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American Dream Players present a short, comic history of a war we've more or less forgotten, the War of 1812. Fought on both land and sea, this wa...
- Added: May 18, 2017
- Length: 12:39
Washington, Adams, Revere - names we still revere, but, of course, they were only human. "Patriots Unmasked" is American Dream Players' funny (ye...
- Added: May 18, 2017
- Length: 15:23
The City of Boulder is trying to take steps to address the issues surrounding homelessness in the community. They have several programs that are wo...
- Added: May 11, 2017
- Length: 04:30
Vivacious, young,staunchly Catholic Mary of Scotland - traits bound to arouse the jealous enmity of her cousin, Elizabeth the First of England - an...
- Added: May 09, 2017
- Length: 16:30
Why (and how and when) did Hannibal cross The Alps? Find out again with the American Dream Players short, funny (historically accurate) version.
- Added: May 09, 2017
- Length: 13:39
Gary Bryner tells Studs Terkel about being a union member and working in an auto factory for General Motors. Four decades later, he reflects on how...
Bought by Troy Public Radio, Prairie Public, KZYX, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KICI Iowa City and more
- Added: May 09, 2017
- Length: 04:17
- Purchases: 6
For the past several months I have been covering the largest religious conversion the world has ever seen, Christianity in China. It is a story tha...
- Added: Apr 09, 2017
- Length: 02:19
You may have heard of executive orders, but how about executive memoranda? Today, we talk about the different tools of executive action that the Pr...
Bought by KPIP-LP
- Added: Mar 03, 2017
- Length: 03:59
- Purchases: 1
What's the purpose of the National Security Council? When was it created? Who serves on it? And why is Steve Bannon's appointment to its principals...
- Added: Mar 01, 2017
- Length: 04:06
- Purchases: 2
We're often urged to call our elected representatives to voice opinions on the issues, but what happens after that call is made? Where does the me...
Bought by KPIP-LP
- Added: Mar 01, 2017
- Length: 04:13
- Purchases: 1
City of Dreamers explores the lives of young people and immigrant families from Santa Fe’s South Side. First presented live, on stage at the Lensic...
- Added: Feb 16, 2017
- Length: 27:54
What's it really like for a journalist stationed at the White House? We go inside the press briefing room with NPR's Senior White House Corresponde...
- Added: Feb 13, 2017
- Length: 04:29
- Purchases: 2
We're all familiar with the title, but what does a White House Chief of Staff actually do? What does the daily routine entail? And how much power d...
- Added: Feb 13, 2017
- Length: 04:29
- Purchases: 2
We're all familiar with the title, but what does a White House Chief of Staff actually do? What does the daily routine entail? And how much power d...
- Added: Jan 17, 2017
- Length: 13:01
David Schisgall talks storytelling as therapy, empathy as salvation, and getting back what we’ve lost.
- Added: Dec 19, 2016
- Length: 16:41
One small neighborhood of Los Angeles accounted for thousands of bookings into county jail over a five year period.
Bought by PRX Remix, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and WRST-FM Oshkosh
- Added: Oct 25, 2016
- Length: 07:10
- Purchases: 3
We could do a lot to improve public health and reduce runaway medical expenses if we focussed more on preventing disease and less on medical fixes,...
- Added: Oct 21, 2016
- Length: 02:18
The word that best describes America's infrastructure is "crumbling," says Henry Petroski.
Petroski is Aleksandar S. Vesic Professor of Civil Engi...
- Added: Aug 30, 2016
- Length: 02:07
Rising sea levels are just one way climate change is reshaping the world's oceans, says Duke University oceanographer Susan Lozier.
- Added: Aug 30, 2016
- Length: 01:40
"Criminal Justice System.” Those three words intimidate a lot of us. Megan Treuer is Associate Judge at Leech Lake. She voluntarily heads the Crim...
Bought by WGZS
- Added: Feb 02, 2016
- Length: 08:46
- Purchases: 1
Anthropologist John Bowen shares a brief history of Islam in France and offers commentary on the ongoing European migrant crisis.
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio
- Added: Jan 04, 2016
- Length: 09:30
- Purchases: 2
Teachers give academic and (most importantly) life advice to students. This is the story of a teacher, Melanie Mac, who is way out of her depth in ...
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix
- Added: Nov 27, 2015
- Length: 07:48
- Purchases: 2
What we actually learn from school and why it might be at risk.
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio
- Added: Nov 12, 2015
- Length: 11:15
- Purchases: 1
Political scientist Matt Gabel on how international courts work - and why countries should sometimes be allowed to bend the rules.
- Added: Oct 27, 2015
- Length: 11:24
An urban studies professor explores some of the problems shared by cities around the globe.
- Added: Oct 27, 2015
- Length: 10:00
