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Caption: SF county inmate Michael Steele, Credit: SF Public Defender’s Office
California has what one might call a pressing problem when it comes to its prison system. In May, the U.S. Supreme Court confirmed a lower court’s ...

  • Added: Sep 13, 2011
  • Length: 07:02
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Remember when your parents told you to look both ways before crossing the street? It’s good advice – and not just for kids. In San Francisco, cross...

  • Added: Aug 03, 2011
  • Length: 06:29
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News and features on the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya.

  • Added: Jul 01, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
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Right now, about 1% of the adult population in the U.S. is in prison or jail. The vast majority, 95%, will not spend the rest of their lives locked...

  • Added: Jun 15, 2011
  • Length: 05:57
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Last week, a new law debuted that’s supposed to save the state millions of dollars a year. The new law, passed last year, is called “medical parole...

  • Added: Jun 06, 2011
  • Length: 05:31
Caption: Downtown Watsonville in Santa Cruz County, a place known for innovations in juvenile justice, Credit: Rina Palta
California’s attorney general says the state has a correctional crisis. KAMALA HARRIS: We have a prison system right now that is accommodating twi...

  • Added: Apr 11, 2011
  • Length: 10:44
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On this edition, we’ll hear part two of a documentary called Heavy Weather, produced by freelancer Barbara Bernstein. She’ll look at how climate c...

  • Added: Apr 23, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: Tillamook Floodplain, Credit: Barbara Bernstein
On this edition, we’ll hear part one of a documentary called Heavy Weather, produced by freelancer Barbara Bernstein. She’ll explore the connection...

Bought by WUAL and The Neighborhood


  • Added: Apr 13, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
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From the Sudan Radio Project: we hear about a Sudanese NGO that is working to get out the vote for the upcoming national elections.

  • Added: Feb 07, 2010
  • Length: 05:18
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From a grassroots toxic canal clean up to a long-standing watershed war, we’ll hear from U.S. water stewards across the country. They’re people wor...

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston and WRPI


  • Added: Oct 16, 2009
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Community Check Cashing in Oakland, CA, Credit: Andrew Stelzer
This week we talk to lenders who are doing things differently and to people who are helping others stave off financial scammers.

  • Added: Oct 01, 2009
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: Gowanus Canal, Credit:  brainware3000 on flickr
From a grassroots toxic canal clean up to a long-standing watershed war, we’ll hear from U.S. water stewards across the country, working to protect...

Bought by CKMO


  • Added: Sep 23, 2009
  • Length: 28:56
  • Purchases: 1
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Ed Paige had been homeless for twenty years. But now, thanks to an innovative housing facility in Portland Maine, Ed finally has a stable place to ...

Bought by WMPG and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Dec 06, 2007
  • Length: 02:28
  • Purchases: 2
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Or how the Bantu adapt in the U.S.A.

  • Added: Nov 19, 2007
  • Length: 30:00
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Increased corn ethanol could mean a bigger Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone.

  • Added: Aug 06, 2007
  • Length: 04:13
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Landscape architecture jewel being restored

  • Added: Jul 24, 2007
  • Length: 03:54
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Local officials are fighting invasive species in ways state governments won't.

  • Added: Jul 24, 2007
  • Length: 04:44
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A 70-year-old Southern California business is in jeopardy of being taken by eminent domain.

  • Added: Jun 14, 2007
  • Length: 03:07
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David Kates surveys West Los Angeles residents about whether a light rail line should be routed through a wealthy neighborhood.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 14, 2007
  • Length: 03:57
  • Purchases: 1
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A long feature on the the first female-led Islamic prayer in history, and the new Progressive Muslim movement that's behind it.

Bought by KCUR


  • Added: Apr 06, 2005
  • Length: 13:41
  • Purchases: 1
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This Story is free! Youth and youth advocates discuss violence and the UN study on Violence against children

  • Added: Feb 27, 2005
  • Length: 07:36
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Two communities -- one in Canada, the other in Africa -- working together to fight the AIDS pandemic through awareness

Bought by WFUV and Public Interactive


  • Added: Nov 25, 2003
  • Length: 05:47
  • Purchases: 2