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Immunocompromised in a COVID Weary World
From: Tradeoffs
Caption: Lindsay Ryan, an immunosuppressed physician explains what navigating her life – and her workplace – is like in this COVID-fatigued world.
An immunosuppressed physician explains what navigating her life – and her workplace – is like in this COVID-fatigued world.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Apr 07, 2022
  • Length: 14:43
  • Purchases: 1
The Modern West: Ghost Town(ing) Broadcast Special
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: The Modern West
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Ghost towns are an icon of the American West. But they’re not just part of a sepia-toned past; ghost towns in the making today as rural communities...

  • Added: Nov 13, 2020
  • Length: 57:41
826LA Cultivates A Love for Reading and Writing
From: NANCY GUAN
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Knowing how to read and write well is fundamental to a good education. But what happens when schools in communities of color lack the resources for...

  • Added: Jun 26, 2020
  • Length: 04:09
Tim Cronin's Bid For Town Councilor At-Large
From: Emily Schario
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23-year-old Tim Cronin is running for Town Councilor At-Large in Weymouth, Massachusetts and he has a secret he doesn't want anyone to find out.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 20, 2019
  • Length: 04:48
  • Purchases: 1
GN_4.48_Yoga4Homeless
From: Good News Good Planet
Series: Good News Good Planet - Season 4
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Californian unites community with Yoga for all.

  • Added: Aug 26, 2018
  • Length: 02:30
GN_4.47_SwingBomb
From: Good News Good Planet
Series: Good News Good Planet - Season 4
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A renegade California group creates pop-up swings throughout the city.

  • Added: Aug 26, 2018
  • Length: 02:30
GN_4.29_MexicanGalapagos
From: Good News Good Planet
Series: Good News Good Planet - Season 4
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Mexico protects it's most valuable waters.

  • Added: Aug 26, 2018
  • Length: 02:30
GN_4.06_Haileys Harvest
From: Good News Good Planet
Series: Good News Good Planet - Season 4
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Washington state 5 year-old decides to feed the homeless.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 24, 2018
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 1
Journalism Students Are More Motivated Than Ever Under Trump Regime
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism
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Throughout President Donald Trump's campaign and first 100 days as president, he has continuously bashed the news media. Now, the journalists of t...

Bought by KISU and KRZA


  • Added: Apr 29, 2017
  • Length: 04:12
  • Purchases: 2
A House Built on Sand
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Outside/In
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There’s a very robust debate going on right now as to exactly how much sea level rise we’re in for, and the Cliffs Notes version is that it’s betwe...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Aug 11, 2016
  • Length: 22:05
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 40: Pappy
From: Criminal
Series: Criminal
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When it comes to the bourbon Pappy Van Winkle, it doesn’t matter who you are or how much money you have — you can’t get it unless you’re exceptiona...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 12, 2016
  • Length: 23:53
  • Purchases: 1
Educating Tomorrow's Teachers Focuses on Building Better Student Relationships
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism
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Education is moving away from a more lecture style to a focus on interactivity while engaging and building relationships with students like never b...

  • Added: Apr 05, 2016
  • Length: 04:00
Episode 35: Pen & Paper
From: Criminal
Series: Criminal
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As a young woman in the 60s, Andy Austin talked her way into a job as a courtroom sketch artist in Chicago. She spent 43 years sketching everyone f...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 24, 2016
  • Length: 17:21
  • Purchases: 1
Carrie Parker's Relatives speak at IU
From: WFHB
Series: Daily Local News
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Carrie Parker's 40 some relatives are speaking in her honor at Indiana University. Carrie Parker was the first African American to attend IU

  • Added: Oct 15, 2015
  • Length: 09:28
Market Basket Brand Soap...Opera
From: Perry Persoff
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Audio essay bringing the current summer-long Market Basket situation back to the basics.

  • Added: Aug 28, 2014
  • Length: 04:34
The Farewell Season of Rollerdome
From: Radio K
Caption: Lisa Smith and Tad Wagner skate at the Metrodome in Minneapolis, MN., Credit: Noel Clark
Built in 1982, the Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome has seen it’s share of sporting events. Baseball, football, soccer. But off the field, a community o...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 25, 2013
  • Length: 05:01
  • Purchases: 1
The Field Trip Podcast: Marine Mammal Rescue Center
From: The Field Trip Podcast
Caption: Field Trip Podcast icon, Credit: Mike Smith
This week, Field Trip Correspondent Lo Benichou take us behind the scenes at The Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito, California, where wounded seals...

Bought by KUER


  • Added: Oct 31, 2012
  • Length: 13:09
  • Purchases: 1
A picture of American consumerism
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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With the March announcement that Best Buy is closing 50 large stores around the country, the dominance of big box retail has been called into quest...

Bought by KENW and KBRP Community Radio


  • Added: Jul 30, 2012
  • Length: 02:31
  • Purchases: 2
Rudy's Gray Area
From: Third Coast International Audio Festival
Series: 2012 ShortDocs: Neighbor Stories
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Rudy has lived on this bizarre little block since 1953, before a dozen railroad tracks and nearly as many highway lanes separated it from other res...

Bought by The Story, KUT, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 24, 2012
  • Length: 02:55
  • Purchases: 3
Newspaper Funeral
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
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When a neighborhood newspaper folds, the publisher creates a unique ritual to mark its passing.

  • Added: Sep 01, 2011
  • Length: 05:42
The Manton Avenue Project
From: BSR Radio
Series: Off the Beat
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The Providence based Manton Avenue Project works to train young children in playwriting. The final result of the project is a full-fledged play pe...

  • Added: Dec 28, 2010
  • Length: 07:49
Mind on the Brain
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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A personal look at Traumatic Brain Injury.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, WMPG, SALTcast Podcast, and KUOW


  • Added: Jun 22, 2009
  • Length: 08:31
  • Purchases: 4
Back to Afghanistan
From: War News Radio
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With the conflict in Afghanistan heating up again, we revisit past pieces about the country to get a better understanding of its current situation.

Bought by KGOU and WGBH Radio Boston


  • Added: Aug 28, 2008
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Two Jobs, Still Not Making It
From: PRX PromCom
Series: Promise Commentaries
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A 21-year-old woman describes the difficulty of paying the bills while working at a deli and Wendy's. What do the candidates have to say about that?

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Aug 28, 2008
  • Length: 03:58
  • Purchases: 1
A Year in the Life
From: War News Radio
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A compilation of the most compelling stories that we've heard over the past year in our series, "A Day in the Life".

Bought by KGOU


  • Added: Aug 21, 2008
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1