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"Crossroads" Hour 8 of Leonard Bernstein: An American Life
From: CultureWorks
Series: "Leonard Bernstein: An American Life" narrated by Susan Sarandon
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Hour 8 “Crossroads” (1968-1978) We follow Bernstein as he leaves the Philharmonic in 1968 to concentrate more on composition. With overtones of S...

Bought by Colorado Public Radio, 'The Sea', KAAD-LP, and WRGY


  • Added: Aug 14, 2018
  • Length: 58:04
  • Purchases: 4
Refugee Doctors
From: Distillations
Series: Distillations
Caption: Dr. Abdelwahhab Azzawi
Escape is only the first challenge.

  • Added: Sep 14, 2017
  • Length: 30:39
Contenders (Hour Special)
From: Radio Diaries
Series: Contenders
Caption: William Jennings Bryan
Portraits of some of America’s most groundbreaking and unusual presidential candidates...who never won the white house.

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KPIK-LP, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WCQS, KALW and more


  • Added: Jul 19, 2016
  • Length: 53:25
  • Purchases: 22
Syrian Civil War: What are the impacts of displacement on Syrian lives?
From: Mateo Schimpf
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The war in Syria, now in its fifth year, has created a refugee crisis. Almost 4 million Syrians have fled the country, and another 7.6 million have...

  • Added: Sep 10, 2015
  • Length: 23:44
Why Does Baltimore Have So Many Confederate Monuments?
From: Stefanie Mavronis
Caption: Baltimore's Lee-Jackson Monument, Credit: Stefanie Mavronis
Baltimore City is home to four Civil War monuments. Three are Confederate. We look at the history of how they got there and explore how people inte...

  • Added: Jan 24, 2015
  • Length: 11:32
Sounds of Silents
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: MinneCulture In-Depth
Caption: Credit: Russian Public Library via Wikipedia Commons
Silent film may be a thing of the past, but scoring music to flickering screen classics isn't. This documentary focuses on three Minneapolis bands ...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KSRQ


  • Added: Jan 13, 2015
  • Length: 26:46
  • Purchases: 2
Remembering St. Augustine Florida’s Civil Rights Struggle
From: Dina Weinstein
Caption: St. Augustine, FL Police jump into a wade in
In 1964, Congress had a noteworthy Civil Rights Bill before it. But Southern Democrats, supporters of Jim Crow laws, were pushing a filibuster to k...

  • Added: Dec 06, 2014
  • Length: 04:55
The (political) lure of Minnehaha Falls
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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Minnehaha Falls has been a popular tourist spot for politicians since Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote his epic poem, “The Song of Hiawatha” in 185...

  • Added: Nov 05, 2014
  • Length: 04:21
Prison fellowship aids in recovery
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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We all have people in our lives who exist on the periphery of our everyday routines--people like the bus driver who takes us to work, or the cashie...

Bought by WDSE


  • Added: Nov 05, 2014
  • Length: 05:42
  • Purchases: 1
Nature Has No Borders
From: Tom & Debra Weistar
Series: Voices of the Future: Youth and Elders Speak Together
Caption: On the Baja CA Coast
Juan learns about the conservation efforts of WildCoast, an organization based in Imperial Beach, California, and Ensenada, Mexico, that works on b...

Bought by KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA and KVSC


  • Added: Sep 01, 2014
  • Length: 11:56
  • Purchases: 2
Stuck in the Bluff
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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WABE reporter Jim Burress takes us to ‘The Bluff’, a neighborhood in Atlanta where a needle exchange program has become a vital part of a strugglin...

Bought by KGNU Community Radio


  • Added: Mar 23, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
What’s it like to manage the Oakland Police Department?
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: OPD Assistant Chief, Paul Figueroa, Credit: Kyung Jin Lee
It’s been almost a year since former Oakland Police Chief Howard Jordan -- then, his replacement -- abruptly resigned. “It happened very quickly,...

