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How much water do we use?
From: William S. Hammack
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A look at how a typical American uses water - a large percentage of which is imported from outside the US!

Bought by Real Estate Today


  • Added: Oct 20, 2008
  • Length: 03:43
  • Purchases: 1
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
The White Album Listening Party: Revisiting The Beatles' Top-Seller (3-Hour / Newscast-Length Version)
From: Paul Ingles
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Beatle fans and musicians gather to re-experience The Beatles' top-selling album, which came to be known as The White Album.

Bought by KSRQ, KSUT, KDUR, Marfa Public Radio, North Country Public Radio and more


  • Added: Oct 16, 2008
  • Length: 02:42:04
  • Purchases: 11
Ben Jackson
From: Learning Matters
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A short piece of advice for the next president from Ben Jackson, an English teacher from Denver, Colorado.

  • Added: Sep 29, 2008
  • Length: 03:12
We Promise to Kick Butt
From: PRX PromCom
Series: Promise Commentaries
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An exploration of the language of strength and power.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis and Remix Radio


  • Added: Sep 12, 2008
  • Length: 03:57
  • Purchases: 2
Grandchildren of Holocaust Survivors, the Third Generation.
From: sivan raviv
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A three-part series about the impact of the Holocaust on grandchildren of Holocaust survivors, today's third generation.

  • Added: Jul 11, 2008
  • Length: 30:27
Postcard from Guatemala: No matter where you go...
From: Jake Warga
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No matter where you go, the past goes with you

Bought by PRX Remix, KUT, HCC Radio The Dragon, and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: May 15, 2008
  • Length: 06:40
  • Purchases: 4
Beauty and Pain - Science and Medicine in Berlin
From: Elizabeth Green Musselman
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Syphilitic skulls, racial science, and some of the oldest non-western music recordings in history - come explore the beauty and pathos that is the ...

  • Added: Apr 15, 2008
  • Length: 32:55
Dealing with Risk
From: National Black Programming Consortium
Series: Africa Open For Business
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Breaking the myth of 'risky' investments in Africa..

  • Added: Mar 31, 2008
  • Length: 09:14
Africa Embraces Business Reforms
From: National Black Programming Consortium
Series: Africa Open For Business
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Higlights the hurdles that prospective African entreprenuers face.

  • Added: Mar 31, 2008
  • Length: 10:46
Americans investing in Africa
From: National Black Programming Consortium
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Investing in Africa, tips..

Bought by WCSU-FM


  • Added: Mar 31, 2008
  • Length: 09:22
  • Purchases: 1
Stiff Peaks
From: Jeffrey Letterly
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The first step in making cookies is to purchase a metal bike jingle bell in a western mountain town.

Bought by PRX Remix and Wyoming Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 17, 2008
  • Length: 03:01
  • Purchases: 2
Love is the Message: The Story of Philadelphia International Records
From: Joyride Media
Series: Black History Month Specials
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One-hour radio special looks back on Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff's influence on the music and culture of Philadelphia

Bought by KPSQ-LP, Harford Community Radio, Radio New Zealand, KGLT, KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm and more


  • Added: Jan 11, 2008
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 18
Banducci's Memorial Day
From: Third Coast Live Radio Theater
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Another San Franciscan Entertainment Icon, gone. This is his memorial party, and some of the characters recalling who he was, and what he stood for.

  • Added: Dec 04, 2007
  • Length: 10:34
Homelessness in San Francisco
From: Selwyn-Lloyd McPherson
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A portrait of homelessness in the city of San Francisco

  • Added: Nov 28, 2007
  • Length: 16:43
Remembering...The D-Day Spirit
From: Ted Magnuson
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Patriotic recollections

  • Added: Nov 22, 2007
  • Length: 08:49
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
Scab Artist
From: Sean McCandless
Series: Shards
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A piece from the heart, surveying the urban mental landscape through the eyes of a "Scab Artist"

Bought by BSR Radio and NPR Station Showcase with PRX


  • Added: Nov 05, 2007
  • Length: 18:07
  • Purchases: 2
JOHN DENVER: BACK HOME AGAIN
From: Joyride Media
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One-hour radio special looks back on the life of John Denver

Bought by Harford Community Radio, WMOT, WHRV, WBST, KPVL and more


  • Added: Oct 17, 2007
  • Length: 54:31
  • Purchases: 13
Animals of Australia take a Hold
From: Ray Gard
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A Behind the scenes look at the Australian animals associated with the National Aquarium in Baltimore.

  • Added: Oct 08, 2007
  • Length: 09:55
P.O.V. - Eve Ensler Interview
From: P.O.V. / American Documentary, Inc.
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Activist Eve Ensler talks about violence against women in the Congo

  • Added: Sep 20, 2007
  • Length: 15:02
P.O.V. - Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars Filmmaker Interview
From: P.O.V. / American Documentary, Inc.
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Filmmakers Zach Niles and Banker White talk with P.O.V. about making their film "Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars"

  • Added: Sep 20, 2007
  • Length: 06:29
P.O.V. - Rain in a Dry Land Filmmaker Interview
From: P.O.V. / American Documentary, Inc.
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Filmmaker Anne Makepeace talks with P.O.V. about the making of her film "Rain in a Dry Land"

  • Added: Sep 20, 2007
  • Length: 12:52

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