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Publisher: American Public Media Intelligent Designs on Evolution 
 This 2006 documentary looks at the concept of intelligent design, "which argues certain aspects of the natural world are so complex they must have been the work of a designer." The companion website features articles on intelligent design in the classroom and religion in schools, interviews, audio and transcript of the program, and related links and readings on evolution and creationism. From American RadioWorks. http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/inteldesign/ Topics: K-12 Education, Religion, Science, Social Issues Last updated Jan 31, 2006 Say It Plain: A Century Of Great African American Speeches
A collection of the audio and transcripts of speeches by famous African Americans. Features speeches by Booker T. Washington, Marcus Garvey, Mary McLeod Bethune, Dick Gregory, Fannie Lou Hamer, Stokely Carmichael, Martin Luther King Jr., Shirley Chisholm, Barbara Jordan, Jesse Jackson, Clarence Thomas, and Barack Obama. Also includes audio and transcripts of the accompanying radio documentary and links to related sites. From American RadioWorks. http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/sayitplain/ Topics: Black Resources, Government, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Jul 28, 2005 Nature's Revenge: Louisiana's Vanishing Wetlands
"Every year, a chunk of land almost the size of Manhattan turns into open water in Louisiana." This 2002 American RadioWorks series looks at "one of the worst and least-publicized environmental disasters in America's history." Discusses warnings by activists and environmentalists, ideas to save the wetlands (including flooding the area with water from the Mississippi River), and hurricane risk for New Orleans. Includes audio and transcripts from the program. http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/wetlands/ Topics: Environment, Hurricane Katrina Last updated Sep 5, 2005 Married to the Military
This companion website to a 2005 documentary about military families features stories about one military family's experiences and about the Army town of Fayetteville, North Carolina (home of Fort Bragg). Also includes photo essays, audio and transcript of the program, and related links. From American RadioWorks and the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University. http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/homefront/ Topics: Photograph Collections, U.S. Military Last updated Jul 5, 2005 Cheese Counter
Collection of articles and tidbits by Steve Jenkins, "author, frequent magazine contributor, and cheese consultant." Topics include bargain cheeses, alternatives to Brie, Paris cheese shops, preparation of cheese plates, storage tips, and specific types of cheeses. Also includes lists of cheese makers and cheese picks. From the online companion to the radio program, "The Splendid Table." Note: Most articles are from the late 1990s, so some specific sources may be dated. http://splendidtable.publicradio.org/souptonuts/cheese.html Topics: Fish, Meat, & Dairy Last updated Oct 4, 2005 The Cost of Corruption
This American RadioWorks program looks at "three countries [Peru, Georgia, Sao Tome] where global forces contribute to corruption, but where a movement for greater openness is helping people fight back." Includes audio and transcripts from the program, and charts showing the "top 10 corrupt politicians," the "top 20 most corrupt countries," and the "top 20 least corrupt countries." http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/corruption/ Topics: Business, Corruption & Fraud, Ethics, Politics by Place Last updated Jun 1, 2005 A Mind of Their Own
This companion site to an American RadioWorks program that looks at bipolar disorder in children features articles on recognizing bipolar disorder ("a relatively new and controversial diagnosis for children"), treatments, and social interactions of children with the illness. Includes transcripts, interview excerpts, and related links. From American Public Media. http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/bipolarkids/ Topics: Mental Conditions Last updated Apr 19, 2005 No Place to Hide
This American RadioWorks program, based on the book of the same name by Robert O'Harrow Jr., reports on the data industry since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, when "national security officials reached out to data companies for help in finding potential terrorists." The site features transcripts of interview with John Ashcroft, Viet Dinh (primary author of the USA Patriot Act), Sen. Patrick Leahy, and others. Includes articles and related links. From American Public Media. http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/noplacetohide/ Topics: Librarianship, National Security Last updated Apr 21, 2005 Ari Weinzweig's Guide to Good Olives
Descriptions of varieties of olives, listed by country of origin (Italy, France, Spain, Greece, Israel, North Africa, Morocco, and the U.S.). From the website for "The Splendid Table," a public radio series. http://splendidtable.publicradio.org/gourmetguide/source_olives.html Topics: Fruits & Vegetables Last updated Oct 5, 2005 Trauma and the Brain
Companion website to an American RadioWorks program about post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and the rise of the trauma counseling industry since the events of Sept. 11, 2001. Includes transcripts and audio clips from the show and from researchers and survivors of the Sept. 11 attacks. http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/ptsd/ Topics: Mental Conditions, The Human Body Last updated Oct 5, 2005 Finding Home: Fifty Years of International Adoption
