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Missing Kim
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Dick Moreau has hung over 50,000 posters of his daughter around the area of Jay, Maine. This is the story of one family's 26-year quest for answers.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, New Hampshire Public Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 01, 2013
  • Length: 07:27
  • Purchases: 3
Bruised
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Brain injuries have been in the news a lot lately - with soldiers and sports heroes suffering from acquired brain injuries, science and the public ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KDNK, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 26, 2013
  • Length: 06:32
  • Purchases: 4
Finding Treatment
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Being diagnosed with a disease is hard enough. Imagine living hours away from the closest place you could receive treatment.

  • Added: Mar 26, 2013
  • Length: 05:24
Italian Tailors: An Age-Old Tradition Unravels
From: Nancy Greenleese
Series: Made In Italy...For Now
Caption: Paola Gueli is one of a dwindling number of tailors in Italy, a country renowned for its tailoring tradition. , Credit: Luigi Fraboni
Skilled tailoring is a dying art. Many of the best tailors hail from Italy where the tradition is unraveling due to a lack of training opportuniti...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 25, 2013
  • Length: 08:20
  • Purchases: 2
Father of Newtown teacher remembers the daughter he lost
From: Craig LeMoult
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The six educators who died in the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School will posthumously receive the Presidential Medal of Citizenship (at a Wh...

  • Added: Feb 13, 2013
  • Length: 03:39
Blues Musician Ann Rabson 1945-2013
From: John Luttrell
Caption: Ann Rabson, Credit: Courtesy Alligator Records
Remembering Ann Rabson - highly regarded boogie-woogie pianist, songwriter, and founding member of Saffire - The Uppity Blues Women.

  • Added: Feb 12, 2013
  • Length: 03:30
No Common Market: Whither Kensington?
From: Marion Kane
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There's a battle going on for the soul of Kensington Market in downtown Toronto...

  • Added: Jan 29, 2013
  • Length: 22:00
2012: A Year In Your Ear - "The Police Made Them Hold Hands And Close Their Eyes"
From: Mad Genius
Series: 2012: A Year In Your Ear
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Mad Genius presents the latest story-song in our "2012: A Year In Your Ear" series: "The Police Made Them Hold Hands And Close Their Eyes." C...

  • Added: Dec 20, 2012
  • Length: 04:18
Life or Death: Ending the Death Penalty
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Escape by Death, Credit: T Woodard
A growing movement is demanding the United States do away with the death penalty. In 2012 voters had the chance to vote to replace California’s dea...

Bought by WRIR


  • Added: Dec 13, 2012
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Bat Men
From: Robbie Feinberg
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Greg Auger's life was forever changed when he met the bat researching legend Don Griffin. This is the story of the two men, a pond, and what happen...

  • Added: Dec 06, 2012
  • Length: 08:05
WINGS #47-11 Muslim Divorce in India
From: WINGS Women's International News Gathering Service
Caption: Kalpana Pradhan, Kolkata, India
A chaotic system of divorce by folk beliefs and text messages may be nearing its end.

  • Added: Nov 18, 2012
  • Length: 28:44
Voice of a Young Voter: A Former Foster Youth Driven to Fix the System
From: KQED
Series: From the West Coast: Voices of Young Voters
Caption: Kashawna Williams, Credit: Ian Hill/KQED
Kashawna Williams, an administrative justice major at Ohlone College in Fremont, Calif., and a former foster youth, discusses her drive to fix the ...

  • Added: Nov 02, 2012
  • Length: :43
How much is a life worth?
From: Grant Buhr
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Through the voices of mental health care consumers/activists, this story briefly explores some of the impacts of, and responses to, the closing of...

