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Should Elite Universities Reinstate the SAT?

From: Open to Debate

Many colleges during the pandemic decided to make their applications test-optional, but new research has elite colleges rethinking that policy. Tho...

Bought by KUNM and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.

Is Free Speech Threatened on Campus?

From: Open to Debate

Tensions have been ramping up at universities across the country as students continue to protest the war in Gaza. Reports of antisemitism, islamoph...

Bought by WMUU-LP and KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio]

2024-04-21 What Would Kant Do?

From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk

This year marks the 300th anniversary of Immanuel Kant, born April 22, 1724.

Bought by KTSW 89.9, KICI Iowa City, KTSW 89.9, GCR (Global Community Radio), KMUN and more

2417: What Would Kant Do?, 4/23/2024

From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk: Weekly

Is it really possible to base your moral values on reason?

2414: Mind Sharing, 4/2/2024

From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk: Weekly

Do you exaggerate your gestures when other people are around?

2024-02-18 The Social Lives of Robots

From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk

Can social intelligence be taught to non-social beings?

Bought by CI Dolphin Radio, KTSW 89.9, KICI Iowa City, GCR (Global Community Radio), KMUN and more

2024-01-21 The Mysterious Timelessness of Math

From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk

Is math like an abstract painting—beautiful equations, with no connection to the world—or is it more like a blueprint for the universe?

Bought by KTSW 89.9, KICI Iowa City, KSKQ, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle and more

Denial of the Funk: The Impact of Racism on our Nation's Health

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

Caption: Portrait of Dr. Cornel West, Credit: Gage Skidmore (from creative commons)

On today's show, we hear from noted author, scholar, and self-described intellectual freedom fighter, Dr. Cornel West. In his discussions, West use...

Bought by WUWM, RadioStPete Florida, RadioFreePalmer, and KMUN

Concert Movies

From: KSLU
Series: Rock School

With Beyonce and Taylor Swift setting records with their two new concert films, we decided to offer up some other concert films for you to enjoy th...

Bought by KHNS, The Bear 91.3, KUCA-FM, KWIT, KSRQ, KECG and more

2023-11-26 Microaggressions

From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk

What’s the difference between a rude comment and outright hate speech?

Bought by KMUN, KICI Iowa City, KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle, KMUN, GCR (Global Community Radio) and more

Do We Have Free Will?

From: Open to Debate

The idea of free will, or humans having the ability to make their own choices and determine the direction of their fates, is as old a question as h...

Bought by WMUU-LP and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.

2023-10-29 Referring to the World: Ken's Final Work

From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk

A special episode devoted to Ken Taylor's posthumous book.

Bought by KMXT, KICI Iowa City, KSKQ, KICI Iowa City, GCR (Global Community Radio) and more

2344: Referring to the World: Ken's Final Work, 10/31/2023

From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk: Weekly

The Philosophy Talk co-founder would have been 69 years old on November 4.

RESCUE, part 29: Trans-Generational Urgency

From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio

We are nearing the end of the 33-part RESCUE series. This week we turn our attention to the young people around the world that are approaching outd...

RESCUE, part 28: A Transformational Tool for Ocean Literacy

From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio

This week we continue the multi-part RESCUE series with a highlight of the World Ocean Explorer virtual aquarium project of the W2O, an innovative ...

RESCUE, part 27: How to Advance Ocean Literacy

From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio

This week on World Ocean Radio we continue the RESCUE series with recommendations to further protect the ocean--by building ocean literacy into eve...

RESCUE, part 26: The Missing Links--Education and Communication

From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio

This week we continue the multi-part RESCUE series with a shift from suggestions for change to analysis and observation of those things that are mi...

2023-07-16 The Arts for All?

From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk

Can art be broadly accessible without sacrificing quality? Can it be cognitively challenging without being elitist?

Bought by KMUN, KTSW 89.9, KICI Iowa City, KTSW 89.9, RadioStPete Florida and more

RESCUE, part 25: How to Transform the Ocean Apparat

From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio

This week we continue the multi-part RESCUE series with a proposed solution to advance successful connection and communication within and with thos...