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"Newt! He's Such a Great History Buff!" Department of Poetic Justice (and Reckoning)
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
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A lyrical tribute to a history buff who just might have the Big picture (and a certain State of the Union address) in his back pocket!

  • Added: Feb 06, 2019
  • Length: 03:37
Myths, Proverbs and so on. The Sword of Damocles: A Citizen's Guide
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: The Sword of Damocles, Credit: Susan Cook
Quick and to the point! Citizens' Guides adapted from Greek myths, proverbs and so on.

  • Added: Jan 26, 2019
  • Length: 01:23
Bannon's Farewell: An Addendum "I Was Seeing Him"
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: Downward facing dog..., Credit: Susan Cook
Great American Wrong Book lyrics for Mr. Bannon, now that Roger Stone, one of 6 of his former campaign colleagues indicted, is one of 3 now convict...

  • Added: Jan 25, 2019
  • Length: 02:47
Ep. 1 Brother, Can You Spare Some Peace of Mind?
From: Katie Ross
Series: Peace of Mind w/ Bhi Bhiman
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In the first episode of Peace of Mind, we’re talking about fear and its power to shape our view of the world. Our guests are author Dave Eggers, Sn...

  • Added: Jan 22, 2019
  • Length: 29:11
Snap 1001: This Is Not A Drill, 1/10/2019
From: Snap Judgment
Series: Snap Judgment Weekly
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On the next all-NEW Snap… “This Is Not A Drill”. For 38 minutes in 2018, Hawaiians thought their world was about to end.

  • Added: Jan 11, 2019
  • Length: 53:57
"Marginal!!" In the Department of Poetic Justice (and reckoning)
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: Santa Claus pays it forward..., Credit: Susan Cook
Musical tribute with Santa Claus paying attention to who's marginal and who's not!

  • Added: Jan 05, 2019
  • Length: 02:10
Should Old Fish Stories Be Forgot? Auld Lang Syne lyrics for 2018
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: "...Should old fish stories be forgot and never allowed to surface..., Credit: Susan Cook
To the tune from Auld Lang Syne - for the Great American Wrongbook- a musical tribute to say farewell to the past and anticipate a more visionary ...

  • Added: Dec 30, 2018
  • Length: 05:46
Cold Comfort | Episode 13 | Try Harder
From: Auricle Productions
Series: Threshold
Caption: Jim White is the director of INSTAAR (Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research) and a professor of geological sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder., Credit: Jim White
18 months of reporting. All eight Arctic countries. So many fascinating people. On the final episode of season two of Threshold, we pull back a lit...

Bought by KSKQ, Prairie Public, Prairie Public, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., and Wyoming Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 17, 2018
  • Length: 29:32
  • Purchases: 5
Cold Comfort | Episode 12 | Here Be Dragons
From: Auricle Productions
Series: Threshold
Caption: Graduate student Ian MacDowell, undergrad Aidan Stansberry, and principal investigator Joel Harper at work on the Greenland ice sheet, Credit: Amy Martin
The Greenland ice sheet is basically a giant ice cube the size of Alaska. What happens when it melts? We spent five days camping out on the ice wit...

Bought by KSKQ, Prairie Public, Prairie Public, Wyoming Public Radio, and KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.


  • Added: Dec 11, 2018
  • Length: 29:32
  • Purchases: 5
Honoring the Public Trust: A Transitional Guide
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: Species: jodchumaryliz.newjerszeyish.corruptus, Credit: Susan Cook
As Maine's new Governor has formed a transition team. A "How to Honor the Public Trust Guide" might be helpful.

  • Added: Dec 05, 2018
  • Length: 08:59
Cold Comfort | Episode 11 | Life Is Too Hard Without Music
From: Auricle Productions
Series: Threshold
Caption: Iqaluit is the capital city of Nunavut, the largest territory in Canada., Credit: Nick Mott
All across the Arctic, indigenous languages are on the decline. But in many communities, people are finding new ways to reclaim both language and c...

Bought by Prairie Public, Prairie Public, Wyoming Public Radio, and KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.


  • Added: Dec 03, 2018
  • Length: 29:32
  • Purchases: 4
Cold Comfort | Episode 10 | Nickel For Your Thoughts
From: Auricle Productions
Series: Threshold
Caption: Parades are held across Russia on May 9 to commemorate the end of the war and to honor the 26 million Soviet citizens who lost their lives., Credit: Amy Martin
Half of the Arctic is in Russia, and half of Russia is in the Arctic. Oil, minerals, pollution -- it's a web of complicated environmental stories t...

Bought by Prairie Public, Prairie Public, Wyoming Public Radio, and KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.


  • Added: Nov 27, 2018
  • Length: 29:32
  • Purchases: 4
Cold Comfort | Episode 9 | Who Asked You?
From: Auricle Productions
Series: Threshold
Caption: Two men carry a Soviet flag, Credit: Amy Martin
Russia has more land in the Arctic than any other nation. It's also a regime that does not tolerate dissent. What does this mean for residents of M...

Bought by Prairie Public, Prairie Public, Wyoming Public Radio, and KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.


