of the Oregon Historical Society
A Norwegian immigrant in Oregon invented the first quick-release ski binding, which made skiing safer and more appealing.

Bought by KALW and PRX Remix


  • Added: May 22, 2014
  • Length: 16:51
  • Purchases: 2
No End in Sight
From: Peter Frick-Wright
Series: 30 Minutes West
Caption: Brian Bushway, Credit: Danny Zapalac
As a teenager, Brian Bushway lost his sight. But as he adapted to his blindness, he began exploring his world through sound...and took up extreme s...

Bought by KSJD and PRX Remix


  • Added: May 22, 2014
  • Length: 15:17
  • Purchases: 2
Fascinating facts & stories about nature in three-minute bites
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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Robert Zink's new book, "The Three-Minute Outdoorsman," distills the latest news from the world of science & nature into three-minute tidbits of in...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: May 13, 2014
  • Length: 16:35
  • Purchases: 1
A Citizen's Guide to Gunnel Grabbing in American Politics
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
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Expert canoe paddlers know that a predictable sign that swimming is imminent when the canoe starts to tip in rough water is the grabbing of the can...

  • Added: Apr 21, 2014
  • Length: 06:03
Steven Kotler: In The Zone
From: Mary-Charlotte Domandi
Series: Radio Cafe
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Many dramatic transformations take place during athletic activity. Researchers have found that in the midst of a famous "runner's high" the brain r...

  • Added: Apr 06, 2014
  • Length: 23:59
The Levels of All-Star Cheerleading Episode 2
From: Kaylee Kenz
Series: The Levels of All-Star Cheerleading
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The Levels of All-Star Cheerleading is an independent radio show breaking the stereotype the average person assumes about cheerleaders in general.

  • Added: Mar 12, 2014
  • Length: 09:28
Acoustic Stories: Steve Downing On Super Bowl Appetizers- "I Love the Super Bowl...Can't Wait To See What Walter Payton Does Year! My Money's On the Martinis."
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Acoustic Stories
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Steve Downing has been a teacher, house painter, conflict mediator, musician, arts administrator, freelance writer, and has occasionally worked for...

  • Added: Feb 10, 2014
  • Length: 04:22
"Deerland," a thoughtful exploration of white-tailed deer & their impact on our world
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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Did you know there are 30 million deer in America today, 100 times more than a century ago? On the eve of the Minnesota deer opener, WTIP's Buckley...

Bought by KSRQ and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Nov 11, 2013
  • Length: 20:37
  • Purchases: 2
Magnus Walker and his Porsches (5:46)
From: Open Orchard Productions
Caption: Magnus Walker's Porsche Garage, Credit: Karl Biggs
Being passionate about all things Porsche, Magnus Walker is giving a new interpretation to the classic Porsche 911’s of the 60’s and 70’s. Magnus’s...

  • Added: Oct 24, 2013
  • Length: 05:46
99% Invisible #77- Game Changer (Standard 4:30 Version)
From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Standard Length)
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The two tweaks to basketball that made it the sports juggernaut it is today.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, Rhythm & News Service, WOUB, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio and more


  • Added: Oct 08, 2013
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 20
The Culture of Deer Hunting in Minnesota
From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique
Caption: Mark Johnson, Executive Director of the Minnesota Deer Hunters Association
On this episode of Culture Clique, we continue our coverage on the culture of deer hunting in the state of Minnesota. We speak first with Nicole Po...

  • Added: Aug 16, 2013
  • Length: 19:46
Deer Hunting and The Minnesota Economy
From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique
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Today on Culture Clique we learn how important Minnesota deer hunting is to the state’s economy. Members from the Minnesota Deer Hunters Associatio...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Aug 16, 2013
  • Length: 17:30
  • Purchases: 1
Horse Companions
From: Andrew Bales
Series: Into It
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When horses need social time they turn to everything from farm animals to spider monkeys.

Bought by KGUA and KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.


  • Added: May 21, 2013
  • Length: 01:47
  • Purchases: 2
Acoustic Stories : Robert Jevne - "Hot Stove"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Acoustic Stories
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Robert Jevne discusses his former love of the Chicago Cubs in a lighthearted tone and how their incessant losing seasons defeated his passion for b...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jan 24, 2013
  • Length: 02:27
  • Purchases: 1
Culturology: An essay from Erika Kooda relaying the experience of skiing.
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Culturology
Caption: Erika Kooda
Erika Kooda is a senior at Grand Rapids High School. During the school year she's been checking in with essays reflecting on her experience. In thi...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Jan 07, 2013
  • Length: 03:54
  • Purchases: 1
Ancient Greek Athletics
From: Richard Stull
Series: Doc Stull's Sports Today and in the Day
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...the more things change...Ancient Greek Athletes were rock stars and "free agents" - akin to athletes today in more ways than we realize.

Bought by KSLU


  • Added: Oct 01, 2012
  • Length: 02:32
  • Purchases: 1
Is Chess Sport? Fischer vs. Spaasky for the Cold War Heavyweight Championship
From: Richard Stull
Series: Doc Stull's Sports Today and in the Day
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The international chess match of the century that filled up the sports bars and captivated the world in the sizzling summer of '72 - Fischer vs. S...

Bought by KSLU


  • Added: Sep 13, 2012
  • Length: 02:37
  • Purchases: 1
Learning to Run Again
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Acoustic Stories
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Mary Finch on women in sports.

  • Added: Sep 05, 2012
  • Length: 02:40
UnFictional: The Ballad of Dock Ellis
From: KCRW
Series: UnFictional
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Dock Ellis is one of the most memorable characters to ever play baseball. He challenged the baseball establishment, but always had impeccable stye.

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, KMUN, KMXT, Louisville Public Media, KOSU and more


  • Added: Aug 04, 2012
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 7
The Greatest Sports Writing
From: Richard Stull
Series: Doc Stull's Sports Today and in the Day
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Homer's 23rd chapter in the 2800-year-old poem The Iliad has no rival. As the western world's oldest sports-writing, it set the standard for the t...

Bought by KSLU


  • Added: Jul 02, 2012
  • Length: 02:43
  • Purchases: 1

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