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Featuring commentary by actor Robert Duvall, playwright Horton Foote, NEA Jazz Master David Baker, and Former Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, among ot...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, Prairie Public, KMUN, KPIP-LP, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA and more


  • Added: Aug 12, 2011
  • Length: 29:17
  • Purchases: 19
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Bassist Christian McBride talks about jazz.

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Aug 05, 2011
  • Length: 27:49
  • Purchases: 1
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Author Luis Alberto Urrea talks about the inspiration for and writing of his novel Into the Beautiful North, which takes place from Sinaloa, Mexico...

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Aug 05, 2011
  • Length: 25:54
  • Purchases: 1
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We’re three-and-a-half years into the Great Recession, and nearly a quarter of recent college graduates are unemployed in the United States. And 40...

  • Added: Aug 03, 2011
  • Length: 03:15
Caption: Danya Mustafa in Palestine, Credit: Danya Mustafa
Generation Justice Alumni Danya Mustafa recently went to Occupied Palestine for 2 months. She spent some of her time with her class "UNM Palestine...

  • Added: Jul 26, 2011
  • Length: 19:01
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The path to vibrant health and wellness begins by creating a right relationship with your mind and your body. Vaishãli, author of "You Are What Yo...

  • Added: Jul 03, 2011
  • Length: 47:16
Caption: Open Books program director Anna Piepmeyer and second grader Jayla Mercado. , Credit: Niala Boodhoo
Some nonprofits in the region that rely on government funding are in trouble. As a result, many are now looking at how they can get other sources o...

  • Added: Jun 24, 2011
  • Length: 03:14
Caption: Training the next generation of care providers becomes increasingly important as the population ages. , Credit: Kate Davidson
Nursing is a hot career. The federal government says it will create more new jobs than any other profession in the coming years … almost 600,000 jo...

  • Added: Jun 17, 2011
  • Length: 03:36
Caption: Second year nursing students Travis Pierce, Shelby Feldpausch, Staci Pierson (kneeling), Jennifer Meaton, Ashley Neybert and Jamie Hill. And of course, Mr. Pointer, center. , Credit: Kate Davidson
The country is facing a nursing shortage. But schools in our region can’t keep up with the demand for nursing education. Changing Gears is a projec...

  • Added: Jun 17, 2011
  • Length: 03:42
Caption: Students in the Everyday Digital Literacy class, at the Greater Auburn Gresham Community Development Corp.'s Family Net Center , Credit: Niala Boodhoo
When you talk about a digital divide, you’re probably thinking of inner city kids who don’t have ready access to the Internet. But there’s another ...

  • Added: Jun 17, 2011
  • Length: 04:24
Caption: Veterinarian Marica Patchett is part of a class of recession grads – recent college graduates who are having trouble finding job
Heading to college may double your life earnings, but it’s certainly an expensive endeavor. Student loan debt is now higher than credit card debt n...

  • Added: Jun 15, 2011
  • Length: 03:51
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As the school year draws to and end around the Bay, school districts are struggling with finances. Take Brisbane. It’s a small district – only two ...

  • Added: Jun 15, 2011
  • Length: 06:49
Caption: Zachariah, left, and Craig Boyd, Saturday morning regulars at Gary Public Libary's main branch. , Credit: Niala Boodhoo
What happens when your local library shuts its doors? That’s a question Midwestern towns from Evanston, Ill., to Troy, Mich., are asking as local l...

  • Added: Jun 03, 2011
  • Length: 04:06
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Two young women build a robot.

Bought by WMPG and KUOW


  • Added: Jun 02, 2011
  • Length: 04:52
  • Purchases: 2
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Winona State University President Dr. Judith Ramaley talks to us about the Teach 21 Campaign and NEXT (Network for Excellence in Teaching) through...

  • Added: Jun 01, 2011
  • Length: 16:41
Caption: NHI Youth Presenters, Credit: Generation Justice
On May 22nd, 2011 Generation Justice aired presentations from the Native Health Initiative (NHI) youth presentation titled “Youth Leading the Way” ...

  • Added: May 23, 2011
  • Length: 34:31
Caption: Avinash Patel, Credit: Phil Nusbaum
Many young students are not able to get the sleep they need each night. Avinash Patel, a student at Susan B Anthony middle School in Minneapolis ha...

  • Added: May 14, 2011
  • Length: 01:00
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Minnesota has one of the highest disparities among races in their schools. Christina Kolar talks to Minneapolis School Board member Carla Bates abo...

  • Added: May 12, 2011
  • Length: 04:12
From: KBEM
Series: What's Real
Caption: Sara Byrn, Credit: Philip Nusbaum
Sarah Byrn, student at Susan B Anthony Middle School in Minneapolis wonders how the expression "shut up" became known as impolite. She says there's...

  • Added: May 10, 2011
  • Length: 01:00
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This is a PSA focused on the dangers of secondhand smoke and a call to action for help.

  • Added: Apr 25, 2011
  • Length: :32
Caption: It's Never Too Late!!, Credit: www.stopbullying.gov
This is a PSA regarding the problem of bullying in America.

  • Added: Apr 25, 2011
  • Length: :31
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He was born John Luther Jones, but we knew him as Casey. And even though Casey Jones died in an obscure, single fatality train accident more than 1...

Bought by KZYX and KZYX


  • Added: Apr 20, 2011
  • Length: 03:22
  • Purchases: 2
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On this episode of Don't Cha Know we feature Ed Lagace and Michael J Pappas as they talk to us about turtles of the Upper Mississippi Refuge and it...

  • Added: Apr 18, 2011
  • Length: 43:32
Caption: Anne Morse (left) and Heather Rogers (right) discuss garbage in our culture, Credit: Andrew Link from the Winona Daily News
Heather Rogers is the author of "The Hidden Life of Garbage" which happens to be the 2010-2011 Common book for Winona State University. Rogers was ...

  • Added: Apr 18, 2011
  • Length: 40:19
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New research examines how postwar German history textbooks addressed the traumatic events of the Second World War.

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WXDU, and WRPI


  • Added: Mar 29, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3