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Occupy: From Encampments to a Movement

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

‘We are the 99 percent’ has become a rallying cry for people uniting to change a system based on greed and exploitation. We’ll look at what it’ll t...

Bought by KHNS and Yellowstone Public Radio

Added: Nov 23, 2011
Length: 29:00
Purchases: 2

Hard Time on the Unemployment Line

From: Afi-Odelia E. Scruggs

A look at the challenges faced by out-of-work African American male ex-offenders.

Bought by WCSU-FM

Added: Sep 12, 2011
Length: 05:53
Purchases: 1

Resettling in America

From: War News Radio

A look into the Unemployment Crisis among Iraqi Refugees in the US.

Added: Aug 08, 2011
Length: 09:59

Rob Robinson and Beverly Corbin

From: Rachel Falcone
Series: Housing is a Human Right Storytelling Project Vol. 1

Caption: Young man walking in Brooklyn, Credit: Michael Premo

Two first-person stories about the struggle for home. Shortly after being promoted and relocated from New York to Miami, Rob Robinson is laid off a...

Bought by PRX Remix

Added: May 09, 2011
Length: 13:07
Purchases: 1

The Decisions Project - 6 - Becoming a Street Performer

From: Aengus Anderson
Series: The Decisions Project

After losing his family and job, a man decides to become a moped-powered magician.

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio

Added: Mar 31, 2011
Length: 03:09
Purchases: 1

Broken, Not Broke: The Economy According to Richard Wolff

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

Caption: Richard Wolff, Credit: http://www.rdwolff.com/

An exclusive interview with economist Richard Wolff, who explains how failed ‘trickle down economics’ theories are being recycled under a different...

Added: Mar 21, 2011
Length: 29:00

Best Craigslist Ad Ever?

From: New Hampshire Public Radio

A humorous reading of a looking-for-work ad posted by a copywriter on Craigslist in Atlanta.

Bought by WABE and Vocalo.org

Added: Feb 09, 2011
Length: 03:28
Purchases: 2

Despite Budget Cuts, Youth Meet Their Own Needs

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

When the City of Oakland cut their after school homework help program, High school senior Nora Rose started volunteering at her library to help fil...

Added: Nov 16, 2010
Length: 02:18

Millennials Face a Tough Job Market

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

Reporter Rina Palta takes a hard look at how the toughest job market in decades will shape this recession generation.

Bought by WXVU 89.1 FM Villanova

Added: Nov 16, 2010
Length: 12:48
Purchases: 1

How We Survive: The Recession Generation

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

If you’re a young person looking for a job, it looks pretty dismal out there, and it may not brighten up anytime soon. On this edition of How We Su...

Bought by WCSU-FM, WXVU 89.1 FM Villanova, and KZYX

Added: Nov 16, 2010
Length: 29:00
Purchases: 3

The Freelancer Crazies

From: Jamie Courville

Freelancing has its benefits, but what happens when the phone doesn’t ring? These are a handful of interviews with New York City freelancers talkin...

Bought by XRAY.fm, WORLDcompass.org, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and PRX Remix

Added: Oct 27, 2010
Length: 05:00
Purchases: 4

Two Wheels to Nowhere - Episode 7

From: Aengus Anderson
Series: Two Wheels to Nowhere

Eastern Tennessee to Tucson, Arizona. Two Wheels to Nowhere is a seven-part series that weaves together the story of one man's motorcycle journey a...

Bought by KUT, KFOK-LPFM, KUT, and PRX Remix

Added: Oct 03, 2010
Length: 24:22
Purchases: 4

Homelessness: It Could Happen to Anyone, Even My Dad

From: Blunt Youth Radio Project

When Blunt member Iris SanGiovanni was eight years old, her dad became homeless for six months after her parents divorced. A few years later, she h...

Bought by KZYX, WSLR, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KSFR, WMPG and more

Added: Aug 19, 2010
Length: 04:17
Purchases: 10

In Connecticut, Companies Choose Shared-Work Over Layoffs

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

When there aren’t enough hours of work to go around, why not share them? That’s the premise of “shared-work” programs in seventeen states around th...

Added: Aug 12, 2010
Length: 07:10

Non-profits Make Jobs by Supporting Micro-Enterprise

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

Despite Obama’s words of support of small business, experts say some aren’t relying on government, but more and more on community groups and micro-...

Bought by WCSU-FM, KZMU Moab Community Radio, and KUOW

Added: Aug 12, 2010
Length: 09:00
Purchases: 3

How We Survive: Getting Creative About Jobs

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

We look at how the unemployed are getting creative about making ends meet, from starting their own businesses to work-sharing.

Bought by WCSU-FM and Yellowstone Public Radio

Added: Aug 03, 2010
Length: 29:00
Purchases: 2

Unemployment

From: Phil Mariage

A generational discussion comparing unemployment then and now.

Added: Jun 06, 2010
Length: 29:00

UP IN THE AIR -- Anna Kendrick interviewed by Andrea Chase

From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes

UP IN THE AIR co-star Anna Kendrick talks to Andrea Chase about suiting up, being prepared, and why we won't be seeing George Clooney in a space suit.

Added: Jan 12, 2010
Length: 11:27

Hypnotherapy raises question: can you be positive in a negative time?

From: Craig LeMoult

As the difficult economy continues, people are more stressed. And one hypnotherapist in Connecticut is offering free sessions to help people deal w...

Added: Dec 29, 2009
Length: 06:49

A Food Desert in California's Breadbasket

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact