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Caption: Michael Oppenheimer, Professor of geosciences and international affairs at Princeton University, Credit:  Ed Ritger, Photographer
Today we look at what’s driving the extreme weather that’s hitting much of the country. The summer of 2012 brought thousands of heat records, unusu...

Bought by KWMR-FM


  • Added: Aug 23, 2012
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Tricia Rose, Credit: Rama Hughes
In this conversation, Juanita Brown wanted to go beyond the hype that President Obama's election marked "the end of history" in American race relat...

  • Added: Aug 21, 2012
  • Length: 38:28
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Youth-produced content that deals with increased punishments over the years that may intimidate students and influence them to drop out.

  • Added: Aug 20, 2012
  • Length: 10:08
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Youth-produced content exploring the various reasons students drop out of high school, such as bullying and teen pregnancy.

  • Added: Aug 20, 2012
  • Length: 04:59

  • Added: Aug 20, 2012
  • Length: 12:29

  • Added: Aug 20, 2012
  • Length: 15:59
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Dr. Damon Arnold, Education Director, Grand Valley State University

  • Added: Aug 20, 2012
  • Length: 15:22

  • Added: Aug 20, 2012
  • Length: 10:09

  • Added: Aug 20, 2012
  • Length: 14:57
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Susan Ledy and Lindsay McHome, Literacy Center of West Michigan.

  • Added: Aug 20, 2012
  • Length: 18:14

  • Added: Aug 20, 2012
  • Length: 15:35
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Tony Campbell, VP United Way West Michigan & Mary Ann Prisichenko, Sibley Elementary School.

  • Added: Aug 20, 2012
  • Length: 18:50
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Dr. Bernard Taylor, Superintendent of Grand Rapids Public Schools.

  • Added: Aug 20, 2012
  • Length: 16:35

  • Added: Aug 20, 2012
  • Length: 17:11
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Carol Paine-McGovern and Shatawn Brigham, Kent School Services Network.

  • Added: Aug 20, 2012
  • Length: 15:09
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Emily Loeks, Director of Community Affairs, Celebration! Cinema.

  • Added: Aug 20, 2012
  • Length: 16:10
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Former students receive salaried training inside many of Colorado's white-collar companies as an alternative to difficult home settings.

  • Added: Aug 19, 2012
  • Length: 06:51
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KUVO explores the unique challenges facing at-risk Native American students.

  • Added: Aug 19, 2012
  • Length: 08:37
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KUVO's American Graduate program visits two Colorado charter schools that serve at-risk youth and give students the opportunity to return to school...

  • Added: Aug 19, 2012
  • Length: 07:29
Caption: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr: Environmental advocate and author, Credit: Ed Ritger, Photographer
Today we look at the shadow side of the economic growth that’s propelled the American economy since World War II, including the health impacts of c...

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  • Added: Jul 24, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Cameron Whitten, Credit: Eleanor Davis, www.doing-fine.com
Cameron Whitten is a 21 year-old activist and former mayoral candidate from Portland, Oregon.

  • Added: Jul 17, 2012
  • Length: 24:11
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Natural gas is causing angst and excitement in local communities across the country, but the rise of fracking will have an impact on an issue that ...

Bought by WZEN.org, WNIJ, Iowa Public Radio, 90.5 WESA, KAZU and more


  • Added: Jun 27, 2012
  • Length: 53:33
  • Purchases: 7
Caption: Jason Mark, Editor, Earth Island Journal Alex Pourbaix, President of Energy and Oil Pipelines, TransCanada Carl Pope, Chairman, Sierra Club Cassie Doyle, Consul General, Canada, former Canadian Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and host Greg Dalton. , Credit: Ed Ritger, Photographer
Today we are looking under the hood at the liquid fuels that move our planes, trains and automobiles. In this hour we’ll learn about peak oil, an...

Bought by KUOW and KWMR-FM


  • Added: Jun 21, 2012
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Andrew Keen, Credit: Eleanor Davis, www.doing-fine.com
Andrew Keen, the self-professed Anti-Christ of Silicon Valley, is the author of The Cult of the Amateur: How Blogs, MySpace, YouTube, and the Rest ...

  • Added: May 25, 2012
  • Length: 34:45
Caption: Joan Blades/Mary Robinson
Mother's Day is celebrated in the in May, and mothers are now becoming a political force. Female political leaders can leverage their concerns at ...

  • Added: May 18, 2012
  • Length: 56:49