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Physician Assisted Death in Colorado
From: Vero Balderas Iglesias
Caption: Reporter Veronica Balderas Iglesias interviewing Robert Mitton, a man from Denver with a failing heart who would like the option of choosing physician assisted death.
KGNU's Veronica Balderas Iglesias brings us the story of Robert Mitton, a man from Denver with a failing heart who would like the option of choosin...

  • Added: Aug 12, 2014
  • Length: 06:44
Guns and Suicide: The Hidden Toll (Feature)
From: With Good Reason
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The gun control debate often centers around homicides and the fear of someone else with a gun. However, attention is rarely paid to the link betwee...

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., KUER, WXDU, PRX Remix, WRST-FM Oshkosh and more


  • Added: Apr 28, 2014
  • Length: 02:27
  • Purchases: 7
Human trafficking: A fisherman’s story
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
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San Francisco has some of the country’s highest reports of human trafficking. It’s one of the top 10 cities in the U.S where trafficking is the worst.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Mar 12, 2014
  • Length: 09:55
  • Purchases: 2
Will Bay Area Bike Share expand on its downtown success?
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: The Bay Area Bike Share station in front of San Francisco City Hall, Credit: Isabel Angell
The success of Bay Area Bike Share depends on one place: downtown San Francisco. Back in August, the program. made a well-calculated gamble and stu...

  • Added: Jan 13, 2014
  • Length: 07:24
Serving up fewer suspensions and more interaction
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
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Not long ago there was a food fight at Ralph Bunche High School. And Angel Hernandez is in trouble. He’s 18, a senior, and he’s not admitting anyth...

  • Added: Dec 29, 2013
  • Length: 07:23
In Turkey, Legal Limbo for 500,000 Syrians
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: A Syrian refugee girl looks out from behind the fence at Yayladagi refugee camp in Hatay province near the Turkish-Syrian border April 10, 2012., Credit: Freedom House
The refugee crisis in Turkey has reached unprecedented proportions, with more than half a million Syrian refugees streaming across the border. But ...

  • Added: Dec 18, 2013
  • Length: 07:32
Meet Oakland’s new Area 3 and its commander
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: Ricardo Orozco, Area 3 Captain, OPD, Credit: Oakland Police Department
Oakland Police Captain Ricardo Orozco says he’s living his dream of being a cop. “Ever since I was a small boy, the show that I always liked to wa...

  • Added: Nov 06, 2013
  • Length: 16:20
Approaching juvenile crime head on
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
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When people get into trouble with the law, they normally don’t have a chance to have a conversation with their victims. To explain what happened. H...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Oct 09, 2013
  • Length: 07:59
  • Purchases: 1
What electricity choices could look like
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: Mike Parker reviewing his energy bill, Credit: Laura Flynn
You might have heard about CleanPowerSF. It’s a program that would allow San Franciscans to choose where their electricity comes from. This model o...

  • Added: Oct 09, 2013
  • Length: 10:39
Oakland City Administrator says civilian oversight of police faces roadblocks
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
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The last decade has seen more than a hundred officer-involved shootings – 39 of them fatal. When one of those shootings happens, OPD’s Internal Aff...

  • Added: Sep 02, 2013
  • Length: 08:12
Transit for All
From: Making Contact
Caption: Free MUNI for Youth campaign celebrants in San Francisco, Credit: Andrew Stelzer
When city budgets are cut, public transportation is often on the chopping block; routes and lines serving those who need the service most, can be t...

  • Added: Mar 20, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
Pam McKissick Without Reserve - Horse Slaughter
From: Auction Network Productions
Series: Pam McKissick Without Reserve
Caption: Pam McKissick Without Reserve, Credit: Auction Network Productions
Pam McKissick and her three guests uncover the dirty truth about horse slaughter and give voice to "the other side" on behalf of 80 percent of the ...

Bought by KFOK-LPFM and KPVL


  • Added: Mar 15, 2013
  • Length: 59:43
  • Purchases: 2
In Amish Country, Fracking Here to Stay
From: Reid Frazier
Caption: A Chesapeake Energy rig in Carroll County, Ohio, where fracking is taking place in Amish communities. , Credit: Reid R. Frazier
In Ohio, some of the best pockets of oil and gas in the East run right under Amish country. Reid Frazier found the drilling boom is confronting the...

