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Bottle Bills in Colorado
From: Hannah Leigh Myers
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Colorado is one of many states that has tried to create a cash for recycling program, or bottle bill. However, opposition from some surprising sour...

  • Added: Jul 10, 2015
  • Length: 06:31
Defining "Local" in Colorado
From: Hannah Leigh Myers
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A look at the broad use and various meanings of the term "local" on Colorado products

  • Added: Jul 10, 2015
  • Length: 04:53
Music and Noise
From: Sheila Cowley
Series: Sound and Violence - Work by NYU Students
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Music-induced hearing loss and the shifting borders between noise and music.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and KRZA


  • Added: Apr 10, 2015
  • Length: 11:00
  • Purchases: 2
Houma Tribe Fights for their Existence 5 Years After BP
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Reporter Anna Simonton takes us down to Southern Louisiana, where the Houma people have been battling BP--and the entire oil industry--for decades,...

Bought by WRIR


  • Added: Apr 08, 2015
  • Length: 11:49
  • Purchases: 1
New law gives undocumented Californians a chance to apply for driver’s licenses
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: People wait for their numbers to be called inside the San Jose Driver's License Processing Center, Credit: Angela Johnston
Rosa Santos is leaning over a pile of forms and documents in the corner of the San Jose’s new DMV. I meet her along with her friend. They’re both a...

  • Added: Feb 03, 2015
  • Length: 06:44
Russians Buckle Up
From: Julia Barton
Caption: The NGO "Road Safety Russia" has been using photos like this to promote child car seat use., Credit: Road Safety Russia
A lot of people die on Russian roads. But things are getting better thanks to better enforcement and a clever public service ad campaign.

  • Added: Jun 23, 2014
  • Length: 04:48
Age of Abuse: Young Adults and Heroin
From: Radio - Columbia College Chicago
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Students from the Radio Department of Columbia College Chicago dig deep into the growing tragedy of heroin abuse among young adults. In this half-h...

  • Added: May 14, 2014
  • Length: 28:58
Sly Stone: The Alpha and the Omega of the Funk!
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Soul Roots
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SLY STONE (Sylvester Stewart) is Rock, he is Funk and he is Soul. He is the one benchmark that all of the other bands and musicians mimic when they...

Bought by KPIP-LP and WSLR


  • Added: Oct 07, 2013
  • Length: 57:24
  • Purchases: 2
Engineering Gotham From Below
From: Bishop Sand
Caption: This is a look up from the 86th Street Station construction site.
The New York City Subway is a complex system that keeps NYC running and it is still being built. Hear the reasons for the initial construction, the...

Bought by Hark!, WRST-FM Oshkosh, KFAI Minneapolis, WTIP, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 14, 2013
  • Length: 08:43
  • Purchases: 5
Zev Capital Research: An Emotionally Intelligent Approach to Investing
From: Chuck Wolfe
Series: The Emotion Roadmap: Take the Wheel & Control How You Feel
Caption: Emotion Roadmap and Investing
Worried about retirement? Worried about your future? Worried about your investments? What if there was a way to minimize your risk while offering a...

  • Added: Jan 25, 2013
  • Length: 45:04
Drone practice above Upstate New York
From: North Country Public Radio
Caption: Air National Guard students train on maintaining the MQ-9 Reaper at Hancock Air Base in Syracuse, NY., Credit: David Sommerstein, NCPR
Drones, or unmanned aircraft, are making headlines for their controversial attacks in Afghanistan and Pakistan…and for how they could be used for s...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 24, 2013
  • Length: 07:01
  • Purchases: 1
(Ball & Chain)The Musical story of Big Mama Thornton
From: Howard Burchette
Series: D Natural BLUES
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Willie Mae "BIG MAMMA" THORNTON was a Blues singer, musician and songwriter. She had a short life and is best known for the songs "Hound Dog" and "...

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif., Radio New Zealand, and WVAS


  • Added: Jan 17, 2013
  • Length: 55:36
  • Purchases: 3
Taxi alternative Uber faces legal hurdles
From: KALW
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Hailing a taxi in San Francisco can be nearly impossible if you’re not downtown. Calling ahead isn’t a guarantee either – often, the cab is late an...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 14, 2013
  • Length: 06:59
  • Purchases: 2
The Route to the Origin of Life
From: Bishop Sand
Series: Sift
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How to build life from scratch… seriously! Hear the various steps in the process. Warning: This episode is chemically intense.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 26, 2012
  • Length: 09:43
  • Purchases: 1
Big Band, Bop & Afro Cuban: The Story of Dizzy Gillespie
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Jazz Time
Caption: John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993)
This one hour music program is an introduction to DIZZY GILLESPIE and contains nine recordings.

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif., Spokane Public Radio, Radio New Zealand, WVAS, KSRQ and more


  • Added: Jul 15, 2012
  • Length: 58:04
  • Purchases: 6
What is Hip?: Emilio Castillo & the Tower of Power Vol. II
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Funk Show
Caption: Tower of Power , Credit: Amazon.com
The story of the great horn band THE TOWER OF POWER. A special interview with founder Emilio Castillo about the history of this legendary band

Bought by Raven Radio, WUFT, and Prairie Public


  • Added: Mar 30, 2012
  • Length: 57:49
  • Purchases: 3
Clever Apes: Gut Feelings
From: WBEZ
Series: WBEZ's Clever Apes
Caption: Scientists say the intestines are like a second brain., Credit: (WBEZ/Michael De Bonis)
We take a trip into the emerging field of gut science and its effects on everything from cancer to dementia to obesity.

Bought by Raven Radio, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WRST-FM Oshkosh, KISU, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 18, 2012
  • Length: 08:25
  • Purchases: 5
Clever Apes: New dimesions
From: WBEZ
Series: WBEZ's Clever Apes
Caption: Diagram of the holometer at Fermi Lab
In this episode, stories of two researchers: one measuring the shape of music, and another hunting for signs that the world is flat.

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Aug 10, 2011
  • Length: 08:40
  • Purchases: 1
A New Way to Fight
From: War News Radio
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News and features on the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya.

  • Added: Jul 26, 2011
  • Length: 03:36
Are Drone Strikes Legal?
From: War News Radio
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News and features on the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya.

  • Added: Jul 18, 2011
  • Length: 08:33
Tempel Sinai Bas Mitzvah
From: Sunday X
Series: original church reviews
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George wittnesses a bas mitzvah at Temple Siani and explains its significance

  • Added: Sep 28, 2010
  • Length: 05:04
In the Sights
From: War News Radio
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From "Gridlock" (6/25/10): War News Radio talks to a marine sniper who has fought in the Iraq War.

  • Added: Jun 25, 2010
  • Length: 06:57
Randi Weingarten
From: Learning Matters
Series: Race to the Top
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Should teachers be paid based on what they teach or what their student learn? Hear Randi Weingarten's answer to this question as well as her though...

  • Added: Apr 19, 2010
  • Length: 09:38
New Clinic Merges Couples Therapy with Financial Planning
From: KCUR
Series: KC Currents
Caption: Professors Kristy Archuleta and John Grable, viewed through the monitor at their clinic., Credit: Sylvia Maria Gross
Kansas State University professors have opened a research clinic aimed at merging techniques of financial planning with couples' therapy.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 07, 2009
  • Length: 04:54
  • Purchases: 1
In Defense Of Mendocino County Tomorrow And Measure A
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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The executive director of "Mendocino County Tomorrow", Robin Collier, known locally for her skills in making excellent cheese cake, is the guest on...

  • Added: Oct 06, 2009
  • Length: 31:44