Separating Families with Violence: Jul 31, 2018: 3pm - 3:30 pm

Chief Golden Light Eagle from the Yankton Reservation in South Dakota tells the story of how he and thousands of Native American children were separated from their parents and lived in terror at the M...

The Education Situation: Jul 24, 2018: 3pm - 3:30 pm

Two blatant problems of concern when addressing the quality of public education are the lack of public school funding and teacher compensation. For this reason, educators around the country have risen...

Zone to Defend: Jul 17, 2018: 3pm - 3:30 pm

"A Better Future Is a Zone to Defend": For the last 50 years, a French activist group has been fighting against the construction of an airport and its world, by building an example of a better future....

Defense Against Disaster: Jul 10, 2018: 3pm - 3:30 pm

In this broadcast, "High Water, Dry Feet: Defense Against Disaster", MIT students in the Terrascope freshman learning community investigate the influence of water on communities. First, we'll hear abo...

GMO vs Plant Breeding Explained: Jun 05, 2018: 3pm - 3:30 pm

Anne O'Connor, co-host of Rootstock Radio, interviews Bill Tracy, a professor and chair of the Agronomy Department at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, where he focuses on improving sweet corn t...

Raj Patel: May 29, 2018: 3pm - 3:30 pm

Theresa Marquez, host of Rootstock Radio, speaks with Raj Patel, a British Indian academic, journalist, activist and writer who has lived and worked in Zimbabwe, South Africa and the United States for...

Coffee Creek Quilters: May 22, 2018: 3pm - 3:30 pm

Emma Lugo of KBOO Community Radio in Portland, OR talks with Rachel Wallis, a quilting instructor at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility in Wilsonville, OR about classes she and other volunteers have b...

Iowa Bans Abortion: May 15, 2018: 3pm - 3:30 pm

The State of Iowa passes into law the most restrictive anti-abortion law in the country, and many hope to use inevitable challenges to the law as a way to revisit and defeat Roe v. Wade at the US Supr...

The Hidden Life of Trees: May 08, 2018: 3pm - 3:30 pm

Peter Wohlleben is a German forester who devotes his professional efforts to preserving the forest rather than managing it for lumber production. He is the author of several books about ecology and fo...

Remembering the Kent State Massacre: May 01, 2018: 3pm - 3:30 pm

On May 4, 1970, National Guardsmen on the campus of Kent State University opened fire on unarmed students who were protesting the Vietnam War and the U.S. bombing of Cambodia. 67 shots were fired, kil...

Farming in the 21st Century: Apr 24, 2018: 3pm - 3:30 pm

Iowa pig farmer Chris Petersen has been an advocate for rural and family farming for 25 years. In this interview Petersen shares how 21st century farming has impacted the agricultural community.

Celebrating National Poetry Month: Apr 17, 2018: 3pm - 3:30 pm

National Poetry Month was initiated in 1996 by the Academy of American Poets. Since then it has become arguably the largest literary celebration in the world, a reminder of poetry's vital place in our...

Three Mile Island, 39 Years Later: Apr 10, 2018: 3pm - 3:30 pm

It's been 39 years since the 1979 meltdown at the Three Mile Island nuclear reactor facility just outside of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. "Nuclear Hotseat" podcast host Libbe HaLevy was there visiting fr...

Children of the Incarcerated: Apr 03, 2018: 3pm - 3:30 pm

An estimated 2.7 million children of prison inmates in the United States are losing their visitation rights. Sylvia A. Harvey, an investigative journalist, is our guest. Her story about the diminishin...

Women in the Film Industry: Mar 27, 2018: 3pm - 3:30 pm

In this broadcast, the spotlight is on Paula Fairfield, award-winning Canadian sound designer. Paula started out as an exhibiting artist before starting her sound work with Sound Dogs in Toronto, and...

Connecting the Rainforest: Mar 20, 2018: 3pm - 3:30 pm

Sea Change Radio interviews Topher White, whose organization, Rainforest Connection, up-cycles defunct phones with solar charging technology and then places them strategically in rainforests all over...

Eric Holt-Gimnez, Food First: Mar 13, 2018: 3pm - 3:30 pm

Rootstock Radio host Anne O'Connor speaks with Eric Holt-Gimnez, executive director of Food First. Eric grew up working on farms and fishing boats in California, and after studying rural education and...

