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Bail is supposed to allow a person accused of a crime to put some money up as a type of collateral - a promise they will return for their court dat...
- Added: Jul 26, 2016
- Length: 27:06
Imagine: crabs, fish, eels—a whole team of sea creatures—rushing towards the shore, and then sitting there, as if waiting to be caught. This isn’t ...
- Added: Jun 16, 2016
- Length: 22:01
- Purchases: 2
France has been under a “state of emergency” since November, raising questions about the appropriate balance between security and civil liberties.
- Added: Jun 08, 2016
- Length: 25:50
There are 28 judicial emergencies on federal courts throughout the country. A judicial emergency is when there's been a vacancy on the court for to...
- Added: May 03, 2016
- Length: 22:00
Domestic oil drilling offers private landowners the promise of riches in their own backyard. But what if you don’t want to live next door to an oil...
- Added: Apr 19, 2016
- Length: 22:39
RENT, THE LION KING and RAGTIME are just a few of the highlights of the 1990's.
Bought by KUPR low power FM, WVTF, and WRR
- Added: Apr 06, 2016
- Length: 58:25
- Purchases: 3
In "The White Elephant,” Yochai Maital walks us through the history of Tel Aviv’s ‘New’ Central Bus Station — a derelict eight-story behemoth and m...
- Added: Mar 27, 2016
- Length: 32:00
The world's largest bus station, and a bus driver who wanted to be God.
Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.
- Added: Mar 27, 2016
- Length: 54:12
- Purchases: 1
In Kansas, public schools are at the heart of a debate about how much money the state should budget for education -- a debate that comes down to a ...
- Added: Mar 08, 2016
- Length: 32:54
Jane Toppan was born in Massachusetts in 1857. She attended the Cambridge Nursing School, and established a successful private nursing career in Bo...
Bought by CI Dolphin Radio and PRX Remix
- Added: Mar 07, 2016
- Length: 25:01
- Purchases: 2
In the U.S., juries are often seen as democracy in action. Twelve men and women are asked to hear an entire case, and ultimately, decide another pe...
- Added: Jan 21, 2016
- Length: 23:13
Jerry Lawson documents his early days in New York and discusses songs from the Persuasions first album, Acappella (1970, Reprise/Straight Records).
Bought by Public Radio East, GCR (Global Community Radio), KDLG, KPIP-LP, and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.
- Added: Oct 16, 2015
- Length: 54:20
- Purchases: 5
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Ten years ago, there was a storm, and then there was a flood, and they changed New Orleans forever. Many stories from that time have been told, but...
Bought by KCMJ Community Radio
- Added: Aug 27, 2015
- Length: 01:00:00
- Purchases: 1
When prisoners act out, they get put in solitary confinement-- the penal version of 'go to your room and think about what you've done.' But for the...
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Jun 28, 2015
- Length: 24:26
- Purchases: 1
How a detour, a patch of goathead thorns, and a flat tire changed one guy's life, and brought an economic boost to a sleepy, little town in rural W...
- Added: Jun 23, 2015
- Length: 20:03
- Purchases: 3
Amateur sleuths armed with their own laptops, public information and a lot of spare time are working alone and in groups to crack criminal cases. S...
Bought by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, KVNF, and PRX Remix
- Added: May 24, 2015
- Length: 32:30
- Purchases: 4
Online crafty marketplace Etsy went public in April 2015. What does that mean for the makers who sell their goods on the site?
- Added: Apr 22, 2015
- Length: 28:50
We dig into the history of the beloved Choose Your Own Adventure series and the interactive stories kids are reading today.
- Added: Mar 18, 2015
- Length: 16:16
- Purchases: 3
Destination DIY teamed up with the Life of the Law podcast to examine the legal grey area occupied by the sharing economy and how different cities ...
- Added: Dec 02, 2014
- Length: 20:40
How safe your children are might depend on where you live. Today we hear about how one pesticide has been banned for household use, but affects the...
Bought by KMUN
- Added: Aug 19, 2014
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 1
On this first program we look at the legacy of one of the most important American diplomats in the post cold war era - Richard C. Holbrooke
- Added: Jul 15, 2014
- Length: 52:36
Graphics in video games are undoubtedly one of the most talked topics in gaming. By speaking with Dr. Dennis Woytek, I hope to give the audience a ...
- Added: Mar 29, 2014
- Length: 07:56
Randall Coleman and I talk about the impact video game communities have on the development of new titles.
- Added: Mar 22, 2014
- Length: 08:35
Dale Peterson joins us to discuss chimpanzee behavior.
Bought by 'The Sea', 'The Sea', WMUU-LP, KKWE Niijii Radio, and KPVL
- Added: Feb 24, 2014
- Length: 27:44
- Purchases: 5
Years of campaigning for basic human rights for people caught up in America's criminal justice system may finally be paying off. 2013 saw significa...
- Added: Nov 29, 2013
- Length: 29:00
