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776-Naming Asteroids and Comets
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Caption: Artists Conception Sun and Asteroids, Credit: NASA
Historically explorers in many fields of human endeavor have been granted the privilege to name their discovery. If you find a new comet and it r...

Bought by Raven Radio, KUGS Bellingham, Wash., RADIOLEX, WTIP, KKRN and more


  • Added: Dec 10, 2023
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 9
MN Native News: The Challenge of Distance Learning
From: Ampers
Series: Minnesota Native News
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This week on Minnesota Native News. educators tell us in their own words how they and their students are dealing with distance learning.

Bought by Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, KVSC, KMSU, KFAI Minneapolis, WDSE and more


  • Added: Apr 22, 2020
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 10
GN_4.54_FutureFood
From: Good News Good Planet
Series: Good News Good Planet - Season 4
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IKEA makes alternative delicious foods for the future.

  • Added: Aug 26, 2018
  • Length: 02:30
Plastics in Paradise: Wavelengths Podcast Episode 1
From: Betsy Brown
Caption: Papah?naumoku?kea partners pose with debris collected from the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in 2017., Credit: NOAA
Hear how trash is affecting wildlife in one of the world's most remote places.

  • Added: Dec 30, 2017
  • Length: 13:56
10 Tricks To Appear Smart In Meetings
From: The Steve Pomeranz Show
Series: The Steve Pomeranz Half Hour
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Plus:How To Retire Well & Work After Retirement: Job Search Strategies For Retirees

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Oct 18, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Get What You Want In Business Using Improv
From: The Steve Pomeranz Show
Series: The Steve Pomeranz Hour
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Plus:10 Tricks To Appear Smart In Meetings, Get What You Want In Business Using Improv, How To Retire Well, & Hot Off The Press! The First 2018 Hou...

Bought by WLRN, WSGE, and WNMU-FM


  • Added: Oct 18, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
Ukulele Legend Lyle Ritz Remembered
From: Heidi Chang
Caption: Lyle Ritz, Father of Jazz Ukulele, Credit: Elizabeth Maihock Beloff
A tribute to Lyle Ritz, the "Father of Jazz Ukulele," who also played bass on many of the biggest pop hits in history as a member of the legendary ...

Bought by Oregon Public Broadcasting


  • Added: Mar 15, 2017
  • Length: 03:35
  • Purchases: 1
ALLAN WOLPER TALKS TO DAVID ROZENHOLC
From: Conversations with Allan Wolper
Series: Conversations with Allan Wolper, WBGO.ORG
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David Rozenholc is the tenant lawyer who took on Donald Trump in one of the most famous cases in New York City real estate history. Rozenholc preve...

  • Added: Jun 12, 2016
  • Length: 28:52
The Most Important Lesson From Prince
From: The Steve Pomeranz Show
Series: The Steve Pomeranz Half Hour
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A Lesson From Prince: Don't Forget To Exert Your "Will", Understand Your Investing Behavior, Liars, Beggars, Thieves, And How To Invest In Art

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Jun 08, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Most Important Lesson From Prince
From: The Steve Pomeranz Show
Series: The Steve Pomeranz Hour
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A Lesson From Prince: Don't Forget To Exert Your "Will", Understand Your Investing Behavior, Liars, Beggars, Thieves, And How To Invest In Art, Is...

Bought by KRDP, WQCS, WETD, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and WLRN


  • Added: Jun 08, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
In Search Of Fortune: The Allure Of Sunken Treasures
From: The Steve Pomeranz Show
Series: The Steve Pomeranz Half Hour
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In Search Of Fortune: The Allure Of Sunken Treasures, How To Continue Working In Retirement (And Still Be Happy), The One Graduation Gift That Will...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Apr 06, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
How Uber Lost $1 Billion In China
From: The Steve Pomeranz Show
Series: The Steve Pomeranz Hour
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In Search Of Fortune: The Allure Of Sunken Treasures, How To Continue Working In Retirement (And Still Be Happy), The One Graduation Gift That Will...

Bought by WMUU-LP, WQCS, WLRN, WETD, and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Apr 06, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
The problem with "sounding white"
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
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We are always adjusting the way we sound. It especially depends on the social situation we are in. Linguists call it "code switching," a term origi...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 04, 2015
  • Length: 06:19
  • Purchases: 2
Virtual Reality "Way To Go" Sundance 2015
From: Sara Wagner
Series: Sundance Wrap
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"Way To Go” is an interactive virtual reality experience showcased at the New Frontier during the 2015 Sundance Film Festival

  • Added: Jan 24, 2015
  • Length: 04:24
Megan Marshall reads from her Pulitzer-winner, Margaret Fuller: A New American Life (5/13)
From: Peter Johnson
Series: The Author's Corner on Public Radio daily show: MAY 2014
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100-second module, from our weekday readings for May. An early activist profiled.

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Apr 24, 2014
  • Length: 01:40
  • Purchases: 1
A Soldier's Story on Film
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Sgt. Matthew Pennington was injured while serving on combat duty in Iraq. He showed signs of PTSD, but is working toward recovery by promoting self...

Bought by KUOW and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 21, 2012
  • Length: 06:11
  • Purchases: 2
Knight Life Ministry Quietly Strives To Keep Young Men Out of Gangs
From: Candice Ludlow
Series: Gangs in the City
Caption: Second Presbyterian - Where Knight Life meets., Credit: Candice Ludlow
Eva Miller was a high school teacher in an inner city high school when she noticed her students needed something more in their lives, so she create...

  • Added: May 17, 2012
  • Length: 04:12
Make Lemons into Lemonade
From: Civic Commons
Caption: TheCivicCommons.com
When life gives you sludge, old medical equipment and poop...make nature preserves, life saving supplies and energy.

  • Added: Apr 14, 2012
  • Length: 28:31
After Successful Movie, Temple Grandin Continues to Inspire
From: Grace Hood
Caption: Temple Grandin in her office of 21 years at Colorado State University, Credit: Grace Hood
Since the release of a biographical HBO film last year, Temple Grandin’s become even more of an unofficial spokesperson for autism.

  • Added: Apr 20, 2011
  • Length: 03:47
Microfinance in the US gets a boost
From: Rachel Dornhelm
Caption: Viki Sinipata is one of the microentrepreneurs whose loan was funded by Kiva.org users. Her business offers support and companionship to the elderly.
A number of Web sites help Internet users fund entrepreneurs from developing countries. Now one of the biggest, Kiva.org, is allowing users to make...

Bought by Marfa Public Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 25, 2009
  • Length: 03:53
  • Purchases: 3
Saving the Arapaho Language
From: Kristin Espeland Gourlay
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The number of speakers of native languages is dwindling, despite programs designed to help save them.

Bought by KWIS 88.3 FM, KVMR, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 30, 2007
  • Length: 07:41
  • Purchases: 3
Reimagining a New Orleans Icon: The Shotgun House
From: Eve Troeh
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Striking, afforable architecture that builds on New Orleans' past

Bought by Real Estate Today and WKMS


  • Added: May 06, 2007
  • Length: 04:55
  • Purchases: 2
PART 5: RESTORING STREAMS IN THE HEARTLAND
From: The Environment Report
Series: Pollution in the Heartland
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Farmers work to restore a channelized river.

  • Added: Aug 09, 2006
  • Length: 04:45
Katrina Relief Efforts in Pueblo
From: KRCC-FM
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Southern Colorado helps new residents

  • Added: Sep 23, 2005
  • Length: 04:06