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Guns, Mental Illness and Addiction
From: Tim Lineaweaver
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A first person account of overcoming the urge for violence. NB: The content of this essay is intense - addressing subjects of a sensitive nature.

Bought by KKRN, KUER, KCMJ Community Radio, PRX Remix, and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Jun 03, 2014
  • Length: 03:55
  • Purchases: 5
Antonio and John
From: Littleglobe
Caption: John Gallegos, left, is interviewed by Antonio Martinez, right, with assistance from Marquell Hicks, center., Credit: Laura Marcus Green
N’MPower participant, Antonio Martinez, interviews Spanish Colonial artist John Gallegos, in a community engagement project between the Museum of I...

  • Added: Apr 09, 2014
  • Length: 06:34
My Days are long and Weary
From: KBEM
Series: Minneapolis Freestyle
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Dayquan, a student at Harrison Hish School in Minneapolis writes of his heartbreaks.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jan 13, 2014
  • Length: 01:39
  • Purchases: 1
Hard Time - Shaun Atwood
From: Matt Hill
Series: Spark - True Stories
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A true story told live in London. As a trader, Shaun had it all - money, cars, women - until he got into dealing drugs as well as shares. This is h...

  • Added: Jan 09, 2012
  • Length: 09:50
A view from inside California's most-isolated prison cell
From: KALW
Caption: Hallway in the SHU at Pelican Bay State Prison. , Credit: Rina Palta
When Rafael Losno was growing up, he attended Catholic school in Oakland. He spoke three languages. He played sports and had a girlfriend. And he f...

  • Added: Oct 31, 2011
  • Length: 01:40