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Moss Landing State Park’s quiet end
From: KALW
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One of California’s greatest assets is its natural environment. Nearly every landscape imaginable is within a day’s trip from here. To the east you...

  • Added: Aug 15, 2011
  • Length: 05:14
Off the Grid and onto your plate: The rise of mobile food trucks
From: KALW
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The Bay Area is known for being home to some serious “foodies.” So it’s no surprise that among the five-star restaurants that compete for notoriety...

  • Added: Aug 05, 2011
  • Length: 05:08
The Bernal Buck starts here
From: KALW
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Bernal Heights is a San Francisco neighborhood of about 25,000 located in the southern part of the city. The main commercial street in Bernal Heigh...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 05, 2011
  • Length: 08:23
  • Purchases: 1
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
Mike Doughty Talks Social Media, Addiction, and Songwriting
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Caption: Mike Doughty, Credit: Deborah Lopez
Producer Rebecca Lavoie talks with singer-songwriter Mike Doughty about his unusually interactive presence on social media sites, the new narrative...

  • Added: Feb 10, 2011
  • Length: 08:06
Fight Songs
From: Richard Paul
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The history of the football Fight Song

Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting and WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Oct 08, 2010
  • Length: 12:01
  • Purchases: 2
Tri Crazy
From: Beatrice Black
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Soft feature on growth in popularity of triathlon. Good to hook on Hawaii Ironman 10/9/10. 4:50

  • Added: Oct 06, 2010
  • Length: 04:50
Havana Road
From: Andrew Hiller
Caption: Havana Road
The American Dream travels a little ways down the Havana Road. When the economy tanked in 2009, Marta Quintana lost her job and her stock portfo...

  • Added: Aug 16, 2010
  • Length: 07:11
Native Sounds: Buffy Sainte-Marie
From: Vision Maker Media
Series: Native Sounds
Caption: Buffy Sainte-Marie, Credit: Paquin Entertainment
Reporter Ben Kreimer speaks with Native media and music icon Buffy Sainte-Marie.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle, KSQM 91.5 FM, and WGDR


  • Added: Jun 17, 2010
  • Length: 17:33
  • Purchases: 4
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
Cashing In on Fear
From: NPR Economic Training Project
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A North Carolina businessman makes a living selling a pill that might save your life in a nuclear meltdown. In his line of work, fear is good for b...

Bought by EconomyBeat Podcast and KUOW


  • Added: Nov 30, 2009
  • Length: 03:23
  • Purchases: 2
Chris Bocast and MJ Catalin: Global Possibilities
From: John Diliberto
Series: Echo Location: Soundings for New Music
Caption: Chris Bocast
Ambient guitar meets electronica percussion via the internet in a CD of cinematic sweep

  • Added: Sep 04, 2009
  • Length: 03:30
Microfinance in the US gets a boost
From: Rachel Dornhelm
Caption: Viki Sinipata is one of the microentrepreneurs whose loan was funded by Kiva.org users. Her business offers support and companionship to the elderly.
A number of Web sites help Internet users fund entrepreneurs from developing countries. Now one of the biggest, Kiva.org, is allowing users to make...

Bought by Marfa Public Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 25, 2009
  • Length: 03:53
  • Purchases: 3
National Truck Drivers Championship
From: Public Radio WorldWide - PRWW.org
Series: Guess Who's Listening?
Caption: Truck Drivers Are Listening A Lot to ATC and ME!, Credit: SLG
State Truck Driver Winners Listen To Public Radio

  • Added: May 19, 2009
  • Length: 03:46
Wendy & Lisa: Former Prince divas become heroic composers
From: John Diliberto
Series: Echo Location: Soundings for New Music
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Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman came to renown in Prince's 1980s band, The Revolution, helping him compose the music of albums like Purple Rain. But...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: May 05, 2009
  • 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
A Refugee in America
From: With Good Reason
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After 9-11, the number of refugees who could come into this country was cut back drastically. Slowly those numbers are rebounding. Nancy King has ...

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


  • Added: Feb 11, 2009
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 3
BLINDSIGHT: New Vision in Tibet
From: The Tibet Connection
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Award-winning documentary film director Lucy Walker to talk about her latest film BLINDSIGHT that took her up one of Tibet's highest peaks with 6 b...

  • Added: May 29, 2008
  • Length: 15:54
Best of 2007-2008
From: Sudan Radio Project
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Analysis and exploration of current issues surrounding the conflict in Darfur.

  • Added: May 01, 2008
  • Length: 29:00
In the Line of Fire
From: War News Radio
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News and features from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

Bought by KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 26, 2008
  • Length: 29:00
  • 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
SXSW '08 Coverage - Future Clouds and Radar ( Artist Profile)
From: KUT
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The Reincarnation of an Austin Rocker

  • Added: Mar 13, 2008
  • Length: 04:49
SXSW 08 Coverage - Okkervil River
From: KUT
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Okkervil River is not a household name...yet.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 11, 2008
  • Length: 09:53
  • Purchases: 1