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Episode 1: Chief of Staff
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
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We're all familiar with the title, but what does a White House Chief of Staff actually do? What does the daily routine entail? And how much power d...

  • Added: Jan 17, 2017
  • Length: 13:01
An Equation to Predict Crime?
From: Aaron Mendelson
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In an age of big data, even police departments are getting in on the action. In Los Angeles, the LAPD are using software for what they call “predic...

Bought by Troy Public Radio, Hark!, WTIP, WRST-FM Oshkosh, and KQED


  • Added: Jul 29, 2013
  • Length: 06:37
  • Purchases: 5
#2: Revisiting Mandatory Recycling
From: KQED
Series: QUEST: Recycling in America
Caption: City recycling worker, Credit: QUEST
Until very recently Philadelphians recycled a dismal five-percent of their trash. But all that began to change a few years ago when the city steppe...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and WTIP


  • Added: Aug 04, 2011
  • Length: 04:21
  • Purchases: 2
No Brother of Mine
From: Todd Melby
Caption: Most sex offenders like Michael are released back into society. What then?, Credit: Diane Richard
“No Brother of Mine” offers an unflinching look at U.S. sex offender policy that reaches beyond the headlines and into the lives of real people. Re...

Bought by PRX Remix, WNIJ, WGBH Radio Boston, WNYC, Louisville Public Media and more


  • Added: Mar 01, 2010
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 17
School on Wheels
From: Leslie Griffin
Series: Los Angeles features
Caption: school on wheels logo, Credit: www.schoolonwheels.org
School on Wheels is a non-profit program located in Los Angeles which pairs volunteer tutors to homeless students.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and CKMO


  • Added: Mar 11, 2009
  • Length: 03:09
  • Purchases: 3
A Refugee in America
From: With Good Reason
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After 9-11, the number of refugees who could come into this country was cut back drastically. Slowly those numbers are rebounding. Nancy King has ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and KWCW


  • Added: Feb 11, 2009
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 3
Sea of Plastic
From: KQED
Series: QUEST
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"The toilet bowl that never flushes"

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, KFAI Minneapolis, WBEZ, and Remix Radio


  • Added: Sep 17, 2008
  • Length: 04:54
  • Purchases: 4
Bike to Work!
From: KQED
Series: QUEST
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How hard is it to trade in four wheels for two?

Bought by WRVO Public Media and NPR Station Showcase with PRX


  • Added: Jun 18, 2008
  • Length: 04:28
  • Purchases: 2
How Do You Move an Aquarium?
From: KQED
Series: QUEST
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It's moving day for a shark, penguins, and millions of scientific specimens

  • Added: Jun 18, 2008
  • Length: 05:16
A California Story: Redwood Trees vs Solar Panels
From: KQED
Series: QUEST
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When it comes to solar planels, is tree planting a crime?

Bought by NPR Station Showcase with PRX


  • Added: Mar 03, 2008
  • Length: 05:06
  • Purchases: 1
Hunting for the Hungry
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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From the hunter, to the meat cutter, and then to the needy recipient, this program is grass roots all the way.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 01, 2008
  • Length: 05:09
  • Purchases: 1
Ethanol Part 2: Widening the Dead Zone
From: The Environment Report
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Increased corn ethanol could mean a bigger Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone.

  • Added: Aug 06, 2007
  • Length: 04:13
Saving Historic City Parks
From: The Environment Report
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Landscape architecture jewel being restored

  • Added: Jul 24, 2007
  • Length: 03:54
Making Boat Washing Mandatory
From: The Environment Report
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Local officials are fighting invasive species in ways state governments won't.

  • Added: Jul 24, 2007
  • Length: 04:44
Gangs in North Carolina
From: Next Generation Radio
Series: NPR's Next Generation Radio
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Curbing growth in Gangs in North Carolina

  • Added: Jun 22, 2007
  • Length: 04:40
9/11's Hidden Toll
From: WFUV
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Five years after the 9/11 attacks, the death toll among first responders is still climbing.

  • Added: Sep 01, 2006
  • Length: 05:27
Appreciating Wildfire Fighters, Meto Vega
From: Miles Eddy
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Rural Colorado overwhelms wildfire workers with an outpouring of gratitude rarely seen.

  • Added: Aug 11, 2006
  • Length: 04:05
Dead Man Walking Play Project News Summary
From: Miles Eddy
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Dead Man Walking Play Project engages local community about the death penalty while Broadway version is written. Sister Helen Prejean attends open...

  • Added: May 30, 2006
  • Length: 05:57
State Wildlife Agency Hires Energy Development Specialist
From: KRCC-FM
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Energy industry impacts on wildlife considered by state gov't

  • Added: Mar 29, 2006
  • Length: 05:21
Roadless Task Force Update
From: KRCC-FM
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Task force on roadless areas continues to hold meetings

Bought by KDNK


  • Added: Mar 01, 2006
  • Length: 03:34
  • Purchases: 1
Grasslands of Eastern Colorado - Part 2
From: KRCC-FM
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Forest Service tests out new planning rules on National Grasslands

Bought by KDNK


  • Added: Feb 13, 2006
  • Length: 05:32
  • Purchases: 1
Keeping Poverty on the Front Page
From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
Series: Janensch on the Media
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Commentary on poverty issues

Bought by 90.5 WSNC, WMNF, and WMNF


  • Added: Sep 30, 2005
  • Length: 02:21
  • Purchases: 3
Public Art in Indianapolis - with comments by Meryl Streep
From: M. Travis DiNicola
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A feature about Don Gummer's sculpture, "Southern Circle" and a new public art initiative in Indianapolis.

  • Added: Nov 01, 2004
  • Length: 15:09
U.S. Missile Defense
From: Claes Andreasson
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Missile defense deployed as first missile is put in its silo in Alaska

  • Added: Aug 09, 2004
  • Length: 14:39