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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
Humankind: The Green Economy
From: Humankind
Caption: VAN JONES, founder of Green for All, Credit: Courtesy Richard Hume, Experience Life magazine
Environmental visionary Van Jones, former White House special adviser for green jobs, is featured

Bought by Vermont Public, KBBI Alaska, KZMU Moab Community Radio, KWIT, Marfa Public Radio and more


  • Added: Mar 16, 2010
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 12
Building Police--and Nations--in Micronesia
From: Amanda Loder
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As the US government has found in Iraq and Afghanistan, an essential part of nation-building is creating a strong, well-trained police force that c...

  • Added: Mar 08, 2010
  • Length: 20:00
Bringing Peace To Prison (from Peace Talks Radio)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Peace Talks Radio, the series on peacemaking and non-violent conflict resolution, features Jane Davis of HOPE-HOWSE which stands for "Help Other Pe...

Bought by KUOW, KUOW, and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 26, 2010
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 3
A Government Out of Sight
From: With Good Reason
Caption: Book Cover
With all the talk about Big Government, two scholars reflect on how the Federal Government and taxes have evolved since the founding era.

  • Added: Jan 28, 2010
  • Length: 28:59
Documentary - Coal: Dirty Past, Hazy Future
From: The Environment Report
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Brew the coffee, turn on the radio, and check your electronic mail – you’re on your way to burning 20 pounds of coal for the day. That’s how much ...

Bought by KUER, WYSO, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KUNM, KSFR and more


  • Added: Jan 25, 2010
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 16
Sasha Abramsky: Inside Obama's Brain + Irreverent Holiday Music!
From: Chris Goldstein
Caption: Inside Obama's Brain by Sasha Abramsky, Credit: Sasha Abramsky
Award winning journalist Sasha Abramsky returns to Active Voice Radio to discuss his newest book Inside Obama's Brain. Also, irreverent holiday mus...

  • Added: Dec 31, 2009
  • Length: 29:31
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
International Travel For Peace: Peace Talks Radio (59:00 / 54:00)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
Caption: Rick Steves in Iran, Credit: www.ricksteves.com
Travel writer Rick Steves and Servas International members Daryl and Phyllis Chinn talk with host Suzanne Kryder about how international travel ca...

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


  • Added: Dec 14, 2009
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 4
Seeking Peace on Earth: A Peace Talks Radio Special (2009) [59:00/54:00]
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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The annual compendium of highlights from Peace Talks Radio, the series on peacemaking and nonviolent conflict resolution.

Bought by KUOW, KUOW, KXOT Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio, KUOW and more


  • Added: Dec 11, 2009
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 9
"Hard Times Harder In the Motor City" by S. Hulett
From: Michigan Radio Economy Special
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A look the epicenter of the recession, and how this downturn compares with previous ones.

Bought by WCSU-FM and WTIP


  • Added: Dec 09, 2009
  • Length: 04:11
  • Purchases: 2
HIV’S FIRST RESPONDERS
From: Voices of Our World
Caption: Catholic AIDS Action staff
We'll introduce you to the Catholic AIDS Action staff in Namibia and their commitment to improving the lives of their countrymen stricken with HIV/...

  • Added: Nov 24, 2009
  • Length: 28:00
Flying Steps Breakdance Team, Harlem Globetrotters, Ice Hockey
From: Radijojo World Children's Radio Network
Caption: ice bear
A varied sport show for you, with live interviews by our Transatlantic reporter, Chance, interviewing one of the Harlem Globtrotters just before hi...

  • Added: Nov 13, 2009
  • Length: 30:00
Learn how to learn
From: Radijojo World Children's Radio Network
Caption: Gutzmann kids at the radijojo offices
Ever had trouble listening? ever had trouble concentrating? Yes sometimes we all have such problems. But some have it worst than others, some even...

  • Added: Oct 28, 2009
  • Length: 30:01
Action Speaks! - What Now? 1993: The creation of Hilary Clinton's Taskforce on Healthcare
From: Action Speaks Radio
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Action Speaks! - Underappreciated Dates that Changed America presents What Now? a series of 8 one hour programs suitable for individual or serial a...

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston, WRIR, KVNF, WRPI, WCPN and more


  • Added: Oct 20, 2009
  • Length: 58:51
  • Purchases: 6
Engineers of the New Millennium: Robots For Real
From: Spectrum Radio
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In this program, listeners will hear how robots are not just science fiction anymore. They will learn that robots can help with household chores, ...

Bought by KTEP, WFIU, KUT-HD, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 16, 2009
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Second Opinion: H1N1
From: Jeanne Fisher
Caption: Dr. Peter Salgo, host of Second Opinion
Flu Season is upon us, and the public television series SECOND OPINION will provide a one-hour radio special offering direct education about the H1...

Bought by WSKG and WILL


  • Added: Oct 05, 2009
  • Length: 54:45
  • Purchases: 2
HUMANKIND: Universal Health Care
From: Humankind
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A Cambridge couple, both MDs and Harvard Medical faculty, have devoted their lives to researching and advocating universal health care. Provocative.

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, Iowa Public Radio, and WCQS


  • Added: Sep 08, 2009
  • Length: 01:00:30
  • Purchases: 3
The State We're In: Labor Day Special 2008
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: The State We're In: 2008 Specials Series
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Labor Day: The Right to Work

Bought by KVNF


  • Added: Sep 06, 2009
  • Length: 53:29
  • Purchases: 1
Peace Efforts at the Rainbow Gatherings (29:00) [Peace Talks Radio]
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
Caption: Mike Niman's Book: "People of the Rainbow"
Are the annual Rainbow Gatherings, on National Forest Land each Fourth of July, just free-wheeling havens for hippies or are they serious experimen...

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI, KUAC, KSFR, and KUNM


  • Added: Aug 26, 2009
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 4
The Learning Barge
From: With Good Reason
Caption: The Learning Barge, Credit: Phoebe Crisman, UVa
The world’s first floating wetlands classroom comes to the aid of one of the country's most polluted waterways.

Bought by WFIU and KVSC


  • Added: Aug 24, 2009
  • Length: 28:56
  • Purchases: 2
SURVIVORS: Solitary Confinement in America's Prisons
From: Claire Schoen
Caption: Robert King Wilkerson spent 29 years in solitary confinement., Credit: Terry Foss
In this half-hour radio documentary, "survivors" of solitary confinement paint a picture of what it looks, sounds and feels like to live for years ...

Bought by KMUZ, KOSU, KGNU Community Radio, KUT, Remix Radio and more


  • Added: Aug 13, 2009
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 8
Press Secretary Bert Brantley Details The Tri-State Water Issues for Georgia
From: Public Radio WorldWide - PRWW.org
Caption: Georgia Press Secretary Bert Brantley, Credit: slg
Georgia's Press Secretary Bert Brantley Talks with Stephen Lloyd about the Tri-State Water Rights Issues

  • Added: Aug 05, 2009
  • Length: 41:58
What's the most pressing youth issue?
From: Y-Press
Series: 2008 Democratic National Convention
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Youth reporters talked with youth from around the country to get their perspective on the future.

Bought by YouthCast


  • Added: Jul 28, 2009
  • Length: 01:55
  • Purchases: 1
Peace Talks Radio: Neighborhood Peace Through Arts and Parks (29:00)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
Caption: Artist Lily Yeh in North Philadelphia
This time on Peace Talks Radio, we explore a program that transforms troubled neighborhoods into more peaceful, secure places through art, learning...

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI, KVSC, Radio Baha'i, WLGI, WTJU, WGDR and more


  • Added: Jul 21, 2009
  • Length: 28:55
  • Purchases: 6

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