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What impact is social media having on the way we see ourselves?

  • Added: Apr 11, 2024
  • Length: 52:50
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Washington state 5 year-old decides to feed the homeless.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 24, 2018
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 1
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When it comes to the bourbon Pappy Van Winkle, it doesn’t matter who you are or how much money you have — you can’t get it unless you’re exceptiona...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 12, 2016
  • Length: 23:53
  • Purchases: 1
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The Brewers of Indiana Guild held the 5th annual Bloomington Beer Fest at Woolery Mill on Saturday.

  • Added: Apr 14, 2015
  • Length: 08:15
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For years, a mysterious “colony collapse disorder” has been killing honeybees across the nation. This year, commercial beekeepers have reported los...

Bought by KENW and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: May 07, 2013
  • Length: 02:27
  • Purchases: 2
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Locals in Oxford, Oh help spread the holiday cheer by providing the local food pantry with generous donations. The Oxford Choice Food Pantry has re...

  • Added: Dec 08, 2011
  • Length: 03:50
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When the massive pro-democracy protests in Cairo began in late January, restaurants and stores around the city’s center closed their doors. Tahrir...

  • Added: Mar 04, 2011
  • Length: 04:16
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Danielle Nierenberg highlighted the importance of storage to prevent food from being wasted. The World Vision Report’s Cynthia Graber has one poten...

Bought by HCC Radio The Dragon


  • Added: Feb 18, 2011
  • Length: 04:49
  • Purchases: 1
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Grant Fuller tours a Cacao Farm.

  • Added: Feb 11, 2011
  • Length: 05:23
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There are plenty of hungry passengers on El Chepe. That’s the train that takes tourists through the breathtaking scenery of the Copper Canyon in n...

Bought by HCC Radio The Dragon


  • Added: Feb 11, 2011
  • Length: 03:51
  • Purchases: 1
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In northwest Mexico, the indigenous Tarahumara people are famous for their long-distance running ability, developed over thousands of years of remo...

  • Added: Jan 28, 2011
  • Length: 04:25
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Freezing cold weather has kept many of us indoors these last few weeks. But for the brave few who venture out, the rewards can be sweet. In big c...

  • Added: Jan 28, 2011
  • Length: 03:05
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Rice is still the quintessential Chinese dish. But China’s population is growing so fast, it may run out of rice. That’s why the government is push...

Bought by WBEZ


  • Added: Jan 07, 2011
  • Length: 04:25
  • Purchases: 1
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As a little tribute to those of you mired in the freezing cold right now, we’re closing the show with that other white icy stuff: ice cream. This a...

  • Added: Dec 17, 2010
  • Length: 04:30
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If you’re like many Americans, you’ve vowed to eat a little less and a little healthier after your Thanksgiving feast. Those small purple berries a...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 10, 2010
  • Length: 05:18
  • Purchases: 2
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Tequila is made from the agave plant. But there’s another drink made from agave. And it might be better for you. It’s called pulque. It’s a mild...

Bought by KGNU Community Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 03, 2010
  • Length: 04:45
  • Purchases: 3
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It’s cold and flu season here in the U.S.  If you lived in India, your mother might tell you to eat some “amla” or Indian gooseberry, because it’s ...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 03, 2010
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 1
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Grain exports from the US are unusually high right now thanks in part to a grain shortage in Russia. Here’s why. Over the summer, Russia experien...

  • Added: Oct 15, 2010
  • Length: 05:04
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Iraq appears to be inching toward establishing a new government. But the outcome won’t affect Rodwan Nakshabandi. He left Iraq in the late 80s af...

Bought by WBEZ and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 08, 2010
  • Length: 03:32
  • Purchases: 2
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You might just call it “survival salad.” When Kunrath Lam was a little girl, she survived the brutal Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia. During those...

  • Added: Sep 17, 2010
  • Length: 04:04
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In Ethiopia and other parts of East Africa, people get their milk and their meat from goats. Jamal Hashi has first-hand experience. As a boy he sp...

  • Added: Sep 10, 2010
  • Length: 03:08
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There’s lots of talk these days about the economy and the trade deficit appears to be part of the problem. You can see why: you just have to check ...

  • Added: Sep 03, 2010
  • Length: 03:45
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Laotian cuisine is not as popular IN THE U.S. as that of its neighbours, Vietnam and Thailand, but its every bit as sophisticated. It’s full of exo...

  • Added: Aug 27, 2010
  • Length: 03:04
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In our What’s Cooking segment, we introduce you to food you might never have the opportunity to try or to taste. Frankly, we’re not sure you’d WAN...

  • Added: Jul 02, 2010
  • Length: 03:42