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The Arrival: Trump's Travel and Refugee Ban- Encore
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: empty flight, Credit: Diego Cupolo, creative commons
This week, we begin with the story of a woman who was in flight to the US when President Trump signed his first travel ban. We later hear about how...

Bought by WRIR and WVAS


  • Added: Jul 13, 2018
  • Length: 29:59
  • Purchases: 2
Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools is an examination of the experiences of black girls across the country whose intricate lives...

Bought by WVAS, KUNM, and WRIR


  • Added: Jun 11, 2018
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 3
From Scrubs to Hospital Gown: The Story of Dr. Lorena Gonzalez
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism
Caption: Dr. Lorena Gonzalez at her desk at the Syracuse VA Medical Center, Credit: Conor Wight
Doctor Lorena Gonzalez is a surgeon - but last year, she became a cancer patient. This is the story of how she applied her knowledge and experience...

  • Added: Apr 11, 2018
  • Length: 04:12
Monopoly Capitalism: At The Breaking Point?
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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Monopoly capitalism may be on its last legs! This week, economist Michael Hudson joins us to say his predictions on the Trump budget have come true...

Bought by KDNK


  • Added: Apr 04, 2018
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
After the Storm
From: Aviva DeKornfeld
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In the weeks after Hurricane Maria, Cynthia and Vanessa Melendez were trapped in their village in Humacao, Puerto Rico. They had no water, and were...

Bought by HowSound


  • Added: Dec 01, 2017
  • Length: 07:50
  • Purchases: 1
#259- FULL SHOW "Air Med life flight insurance and Pride Industries helping the disabled"
From: marc cuniberti
Series: Money Matters Economic Forum
Caption: Money Matters host Marc Cuniberti
Life Flight insurance? Yes its available. Then Pride Industries helping people with disabilities find employment. Interview show. Ready for airplay.

  • Added: Oct 10, 2017
  • Length: 51:17
#257 Fall Strategies FULL SHOW
From: marc cuniberti
Series: Money Matters Economic Forum
Caption: Money Matters host Marc Cuniberti
Marc details the markets of today, then dives into an investment strategy for those that are looking for income. Great information and strategy. Al...

  • Added: Sep 18, 2017
  • Length: 50:12
Why Structured Settlements Are For Suckers
From: The Steve Pomeranz Show
Series: The Steve Pomeranz Hour
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Plus: Lessons From Game Of Thrones And The Power Of Money Divorce Planning: Why Divvying Up Financial Assets Is No Cake Walk, The New Love Deal: Wh...

Bought by WETD, WLRN, WSGE, and WNMU-FM


  • Added: Aug 30, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
#10: Jehan, The Big Yellow Atlas
From: Nadia Abuelezam
Series: Palestinians Podcast
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Jehan Bseiso is the Head of Communications for Doctors Without Borders in the Middle East Region by day (and some long evenings) and a poet by nigh...

  • Added: Jul 24, 2017
  • Length: 30:37
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
Honoring Alan: Why the West Can't Shut Out Refugees
From: Jarrod Sport
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In this audio documentary, Tima Kurdi, the aunt of Alan, shares why the West has a responsibility to support refugees fleeing warfare and destabili...

Bought by KALW


  • Added: Mar 20, 2017
  • Length: 19:18
  • Purchases: 1
Oh, Give Me a Home | Episode 5 | Heirs to the Most Glorious Heritage
From: Auricle Productions
Series: Threshold
Caption: Jane and Bob Heppel, Credit: Amy Martin
In 1908, the National Bison Range was created by carving 18,000 acres out of Montana's Flathead Reservation. Now, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Servic...

Bought by KPIP-LP, PRX Remix, New Hampshire Public Radio, Prairie Public, Yellowstone Public Radio and more


  • Added: Mar 02, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 6
Oh, Give Me a Home | Episode 1 | For the Benefit and Enjoyment of the People
From: Auricle Productions
Series: Threshold
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Yellowstone National Park is where we saved the American bison from extinction. But each year, we slaughter hundreds of animals from this prized he...

Bought by KVSC, KPIP-LP, PRX Remix, New Hampshire Public Radio, Prairie Public and more


  • Added: Feb 04, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 7
Oh, Give Me a Home | Preview
From: Auricle Productions
Series: Threshold
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Can the U.S. ever have wild, free-roaming bison again? Should we? Threshold podcast dives deep into the history of the American bison to understand...

