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The Self-Made Myth
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: United for a Fair Economy, Credit: Logo
If one truly believes that all wealth derives from the heroic efforts of job creators and individual business leaders, it follows that government c...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Mar 20, 2012
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 1
Local Dollars, Local Sense
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Michael Shuman
American's long-term savings in stocks, bonds, mutual funds, pension funds and life insurance funds total about $30 trillion. But not even 1% of th...

  • Added: Mar 14, 2012
  • Length: 29:00
Community Design
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
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Capital Village near Sacramento is an ideal case study for future communities.

  • Added: Mar 09, 2012
  • Length: 28:59
Guest DJ Project: Blake Mycoskie
From: KCRW
Series: KCRW's Guest DJ Project
Caption: Blake Mycoskie with Eric J. Lawrence
Music has made a big impact on TOMS Shoes Founder Blake Mycoskie and he’s made a big impact on the world, with his entrepreneurial spirit. Blake fi...

  • Added: Feb 06, 2012
  • Length: 10:45
Field Tested: Recruiting, Managing, and Hiring Veterans
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: Turning Pages: Authors and Their Words
Caption: Emily King
In her new book, Field Tested, author Emily King helps organizations become more veteran-friendly. King presents a guide filled with real-world exa...

  • Added: Feb 02, 2012
  • Length: 16:33
America Beyond Capitalism
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: dollarsandsense.org
Reclaiming Our Wealth, Our Liberty and Our Democracy is the subtitle of professor Gar Alperovitz's updated work centering the most recent developme...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Jan 04, 2012
  • Length: 28:52
  • Purchases: 1
In praise of "Lost Causes"
From: Tiny Spark
Series: Tiny Spark
Caption: Mark Goldsmith speaks to former inmates
In this edition of Tiny Spark, we explore what happens when someone refuses to accept the idea of a "lost cause" and instead gets down to the work ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 23, 2011
  • Length: 14:56
  • Purchases: 2
Midwest Road Trip (5 Part Series)
From: Changing Gears
Series: Changing Gears: Remaking the Manufacturing Belt
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Changing Gears reporters spent a week on the road, traveling to places throughout the Midwest where local economies and town cultures revolve aroun...

  • Added: Dec 14, 2011
  • Length: 20:12
White Van Man
From: Christopher Williams
Caption: White Van
They are seen as the kings of the road... but we see what being a self employed courier is really like.

  • Added: Dec 03, 2011
  • Length: 04:59
Helping Homeless Veterans, A Family Affair
From: Chuck Wolfe
Series: The Emotion Roadmap: Take the Wheel & Control How You Feel
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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
A Christmas Carol: REDUX
From: Charles Ketchabaw
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"A Christmas Carol: Redux” retells the Charles Dickens classic in the present day, giving it a satirical comedic spin. Amidst a crumbling economy, ...

Bought by WRKF, KZYX, Spokane Public Radio, KHNS, KUNM and more


  • Added: Oct 12, 2011
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 20
MMJ Denver
From: Julia Tashjian King
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A look at the recent buzz around the growing number of medical marijuana dispensaries in Denver Colorado

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 12, 2011
  • Length: 04:49
  • Purchases: 1
Dream Jobs 2011: Outside The Cubicle
From: Spectrum Radio
Series: Spectrum Radio
Caption: Inside Technology
In Dream Jobs: Outside the Cubicle listeners will hear the stories of three very determined people who struggled to find the career path outside co...

Bought by WHCP-LP Cambridge, WESM 91.3 FM, KMXT, RadioFreePalmer, WEKU and more


  • Added: Jul 28, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 28
Older Americans, Still Working
From: Changing Gears
Series: Changing Gears: Remaking the Manufacturing Belt
Caption: Tom Malvetis, owner Unicorn Tavern. , Credit: Kyle Leppek
The number of older Americans working full time has been rising steadily for years. Many work because they have to. Some work because they want to ...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 07, 2011
  • Length: 03:50
  • Purchases: 1
Midwest Food Trucks Hit Legal Roadblocks
From: Changing Gears
Series: Changing Gears: Remaking the Manufacturing Belt
Caption: People line up outside the Dim and Den Sum food truck for gourmet tacos and kimchi mac and cheese.
Food trucks have become all the rage in big cities like L.A., New York, and Boston. They’re transforming the way people think about street food and...

Bought by Vocalo.org and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 03, 2011
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 2
Coloring Outside the Lines
From: NBPC
Series: Rip And Rebind
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Legal art is commercial. There is no true "public" art. The most free art is illegal. A proposition in sound.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 03, 2011
  • Length: 10:06
  • Purchases: 1
Radio Berkman 162: Lessig & Zittrain Take On… Competition!!
From: The Berkman Center for Internet and Society
Series: Radio Berkman
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Lawrence Lessig and Jonathan Zittrain - two of the greatest minds on the web - talk about how competition works in technology market

Bought by KZYX


  • Added: Nov 04, 2010
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 1
Bob Dylan: Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
From: Joyride Media
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One-hour special traces how Bob Dylan hastened the end of Tin Pan Alley.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KPSQ-LP, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., WNMU-FM, WVIA and more


  • Added: Oct 06, 2010
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 35
New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu National Press Club Luncheon
From: National Press Club
Series: The National Press Club Luncheon Series
Caption: New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu addressed The National Press Club on Thursday, August 19th at a Luncheon featuring Gulf Coast shrimp, Credit: Terry Hill
New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu spoke at a National Press Club Luncheon on Thursday August 19th in Washington, D.C. Noting the 5 year anniversary...

  • Added: Sep 09, 2010
  • Length: 54:00
Ted Leonsis, Owner of the Washington Capitals
From: National Press Club
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Ted Leonsis, owner of the Washington Capitals and one of the most powerful figures in Washington sports and business, addressed the National Press ...

  • Added: Jun 18, 2010
  • Length: 54:00
The Mikie Show #16, Ed
From: Michael Carroll
Series: The Mikie Show
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We speak with Ed Hartman. He’s perhaps one of America’s most thoughtful proponents of business ethics. Our discussion covers the basis for ethical ...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Apr 27, 2010
  • Length: 28:02
  • Purchases: 1
Poetry in a Recession
From: With Good Reason
Caption: Book Cover
Award-winning poets reflect on creativity in crisis and read from their work.

Bought by KFCF FM and KPIP-LP


  • Added: Apr 15, 2010
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 2
Rip this band off: Billy & Dolly and the art of giving it away
From: Eric Winick
Caption: Dahlia Gallin Ramirez and Bill Rousseau, Credit: Gabriela Hasbun
What's an unknown band to do after pouring blood, sweat, tears, and its own money into making the most awesome record ever?

Bought by PRX Remix and KUT


  • Added: Apr 12, 2010
  • Length: 20:45
  • Purchases: 2
The Mikie Show #14, Stephanie
From: Michael Carroll
Series: The Mikie Show
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And so we begin our second season with episode fourteen. We take a trip to The Golden Goose Thrift Shop. Trust me, you’ve never been in a thrift st...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Mar 19, 2010
  • Length: 28:02
  • Purchases: 1
New Roof for a Boob Job: How Some Say No to Spending
From: Kelsey Dilts McGregor
Caption: PRX default Piece image
How some people and companies work the barter system.

  • Added: Mar 06, 2010
  • Length: 07:55

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