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Answering the Call, Part 1: America’s New Mental Health Crisis Line
From: Tradeoffs
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Starting July 16, 2022, anyone in the U.S. experiencing a mental health crisis will be able to dial 988 for help. We explore what it will take for ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 03, 2022
  • Length: 25:04
  • Purchases: 1
Dr. Richard Lachmann discusses New York City mayoral choices
From: Ray Samuels
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Are you a New Yorker who is somewhat confused about who you should support in the upcoming mayor election? In this interview, Professor Lachmann p...

  • Added: Jun 08, 2021
  • Length: 50:34
CBC S1 E8: Student Athletes
From: WNIN
Series: COVID Between the Coasts
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What's it like when a pandemic crushes your dream of playing a Division One sport?

  • Added: Nov 21, 2020
  • Length: 13:18
American side of Niagara Falls to go silent
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: BY ANGELICA A. MORRISON / Pedestrian Bridge to be replaced at Niagara Falls State Park., Credit: BY ANGELICA A. MORRISON / Pedestrian Bridge to be replaced at Niagara Falls State Park.
New York State plans to shut off the American Falls, a major attraction for tourists who flock to Niagara Falls. It's part of a project to replace...

Bought by WCPN, WXXI Rochester, North Country Public Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WSKG and more


  • Added: Nov 18, 2016
  • Length: 03:25
  • Purchases: 7
How safe is your beach? New test may provide answer
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Brianna Boggan takes a water sample at Villa Angela-Euclid Beach, Credit: Elizabeth Miller
Although a lot of beaches are tested for contamination in the water, many agencies use dated information to determine if it’s safe to swim. A new ...

Bought by WXXI Rochester, WRVO Public Media, North Country Public Radio, WCMU Michigan, WCPN and more


  • Added: Sep 21, 2016
  • Length: 03:36
  • Purchases: 7
Push for wind farms along Great Lakes sparks controversy
From: Great Lakes Today
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Apex Clean Energy plans to build dozens of wind turbines across the Great Lakes states -- including Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and Illinois – to take ...

Bought by WCPN, Delta College Public Radio, WCMU Michigan, and WBFO


  • Added: Sep 16, 2016
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 4
Managing Menhaden: A New Plan For 'The Most Important Fish In The Sea'
From: WWNO
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They’re called bunker up north, and Pogies here in the South, and are sometimes referred to as “The Most Important Fish In the Sea”. These are the ...

  • Added: Apr 11, 2014
  • Length: 04:48
CrisisWatch 87 – Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Guinea
From: International Crisis Group
Series: Crisis Group Podcast
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2 November 2010: This month's podcast features an interview with Mohamed Jalloh, Crisis Group's West Africa Analyst about the violence in Guinea an...

  • Added: Nov 05, 2010
  • Length: 06:39
False Calm after Elections in Kyrgyzstan
From: International Crisis Group
Series: Crisis Group Podcast
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Four months after violence against immigrants, Kyrgyzstan is forming a new government. How will this contribute to stability? Crisis Group’s Centr...

  • Added: Nov 02, 2010
  • Length: 03:33
Iraq's Security Forces Post-US Withdrawal
From: International Crisis Group
Series: Crisis Group Podcast
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Perhaps the most important element in the formation of Iraq's government is the future of the security forces. Where do they stand, seven years aft...

  • Added: Oct 26, 2010
  • Length: 03:01
Animal Cruelty in Agriculture
From: Guy Hand
Series: Northwest Food News & Edible Idaho
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[HOST INTRO] The ethical treatment of farm animals is a growing concern for many Americans. And that puts states with relatively few animal cruelt...

Bought by KISU


  • Added: Mar 02, 2010
  • Length: 05:55
  • Purchases: 1
Overtreatment: How health care makes us sick
From: Nathanael Johnson
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The health-care debate is focused on quantity: how many people – and how much care they will get. But perhaps quality, rather than quantity of care...

Bought by KZYX, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WGBH Radio Boston, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and KUOW


  • Added: Nov 12, 2009
  • Length: 08:58
  • Purchases: 5
QUEST_WiFi Revolution
From: KQED
Series: QUEST
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The promise -- and perils? -- of municipal wifi

  • Added: Jul 23, 2007
  • Length: 05:48
Holiday Loan-Sharking
From: Charles Lane
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A new lending product offers quick cash for the holidays but comes with a hefty price tag

Bought by KVMR


  • Added: Dec 18, 2006
  • Length: 03:25
  • Purchases: 1
PART 2: CITIES COPE WITH PESTICIDE POLLUTION
From: The Environment Report
Series: Pollution in the Heartland
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Cities work to clean up pollution from pesticides in their water supplies.

  • Added: Aug 09, 2006
  • Length: 04:36