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KCPW Presents: “The Chieftains: San Patricio” (3/17/17)

Public Media Service and Joyride Media are happy to present a one-hour CHIEFTAINS & RY COODER radio special featuring their unique take on a rarely told chapter of Irish-American history – the...

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KCPW Presents: “The Response – America’s Story (ep.3)” (3/24/17)

In March, The Response — America’s Story tackles one of President Trump’s signature issues: immigration. Contributors from a dozen states and every corner of the world tell how they got here and what...

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NHMU Lecture: “Diana Cox-Foster, Bees, Essential Keystones Supporting Our...

Pollinated crops feed millions of people by providing the world its fruit, vegetables, seeds, nuts, and oils. But pollinators, such as bees, have been dying off at an unprecedented rate. In our...

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KCPW Presents: “Re:sound — The Uninvited Guests Show”

Hosted by award-winning producer and writer Gwen Macsai, Re:sound presents unforgettable audio stories curated from all over the world. Airing weekly on WBEZ, each episode explores a new theme through...

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NHMU Lecture: “Andrew Zimmern, Food: A Global Perspective on the State of our...

TV personality, chef, food writer, teacher, and three-time James Beard Award-winner Andrew Zimmern is widely regarded as one of the most versatile and knowledgeable personalities in the food world. As...

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KCPW Presents: “America Abroad – Trump’s Approach to the Middle East” (4/21/17)

As the Trump administration begins ironing out its strategy in the Middle East, America Abroad examines what may lie ahead in regards to Israel, Syria, Iran, and the fight against ISIS. This episode...

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KCPW Presents: “The Response – America’s Story (ep.4)” (4/28/17)

Americans from across the country share their stories of the first 100 days of the Donald Trump presidency – all recorded and sent from smartphones. This programme was recorded at KBSX in Boise, Idaho....

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KCPW Presents: “America Abroad – After Paris: Global Approaches to Climate...

America Abroad is an award-winning documentary radio program distributed by Public Radio International (PRI) and broadcast on public radio stations nationwide. Each month, we take an in-depth look at...

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KCPW Presents: “The Pulse – Mothering” (5/12/17)

Giving birth. Giving support and feeling a fierce love. Being there. Being exhausted. It’s all part of being a mom. To mark Mother’s Day, we’ll reflect on some of the ways humans and other species...

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KCPW Presents: “Climate One – Does Greening the Economy Leave Some People...

Cities are leading the way in the greening of America’s economy. From urban parks and farms to microgrids and living buildings, dynamic urban planning can adapt to changing coastlines and severe...

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KCPW Presents: “BBC Special – The End Zone” (2/2/18)

In the run-up to the 2018 Super Bowl, Only a Game’s Bill Littlefield looks at football’s future prospects. Concussion is tarnishing the sport’s previous sheen, and leading to many parents forbidding...

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KCPW Presents: “Humankind – The Freed People” (2/9/18)

Written and produced by David Freudberg, this one-hour documentary examines a time when the United States faced an unprecedented refugee crisis: 4 million slaves had been emancipated, primarily from...

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KCPW Presents: “Climate One – Climate On Your Plate” (2/16/18)

What should climate-conscious people do to eat most sustainably? How people approach their diet is deeply personal and can be extremely controversial. Roughly 1 in 9 people in the world are...

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KCPW Presents: “Truth, Politics and Power – Gun Rights and Gun Control”...

As the mass shooting in Parkland, Florida, reignites the debate on guns, we update the “Gun Rights and Gun Control” episode of Truth, Politics and Power, produced after a gunman murdered dozens in Las...

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KCPW Presents: “2018 NHMU Lecture Series – Michael Pawlyn” (3/2/18)

Natural History Museum of Utah Lecture Series Pawlyn is the founder of Exploration, an architecture firm based out of London. Biomimicry in Architecture Michael Pawlyn is one of many who are looking to...

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KCPW Presents: “BBC Special: The Lost World of the Suffragettes” (3/9/18)

In the 1970s, historian Sir Brian Harrison embarked on a huge project to record the experiences of women who had participated in the UK suffrage movement in the early part of the 20th century. Now, as...

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KCPW Presents: “2018 NHMU Lecture Series – James McLurkin” (3/16/18)

The Future of Robotics is Swarms: Why a Thousand Robots are Better Than One James McLurkin is interested in distributed algorithms for multi-agent systems—that is, software that produces complex group...

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KCPW Presents: “BBC Special- Stephen Hawking: Infinite Wisdom” (3/23/18)

Following the death this week of Professor Stephen Hawking, Sue Lawley introduces a special programme looking back at some of the extraordinary thinking of one the world’s most influential scientists....

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KCPW Presents: “2018 NHMU Lecture Series – Steven Naleway” (3/30/18)

Blueprints from Biology Engineers like Steven Naleway of the University of Utah are harnessing the hundreds of millions of years of design experience found in nature to understand how organisms thrive...

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KCPW Presents: “A Change of World – Poetry and the Women’s Movement” (4/6/18)

“A Change of World” tells the story of how poets who were swept up in the Women’s Movement of the 1960s and 70s radically changed American poetry. As poet Alicia Ostriker says, “For the first time in...

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