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Life of the Law Shorts #30 Trouble With Profiling"
From: Life of the Law
Series: Life of the Law
Caption: U.S. Mexico Border, Credit: Jude Joffe-Block
Is ‘looking Mexican’ a legal reason for the Border Patrol to stop a car? Federal law says agents have to have ‘reasonable suspicion’ that something...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, WABE, KUOW, and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Apr 16, 2014
  • Length: 04:40
  • Purchases: 4
Finding a voice amidst the pain over Andy Lopez shooting
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
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The name Andy Lopez probably didn’t ring a bell before October 22, 2013. On that afternoon, the 13-year-old Lopez was just a kid playing with a BB ...

  • Added: Dec 29, 2013
  • Length: 07:35
Discussion with Professor Roberto Cintli Rodriguez
From: Generation Justice Admin
Caption: Roberto Cintli Rodriguez
In this episode we feature an extended conversation between Generation Justice Fellow Pauly Denetclaw and professor and activist Roberto Dr. Cintli...

  • Added: Dec 17, 2013
  • Length: 57:53
Where is Amarildo de Souza?
From: Free Speech Radio News
Caption: Amarildo de Souza, Credit: Facebook
Missing laborer in Brazil highlights disappearances amid police crackdown in favelas

  • Added: Aug 17, 2013
  • Length: 04:58
Heat Stress in the Fields
From: Lisa Morehouse
Series: After the Gold Rush: The Future of Small Town California
Caption: Farmworker Eduardo Amezcua stands next to a water cooler after picking nectarine at HMC Farms outside of Selma., Credit: Lisa Morehouse
California was the first state to adopt heat illness regulations for outdoor workers, but there are still violations, and there are still fatalities.

Bought by KWMR, PRX Remix, and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Aug 13, 2013
  • Length: 05:03
  • Purchases: 3
Uruguay votes on legalizing marijuana
From: Ben Weisz
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On the eve of a vote in Uruguay's House of Representatives on the legalisation of Marijuana, Ben Weisz reports from Montevideo on a country yet to ...

  • Added: Jul 30, 2013
  • Length: 06:51
Wisconsin Dairy Farmers Anticipate Immigration Reform
From: Fronteras Desk
Series: Fronteras: Immigration Reform
Caption: Rosenow has two barns this size. Each houses about 300 cows. Two decades ago dairymen in Wisconsin discovered they had to grow in order to survive shrinking profit margins. , Credit: Laurel Morales
The Senate’s immigration reform proposal offers a fast track to citizenship for agricultural workers so that they can “continue to do the vital wor...

  • Added: May 03, 2013
  • Length: 04:02
Gang Of Eight's New Pathways To Citizenship
From: Fronteras Desk
Series: Fronteras: Immigration Reform
Caption: The hotly anticipated bill to overhaul our nation's immigration system is expected to be presented Tuesday by a bipartisan group of senators. We show with an interactive map what that might look like., Credit: Jill Replogle and John Rosman
The hotly anticipated bill to overhaul our nation's immigration system is expected to be presented Tuesday by a bipartisan group of senators. We sh...

  • Added: May 02, 2013
  • Length: 04:35
Labor Unions Have A Big Stake In Immigration Reform
From: Fronteras Desk
Series: Fronteras: Immigration Reform
Caption: A San Diego union says these housekeepers without legal immigration status were fired because workers at their hotel were trying to organize. Labor unions hope legalization for 11 million immigrants will make organizing workers easier by removing that fea, Credit: Adrian Florido
Unions hope legalization for 11 million immigrants without authorization will make organizing those immigrants easier.

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: May 02, 2013
  • Length: 04:31
  • Purchases: 1
Guest Worker Programs Have A Long History In U.S.
From: Fronteras Desk
Series: Fronteras: Immigration Reform
Caption: A former Bracero holds up his identification card from his days as a guest worker in the United States. , Credit: Monica Ortiz Uribe
One of the oldest and certainly the largest guest worker program in United States history was that of the Braceros. Nearly 5 million Mexican labore...

  • Added: May 02, 2013
  • Length: 03:48
After SB 1070, Some Migrants In Arizona Self-Deport
From: Fronteras Desk
Caption: Alison Gamez says she will leave Arizona because of the state's immigration laws. Her husband came to the country illegally, but he has since received permission to work in the US. , Credit: Peter O'Dowd
A federal judge stopped the most controversial parts of Arizona's 2010 immigration law from going into effect. But supporters say that hasn't preve...

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  • Added: May 01, 2013
  • Length: 04:11
  • Purchases: 1
American Children In Mexico Face Educational Challenges
From: Fronteras Desk
Series: Removed: The Realities Of Deportation
Caption: Support group meeting for foreign students and their parents at the Biblioteca Benito Juárez in Tijuana., Credit: Joel Medina
In the last two years, more than 205,000 parents of American citizen children were deported from the United States. That means a new influx of Amer...

