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Does SSI Need a Revamp?
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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During the great depression, the federal government established a safety net of poverty programs. But some say, the government’s way of determining...

  • Added: Oct 15, 2009
  • Length: 05:34
Educating Borrowers Away From Debt
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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We take a look at MEDA, a program providing support and financial literacy so borrowers don’t fall into lending traps.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and KUOW


  • Added: Oct 15, 2009
  • Length: 09:54
  • Purchases: 2
El cancer de seno en jovenes Latinas
From: Radio Bilingüe
Caption: Ana Estrada en casa con su hijo Yahir, a quien tuvo despues de sobrevivir el cancer, Credit: Farida Jhabvala Romero
Falta de servicios de diagnostico de bajo costo del estado de California para mujeres jovenes preocupadas que tienen cancer de seno

  • Added: Oct 12, 2009
  • Length: 03:04
Tibetan Refugees Do Crafty Business in Nepal
From: Laura Spero
Caption: At the entrance to the Tashi Palkhiel Tibetan Refugee Camp in Pokhara, Nepal, Credit: Laura Spero
Tibetan refugees have been living in Nepal for over fifty years, and refugee camps are well-established collections of concrete homes. But Tibetan...

  • Added: Aug 23, 2009
  • Length: 03:29
Home Off the Range
From: Amy Marsh
Caption: Canon City Mustangs, Credit: Amy Hadden Marsh
Feature story about BLM wild horse and burro holding facility at Canon City, Colorado, and why there are over 2,000 mustangs and burros there.

  • Added: Aug 20, 2009
  • Length: 03:58
Hot Summer, Broken Air Conditioner
From: Rene Gutel
Caption: Russ Wichterman, an air conditioner service technician in Gilbert, Arizona on the rounds., Credit: Rene Gutel
It's 115 degrees and your air conditioner is busted. Who do you call?

Bought by KVMR and KUOW


  • Added: Jul 29, 2009
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 2
Going Green at the Cleaners
From: Rene Gutel
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Is there such a thing as "green" dry cleaning?

Bought by CKMO and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 29, 2009
  • Length: 04:19
  • Purchases: 2
Harmonic Healing
From: Diane Lee
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This is a sneak peek into the harmonica culture of senior citizens from Gulfport Senior Citizens' Harmonica Club.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 20, 2009
  • Length: 04:49
  • Purchases: 1
Tom Thomas is staying in Picher
From: Gideon Thompson
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Tom Thomas, a lifetime resident of Picher, Oklahoma, is one of very few staying in the town even after it closes.

  • Added: Jul 13, 2009
  • Length: 03:48
A Day in the Life of Nadeem Awan
From: Seattle Globalist
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This story follows a day in the life of Nadeem Awan, a child laborer and student in Karachi, Pakistan.

  • Added: Jul 10, 2009
  • Length: 05:22
Generations: Cherokee language through art
From: Jordan Nelson
Caption: A piece of artwork depicting the Cherokee character "ma.", Credit: Cherokee Heritage Center
The Cherokee Heritage Center is using art to help pass on the Cherokee language.

Bought by KWIS 88.3 FM, Yellowstone Public Radio, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 01, 2009
  • Length: 03:38
  • Purchases: 3
Microfinance in the US gets a boost
From: Rachel Dornhelm
Caption: Viki Sinipata is one of the microentrepreneurs whose loan was funded by Kiva.org users. Her business offers support and companionship to the elderly.
A number of Web sites help Internet users fund entrepreneurs from developing countries. Now one of the biggest, Kiva.org, is allowing users to make...

Bought by Marfa Public Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 25, 2009
  • Length: 03:53
  • Purchases: 3
Youth Council gives students hands-on peek at municipal government
From: Jordan Nelson
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The Oklahoma City Youth Council gives high schoolers an inside look at municipal government and all it takes to run a city, but it can also affect ...

  • Added: Jun 10, 2009
  • Length: 03:49
Bicycle Sharing Feature - Boston, MA
From: David Golann
Caption: Bike Sharing Kiosk in Paris
A piece on Boston's plan to create a fleet of city bicycles for public use.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: May 21, 2009
  • Length: 04:43
  • Purchases: 1
Universal Design In Japan
From: Ross Chambless
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In Japan Universal Design is often being heard through talking machines and appliances.

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: May 15, 2009
  • Length: 05:47
  • Purchases: 1
A Celebration of Pete Seeger's 90th Birthday
From: Dred-Scott Keyes
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Over 17,000 people gathered at NYC's Madison Square Garden to honor folk musician Pete Seeger.

  • Added: May 08, 2009
  • Length: 55:29
Game on for The Employee Free Choice Act
From: The Affiliated Media Foundation Movement
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Congress is discussing a bill that would change the future of union organizing and protect worker's rights. Listen to learn more about Employee Fre...

  • Added: Apr 23, 2009
  • Length: 06:08
North Hollywood Arts District Suffers
From: Leslie Griffin
Series: Los Angeles features
Caption: Cella Gallery logo, Credit: www.cellagallery.com
While the NoHo arts district still boasts a vibrant theater district, the visual arts are suffering, with the closing of six art galleries in North...

  • Added: Mar 28, 2009
  • Length: 02:52
Six Years In
From: War News Radio
Caption: A bomb hits the Information Ministry in Baghdad at the start of the US invasion in March 2003., Credit: Associated Press
News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

  • Added: Mar 20, 2009
  • Length: 29:00
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
Training with the Wyoming National Guard
From: Addie Goss
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How soldiers prepare for deployment...at home and at training.

  • Added: Mar 10, 2009
  • Length: 04:48
Call Me "Mister"
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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The need for male African-American elementary teachers remains pressing.

Bought by KENW, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and WUFT


  • Added: Feb 11, 2009
  • Length: 02:37
  • Purchases: 3
Bullets to Ballots?
From: War News Radio
Caption: A training session for poll workers in Baghdad., Credit: Photo courtesy of the Associated Press.
News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

  • Added: Jan 30, 2009
  • Length: 29:00
ESPN X-Games
From: Conrad Wilson
Caption: PRX default Piece image
An audio postcard from Aspen on the 13th annual ESPN Winter X-Games.

  • Added: Jan 28, 2009
  • Length: 05:32
Clowns Without Borders After the Earthquake
From: Ruxandra Guidi
Caption: Moises Tiana during a clown performance in Pisco, Peru, Credit: Roberto "Bear" Guerra
A troupe of Spanish clowns visited Pisco, Peru, after a devastating earthquake. They were followed around by children, doctors and psychologists.

  • Added: Jan 13, 2009
  • Length: 03:46

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