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Inside the Adjustment Center at San Quentin State Prison

From: KALW

In 1851, the government of the new state of California legalized executions. But it wasn’t until 1891 that the state legislature required all execu...

Added: Dec 03, 2012
Length: 26:32

TOMS Shoes - A Closer Look

From: Tiny Spark
Series: Tiny Spark

TOMS shoes promises that if you buy a pair of its canvas slip-ons, they'll give a pair to a child in need. The company's "Buy One, Give One" busine...

Bought by KUOW, HowSound, and PRX Remix

Added: Mar 15, 2012
Length: 19:11
Purchases: 3

When 'No' is Not an Option: Gas Boom Brings Problems to Surface Owners

From: Reid Frazier
Series: Breaking the Land: Marcellus Shale and the Gas Age

Caption: Marty Whiteman found himself in a struggle with Chesapeake Energy, which leased the gas under his farm. , Credit: Reid R. Frazier

What happens when your land sits on top of a rich natural gas deposit, but you don't own the mineral rights. In Wetzel County, West Virginia, many ...

Added: Mar 09, 2012
Length: 07:05

Mother of Bullied Student Calls for Justice

From: Georgia Public Broadcasting
Series: Bullying in Georgia Schools

It’s been two years since Masika Bermudez lost her only son Jaheem Herrera to suicide…. but the heart wrenching emotions are still raw as if he die...

Added: Jan 24, 2012
Length: 04:00

The Mental Health Challenges of Refugees

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

Ddepression or schizophrenia are a particular problem for refugee populations in the United States. They often come from war torn nations, fresh fr...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KPVL, KUOW, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio

Added: Feb 23, 2011
Length: 08:19
Purchases: 4

Overtreatment: How health care makes us sick

From: Nathanael Johnson

The health-care debate is focused on quantity: how many people – and how much care they will get. But perhaps quality, rather than quantity of care...

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

Added: Nov 12, 2009
Length: 08:58
Purchases: 5

Part 5: The Science Behind Dioxin Delays

From: The Environment Report
Series: Dioxin Delays

Caption: Imerman Park sits on the flood plain of the Tittabawassee River. Signs along the trail warn visitors about dioxin contamination in some of the park's soil., Credit: Shawn Allee

Shawn Allee looks at a dioxin and soil study and how the science might influence other clean-ups around the country.

Added: Nov 06, 2009
Length: 03:37

Part 2: Foot Dragging Produces Dioxin Delays

From: The Environment Report
Series: Dioxin Delays

Caption: The southeast corner of the Dow Chemical plant, from the vantage of Midland's Whiting Overlook Park, which features an homage to and history of the company and its founder., Credit: Shawn Allee

Residents are asking why it's taken so long to clean up the dioxin. Shawn Allee looks for an answer.

Added: Nov 06, 2009
Length: 03:17

Part 1: A Long History of Dioxin Delays

From: The Environment Report
Series: Dioxin Delays

Caption: Valdus Adamkus, Credit: This photograph was produced by Agência Brasil, a public Brazilian news agency.

Shawn Allee meets a man who took the Dow and dioxin issue to Congress years ago and is shocked it hasn't been dealt with.

Added: Nov 06, 2009
Length: 03:40

Preview: The Trail of Dioxin and Dow

From: The Environment Report

Caption: Residents are warned by Dow to 'enter at their own risk', Credit: Vincent Duffy

A Preview of the series "Dioxin Delays" by the Environment Report

Added: Nov 06, 2009
Length: 03:37

Foolproofing Portable Generators

From: Charles Compton

Whether they're prompted by ice storms in Kentucky or hurricanes along the Gulf Coast, during electrical outages, many Americans turn to portable g...

Added: Apr 27, 2009
Length: 04:51

On Patrol with the Mexican Army

From: Lorne Matalon
Series: The Mexican Army, Drug Cartels and US Aid

Mexican Army Mission in Sinaloa and Durango States

Added: Sep 29, 2008
Length: 05:28

Teen Pregnancy Part 1 - A Community Crisis

From: Karen Brown
Series: Teen Pregnancy - A Crisis, A Response, A Reality

First of a series on teen pregnancy in Western Massachusetts -- a candid look at the problem by those on the frontline.

Added: Jun 17, 2008
Length: 05:02

The Student Loan Struggle

From: Colin Kelley

Debt from student loans is on the rise. How some former and current students are struggling with college debt.

Bought by 90.5 WSNC, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KRUA, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio

Added: Apr 08, 2008
Length: 03:26
Purchases: 4

Blue Highways Day Trip #1 - The REAL Health Care Crisis

From: Eric Mack
Series: Blue Highways

There's lots of talk about the health coverage crisis - but the real crisis is that there aren't enough doctors to go around - a report from North ...

Added: Feb 22, 2008
Length: 05:01

How Many Cows Now?

From: Guy Hand
Series: Northwest Food News & Edible Idaho