  • Added: Mar 12, 2014
  • Length: 06:39
Voices on the bus: the people who depend on AC Transit
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: Long-time AC Transit rider Walter Davis gets off the bus at 14th and Market in Oakland., Credit: Isabel Angell
East Bay bus agency AC Transit doesn’t have the ridership or wide-reaching reputation of BART or San Francisco’s Muni. But about 100,000 people tak...

  • Added: Mar 12, 2014
  • Length: 08:31
Escape from Tehran
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Soft spoken Thai chef, Somchai Sirweawneter, went from the frying pan to the fire when he answered a call from the American Embassy at the height o...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Aug 05, 2013
  • Length: 07:30
  • Purchases: 1
The Alchemy of Lobster Fishing
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Julie Eaton is the captain of the Cat Sass. She spends 6 months of the year on the water, and is ready to haul in a union.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 02, 2013
  • Length: 04:43
  • Purchases: 2
Life of the Law #06 - Block Boss (Explicit)
From: Life of the Law
Series: Life of the Law
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On every city block, there are rules. Some are unspoken, some require friendly reminders, some are enforced by the law. Is it ever OK to break the ...

  • Added: Jul 31, 2013
  • Length: 12:16
Life of the Law #09 - Reporter on Death Row
From: Life of the Law
Series: Life of the Law
Caption: Carmen Ward has been an inmate in San Quentin’s Adjustment Center for seven years, Credit: Nancy Mullane
What do we really know about death row in California? When we don’t know we create, we imagine.

Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting and PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 21, 2013
  • Length: 27:37
  • Purchases: 2
Life of the Law #08 - Redesigning Justice
From: Life of the Law
Series: Life of the Law
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Red Hook is an isolated neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY, once known as the “crack capital of America.” In 2000, residents banded together to create a ...

Bought by WDBM, KALW, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 21, 2013
  • Length: 11:48
  • Purchases: 3
Life of the Law #07 - Felony Factory
From: Life of the Law
Series: Life of the Law
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You’ve just been arrested, charged with a felony and can’t afford to pay your bail, let alone hire a lawyer. You know you have the right to a trial...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 21, 2013
  • Length: 13:00
  • Purchases: 1
Life of the Law #05 - Tough Crowd
From: Life of the Law
Series: Life of the Law
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Is the law ever a laughing matter? We present to you a brief history of attempted comedy in the toughest room in the country—the Supreme Courtroom.

Bought by KALW


  • Added: Mar 21, 2013
  • Length: 12:16
  • Purchases: 1
An Almost Perfect State
From: Traveling 219
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The Federal Writers Project in West Virginia, and the battle to tell the TRUE story of the state's history.

  • Added: Jan 14, 2013
  • Length: 06:12
THE WORLD with Tim Stackpool weekending 15 Dec 2012
From: Timothy Stackpool
Series: THE WORLD with Tim Stackpool
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A look at the issues affecting the various people of our planet

  • Added: Dec 16, 2012
  • Length: 27:30
Life of the Law #03 - Two Sides of A River
From: Life of the Law
Series: Life of the Law
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The riverbank is a public space open for everyone. But people do not always agree on how to best spend a hot summer day.

Bought by KMUZ and PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 13, 2012
  • Length: 16:17
  • Purchases: 2
Life of the Law #02 - Jailhouse Lawyers
From: Life of the Law
Series: Life of the Law
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In California, there are hundreds if not thousands of people practicing criminal law though they’ve never passed a bar exam. They don’t wear suits....

Bought by KALW and PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 12, 2012
  • Length: 14:10
  • Purchases: 2
Life of the Law #01 - The Secret Power of Jury Nullification
From: Life of the Law
Series: Life of the Law
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Juries have a little known power that allows them to ignore the law and vote with their own instincts. This piece explores how juries have used tha...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, WABE, WJCT, KALW, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 11, 2012
  • Length: 11:47
  • Purchases: 5