You Can't Deport a Movement: Mar 06, 2018: 3pm - 3:30 pm

This week, Sprouts is brought to you by The Earth Wants YOU! Radio Show from Reverend Billy and Savitri D. We follow the story of the growing immigration rights movement, specifically the story of Rav...

Gay Parenting: Feb 13, 2018: 3pm - 3:30 pm

Gay parents are gaining increased visibility. In addition to facing all of the issues and having to learn all the new skills that any heterosexual parents have to, gay parents have to deal with unique...

In Memory of Dr. Lillian Brown Vogel: Feb 06, 2018: 3pm - 3:30 pm

This week on Sprouts, Radio Curious revisits a 2009 interview with Dr. Lillian Brown Vogel, clinical psychologist and author of What's My Secret? One Hundred Years of Memories and Reflections. The mot...

Rural Climate Dialogues: Jan 30, 2018: 3pm - 3:30 pm

Freelance environmental reporter Madeline Ostrander discusses her latest article appearing in the Jan./Feb. 2018 edition of Sierra magazine, entitled "Can We Talk About The Weather: In Minnesota, Rura...

Nick Barbachano, Danit Treubig: Jan 23, 2018: 3pm - 3:30 pm

Western European musicians Nick Barbachano and Danit Treubig both followed individual paths that immersed them in indigenous traditional healing cultures of North and South America. Their lives and mu...

The Oppressed Majority, Part 1: Jan 16, 2018: 3pm - 3:30 pm

This broadcast features Part 1 of the 3-part audio documentary, "Women: The Oppressed Majority – A History of Male Violence". Starting six centuries ago, the Western male elite has built a viciously p...

Paris GOODfood+wine: Jan 09, 2018: 3pm - 3:30 pm

This episode of Paris GOODfood+wine features Gloria Montenegro and Christina Montenegro, a mother and daughter team who are behind the famous La Cafeotheque in Paris, France. We also hear commentary f...

OutCasting, Part 2: Jan 02, 2018: 3pm - 3:30 pm

"Agender" (Part 2 of 2): The way the U.S. views gender has been changing as newer generations recognize the limitations of the gender binary. Young people are increasingly challenging traditional gend...

OutCasting: Dec 26, 2017: 3pm - 3:30 pm

"Agender" (Part 1 of 2): The way the U.S. views gender has been changing as newer generations recognize the limitations of the gender binary. Young people are increasingly challenging traditional gend...

Saving Chaco Canyon, Part 2: Dec 19, 2017: 3pm - 3:30 pm

Chaco Canyon and the Greater Chaco Area are among the world's most treasured sacred and archaeological sites, but the region is threatened by fossil fuel extraction. In Part 1 we heard from activists...

Saving Chaco Canyon, Part 1: Dec 12, 2017: 3pm - 3:30 pm

Chaco Canyon and the Greater Chaco Area are among the world's most treasured sacred and archaeological sites, but the region is threatened by fossil fuel extraction. In this two-part series we will le...

Stories from a Half-Century in Organic: Dec 05, 2017: 3pm - 3:30 pm

Rootstock Radio host Theresa Marquez interviews Sue Kesey, co-founder of Springfield Creamery and a true pioneer in the organic dairy industry. In 1960, freshly married and recently graduated from Ore...

Dallas Chief Eagle: Nov 28, 2017: 3pm - 3:30 pm

"Health and Healing in Prison: An Indigenous American Perspective": Pat Schlarbaum from KHOI 89.1-FM in Ames, IA speaks with Dallas Chief Eagle from Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. Mr. Chief E...

Growing up with a Non-Binary Gender: Nov 21, 2017: 3pm - 3:30 pm

OutCasting youth participant Jamie identifies as gender non-binary and pansexual. They are now in college pursuing a degree in music education. In this conversation, Jamie talks with fellow OutCaster...

Citizen Diplomacy from USSR to North Korea: Nov 14, 2017: 3pm - 3:30 pm

This show grew from a proposal for Citizen Diplomacy with North Korea through agriculture, inspired by Nikita Khruschev's 1959 visit to the Iowa farm of Roswell Garst. We heard of this idea from Ambas...

Food At First: Nov 07, 2017: 3pm - 3:30 pm

Food At First is a long-standing successful program in Ames, Iowa that provides free meals and a free food pantry for anyone, with no questions asked. Area residents volunteer in squads and cook meals...

Title IX and Sexual Assault on College Campuses: Oct 31, 2017: 3pm - 3:30 pm

Margo Foreman, Director of Equal Opportunity and Title IX Director at Iowa State University, explains the history and meaning of Title IX and then explains the changes Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Educat...

