Rock A Lingua
¿Qué hora es? (What Time Is It?)
¡No llegues tarde! Learn all about telling time in Spanish with a fast-paced and engaging song about expressing the time in different ways—and the consequences for reading the time incorrectly!
American Public Media
American Public Media: American Radio Works: Days of Infamy, December 7 and 9/11
How do ordinary Americans react to America under attack? This site investigates media coverage, patriotism, racism, and sacrifice after the Pearl Harbor attack as well as September 11th. Hear audio recordings and view slideshows...
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Administrative Agencies Pt.20: Citizens and Media as Watchdogs
Explains how the public and the media also act as watchdogs to check the power of administrative agencies.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: In Twitter We Trust: Can Social Media Sway Voters?
Scientists are examining how social media can influence the opinions of voters.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: App Chat: Social Media Gets Newsy
Ellis Hamburger, a reporter at The Verge, talks about why social media giants are betting on news.
American Public Media
American Public Media: Radio Fights Jim Crow
A report on early radio programs that were used by the federal government and civil rights activists to ease racial tensions during World War II.
American Public Media
American Public Media: Hard Time: Life After Prison
A look at the lives of prisoners after serving time. How do they re-enter society and put together a life? How do mothers and fathers rebuild their families?
American Public Media
American Public Media: North Carolina Muslims
A look at a Muslim congregation after the September 11 attacks. This article discusses the difficult time Muslim Americans are facing in their communities.
NC State University
Public Media Foundation: Scribbling Women: Edith Wharton: Afterward
Edith Wharton's ghost story, Afterward, a harrowing tale of self-dependence and innocence, is provided in dramatized audio. Includes literary interpretation, the author's biography, historical context and lesson plans. [29:00]
NC State University
Public Media Foundation: Scribbling Women: Ellen Glasgow: The Shadowy Third
Ellen Glasgow's ghost story, The Shadowy Third, a haunting tale of emerging awareness, is provided in dramatized audio. Includes lesson plans, literary interpretation, the author's biography and historical context. [28:50]
NC State University
Public Media Foundation: Scribbling Women: Katherine Anne Porter: The Martyr
Katherine Anne Porter's short story, The Martyr, a tale of one woman's independence and one man's dependence, is provided in dramatized audio. Includes author biography. [28:55]
NC State University
Public Media Foundation: Scribbling Women: Julia Peterkin: The Merry Go Round
Julia Peterkin's short story, The Merry-Go-Round, a powerful tale of social unrest, is featured. Includes literary interpretation, the author's biography, historical context and lesson plans. [29:2]
NC State University
Public Media Foundation: Scribbling Women: Kirkland: School Master's Progress
Caroline Kirkland's comic short story, The School Master's Progress, is provided in dramatized audio. Literary interpretation, the author's biography, the historical context and teacher lesson plans are provided. [28:30]
NC State University
Public Media Foundation: Scribbling Women: Jewett: The Flight of Betsey Lane
Sarah Orne Jewett's short story, The Flight of Betsey Lane, a tale of living the American dream, is featured. Includes literary interpretation, the author's biography, historical context and lesson plans. [28:22]
NC State University
Public Media Foundation: Scribbling Women: Dunbar Nelson: Stones of the Village
Alice Dunbar-Nelson's short story, Stones of the Village, a powerful tale of racial identity, is provided in dramatized audio. Includes literary interpretation, the author's biography, historical context and lesson plans. [27:08]
NC State University
Public Media Foundation: Scribbling Women: R. H. Davis: Life in the Iron Mills
Rebecca Harding Davis' richly written novella Life in the Iron Mills is provided in dramatized audio. Includes literary interpretation, the author's biography, historical context and lesson plans. [28:30]
NC State University
Public Media Foundation: Scribbling Women: Kate Chopin: At the 'Cadian Ball
Kate Chopin's short story, At the 'Cadian Ball, a tale of culture and marriage, is provided in dramatized audio. Includes literary interpretation, the author's biography, historical context and lesson plans. [26:26]
NC State University
Public Media Foundation: Scribbling Women: Willa Cather: A Wagner Matinee
Willa Cather's juxtaposed tale of art and marriage, A Wagner Matinee, is provided in dramatized audio. Includes literary interpretation, the author's biography, historical context and lesson plans. [28:50]
NC State University
Public Media Foundation: Scribbling Women: Alcott: A Whisper in the Dark
An excerpt from Louisa May Alcott's novel A Whisper in the Dark is provided in dramatized audio. Includes literary interpretation, the author's biography, historical context and lesson plans. [28:45]
NC State University
Public Media Foundation: Scribbling Women: Jacobs: Incidents in the Life
Harriet Jacobs' slave narrative Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl is provided in dramatized audio. Includes literary interpretation, the author's biography, historical context and lesson plans. [28:32]
NC State University
Public Media Foundation: Scribbling Women: Zora Neale Hurston: Sweat
Zora Neale Hurston's short story, Sweat, a depiction of an unhappy marriage is provided in dramatized audio. Includes literary interpretation, the author's biography, historical context and lesson plans. [28:21]
NC State University
Public Media Foundation: Scribbling Women: Glaspell: A Jury of Her Peers
Susan Glaspell's short story, A Jury of Her Peers, a tale about how women and men define justice, is provided in dramatized audio. Includes literary interpretation, the author's biography, historical context and lesson plans. [28:32]
NC State University
Public Media Foundation: Scribbling Women: Gilman: The Yellow Wallpaper
Charlotte Perkins Gilman's The Yellow Wallpaper, a harrowing tale of one woman's struggle with depression and madness, is provided in dramatized audio. Includes literary interpretation, the author's biography, historical context and...
NC State University
Public Media Foundation: Scribbling Women: Freeman: Louisa
Mary E. Wilkins Freeman's short story Louisa about one woman's struggle to keep her family afloat is provided in dramatized audio. Includes literary interpretation, the author's biography, historical context and lesson plans. [28:30]