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016: Stuttering out loud: embracing speech diversity and fighting shame around stuttering, 12/29/2023
From: Embodied
Series: Embodied
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Stuttering has long been the butt of many jokes. People who stutter are working to change that.

  • Added: Dec 20, 2023
  • Length: 58:23
National Suicide Point?
From: Laura Flanders
Series: The F-Word: Laura Flanders' Bi-Weekly Commentary
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Smash society and you create craven people. Craven, from the early English word meaning crushed, defeated, overwhelmed.

  • Added: Jul 03, 2018
  • Length: 03:30
California Innocence Project: Another Bad ID - episode 7
From: KHSU
Series: California Innocence Project
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Glenn Boyd was convicted of a crime he did not commit. This episode of the California Innocence Project features another story about a bad identifi...

  • Added: Apr 02, 2018
  • Length: 05:00
California Innocence Project: A Bad ID Leads to Wrongful Conviction - episode 3
From: KHSU
Series: California Innocence Project
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On this episode of the California Innocence Project, Guy Miles shares his story about a bad identification leading to wrongful conviction -- and 18...

  • Added: Feb 07, 2018
  • Length: 04:59
Language Is Life, Land is Sacred
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Making Contact's Community Storytelling Fellows Vincent Medina and Isabella Zizi share deep and personal stories on Native American Organizing and ...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KQED, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], WRIR and more


  • Added: Sep 25, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 6
LIVE LAW 13: Nun on Death Row
From: LIVE LAW
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“As a 32-year-old younger Catholic nun, I’ve been to countless funerals of our aging sisters. However, nothing could have prepared me for the death...

  • Added: Oct 27, 2015
  • Length: 09:31
LIVE LAW 11: Love Persists
From: LIVE LAW
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“When I was incarcerated, I had no intention of falling in love. I wasn’t looking for it...Then one day our hands touched.”

  • Added: Sep 29, 2015
  • Length: 08:56
LIVE LAW 9: Family Watch
From: LIVE LAW
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Some people police their yards. Some people police their streets. And some people get together to police their neighborhoods. If you've ever been p...

  • Added: Sep 01, 2015
  • Length: 10:04
LIVE LAW 7: Skatepark
From: LIVE LAW
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“I crawled through the underbrush, then I popped out into a beautiful, green clearing in the middle of the city. And in the center of it, about 20 ...

  • Added: Aug 18, 2015
  • Length: 12:00
Amina on Ramadan: Being Muslim in America
From: Katy Sewall
Series: Amina on Ramadan (2015)
Caption: Amina Al-Sadi, Credit: personal photo
Amina Al-Sadi is a 25-year-old American Muslim currently observing the holy month of Ramadan. Amina explains why its a tough time to be Muslim in A...

Bought by KREV-LP, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, PRX Remix, and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Jun 30, 2015
  • Length: 05:30
  • Purchases: 4
Schools Serving Students Dinner
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: The Harvest by Open Orchard Productions
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Los Angeles County's poverty line is almost at 20%, and the majority of these households have children. The Los Angeles Unified School District (LA...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 01, 2015
  • Length: 03:45
  • Purchases: 2
Some Thoughts On Mercy: An Essay on Race and Redemption, written and read by Ross Gay
From: Chris Moore-Backman
Series: Bringing Down the New Jim Crow
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In this provocative radio essay, a commonplace encounter with racial profiling opens the door to the vast and painful reality of racism in the Unit...

Bought by KGNU Community Radio and WYAP


  • Added: Feb 04, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
96 Acres: Carlos describes Cook County Jail from the Inside
From: WBEZ
Series: Vocalo Presents
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Interview with Carlos Sanchez, former County Jail Inmate. Interview conducted by Jackie Serrato for 96 Acres. Audio produced by Vocalo's Ayana Cont...

  • Added: Oct 16, 2014
  • Length: 20:35
The Working Poor I: Natasha and Robin
From: WCPN
Series: The Working Poor
Caption: Natasha Wynn high-fives her daughter, Robin., Credit: Brian Bull, WCPN.
A single mom working a fast-food job aims high.

Bought by KUER, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, and WTJU


  • Added: Jul 02, 2014
  • Length: 04:13
  • Purchases: 4
The Kindness of Strangers
From: Kirsty McQuire
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One woman's philanthropic mission comes full circle.

Bought by KMXT, KZMU Moab Community Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, Prairie Public, WOUB and more


  • Added: Dec 31, 2012
  • Length: 06:15
  • Purchases: 24
Acoustic Stories: Aaron Brown - "Time, Pressure, and Positive Change on the Iron Range"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Acoustic Stories
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Aaron J. Brown is an author and community college instructor from the Iron Range. He writes MinnesotaBrown.com and hosts Northern Community Radio's...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Dec 19, 2012
  • Length: 03:13
  • Purchases: 1
Buying Up Democracy One Hybrid Lobbyist At A Time
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: Let us anticipate what we lose if we hand over the democracy ground game. , Credit: Susan Cook
The Mayor of New York held a big fundraiser in New York recently to support candidates who want consensus in Washington. As we listen to Mr. Bloomb...

  • Added: Oct 23, 2012
  • Length: 03:52
Ali Abunimah on ‘Delegitimizing’ Israel
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Ali Abunimah
Electronic Intifada founder Ali Abunimah says a global movement against Israeli government policy is breaking through. On this edition, Abunimah ex...

  • Added: Nov 08, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
From the National Press Club
From: National Press Club
Caption: General James Jones, Credit: NPC
Former National Security Advisor James Jones speaks to the Press Club about challenges facing the United States and the recent military mission tha...

  • Added: May 21, 2011
  • Length: 53:59
Active Voice Radio Essay: The Racial Bias of Marijuana Prohibition Enforcement
From: Chris Goldstein
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Is Marijuana Prohibition Enforcement Institutionalized Racism? 85% of all the possession arrests in New York City and Philadelphia are mirrors to G...

  • Added: Feb 05, 2009
  • Length: 03:50
Active Voice Radio Essay: The American Marijuana Market
From: Chris Goldstein
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22-60 Million pounds of marijuana grown domestically in 2007, worth from $50-$230 Billion, serving 25-80 million consumers. This massive market rem...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 05, 2009
  • Length: 04:12
  • Purchases: 1
Show Me The Way
From: Miles Eddy
Caption: Mary Van Pelt, Credit: Miles Eddy
Invisible social barriers and the contrast between physical disabilities and psychiatric disabilities.

  • Added: Jan 07, 2009
  • Length: 03:36
This I Believe - TJ Turner
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Soldier TJ Turner believes fighting the war on terror should include restoring hope in children.

Bought by WEZU and WEZU


  • Added: Jan 05, 2009
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
Will the New Year and Pres. Obama finally motivate Black men to shed excuses?
From: Will Wright
Caption: Will Wright, Credit: Brooks Peterson
Will Wright has been wondering: how will the New Year and Pres. Obama affect African-American men - their attitudes and futures?

  • Added: Dec 31, 2008
  • Length: 03:12