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Then, Henry suffered from what is called a brain stem dissection. That stroke left him trapped, unable to lift a finger at first, or say a word. Bu...
Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and PRX Remix
- Added: Jan 13, 2015
- Length: 09:33
- Purchases: 2
When you fill out a job application, you expect to answer some basic questions. Things like your employment and education history, and relevant ski...
- Added: Mar 12, 2014
- Length: 07:14
Lupita Espinoza can often be seen pushing a stroller up one of those steep San Francisco hills that many of us try to avoid. She can’t avoid it, th...
- Added: Mar 12, 2014
- Length: 09:01
The findings from a new Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism report show that despite the opportunity to solve some of these problems, the...
- Added: Mar 03, 2014
- Length: 03:16
Federally, marijuana production is still a major crime, one that can land you in prison for decades. Yet, in northern California, there’s a whole e...
Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio
- Added: Dec 29, 2013
- Length: 11:26
- Purchases: 1
Coal is embedded into the culture and image of Eastern Kentucky, but the industry is declining in the region. And it's declining permanently. The c...
- Added: Dec 12, 2013
- Length: 18:17
In robust economic times, America’s armed services have had to hustle to recruit qualified soldiers. But when civilian unemployment is high and th...
Bought by WXDU
- Added: Dec 06, 2013
- Length: 03:20
- Purchases: 1
The first thing you should know about ironworkers is that they don’t make things out of iron, like horseshoes. They’re builders. Ironworkers from L...
- Added: Oct 09, 2013
- Length: 07:30
California was the first state to adopt heat illness regulations for outdoor workers, but there are still violations, and there are still fatalities.
Bought by KWMR, PRX Remix, and KFAI Minneapolis
- Added: Aug 13, 2013
- Length: 05:03
- Purchases: 3
Dr. Cary Cherniss is currently the director and co-chair (with Daniel Goleman) of the Consortium for Research on Emotional Intelligence in Organiza...
- Added: Aug 11, 2013
- Length: 34:39
The older we get, the harder it is to think of ourselves as “old.” But as far as the government is concerned – specifically, the federal correction...
- Added: Jun 22, 2013
- Length: 09:45
Forbes magazine estimates that more than $3.5 billion will move through the “sharing economy” this year, but that’s practically pennies compared wi...
- Added: Jun 22, 2013
- Length: 05:30
The Senate’s immigration reform proposal offers a fast track to citizenship for agricultural workers so that they can “continue to do the vital wor...
- Added: May 03, 2013
- Length: 04:02
The trains of Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina are falling apart. A group of train workers and student activists says the problem is that private co...
- Added: Mar 20, 2013
- Length: 08:36
From: Latitude News
Lawmakers in the U.S. want to leverage our consumer power to bring change to the Congo. The question is: do they stand a chance of making a differe...
Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio
- Added: Mar 19, 2013
- Length: 14:32
- Purchases: 1
After decades of neglect, prison rehabilitation programs are seeing a resurgence, despite some hiccups. For California, this emphasis on rehabilita...
Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and WRST-FM Oshkosh
- Added: Dec 02, 2012
- Length: 04:59
- Purchases: 2
For 65 million people with an arrest or a conviction, the increased use of background checks in hiring make it that much more difficult for this po...
Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: Aug 29, 2012
- Length: 07:50
- Purchases: 1
When the Oakland Police Department put out a call for new recruits earlier this year, more than 2,000 people applied – mostly from outside of Oakla...
- Added: Aug 29, 2012
- Length: 07:45
Similar to prison guards, police unions advocacy for their members has helped perpetuate cycles of criminalization and incarceration that plague Am...
- Added: Aug 01, 2012
- Length: 09:17
Support, or opposition from a prison guard union can make or break a campaign for office. The most powerful of them all is the California Correcti...
- Added: Aug 01, 2012
- Length: 11:30
It’s summer in California, which means fire season is in full force – and it could be the worst one in years. The California Department of Forestry...
- Added: Jul 09, 2012
- Length: 07:17
The city of Oakland considers a risky wager to cover pension debt.
- Added: Jul 09, 2012
- Length: 05:54
New refugees have to juggle a lot. There's finding housing, getting kids enrolled in school; often there's learning English. And there's finding a ...
- Added: May 23, 2012
- Length: 08:10
I interviewed John Caparella, President of the award winning Venetian and Palazzo Resorts and the Sands Expo and Convention center in Las Vegas. Jo...
- Added: May 03, 2012
- Length: 56:41
A civilian oversight board is now responsible for hearing a wide range of alleged BART police misconduct at their meetings every month. With the he...
- Added: Apr 22, 2012
- Length: 08:08
