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21 hours ago | tspr.org | Manoush Zomorodi |Katie Monteleone |Sanaz Meshkinpour

Part 1 of the TED Radio Hour episode "How taking a second look can change your everything"In communist Poland, the radio gave Agnieszka Pilat's family hope. Now, as an artist and techno-optimist, she hopes her portraits of robots and machines will change minds about the future of tech. About Agnieszka Pilat Agnieszka Pilat is a Polish-born artist whose work focuses on the intersection of technology and art. She is known for her unique series of technology portraits.

21 hours ago | tspr.org | Manoush Zomorodi |Rachel White |Sanaz Meshkinpour

Part 3 of the TED Radio Hour episode "How taking a second look can change your everything"At an early age, Tavares Strachan noticed there was a lot missing from his family's encyclopedia. Today, the artist searches for lost stories to include in his own Encyclopedia of Invisibility. About Tavares Strachan Tavares Strachan is a conceptual artist from the Bahamas.

1 week ago | tspr.org | Jane Carlson

On the morning of Tuesday, June 23, you can expect to see a significant increase in emergency vehicles and personnel in downtown Galesburg. That’s because local authorities will be conducting a full-scale active shooter drill from 8 a.m. to around noon at Knox College. One block of Simmons Street, between Broad and Cedar, will be closed to traffic during the exercise.

1 week ago | tspr.org | Greg Rosalsky

This is Part 4 in our Planet Money newsletter series on manufacturing and America. Part 1 asked why Americans aren't filling the manufacturing jobs that are already here. Part 2 dived deep into economic research that finds that manufacturing jobs pay a higher premium than many other industries. Part 3 asked whether manufacturing-based economic development could help America's heartland catch up with its major cities. Subscribe here for the next installment. As always, our podcast is here.

2 weeks ago | tspr.org | Jane Carlson

“In a word, disappointment.”That was Dawn Schmiitt’s reaction on Thursday afternoon when the U.S. House of Representatives narrowly approved a bill that would claw back two years of funding that Congress already approved for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Schmitt is General Manager of WQPT, a PBS affiliate based in the Quad Cities that serves viewers in eastern Iowa and west central Illinois and produces a number of local programs and short segments.