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Moments in Black History: Rosa Parks
From: N Lorde
Caption: Rosa Parks, Credit: Mindfully.org
In 1955 one woman refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man - in doing so she inspired a whole race to fight back against institutionaliz...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Jan 21, 2012
  • Length: 01:55
  • Purchases: 3
Reclaiming the Holidays
From: Humankind
Caption: Annie Leonard - "The Story of Stuff'"
This special profiles people from different backgrounds who seek to get past the consumer frenzy of the December holidays, and to focus more on aut...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, Nevada Public Radio, Prairie Public, WRIR, Georgia Public Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Dec 12, 2011
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 29
Humankind: Passengers (Hour Two)
From: Humankind
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With federal support for public transit hanging in the balance, this sound-rich series (two one-hour documentaries) examines how our personal trans...

Bought by WCPN, WBEZ, Iowa Public Radio, KUT, KXOT Public Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 15, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Humankind: Passengers (Hour One)
From: Humankind
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With transportation jobs on the line, this sound-rich series (two one-hour documentaries) examines how our personal transportation choices - privat...

Bought by KVSC, WCPN, WBEZ, Iowa Public Radio, KUT and more


  • Added: Mar 25, 2011
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 9
"A Second Wind: Elders Act for Justice" Hubie Jones
From: Making Contact
Caption: Stories, Credit: Ricky Norris
Many retirees enjoy the rest and relaxation that eluded them during their working years. But for some, retirement means opportunities to affect cha...

  • Added: Feb 01, 2011
  • Length: 11:32
A Second Wind: Elders Act for Justice
From: Making Contact
Caption: Stories, Credit: Ricky Norris
Many retirees enjoy the rest and relaxation that eluded them during their working years. But for some, retirement means opportunities to affect cha...

  • Added: Feb 01, 2011
  • Length: 30:00
Military Combat Cameramen and Women
From: Jake Warga
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We have seen a lot of pictures from Iraq and Afghanistan over the past decade. Chances are that many of them were actually taken by the military. C...

Bought by KUT, KUOW, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 08, 2010
  • Length: 03:01
  • Purchases: 4
Japanese-American granddaughter questions internment
From: MPR News Stations
Series: MPR News' Youth Series
Caption: Mara Kumagai Fink (right) interviewing her great aunt Matsue at Manzanar, the camp she was brought to in northern California.
Mara Kumagai Fink explores her family's experiences in the internment camps during WWII. Mara spent the summer interviewing family members and revi...

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., WRST-FM Oshkosh, WGXC, Vocalo.org, KUNM and more


  • Added: Sep 22, 2010
  • Length: 06:43
  • Purchases: 6
Humankind: An Informed Republic
From: Humankind
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Ideal for broadcast around July 4th: America's founders knew their democracy required informed citizens, but is quality journalism now threatened b...

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif., KVSC, WBEZ, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WFHB and more


  • Added: Jun 11, 2010
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 14
How The Arts Evolved
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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In this edition we talk about ‘The Art Instinct: Beauty, Pleasure and Human Evolution” based on a book by our guest Denis Dutton.

  • Added: Nov 16, 2009
  • Length: 28:59
HUMANKIND: Universal Health Care
From: Humankind
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A Cambridge couple, both MDs and Harvard Medical faculty, have devoted their lives to researching and advocating universal health care. Provocative.

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, Iowa Public Radio, and WCQS


  • Added: Sep 08, 2009
  • Length: 01:00:30
  • Purchases: 3
Rwanda Gorillas
From: Jake Warga
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Trekking to see and hear the Mountain Gorillas of Rwanda

Bought by KUOW and The Nature Podcast


  • Added: Apr 30, 2008
  • Length: 07:11
  • Purchases: 2
Story in Sound: Indigenous Radio in Oaxaca, Mexico, a presentation for the Fulbright Fellowship
From: Megan Martin
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Indigenous radio in Mexico

  • Added: Mar 03, 2008
  • Length: 11:59
Lore of the Land Program 15 - From Now On
From: KUNM
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Cultural Survival Along the Continental Divide

  • Added: Jan 03, 2008
  • Length: 28:51
Lore of the Land Program 14 - New Deal ll
From: KUNM
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Cultural Survival Along the Continental Divide

  • Added: Jan 03, 2008
  • Length: 28:51
Lore of the Land Program 13 - New Deal l
From: KUNM
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Cultural Survival Along the Continental Divide

  • Added: Jan 03, 2008
  • Length: 28:51
Lore of the Land Program 12 - Coming of Anglo
From: KUNM
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Cultural Survival Along the Continental Divide

  • Added: Jan 03, 2008
  • Length: 28:54
Lore of the Land Program 11 - Hispano
From: KUNM
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Cultural Survival Along the Continental Divide

  • Added: Jan 03, 2008
  • Length: 28:46
Lore of the Land Program 10 - Navajo and Tohono O' odham
From: KUNM
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Cultural Survival Along the Continental Divide

  • Added: Jan 03, 2008
  • Length: 28:52
Lore of the Land Program 9 - Hopi and Tewa
From: KUNM
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Cultural Survival Along the Continental Divide

  • Added: Jan 03, 2008
  • Length: 28:51
Lore of the Land Program 8 - Music of Habitat
From: KUNM
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Cultural Survival Along the Continental Divide

  • Added: Jan 03, 2008
  • Length: 29:03
Lore of the Land Program 7
From: KUNM
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Cultural Survival Along the Continental Divide

  • Added: Jan 03, 2008
  • Length: 28:52
Lore of the Land Program 6
From: KUNM
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Cultural Survival Along the Continental Divide

  • Added: Jan 03, 2008
  • Length: 28:41
Lore of the Land Program 5
From: KUNM
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Cultural Survival Along the Continental Divide

  • Added: Jan 03, 2008
  • Length: 28:51
Lore of the Land Program 4
From: KUNM
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Cultural Survival Along the Continental Divide

  • Added: Dec 21, 2007
  • Length: 28:51