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Tapestry - HOPE
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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A "non-saccharin", "non pie-in-the-sky" exploration of the power of Hope.

Bought by Nevada Public Radio and WLRN


  • Added: Nov 21, 2011
  • Length: 53:56
  • Purchases: 2
Living Out Loud - Thanksgiving Special
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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Stories of 'Thanksgiving' and 'Giving Thanks'.

Bought by KTXK, WRGY, and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Nov 18, 2011
  • Length: 51:58
  • Purchases: 3
The Live Feed Presents: The Winona Variety Show 2011
From: KQAL
Series: The Live Feed
Caption: Steve Jorde performs at the 2011 Winona Variety Show
This is a very special edition of The Live Feed, where we bring you the 2011 Super Duper Delicious Winona Variety Show. Your hosts for the evening ...

  • Added: Nov 08, 2011
  • Length: 01:01:22
A Conversation Between a Peace Activist and a Vietnam Veteran
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
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During this program, Betsy Mulligan-Dague, executive director of the Jeannette Rankin Peace Center in Missoula, Montana, and Dan Gallagher, Vietnam...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WITF, WLPR , KBRP Community Radio, and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Nov 01, 2011
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 5
West Texas 1941: The Story of Guy Clark
From: KUT
Caption: Susanna and Guy Clark, Credit: Music Road Records
Join a who's who of Texas Music, including Jerry Jeff Walker, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Willie Nelson and many, many more in a 70th birthday celebration o...

Bought by KSUT, Prairie Public, Marfa Public Radio, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), and KGLT


  • Added: Oct 28, 2011
  • Length: 53:47
  • Purchases: 5
Readings about Conflict and Peace, Part 1
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Part 1 of two programs funded by the upcoming 5-part PBS series "Women, War & Peace," which will air on consecutive Tuesday evenings beginning on O...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 26, 2011
  • Length: 30:02
  • Purchases: 1
Down the Tubes
From: WAMU
Series: Latitudes
Caption: Jonathan Isbit demonstrates his Nature’s Platform device. , Credit: Courtesy of Andrea Wenzel.
Toilets are a basic necessity. But some 2.6 billion people don’t have them. Every year, more than a million people die from sanitation related dis...

Bought by KQED and WBEZ


  • Added: Sep 23, 2011
  • Length: 51:26
  • Purchases: 2
Living Nine Eleven
From: WNYC
Series: WNYC 9/11 Anniversary Programming
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Ten years after the terrorist attacks of September 11th, as part of WNYC's "Decade: 9/11" coverage, this special explores people's most visceral a...

Bought by KICI Iowa City, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KUAF Public Radio, WRGY, KVMR and more


  • Added: Aug 23, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 51
Ozzy Osbourne: Looking Back
From: Joyride Media
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Ozzy Osbourne reflects on his first solo albums and working with pioneering guitarist Randy Rhoads.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KPSQ-LP, Harford Community Radio, WCWP, KPVL and more


  • Added: Aug 18, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11
In Desperation, Seafood Workers Sign Away Their Rights
From: Richard Ziglar
Series: GulfWatch: Stories about the ongoing effects of the BP Oil Spill from KRVS
Caption: Unemployed oyster shucker Tam Nguyen , Credit: Barry Yeoman
For many of Louisiana's oyster shuckers, shrimp peelers, and deckhands, survival after the BP oil spill meant accepting one-time payments of $5,000...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Jul 17, 2011
  • Length: 06:14
  • Purchases: 1
Alternatives To Violence in Prison (Peace Talks Radio) [29:00]
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
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A look at the Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) which has been going into prisons to offer non-violence workshops to prisoners with the intent...

Bought by KUNM


  • Added: Jul 14, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Life and Music of Thomas Talbert with Richard Hammergren, Part 2
From: KQAL
Series: Don't Cha Know
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On this edition of Don't Cha Know, Richard Hammergren WSU jazz WSU professor and professional musician stops by to update us on The Black Tie Jazz ...

  • Added: Jul 13, 2011
  • Length: 28:30
The Life and Music of Thomas Talbert with Richard Hammergren, Part 1
From: KQAL
Series: Don't Cha Know
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Today on Don't Cha Know - we explore the life of Thomas Talbert with the help of Winona State University professor and professional musician Richar...

