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Orphaned Black Bear Cubs and the Man Who Reads their Minds
From: Jenny Attiyeh
Caption: 4 month old bear cub, Credit: Ben Kilham
You’re about to hear a story about the bear whisperer of Lyme New Hampshire, Ben Kilham, and the abandoned black bear cubs he has rescued, rehabili...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 25, 2013
  • Length: 27:53
  • Purchases: 1
Preparing for College Yet?
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: The Harvest by Open Orchard Productions
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Kimmy couldn't believe that she was getting college info packs in the mail as a 9th grader. Having just transitioned to high school from middle sch...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 26, 2013
  • Length: 08:16
  • Purchases: 1
Warrior Poets
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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In 2009, the Portland Police Department faced down a daunting task: writing poetry.

Bought by KUER, KFAI Minneapolis, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 02, 2013
  • Length: 05:11
  • Purchases: 3
Island Signs
From: Dylan Peers McCoy
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This is the story of the life and death of Martha's Vineyard Sign Language. It was produced for the Transom Story Workshop.*

Bought by KVNF


  • Added: Jun 02, 2013
  • Length: 08:21
  • Purchases: 1
Don't Say Gay
From: Ben Weisz
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Original documentary about teaching young children about homosexuality. *WINNER New York Festivals Radio Awards 2013 - Best Documentary (Bronze)*

Bought by KQED


  • Added: Apr 22, 2013
  • Length: 29:58
  • Purchases: 1
Editing
From: Dave Cook
Series: Photography: Everything Essential
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On this episode I will talk about editing photos and some of the techniques that can be used.

  • Added: Apr 19, 2013
  • Length: 07:25
In India, Everyone Wants To Be An Engineer
From: Bianca Vazquez Toness
Caption: Students study math at a cramschool in Kota, Rajasthan, India, Credit: Bianca Vazquez Toness
Getting into the top engineering schools in India is statistically harder than breaking into Harvard. So hard that students study for two years in ...

Bought by Outer Voices, KUOW, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 20, 2013
  • Length: 06:22
  • Purchases: 3
Telling Our Own Stories: Wally Bowen on Creating a Democratic Media
From: Carla Seidl
Caption: Wally Bowen
Documentary on the life and work of media reform activist Wally Bowen, founder and executive director of the Mountain Area Information Network (MAI...

  • Added: Mar 15, 2013
  • Length: 47:43
Doctor Max Owens
From: Max Owens
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Documentary following the discovery and investigation of a birth chart by an interested skeptic. Hidden from him for years, he attempts to reconcil...

  • Added: Feb 27, 2013
  • Length: 10:04
Terminal
From: Meghan Roguschka
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A story about a place some people think of as "home."

  • Added: Jan 04, 2013
  • Length: 13:22
Room To Breathe: From Chaos to Peace in the Classroom
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Promotional picture from the Video Project, Credit: http://www.videoproject.com/roomtobreathe.html
At overcrowded and underfunded public schools across the country high suspension rates are exacerbating existing achievement gaps. Often, chaos in ...

Bought by WRIR


  • Added: Nov 23, 2012
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Rise of Phoenix: For-Profit Universities Shake Up the Academy
From: American Public Media
Series: APM Reports: Focus on Education
Caption: A class at the University of Phoenix's Hohokam campus in Arizona. Phoenix is the nation's largest for-profit university and largely serves working adults. , Credit: Brian Pobuda/University of Phoenix
The rapid rise of career-oriented, for-profit colleges and universities has provoked heated debate about the costs, quality and purpose of higher e...

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Nov 14, 2012
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 1
Grit, Luck and Money: Preparing Kids for College and Getting Them Through
From: American Public Media
Series: APM Reports: Focus on Education
Caption: YES Prep students at an informational session at the University of Oklahoma. YES Prep is a charter school network that serves a low-income population in Houston, Tex. and focuses on getting all of its students accepted into 4-year colleges. , Credit: YES Prep Public Schools
Why are so many low-income students quitting college, and what leads a few to beat the odds and make it through? (8/30/2012)

Bought by WMUU-LP, KPIP-LP, KERA, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 14, 2012
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 4
Cut/Back
From: Michelle Boyd
Series: Meet the Budget Cuts
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Stephanie and James worked together at the University of Illinois at Chicago before they both found out that they were going to be fired.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 30, 2012
  • Length: 07:11
  • Purchases: 1
The Yovo Song
From: Carla Seidl
Caption: friendly Togolese children, Kanté, Credit: Carla Seidl
When you visit the West African nation of Togo, you're likely to hear the "yovo song" -- a song chanted by many Togolese youth that goes: "White pe...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 26, 2012
  • Length: 04:14
  • Purchases: 1
Making the Grade: Teachers
From: Larry Berger
Series: Making the Grade
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High School students from Pittsburgh Public Schools discuss the importance of effective teaching, and share stories about the teachers in their dai...

  • Added: Aug 09, 2012
  • Length: 03:54
Making the Grade: Self Esteem
From: Larry Berger
Series: Making the Grade
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High School students from Pittsburgh Public Schools discuss the importance of self esteem as it relates to a student's success.

  • Added: Aug 09, 2012
  • Length: 03:42
Making the Grade: Role Models
From: Larry Berger
Series: Making the Grade
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High School students in Pittsburgh Public Schools discuss role models (or lack thereof) in their lives.

  • Added: Aug 09, 2012
  • Length: 03:34
Making the Grade: Motivation
From: Larry Berger
Series: Making the Grade
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High School students from Pittsburgh Public Schools discuss what motivates them to succeed, and what examples they look to for guidance.

  • Added: Aug 09, 2012
  • Length: 03:24
Food Sleuth Radio, Faith Boninger Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Faith Boninger, Ph.D., National Education Policy Center, discusses the full cost of commercialization of public education and food and beverage mar...

  • Added: Apr 15, 2012
  • Length: 28:00
Diane Watkins Voice of Virginia Union
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A bell tower that has been mute for 70 years at Virginia Union University in Richmond, Virginia is about to get a voice thanks to Diane Watkins.

  • Added: Feb 16, 2012
  • Length: 55:55
Some College, No Degree: Why So Many Americans Drop Out of College, and What to Do About It
From: American Public Media
Series: APM Reports: Focus on Education
Caption: A student picks up new job skills at the Tennessee Technology Center in Murfreesboro, a technical school where many people who have quit college go to improve their chances in an increasingly competitive economy. , Credit: Doug Strickland
37 million Americans are college dropouts. What wlll it take to get them back? (8/25/2011)

Bought by WMUU-LP, WTIP, KWIT, and NPR Illinois


  • Added: Aug 26, 2011
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 4
The Joy Luck Club: A Big Read Documentary
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: The Big Read
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A half-hour audio program that explores Amy Tan's gripping, The Joy Luck Club. It features Amy Tan and readings by actress Ming-Na from the film ad...

Bought by Room Tone Selects, KZYX, KMUN, KPIP-LP, KQED and more


  • Added: Aug 12, 2011
  • Length: 28:55
  • Purchases: 6
Growing with Oysters
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Using shellfish to build confidence in middle schoolers.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, WMPG, KUT, PRX Remix and more


  • Added: Jun 02, 2011
  • Length: 05:54
  • Purchases: 7
The Voice of Medicine
From: meagan kindlimann
Caption: PRX default Piece image
About a woman who speaks about her personal experiences in the jobs she has chosen for herself and what she does for a living and why. This was for...

  • Added: May 08, 2011
  • Length: 05:17

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