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Whose Water? The Struggle for Public Ownership of Freshwater
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: http://michiganwro.blogspot.com, Credit: Michigan Welfare Rights Organization
We go to Michigan, where from the city of Detroit, to the farmlands and countryside, citizens are battling to gain greater control over the bounty ...

  • Added: Sep 16, 2010
  • Length: 28:56
National Debt
From: Robin Amer
Caption: Women at the Tulle Lake War Relocation Camp, circa 1942. , Credit: Bob Bobster.
Two survivors of Japanese American internment describe how they went from being seen as model citizens to being seen as the enemy. In the story of ...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KVSC, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WXDU, Georgia Public Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Jun 04, 2010
  • Length: 20:30
  • Purchases: 9
Silenced
From: War News Radio
Caption: An Iraqi man reads a newspaper in Baghdad., Credit: Associated Press
News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

  • Added: Jan 15, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
Voting Against Our Family
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: PRX default Piece image
This past November, Maine voters repealed a law legalizing gay marriage.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
Jim Leach, From the National Press Club
From: Sarah Williams
Caption: Jim Leach, Credit: National Press Club
Jim Leach, the chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, speaks at the National Press Club

  • Added: Dec 18, 2009
  • Length: 54:01
Rethink Afghanistan: Civilian Casualties (Part 4)
From: Brave New Films
Series: Rethink Afghanistan
Caption: Rethink Afghanistan: Civilian Casualties (Part 4)
The footage you are about to see is poignant, heart-wrenching, and often a direct result of U.S. foreign policy.

  • Added: Dec 09, 2009
  • Length: 12:09
Rethink Afghanistan: Security (Part 6)
From: Brave New Films
Series: Rethink Afghanistan
Caption: Rethink Afghanistan: Security (Part 6)
The war in Afghanistan is increasing the likelihood that American civilians will be killed in a future terrorist attack.

  • Added: Dec 09, 2009
  • Length: 11:14
Rethink Afghanistan: Women of Afghanistan (Part 5)
From: Brave New Films
Series: Rethink Afghanistan
Caption: Rethink Afghanistan: Women of Afghanistan (Part 5)
Eight years have passed since Laura Bush declared that "because of our recent military gains, women are no longer imprisoned in their homes" in Afg...

  • Added: Dec 09, 2009
  • Length: 10:51
Rethink Afghanistan: Pakistan (Part 2)
From: Brave New Films
Series: Rethink Afghanistan
Caption: Rethink Afghanistan: Pakistan (Part 2)
The war in Afghanistan and its potentially catastrophic impact on Pakistan are complex and dangerous issues, which further make the case why our co...

  • Added: Dec 07, 2009
  • Length: 10:42
Afghanistan + Troops = Catastrophe (Part 1 of Rethink Afghanistan)
From: Brave New Films
Series: Rethink Afghanistan
Caption: Rethink Afghanistan: Troops (Part 1)
President Obama has committed 17,000 more troops to Afghanistan. This decision raises serious questions about troops, costs, overall mission, and e...

  • Added: Dec 07, 2009
  • Length: 11:46
Confronting the Warpland: Black Poets of Chicago
From: Ed Herrmann
Caption: Gwendolyn Brooks
Hear some of the great African American poets who have lived and worked in Chicago.

Bought by KPIP-LP, KZYX, WRGY, WLPR , KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 12, 2009
  • Length: 58:46
  • Purchases: 23
Marcelo Suarez-Orozco
From: Learning Matters
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A short piece of advice for the next president from NYU's Marcelo Su?rez-Orozco.

  • Added: Oct 17, 2008
  • Length: 03:09
Mandy Carter
From: SpiritHouse Inc/Youth Noise Network
Series: Passionate Citizens
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Social justice activists Mandy Carter organizes to connect struggles

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: Feb 19, 2007
  • Length: 08:36
  • Purchases: 1
Tejidos Culturales #5 The Chicano Movment #2
From: KRZA
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Tejidos Culturales is a cultural series looking at the San Luis Valley. This program is the 2nd part looking at the Chicano Movement.

Bought by KCEI 90.1 FM Red River/Taos, NM and KWCW


  • Added: Sep 25, 2006
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 2
Savoring Swine: The Economics and Politics of Pork
From: A World of Possibilities
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This is a program about the meat production industry.

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston, AIFM, and WBEZ


  • Added: Sep 12, 2006
  • Length: 55:00
  • Purchases: 3
The Art of War
From: George Kenney
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An interview with Lt. Gen. Paul K. Van Riper, USMC (Ret.)

  • Added: Aug 05, 2006
  • Length: 49:33
God vs. The Gavel
From: George Kenney
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Interview with Professor Marci Hamilton

  • Added: Jul 16, 2006
  • Length: 01:00:51
Making a Difference
From: Outright Radio
Series: Outright Radio Series 2002
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Stories from gay folks who left their mark in the world

Bought by KICI Iowa City, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KQED, WXXI Rochester, and KWCW


  • Added: May 28, 2006
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
In the Navy
From: Outright Radio
Series: Outright Radio Series 2000
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Stories of being gay & lesbian and out in the US Navy

Bought by KICI Iowa City and KWCW


  • Added: May 25, 2006
  • Length: 29:05
  • Purchases: 2
A Piece of Paradise
From: Sean Kelly
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A documentary about communal land and life in Vanuatu, in the South Pacific.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and The Nature Podcast


  • Added: May 12, 2006
  • Length: 54:25
  • Purchases: 2
Galapagos: Preserving the Trust
From: Terrascope Radio
Series: Terrascope Radio Major Features
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Four MIT freshmen studying environmental problem-solving visit the Galapagos Islands; they return with the voices of the people (and animals) who ...

Bought by WXLV-FM, WYSO, and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: May 27, 2005
  • Length: 19:58
  • Purchases: 3
The Sweetgrass Road
From: David Kattenburg
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Aboriginal wisdom and approaches to life

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, The Nature Podcast, and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Dec 07, 2003
  • Length: 54:49
  • Purchases: 3