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Two and one half minute commentary by series host Martha Burk on the Pentagon's systemic problem with foxes guarding henhouses when it comes to bat...
- Added: May 20, 2013
- Length: 02:30
A story from legendary radio storyteller, Joe Frank
- Added: May 17, 2013
- Length: 28:30
Beep, beep, beep. Welcome Valued Customer. A college student profiles late-night grocery shopping in a college town, and what she finds is unexpected.
- Added: May 16, 2013
- Length: 03:05
Two and one-half minute commentary by Equal Time host Martha Burk on why college debt is the highest in history, and it is especially hard on women.
- Added: May 15, 2013
- Length: 02:30
Some listeners take our pleas for support quite literally!
- Added: May 11, 2013
- Length: 02:23
Executives from Herman Miller and Gensler talk about how their companies help others achieve better outcomes through well-designed work environments.
- Added: May 10, 2013
- Length: 58:59
Two and one-half minute commentary by Equal Time host Martha Burk on how new U.S. policies should support mothers.
- Added: May 07, 2013
- Length: 02:30
My mom and I don't agree on much, but we can agree on one thing — potlucks are the pits. Produced for the 2013 ShortDocs Challenge.
- Added: May 05, 2013
- Length: 02:56
Two and one half minute commentary by series host Martha Burk on the gender gap and gun control, and why it will make a difference in the next elec...
- Added: May 02, 2013
- Length: 02:30
This week our writers all find themselves in awkward situations. Stories by Kay Brockwell, Paul Bowen, and Tanya Fitzgerald. True stories told by t...
- Added: Apr 24, 2013
- Length: 29:00
Our Annual Love Show, with stories about the things we do for love. Stories by Sandra Hamilton, Pat Gillum, and J.W. Taylor. True stories told by t...
- Added: Apr 24, 2013
- Length: 34:00
This month's Tin Roof Project features Simeon Wright, author of Simeon Speaks, the first eyewitness account of the kidnapping and murder of his cou...
- Added: Apr 24, 2013
- Length: 42:00
A look at community motivated selfishness in "Buy Local" movements.
- Added: Apr 24, 2013
- Length: 04:47
Jazz trumpeter Clifford Brown is known for his precise and captivatingly smooth technique yet his life was tragically cut short in a car accident w...
Bought by Public Radio Remix
- Added: Apr 23, 2013
- Length: 02:35
- Purchases: 1
Please don't feed the large reptiles! An American in Vienna finds herself at the bountiful mercy of strangers; A man seeking treatment for depressi...
- Added: Apr 23, 2013
- Length: 29:03
A woman finds refuge at a shelter for big cats; It's tough being a very tall person in a very small world; A chance encounter proves serendipitous ...
- Added: Apr 23, 2013
- Length: 22:21
A basketball fan experiences a shocking loss off the court; High school seniors torment a freshman for no good reason; Mmmmmmm….sprinkler beer.
- Added: Apr 23, 2013
- Length: 21:18
Two and one-half minute commentary by Equal Time host Martha Burk on Michael Pollan's new book Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation, and why...
- Added: Apr 22, 2013
- Length: 02:30
Two and one-half minute commentary by Equal Time host Martha Burk on who won, who lost on Tax Day.
- Added: Apr 18, 2013
- Length: 02:30
Erika Kooda is a senior at Grand Rapids High School and an intern at Northern Community Radio. During the school year she's been checking in with e...
- Added: Apr 17, 2013
- Length: 03:01
Erika Kooda is a senior at Grand Rapids High School. During the school year she's checking in with essays reflecting on her experience. In this ess...
- Added: Apr 17, 2013
- Length: 03:35
Two and one-half minute commentary by Equal Time host Martha Burk on the subject of opening Augusta National Golf Club to women.
- Added: Apr 10, 2013
- Length: 02:30
As we recognize Bud Powell as one of the most influential jazz pianists of the 20th century, we must also acknowledge how much of his greatness and...
Bought by Public Radio Remix
- Added: Apr 10, 2013
- Length: 02:29
- Purchases: 1
Collectors music - R&B from the 1950s to 70s.
R&B is a catch-all phrase that represents the then integration of "race records" and "popular" mus...
- Added: Apr 07, 2013
- Length: 02:49:40
The Instinctive Artist and Superintendent of Existence
- Added: Apr 05, 2013
- Length: 06:40
