PBS
Maine arts residency gives Black and Brown artists a platform to develop their craft
New ReviewIndigo Arts Alliance is an organization focused on supporting contemporary Black and Brown artists and opening doors to artists of color worldwide. It's doing all of this from its home in an unlikely place: Maine. Jeffrey Brown reports...
PBS
Stephen King reflects on his iconic career and latest release ‘You Like It Darker’
Fifty years ago, a 26-year-old rural Maine school teacher wrote the horror novel “Carrie.” That man, Stephen King, has gone on to write more than 60 books and many have been turned into such films as “The Shining” and “Shawshank...
PBS
Aging Maine repays college debts to attract younger workers
Maine, land of lobsters and lighthouses, is also the nation's oldest state. With a median age of 43, roughly a third of its population is in or approaching retirement. To counter its aging workforce, the state is attempting to attract...
PBS
Bernd Heinrich On His 'Unusual' Life As A Runner And Biologist In Maine
A new book out Tuesday, "Racing the Clock: Running Across a Lifetime,"
explores a life of scientific research and discovery in nature, and some
extraordinary feats of the human body. And the author himself, Bernd
Heinrich, is the subject...
PBS
How Fiction Draws Pulitzer-Winner Elizabeth Strout Home To Maine
Olive Kitteridge is overbearing and hard to love, as well as complicated and compelling. The character at the center of Elizabeth Strout's 2009 Pulitzer-winning novel is also back -- in a new book called Olive, Again. Strout takes...
TED Talks
Sarah Parcak: Archaeology from space
In this short talk, TED Fellow Sarah Parcak introduces the field of "space archaeology" -- using satellite images to search for clues to the lost sites of past civilizations.
TED Talks
France Villarta: The gender-fluid history of the Philippines
In much of the world, gender is viewed as binary: man or woman, each assigned characteristics and traits designated by biological sex. But that's not the case everywhere, says France Villarta. In a talk that's part cultural love letter,...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Can you outsmart the fallacy that divided a nation? | Elizabeth Cox
It's 1819. The US is preparing to make Missouri and Maine new states. One representative insists that slavery shouldn't be allowed in any new state. Another believes it should be a state's right to choose. A compromise is proposed:...
Curated Video
Amputees Find Freedom On A Surfboard
AmpSurf™ is a non-profit organization that helps amputees find freedom on the water! It was established to promote, inspire, educate and rehabilitate (PIER™) adaptive surfing and other outdoor activities. Dana Cummings, Executive...
Curated Video
Beer Festivals
Howcast -Learn what it's like to attend a beer festival from expert Katherine Kyle in this Howcast video.
Curated Video
Maine Law Could Shift $17M in Recycling Costs to Businesses That Produce Waste
Rep. Nicole Grohoski, Maine House of Representatives joined Cheddar to discuss the state's new law that will shift the cost of recycling from municipalities to businesses that create packaging waste. "To manage our waste is costing us...
The Daily Conversation
America's Toxic Forever Chemicals Crisis Explained
Toxic "forever chemicals" called PFAS have been found in water, food, and even our blood, causing serious health problems like cancer and birth defects. These chemicals don’t break down and have spread across the U.S. through products,...
Makematic
Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise was designed to maintain a delicate balance of power in Congress between slave states and free states. But how did it come about, what did it mean and how did it contribute to the US Civil War?
Makematic
Harriet Beecher Stowe
At a time when more than 3 million African Americans were enslaved in the United States, Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote a groundbreaking book that galvanized the public to call for their freedom.
Curated Video
Why More Americans Live In Massachusetts Than Vermont, New Hampshire And Maine Combined
New England is a beautiful region of the United States. But while the entire region is made up of 6 full states, Massachusetts is very dominant in terms of population and economy. In fact, Massachusetts by itself has more than twice the...
Curated Video
Build and Learn ASP.NET 6.0 Blazor Hands-On - Testing a Few Spinner Components
In this lecture, we will experiment with a couple of Spinner components (Chase and Grid) to appreciate the contribution of the package. The app is run without a delay and analysis is done for the visual results (with and without a...
Curated Video
Build and Learn ASP.NET 6.0 Blazor Hands-On - Add Users and Roles
This video shows how to seed the tables with users and roles by running a method from the Startup class of the Blazor app. This clip is from the chapter "Create a CRUD Application in Blazor" of the series "Build and Learn ASP.NET 6.0...
Curated Video
Build and Learn ASP.NET 6.0 Blazor Hands-On - Create a Blazor (Server) App with Individual User Accounts Authentication
This is a lecture that describes the creation of Blazor (Server) with an individual user account. This clip is from the chapter "Create a CRUD Application in Blazor" of the series "Build and Learn ASP.NET 6.0 Blazor Hands-On".This...
Wonderscape
Rising Tensions and American Imperialism
This video explores the escalating tensions between the United States and Spain, influenced by yellow journalism and public sentiment. It also delves into the historical context of Cuba's struggle for independence and America's growing...
Wonderscape
The Tragedy of the USS Maine
This video details the events on the night of the USS Maine's explosion in Havana Harbor, including the activities of the crew before the blast and the immediate aftermath, highlighting the rescue operations and the first reactions to...
Wonderscape
The Outbreak and Campaigns of the Spanish-American War
This video covers the outbreak of the Spanish-American War, key military engagements including battles in the Philippines and Cuba, the involvement of the Rough Riders and Buffalo Soldiers, and the eventual surrender of Spanish forces in...
Curated Video
Step3_Lesson3_Long Vowel a (_ale, _ame_, ane)
Learn how to read words with the long vowel 'a' sound when they end with 'ale', 'ame', and 'ane'.
Curated Video
Before and After
Miss Palomine compares photographs of herself and puts them on a sheet marked before and after. She talks about how her characteristics have changed.
Curated Video
Geography of the Northeast United States
Geography of the Northeast United States evaluates the characteristics of the Northeast region of the United States by exploring geographical information such as landforms, water forms, and landmarks.