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MEDA (Mission Economic Development Agency)
From: Tena Rubio
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A look at MEDA, a program providing support and financial literacy to Latinos in San Francisco's Mission District so borrowers don’t fall into lend...

  • Added: Oct 02, 2009
  • Length: 09:54
World Vision Report - Show 299 (Half Hour)
From: World Vision Report
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A website that allows you to make micro-loans directly to people in the developing world is now making them available to Americans so they, too, ca...

Bought by KTNA and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 02, 2009
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
Student Refugees
From: World Vision Report
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20-year old Fouad and 17-year old Ahmed are from Baghdad. They don’t want their full names used for security reasons. A few years ago, they fled ...

Bought by YouthCast


  • Added: Oct 02, 2009
  • Length: 07:33
  • Purchases: 1
Game Store
From: World Vision Report
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There’s clearly no quick fix for the problems facing the developing world. But over the last decade, microfinance has become a popular and success...

  • Added: Oct 02, 2009
  • Length: 05:08
World Vision Report - Show 299 (One Hour)
From: World Vision Report
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Leaders from the world’s 20 largest economies met last week in Pittsburgh and said from now on the developing world -- through the so-called G-20 -...

  • Added: Oct 02, 2009
  • Length: 01:50:25
Tempest Tossed
From: War News Radio
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News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

  • Added: Oct 02, 2009
  • Length: 28:56
Animals In Need
From: Kara Sautter
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The story of the constant struggle for abandoned animals to find a good home.

  • Added: Sep 30, 2009
  • Length: 02:00
Animals in Need
From: Joe Clemence
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The story of a constant struggle for pets to find a great home.

  • Added: Sep 30, 2009
  • Length: 02:00
News 2.0: The Future of News in an Age of Social Media- Part Two
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: The Future of News in an Age of Social Media
Caption: Feb. 12, 2009 plane crash near Clarence, N.Y., as photographed by citizen journalist "Traceur Zero" for CNN's iReport, Credit: Courtesy CNN
Two one-hour CBC Radio programs about changes to our understanding of 'journalism' now that anyone can create, report and publish news.

Bought by Louisville Public Media, Connecticut Public (WNPR), KQED, Spokane Public Radio, WTIP and more


  • Added: Sep 29, 2009
  • Length: 53:07
  • Purchases: 7
News 2.0: The Future of News in the Age of Social Media- Part One
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: The Future of News in an Age of Social Media
Caption: Feb. 12, 2009 plane crash near Clarence, N.Y., as photographed by citizen journalist "Traceur Zero" for CNN's iReport, Credit: Courtesy CNN
Two one-hour CBC Radio programs about changes to our understanding of 'journalism' now that anyone can create, report and publish news.

Bought by Louisville Public Media, Connecticut Public (WNPR), KQED, Spokane Public Radio, WTIP and more


  • Added: Sep 29, 2009
  • Length: 52:14
  • Purchases: 7
Payday Lenders Gearing up for Fight
From: NPR Economic Training Project
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Some Wisconsin lawmakers are hoping to pass legislation that would cap the interest rate so-called predatory lenders charge.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 28, 2009
  • Length: 04:21
  • Purchases: 1
Plessy vs. Ferguson 1896 to 2009
From: Phil Mariage
Series: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
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Keith Plessy, descendant of Homer Plessy and Phoebe Ferguson, great, great grandaughter of Judge John Ferguson, both litigants in the 1896 Supreme ...

  • Added: Sep 27, 2009
  • Length: 29:00
Peace Lessons in Water Negotiations / Peace Talks Radio (59:00 / 54:00)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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While some have predicted that "water will be the next oil" as the resource that countries will start wars over, the fact is that over centuries no...

Bought by KUOW, RadioFreePalmer, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KUOW, KXOT Public Radio and more


  • Added: Sep 27, 2009
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 6
Thrift Shop
From: World Vision Report
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There’s no getting away from it. The economic downturn has affected us all. You can see it on main streets across the country – where businesses h...

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Sep 25, 2009
  • Length: 04:44
  • Purchases: 1
Palestinian Hip Hop
From: World Vision Report
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Using music to make a statement is nothing new. Protest songs have long been part of popular culture and today those songs often take the form of ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and Vocalo.org


  • Added: Sep 25, 2009
  • Length: 05:43
  • Purchases: 2
Shanxi Teacher
From: World Vision Report
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It’s difficult for children in rural China to get a good education. That’s because are few and far between. Many of them have been lured by the h...

Bought by WBEZ


  • Added: Sep 25, 2009
  • Length: 05:31
  • Purchases: 1
Missing Their Son
From: World Vision Report
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Parents in some countries have to leave their children with relatives in rural areas and go to cities to find work. Sometimes they’re the people w...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 25, 2009
  • Length: 03:19
  • Purchases: 2
What's Cooking? Maalube
From: World Vision Report
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One of the classic dishes of the Middle East, especially among Palestinians, is Maalube. Daniel Estrin learned how to make this colorful dish from...

  • Added: Sep 25, 2009
  • Length: 05:22
Kumba Kamara
From: World Vision Report
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Health care is a hot topic right now. And not just in the United States. A report just out from Amnesty International says healthcare in Sierra Le...

  • Added: Sep 25, 2009
  • Length: 02:20
Mechanics Apprentice
From: World Vision Report
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13-year old Mamadou Barry had to strike out on his own at an early age. Unlike other kids, Mamadou has no parents sacrificing for his future. He’...

  • Added: Sep 25, 2009
  • Length: 02:19
Sheriff Eviction Ride-along
From: Zoe Corneli
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Reporter Zoe Corneli rides along with sheriff's deputies on an eviction route in the Bay Area's Alameda County.

Bought by Remix Radio and EconomyBeat Podcast


  • Added: Sep 21, 2009
  • Length: 07:30
  • Purchases: 2
Balancing Act
From: War News Radio
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News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

  • Added: Sep 18, 2009
  • Length: 28:56
Israel's Initial Response to UN Human Rights Commission Report
From: Public Radio WorldWide - PRWW.org
Series: FOCUS On The MIDDLE EAST
Caption: UN Goldstone's ''Kangaroo Court'' Report -- on Gaza, Credit: SLG
Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren's Spontaneous Responses to the UN Kangaroo Court Findings of alleged ''War Crimes'' in Gaza

  • Added: Sep 16, 2009
  • Length: 04:39
World Vision Report - Show 297 (Half Hour)
From: World Vision Report
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In Ghana, some women go to great lengths to change their dark skin to a lighter shade. But bleaching and the use of strong chemicals can be very d...

Bought by WXDU, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and KTNA


  • Added: Sep 16, 2009
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 3
World Vision Report - Show 297 (One Hour)
From: World Vision Report
Series: World Vision Report - Weekly One Hour
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In Ghana, some women go to great lengths to change their dark skin to a lighter shade. But bleaching and the use of strong chemicals can be very d...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 16, 2009
  • Length: 01:50:25
  • Purchases: 1

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