  • Added: Mar 11, 2013
  • Length: 06:37
The Republican Party has reached its peak in the South
From: With Good Reason
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Since the 1970s, Republicans have controlled Southern politics, but according to one researcher, the Republican Party has reached its peak in the S...

  • Added: Jan 17, 2013
  • Length: 02:28
A Unique Clinic for the Uninsured
From: Scott Goldberg
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For the past twenty years, Shepherd's Clinic in Baltimore has provided comprehensive health care to the uninsured -- without any government funding...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 30, 2012
  • Length: 07:01
  • Purchases: 1
Gang Injunctions Arrive in London
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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It’s called a gang injunction. A controversial crime tool strategy that some people say should be illegal, and others say is a necessary last reso...

  • Added: Dec 06, 2011
  • Length: 13:36
Surviving public transportation as a senior
From: KALW
Caption: Under CC license from danisabella. http://www.flickr.com/photos/danisabella/3333828643/
Take a quick look around while on Muni, BART, or AC Transit, and you’ll notice that a lot of the people who depend on public transit are seniors. B...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 31, 2011
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 1
A day in the life of Occupy Oakland
From: KALW
Caption: The kitchen at Occupy Oakland is open to all and staffed by volunteers. , Credit: Photo by Jaime Omar Yassin (hyphenatedrepublic.com)
The Occupy Wall Street movement continues to develop in cities around the country and here all around the Bay. Early this morning, San Jose police ...

  • Added: Oct 31, 2011
  • Length: 10:17
New inmates mean big decisions for San Mateo County
From: KALW
Caption: Demonstrators in Redwood City march through the downtown district in support of criminal rehabilitation. , Credit: Nicole Jones
As realignment is becoming a reality in California, counties are scrambling to put together plans to deal with thousands of new offenders who will ...

  • Added: Oct 31, 2011
  • Length: 05:18
Rewriting Fillmore’s redevelopment history
From: KALW
Caption: Some formerly displaced residents of redevelopment in the '60s and '70s will have an opportunity to move into Fillmore Park., Credit: Adelaide Chen
It’s no secret that San Francisco is an expensive place to live. Take renting an apartment, for instance. On average, a San Francisco tenant pays ...

  • Added: Oct 31, 2011
  • Length: 07:27
As Renewables Boom, California Struggles to Quit Coal
From: KQED
Series: QUEST: Coal at the Crossroads
Caption: The coal-fired San Juan Generating Station in New Mexico. , Credit: Matt Preusch
California is known for its "green" reputation. Just look at all the new solar and wind farms popping up around the state. So it might be a surpris...

Bought by Louisville Public Media, Oregon Public Broadcasting, WRFA-LP, West Virginia Public Broadcasting, WDSE and more


  • Added: Sep 27, 2011
  • Length: 05:09
  • Purchases: 8
The View from Coal Country in the Age of Green
From: KQED
Series: QUEST: Coal at the Crossroads
Caption: Coal miner, Larry Myer., Credit: Kimberly Paynter
Coal produces nearly half the electricity in the U.S., but the mercury, sulfur dioxide and carbon dioxide it emits also make it one of the most con...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, Louisville Public Media, Oregon Public Broadcasting, WRFA-LP, West Virginia Public Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Sep 27, 2011
  • Length: 04:10
  • Purchases: 11
A Difficult Path for Clean Coal
From: KQED
Series: QUEST: Coal at the Crossroads
Caption: Taking measurements during carbon storage project in Canton, Ohio., Credit: Courtesy ODNR
Coal generates half of all the electricity in the U.S. It’s also the biggest source of global-warming emissions and other air pollution. The coal i...

Bought by Louisville Public Media, Oregon Public Broadcasting, WRFA-LP, West Virginia Public Broadcasting, WDSE and more


  • Added: Sep 27, 2011
  • Length: 04:05
  • Purchases: 9
Explaining big changes in the California prison system
From: KALW
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
High unemployment, toxic environment – one solution
From: KALW
Caption: Tony Lanz (left) and Noel Yakubu (right) suit up for work at EPA lead remediation site, Credit: Callie Shanafelt
The city of Oakland has received more than $140 million in stimulus money over the past three years for workforce development and energy efficiency...

  • Added: Aug 29, 2011
  • Length: 08:43