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From sweat shop to co-op
From: Marie Trigona
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Thousands of Bolivians migrated to Argentina in search of a liveable wage, only to find themselves sewing designer jeans in sweat shops under slave...

Bought by WBEZ


  • Added: May 21, 2008
  • Length: 05:44
  • Purchases: 1
Faygo Pop Turns 100
From: Zak Rosen
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A Whimsical Tour of an Old School Pop (soft drink) Factory

  • Added: Jan 22, 2008
  • Length: 05:31
Jorge Aguilar, II
From: Pauline Bartolone
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A Day in the Life of a Latino Public Interest Lawyer

  • Added: Nov 01, 2007
  • Length: 02:15
Not My Job: Tales From the "Degreasing Room."
From: Chelsea Merz
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Matthew Works has been living on the streets for ten years. Here he remembers one of his last paying jobs, assembling Braille typewriters, which th...

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio, WLPR , KUT, KUOW, WAMC Northeast Public Radio and more


  • Added: Aug 30, 2007
  • Length: 08:42
  • Purchases: 7
To Dream an Anarchist's Dream...
From: Mary Rose Madden
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Anarchists in Baltimore try to open and run a totally free store

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis and KUOW


  • Added: Jul 17, 2007
  • Length: 12:00
  • Purchases: 2
We Put Our Lives Into This Place
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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After 60 years in business, Moosehead Manufacturing Company is closing up shop because of overseas competition.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: May 23, 2007
  • Length: 08:19
  • Purchases: 1
For the Love of Craft
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Eric Stockinger and MIchael Norgang embark on a 400 year old tradition of wooden boat building in Maine.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: May 23, 2007
  • Length: 06:31
  • Purchases: 1
Where You Least Expect It
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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As a maintenance man at The Waynflete School and a working writer, Michael Macklin?s world is filled with sawdust, kids, and poetry.

Bought by HowSound


  • Added: May 23, 2007
  • Length: 06:50
  • Purchases: 1
The Other End of the Line: Profile of a 911 Operator
From: Aaron Henkin
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a look at life on the phone at the Baltimore City Police Department's 911 call center

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: May 15, 2007
  • Length: 08:10
  • Purchases: 1
"You talkin' to me?" - Conversation with a Cabbie
From: Aaron Henkin
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A veteran cab driver reflects on what it takes to do his job.

Bought by KUOW, Here and Now, and CKMO


  • Added: Oct 20, 2006
  • Length: 09:40
  • Purchases: 3
Taxi Line
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Somali taxi drivers in Portland Maine sit with their frustrations, hopes, and memories.

Bought by WMPG


  • Added: May 24, 2006
  • Length: 06:44
  • Purchases: 1
Hiking the Andes
From: Cynthia Graber
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Reflections with sound of hiking the Inca Trail, poor Peruvian porters carrying our belongings.

  • Added: Feb 24, 2006
  • Length: 04:26
Tending the Barter's Island Bridge
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Step out onto the Barter's Island Bridge as Duane and Dwight Lewis run around in circles opening the bridge for passing boats.

Bought by SALTcast Podcast


  • Added: Jan 12, 2006
  • Length: 05:32
  • Purchases: 1
Every Ship is Different
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Board an oil tanker on its way into Portland Harbor with harbor pilot Captain Susan Clark.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Jan 12, 2006
  • Length: 07:01
  • Purchases: 2
Making Ice
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Jim Leo has been driving in circles for eighteen years but he?s not dizzy yet. Producer Dylan Merriam takes us out on the ice with an experienced Z...

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Jan 12, 2006
  • Length: 05:01
  • Purchases: 1
It's Just A Job
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Veronica McNally reflects on life and work on her daily walk to her job at Pantheon Guitars in Lewiston, Maine.

Bought by PRX Remix, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and WYBC


  • Added: Jan 12, 2006
  • Length: 06:24
  • Purchases: 3
Don't Drive Like My Brother
From: Jonathan Menjivar
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The story of one man in desperate need of a job.

Bought by WJCT, PRX Remix, The Neighborhood, KUT, and Remix Radio


  • Added: Oct 25, 2005
  • Length: 15:10
  • Purchases: 5
Rugged and Beautiful
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Visit with two female WWII Liberty Ship welders from South Portland, Maine.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, Connecticut Public (WNPR), Yellowstone Public Radio, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: May 27, 2005
  • Length: 07:01
  • Purchases: 4
Saul and Joshua
From: Seth Lind
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A portrait of a subway musican duo struggling to stay together

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis and WYSO


  • Added: Dec 13, 2004
  • Length: 21:48
  • Purchases: 2
Solo One
From: Seth Lind
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A verite portrait of a subway gospel singer

  • Added: Dec 13, 2004
  • Length: 11:06
We see it all: life through the eyes of a photo developer
From: Aaron Henkin
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A photo lab technician ponders our life as he sees it every day, through thousands of personal snapshots

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, Audible, and WYSO


  • Added: Dec 10, 2004
  • Length: 12:43
  • Purchases: 3
Keeping Pace with Professional Dog Walker Matt Fisher
From: Aaron Henkin
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An afternoon on the streets of Baltimore with professional dog walker Matt Fisher

Bought by KZSC and Audible


  • Added: Dec 03, 2004
  • Length: 08:40
  • Purchases: 2
Diversified Farming with Charles "Turkey" Goodin
From: Louisville Public Media
Series: Kentucky Works
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a day in the life of a Kentucky farmer

  • Added: Nov 08, 2004
  • Length: 09:30
Voices Without a Vote
From: rebecca moon
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The memory of my father inspires our search for working non-voters in Carolina.

  • Added: Sep 28, 2004
  • Length: 05:40
Working the Night Shift
From: WFUV
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Night shift workers share their perspective on life after dark, family obligations and the big question -- when do they sleep ?

Bought by KMSU, WAER Syracuse, NY, KZYX, KFCF FM, XRAY.fm and more


  • Added: Sep 02, 2004
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 32