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College Classes Are Back In-Person, And Student Mental Health Is On The Decline
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism
Caption: Students attending colleges like Syracuse University are struggling to keep up with the increased workload and stress that have come with a return to fully in-person classes., Credit: Alex Malanoski 2021
With most college classes back fully in-person, current sophomores who started their college careers online are having a difficult time balancing t...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 19, 2021
  • Length: 05:03
  • Purchases: 1
Dr. Michael Osterholm on Covid-19: "We Will Get Through This But We'll Never Go Back to Normal"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Conversations on COVID-19
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Michael Osterholm, PhD, is director of the University of Minnesota's Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy and author of the book, Dead...

Bought by KSRQ and KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle


  • Added: Mar 31, 2020
  • Length: 15:48
  • Purchases: 2
¿QPM? S2 EP 7: Census 2020 and the citizenship question.
From: WNIN
Series: ¿Qué Pasa, Midwest?
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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...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 13, 2018
  • Length: 09:25
  • Purchases: 1
The US-Saudi War Crimes Against Yemen
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
Caption: Aisha Jumaan, Mohammad Al-Nimr, John Shuck at Roots of Conflict Presentation at Portland State University, February 3rd 2018
Aisha Jumaan and Mohammad Al-Nimr Expose the US involvement with Saudi Aggression

Bought by KPIP-LP and WETS


  • Added: Mar 05, 2018
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 2
Memories of Boo
From: WFHB
Series: Kite Line
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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
Cyclical Confinement: Homelessness and Incarceration
From: WFHB
Series: Kite Line
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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
Off Paper
From: WFHB
Series: Kite Line
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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
Refugees Have Trouble Reporting Crimes, But This Technology Could Fix That
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism - 2
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When refugees come to a new country the language barrier that they face can be problematic. One challenge they face is being able to report crimes ...

  • Added: May 09, 2016
  • Length: 03:20
ALLAN WOLPER TALKS TO KEN THOMPSON
From: Conversations with Allan Wolper
Series: Conversations with Allan Wolper, WBGO.ORG
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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
Climate Change
From: WFHB
Series: Daily Local News
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Iu reinvest money for climate change walk

  • Added: Sep 10, 2015
  • Length: 05:01
LIVE LAW 9: Family Watch
From: LIVE LAW
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Some people police their yards. Some people police their streets. And some people get together to police their neighborhoods. If you've ever been p...

  • Added: Sep 01, 2015
  • Length: 10:04
Behind the Counter: What Labor Really Looks Like
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
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See what Labor looks like and does at your local convenience store.

  • Added: Apr 02, 2011
  • Length: :57
Documenting War
From: War News Radio
Caption: Image stills from the documentary Shepherds of Helmand, Credit: Gary Mortensen
News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

  • Added: Mar 25, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
Stimulus Checks, Fort Sumner
From: Rogi Riverstone
Series: KUNM News
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Federal stimulus checks are arriving for retired railroad workers, veterans and people on Social Security Disability and SSI. Rogi Riverstone inte...

  • Added: May 08, 2009
  • Length: 04:23
President Obama's First Press Conference
From: PRX
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President Obama's first press conference covering the proposed economic stimulus package.

  • Added: Feb 10, 2009
  • Length: 58:33
Inauguration at Independence Mall in Philadelphia: Street Interviews, Ambient Sounds
From: Chris Goldstein
Caption: Philly, Independence Mall, Credit: Chris Goldstein
Interviews with members of the public attending the Presidential Inauguration on Philadelphia's Independence Mall.

  • Added: Jan 20, 2009
  • Length: 13:50
Washington Execution: The Mechanics of an Execution
From: KUOW
Series: State of Execution
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Prisoners sentenced to death in Washington State have a choice of lethal injection or hanging.

  • Added: Dec 16, 2008
  • Length: 06:58
Washington Execution: Capital Cases and the Law
From: KUOW
Series: State of Execution
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Death penalty cases are extremely complex and costly to pursue.

  • Added: Dec 16, 2008
  • Length: 06:41
On Patrol with the Mexican Army
From: Lorne Matalon
Series: The Mexican Army, Drug Cartels and US Aid
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Mexican Army Mission in Sinaloa and Durango States

  • Added: Sep 29, 2008
  • Length: 05:28
Mexico's "Narco-War" Escalates
From: Lorne Matalon
Series: The Mexican Army, Drug Cartels and US Aid
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Cartels and Army Square off in Tijuana

  • Added: Sep 29, 2008
  • Length: 05:46
Warzone Economics
From: Adam Allington
Series: Front Line: Missouri Soldiers in Iraq
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U.S. Army Civil Affairs is tasked with compensating Iraqis for accedential death and destruction.

Bought by WBEZ


  • Added: Mar 11, 2008
  • Length: 04:12
  • Purchases: 1