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Big Pharma vs The People: The Fight to Save America’s Largest Generic Drug Manufacturer
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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This July, America’s largest remaining generic drug manufacturing plant is set to close its doors forever in Morgantown, West Virginia. Its parent ...

Bought by KDNK, RadioFreePalmer, and KWMR


  • Added: Jul 22, 2021
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 3
How We Got Here, Part 3: The Fight For Meaningful Work
From: Sam Harnett
Series: How We Got Here
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The final section of a 3-hour radio documentary about why Americans are so precarious and acceptable to crisis like the current pandemic. Part 3 lo...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Sep 02, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
E's Barbershop Lounge
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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This barbershop built my character. I started off sweeping floors. I own the shop now.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 07, 2019
  • Length: 04:15
  • Purchases: 1
Special: Our Economy, For and By The People
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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Our city's economy – what is it for? New York's has been very good at piling up profits and building tall buildings. But all that private profit ha...

Bought by KDNK and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Sep 04, 2019
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
What Does "Affordable Housing" Really Mean?
From: KUER
Series: More To Say
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It’s no secret that rent around Salt Lake City is really high. And if you drive around downtown, you’ll see tons of new apartment complexes under c...

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio


  • Added: May 21, 2018
  • Length: 17:26
  • Purchases: 1
Certified Master Clock-Maker Mark Mitchell
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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I try to avoid dropping things.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: May 04, 2018
  • Length: 04:14
  • Purchases: 1
The Working Tapes of Studs Terkel
From: Radio Diaries
Series: The Working Tapes
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In the early 1970’s, author Studs Terkel went around the country with a reel-to-reel tape recorder interviewing people about their jobs. The result...

Bought by KCUR, WWNO, Michigan Radio, WWNO, North Country Public Radio and more


  • Added: Aug 13, 2017
  • Length: 54:59
  • Purchases: 68
SoundsLA - Operating a Crane at the Port 150 Feet High
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: The Harvest by Open Orchard Productions
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Frank Kostrencich has been working the night shift as a crane operator at the Port of Los Angeles for the past 26 years. Using his precision and ex...

  • Added: Mar 04, 2016
  • Length: 01:00
Baking Through the Night
From: WFUV
Series: On the Night Shift
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On this Labor Day, WFUV catches up with New York City's night shift workers. In this segment, some bakers in Lower Manhattan burn the midnight oil...

Bought by WCQS, Prairie Public, Here and Now, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., and WYSO


  • Added: Aug 24, 2004
  • Length: 01:44
  • Purchases: 5
Early Morning Delivery
From: WFUV
Series: On the Night Shift
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On this Labor Day, WFUV catches up with New York City's night shift workers. In this segment, a trucker drives through the night to make an early-...

  • Added: Aug 24, 2004
  • Length: 01:50