  • Added: Oct 07, 2012
  • Length: 21:19
StoryCorps: Daniel Ross
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Daniel Ross talks about being a volunteer firefighter while serving time in a minimum security prison.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WEZU, and KUOW


  • Added: Aug 27, 2012
  • Length: 01:47
  • Purchases: 4
Life Without Parole: The Case of Charles Lewis, Jr
From: Long Haul Productions
Caption: Charles Lewis, Jr and his mother during his sentencing hearing, Credit: mlive.com
The anatomy of a sentencing hearing for a juvenile in Michigan facing life in prison without the possibility of parole. Charles Lewis, Jr was 13 wh...

Bought by PRX Remix and KUT


  • Added: Jun 13, 2012
  • Length: 17:14
  • Purchases: 2
Following Seas
From: Alex Lewis
Caption: An aerial view of North Beach Island where five cottages were demolished by the federal government.
In late 2011. the federal government decided to demolish five old seaside cottages on Cape Cod that were at threat of being washed away due to coas...

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  • Added: May 29, 2012
  • Length: 08:26
  • Purchases: 1
Feature Report - Homlessness and Mental Illness in Bloomington
From: WFHB
Series: Daily Local News
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Among the leading causes of homelessness in single adults is mental illness. Study after study reiterates that up to a quarter of all those sufferi...

Bought by WAER Syracuse, NY


  • Added: May 24, 2012
  • Length: 07:50
  • Purchases: 1
Feature Report - Plotting Section 5 of I-69
From: WFHB
Series: Daily Local News
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The development of Interstate 69 through Indiana is divided into six sections from the Indiana/Kentucky boarder up to Indianapolis. This week, the ...

  • Added: Apr 30, 2012
  • Length: 12:13
Syria's YouTube Revolution
From: Latitude News
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As the Syrian revolution unfolded over the last year, Syrian-Americans have been glued to YouTube - the primary source of information from the war ...

Bought by Listenwise


  • Added: Apr 24, 2012
  • Length: 05:29
  • Purchases: 1
Commanding Responsibility
From: KUOW
Series: Less Than Honorable: Sexual Assault In The US Military
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The second part of our series examines the challanges victims face after being sexually assaulted in the military.

Bought by WEZU and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 11, 2012
  • Length: 06:47
  • Purchases: 2
Teens and Illegal Guns: Attitudes and Uses
From: Y-Press
Series: Teens and Guns: Illegal Uses
Caption: Pendleton Juvenile Correctional Facility, Pendleton, IN, Credit: Andy Yang and Priya Mirmira, Y-Press
Priya Mirmira, age 15, spoke with 18-year-old inmates who were serving time for gun charges. She learned about their attitudes toward guns, how the...

  • Added: Mar 16, 2012
  • Length: 03:38
Teens and Illegal Guns: Access
From: Y-Press
Series: Teens and Guns: Illegal Uses
Caption: Pendleton Juvenile Correctional Facility, Pendleton, IN, Credit: Andy Yang and Priya Mirmira
In a 2009 survey by the CDC, nearly 1500 Indiana high school students said they had carried a gun for at least one day during the previous 30 days....

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Mar 15, 2012
  • Length: 03:38
  • Purchases: 1
Teens and Illegal Guns: Overview
From: Y-Press
Series: Teens and Guns: Illegal Uses
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In the last decade in Indiana, about 130 murders were committed by teens, and 79 percent of those involved a firearm. After a Y-Presser lost her co...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 15, 2012
  • Length: 03:37
  • Purchases: 1
(Optional) Part 2: Corruption in International Adoption
From: Tiny Spark
Series: Tiny Spark
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This is an optional second segment, which can be added to Part 1, for a package nearing 26 mins in length. In the second segment, Tiny Spark host, ...

  • Added: Dec 06, 2011
  • Length: 06:55
Corruption in International Adoption
From: Tiny Spark
Series: Tiny Spark
Caption: Jennifer Hemsley with daughter, Pearl and Hazel (R), 2007, Credit: Jennifer Hemsley
Tiny Spark takes a look at a seemingly good idea - international adoption - and explores its unintended consequences: corruption, fraud and child t...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 06, 2011
  • Length: 19:35
  • Purchases: 1

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