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Active Voice Radio Essay: The Racial Bias of Marijuana Prohibition Enforcement
From: Chris Goldstein
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Is Marijuana Prohibition Enforcement Institutionalized Racism? 85% of all the possession arrests in New York City and Philadelphia are mirrors to G...

  • Added: Feb 05, 2009
  • Length: 03:50
Active Voice Radio Essay: The American Marijuana Market
From: Chris Goldstein
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22-60 Million pounds of marijuana grown domestically in 2007, worth from $50-$230 Billion, serving 25-80 million consumers. This massive market rem...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 05, 2009
  • Length: 04:12
  • Purchases: 1
Show Me The Way
From: Miles Eddy
Caption: Mary Van Pelt, Credit: Miles Eddy
Invisible social barriers and the contrast between physical disabilities and psychiatric disabilities.

  • Added: Jan 07, 2009
  • Length: 03:36
Will the New Year and Pres. Obama finally motivate Black men to shed excuses?
From: Will Wright
Caption: Will Wright, Credit: Brooks Peterson
Will Wright has been wondering: how will the New Year and Pres. Obama affect African-American men - their attitudes and futures?

  • Added: Dec 31, 2008
  • Length: 03:12
Job Discrimination
From: Miles Eddy
Caption: Mary Van Pelt
Psychiatric Survivor and Human Rights Activist, Mary Van Pelt, speaks about job discrimination, holes in the Americans with Disabilities Act, and t...

  • Added: Dec 24, 2008
  • Length: 02:37
McLemonade: A taste of political intolerance.
From: Katie Ball
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A Florida family hides their McCain campaign signs while their lemonade stand is in business.

Bought by PRX Remix and PRX Election Podcast


  • Added: Nov 01, 2008
  • Length: 08:03
  • Purchases: 2
NEA Jazz Master Toots Thielemans and His First Night in the US
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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NEA Jazz Master Toots Thielemans on embracing New York City's 52nd Street

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KCSM, WICR, WUSF, Harford Community Radio and more


  • Added: Oct 16, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 10
What happened to the truth?
From: Ted Magnuson
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The truth appears to be in short supply, especially when measured by the events of the past.

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Oct 06, 2008
  • Length: 18:35
  • Purchases: 1
#27 Introduction to Corals and Coral Reefs
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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Short Essay by Peter Neill, Director of the World Ocean Observatory

  • Added: Aug 22, 2008
  • Length: 04:05
Show 10: John Wesley Harding
From: Bill King
Series: Shakespeare in the Alley: Bob Dylan's Poetics
Caption: Released Dec. 1967
The JWH album traces Dylan's relationship with America and his spritual journey from outlaw to family man, from joker to thief.

Bought by KPIP-LP, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WMNF, KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm, and WETS


  • Added: Aug 14, 2008
  • Length: 01:02:25
  • Purchases: 5
West Wing Moment
From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
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William's been a political junkie since he was a preteen.

Bought by WMPG, 90.9 WBUR - Boston's NPR News Station, and PRX Election Podcast


  • Added: Jul 24, 2008
  • Length: 03:05
  • Purchases: 3
Working-Class Voters Demand a Fair Deal
From: Dick Meister
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Working-class voters are demanding a lot from political candidates.

  • Added: Jul 03, 2008
  • Length: 03:34
HELLO DALAI! HIS HOLINESS visits N STREET VILLAGE
From: The Tibet Connection
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The Dalai Lama visits a women's homeless shelter in WASHINGTON DC

  • Added: Jun 11, 2008
  • Length: 05:43
Commentary on Food and Cooking
From: Adam Hirsch
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A personal commentary on food and cooking

  • Added: Apr 14, 2008
  • Length: 03:26
Running by Esther Ikoro
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2008
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Her first year in the competition, Esther says this piece is about being made fun of for talking "white". Esther Ikoro is 18 years old and was an ...

  • Added: Apr 02, 2008
  • Length: 01:48
A Story About How I'm Not Going to Tell One by Annie Kahane
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2008
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Her first year in the competition, Annie says this piece is about a boy who thought he deserved a story. Annie Kahane is 19 years old and a member...

  • Added: Apr 02, 2008
  • Length: 03:04
Basick-ness by Leonard "Junior" White
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2008
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His first year in the competition, Junior says this piece is about his love of graffiti. Leonard "Junior" White is 18 years old and a member of Ku...

  • Added: Apr 02, 2008
  • Length: 01:31
The Theme of Revival in Zora Neale Hurston's "Their Eyes Were Watching God"
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Literary Moments
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Novelist Alice Walker discusses the theme of revival in Zora Neale Hurston's "Their Eyes Were Watching God."

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Mar 25, 2008
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Power of Music in "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter"
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Literary Moments
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Musician Blake Hazard discusses the power of music in Carson McCullers' novel, "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter."

  • Added: Mar 25, 2008
  • Length: 01:29
How To Save On Gasoline
From: The humble Farmer
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Would you like to know how to cut your gas bills, not just for today but three and four years from now?

Bought by 90.5 WSNC


  • Added: Mar 18, 2008
  • Length: 01:17
  • Purchases: 1
The Writer's Strike
From: WHPC
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An indepth look at the writer's strike and who it effects.

  • Added: Feb 19, 2008
  • Length: 03:18
Crusts - Ed Reynolds - APL Project Manager
From: Ray Gard
Series: Crusts
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Careers Vignettes: The passion that got them started: Ed Reynolds - APL Project Manager

  • Added: Nov 14, 2007
  • Length: 04:01
Crusts - Peter Sharer- Orbital Engineer
From: Ray Gard
Series: Crusts
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Careers Vignettes: The passion that got them started: Peter Sharer - Orbital Engineer

  • Added: Nov 12, 2007
  • Length: 03:20
Crusts - Steven Dick - Historian
From: Ray Gard
Series: Crusts
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Careers Vignettes: The passion that got them started: Steven Dick - NASA Chief Historian

  • Added: Nov 12, 2007
  • Length: 03:57
Red Crystal Palace ~ 4: Who will be the next president?
From: Fereshteh Toosi
Series: Red Crystal Palace
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RED CRYSTAL PALACE is a mobile tent with a crystal ball inside, operated by a nurse seeking predictions about the future from people on the street.

Bought by The PRX Podcast


  • Added: Nov 08, 2007
  • Length: 04:39
  • Purchases: 1

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