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Caption: Sonny Turner, Credit: Shefik
Perseverance - Sonny Turner is best known for replacing Tony Williams as lead singer of The Platters. The group had 40 charting singles on the Bill...

  • Added: Jul 07, 2020
  • Length: 01:19
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Topic 1: Proving Einstein Right: Daring Expeditions that Changed How We Look at the Universe. Topic 2: Scientists Lured Fish Back to Dying Coral Re...

  • Added: Jun 23, 2020
  • Length: 52:13
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In this special Fourth of July episode we talk about the American Founding Fathers, how to speak with your children about elections, and great snac...

  • Added: Jun 16, 2020
  • Length: 55:59
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What is the most beautiful sound? Teenager Alex Soto investigates. A version of this story was selected as a finalist in the 2020 NPR Student Pod...

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 09, 2020
  • Length: 07:53
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: OutCasting youth participants Kaspar and Andrew
December 1, 2019 - Is it a mental illness? Do trans people have to medically transition to really be trans? OutCasters Andrew and Kaspar discuss....

  • Added: Nov 30, 2019
  • Length: 12:01
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Performances of There Are Ghosts, Rob Funkhouser, and Pillars

  • Added: Nov 11, 2019
  • Length: 58:59
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Pat App, an Indianapolis Hip-hop artist, and Blue Dream a psy-rock band play in Indianapolis.

  • Added: Sep 27, 2019
  • Length: 58:58
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Dead Silence, Mickey Young, and Gritty and The Craft perfoming during Chreece 5.

  • Added: Sep 21, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
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Lisa from Austin describes postcard activism projects in Texas and around the country. She explains how postcards can help get out the vote and in...

  • Added: Aug 16, 2019
  • Length: 05:33
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Kids are on screens more than ever before, but how much is too much when it comes to screentime?

Bought by KQRU FM LP, WLRH, WXPR, WCNY, and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Jul 01, 2019
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 5
Caption: The photo is mine and that’s Ms. Mesquitey along the San Pedro River. The bird song along that riparian corridor is unbelievable and we spent some time trying to identify certain calls and songs.
I guess I don’t have a whole lot more to add about this show. Well, I have been known to sing a little better than this.

  • Added: May 16, 2019
  • Length: 04:37
Caption: The photo is mine of a white flower atop a branch of Fendlera. Around you and me in the borderlands, you find this tall stemmed woody shrub from 4,000’ to 7,000’ on rocky slopes. It usually done blooming come June, so there is still time to catch it in bl
I sure talk about a lot different flora and fauna. From three species of quail, to canyon wrens, to Yarrows spiny lizards, to bristlehead (Carphoch...

  • Added: May 16, 2019
  • Length: 05:30
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Students and teachers at Highland Park in Austin discuss their hopes, dreams, and the impact of reality.

  • Added: Dec 17, 2018
  • Length: 04:50
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Elementary school students in Austin discuss with their teacher what it's like to move to a new school.

  • Added: Dec 15, 2018
  • Length: 06:00
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Sheri is part of the 25th US Congressional District in Texas. She's following and has met multiple candidates on her ballot, including those for U...

  • Added: Nov 02, 2018
  • Length: 06:34
Caption: OutCasting youth participant Alex
September 2018 — OutCasting youth participant Alex talks about how we have reclaimed a slur and why it may be a better label for him.

Bought by Cards Against Humanity: The Good News Podcast


  • Added: Aug 30, 2018
  • Length: 04:01
  • Purchases: 1
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The experience of 1.5 generation immigrants, a term used to describe people who arrived in the U.S. as children and adolescents, is a unique one. U...

  • Added: Jul 18, 2018
  • Length: 10:15
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Anisacanthus thurberi or desert honeysuckle is in the Acanthus family, Acanthaceae. I do like the common name cola de gallo, because it captures th...

  • Added: May 30, 2018
  • Length: 05:27
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House finches are pretty darned cute and that’s why pet stores back in New York City in 1939 were selling them as “Hollywood Finches”. The Migrator...

  • Added: May 02, 2018
  • Length: 04:43
Caption: Cécile B Evans, What the Heart Wants
Are we the last real humans? We consider this question in a conversation about art as a speculative science. Join us to ponder our uncertain future.

  • Added: Feb 14, 2018
  • Length: 57:16
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The SOUL of Lennon and McCartney is a mix of Funk and Soul interpretations of the compositions of John Lennon, Paul McCartney. This program include...

Bought by WUFT, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, and WVAS


  • Added: Jan 13, 2018
  • Length: 01:01:01
  • Purchases: 3
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A Jazz Christmas Holiday is special programming for a public radio station during the Christmas / winter break holiday season. The one hour program...

Bought by WHRV, WRTI, KTXK, KAZU Seaside, Calif., WSLR and more


  • Added: Dec 03, 2017
  • Length: 58:32
  • Purchases: 17
Caption: Natalie Newcomb and Surya Hendry contemplate fashion in Seattle's University District., Credit: KUOW PHOTO/AMY STYER
Did you dress yourself this morning, or did an entire industry?

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 30, 2017
  • Length: 09:59
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Helping People Cope
1. Aging parents, unresolved issues, 2. Dream your Dreams as though you will live forever, treat each day as though it could be your last, and 3. C...

  • Added: Nov 11, 2017
  • Length: 54:23
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The scientific name for jaguar is Panthera onca and these large wild felines range from Sonora, Mexico down to portions of central and South Americ...

  • Added: Oct 19, 2017
  • Length: 02:23