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Constant Wonder - Shared Solitude: The Life-Changing Epiphanies of a Children's Writer
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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Before he became an acclaimed children's writer, Douglas Wood often felt like a failure. A letter from a famous wilderness guru changed all that.

  • Added: Mar 21, 2024
  • Length: 52:51
These child prodigies are taking on the world
From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
Series: Audacious with Chion Wolf
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On this episode of Audacious, meet a boy who became a chess master at ten, siblings who started college at seven, and one of the youngest members o...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio)


  • Added: Mar 01, 2024
  • Length: 50:01
  • Purchases: 1
Constant Wonder - A Normal Childhood with Down Syndrome
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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An anthropology professor makes unexpected discoveries about his profession and himself when his second child is born with Down Syndrome.

  • Added: Jan 25, 2024
  • Length: 52:48
Audacious kids: Stories of courage, conservation, and compassion
From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
Series: Audacious with Chion Wolf
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On this episode of Audacious, meet a young DJ who stands up against bullying, a 14-year-old who cleans up litter, and a child who made a memorial s...

  • Added: Dec 13, 2023
  • Length: 50:00
100+ Women Who Care South Florida Founder Melody Spano
From: Ken Grey
Series: Maximum Health Radio "Quality Living" with Dr Ken Grey Holistic Physician
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100+ Women Who Care South Florida Founder Melody Spano, on Building Bridges, Addressing Family Needs, and Locals Making a Significant Impact on the...

  • Added: Dec 11, 2023
  • Length: 26:40
Live From Earth
From: Desert Oracle
Series: Desert Oracle Radio
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Tonight’s episode comes to you live from Los Angeles, where Desert Oracle Radio opened the show for “Seattle’s Slowest,” the legendary group EARTH ...

Bought by KFCF FM


  • Added: Dec 09, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Boats on a River
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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An American expatriate and his British colleague work tirelessly to rehabilitate Cambodian children from the nightmare of prostitution.

Bought by KFCF FM, Spokane Public Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KMUN, KWMR and more


  • Added: Mar 15, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:02
  • Purchases: 17
Women's History Month: The Feminists Taking on Philanthropy during Covid Say Gender Justice Requires more than Money
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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MacKenzie Scott, ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, recently made a splash by donating nearly $3 billion to more than 280 nonprofits working in ...

Bought by KWMR, KMUN, RadioFreePalmer, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KDNK and more


  • Added: Mar 02, 2022
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 7
Episode 33: On the Way to Dinner
From: Criminal
Series: This is Love
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On August 28th, 2000, Danny Stewart got on the subway to meet his boyfriend Pete Mercurio for dinner in New York City. As he was exiting the statio...

  • Added: Aug 13, 2021
  • Length: 36:50
Episode 169: Masquerade
From: Criminal
Series: Criminal
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The story of a cryptic children’s book, a real-life treasure hunt, and its very mysterious winner: “He refused to be on camera. It’s just his voice...

  • Added: Aug 13, 2021
  • Length: 37:07
GN_2.34_Go Baby Go
From: Good News Good Planet
Series: Good News Good Planet - Season 2
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Professors at the University of Delaware create innovative and affordable wheel chairs from kid cars, for very young children.

  • Added: Apr 01, 2021
  • Length: 02:49
GN_5.11_PeaceForPlay
From: Good News Good Planet
Series: Good News Good Planet - Season 5
Caption: Good News for a Good Planet - Change your focus, change your world.
A former Chicago gang member enters rival territory to ask for peace.

  • Added: Feb 27, 2021
  • Length: 02:30
The Apple Seed - The Hat-Shaking Dance
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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In today’s episode of The Apple Seed, you’ll hear an account of the ancient tale of the last Zapotec king. And on the lighter side, you’ll hear Don...

Bought by KSJE and WVPE


  • Added: Dec 23, 2020
  • Length: 54:59
  • Purchases: 2
Annie E. Casey Foundation: Juvenile Incarceration Reform
From: Generation Justice Admin
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How are the youth of color impacted by the juvenile justice system in this country? To find answers to questions like this, we at Generation Justi...

  • Added: Aug 14, 2020
  • Length: 55:43
Internet-Based Music Education Works for Jazz Big Band at South High School in Minneapolis
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Eric Sayre, Credit: Eric Sayre
Eric Sayre leads jazz performance education at Minneapolis South High School. Music learning has been changed a lot now that distance learning is i...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: May 22, 2020
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 110: Baby Snatcher
From: Criminal
Series: Criminal
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Georgia Tann of Memphis, Tennessee bragged that she had a rigorous selection process that matched the perfect child with the perfect home.

  • Added: Sep 05, 2019
  • Length: 36:44
StoryCorps: Keith Miller and Ellen Hughes
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Ellen Hughes speaks with Keith Miller, the hospital safety officer who helped her son when he had a violent reaction to a medication.

  • Added: Apr 22, 2019
  • Length: 02:34
The Pregnancy to Prison Pipeline: Media Matters
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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As the President sounds off about holy babies born and unborn, we talk about the ongoing criminalization of women who happen to get pregnant. What ...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle and KDNK


  • Added: Feb 13, 2019
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
Jackie Burt — Back to the future of education.
From: Alan Wartes
Series: ThinkRadio Presents ThinkPeople
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In this episode of ThinkRadio Presents ThinkPeople host Alan Wartes spoke with author and educator Jackie Burt.

  • Added: Jan 10, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
Meow! The Kids Book That Changed The Genre Forever
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Wanda Gag and her cat, Snoopy., Credit: Children's Literature Research Collections, University of Minnesota Libraries
Decades before "Cat in the Hat," another children’s book surprised readers with its inventiveness. "Millions of Cats," by Minnesota's Wanda Gag, co...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 30, 2018
  • Length: 04:39
  • Purchases: 2
Altruistic Toddlers
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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The most helpful toddlers show empathy when they’re infants.

Bought by WNED Buffalo, WMMT, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WTIP, and KENW


  • Added: Oct 06, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Social Robots & Autism
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Robots help children with autism develop social skills at home.

Bought by WNED Buffalo, WMMT, WTIP, WLPR , and KENW


  • Added: Aug 27, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Robot Peer Pressure
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Can robots exert peer pressure, influencing people’s decisions?

Bought by WNED Buffalo, WMMT, WTIP, WLPR , and KENW


  • Added: Aug 18, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
AMOS 18.169: The Twin Within, 8/23/2018
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
The Twin Within

  • Added: Jul 03, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
The Untold Story of Ifrah Mansour's "How to Have Fun in a Civil War," a Midnimo Project Performance at St. Cloud State University
From: KVSC
Series: Untold Stories of Central Minnesota
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Sometimes a performance needs a gripping title in order to convey not only content, but also the subtlety of emotional weight found within, and Ifr...

  • Added: Apr 12, 2018
  • Length: 27:28