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Blue Note Records
From: Jeff Haas
Series: The New Jazz Archive
Caption: Living sax legend Sonny Rollins, Credit: Francis Wolff
In this hour, it's the myth and magic of the label that defined mid-century jazz: Blue Note Records.

Bought by WRGY, WNCU, KDRP Community Radio, 90.5 WSNC, KPVL and more


  • Added: Jan 28, 2013
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 12
Aquaponics
From: Chris Bocast
Series: Aquaculture and You
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The fish-farming of the future! Aquaculture specialists Jim Held and Chris Hartleb share their knowledge about this exciting trend in modern aquacu...

  • Added: Oct 17, 2012
  • Length: 21:28
Culturing Perch
From: Chris Bocast
Series: Aquaculture and You
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Yellow perch present significant hurdles to aquaculturists but also promise rich rewards for those who can master the art of raising them. Aquacult...

  • Added: Oct 17, 2012
  • Length: 17:10
Episode Five: Rebooting the Public Square
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: ReCivilization
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In the finale of ReCivilization, host Don Tapscott takes us into the public square, to look at how governments must re-engage with citizens.

  • Added: Apr 17, 2012
  • Length: 53:02
Episode Four: Re-Industrializing the planet
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: ReCivilization
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In Episode four of ReCivilization, host Don Tapscott looks as how the digital revolution has changed how business are run.

  • Added: Apr 17, 2012
  • Length: 53:02
Episode Three: Collaborative Health Care
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: ReCivilization
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In part three of ReCivilization, host Don Tapscott looks at the future of heath care and medicine.

  • Added: Apr 17, 2012
  • Length: 53:02
Episode Two: Open-Source Knowledge
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: ReCivilization
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In episode two of ReCivilization, host Don Tapscott looks at the transformation of education and science, and the emergence of knowledge-sharing an...

  • Added: Apr 17, 2012
  • Length: 53:02
Episode One: Turning the media inside out
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: ReCivilization
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In the first installment of ReCivilization, host Don Tapscott looks at the media and how the industrial-age model of mass production is giving way ...

  • Added: Apr 17, 2012
  • Length: 53:02
Blue Note Records
From: Jeff Haas
Series: The New Jazz Archive
Caption: Blue Note icon Sonny Rollins, Credit: Francis Wolff
This week on the show, it's the myth and magic of the label that defined mid-century jazz: Blue Note Records.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, WNCU, KZYX, 90.5 WSNC, WVAS and more


  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: :00
  • Purchases: 9
Development & Displacement in the Other Iraq
From: War News Radio
Caption: An abandoned IDP camp in Iraqi Kurdistan near the border with Iran., Credit: Rachel Stacy
In Iraqi Kurdistan, a common adage says the Kurdish people have “no friends but the mountains.” Today, the mountains along the northern border of ...

Bought by WAMC and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 08, 2012
  • Length: 05:49
  • Purchases: 2
Iraqi Kurdistan: On Oil and Agriculture
From: War News Radio
Caption: A farmer in Merikegia, a village in Iraqi Kurdistan., Credit: Rachel Stacy
Iraqi Kurdistan, once known for its rich soil, is rapidly becoming identified with its rich oil. War News Radio’s Amy DiPierro explains how these t...

Bought by WAMC and WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Feb 08, 2012
  • Length: 06:19
  • Purchases: 2
Spain's challenge to Facebook: "Tuent"
From: Deutsche Welle
Series: Digital Europe
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A report on Tuenti, a unique blend of American and Spanish content that is competing with Facebook in Spain

  • Added: Nov 14, 2011
  • Length: 05:15
University Professors Ariel Ahram and Brent Steele on Security and Torture
From: KGOU
Series: World Views
Caption: Ariel Ahram and Brent Steele
Host Zach Messitte and panelists Joshua Landis and Suzette Grillot gather for a conversation on the best sources of international news online. Uni...

