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All Available Boats: Harbor Voices From 9/11
From: David Tarnow
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The response of the New York maritime community to the events of September 11, 2001.

Bought by WKSU, KAZU Seaside, Calif., WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WRGY, KHNS and more


  • Added: Aug 19, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 15
Norway: When Belief Justifies Murder
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Global Ethics Corner
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The power of belief is terrifying. Do you believe anything strongly enough to take a life without the sanction of authorities? Can any belief justi...

  • Added: Aug 05, 2011
  • Length: 02:00
At Auto Plants, A Reversal of Fortune
From: Changing Gears
Series: Changing Gears: Remaking the Manufacturing Belt
Caption: Brothers Justin and Derick Jewell, 22 and 24 years old. Justin is a two-tier worker and makes $16 an hour. As a traditional worker, Derick makes $28 an hour.
The American Dream is that each generation will do better than the last. But the families of auto workers no longer have that expectation. As Detro...

  • Added: Jun 07, 2011
  • Length: 06:15
Royal Real Estate
From: Steve Webb
Series: Real Estate Today
Caption: PRX default Piece image
After Wills and Kate's wedding of the century, which of the royal palaces shall they choose as home?

  • Added: Apr 27, 2011
  • Length: 06:09
The Unreal World of Narcissists and Sociopaths
From: Jari Chevalier
Caption: The Brain of a Sociopath
Narcissists and Sociopaths have always been among us and yet recent research brings us new understanding of just what these serious emotional disab...

  • Added: Apr 25, 2011
  • Length: 47:10
Youth Radio Investigates: Trafficked Part I
From: Youth Radio
Series: Trafficked
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Part One of Youth Radio's Peabody Award winning series on child prostitution in Oakland.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KUER, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KFAI Minneapolis, KUOW and more


  • Added: Apr 20, 2011
  • Length: 11:45
  • Purchases: 6
Miki Pyle: They Are Strong
From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
Series: Messages from Japan
Caption: Messages from Japan, Credit: Eleanor Graf
Miki Pyle lives in South Portland, Maine. Over 5,000 people in her hometown died during Japan's last major earthquake. Seeing how the Japanese peop...

Bought by KZYX and WMPG


  • Added: Apr 10, 2011
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 2
This is What Democracy Looks Like: Wisconsin's Worker Uprising
From: Charles Showalter
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A fantastic documentary produced by Worker's Independent News in conjunction with WORT Community Radio, WI. It cronicles WI governor Scott Walker's...

  • Added: Apr 07, 2011
  • Length: 55:00
Testing Teachers
From: American Public Media
Series: APM Reports: Focus on Education
Caption: Teacher Joe Curtis working with a student at Hardy Elementary School in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Credit: Emily Hanford
Kids need good teachers. It’s something people know instinctively. But experts disagree over how to measure teacher quality. (8/26/2010)

Bought by WMUU-LP, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KPIP-LP, KMUZ, WTIP and more


  • Added: Mar 17, 2011
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 10
Protection vs. Mobility
From: KUOW
Series: The Weight of War
Caption: Army Pfc. Ronald Craig (R) and<br> fellow soldiers in 3rd Platoon,<br> Combat Company, 1-32 Infantry,<br> return from a two-week patrol <br>in Afghanistan., Credit: Army Spc. Jon H. Arguello
A two-part series on the physiological effects on soldiers stemming from the heavy loads they are required to carry while serving in Iraq and Afgh...

Bought by WEZU and WRVO Public Media


  • Added: Feb 28, 2011
  • Length: 06:21
  • Purchases: 2
Denver's Backyard Chicken Initiative
From: Nadia Khasawneh
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Exploring the appeal and annoyances of backyard chickens as some Denver residents push for an initiative to change the city's current hen laws.

