Mazz Media
Exploring Communities & Its Workers
From firemen and postal workers to mechanics and bankers, this program helps kids understand why people in a community work and how that work provides products and services that community members need and want. Basic economic concepts...
Healthcare Triage
What Is the Low Income Housing Tax Credit?
We’re talking about housing for four weeks, thanks to the support of the RWJF! In the last episode, we introduced you to the pathways by which we might think about improving housing for low-income individuals. Today we’re going to get...
Healthcare Triage
Zoning Rules Can Keep People in Bad Neighborhoods
We’ve talked about how housing is important for health. We’ve talked about how we can improve access to housing through stimulation of production through the LIHTC. We’ve talked about how we can improve access through vouchers and...
Healthcare Triage
How Accurate is EPA Pollution Reporting?
While we’re all probably aware that we’re sometimes exposed to air pollution in one way or another, we generally assume that some official (you know, like from the EPA) is keeping tabs on it to make sure it isn’t excessive. However, a...
Flame Media
Real Future: Predictive Policing
We take a trip to the Santa Cruz Police Department, where officers are using a new, futuristic system called “PredPol” to analyze data, apply algorithms, and determine where crimes might happen in the future. It's cool technology, but it...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Joe Mazza - Community Engagement
Dr. Joseph Mazza is a lifelong learner, leader, and innovator. Joe currently serves as the Leadership Innovation Manager at The University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education. In this role, Joe works with faculty, students,...
PBS
What Indigenous Communities Teach Us About Climate Change
As the world figures out how to live with a rapidly changing climate, traditional knowledge from indigenous cultures could help us understand just how things are transforming.
Food Farmer Earth
Aquaponics Simplified - A Guide to Integrating Fish and Plant Farming
A beginner's journey into small-scale aquaponics showcases the symbiotic relationship between fish and plants, emphasizing the system's ability to mimic natural ecosystems for year-round produce. The farmer shares insights on the...
NPR
Edible Art Garden
When a vacant lot in Sacramento was up for sale, one neighbor had an idea for what it could become. She envisioned an urban farm, so she bought the lot and invited a local nonprofit group to help turn it into an “edible art garden” after...
Weatherthings
Weather Things: Floods
The cycle of water from the air to the ground to the oceans and back to the air never ends. Water is found in the air, in the ground, in rivers and oceans, and it's found as gas, liquid, and solid. As it moves though phases and locations...
Curated Video
The History and Recipe of Tacos
Tacos are a dish from Central America that is made by putting meat, seasoning, vegetables, or other items on top of a tortilla. This has become a very popular fast food item across the Americas and even spread to parts of Europe during...
Mazz Media
Exploring Communities Alike and Different
How is a rural community different from a suburban community? What characteristics do cities and suburban areas share? This program explores the similarities and differences that make communities unique. Youngsters visit a variety of...
Weatherthings
Great Horned Owl
In many neighborhoods, we hear the sounds of wild animals that we usually don’t see. The Great Horned Owl is one that blends in with trees and shadows most of the year. It is easier to find in late fall or winter when trees lose their...
Healthcare Triage
Housing Vouchers and Neighborhood Mobility
We’re talking about housing for four weeks, thanks to the support of the RWJF! The Low Income Housing Tax Credit (last week’s episode topic) stimulates production in order to increase the supply of affordable housing available to poorer...
Visual Learning Systems
Plants With Flowers: Introduction
Flowers are everywhere. This wonderful video defines what a flower is and the parts that make up a flower, as well as the importance of flowering plants in our lives. Concepts and terminology: flowering plants, plant embryo, plant...
Weird History
How a 1921 Mob Destroyed America's Richest Black Neighborhood
"What happened in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1921? A mob of 10,000 whites descended on Greenwood, the richest black neighborhood in America, after a black teenager on his way to a blacks-only bathroom stepped on the foot of a white elevator...
Bridgeman Arts
1960s: A man and woman look at blueprints and talk with worker at construction site
1960s: A man and woman look at blueprints and talk with worker at construction site. Worker rolls up blueprints and walks away. Zoom out to model of town where new structures appear one by one.
Bridgeman Arts
1960s: A man, woman, and worker are at a home construction site
1960s: A man, woman, and worker are at a home construction site. Worker unrolls blueprints and shows to couple. Man points to blueprints and asks questions. Worker answers.
Bridgeman Arts
1960s: White car at construction site
1960s: White car at construction site. Man and woman exit car. Worker reads blueprints. Worker and couple exchange waves and handshakes. Man gestures at structure as woman looks approvingly.
Bridgeman Arts
1960s: Man works at gas station
1960s: Man works at gas station. Model gas station view pulls out to show model town. View pulls back in to model gas station. Woman in white car briefly appears.
Bridgeman Arts
1960s: View moves across model of town as new structures appear
1960s: View moves across model of town as new structures appear. Zoom in on utility building as car passes on street. Two men exit the building and walk on sidewalk.
Bridgeman Arts
1960s: Model car rolls on model road in model town
1960s: Model car rolls on model road in model town. View shifts to home under construction. White car parks at construction site. Men work on second story exterior of structure.
Bridgeman Arts
1960s: View of model of small town with public buildings, homes, trees, a main road, and mountains in background
1960s: View of model of small town with public buildings, homes, trees, a main road, and mountains in background. Lights illuminate various buildings and areas of the model town.
Bridgeman Arts
1960s: View of town zooms in on white two-story house in quiet neighborhood
1960s: View of town zooms in on white two-story house in quiet neighborhood. Light turns on in upstairs window with transparent curtains. Figure of man gathering papers and preparing to start his day.