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These immigrant parents fought to save their Redwood City school — and won
From: Lee Romney
Caption: Familes of Fair Oaks Community School in Redwood City protest their school closure , Credit: Gloria Rangel
The growth of charter schools has led to declining enrollment at traditional public schools across California -- and in some cases to school closur...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 09, 2018
  • Length: 09:36
  • Purchases: 1
Grandmothers Matter
From: Distillations
Series: Distillations
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Some surprisingly controversial theories of human longevity. 

  • Added: Oct 18, 2017
  • Length: 18:06
Episode 5: Eat With Your Ears (And More)
From: Slow Melt Productions
Series: The Slow Melt: A Podcast About Chocolate
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Episode 5 — Sensory overload! We explore how taste, touch, sight, smell and sound influence how we experience chocolate. With a soundtrack designed...

Bought by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation


  • Added: Mar 22, 2017
  • Length: 24:00
  • Purchases: 1
The weed that saved Minnesota
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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In 1857, economic hardship left farmers and other citizens bust. Looking for a way to earn money Minnesotans took to the forests to harvest ginseng...

  • Added: Mar 11, 2015
  • Length: 04:39
Making a book from beginning to end, with one of San Francisco’s last remaining bookbinders
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
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Stepping inside the Taurus Bookbindery is kind of like stepping back in time.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 28, 2014
  • Length: 11:20
  • Purchases: 1
Choreographers' Evening 2014
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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A preview of Choreographers' Evening 2014 at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis with Kenna-Camara Cottman and the dancers of In New Company.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Nov 21, 2014
  • Length: 03:15
  • Purchases: 1
Sculptor Zoran Mojisilov
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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Larger-than-life Serbian sculptor Zoran Mojisilov creates work from the most primal of elements: rocks, wood scraps and steel he hauls to his North...

  • Added: Nov 05, 2014
  • Length: 05:22
Working Coast Camp In Houma Teaches Children About Big Industry
From: WWNO
Series: Coastal Desk
Caption: The Working Coast campers set out fishing on their last day., Credit: Laine Kaplan-Levenson
South Louisiana’s Terrebonne Parish has low unemployment — there are lots of jobs in offshore services. So many that there could be a shortage of l...

  • Added: Aug 04, 2014
  • Length: 04:46
A New Orleans Skate Park Comes With A Water Management Plan
From: WWNO
Caption: A rendering of the 'Sunny Side' section of Parisite Skate Park, Credit: Emilie Taylor / Tulane City Center
There are many ways to handle neighborhood flooding, beyond pumping stations and sewers. Some cities have realized that skate parks, of all places,...

  • Added: May 20, 2014
  • Length: 04:39
Taking Wheelchairs To New Heights
From: Lauren Ober
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Some people are not meant to stay on the ground, weighted down by gravity. Aaron “Wheelz” Fotheringham is one of those people. He’s used a wheelcha...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., New Hampshire Public Radio, and WTJU


  • Added: Jan 20, 2014
  • Length: 07:54
  • Purchases: 3
7th Ward Residents Await the Return of Circle Food Store
From: Laine Kaplan-Levenson
Caption: the iconic exterior of Circle Foods on St Bernard and Claiborne Avenue in New Orleans, Credit: Laine Kaplan-Levenson
More than eight years after it flooded and closed due to Hurricane Katrina, the Circle Food Store on the corner of Claiborne and St Bernard Avenues...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, WABE, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 12, 2014
  • Length: 04:42
  • Purchases: 3
Bhutanese Refugees Prove You Can Farm Rice in Vermont
From: Lauren Ober
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There are many places in the world known for their rice production — China, India and Japan to name a few. The New England state of Vermont is not ...

  • Added: Oct 28, 2013
  • Length: 04:27
Lights, Camera--Forums!
From: Civic Commons
Caption: The CivicCommons.com
The Cleveland International Film Festival's line-up of great documentaries.

  • Added: Apr 14, 2012
  • Length: 28:30
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
Gardening for native bees
From: KALW
Caption: UC Berkeley professor Gordon Frankie (left) and his team maintain an urban garden to attract native bees for research
For the past five years there’s been a phenomenon of disappearing worker bees called Colony Collapse Disorder. This has many scientists wanting to ...

  • Added: Aug 03, 2011
  • Length: 03:27
Making Beef Better: A search for the World's best steak.
From: Guy Hand
Series: Northwest Food News & Edible Idaho
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An interview with Mark Schatzker, author of Steak, on why great steak is hard to find and how a few small-scale ranchers are helping to make beef b...

Bought by KISU


  • Added: Mar 19, 2011
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 1
International Guitar Night: Four virtuosos from Germany, Israel and America talk about a convergence of finger-style guitar
From: John Diliberto
Series: Echo Location: Soundings for New Music
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There are some guitarists for whom one insturment isan't enough. Brian Gore is one of them. For the past decade, he’s been realizing his ambition...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 22, 2010
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 1
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
Geekhouse Bicycles: Federal Loan Gets Business Rolling
From: Cathy Corman
Caption: Marty Walsh hangs his sign at Geekhouse Bicycles., Credit: Jonathan Simmons
Marty Walsh of Boston's Geekhouse Bicycles received $70,000 in state-monitored federal money in November. Geekhouse is thriving, giving listeners ...

Bought by The Neighborhood


  • Added: Mar 04, 2009
  • Length: 03:36
  • Purchases: 1
For Passover - The Family Matzo Business
From: Alex Goldmark
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Visit a matzo factory and meet the family that's made Passover tasty for 80 years.

Bought by KWMR, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WTJU, KUOW, KRCB 104.9 and more


  • Added: Mar 22, 2008
  • Length: 07:20
  • Purchases: 10
Mammography: Won't Help if You Don't Use it
From: WSKG
Series: Breast Care: An Update
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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
Hip-Hop "University"
From: Next Generation Radio
Series: NPR's Next Generation Radio
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North Carolina based hip-hop artist and his student-run label

  • Added: May 21, 2007
  • Length: 04:41
Analyzing the Ads
From: [redacted] [redacted]
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News and features on the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

Bought by KWCW, WMPG, Raven Radio, KGOU, and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 27, 2006
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 5
The Changing of the Guard--The New Austin Sound
From: KUT
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Think you know what 'Austin music' sounds like? Now hear this!

Bought by KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 18, 2006
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 1
Comedy Under Fire
From: [redacted] [redacted]
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News and features on the war in Iraq

Bought by WMPG and KSJC


  • Added: Feb 17, 2006
  • Length: 28:56
  • Purchases: 2