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Kill 'Em Dead with Needle and Thread
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Stories Summer Institute 2016 Documentaries
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Jeremiah Williams, better known as Flag Boy Twin, may have left New Orleans, but he brought his rich heritage as a Mardi Gras Indian with him. Part...

Bought by KALW


  • Added: Jul 27, 2016
  • Length: 08:50
  • Purchases: 1
'The Monster': Claiborne Avenue Before And After The Interstate
From: WWNO
Series: TriPod: New Orleans At 300
Caption: Image created for "The Seventh Ward Creoles of New Orleans," an Arts Council of New Orleans publication. View of elevated highway built on neutral ground of North Claiborne Avenue. At center, a man pulls a grocery cart, Credit: THE HISTORIC NEW ORLEANS COLLECTION
TriPod: New Orleans at 300 returns with part two of its highway series. This is the story of the I-10 interstate bridge that sits above Claiborne A...

Bought by KALW


  • Added: May 05, 2016
  • Length: 10:17
  • Purchases: 1
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for the week ending August 28, 2015
From: Scott Harris
Series: Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine
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This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: As Military Situation in Afghanistan Deteriorates, U.S. Could be Drawn Bac...

Bought by WRIR, WMUU-LP, and KMUD


  • Added: Aug 19, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Keeping Big Oil out of Big Art
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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We go to BP’s corporate hometown, London England. For the past decade, going back even before the gulf coast spill, a coalition of artists has been...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Apr 08, 2015
  • Length: 09:17
  • Purchases: 1
In Debate Over Short Term Rentals, Everyone Agrees Law Must Change
From: Nina Feldman
Caption: Facade of a short term rental unit in servants quarters behind an owner occupied home
Unlicensed, short-term rentals are illegal in New Orleans, but there aren’t a lot of people getting busted for renting out their house on websites ...

Bought by WABE


  • Added: Sep 03, 2014
  • Length: 04:52
  • Purchases: 1
The Legacy Of Herman Wallace, And The Movement To End Long-Term Solitary Confinement
From: Laine Kaplan-Levenson
Caption: Herman Wallace's funeral
Laine Kaplan Levenson reports on continued efforts to use the story of the Angola 3 to combat long-term solitary confinement in prisons.

  • Added: Nov 06, 2013
  • Length: 05:39
130210 The Meaning of Mardi Gras
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
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From early calypso and New Orleans Mardi Gras music to New Orleans neighborhoods to my demise - what Mardi Gras means to me.

Bought by Prairie Public


  • Added: Feb 10, 2013
  • Length: 02:47:46
  • Purchases: 1
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
Working Beyond Unions
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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It’s been decades since the U.S. has had a powerful labor movement and recent efforts to revive it have mostly fallen flat. But there is hope for a...

Bought by KZYX


  • Added: Jun 08, 2010
  • Length: 29:59
  • Purchases: 1
Finding a Voice in New Orleans
From: Learning Matters
Series: Paul Vallas in New Orleans
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Deputy Superintendent Michael Haggen discusses how new programs are helping students in New Orleans' alternative schools develop a voice.

  • Added: Apr 19, 2010
  • Length: 05:06