  • Added: Apr 23, 2013
  • Length: 03:47
A Revolving Door For Deported Children
From: Fronteras Desk
Series: Removed: The Realities Of Deportation
Caption: A drawing by the American child of deported parents in Tijuana., Credit: Beth Caldwell
The majority of the 400,000 people deported from the U.S. in 2012 were adults, many with criminal records, but minors are sometimes caught up in th...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Apr 23, 2013
  • Length: 03:47
  • Purchases: 1
Children Left Behind: Deported Parents, American Kids
From: Fronteras Desk
Series: Removed: The Realities Of Deportation
Caption: An American boy walks down a street in Guanajuato, Mexico with his father, a deported Mexican national., Credit: Erin Siegal McIntyre
Hundreds, if not thousands, of deported parents are trying to reunite with children left behind in the United States.

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Apr 23, 2013
  • Length: 03:46
  • Purchases: 1
The Soul of Guatemala Part II A Shaking in Our Souls
From: Jesse Dukes
Series: The Soul of Guatemala
Caption: A Mayan woman praying in an Evangelical Church in Guatemala's Highlands, Credit: Jesse Dukes
Part II in a three part series about Guatemala, Latin America's Evangelical Frontier.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 14, 2013
  • Length: 04:48
  • Purchases: 2
The Soul of Guatemala Part III Christian Citizens
From: Jesse Dukes
Series: The Soul of Guatemala
Caption: El Shaddai Church in Guatemala City, Credit: Jesse Dukes
Part III in a series of three short features about Latin America's Evangelical Frontier.

Bought by KUOW and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 14, 2013
  • Length: 05:56
  • Purchases: 2
The Soul of Guatemala
From: Jesse Dukes
Series: The Soul of Guatemala
Caption: Pastor Omar Bell laying on hands in El Calvario Church, Almolonga, Guatemala, Credit: Jesse Dukes
Latin America has been overwhelmingly Catholic for centuries, but that's changing, and Guatemala is leading the way, as Latin America's Evangelical...

Bought by WXDU, XRAY.fm, KUT, and The Story


  • Added: Feb 14, 2013
  • Length: 30:31
  • Purchases: 4
Latitude News Podcast #7 — From War on Drugs to legal weed, where will the U.S. lead the world next?
From: Latitude News
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A short, strange history of marijuana in the U.S., Mexico and everywhere else

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Feb 01, 2013
  • Length: 15:06
  • Purchases: 1
Richmond inmate program bridging gap between prisoners and the outside
From: KALW
Caption: PRX default Piece image
With one of the highest crime rates in the country, Richmond, California, is a regular on the evening news. Zoom out to just California and that c...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 03, 2012
  • Length: 05:05
  • Purchases: 1
Latin Romance with Ensemble Vivant
From: Society Of Sound
Series: Society of Sound Radio Network
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Homage to Astor Piazzolla featuring Catherine Wilson and Ensemble Vivant hosted by Keith Horner.

  • Added: Jul 30, 2012
  • Length: 58:45
Luis' Story: Immigration and the Mexican Election
From: KCRW
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Luis is an undocumented teenager living in Los Angeles. With the Mexican election looming, he decided to find out why he should care. He turns to ...

  • Added: Jun 29, 2012
  • Length: 07:43
Gang Injunctions: Problem or Solution?
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Sagnicthe Salazar , Credit: Oakland Local/EKAphotography
Gang injunctions are a controversial crime fighting tool that some people say should be illegal, and others say is a necessary last resort for comm...

  • Added: Dec 06, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
Child Obesity - Part Three - Spreading the Lifestyle
From: Karen Brown
Series: Child Obesity -- A Community's Response
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Families in the low-income community of Holyoke, MA -- who successfully lost weight through a community clinic program -- are trying to share their...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and Iowa Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 16, 2010
  • Length: 05:17
  • Purchases: 4
Child Obesity - Part Two - Kihuanna's Story
From: Karen Brown
Series: Child Obesity -- A Community's Response
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This feature profiles a 9-year-old girl named Kihuanna who, at 4 foot one and 139 pounds, has a body mass index twice what it should be. With the h...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and Iowa Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 16, 2010
  • Length: 05:17
  • Purchases: 4
Child Obesity - Part One -- The Clinical Approach
From: Karen Brown
Series: Child Obesity -- A Community's Response
Caption: PRX default Piece image
One health center in Holyoke, MA addresses the 50 percent rate of overweight and obese children in this predominantly low-income, Puerto Rican comm...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and Iowa Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 16, 2010
  • Length: 05:05
  • Purchases: 4