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This week's Folktale puts the musical focus on need--and hardship around the globe.

  • Added: Jun 14, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
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
Caption: Anita Monga, San Francisco, CA 6/10/13, Credit: Andrea Chase
San Francisco Silent Film Festival Artistic Director Anita Monga talks innovation, creativity, and why Hitchcock proved his genius in the first fra...

  • Added: Jun 13, 2013
  • Length: 24:10
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This week's edition declares 'hats off'' to all the Paters, Pops and Patriarchs we know, with a world of good music!

  • Added: Jun 13, 2013
  • Length: 01:00:00
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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
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radio UNLEASHED is a free-form two hour radio show that cuts across all musical genres and curates great new music that segues seamlessly with time...

  • Added: Jun 13, 2013
  • Length: 01:48:51
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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Banks have tightened their underwriting standards after the financial crisis, making It difficult for many small businesses to get loans. This epi...

  • Added: Jun 12, 2013
  • Length: 44:42
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Zal Batmanglij talks tribes, alienation, and being soft enough.

  • Added: Jun 12, 2013
  • Length: 10:24
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In California, 40% of teachers are over 50, and the number of credentials awarded to new teachers each year is shrinking, according to its Departme...

  • Added: Jun 12, 2013
  • Length: 41:32
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Radio Curious visits with journalist Will Parrish, who sat in a tree for a week to protest development of a highway bypass in Willits, Ca.

  • Added: Jun 11, 2013
  • Length: 29:01
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During this program, Russell Rowland talks about and reads from his novel, 'High and Inside,' in which an alcoholic baseball player moves from Bost...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio, and KSJD


  • Added: Jun 11, 2013
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 3
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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
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"I still think the same way I thought as a child. I still worry. I'm still frightened... Nothing changes." - Maurice Sendak In 2009 Newsweek's And...

Bought by KUOW and KUT


  • Added: Jun 11, 2013
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 2
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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Dr. Devra Davis - Ph. D., M. P. H., author of Disconnect: The Truth About Cell Phone Radiation, What the Industry Is Doing to Hide It, and How to P...

  • Added: Jun 10, 2013
  • Length: 28:41
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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
Caption: This Land is Island, Credit: Seth Shostak
There are many kinds of islands. There’s your iconic sandy speck of land topped with a palm tree, but there’s also our home planet – an island in ...

Bought by KREV-LP


  • Added: Jun 10, 2013
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Dr. Frank R. Spellman, author of Environmental Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing talks to us about the topic of his book. He discusses all aspects o...

  • Added: Jun 10, 2013
  • Length: 28:36
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Martin M. Kaufman and Dr. Kent S. Murray author of Urban Watersheds: Geology, Contamination, and Sustainable Development discuss that most essentia...

  • Added: Jun 10, 2013
  • Length: 28:44
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Footlight Parade: Spotlight on Tommy Tune Part 2

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Jun 10, 2013
  • Length: 57:43
  • Purchases: 1
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Todd Boss grew up on a cattle farm in Wisconsin, and lives now in St. Paul. His two books of poetry have won rave reviews from all over. His second...

  • Added: Jun 09, 2013
  • Length: 02:31