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About 3,000 homeless people live in Oakland. Their challenges include finding places to stay, food to eat, and something else that many people take...

  • Added: Sep 02, 2013
  • Length: 03:16
Caption: Frank Williams, SEOP Director
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
Caption: Emotion Roadmap Leading to social and emotional learning in schools
6 Seconds is a global organization and network supporting people to create positive change - everywhere, all the time. With offices in ten countri...

  • Added: Feb 14, 2013
  • Length: 55:24
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Willie Mae "BIG MAMMA" THORNTON was a Blues singer, musician and songwriter. She had a short life and is best known for the songs "Hound Dog" and "...

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif., Radio New Zealand, and WVAS


  • Added: Jan 17, 2013
  • Length: 55:36
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: The Emotion Roadmap to Inspired Performance
Cancer, the word terrifies us. When we hear someone we love has cancer, we panic, feel angry and fearful. Having personally had skin cancer, and kn...

  • Added: Oct 25, 2012
  • Length: 44:44
Caption: Roy Dawson, Credit: UNC-Chapel Hill
As more and more businesses require employees to have at least a high-school degree, those who do not are getting left behind. In response, public ...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 15, 2012
  • Length: 04:49
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Emotionally Intelligent Leadership
Ever wonder why some leaders appear unwilling to pay attention to others' feelings? Ever wonder why a particular person really upsets you and you c...

  • Added: May 20, 2012
  • Length: 54:01
Caption: Second Presbyterian - Where Knight Life meets., Credit: Candice Ludlow
Eva Miller was a high school teacher in an inner city high school when she noticed her students needed something more in their lives, so she create...

  • Added: May 17, 2012
  • Length: 04:12
Caption: The Emotion Roadmap to Inspired Performance
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
Caption: TheCivicCommons.com
When life gives you sludge, old medical equipment and poop...make nature preserves, life saving supplies and energy.

  • Added: Apr 14, 2012
  • Length: 28:31
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The problem of gun violence among teens and young adults isn’t exclusive to Indianapolis. But it turns out that the way the city is tackling the pr...

  • Added: Mar 16, 2012
  • Length: 03:42
Caption: The cast of Creating Bias-Free Classrooms, Credit: Gloria Juang
Teens in Los Angeles use live theater to battle homophobia in the classroom.

Bought by XRAY.fm, KRZA, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 04, 2012
  • Length: 06:06
  • Purchases: 3
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A "non-saccharin", "non pie-in-the-sky" exploration of the power of Hope.

Bought by Nevada Public Radio and WLRN


  • Added: Nov 21, 2011
  • Length: 53:56
  • Purchases: 2
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Rachael McDermott and her dad, Jim Diana, volunteer their time helping homeless veterans. Rachael works for career services for Harvard and helps...

Bought by WAMU


  • Added: Nov 07, 2011
  • Length: 53:28
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Daniel Lewin's portrait greets visitors in the main lobby at Akamai's corporate headquarters.  The company co-founder died aboard American Airlines Flight 11 on 9/11., Credit: Jesse Costa
Daniel Lewin, the co-founder of a Boston-area Internet company, died trying to stop the terrorist attack aboard American Airlines Flight 11 on 9/11...

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio


  • Added: Sep 08, 2011
  • Length: 06:29
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Darla Rooks looks out over the oiled marshland of Bay Jimmy. , Credit: Barry Yeoman
It has been over a year since the Deepwater Horizon blowout, but it’s still too early to measure the complete cost of the ensuing disaster. Despite...

  • Added: Jul 01, 2011
  • Length: 11:47
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News and features on the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya.

  • Added: Jul 01, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
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George wittnesses a bas mitzvah at Temple Siani and explains its significance

  • Added: Sep 28, 2010
  • Length: 05:04
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Families in the low-income community of Holyoke, MA -- who successfully lost weight through a community clinic program -- are trying to share their...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and Iowa Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 16, 2010
  • Length: 05:17
  • Purchases: 4
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This week’s episode discusses the difficulty of being misunderstood when you are dealing with mental health issues, the reasons for pursuing a GED ...

  • Added: Dec 25, 2009
  • Length: 10:11
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A business model that creates worker-owned green businesses and healthy jobs for low-income women.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 29, 2009
  • Length: 07:32
  • Purchases: 1
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A new business is trying to clean up the image of check cashers, one customer at a time.

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Oct 15, 2009
  • Length: 07:41
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Community Check Cashing in Oakland, CA, Credit: Andrew Stelzer
This week we talk to lenders who are doing things differently and to people who are helping others stave off financial scammers.

  • Added: Oct 01, 2009
  • Length: 29:00
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Minneapolis Police try something different to boost with domestic violence convictions.

  • Added: Jul 30, 2009
  • Length: 05:06
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Older, middle and younger generation guests compare their thoughts on surviving cancer

  • Added: Jun 21, 2009
  • Length: 29:00