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Project #9
From: Joanne DeVault
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This is a story of one city, one global company, one mother and one American dream.

  • Added: Feb 07, 2014
  • Length: 24:58
Living Downstream
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Sandra Steingraber , Credit: www.livingdownstream.com/
Renowned biologist Sandra Steingraber has made fighting environmentally induced cancers her life’s work. We hear excerpts of the documentary film,...

Bought by KMUN


  • Added: Sep 19, 2013
  • Length: 29:59
  • Purchases: 1
A New Way of Life and the New Underground Railroad
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Susan Burton, A New Way of Life Re-Entry Project executive director and founder
After serving time, finding food, a job and a place to live with a criminal record can become an almost impossible task. On this edition, Women bu...

  • Added: Jul 18, 2013
  • Length: 28:56
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
Ida Lewis
From: KSLU
Series: In Your Face Women
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What got Lewis all the recognition, accolades, awards, articles, honors, and even financial rewards, were the many times she climbed in a lifeboat ...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Mar 01, 2013
  • Length: 02:40
  • Purchases: 1
Education Not For Sale
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Around the world, students have been taking to the streets. They’re opposed to rising tuition fees and cuts to education. On this edition, we’ll ...

Bought by KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA


  • Added: Oct 25, 2012
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 1
The Life, Death, and Rebirth of ACORN
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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It took 40 years to build ACORN, but just a few months to bring it down. Local organizers are trying to rebuild, but how is ACORN’s absence affect...

  • Added: Oct 19, 2012
  • Length: 29:01
How much is a life worth?
From: Grant Buhr
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Through the voices of mental health care consumers/activists, this story briefly explores some of the impacts of, and responses to, the closing of...

  • Added: Oct 07, 2012
  • Length: 21:19
A Bit of Downtime
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Woodcarving at Maine State Prison

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 24, 2012
  • Length: 06:01
  • Purchases: 2
Raising Barns, Raising Voices
From: Eleanor Kagan
Caption: Kieran Riley, a local farmer, will have his own radio show on WGXC.
A community in upstate New York gathers together to build a radio station, by hand, in a weekend.

  • Added: Oct 12, 2011
  • Length: 35:34
All Available Boats: Harbor Voices From 9/11
From: David Tarnow
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The response of the New York maritime community to the events of September 11, 2001.

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif., WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WRGY, KHNS, WLRN and more


  • Added: Aug 19, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 14
Waddie Welcome and the Beloved Community
From: lorenzo raffa
Caption: Buy book at waddiewelcome.com, Credit: Inclusion Press
WADDIE WELCOME & THE BELOVED COMMUNITY tells the story of friendships that transcended divisions of disability, race, and income. Broadcast on WMPG...

  • Added: Feb 01, 2011
  • Length: 56:48
Lizzie Velasquez - Rare Disorder Keeps Her at 60 Pounds
From: Abigail Mahnke, host of Inner Views
Caption: Lizzie Velasquez, Credit: Tyler Coe
Lizzie Velasquez has a syndrome so rare, it doesn't even have a name, and only 2 others in the world have it. No matter what or how much she eats, ...

  • Added: Aug 19, 2010
  • Length: 25:31
Turning Farm Workers into Farm Owners
From: Making Contact
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It’s well known that the people picking food all across the US are predominantly low-paid Latino migrant workers. It’s ironic that the workers car...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Aug 10, 2010
  • Length: 08:20
  • Purchases: 1
A Waste-Free Dairy of the Future?
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: cheese maker at Fiscalini, Credit: Rita Daniels
It’s estimated that dairy products make up a full 20% of our daily food intake here in North America. But with increased focus on cattle waste met...

  • Added: Aug 10, 2010
  • Length: 08:42
Dry Farming-a Technique for a Water Scarce Future
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Farmers in California's central valley are getting a sneak preview of what much of the country, and the world, can expect to see in the next few de...

Bought by KALW


  • Added: Aug 10, 2010
  • Length: 07:52
  • Purchases: 1
Small Farms, Big Future
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Making Cheese at the Fiscalini Cheese Company , Credit: Rita Daniels
We go to California, America’s leading producer of fruits, vegetables, and dairy, to see some examples of how the nation’s agricultural industry is...

Bought by WSKG, KZYX, and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 10, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
See Jane Do: Mother's Day for Peace and Social Justice
From: Elisa Parker
Caption: CODEPINK Mother's Day for Peace Vigil, Credit: Jesse Locks, See Jane Do
The stories of everyday women doing extraordinary things for peace at the largest Mother's Day peace vigil in Washington D.C. Special guests includ...

Bought by KWIT


  • Added: May 06, 2010
  • Length: 56:10
  • Purchases: 1
Humankind: The Green Economy
From: Humankind
Caption: VAN JONES, founder of Green for All, Credit: Courtesy Richard Hume, Experience Life magazine
Environmental visionary Van Jones, former White House special adviser for green jobs, is featured

Bought by Vermont Public, KBBI Alaska, KZMU Moab Community Radio, KWIT, Marfa Public Radio and more


  • Added: Mar 16, 2010
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 12
Episode #3: Being Misunderstood & GED Support
From: Max Rivlin-Nadler
Series: Gathering Hope House Radio
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This week’s episode discusses the difficulty of being misunderstood when you are dealing with mental health issues, the reasons for pursuing a GED ...

  • Added: Dec 25, 2009
  • Length: 10:11
Thurgood Marshall: Before the Court
From: American Public Media
Series: American RadioWorks: Black History
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In 1967, Thurgood Marshall became the first African American appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court. But Marshall had already earned a place in histor...

Bought by Nevada Public Radio, WGTE Public Media, WMUU-LP, WFAE, KALW and more


  • Added: Nov 19, 2009
  • Length: 01:00:00
  • Purchases: 22
Say It Plain: A Century of African American Oratory
From: American Public Media
Series: American RadioWorks: Black History
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For generations, African American orators have been demanding justice and equality, reminding America to make good on its founding principles of de...

Bought by Mississippi Public Broadcasting, WGTE Public Media, Nevada Public Radio, KLCC, WGTE Public Media and more


  • Added: Nov 19, 2009
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 31
Native Harvest for a Modern World
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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An agricultural renaissance has taken root among the Taos Pueblo people in New Mexico. Sustainable agriculture is returning, after years of unheal...

Bought by KQED


  • Added: Nov 13, 2009
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Gospel Truth: The Sam Cooke Story
From: Dred-Scott Keyes
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This is award-winning musical documentary is about the life of Sam Cooke- from his days in Gospel music to his triumph in R&B to his untimely demise.

Bought by Prairie Public, WJAB, WSGE, Marfa Public Radio, WNCU and more


  • Added: Feb 02, 2009
  • Length: 03:49:20
  • Purchases: 8
Barack Obama-The Remix
From: Peter Bochan
Series: Shortcuts
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Barack Obama-The Campaign for President

Bought by Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, KUER, KUCB, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, WMNF and more


  • Added: Dec 02, 2008
  • Length: 54:17
  • Purchases: 25