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This week marks the 75th anniversary of the Nakba, or the "catastrophe" in Arabic. It refers both to the events starting in late 1947 when Zionist ...
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- Added: May 15, 2023
- Length: 29:56
- Purchases: 1
Our collaborator at Cicero Independiente investigates active measures being taken by local government there to suppress Latinos' freedom of speech.
- Added: May 29, 2022
- Length: 20:05
Even after the initial trauma, invasive medical exams, and difficult police questioning, a woman in Nome who reports sexual assault must also confr...
Bought by High Plains Public Radio and KFAI Minneapolis
- Added: Apr 08, 2020
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 2
Every ten years, the government of the United States of America issues a mandatory census to count the population. The results of the census deter...
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- Added: Sep 13, 2018
- Length: 09:25
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David Hecht reports on the condition of Sierra Leone's diamond trade
- Added: May 08, 2018
- Length: 05:07
This week, we return to the story of Clinton “Boo” Gilkie, who died one year ago- on June 7, 2016- in the Monroe County Jail. We discussed the cir...
- Added: Jun 18, 2017
- Length: 29:38
This week we share news and stories from two people who have been caught up in very different ways in the web of prison. Both Bresha Meadows and Pa...
- Added: Jun 13, 2017
- Length: 30:10
This week we feature an interview with Patrick, who reflects on his
experience with addiction and prison. His story is both deeply personal
and ana...
- Added: Jun 13, 2017
- Length: 30:10
Our focus for this episode is writing to prisoners. After some prison-related news, we speak with Lukah Revolt, who explains how she went from writ...
- Added: Apr 18, 2017
- Length: 19:53
In this episode, we speak to people with experience with both homelessness and incarceration. Often, there is a cyclical relationship between these...
- Added: Mar 29, 2017
- Length: 29:50
We return to the topic of education within the prison system. After some prison news, we hear a statement written by someone who taught in prisons ...
- Added: Mar 01, 2017
- Length: 29:04
In this episode, we introduce a new topic, going “off-paper.” When
prisoners finish their time and re-enter the free world, they confront a
whole h...
- Added: Feb 05, 2017
- Length: 28:12
Our episode focuses on the experience of being pregnant while in prison. We speak with Dr. Alicia Suarez, PhD, who teaches at DePauw University. ...
- Added: Dec 28, 2016
- Length: 26:56
An environmental group has released results of tests on the water in Toronto's harbor. The tests show the city has some work to do.
Bought by WXXI Rochester, WCMU Michigan, WCPN, and WBFO
- Added: Dec 22, 2016
- Length: 01:04
- Purchases: 4
Mental health is an issue that rarely gets discussed in the black community. For college students of color the issue gets even more difficult.
Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio
- Added: Dec 08, 2016
- Length: 04:22
- Purchases: 2
This episode is the second installment exploring women within prisons. First, we get updates on struggles in Bulgaria and Turkey, hear about propos...
- Added: Nov 25, 2016
- Length: 28:43
Meet LePriest Valentine, who kept winding up in the only sanctuary he could find after getting out of jail: Skid Row.
Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, WRST-FM Oshkosh, PRX Remix, and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio
- Added: Oct 25, 2016
- Length: 07:30
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Ken Thompson made history in 2013 when he became the first African American to be elected Brooklyn District Attorney. He won international attentio...
- Added: Dec 27, 2015
- Length: 29:06
Recorded on an iphone while on vacation 2 miles away from a wildfire.
Recorded for KCRW's 24 Hour Radio Race.
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio
- Added: Aug 17, 2015
- Length: 04:35
- Purchases: 1
When most people are on their way to sleep, San Francisco’s Homeless Outreach Team, or SF HOT, is just beginning its graveyard shift.
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- Added: Feb 04, 2015
- Length: 07:34
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NOTE: This piece pairs best with a companion piece called Heroin addiction robs family of son.
This traces the Emminger family's grief since they...
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- Added: Jan 20, 2015
- Length: 07:12
- Purchases: 1
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...
- Added: Dec 12, 2014
- Length: 17:48
- Purchases: 2
Kesterson Wildlife Refuge had a little known problem back in 1982: selenium contamination was leading to birth defects and death in fish and birds....
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- Added: Oct 06, 2014
- Length: 16:03
- Purchases: 1
This 90-second short feature briefly explores whether the often frantic reporting on a severe weather event mirrored the reality of those who exper...
- Added: Aug 28, 2011
- Length: 01:24
News and features on the conflicts in Libya, Iraq, and Afghanistan.
- Added: Aug 01, 2011
- Length: 12:39
