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"Each of us can do a little bit, and we have to pick a piece where we feel an interest and think we have a comparative advantage and try to work on...

  • Added: Jun 19, 2013
  • Length: 05:00
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The recent revelations that the NSA is collecting cell phone and Internet data from millions of Americans has left many asking questions. Is this a...

  • Added: Jun 19, 2013
  • Length: 02:08
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What if I were to say that radio is on the decline? Local commercial radio, as well as non-profit community radio, is becoming a lost medium, as po...

  • Added: Jun 19, 2013
  • Length: 26:06
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Listen for selections from featured artist Tim Buckley’s 1972 album Greetings From L.A.. After flirting with jazz and avant garde music Buckley ret...

  • Added: Jun 18, 2013
  • Length: 01:53:58
Caption: Two of Filmspotting's Top Films of All Time
Inspired by Sight & Sound's 2012 Greatest Films Poll, Michael Phillips (Chicago Tribune) joins Josh and Adam to discuss their Top 5 Films of All Ti...

  • Added: Jun 18, 2013
  • Length: :30
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In the late 1940s when bluegrass was new, it was considered an innovation. But in time, bluegrass became its own tradition with its own conventions...

  • Added: Jun 18, 2013
  • Length: 05:39
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After opening up the show with new bluegrass by Big Country Bluegrass, we play some songs of commitment. First it is the Trinity River Band’s song ...

  • Added: Jun 18, 2013
  • Length: 58:59
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On June 8th we celebrate World Ocean Day to recognize our relationship with the ocean through global connection. In this episode of World Ocean Rad...

  • Added: Jun 17, 2013
  • Length: 05:18
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Who gets to shape our children's values - parents or the state?

Bought by KSKQ


  • Added: Jun 17, 2013
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 1
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Footlight Parade: Rodgers and Hammerstein - The Complete Broadway Musicals

Bought by KHNS


  • Added: Jun 17, 2013
  • Length: 57:43
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Ethan Hawk and Julie Delpy in 'Before Midnight'
This week, Adam and Josh review Before Midnight, Richard Linklater's sequel to Before Sunrise and Before Sunset. The romantic drama stars Ethan Ha...

Bought by WOUB, KCPW, and KSRQ


  • Added: Jun 14, 2013
  • Length: 55:29
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Professor Steven Youngblood (l) and Gloria Laker (r) in Uganda
Can journalists, by being more mindful of the language that they use and the breadth of people that they talk to, have an impact on reducing confli...

  • Added: Jun 14, 2013
  • Length: 29:01
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Ruth Ozeki talks about her acclaimed new novel, A Tale For The Time Being. It’s about a Japanese-American teenager, an American-Japanese writer, an...

  • Added: Jun 13, 2013
  • Length: 59:02
Caption: Steven Youngblood / Gloria Laker
Can journalists, by being more mindful of the language that they use and the breadth of people that they talk to, have an impact on reducing confli...

  • Added: Jun 13, 2013
  • Length: 58:59
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With the business environment becoming more competitive than ever, many companies are wrapped-up in the notion that if they don’t grow rapidly, the...

  • Added: Jun 11, 2013
  • Length: 47:50
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Sheryl Sandberg’s book, “Lean In," which focuses on career advancement for women in corporate America, has gotten a lot of publicity recently. But ...

  • Added: Jun 11, 2013
  • Length: 33:55
Caption: Phil w/2012 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
You meet all kinds of people in bluegrass songs. Some of them seem lost. Who knows why? However, these types of people make compelling bluegrass so...

Bought by WNTI-FM, WXXI, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, Prairie Public, KPVL and more


  • Added: Jun 11, 2013
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 6
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Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender seniors are much more likely than their straight counterparts to be alone and isolated as they age. Housing ...

  • Added: Jun 10, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
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Is there any reason to think that science should adjust to accommodate religious views of the world?

Bought by KKRN and KSKQ


  • Added: Jun 10, 2013
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 2
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Secret recordings have been a headache for some high-profile politicians. Many question the morality of the practice, especially when the media get...

Bought by WAMC


  • Added: Jun 10, 2013
  • Length: 02:13
  • Purchases: 1
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Footlight Parade: Spotlight on Tommy Tune Part 2

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Jun 10, 2013
  • Length: 57:43
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Archeologist Michael Holt at work in Bering Land Bridge National Preserve., Credit: NPS photo by Andrea Willingham
Some of the earliest records of human occupation in North America are in northwest Alaska. Archeologists in Bering Land Bridge National Preserve te...

  • Added: Jun 09, 2013
  • Length: 06:15
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"The main, essential message of Islam is 'salaam.' It's peace, intimate peace; peace with the universe, with nature, and peace with human beings."

  • Added: Jun 07, 2013
  • Length: 04:02
Caption: Robert K. Elder, author 'The Best Film You've Never Seen'
Adam speaks with writer Robert K. Elder about his new book "The Best Film You've Never Seen..." in which Elder speaks with 35 directors who talk ab...

Bought by KDRP Community Radio, WOUB, KCPW, and KSRQ


  • Added: Jun 06, 2013
  • Length: 55:27
  • Purchases: 4
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Even though we are broadcasting from Louisiana, today we are all "Bostonians"! We got "Boston Bill" (Bill Robison) to add to the big Boston show, a...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jun 06, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1