This companion website to an American RadioWorks program on the adoption of foreign children by Americans features articles on the increase in adoption after the Korean War, online adoption scams, cultural differences in adoptive families, and one child's journey from a Chinese orphanage to an American family. Includes the program transcript, additional interviews and articles, photo essays, and related links. http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/adoption/ Topics: Families Last updated Oct 26, 2005 Speaking of Faith
"'Speaking of Faith,' hosted by Krista Tippett, is public radio's weekly conversation about religion, meaning, ethics, and ideas. ... [It] does not always have 'religion' itself as a subject. Week after week, it grapples with themes of American life -- asking how perspectives of faith might distinctively inform and illuminate our public reflection." Archive goes back to 2001. Listen online or download podcasts. RSS feed available. From American Public Media. http://speakingoffaith.publicradio.org/ Topics: Media, Religion Last updated Feb 23, 2006 The Face of the Prophet: Cartoon & Chasm
This February 2006 public radio show features an interview with Dr. Vincent Cornell about the unrest that followed the publication in Danish newspapers of editorial cartoons critical of the Prophet Muhammad. Includes an annotated guide to the radio program, program transcript, audio (available as streaming audio and a podcast), and related links. From "Speaking of Faith," a radio program produced by American Public Media. http://speakingoffaith.publicradio.org/programs/faceoftheprophet/ Topics: Faiths, Media, Politics Last updated Feb 23, 2006 Logging On and Losing Out: Dealing Addiction to America's Kids
Companion to a documentary about youth gambling addiction and the use of online gambling sites by high school and college students. Includes audio and transcript of the program, and essays on online poker, poker parties on college campuses, and gambling addiction. From American RadioWorks. http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/gambling/ Topics: Internet, Mental Conditions, Recreation Last updated Mar 28, 2006 Hearing America: A Century of Music on the Radio
Audio and transcript of a 2006 American RadioWorks documentary that explores the evolution of radio in the U.S. back to 1906. "Since then, music has dominated America's airwaves and it's been a cultural battleground." Illustrated essays discuss cultural impacts and issues, including "sex, race and rock & roll." Includes maps showing the growth of AM and FM stations in the U.S. from 1922 through 2006 and links to related sites. http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/radio/ Topics: Media Last updated Jan 24, 2007 Growing Up in the Wine Industry
Transcript and audio of a 2006 radio interview with E.&J. Gallo Winery president Joseph Gallo "about learning the family business from Ernest and Julio, and passing it on." Also includes a brief history of this California winery, which "has earned a reputation for being a pioneer and tastemaker, from being the first company to introduce screw-cap bottles in the 1940s to being one of the first wine producers to advertise." From American Public Media. http://marketplace.publicradio.org/shows/2006/11/16/AM200611162.html Topics: Wine Last updated Mar 12, 2007 Imperial Washington
Companion website to this 2008 public radio program that looks at "how the perks lawmakers enjoy make it tough to clean up government, and what happens when newcomers try to play the lobbying game." Includes the full program and transcript, a list of congressional perks, features on the viral video "We Are the Web" and the growth of lobbying in Washington, reporter's notebook, and related links. From American RadioWorks. http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/congress/ Topics: Politics Last updated Nov 26, 2008 Design of Desire
Website for a documentary "about buying and selling. About why we buy, how designers and marketers influence what we buy, and how individuals are using market ideas, tricks, and tools to market themselves." Features audio and transcript of the program, a "spendthrift-tightwad" survey, photo tour of retail design and photos of the American shopping experience, and feature articles about consumer behavior and marketing. From American RadioWorks. http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/design/ Topics: Consumer Research & Advocacy, Industries Last updated Nov 29, 2007 An Imperfect Revolution: Voices From the Desegregation Era
The public radio series American RadioWorks "traveled to Louisville, KY and Charlotte, NC to talk with people about their memories of [racial] integration" in schools. This website features some of the stories, the full audio program and transcript, essays on school desegregation, and links to related websites. From American Public Media. http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/deseg/ Topics: Black Resources Last updated Jan 18, 2008 The Business of the Bomb: The Modern Nuclear Marketplace
Companion website to a 2008 American RadioWorks documentary that examines the current nuclear weapons industry, including "the increasingly white-collar nature of the nuclear bomb business." Includes the full documentary and transcript, additional articles (about nuclear energy, nuclear smuggling, and the Atoms for Peace program), and related links. From American Public Media. http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/nukes/ Topics: Weapons Last updated Apr 29, 2008 Marketplace: Auto Industry
Compilation of reports on the auto industry, covering specific automakers and oil companies, auto workers and unions, car prices, alternative fuel vehicles, gas prices, fuel standards, and more. From Marketplace, a public radio business program produced by American Public Media. http://marketplace.publicradio.org/collections/coll_display.php?coll_id=20078 Topics: Automobiles, Industries Last updated Jun 10, 2008 |
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