All Pieces for Emily Berman

 
Caption: Bob Sonderman unpacks boxes of Ellis Island artifacts
When Superstorm Sandy wrecked the mid-Atlantic coast last fall, national parks took a big hit. Ellis Island got knocked so hard, it landed in Mary...

  • Added: Apr 11, 2013
  • Length: 03:35
Caption: Kenneth Moore next to his tower of plants, in his basement apartment in Washington DC
Meet Kenneth Moore, who blogs as D.C.'s "Indoor Gardener."

  • Added: Apr 11, 2013
  • Length: 04:02
Caption: Devin Rudnick in the chair., Credit: Emily Friedman
At 20 years old, Devin Rudnick is practically a veteran lifeguard. He's been doing his job day after day, through crippling heat and the weirdest o...

  • Added: Aug 10, 2012
  • Length: 03:36
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Restaurants Give Ramen the Gourmet Treatment

Bought by KLCC and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 10, 2012
  • Length: 04:08
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Burpees in motion , Credit: Emily Friedman
If you haven't heard about CrossFit yet, chances are you will soon.

Bought by WABE


  • Added: Jul 02, 2012
  • Length: 04:38
  • Purchases: 1
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When people ask Lita Trejo what it's like to be a foster parent, she explains, "It's like asking a parent 'what do you do as a parent?' It's the sa...

  • Added: Jul 02, 2012
  • Length: 03:24
Caption: Jane Beard, of Silver Spring, Maryland
Now that her kids are grown up, it's not them keeping Jane up at night—it's her father.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 02, 2012
  • Length: 04:26
  • Purchases: 1
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An insider's perspective of a historically Latino neighborhood on the brink of gentrification.

  • Added: Mar 23, 2012
  • Length: 03:37
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Ruth Antine began piano lessons when she was 7 years old, and has hardly missed a day since. Now, 92 years later, she tells the story of her days a...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, PRX Remix, and KUOW


  • Added: Mar 23, 2012
  • Length: 04:29
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Members of the D.C. Sled Sharks huddle on the ice., Credit: Derek Barry
Hockey is one of the more aggressive sports out there. For many kids with physical disabilities, joining a hockey team is unsafe, at best, and most...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., New Hampshire Public Radio, PRX Remix, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 16, 2011
  • Length: 03:09
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Vegetables!
You've probably heard of 'Meatless Monday,' but have you tried it? The idea of 'Meatless Monday' goes back to World War I, as a way to conserve re...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 16, 2011
  • Length: 03:04
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Kenneth Butler, 57, is one of more than 10,000 D.C. residents with a criminal record. A study by the Council for Court Excellence found that 46 percent of those with criminal records are, like Butler, unemployed., Credit: Emily Friedman
More than 10% of people living in Washington, D.C. have a criminal record, 50% of whom report being unemployed. This is the first study of its ki...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 16, 2011
  • Length: 04:29
  • Purchases: 1
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With striking honesty, Carol Unger, of Washington D.C., explains how she became homeless.

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Oct 27, 2011
  • Length: 03:50
  • Purchases: 1
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The albino American Alligator is a rare find in the reptile world: fewer than 100 are known to exist in the world. Without camouflage, experts say ...

Bought by WABE, New Hampshire Public Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 17, 2011
  • Length: 03:10
  • Purchases: 3
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Ten years after the attacks on the U.S., September 11th is still a day of mourning. But what if that date is also the day you were born?

Bought by WTJU, Delta College Public Radio, KHNS, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Sep 09, 2011
  • Length: 03:41
  • Purchases: 5
Caption: Jackie Maloney has been an HVAC technician for 35 years. He says working in 100 degree heat is just part of the job.
On a blisteringly hot day, one of the most popular guys in town is the air-conditioning repairman. Emily Friedman tags along with an A.C. crew as t...

  • Added: Aug 08, 2011
  • Length: 03:34
Caption: Chef Young Lee offers Reporter Emily Friedman a taste of cabbage kimchi., Credit: Korean Cultural Center
The spicy Korean dish, kimchi, has a long pedigree, dating all the way back to the 7th century, if not earlier. Before freezers, before hydroponic ...

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


  • Added: Jul 26, 2011
  • Length: 03:20
  • Purchases: 3
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Washington D.C. hadn’t seen a disturbance like this since the day Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated and there hasn’t been anything like it si...

  • Added: May 18, 2011
  • Length: 07:04
Caption: Surprise! It's a bird. , Credit: Elizabeth Graeber
Without the traditional wine-and-cheese soirees -- and triple-digit price tag -- the artists of Project Dispatch send their art right to your front...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 18, 2011
  • Length: 02:47
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Students sort through syllable flashcards at the Washington Literacy Council.
In Washington D.C., more than a third of adults lack basic literacy skills. That's 20% higher than the national average. Emily Friedman sits in on ...

  • Added: Mar 31, 2011
  • Length: 04:01