Reports from the Prisoner Resistance Movement: Oct 03, 2017: 3pm - 3:30 pm

On the anniversary of the 1971 Attica prison rebellion, a reflection on the intensifying political struggles behind bars by examining two flashpoints: The nationwide prisoner strike of September 9, 20...

Legalizing Weed in Canada: Sep 26, 2017: 3pm - 3:30 pm

Today on Sprouts, we'll hear the latest from "Cultural Baggage", a weekly half-hour program hosted by Dean Becker. Part of Drug Truth Network from Pacifica's KPFT in Houston, the program focuses discu...

Statues, Monuments, and Sacred Sites in the USA: Sep 19, 2017: 3pm - 3:30 pm

Do you know how many statues, monuments, or sacred sites are in your community? Do you know any of their history besides what is on the plaque? Inspired by events in Charlottesville, today's episode o...

Incarcerated Moms & Their Children : Sep 12, 2017: 3pm - 3:30 pm

Interview with Jessica Katz, the director of the Family Preservation Project (FPP) at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility in Wilsonville, OR, and Nova Sweet, a former participant of the program. FPP is...

Minority Stress in the LGBTQ Community: Sep 05, 2017: 3pm - 3:30 pm

A discussion about of how discrimination creates additional and frequent stress for minority groups, and how stigma and prejudice from family and friends affects LGBTQ. Interview with Ilan H. Meyer, P...

Charlottesville Is Us: Aug 29, 2017: 3pm - 3:30 pm

Reactions to the violence and resistance on August 11 and 12, and the aftermath in Charlottesville, VA. Local residents there describe events and factors leading up to the "Summer of Hate" event, what...

Indian Country Communications, Inc. (Part 2): Aug 22, 2017: 3pm - 3:30 pm

Part 2 of an interview with Paul DeMain, editor of Indian Country Communication, Inc. – an independent, Native-owned, reservation-based business located on the Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe Reservation i...

Indian Country Communications, Inc.: Aug 15, 2017: 3pm - 3:30 pm

Interview with Paul DeMain, editor of Indian Country Communication, Inc. – an independent, Native-owned, reservation-based business located on the Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe Reservation in northern Wi...

The Value of the Enslaved: Aug 08, 2017: 3pm - 3:30 pm

Interview with Daina Ramey Berry, associate professor of History and African and African Diaspora Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. She is the author of The Price for Their Pound of Flesh:...

A Look Back at the Stonewall Uprising, Part 2: Aug 01, 2017: 3pm - 3:30 pm

(Part 2 of 2) In this two-part interview, we talk with Dr. Karla Jay, a longtime activist and author. She talks about what it was like for gay people in the U.S. before Stonewall, a time when most peo...

Life in Solitary Confinement: Jul 25, 2017: 3pm - 3:30 pm

Radio producer Elizabeth Delaquess, of WMUU-LP Community Radio in Madison, WI, spends an hour inside a solitary cell replica, and shares her experiences. She also shares selections from a solitary con...

A Glimpse into Mexico City: Jul 18, 2017: 3pm - 3:30 pm

"Chaotic Harmony": What makes Mexico City so beautiful, so effervescent, so diverse…? No amount of words can truly capture the city. Yet that bustling, lively metropolis of 21 million people is saddle...

Paris Good Food and Wine: Jul 11, 2017: 3pm - 3:30 pm

Paris GOOD food + wine is the first (and still only) English-language radio program and podcast about food and wine produced in Paris, France. This episode, "Branding Out of The Box," seeks to inspire...

A Look Back at the Stonewall Uprising: Jul 04, 2017: 3pm - 3:30 pm

(Part 1 of 2) In this two-part interview, we talk with Dr. Karla Jay, a longtime activist and author. She talks about what it was like for gay people in the U.S. before Stonewall, a time when most peo...

Ramadan Tent Project 2017: Jun 06, 2017: 3pm - 3:30 pm

The Ramadan Tent Project began in London and it attracted international attention in 2011. A group of students from London's School of Oriental and African Studies set up a tent in the university's ga...

Paris Food, Wine, and Rooftop Gardens: May 30, 2017: 3pm - 3:30 pm

"Paris Good Food and Wine" is a podcast produced and hosted by Paige Donner, our affiliate in Paris, France. Today on Sprouts we're featuring the last episode of their third season, in which she speak...