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Love, Happiness, and Mole

From: Tom & Debra Weistar
Series: Voices of the Future: Youth and Elders Speak Together

Caption: Andres Jaimes, Credit: Tom Weistar

Andres Jaimes grew up near the US/Mexico border in Baja California. At 17 years old, Andres is acutely aware of how negatively Mexico and Mexican p...

Bought by KVSC

Added: Sep 01, 2014
Length: 17:21
Purchases: 1

Pesticides on the Playground

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

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

Ya Basta

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

20 years after the founding of The Zapatistas, the group’s influence has spread far beyond Mexico’s border through music and art. Producer Alejand...

Bought by KQED

Added: Aug 04, 2014
Length: 29:00
Purchases: 1

A Journey through Favelas of Rio de Janeiro

From: Gianluca Tramontana

Journalist Gianluca Tramontana takes you through the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, introduces you to their people, examines their history and explores...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.

Added: May 15, 2014
Length: 01:00:13
Purchases: 1

US Coal Company Shipments Polluting Colombia's Coast

From: Jennifer Dunn

Caption: Fisherman Juan Armesto in front of Drummond's port, Credit: J Dunn

Santa Marta residents say Alabama-based coal company Drummond is trashing their water and air.

Bought by KUOW

Added: Apr 22, 2014
Length: 05:58
Purchases: 1

The Newest New South

From: Tanner Latham
Series: Authentic South

Caption: Historian Tom Hanchett at a booth at El Pulgarcito. , Credit: Tanner Latham

Charlotte, North Carolina-based historian Tom Hanchett speaks about the ever-evolving South, especially as it relates to food, from a booth in El P...

Bought by Troy Public Radio and Georgia Public Broadcasting

Added: Mar 09, 2014
Length: 17:54
Purchases: 2

How Americans Make Race

From: Hold That Thought
Series: American Identities

Whether looking at the 1920s or 2013, people's behavior and attitudes toward race are often influenced by factors beyond their own experience and c...

Added: Nov 21, 2013
Length: 15:45

A documentary on race, neighborhoods, schools, and kids in Michigan

From: Michigan Radio
Series: State of Opportunity

Caption: State of Opportunity from Michigan Radio

If you think we live in a post-racial world…think again: statistically speaking, being born Black or Latino or Native American is associated with s...

Added: May 24, 2013
Length: 50:27

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival Update

From: KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio

jim justice, will provide an update on DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival).

Added: Jan 22, 2013
Length: 27:59

In the Shadow of the Wall: From Gaza to Arizona

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

From Palestinian farmers to shootings at the US and Mexico border; living in the shadow of the wall.

Bought by KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA and RadioFreePalmer

Added: Jan 10, 2013
Length: 30:00
Purchases: 2

SONIC ID: Tamales

From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife

Mmmmm. Tamales! Youth Producer Mariana from Gorzycki Middle School interviews her mother as she shows her how to make Tamales.

Added: Dec 18, 2012
Length: 04:30

The Roots of Zapateado

From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife

Youth producer Alexandra Muniz researches the indigenous music & dance style of Mexico's Zapateado.

Added: Oct 06, 2011
Length: 05:49

Behind the Truck Stop: The Story of Vado-Del Cerro

From: Kent Paterson

A half-hour radio documentary that examines the history and culture of a New Mexico border town. The piece explores issues of inter-ethnic relation...

Added: Sep 21, 2011
Length: 29:00

The Afro Cuban Messenger: Mongo Santamaria

From: Howard Burchette
Series: Jazz Time

Mongo Santamaria was best known for "Watermelon Man" and "Afro Blue". He was a percussionist and Cuban. He will most likely be remembered as the be...

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif., Spokane Public Radio, Radio New Zealand, and KVMR

Added: Apr 22, 2011
Length: 55:55
Purchases: 4

The Guru of Quince Dances

From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife

Youth producers Oscar Hernandez and Domingo Diaz talk with the person who makes quinceanaras work: the dance choreographer. Produced at LBJ High ...

Bought by KUT and YouthCast

Added: Feb 18, 2011
Length: 05:17
Purchases: 2

Scene of the Crime

From: Paul Bieber

In Colombia, where evidence is marred by politics, emotion and time, conclusions are hard to come by.

Bought by PRX Remix

Added: Nov 29, 2010
Length: 10:56
Purchases: 1

Immigrant Families Behind Bars

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

In a special collaboration between “Feet in Two Worlds,” we hear the story of an immigrant family torn apart after an immigration raid in Phoenix, ...

Bought by KUNM