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After the wildfires, what has life been like on Maui?
From: Possibly
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Lahaina, Maui has experienced the deadliest wildfire the country has seen in the last century. Reporter Emily Tom spoke with a survivor about the c...

Bought by Raven Radio, WRFA-LP, and KLCC


  • Added: Sep 27, 2023
  • Length: 03:58
  • Purchases: 3
True Crime Investigators UK: The Michael Pritchard Murder
From: Cornucopia Radio
Caption: The Michael Pritchard
Michael Pritchard was murdered by a young man who ran him over while trying to steal his van in 1997, Derbyshire, England. Can we help catch the ki...

  • Added: Aug 14, 2020
  • Length: 01:04:09
From Scrubs to Hospital Gown: The Story of Dr. Lorena Gonzalez
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism
Caption: Dr. Lorena Gonzalez at her desk at the Syracuse VA Medical Center, Credit: Conor Wight
Doctor Lorena Gonzalez is a surgeon - but last year, she became a cancer patient. This is the story of how she applied her knowledge and experience...

  • Added: Apr 11, 2018
  • Length: 04:12
Honoring Alan: Why the West Can't Shut Out Refugees
From: Jarrod Sport
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In this audio documentary, Tima Kurdi, the aunt of Alan, shares why the West has a responsibility to support refugees fleeing warfare and destabili...

Bought by KALW


  • Added: Mar 20, 2017
  • Length: 19:18
  • Purchases: 1
Being Black In Blue: A Profile Of A Police Officer
From: Emily Corwin
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Nashua, NH Police Sergeant, Lakeisha Phelps is one of two black police officers on a force with 176 police officers, in one of New Hampshire’s most...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 11, 2016
  • Length: 03:56
  • Purchases: 1
Ohio mother mourns son taken by Lake Erie current
From: Great Lakes Today
Series: DANGEROUS WATERS
Caption: Melissa Zirkle with a picture of Jermaine, Credit: Elizabeth Miller
Melissa Zirkle grew up near Lake Erie, but didn't learn about the dangerous currents in the Great Lakes. She lost her son to a powerful current in...

Bought by WVBI-LP, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WMUK, WCPN, WXXI Rochester and more


  • Added: Aug 12, 2016
  • Length: 03:13
  • Purchases: 7
Life of the Law #46 – One Conjugal Visit
From: Life of the Law
Series: Life of the Law
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How long would your relationship last without a kiss or more than a kiss In America, only three states allow prisoners and their spouses or domesti...

Bought by KALW and PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 12, 2014
  • Length: 17:48
  • Purchases: 2
Father of Newtown teacher remembers the daughter he lost
From: Craig LeMoult
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The six educators who died in the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School will posthumously receive the Presidential Medal of Citizenship (at a Wh...

  • Added: Feb 13, 2013
  • Length: 03:39
Bat Men
From: Robbie Feinberg
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Greg Auger's life was forever changed when he met the bat researching legend Don Griffin. This is the story of the two men, a pond, and what happen...

  • Added: Dec 06, 2012
  • Length: 08:05
Jim Morrison 40th anniversary
From: Henrik Persson
Caption: The Doors members Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger laying down flowers and incense at Jim Morrison's grave at Pere Lachaise cemetery., Credit: Henrik Persson
Report from the Père Lachaise cemetery in Paris, where the 40th anniversary of the death of The Doors singer Jim Morrison was celebrated July 3rd.

  • Added: Jul 03, 2011
  • Length: 04:40
Lowen & Navarro recruit guitarist David Glaser
From: WTMD
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After Eric Lowen was forced to stop playing guitar due to ALS, David Glaser started playing with the duo.

  • Added: Dec 02, 2008
  • Length: 04:12
WWOZ Street Talk- Chief Warren McDaniels Memorial
From: David Weinberg
Series: WWOZ- Street Talk
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Chief Warren McDaniels, the first black fire chief in New Orleans passed away on Feb. 23.

  • Added: Mar 06, 2008
  • Length: 06:28
Blue Highways Day Trip #2 - Iraq Audio Diaries
From: Eric Mack
Series: Blue Highways
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We found one National Guard Chaplain from upstate New York who kept an audio diary in Iraq. His family also kept a diary back in Saranac Lake, NY.

  • Added: Feb 24, 2008
  • Length: 05:00
Peace Talks Radio: 9/11 Families for Peaceful Tomorrows (59:00 / 54:00)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Three people who lost family members in the September 11th terrorist attacks on the U.S. talk about turning their grief into action for peace. The...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WNMU-FM, WESM 91.3 FM, KSFR, KUOW and more


  • Added: Aug 21, 2007
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 22
21-year-old Katrina survivor signing up for U.S. Army
From: BSR Radio
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Stephen Stearns and his father survived Katrina in his family home. His mother did not. Now he's living out her last wish.

Bought by KRCB 104.9 and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Jul 18, 2006
  • Length: 07:45
  • Purchases: 2
Voice of the Troubles: Stories from the Irish Conflict(52/59 minute versions)
From: Charles Lane
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Exploring conflict in the modern world through the stories and experiences of the Irish Troubles

Bought by KPIK-LP, KAZU Seaside, Calif., KWIT, KUT, WRPI and more


  • Added: Jul 07, 2006
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 22
Saving baby; another harrowing tale of escape and evacuation.
From: Laura Ziegler
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One family talks about leaving their home in the New Orleans 9th ward as water rose toward the roof, floating their baby in a cooler toward safer g...

  • Added: Oct 17, 2005
  • Length: 04:20
Movin' Out the Bricks
From: Long Haul Productions
Series: Homeplace Series
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A year in the life of Catherine "Coco" Means, as she leaves her long-time home in a Chicago public housing development and moves to her first priva...

Bought by 90.5 WSNC, KGNU Community Radio, Vocalo.org, PRX Remix, PRX to iTunes and more


  • Added: Sep 03, 2004
  • Length: 27:46
  • Purchases: 8
The Stories of September Eleventh Families for Peaceful Tomorrows
From: Scott Gurian
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An unnarrated documentary collage of relatives of September 11th victims describing what they remember from the day of the terrorist attacks and ho...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis and Connecticut Public (WNPR)


  • Added: Nov 25, 2003
  • Length: 52:41
  • Purchases: 2