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Home Planet: Love or Something Like It. (Valentine's Day)
From: Spokane Public Radio
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Love doesn't always come with balloons and words that rhyme. True love usually comes to us just like the groceries, mixed with the necessities and ...

Bought by KPIK-LP, NPR Station Showcase with PRX, and WKNO


  • Added: Jan 04, 2006
  • Length: 04:59
  • Purchases: 3
Rehabbing the Fourth Estate
From: Nieman Program on Narrative Journalism
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A broadcast special from the Neiman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University.

Bought by Central Florida Public Media, KCPW Salt Lake City, KUOW, and KQED


  • Added: Jan 03, 2006
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
Santa Fe: Being Local in a Tourist Town
From: Chris Goldstein
Series: Active Voice Radio
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Commentator Chris Goldstein reflects on Santa Fe and his transformation to a "local"

  • Added: Dec 31, 2005
  • Length: 03:16
Home Planet: (New Year) Time in My Hands
From: Spokane Public Radio
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I don't have a lot to show for last year. I didn't lose a pound or gain an hour. I didn't save nearly enough time or money. I didn't turn over any ...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, Public Interactive, KUOW, and KZUM


  • Added: Dec 29, 2005
  • Length: 03:17
  • Purchases: 5
Commentary: When Kids Grow Up
From: KRCC-FM
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Thoughts on parenting.

  • Added: Dec 14, 2005
  • Length: 04:17
Home Planet: A not-so-perfect holiday
From: Spokane Public Radio
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We're driven by the belief that we can create this one perfect day or season, and the warmth generated by it will carry us through the rest of the ...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, Georgia Public Broadcasting, New Hampshire Public Radio, and WBHM


  • Added: Dec 06, 2005
  • Length: 03:36
  • Purchases: 4
Romance the Joy of Words
From: Ellen Weber
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Your brain uses your words to build or break your day

  • Added: Nov 27, 2005
  • Length: 02:36
Dressy Girls
From: SpiritHouse Inc/Youth Noise Network
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An investigation of self-esteem, skanks, and the clothing of high fashion highschool girls.

Bought by WNJR, KFAI Minneapolis, WXLV-FM, WBEZ, KWCW and more


  • Added: Nov 11, 2005
  • Length: 08:10
  • Purchases: 6
Shall We Attack Syria?
From: Craig Barnes
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The Bush administration is beginning to lay the ground work for military action against Syria.

  • Added: Oct 22, 2005
  • Length: 04:32
Norwegian Wood Deconstructed
From: Paul Ingles
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On the 40th anniversary of the recording and release of The Beatles song "Norwegian Wood," commentator Sarah Karni says the song's been a riddle to...

Bought by KLCC and WKMS


  • Added: Oct 15, 2005
  • Length: 03:31
  • Purchases: 2
Hello My Name is Ellen and I am a Spaz
From: Ellen Birkett Morris
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An undectectable case of cerebral palsy allowed the commentator to reflect on living in two worlds and what it will take to get people to reach out...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Oct 04, 2005
  • Length: 02:01
  • Purchases: 1
Finding My Inner Belly Dancer
From: Ellen Birkett Morris
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A woman overcomes a lifelong aversion to belly dancing after attending a friend's recital.

  • Added: Sep 27, 2005
  • Length: 02:02
Commentary: Pedal Power
From: KRCC-FM
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The joys of bicycle commuting

  • Added: Sep 02, 2005
  • Length: 04:17
Commentary: Rubella Is History
From: KRCC-FM
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A personal reflection on rubella eradication

  • Added: Aug 19, 2005
  • Length: 04:04
Commentary: Spider Traps
From: KRCC-FM
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Commentary on fear

  • Added: Aug 01, 2005
  • Length: 04:09
Commentary: Renewable Energy and Farmers
From: KRCC-FM
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Why farmers should pay attention to renewable energy

  • Added: Jul 16, 2005
  • Length: 05:00
Cracked Open
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: CBC Radio's Outfront
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Richard Handler shares his pungent insights into brain surgery, actually, his own brain surgery.

Bought by WBEZ and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: May 10, 2005
  • Length: 12:40
  • Purchases: 2
THINK GLOBAL: Mary Robinson commentary
From: Public Radio Collaboration 2005
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Former president of Ireland and UN Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson argues that globalization gives us a great opportunity -- and respon...

Bought by WCOM, WGVU, WUAL, WYSO, KPCC and more


  • Added: Apr 15, 2005
  • Length: 02:48
  • Purchases: 6
THINK GLOBAL: Ernesto Zedillo commentary
From: Public Radio Collaboration 2005
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Former Mexican president Ernesto Zedillo argues that free trade and increased links are critical to the advancement of developing countries.

Bought by WGVU, WBST, WYSO, WAER Syracuse, NY, WDIY and more


  • Added: Apr 15, 2005
  • Length: 03:23
  • Purchases: 6
THINK GLOBAL: Bill McKibben commentary
From: Public Radio Collaboration 2005
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Commentator Bill McKibben argues that thinking local makes sense both for people and the planet.

Bought by WSLR, KLCC, WUAL, WBST, WNKU and more


  • Added: Apr 11, 2005
  • Length: 03:04
  • Purchases: 12
East Coast Culture Shock
From: Youth Radio
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After experiencing her first semester away at college, Youth Radio’s Nora Harrington realized that the hometown she was so happy to leave behind wa...

  • Added: Mar 18, 2005
  • Length: 01:51
Home Planet: The Temporary Green of Spring
From: Spokane Public Radio
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Writer Cheryl-Anne Millsap reflects on the meaning of being "green."

Bought by KZUM


  • Added: Mar 11, 2005
  • Length: 03:27
  • Purchases: 1
Dutch Auteur & Provocateur, Theo van Gogh, Murdered in Amsterdam
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
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An obituary of Theo van Gogh, the controversial Dutch filmmaker and columnist who was murdered November 2nd by a Muslim fundamentalist

  • Added: Nov 02, 2004
  • Length: 03:46
Commentary - Quinn Sullivan - What Texans Should Do
From: KUT
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Michael Quinn Sullivan shares why he believes Texans should be educated as well as engaged this political season.

  • Added: Sep 28, 2004
  • Length: 02:05
Drugs to Loosen the Addictive Grip
From: Carl Hammerschlag
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Dr Hammerschlag's opinion on using new drugs to kick the habit of addictive drugs like hardcore drugs like heroin and cocaine

  • Added: Aug 30, 2004
  • Length: 04:34

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