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A Century of Heroes: Week Two
From: David Bear
Series: A Century of Heroes
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Five 90-second programs, each recounting a remarkable act of everyday courage drawn from the Carnegie Hero Fund archives.

  • Added: Feb 11, 2005
  • Length: 07:43
With God On Our Side: From Rivalry To Reconciliation
From: Richard Paul
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How people of faith view people of other faiths -- PROMOS ARE AVAILABLE FOR THIS PIECE

Bought by Interfaith Voices, PRX to iTunes, Spokane Public Radio, Audible, KUOW and more


  • Added: Feb 11, 2005
  • Length: 54:18
  • Purchases: 6
Grease My Ride!
From: WAER Syracuse, NY
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Do It Yourself Veggie Cars and the Clear Visions Project

Bought by NPR Station Showcase with PRX


  • Added: Feb 07, 2005
  • Length: 04:27
  • Purchases: 1
Our Energy Future: The Strategic Initiative of Our Era
From: Meg O'Shaughnessy
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This prescient piece, recorded in January 2005, deserves a listen today at a moment when the United States can choose to break with the Oil Economy...

Bought by WAER Syracuse, NY, WXXI Rochester, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KDNK, and KAOS


  • Added: Jan 29, 2005
  • Length: 53:54
  • Purchases: 5
Will Pizza Carry a Union Label?
From: Dick Meister
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A commentary on unionizing pizza delivery drivers.

  • Added: Jan 28, 2005
  • Length: 03:32
State of Things PROMO
From: Keith Weston
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PROMO for the WUNC-produced regional program, The State of Things

  • Added: Jan 26, 2005
  • Length: :29
Fundraising Funnies I
From: WFIU
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Sixteen comedic spots

Bought by WSMC, Interlochen Public Radio, KMXT, KTXK, KSUT and more


  • Added: Jan 25, 2005
  • Length: 15:03
  • Purchases: 60
Me and My Monkey
From: Steven Tagle
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This long audio essay explores primate research and the conflict that exists between treating monkeys humanely and treating them like humans.

  • Added: Jan 19, 2005
  • Length: 18:25
Armstrong Williams: Master of Zakazuka
From: WNPR Connecticut
Series: Janensch on the Media
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Commentary on Armstrong Williams Scandal

  • Added: Jan 19, 2005
  • Length: 02:18
Biography of 100,000 Square Feet
From: Benjamin Temchine
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How does a public space fail? Can good intentions separated from reality border on negligence?

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, KPFA, WNPR Connecticut, KALW, WZBC and more


  • Added: Jan 18, 2005
  • Length: 32:00
  • Purchases: 9
Coming Out Against the Odds
From: Outright Radio
Series: Outright Radio Series 2004
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Coming Out Against the Odds ? stories of folks who put their lives and careers at risk to be gay.

Bought by North State Public Radio, KUT-HD, KQED, WGBH Radio Boston, and KUOW


  • Added: Jan 12, 2005
  • Length: 57:56
  • Purchases: 5
The eX Files
From: Outright Radio
Series: Outright Radio Series 2004
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The eX Files ? stories of gay divorce.

Bought by WCPN, KUT-HD, KQED, and KUOW


  • Added: Jan 12, 2005
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 4
Torture and U.S. History
From: Aimee Pomerleau
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How the School of Americas connects to the current situation in Iraq.

  • Added: Jan 06, 2005
  • Length: 09:39
20th Anniversary of Bhopal
From: Aimee Pomerleau
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A look at one of the world's worst chemical disasters at the Union Carbide factory in Bhopal, India on its 20th anniversary.

  • Added: Jan 04, 2005
  • Length: 09:23
Media Mea Culpas Encouraging Sign
From: WNPR Connecticut
Series: Janensch on the Media
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Year-end commentary on News Coverage

Bought by Public Radio East


  • Added: Dec 30, 2004
  • Length: 02:23
  • Purchases: 1
Media Democracy, Peace and Justice
From: Aimee Pomerleau
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An audio collage celebrating media democracy, peace and justice.

  • Added: Dec 22, 2004
  • Length: 05:07
Journalists and War
From: Nieman Program on Narrative Journalism
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“Journalists and War” is a broadcast special from the Neiman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University.

Bought by KUOW, PRX, KUNM, KRCU Public Radio, KQED and more


  • Added: Dec 15, 2004
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 20
The Power of Song
From: Sandra Sleight-Brennan
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In Athens, Ohio the ATCO Sheltered Workshop for developmentally disabled adults is making money - and art! Their 'outsider art' made $100,000 last ...

Bought by Morehead State Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 14, 2004
  • Length: 06:50
  • Purchases: 1
RN Documentary: Love Exile on the Road
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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Martha McDevitt-Pugh, founder of Love Exiles, flew from Amsterdam to San Francisco to join over 40 marriage equality activists and supporters on a ...

Bought by WUFT


  • Added: Dec 14, 2004
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
A Memento of War
From: Dick Meister
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Lessons learned from a grotesque necklace of human teeth.

  • Added: Dec 08, 2004
  • Length: 03:19
A Conversation with Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
From: RadioArt(r)
Series: ONLY IN AMERICA: 350 Years of the American Jewish Experience
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A rare personal look into the life of a sitting Justice of the Supreme Court, her struggles against gender discrimination, antisemitism and severe ...

Bought by WDDE, KTSW 89.9, KVSC, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KCUR and more


  • Added: Dec 08, 2004
  • Length: 53:48
  • Purchases: 38
If You Build It, Then So What?
From: Richard Paul
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Boosters of sports stadiums tell us that stadiums are economic development engines. Are they?

Bought by WUAL and WCVE


  • Added: Dec 06, 2004
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 2
Harmful, Undeserved Punishment
From: Dick Meister
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Ex-convicts are unfairly denied voting rights.

  • Added: Dec 02, 2004
  • Length: 02:47
The Boomtown Chronicles: Reflections on a Changing California
From: Coastridge Productions
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A documentary from the epicenter of California's housing crisis. Two versions available: 59 minute and NPR-Clock Friendly with cutaways.

  • Added: Nov 30, 2004
  • Length: 59:02
RN Feature: Under Threat - International Humanitarian Law
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Focus on Torn Lives - Stories from the Holy Land
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Palestinian ambulances and medical personnel throughout the occupied territories are being stopped every day at Israeli checkpoints in violation of...

Bought by WDBM and KZYX


  • Added: Nov 30, 2004
  • Length: 14:58
  • Purchases: 2

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