  • Added: Jul 13, 2011
  • Length: 40:55
Callous
From: Bishop Sand
Series: Sift
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In this short episode we hear about a terrifying phlebotomy experience and the callouses doctors must develop to protect themselves from death.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 08, 2011
  • Length: 06:16
  • Purchases: 2
Pointe-au-Chien Indians, Reeling from the Oil Spill, Watch as Their Land Washes Away
From: Richard Ziglar
Series: GulfWatch: Stories about the ongoing effects of the BP Oil Spill from KRVS
Caption: Theresa Dardar says crabbers have replaces the forest in her back yard., Credit: Barry Yeoman
The 700-member Pointe-au-Chien indian tribe south of Houma, Louisiana was one of the first communities to take a direct hit from the BP oil spill. ...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Jul 06, 2011
  • Length: 07:59
  • Purchases: 1
How 200 Ailing Pelicans Changed One Man’s Life
From: Richard Ziglar
Series: GulfWatch: Stories about the ongoing effects of the BP Oil Spill from KRVS
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The BP oil spill triggered an outpouring of volunteer energy. Concerned Americans lay boom, picked up tar balls, and performed mundane tasks like a...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Jul 06, 2011
  • Length: 05:42
  • Purchases: 1
Grand Bayou, Self-Sufficient and Shrinking, Prepares for a Fisheries Collapse
From: Richard Ziglar
Series: GulfWatch: Stories about the ongoing effects of the BP Oil Spill from KRVS
Caption: Rosina Philippe wonders whether Grand Bayou can survive as a subsistence community., Credit: Barry Yeoman
Members of the Atakapa-Ishak tribe have found a creative use for a high-tech fencing material that has protected soldiers in Iraq and strengthened ...

  • Added: Jul 01, 2011
  • Length: 06:55
An Oystering Community Contemplates Life Without Oysters
From: Richard Ziglar
Series: GulfWatch: Stories about the ongoing effects of the BP Oil Spill from KRVS
Caption: For Byron Encalade, oysters and culture are inseparable., Credit: Barry Yeoman
In Pointe-a-la-Hache, Louisiana, the oyster harvest feeds widows, sustains relationships, and keeps the rural economy humming. But the BP oil spill...

Bought by KUT and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 01, 2011
  • Length: 07:23
  • Purchases: 2
For One Cajun Shrimper, a Journey from Despair to Defiance
From: Richard Ziglar
Series: GulfWatch: Stories about the ongoing effects of the BP Oil Spill from KRVS
Caption: Darla Rooks looks out over the oiled marshland of Bay Jimmy. , Credit: Barry Yeoman
It has been over a year since the Deepwater Horizon blowout, but it’s still too early to measure the complete cost of the ensuing disaster. Despite...

  • Added: Jul 01, 2011
  • Length: 11:47
Remembering Hondros
From: War News Radio
Caption: Chris Hondros in Libya, Credit: John Moore (Getty Images)
News and features on the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Libya.

  • Added: Jun 21, 2011
  • Length: 07:57
JazzStories: Regina Carter
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
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"Well, growing up in Detroit I was exposed to a lot of different music, a lot of different cultures at a very young age without ever having to leav...

Bought by Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP, WCSU-FM, 90.5 WSNC, WNCU and more


  • Added: Jun 13, 2011
  • Length: 07:23
  • Purchases: 6
Early Intervention to Reduce Dating and Domestic Violence (Peace Talks Radio) [59:00 / 54:00]
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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In an effort to stem the tide of dating violence and domestic violence, a school-based intervention program is being tried in Canada and a few U.S....

Bought by KUOW, KUOW, 90.5 WSNC, and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 03, 2011
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 4
Native Sounds: Steve Wood of Northern Cree and Derek & Melonie Mathews
From: Vision Maker Media
Series: Native Sounds
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Eric Martin speaks with Steve Wood of Northern Cree and Aden Marshall speaks with Melonie and Derek Mathews.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, KSQM 91.5 FM, and KWIS 88.3 FM


  • Added: Apr 14, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
"What is American?"
From: Littleglobe
Caption: Photo by: Fabi Fliervoet, Flickr
In this edition of Audio Revolution! hosts Gabriel Rima and Savannah Chapman-Martinez take you into the depths of identity: What does it mean to be...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, Spokane Public Radio, XRAY.fm, Marfa Public Radio, WXXI Rochester and more


  • Added: Apr 07, 2011
  • Length: 27:40
  • Purchases: 14
Virginia Festival of the Book
From: With Good Reason
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With Good Reason brings you highlights from the 2011 Virginia Festival of the Book

  • Added: Mar 29, 2011
  • Length: 28:57

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