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Fixing School Finance
From: Pius Wong
Series: The K12 Engineering Education Podcast
Caption: Photo of the Texas Capital building on March 11, 2019, during a rally for education finance reform., Credit: Pius Wong
Texans across the state and across the political divide agree: public school funding needs fixing. What that means exactly, however, is tricky. In ...

  • Added: Mar 12, 2019
  • Length: 41:58
Sierra Leone's Conflict Diamond Trade (2004 NPR's Day2Day)
From: Hechtech
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David Hecht reports on the condition of Sierra Leone's diamond trade

  • Added: May 08, 2018
  • Length: 05:07
Area Voices: Northern Minnesota Women Head to Women's March in St. Paul
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Area Voices
Caption: Women's March 2016, St. Paul, MN, Credit: Katie Carter
Area Voices producer Katie Carter rode along on a bus from Bemidji full of women and girls headed to the Women's March in St. Paul. This segment o...

  • Added: Jan 23, 2017
  • Length: 18:11
Texas Standard: The Wall
From: KUT
Caption: The border wall at Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua and El Paso, Texas as seen from the Mexican side., Credit: Lorne Matalon/Marfa Public Radio
Building a wall between the United States and Mexico was a signature plank of Donald Trump's presidential campaign. His win in November is bringing...

  • Added: Jan 19, 2017
  • Length: 01:01:42
OUR DESIRED FUTURE
From: Sharlene Leurig
Series: Our Desired Future
Caption: Inspiring Texans to keep water flowing for future generations.
Our Desired Future is a 30 minute radio documentary designed for public radio to educate Texans on the interdependence of our groundwater, springs ...

Bought by Marfa Public Radio and KWBU


  • Added: Jun 12, 2015
  • Length: 54:57
  • Purchases: 2
The Future of Coal
From: The Allegheny Front: Reporting on the Environment
Caption: A coal terminal in Eastern Kentucky., Credit: Photo: Reid Frazier
Can the Appalachian Mountains recover from centuries of mining? What will happen to the thousands of coal miners projected to lose their jobs in th...

Bought by Wyoming Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 28, 2015
  • Length: 51:59
  • Purchases: 1
Stuck in the Bluff
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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WABE reporter Jim Burress takes us to ‘The Bluff’, a neighborhood in Atlanta where a needle exchange program has become a vital part of a strugglin...

Bought by KGNU Community Radio


  • Added: Mar 23, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
The List: Public Radio Picks The Best of SXSW 2013
From: KUT
Series: Texas Music Matters
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Each year, we ask some of public radio's most respected tastemakers to share their top picks for SXSW Music. We put those selections together and ...

Bought by KFOK-LPFM, Spokane Public Radio, and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Mar 08, 2013
  • Length: 54:01
  • Purchases: 3
Las Historias Escondidas de Sunland Park
From: Kent Paterson
Caption: Sunland Park, New Mexico, Credit: Samat Jain
In 2011 and 2012, the small New Mexico border community of Sunland Park made regional headlines and national news for its political scandals. Delvi...

  • Added: Sep 24, 2012
  • Length: 28:59
Fade To Darkness: The Age Of Alzheimer's (hour special)
From: 90.9 WBUR - Boston's NPR News Station
Caption: Bernice Osborne Pollard and her 74-year-old mother, Mary Osborne, who is in the late stages of Alzheimer's disease, Credit: Deb Becker/WBUR
Alzheimer’s is the incurable disease that destroys memory, speech and function. Scientists say the number of Americans with Alzheimer's may triple...

Bought by KOSU, WNYC, KQED, KZYX, and Maine Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 18, 2011
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 5
Some College, No Degree: Why So Many Americans Drop Out of College, and What to Do About It
From: American Public Media
Series: APM Reports: Focus on Education
Caption: A student picks up new job skills at the Tennessee Technology Center in Murfreesboro, a technical school where many people who have quit college go to improve their chances in an increasingly competitive economy. , Credit: Doug Strickland
37 million Americans are college dropouts. What wlll it take to get them back? (8/25/2011)

Bought by WMUU-LP, WTIP, KWIT, and NPR Illinois


  • Added: Aug 26, 2011
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 4
Finding Our Bootstraps: Americans Deal With Recession
From: Michigan Radio Economy Special
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How people are finding the strength and situations that get them through economic hard times.

Bought by WVTF, KGNU Community Radio, KZYX, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., 90.5 WSNC and more


  • Added: Dec 18, 2009
  • Length: 58:29
  • Purchases: 14
Learn to Earn: The Story of Josh Ackley
From: Learning Matters
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The newest, hottest idea in school reform seems to be paying students to learn. Is it a good idea, or a way to avoid tackling the tough issues? We ...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 30, 2008
  • Length: 06:56
  • Purchases: 1
What Role Should Charter Schools Play in Education Reform?
From: David Weinberg
Caption: PRX default Piece image
This is an in depth look at one of the many charter schools opening this fall in New Orleans

  • Added: Sep 04, 2007
  • Length: 12:59
"Beyond Fear: America's Role in an Uncertain World "- A Documentary Special
From: The Stanley Foundation
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"Beyond Fear" explores new scenarios for US global leadership built on common action, trust, and hope.

Bought by WBEZ, WRVO Public Media, WVIK, Interlochen Public Radio, KUER and more


  • Added: May 10, 2007
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 21
Edge of the Rez, Hour Two
From: KNAU
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Edge of the Rez is a documentary exploring what happens when cultures converge in the towns neighboring the Navajo and Hopi Indian Reservations in ...

Bought by KUT-HD, KUER, WGBH Radio Boston, KPFA, KGLT and more


  • Added: Jan 18, 2007
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
Edge of the Rez, Hour One
From: Geoff Norcross
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A documentary exploring the lives of Native American and non-Native people who live in Northern Arizona towns neighboring the Hopi and Navajo Nations

Bought by KRZA, KVNF, KZMU Moab Community Radio, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WNJR and more


  • Added: Jan 17, 2007
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 13
Intersect Perinatal Hospice
From: Miles Eddy
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Explores the difficult subject, in four segments, of preparing simultaneously for a baby's birth and for a baby's death. Includes perspectives of...

  • Added: Oct 27, 2005
  • Length: 28:28
Spectrum Radio Special: China's Tech Revolution #004
From: Spectrum Radio
Series: Spectrum Radio
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A new monthly web-based technology newsmagazine takes an in-depth look at the tech revolution in China.

  • Added: Apr 17, 2005
  • Length: 01:26:04
Howard Dean: The Vermont Years
From: Vermont Public
Series: "The Home-State Record"
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One-hour documentary details Howard Dean's record as a long-serving governor of Vermont.

Bought by WKSU, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KPBS, KAZU Seaside, Calif., and KUOW


  • Added: Dec 02, 2003
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 5