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"El dia que se apareció el diablo" takes us back to a time when "the devil" appeared on the poor side of the tracks. The terrifying experience lead...
- Added: Mar 25, 2023
- Length: 12:18
Richard and his daughter Margaret investigate the bird insurrection, while humans attack the U.S. Capitol and President Trump is impeached for the ...
- Added: Jan 24, 2021
- Length: 11:47
There is unspeakable anxiety that comes with bringing forth Black life in a world that takes Black lives with impunity. Our series began with a ref...
- Added: Oct 19, 2020
- Length: 40:49
Some move through the world with laser focus. Others are swept into the future by forces of fate. This week we hear about the roads you've taken. O...
- Added: Oct 19, 2020
- Length: 42:25
As healthcare workers, many of us have had to leave our home and go wherever our profession takes us. This week we asked you to reflect on what hom...
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- Added: Oct 19, 2020
- Length: 31:03
- Purchases: 1
Tania Chairez is a social entrepreneur and educator who grew up undocumented under the threat of Sheriff Joe Arpaio in Arizona. In this episode, Ta...
- Added: Jul 09, 2020
- Length: 12:40
How does the COVID-19 pandemic end? Does it end in a bang, or just fizzle out? What we know for sure is that this story is far from over.
In today...
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- Added: Jun 12, 2020
- Length: 30:01
- Purchases: 1
It takes surprisingly little for the human psyche to come undone. We know that the virus can’t survive when we isolate ourselves, the question is, ...
- Added: May 28, 2020
- Length: 30:47
Over the past few weeks, there have been so many news articles about healthcare workers as heroes, or soldiers fighting the battle of coronavirus. ...
- Added: May 28, 2020
- Length: 31:40
This week tackles what it means to be sick. You’ll hear from diarists from Michigan, Maryland, Ontario/Canada, Massachusetts, and California. You w...
- Added: May 28, 2020
- Length: 29:39
What is it like to be a healthcare worker forced to stand on the sidelines during a global pandemic? This week, you’ll hear from diarists from Cali...
- Added: May 28, 2020
- Length: 26:29
This week, we continue with audio diaries from healthcare workers around the country who speak about ventilator hacks, breathing tubes, search and ...
- Added: May 28, 2020
- Length: 30:55
In this episode of The Nocturnists: Stories from a Pandemic, you will hear diary entries from healthcare workers from New York, California, Massach...
- Added: May 28, 2020
- Length: 31:10
Melissa Dueñas’ dad went in-and-out of jail and prison her whole life. Whenever he was locked up, they would keep in touch by writing letters. She ...
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- Added: Aug 04, 2019
- Length: 16:19
- Purchases: 1
A limited series podcast produced by graduate students at the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism at the University of Southern Calif...
- Added: Jun 11, 2019
- Length: 01:15
Elena from El Salvador was excited to come to the United States but found her predicament for her and her son difficult. Not knowing any English, s...
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- Added: Mar 12, 2019
- Length: 06:39
- Purchases: 1
Blaire, a DACA a student at Humboldt State University and a long-time resident, speaks of her frustration of not having the same privileges as her ...
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- Added: Mar 12, 2019
- Length: 03:35
- Purchases: 1
Meet Alejandro. He discusses why he came here, the difficulties of finding meaningful work, his involvement with his community and his love for his...
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- Added: Mar 12, 2019
- Length: 05:33
- Purchases: 1
Julio, brought here when not quite 2 years old, grew up not knowing he was undocumented until he went to get his driver's license. His status did n...
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- Added: Feb 25, 2019
- Length: 02:59
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Maria, from El Salvador, speaks of her struggles to learn English, reacquaint herself with her children after 8 years apart, and how they all achie...
- Added: Feb 25, 2019
- Length: 03:00
Juan, a DACA student at Humboldt State University talks about his struggles with learning English. He not only did learn English, he now has an ins...
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- Added: Feb 25, 2019
- Length: 02:56
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Brenda of Centro del Pueblo gives her own State of the Union address concerning immigrants, legal or otherwise.
- Added: Feb 25, 2019
- Length: 02:54
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
In “Palm Treo”, Brittany and Eric talk about the secret parties that the RA’s at Howard University were throwing in 2005. Their podcast “For Colore...
- Added: May 24, 2017
- Length: 23:32
From: SLB Radio
Series: Crossing Fences: Connecting African American Men & Boys through the Oral Tradition
Series: Crossing Fences: Connecting African American Men & Boys through the Oral Tradition
Born 1981 — Sports Coordinator, Penn Hills YMCA
Interview by Dominic Burden, Azeiryus Britt & Darrell Holloway
- Added: Jan 24, 2017
- Length: 04:44