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Caption: Host Martha Burk
Summer in August is known as “dog days” – hot and muggy, panting canines with tongues hanging out, alongside their disgruntled people. Some of th...

  • Added: Aug 18, 2023
  • Length: 03:00
Caption: Host Martha Burk
May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. Didn’t know we celebrated such a thing? You’re not alone. Lesser known than Black History Month or ...

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif.


  • Added: Apr 22, 2023
  • Length: 02:59
  • Purchases: 1
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Former Obama campaign Chief Operating Officer Henry De Sio, Jr., shares his insights on how to approach the unique challenges and opportunities of ...

Bought by RADIOLEX, Classic107.3, WMUU-LP, and WHCP-LP Cambridge


  • Added: Dec 22, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
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Lisa from Austin describes postcard activism projects in Texas and around the country. She explains how postcards can help get out the vote and in...

  • Added: Aug 16, 2019
  • Length: 05:33
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Sheri is part of the 25th US Congressional District in Texas. She's following and has met multiple candidates on her ballot, including those for U...

  • Added: Nov 02, 2018
  • Length: 06:34
Caption: They believed in each other and never quit!
Celebrating the New England Patriots excellent team culture of trust, respect, and inclusiveness. Different politics, races, religions, ethnicities...

  • Added: Feb 13, 2017
  • Length: 54:31
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Trains, DJs, Plastic Bottles

  • Added: Mar 23, 2015
  • Length: :32
Caption: Ed Stone and Voyager, Credit: NASA JPL
JPL’s Blaine Baggett has completed “The Stuff of Dreams,” a documentary about an era in planetary exploration that was both exhilarating and exaspe...

Bought by WMNF, WESM 91.3 FM, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, and WOUB


  • Added: Feb 25, 2014
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Host Martha Burk
Football star Michael Sam made a bit of Black history when he came out as gay this month. To do that ahead of the NFL draft took a lot of courage.

  • Added: Feb 21, 2014
  • Length: 02:30
Caption: Host Martha Burk
October 26 is Make a Difference Day. With all the bad news in the world, we can create our own good news by making a difference in our communities.

  • Added: Oct 24, 2013
  • Length: 02:30
Caption: Host Martha Burk
October marks the International Day of the Girl Child. This year's emphasis is on education.

  • Added: Oct 07, 2013
  • Length: 02:30
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Steve Downing has been a teacher, house painter, conflict mediator, musician, arts administrator, freelance writer, and has occasionally worked for...

  • Added: Sep 11, 2013
  • Length: 02:03
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Let's go fishing in the Ocean State! Crabs, fish, clams and rods this week on the Beauty Salon

  • Added: Mar 03, 2013
  • Length: 30:01
Caption: The Emotion Roadmap to Inspired Performance
Cancer, the word terrifies us. When we hear someone we love has cancer, we panic, feel angry and fearful. Having personally had skin cancer, and kn...

  • Added: Oct 25, 2012
  • Length: 44:44
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Series: The Taxcast
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In February's Taxcast: How Facebook is saving billions in tax via Ireland and Bermuda. Are City of London Police really serious about prosecuting f...

  • Added: Feb 27, 2012
  • Length: 14:52
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Marching bands from North Carolina to Portland, Oregon are bringing humor, politics, and a unique sound to the streets.

Bought by WXDU


  • Added: Sep 08, 2010
  • Length: 09:49
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: The Infernal Noise Brigade in downtown Seattle., Credit: http://www.andrewstern.net/
We look at how political marching bands are stirring up public spaces; from the streets, to supermarkets to your facebook feed.

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and KVSC


  • Added: Sep 08, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
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This is a commentary calling on cities of all sizes to grow intentionally

Bought by WSHU and KRCC-FM


  • Added: Jul 14, 2005
  • Length: 03:04
  • Purchases: 2