  • Added: Jul 22, 2011
  • Length: 01:30:34
Borrowed Times: A History of the National Debt
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Caption: Uncle Sam's choice of Liberty Bonds or shackles inscribed 'Prussia.' NY Evening Post, 1917, Credit: Library of Congress
On this episode, the History Guys explore why debt has continued to be so controversial in a nation that was founded on borrowing. Have there been ...

Bought by KREV-LP, WNJR, KUOW, WBEZ, 90.5 WSNC and more


  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 17
New Sounds of China Episode 4: The Chengdu Temperament
From: Peter Vautier
Series: New Sounds of China
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A curious mixture of punk rock, localized ska, DIY pop, and cannabis-infused folk from the city of Chengdu, gateway to China's wild west.

Bought by WNJR


  • Added: Mar 02, 2011
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 1
The Good Mother: A History of American Motherhood
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Caption: Currier and Ives, "Look at Papa", Credit: Library of Congress
"Mamas, don’t let your babies grow up to be cowboys…" They may not have known it, but when Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson crooned that line in 197...

Bought by WCQS, WCAI / WNAN, KAZU, KREV-LP, WEKU and more


  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 19
Climate Control: A History of Heating and Cooling
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Caption: He Asks Folks to Step Into the Stove, Credit: Samantha at the World's Fair by Marietta Holley
What was life like before the age of thermostats and fossil fuels? When did Americans come to expect a "comfortable" indoor climate?

Bought by WNJR, KSJD, WCPN, Spokane Public Radio, Yellowstone Public Radio and more


  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 6
BackStory - Aliens from... Inner Space? Outsiders in America
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
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Americans have always feared "alien" invasions, especially those by other earthlings.

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, Marfa Public Radio, WCAI / WNAN, 90.5 WSNC, WRIR and more


  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 8
BackStory - Panic! A History of Financial Crisis
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Caption: Panic Attack, Credit: Aidan Hughes
Speculation... deregulation... crash... bailout. Sound familiar? Probably. Sound modern? It shouldn’t.

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, 90.5 WSNC, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WSKG, WAMU and more


  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: 54:30
  • Purchases: 11
BackStory - From Whales to Wind: A History of Energy
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
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Three decades after Jimmy Carter donned his famous cardigan and asked Americans to go on an energy diet, the U.S. is consuming more energy than ever.

Bought by 90.5 WSNC, Spokane Public Radio, Marfa Public Radio, WRIR, WGBH Radio Boston and more


  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: 54:30
  • Purchases: 7
BackStory - The More Things Change: Presidential Transitions
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Caption: 1909 cartoon from the humor magazine 'Puck' showing Taft handing baby 'My Policies' to Roosevelt., Credit: Library of Congress
Do presidential transitions deserve all the attention they tend to get? Why do we mark time by presidencies when key events often have little to do...

Bought by KUCB, WNPR, KXOT Public Radio, KUOW, WRPI and more


  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 7
BackStory - Laboratories of Democracy: The State of the States
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Caption: A map of the US - 1831, Credit: Courtesy David Rumsey
In a nation where most people identify first and foremost as "Americans," how much do states really matter in the 21st century?

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, Marfa Public Radio, WRPI, KXOT Public Radio, and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 5
BackStory - Partisanship and the Press
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
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Americans' confidence in the news media is at an all-time low. What, people ask, ever happened to good, old-fashioned, objective reporting?

Bought by WCAI / WNAN, Spokane Public Radio, 90.5 WSNC, KXOT Public Radio, Yellowstone Public Radio and more


  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 6
BackStory - American as Pumpkin Pie: A History of Thanksgiving
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
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On this holiday edition of BackStory, the History Guys search for the true roots of Thanksgiving.

Bought by KDRP Community Radio, KUOW, KSRQ, WMRA, KVMR and more


  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 58
Love Me Did: A History of Courtship
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
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The History Guys trace the history of courtship conventions from the colonial era to the present.

Bought by WSKG, Marfa Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, Kansas Public Radio and more


  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 10