  • Added: Feb 21, 2011
  • Length: 05:09
WVR Show 363 Holiday Special
From: World Vision Report
Series: World Vision Report - Weekly One Hour
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It's all about giving this week on the World Vision Report – giving time, talents, and resources to help others around the world. From dolls going ...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KUOW, Connecticut Public (WNPR), and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Dec 17, 2010
  • Length: 01:50:25
  • Purchases: 4
Seeking Peace on Earth: A Peace Talks Radio Special (2010)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Compelling highlights from Peace Talks Radio, the series on peacemaking and nonviolent conflict resolution. Conversations with leading thinkers an...

Bought by WRGY, KUOW, KUOW, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WGDR and more


  • Added: Nov 19, 2010
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 10
Chile's 9-11 (Encore)
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Chilean wind ensemble "Grupo Raiz" in the early 1980s. , Credit: www.hollynear.com
In 1973 a military junta toppled Chilean president Salvador Allende. We tell the story of a group of Chilean exiles who transform their experience ...

Bought by WBEZ


  • Added: Aug 31, 2010
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
2010 Commedia Del Media
From: National Press Club
Series: From the National Press Club
Caption: Commedia del Media
Reporters can be funny. Standup comedy featuring emcee Matt Cooper, along with Doug Hecox, Rich Edson, Jamilla Bay, Walter Shapiro, Melissa Bell, ...

  • Added: Aug 14, 2010
  • Length: 58:00
Winnipeg Folk Festival Day 3 Hour 3
From: KVSC
Series: KVSC at the Winnipeg Folk Festival
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With help from the Minnesota Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund, KVSC has sent Wayne Bergerson, host of Frets on Saturday mornings, and long-time KVSC d...

  • Added: Jul 10, 2010
  • Length: 01:18:15
Winnipeg Folk Festival Day 2 Hour 2
From: KVSC
Series: KVSC at the Winnipeg Folk Festival
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For the first time in KVSC's 43-year history, a live international broadcast is coming to you from the Winnipeg Folk Festival. With help from the M...

  • Added: Jul 09, 2010
  • Length: 59:55
World Refugee Day
From: War News Radio
Caption: PRX default Piece image
News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

  • Added: Jun 18, 2010
  • Length: 07:48
The Human Terrain System
From: War News Radio
Caption: PRX default Piece image
News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

  • Added: Jun 18, 2010
  • Length: 08:35
Bandit Barriers Signal Gentrification in Oakland
From: Abbie Fentress Swanson
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A story about how those thick Plexiglas walls come down in an Oakland, California neighborhood as more white folks move in.

  • Added: May 08, 2010
  • Length: 07:00
The Mikie Show #15, Mike
From: Michael Carroll
Series: The Mikie Show
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Episode fifteen takes us to the wilderness with former hotshot Mike Kennard. What's a hotshot? They're the folks on the front lines fighting forest...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Apr 11, 2010
  • Length: 28:02
  • Purchases: 1
School Building in Afghanistan To Promote Peace [Peace Talks Radio] (29:00)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
Caption: Dr. Mohammad Khan Kharoti
This time Peace Talks Radio considers two men – Greg Mortenson and Dr. Mohammad Khan Kharoti (Hah-ROH-Tay)- who firmly believe that the path to rel...

  • Added: Apr 09, 2010
  • Length: 29:03
Making Peace With Ourselves in Troubled Times - Peace Talks Radio (58:30 / 53:30)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
Caption: Eric Kolvig, Credit: Dave Herman
Conversation with meditation teacher Eric Kolvig (Ph.D) and counselor/therapist Reyna Luna about coping with inner conflict, in light of terrorist ...

Bought by WUFT, KUOW, KUOW, and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 07, 2010
  • Length: 58:33
  • Purchases: 4
School Building in Afghanistan To Promote Peace [Peace Talks Radio] (59:00 / 54:00)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
Caption: Greg Mortenson, Credit: www.gregmortenson.com
This time Peace Talks Radio considers two men – Greg Mortenson and Dr. Mohammad Khan Kharoti (Hah-ROH-Tay)- who firmly believe that the path to rel...

Bought by WHRV, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 06, 2010
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 3
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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