  • Added: Jan 29, 2017
  • Length: 05:45
Episode 1: Life on a million dollar block
From: KCRW's Independent Producer Project
Series: Off The Block
Caption: Kelly Cotton walks through the Westmont neighborhood with her kids, Credit: George Lavender
One small neighborhood of Los Angeles accounted for thousands of bookings into county jail over a five year period.

Bought by PRX Remix, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Oct 25, 2016
  • Length: 07:10
  • Purchases: 3
Being Black In Blue: A Profile Of A Police Officer
From: Emily Corwin
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Nashua, NH Police Sergeant, Lakeisha Phelps is one of two black police officers on a force with 176 police officers, in one of New Hampshire’s most...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 11, 2016
  • Length: 03:56
  • Purchases: 1
Orthodox
From: Jonathan Hirsch
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What happens when your religious faith and sexual identity directly contradict one another? Josh Tranen lived with this contradiction for years. Ev...

  • Added: Oct 06, 2016
  • Length: 17:43
StoryCorps: Vaughn Allex and Denise Allex
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Vaughn Allex and Denise Allex
A former airline employee discusses the aftereffects of knowing he checked two 9/11 hijackers onto the plane that was flown into the Pentagon.

Bought by WVBI-LP


  • Added: Sep 15, 2016
  • Length: 02:43
  • Purchases: 1
Life of the Law #89: Live Law Philadelphia - Beyond the Walls: Prison Positive
From: Life of the Law
Series: Life of the Law
Caption: Odessa Summers
For 22 years, Philadelphia FIGHT has hosted an entire month of free workshops, trainings, and outreach about HIV and AIDS. This year, Life of the L...

  • Added: Aug 16, 2016
  • Length: 01:01:58
Ohio mother mourns son taken by Lake Erie current
From: Great Lakes Today
Series: DANGEROUS WATERS
Caption: Melissa Zirkle with a picture of Jermaine, Credit: Elizabeth Miller
Melissa Zirkle grew up near Lake Erie, but didn't learn about the dangerous currents in the Great Lakes. She lost her son to a powerful current in...

Bought by WVBI-LP, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WMUK, WCPN, WXXI Rochester and more


  • Added: Aug 12, 2016
  • Length: 03:13
  • Purchases: 7
Life of the Law #85: Live Law New Orleans - A Scholar's Life
From: Life of the Law
Series: Life of the Law
Caption: Host Osagie Obasogie, Credit: Riverview Photography
This week we take you to New Orleans, for stories told by legal scholars about what life's like as a legal scholar.

  • Added: Jun 17, 2016
  • Length: 01:00:41
Minnesota Native News Special Edition: Responding to the Opioid Crisis in MN Native Communities
From: Ampers
Series: Minnesota Native News Special Editions
Caption: In 2015 More American Indians in MN Died of Drug Poisoning than in Any Other State. , Credit: MN Department of Human Services, May 2016
For over a decade, the prescription pain killer and heroin abuse crisis has had a hold on communities across the U-S. Opioid overdoses tripled betw...

Bought by KMSU, WDSE, WGZS, KFAI Minneapolis, KKWE Niijii Radio and more


  • Added: Jun 05, 2016
  • Length: 59:22
  • Purchases: 14
Nicklesville Pushes Seattle Towards Acceptance of Tent Cities
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Nicklesville, Credit: Sara Bernard
Seattle is one of the only cities in the nation to have passed an ordinance formally sanctioning tent cities. A lot of that success can be chalked ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and WABE


  • Added: Jan 25, 2016
  • Length: 09:13
  • Purchases: 2
Rabin is Dead
From: Israel Story
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Like the JFK assassination, everyone remembers what they were doing when they heard the news. For Aliza Goren, that isn’t so hard – she was one of ...

  • Added: Nov 09, 2015
  • Length: 09:56
Allan Wolper talks with Frank Casey
From: Conversations with Allan Wolper
Series: Conversations with Allan Wolper, WBGO.ORG
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Frank Casey was the first investment analyst to blow the whistle on rogue financier Bernard Madoff whose Ponzi scheme looted the savings of thousan...

  • Added: Nov 06, 2015
  • Length: 29:08