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Life of the Law #81: Rig the System
From: Life of the Law
Series: Life of the Law
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Domestic oil drilling offers private landowners the promise of riches in their own backyard. But what if you don’t want to live next door to an oil...

  • Added: Apr 19, 2016
  • Length: 22:39
Life of the Law #78: A Revolution in a Cornfield
From: Life of the Law
Series: Life of the Law
Caption: Mrs. Montini’s class reads Pete the Cat together., Credit: Ashley Cleek
In Kansas, public schools are at the heart of a debate about how much money the state should budget for education -- a debate that comes down to a ...

  • Added: Mar 08, 2016
  • Length: 32:54
LIVE LAW 4: Soundtrack to History
From: LIVE LAW
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"She called us on the phone and said, 'You will not be allowed to return to the Y.'"

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 23, 2015
  • Length: 08:32
  • Purchases: 1
Grow My Business Now Success Service Now Available
From: New Jersey Radio Exchange Network
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Entrepreneurs around the world struggling to achieve success now has a support service available......

  • Added: Jun 18, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
Bruce Lee's Love and Life in Seattle
From: Yuko Kodama
Series: Bruce Lee
Caption: Bruce Lee and his family, Credit: TM & © Bruce Lee Enterprises, LLC
Seattle’s most famous son may be the martial artist and movie star, Bruce Lee. He grew up in Hong Kong and settled in the Northwest at the age of ...

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Dec 12, 2014
  • Length: 04:10
  • Purchases: 1
Reclaiming the Commons
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: The Alley Project, Detroit, Credit: Karpov the Wrecked Train
From pedestrian plazas to pop-up-parklets…cities are looking to create spaces for people to gather, interact and create. But are some people being...

  • Added: Apr 28, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
Surviving Ex-Gay Therapy
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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The growth of the ex-gay movement in the last two decades gave rise to hundreds of therapy programs aiming to change people’s sexual orientation. B...

Bought by KISU, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., KSFR, KVSC, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 03, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 7
Racing to Save D.C.'s Oldest Federal Monuments
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: The boundary stones are the oldest federal monuments in D.C. (and Virginia)., Credit: Stephen Powers
Washington's oldest monuments have nearly been forgotten. But a group of engineers, preservationists and history buffs is racing to change that.

  • Added: Jun 04, 2012
  • Length: 04:10
Justice in the Home: Domestic Workers Re-define the Labor Movement
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Domestic workers in Texas., Credit: Flickr user: Nuevo Anden
With the passage of New York’s Domestic Workers Bill of Rights in 2010, workers are now organizing in California and other states to win basic righ...

  • Added: Apr 04, 2012
  • Length: 29:01
"We need a penny!" Farmworkers Fight For Justice
From: On Blast
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The Coalition of Immokalee Workers organized a rally in front of a center city Trader Joes and the Philly Student Union was there to help support.

  • Added: Mar 22, 2012
  • Length: 03:04
Creating Nonviolent Schools and Communities: Highlights from MLK Day
From: On Blast
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How can we make schools safer without criminalizing youth? How can we confront bias violence? What kinds of restorative practices should we impleme...

Bought by KPVL


  • Added: Mar 22, 2012
  • Length: 05:47
  • Purchases: 1
Remembering the Subtle Signs of Segregation
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: This rough sketch for a children's book drew one D.C. native into a mystery regarding “Colored Only” signs in D.C. in the 1930s. , Credit: Rebecca Sheir
A well-meaning illustration in a children's book sparks controversy over segregation in the nation's capital in the 1930s.

Bought by Listenwise, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Jan 31, 2012
  • Length: 07:41
  • Purchases: 3
San Francisco’s grand boulevard
From: KALW
Caption: Market Street, c. 1940 (Photo: Shaping San Francisco)
Market Street is one of the oldest streets in San Francisco. And in some places, it can seem like the busiest, the loudest, the dirtiest... RICK R...

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  • Added: Oct 11, 2011
  • Length: 07:17
  • Purchases: 1
Where Does Foreign Aid Go?
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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The U.S. gives more money in foreign aid than any other country in the world. Researchers have just launched a web database that allows people to ...

Bought by KENW, WRST-FM Oshkosh, and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Sep 19, 2011
  • Length: 02:44
  • Purchases: 3
Trouble finding a parking space? There’s an app for that
From: KALW
Caption: SFPark Manager Jay Primus, Credit: Casey Miner
San Francisco is the epicenter of all things digital, especially when it comes to innovation. Most recently, the city launched an app that tackles ...

  • Added: Sep 07, 2011
  • Length: 08:07
Being Black and Green: African-Americans & the Environment
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Red, Bike & Green's inaugural ride in April 2010, Credit: Red, Bike & Green
African-Americans are helping to lead the environmental movement. We take you to a resettlement community in North Carolina, sustainable farms in W...

  • Added: Aug 03, 2011
  • Length: 29:01
Violence prevention graduates take their lessons to the streets
From: KALW
Caption: College of Alameda staff congratulate graduates of Violence Prevention Initative Certificate Program., Credit: Nicole Jones
Shrinking school budgets and cuts to classes and staff are serious problems that will need answering, but it's gradution season, and that's cause f...

  • Added: Jun 15, 2011
  • Length: 05:17
How We Survive: The Recession Generation
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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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 Good Neighbor
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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For Mark Johnston, living next door to a trash incinerator stinks.

  • Added: Jun 22, 2009
  • Length: 06:34
School on Wheels
From: Leslie Griffin
Series: Los Angeles features
Caption: school on wheels logo, Credit: www.schoolonwheels.org
School on Wheels is a non-profit program located in Los Angeles which pairs volunteer tutors to homeless students.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and CKMO


  • Added: Mar 11, 2009
  • Length: 03:09
  • Purchases: 3
ROBERT THURMAN ON WHY THE DALAI LAMA MATTERS
From: The Tibet Connection
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An interview with leading Tibet Scholar Robert Thurman on why the Dalai Lama matters

  • Added: Jun 29, 2008
  • Length: 11:13
BEST Business Center
From: Elliot Ward
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A new city of Portland service helps businesses go green

  • Added: Jun 17, 2008
  • Length: 04:47
Green Actors Take to the Road
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: June 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Kermit the Frog always said, "It's not easy being green." But like him, another group of actors has discovered it can be popular. Especially with c...

  • Added: May 30, 2008
  • Length: 01:32
Find or Fake?: Counterfeit Native Art
From: Rebecca Sheir
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If it looks too good to be true, it probably is.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 22, 2008
  • Length: 06:14
  • Purchases: 3
Mammography: Won't Help if You Don't Use it
From: WSKG
Series: Breast Care: An Update
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A discussion of advances in mammography and reasons to use it

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 10, 2008
  • Length: 09:17
  • Purchases: 1