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Top of Mind - America's Obsession with Work
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Americans are obsessed with work. American workers spend a lot more time at their jobs than other highly developed nations. Why?

Bought by KUHF, KSTK, RadioStPete Florida, RADIOLEX, KOWS and more


  • Added: Apr 06, 2023
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 7
GN_6.56_ Bio Gas
From: Good News Good Planet
Series: Good News Good Planet - Season 6
Caption: Good News for a Good Planet - Change your focus, change your world.
Toronto is turning food waste into fuel to power garbage trucks.

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Mar 05, 2021
  • Length: 02:33
  • Purchases: 1
E's Barbershop Lounge
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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This barbershop built my character. I started off sweeping floors. I own the shop now.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 07, 2019
  • Length: 04:15
  • Purchases: 1
Therapy for a Therapist
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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If you're a good listener, you'll probably be a damn good therapist

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 07, 2019
  • Length: 04:02
  • Purchases: 1
Certified Master Clock-Maker Mark Mitchell
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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I try to avoid dropping things.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: May 04, 2018
  • Length: 04:14
  • Purchases: 1
Garland
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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Painting, landscaping, demo work, dish washer... I'm available.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 01, 2018
  • Length: 04:19
  • Purchases: 1
Tracey Brown
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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I repossess autos, boats, motorcycles, things of that nature. It’s rough. I’m just the messenger.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 16, 2017
  • Length: 04:09
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Julie Taylor and Fred Taylor
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Fred Taylor talks to his wife Julie about his 15 years writing letters to frustrated airplane passengers as Southwest Airlines’ apologizer-in-chief.

Bought by WVBI-LP, WGUC/ WVXU, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 19, 2017
  • Length: 02:26
  • Purchases: 3
StoryCorps: Frank Mutz and Phil Mutz
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Frank Mutz (left) and Phil Mutz (right)
A father and son talk about working together in an air conditioner repair business that has been in their family for more than half a century.

Bought by WMUU-LP and WEZU


  • Added: Aug 29, 2016
  • Length: 04:18
  • Purchases: 2
Casuals - Part 3
From: Lu Olkowski
Series: CARGOLAND
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The men and women who load and unload the ships in the harbor belong to one of the last truly strong American unions: the International Longshore a...

Bought by KALW, WRPI, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 03, 2015
  • Length: 11:57
  • Purchases: 3
Pilots - Part 1
From: Lu Olkowski
Series: CARGOLAND
Caption: M.S.C. Valeria, the largest ship to call in any American port, cruising into Long Beach harbor on a foggy night. , Credit: Lu Olkowski
A profile the pilots who guide container ships... cruise ships and oil tankers... into Long Beach harbor.

Bought by WRPI and PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 03, 2015
  • Length: 11:31
  • Purchases: 2
John's Corner: Homeless in Richmond, Virginia, Part 1
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: John, Credit: Charles McGuigan
Every day of the week John stands near the corner of Laburnum Avenue and Brook Road in Richmond, Virginia’s Northside. He holds a sign that reads: ...

  • Added: Mar 13, 2015
  • Length: 27:05
The Jerk at Work
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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If someone is known as “the jerk” at work, it’ll show up on their performance review, right? Not likely, say two management researchers. Lilia Fuq...

Bought by KENW, New Hampshire Public Radio, KPVL, and KKRN


  • Added: Mar 06, 2015
  • Length: 03:32
  • Purchases: 4
StoryCorps: Phil Mortillaro and Philip Mortillaro Jr.
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Phil and Philip Mortillaro, a father-and-son locksmith team, talk about the family business.

Bought by WTJU and WEZU


  • Added: Oct 22, 2014
  • Length: 02:16
  • Purchases: 2
Willie Sanchez, Flower Seller
From: Bending Borders
Series: 24 Hours: A Day in the Working Life
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Willie Sanchez sells flowers in bulk in downtown LA.

  • Added: Jul 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:58
Motivation at Work Feature
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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Americans work 137 more hours per year than the Japanese, and almost 500 more than the French. How can we stay motivated for our long hours at work...

Bought by KENW, WABE, and KKRN


  • Added: Jul 25, 2014
  • Length: 02:37
  • Purchases: 3
Pilot
From: Consensus Coop
Series: Consensus
Caption: Congressman Chaka Fattah
Philly Congressman Chaka Fattah, lead sponsor of the Coop Jobs Act, KALW takes us inside the bike coop ColectíVelo in Oakland, and the Coop Job of ...

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Mar 06, 2014
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Constance Labetti
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Constance Labetti remembers her boss, Ron Fazio, who died in the World Trade Center attacks on September 11, 2001.

Bought by WEZU and KUOW


  • Added: Sep 09, 2013
  • Length: 02:16
  • Purchases: 2
What's Manufactured in Chicago?
From: WBEZ
Series: Curious City
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Chi-town manufacturing hasn’t disappeared, you just have to know where to look for it.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 12, 2013
  • Length: 06:53
  • Purchases: 1
Co-ops that Work Together, Survive Together: Arizmendi Bakery
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Ariizmendi Fourth Street, Credit: Andrew Stelzer
In some parts of the United States, there are virtually no co-ops. So many of those co-ops that do exist feel a special responsibility to support ...

  • Added: Sep 05, 2012
  • Length: 08:02
A city runs on volunteer power
From: KALW
Caption: PRX default Piece image
California’s budget crisis has meant huge cuts in cities across the Bay Area. Pinole, a city of 18,000 in Contra Costa County, is no exception. Sin...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 10, 2012
  • Length: 06:21
  • Purchases: 1
Trucking through the port of Oakland
From: KALW
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Oakland has the 5th busiest port in the country. According to the Port of Oakland they support between 50,000 and 73,000 jobs in Northern Californi...

  • Added: Jan 16, 2012
  • Length: 12:33
Up All Night
From: Seattle Globalist
Caption: Ali Jaffri, Credit: Alex Stonehill
Jessica Partnow takes us through a night in the life of Ali Jaffri, a professional telemarketer in Lahore, Pakistan.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, KCRW, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 16, 2010
  • Length: 05:23
  • Purchases: 3
Vanishing Craftsmen: The Clockmaker
From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
Caption: Clockmaker Ray Pavkov works in his shop, Credit: Patrick Skahill
One craftsman is disposing of our throwaway culture - one clock at a time.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and WILL


  • Added: Jun 10, 2010
  • Length: 03:10
  • Purchases: 2
Vanishing Craftsmen: The Blacksmith
From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
Caption: Blacksmith Bill Scheer holds several crafted harpoon points, Credit: Patrick Skahill
Technology and a lack of demand changed blacksmithing into a specialized trade.

  • Added: Jun 08, 2010
  • Length: 03:05