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Life of the Law Episode #59: The Trauma Room

From: Life of the Law
Series: Life of the Law

When prisoners act out, they get put in solitary confinement-- the penal version of 'go to your room and think about what you've done.' But for the...

Bought by PRX Remix

Added: Jun 28, 2015
Length: 24:26
Purchases: 1

Life of the Law Episode #57: Drag.net

From: Life of the Law
Series: Life of the Law

Amateur sleuths armed with their own laptops, public information and a lot of spare time are working alone and in groups to crack criminal cases. S...

Bought by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, KVNF, and PRX Remix

Added: May 24, 2015
Length: 32:30
Purchases: 4

Life of the Law #56: Tipping the Scales

From: Life of the Law
Series: Life of the Law

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that states can prohibit judges from openly asking for money to pay for their judicial campaigns. Life of the Law'...

Added: May 05, 2015
Length: 24:30

The Codex Underground

From: Israel Story

The Aleppo Codex is a thousand year-old manuscript that medieval scholars declared an accurate biblical text. It has been worshiped, pillaged, salv...

Added: Mar 09, 2015
Length: 17:18

Behind the Scenes of KVSC'S 36th Annual Trivia Weekend: Game of Trivia, Quest for Futile Facts PART 2

From: KVSC
Series: Untold Stories of Central Minnesota

Arts and Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack continues with Part 2 of KVSC’s 36th Annual Trivia Weekend, Game of Trivia: A Quest for Futile Fac...

Bought by KSRQ

Added: Mar 04, 2015
Length: 32:03
Purchases: 1

Life of the Law #47: An Hour From Life of the Law

From: Life of the Law
Series: Life of the Law

Hosted by Al Letson, this is a special hour from Life of the Law. We look back over some of our favorite stories from the year: the ones that left...

Bought by KOSU and XRAY.fm

Added: Jan 05, 2015
Length: 53:00
Purchases: 2

This Is Crohn's Disease

From: Jack Rodolico

A patient with a nasty case of Crohn’s disease visits the best doctor in the world. That patient is this radio producer's wife.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, Here and Now, KFAI Minneapolis, and PRX Remix

Added: Dec 09, 2014
Length: 18:15
Purchases: 4

Life of the Law #42 – In The Name Of The Father

From: Life of the Law
Series: Life of the Law

The Scottsboro Boys are infamous — nine black teenagers falsely accused and convicted of raping two white women. Last year, the state of Alabama f...

Bought by WJCT

Added: Nov 28, 2014
Length: 23:08
Purchases: 1

Life of the Law #45 – Fair Share

From: Life of the Law
Series: Life of the Law

Life of the Law and Destination DIY team up to examine the legal grey area occupied by the sharing economy. How are cities grappling with these inc...

Bought by KMUZ and PRX Remix

Added: Nov 25, 2014
Length: 20:51
Purchases: 2

Women Rising 26: A Ride on the People’s Climate Train

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

In September of 2014, Women rising radio rode the People’s Climate train coast to coast, with over 200 activists heading to New York City to join t...

Bought by WNJR

Added: Nov 10, 2014
Length: 29:00
Purchases: 1

Life of the Law #44 – Living With Wolves

From: Life of the Law
Series: Life of the Law

Bringing wolves back to the West has tested the legal system’s tolerance for restoring wild places Especially when humans live nearby. This year...

Bought by PRX Remix and KALW

Added: Nov 07, 2014
Length: 16:25
Purchases: 2

Life of the Law #43 – There Oughta Be A Law

From: Life of the Law
Series: Life of the Law

Everyone's familiar with local laws that don't seem to make sense. In Tennessee, it’s illegal for grocery stores to sell wine, but legal to ride in...

Bought by PRX Remix

Added: Nov 07, 2014
Length: 15:46
Purchases: 1

Shoe Corner

From: Dennis Funk

Solving the mystery of Shoe Corner — St John, Indiana.

Bought by PRX Remix

Added: Oct 23, 2014
Length: 04:38
Purchases: 1

Life of the Law #41 - Who Owns That Joke?

From: Life of the Law
Series: Life of the Law

Comedian Carlos Mencia is notorious for stealing other comics’ jokes. But he’s never been sued—in fact, there are almost no lawsuits in comedy. On ...

Bought by KVSC and PRX Remix

Added: Oct 06, 2014
Length: 18:43
Purchases: 2

Life of the Law #40 - Abuse, Abduction and International Law

From: Life of the Law
Series: Life of the Law

What happens when one parent takes a child across international borders without the other parent’s permission? In 1980, the United States and inter...

Bought by PRX Remix

Added: Oct 06, 2014
Length: 20:21
Purchases: 1

The Silent Epidemic - child drowning in SE Asia

From: Mike Hally

Caption: Learning to swim in Bangladesh, Credit: Mike Hally

Winner of a Silver Trophy at the New York Festival 'World's Best Radio Awards' 2014, this startling but ultimately uplifting documentary is about t...

Added: Sep 01, 2014
Length: 27:55

Learning to Live Together - the Future, hopes and fears

From: Mike Hally
Series: Learning to Live Together - Conflict and Peace-building Northern Ireland

Caption: Northern Ireland murals in Belfast, Credit: Mike Hally

Political journalist Peter Geoghegan looks at the state of reconciliation and peace-making in Northern Ireland over a series of five short reports ...

Bought by KRZA

Added: Aug 14, 2014
Length: 07:20
Purchases: 1

Learning to Live Together - the Bigger Picture

From: Mike Hally
Series: Learning to Live Together - Conflict and Peace-building Northern Ireland

Caption: A ptotest over flying the UK flag on Belfast City Hally, Credit: Mike Hally

Political journalist Peter Geoghegan looks at the state of reconciliation and peace-making in Northern Ireland over a series of five short reports ...

Bought by KRZA

Added: Aug 13, 2014
Length: 09:18
Purchases: 1

The Plight of the Bumblebee

From: Mike Hally
Series: Wildlife Nature and Environment around the World

Caption: Bumblebee at Work, Credit: Mike Hally

An investigation into the declining numbers of bumblebees in the United Kingdom and the efforts being made by the Bumblebee Conservation Trust to p...

Added: Jul 24, 2014
Length: 27:59

History of Automated Transportation

From: ABCtech Media Productions
Series: Maglev - Hi-speed transportation

The most common element in all accidents is the human element. In the quest to eliminate driver error and make our roads safer, we’ve been searchin...

Added: Jun 05, 2014
Length: 02:00

Electrifying Transportation

From: ABCtech Media Productions
Series: Maglev - Hi-speed transportation

Believe it or not, electric vehicles used to be more popular than gasoline engines. The first practical electric car in 1884, and for decades many ...

Added: Jun 05, 2014
Length: 02:00

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

Life of the Law Short #32 Privacy Issues

From: Life of the Law
Series: Life of the Law

You’re driving your car down a street and as you pass, a camera takes a photo of your license plate. Who is taking the photo and what are they doin...

Bought by WABE, Troy Public Radio, and New Hampshire Public Radio