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Billie Jean King
From: Richard Stull
Series: Doc Stull's Sports Today and in the Day
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Billie Jean King Winner of 39 Grand Slam Tennis Titles and the “Battle of the Sexes” revolutionizes sport in America.

Bought by KSLU


  • Added: Feb 03, 2012
  • Length: 02:37
  • Purchases: 1
Pakistan Aslant (2) - Roots of Resilience
From: Open Source
Caption: Rashid Rana's "I Love Miniatures" (2002)
Christopher Lydon on the road in South Asia, in a compilation of conversations and reflections on Pakistan's past and dynamic present. Featuring fi...

Bought by WCPN and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Oct 25, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Charles Gates Dawes, April 23, 1951
From: Jonathan Thomas Stratman
Series: Who Died Today
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From great grandson of William Dawes, midnight rider with Paul Revere, to U.S. Vice President under Calvin Coolidge ... to co-writer of a number on...

  • Added: Apr 11, 2011
  • Length: 03:00
Mad Journeys to Mental Health
From: Making Contact
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About one in four adults in the United States suffers from a “diagnosable mental disorder” in a given year – that’s according to the National Insti...

Bought by KMUN, Connecticut Public (WNPR), and WSKG


  • Added: Feb 22, 2011
  • Length: 29:59
  • Purchases: 3
The Planning Problem
From: Nathanael Johnson
Caption: Artist rendering of the California High Speed Rail, Credit: CAHSRA
The Big Dig, the Bay Bridge, the Chunnel... Why do transportation projects go so spectacularly over budget? There's a simple explanation - this doc...

Bought by The Neighborhood and PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 06, 2010
  • Length: 26:38
  • Purchases: 2
HUMANKIND: Universal Health Care
From: Humankind
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A Cambridge couple, both MDs and Harvard Medical faculty, have devoted their lives to researching and advocating universal health care. Provocative.

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, Iowa Public Radio, and WCQS


  • Added: Sep 08, 2009
  • Length: 01:00:30
  • Purchases: 3
Calexico Episode I: Bordering on a State of Mind
From: James McKee
Series: Calexico: The True Story of Life in the California Borderlands
Caption: Calexico - Mexicali, Credit: Peter Laufer
Washington Monthly's Peter Laufer and Markos Kounalakis report on the Mexican-American Borderlands in this five-part series.

Bought by WABE, XRAY.fm, KQED, and KALW


  • Added: Jul 03, 2009
  • Length: 59:04
  • Purchases: 4
Medical Marijuana - New Jersey moves bill, New Mexico's active program
From: Chris Goldstein
Caption: NJ Assembly Medical Marijuana hearing 6-4-09
Actuality Audio from the NJ Assembly health committee hearing on medical marijuana 6-4-09 and interview with New Mexico Drug Policy Alliance on the...

Bought by KSFR


  • Added: Jun 10, 2009
  • Length: 29:28
  • Purchases: 1
The Berlin Model United Nations (BERMUN)
From: Radijojo World Children's Radio Network
Series: Across the Ocean - the first Transatlantic Radio for kids
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This session was about the protection of women's and girls' rights for equality worldwide. This is one of the most exciting transatlantic projects...

  • Added: Mar 09, 2009
  • Length: 30:22
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
Glen Westbroek
From: Learning Matters
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A short piece of advice for the next president from Glen Westbroek, a middle school teacher.

  • Added: Oct 07, 2008
  • Length: 01:09
John Wilson
From: Learning Matters
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A short piece of advice for the next president from John Wilson, Executive Director of the National Education Association.

  • Added: Oct 07, 2008
  • Length: 01:42
Margaret Spellings
From: Learning Matters
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A short piece of advice for the next president from Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings

  • Added: Oct 07, 2008
  • Length: :36
Bob Compton
From: Learning Matters
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Bob Compton is a venture capitalist and entrepreneur whose documentary film, 2 Million Minutes, takes a look at how six high school students from U...

  • Added: Sep 29, 2008
  • Length: 06:39
Amy Wilkins
From: Learning Matters
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A short piece of advice for the next president from the Educational Trust's Amy Wilkins.

  • Added: Sep 29, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
Alamosa Salmonella/Water VIP Press Conference Sound Bytes Gov Ritter, etc.
From: Miles Eddy
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Alamosa has water advisory because of Salmonella Outbreak. Gov. Ritter, Senator Salazar and other VIPS hold Press Conference March 22, 2008 in Ala...

  • Added: Mar 24, 2008
  • Length: 07:08
Rediscovering Barbara Jordan
From: KUT
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One-hour documentary about the life and legacy of Barbara Jordan, the first black woman from the South to serve in the U.S. Congress.

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 04, 2008
  • Length: 54:01
  • Purchases: 3
WWOZ Street Talk-Silence is Violence
From: David Weinberg
Series: WWOZ- Street Talk
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A look at some of the initiatives started by Silence is Violence, which strives to address the crime and social issues facing New Orleans

  • Added: Aug 16, 2007
  • Length: 07:46
Peace Talks Radio: Ralph Bunche - Profile in Peace (59:00/54:00/29:00)[Black History Month Offering]
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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A conversational profile of Ralph Bunche - a sometimes overlooked African-American who excelled in the world of diplomacy. Bunche negotiated tire...

Bought by South Dakota Public Broadcasting - Radio, KUOW, Radio Baha'i, WLGI, Aspen Public Radio, Radio Baha'i, WLGI and more


  • Added: Jan 12, 2007
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 30
RN Documentary: Guerillas without Guns
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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Young activists from Belgrade to Baku explain how they work together to spread a wave of democratic revolutions using non violent means.

Bought by WMNF and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 19, 2005
  • Length: 29:28
  • Purchases: 2
Ibdaa Cultural Center Tour
From: Freedom Radio Project
Series: Palestinian Refugee Youth Radio
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Maram faraj describes the Ibdaa Cultural Center

  • Added: Apr 28, 2005
  • Length: 07:54
Interview with MST activist Vanderly Scarabeli
From: WLUW
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Interview with MST activist Vanderly Scarabelli

  • Added: Mar 01, 2005
  • Length: 42:54