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A Shortcut Back Through The 20th Century

From: Peter Bochan
Series: Shortcuts

A unique audio retrospective...A Shortcut Back through the 20th Century is an impressionistic glance back at the last one hundred years, featuring ...

Added: Jan 01, 2011
Length: 59:36

Kennedy and the Peace Corps: Idealism on the Ground

From: Lester Graham

Caption: Kennedy challenging university students to serve the Third World., Credit: University of Michigan

This compelling documentary explains how a John F. Kennedy challenge to college students ultimately became the Peace Corps. It explores Kennedy's...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., Interlochen Public Radio, Michigan Radio, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WYSO and more

Added: Oct 12, 2010
Length: 53:25
Purchases: 14

Handsworth Evolution

From: Robin Valk

Calypso, Reggae, Rap, Soul, Asian Rap and Sound Systems in Birmingham, England, in the 60s, 70s and 80s.

Bought by KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA

Added: Jul 07, 2010
Length: 50:12
Purchases: 1

How I Get By

From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies

Rebecca continues her fight for a normal life using a controversial cure.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, Iowa Public Radio, and SALTcast Podcast

Added: Jun 03, 2010
Length: 08:21
Purchases: 3

Marching To The Beat Of Their Own Drum

From: Sarah Danson

Caption: A dancer twirls the baton with the Hungry March Band at the Honk! Festival

An in-depth look at the world and music of alternative marching bands.

Added: May 04, 2010
Length: 27:54

Voting Against Our Family

From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies

This past November, Maine voters repealed a law legalizing gay marriage. Supporters on both sides of the issue were backed by strong religious con...

Bought by PRX Remix and WRNC-LP

Added: Jan 06, 2010
Length: 06:03
Purchases: 2

Calexico Episode V: The Star Spanglished Barrier

From: James McKee
Series: Calexico: The True Story of Life in the California Borderlands

Caption: at the border, Credit: Peter Laufer

Washington Monthly's Peter Laufer and Markos Kounalakis report on the Mexican-American Borderlands in this five-part series.

Bought by KALW

Added: Nov 19, 2009
Length: 59:07
Purchases: 1

Calexico Episode IV: Other Borders

From: James McKee
Series: Calexico: The True Story of Life in the California Borderlands

Washington Monthly's Peter Laufer and Markos Kounalakis report on the Mexican-American Borderlands in this five-part series.

Bought by KALW

Added: Nov 17, 2009
Length: 59:03
Purchases: 1

Paradise with a Key: The Politics of New York’s Community Gardens

From: Jenny Shalant

Caption: Two Coves Community Garden, Credit: Magali Regis

Growing tomatoes on city land can be a messy pursuit in the Big Apple, even before you get your hands in the soil.

Added: Sep 13, 2009
Length: 23:17

Please Don't Say My Name: Burmese refugees at risk in Malaysia

From: karen zusman

Malaysia is a country that does not distinguish between illegal migrants, refugees and asylum seekers. What's worse, refugees from Burma have recen...

Added: Aug 10, 2009
Length: 01:00:00

Just Add Water: Life in Arizona

From: Terrascope Radio
Series: Terrascope Radio Major Features

A light-hearted but serious exploration of how water is used, conserved and transported in Arizona.

Bought by KRZA, KUT, Remix Radio, and YouthCast

Added: Jun 08, 2009
Length: 22:09
Purchases: 4

The Big Idea: How to Make Texas A Better Place

From: KUT

A special report from KUT Austin and "Texas Monthly" based on May ideas issue. Ideas to change the world.

Added: May 08, 2009
Length: 58:59

Medical Marijuana: Georgine DiMaria, Miss New Jersey 2006

From: Chris Goldstein

Caption: Georgine DiMaria, 4/20/09, Philadelphia, Credit: C. David Freitag

Georgine DiMaria is titleholder of Miss New Jersey 2006. She has worked as a health advocate for 8 years. Her new platform is medical marijuana. Th...

Added: Apr 23, 2009
Length: 20:04

Protesting the School of the Americas

From: Gretel Carlson
Series: Listen Hear

Caption: Placing flowers and crosses at the fence, Credit: Leigh Kunkel

In November, 24 Grinnell College students piled into a bus for an 18 hour ride down to Columbus, Georgia to protest the School of the Americas.

Added: Feb 02, 2009
Length: 18:23

Chickens Are People, Too

From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies

A family in Falmouth, Maine fights for their right to keep chickens.

Added: Jan 20, 2009
Length: 07:29

The First Fireside Chats: FDR in Albany

From: Cliomedia ~ University at Albany History and Media Program

Franklin D. Roosevelt’s use of radio for political purposes was revolutionary; it began, though, not in Washington D.C. with his Fireside Chats, bu...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago and WRPI

Added: Jan 06, 2009
Length: 20:28
Purchases: 2

Adirondack Election Views

From: Brad Horn

What do people in the Adirondacks of New York think about the upcoming election?

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio

Added: Oct 10, 2008
Length: 04:21
Purchases: 1

Leaving Fear Behind: The Film China Doesn't Want You to See

From: The Tibet Connection

The story behind a documentary made in Tibet that landed the filmmakers in prison.

Added: Sep 22, 2008
Length: 09:06

Art is Patriotic

From: Marya Morstad

A Look at Art and Politics as the Twin Cities Prepare to Host the Republican National Convention

Added: Aug 28, 2008
Length: 59:10

"Those CCC Boys"

From: Vermont Public

It's now 75 years since the first Civilian Conservation Corps camps opened. More than three million men served in the CCC, which changed the Americ...

Bought by WVTF, WRPI, KWMD, KUT-HD, and Connecticut Public (WNPR)