  • Added: Nov 22, 2018
  • Length: 29:32
  • Purchases: 4
Cold Comfort | Episode 8 | Oil and Water
From: Auricle Productions
Series: Threshold
Caption: Bowhead whale skull, Credit: Amy Martin
What happens when the thing you can't live without in the short term threatens your very existence in the long run? Meet two whalers in Utqiagvik, ...

Bought by KSKQ, Prairie Public, Prairie Public, Wyoming Public Radio, and KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.


  • Added: Nov 15, 2018
  • Length: 29:32
  • Purchases: 5
We Won't Take That Away From You! In the Department of Poetic Justice (and Reckoning)
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: Climate change will make Florida much hotter..., Credit: Susan Cook
A musical tribute to a special soon-to-be-retiring Government Elected! George Gershwin might not mind if you sing this to his 1937 "They Can't Take...

  • Added: Nov 15, 2018
  • Length: 03:51
Cold Comfort | Episode 7 | Hello Central
From: Auricle Productions
Series: Threshold
Caption: Richard Beneville, mayor of Nome, Alaska, Credit: Nick Mott
If there's one thing everybody's heard about the Arctic, it's that sea ice is melting, and that's bad news. But what's less well-known is that some...

Bought by KSKQ, Prairie Public, Prairie Public, and Wyoming Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 05, 2018
  • Length: 30:01
  • Purchases: 4
Dept. of Poetic Justice tune: "Nate Silver's Been Counting All the Numbers..." sung to "It's Beginning to Look Alot Like Christmas..."
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: There are race tracks that run horses daily...Picking ponies a good gig...", Credit: Susan Cook
A musical tribute to polling before Election Day! In the Department of Poetic Justice (and Reckoning) with lyrics for "The Great American Wrongboo...

  • Added: Nov 05, 2018
  • Length: 03:20
Cold Comfort | Extra 1 | Scenes From Svalbard
From: Auricle Productions
Series: Threshold
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Take a trip through the Norwegian archipelago, meet workers in the tourism industry, and get a glimpse of some charismatic Arctic megafauna. Plus, ...

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.


  • Added: Nov 01, 2018
  • Length: 18:33
  • Purchases: 1
Cold Comfort | Episode 6 | The Things I Can See On the Mountains
From: Auricle Productions
Series: Threshold
Caption: Ulf Isak Aleksandersen is 10 years old, and speaks three languages: Norwegian, Sámi and English. , Credit: Amy Martin
After thousands of years of tradition, a shifting climate is forcing changes in the way Sámi families herd reindeer. But some climate solutions are...

Bought by Prairie Public, Prairie Public, Wyoming Public Radio, and KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.


  • Added: Oct 29, 2018
  • Length: 29:32
  • Purchases: 4
They Ran For Congress! In the Department of Poetic Justice (and Reckoning)
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: Rough seas..., Credit: Susan Cook
Sailing toward the Midterm election, lyrics for the Great American Wrongbook sung to a seafaring tune.

  • Added: Oct 27, 2018
  • Length: 02:39
Cold Comfort | Episode 5 | Just Decide
From: Auricle Productions
Series: Threshold
Caption: Amanda Kernell, film director and screenwriter, Credit: Carla Orrego Veliz
Everyone's heard of Vikings -- their daring North Atlantic voyages, their mysterious runes. But there's another ancient culture in Arctic Scandinav...

Bought by Prairie Public, Prairie Public, and Wyoming Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 22, 2018
  • Length: 29:32
  • Purchases: 3
The Generic Election 2018 Senate Candidate Anthem: In the Department of Poetic Justice (and Reckoning)
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: ...More money for me.., Credit: Susan Cook
In the Department of Poetic Justice (and Reckoning) , a generic anthem for each and every Election 2018 Senate candidate.

  • Added: Oct 21, 2018
  • Length: 05:19
Episode 47: Protector
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: HumaNature
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Miho Aida wanted to tell unheard stories about the outdoors. So she set out on a bicycle to promote her documentary about the people who live in th...

Bought by KRZA and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 17, 2018
  • Length: 14:37
  • Purchases: 2
Cold Comfort | Episode 4 | Becoming Arctic, Becoming Human
From: Auricle Productions
Series: Threshold
Caption: A trombonist plays on installation day, Credit: Studio Granada Architects
An eight-ton concrete ball and a 32,000-year-old needle collection. What's all this got to do with the Arctic? Find out on this episode of Threshold.

Bought by Prairie Public, Prairie Public, Wyoming Public Radio, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., WMPG and more


  • Added: Oct 15, 2018
  • Length: 29:32
  • Purchases: 6
Cold Comfort | Episode 3 | Impermafrost
From: Auricle Productions
Series: Threshold
Caption: A group of researchers collect data on methane releases from Arctic lakes and wetlands., Credit: Amy Martin
All across the Arctic, frozen soil is thawing out. A lot of stuff is buried there -- plants and animals that lived more than 10,000 years ago. What...

Bought by Prairie Public, Prairie Public, PRX Remix, Wyoming Public Radio, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo. and more


  • Added: Oct 09, 2018
  • Length: 29:32
  • Purchases: 6

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