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TaskRabbit takes hold in Bay Area divided by income gap
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
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The way we make a living is changing. For about a third of Americans, regular hours and benefits are giving way to a patchwork of contracting, temp...

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  • Added: Mar 24, 2015
  • Length: 06:45
  • Purchases: 1
"The stuff dreams are made of" - the search for the Maltese Falcon
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents - The Litography Project
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The mystery over what the falcon really is, whether it even existed, and why it has any value has remained so compelling, in fact, that over the ye...

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  • Added: Feb 05, 2015
  • Length: 09:15
  • Purchases: 1
Frugal Science: How one lab is using toys to make chemistry accessible to the world
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: A pile of foldscopes, Credit: Prakash Lab
I am in a lab tucked away in the basement of a Stanford University engineering building. Bioengineering professor Manu Prakash is showing me a tiny...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 28, 2014
  • Length: 07:09
  • Purchases: 2
How California’s CAP program curbs emissions
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
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I’m here at Pick-n-Pull to sell my beat-up 1998 Subaru Outback Legacy to the State of California under the Consumer Assistance Program, or CAP.

  • Added: Dec 28, 2014
  • Length: 12:51
http://kalw.org/post/evolution-affordable-housing
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
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To make sense of this new era in low-income housing in San Francisco, we’re going to travel back in time and follow the story as it unfolds into th...

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  • Added: Dec 28, 2014
  • Length: 10:01
  • Purchases: 1
Divest: Pulling the Plug on Fossil Fuels
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Student divestment campaigners at CU Boulder, Credit: Hannah Leigh Myers
Fossil fuels are a trillion dollar industry but environmentalists say they have a plan to pull the plug on the industry: divestment. The campaign t...

Bought by WNJR


  • Added: Dec 06, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Alameda County grapples with implementing Laura’s Law
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: If implemented, Laura’s Law would allow courts to compel those suffering from severe mental illness to outpatient treatment. , Credit: Flickr user andersdenkend
The shooting at Seattle Pacific University marks the latest gun-related tragedy in the U.S. It follows the attacks in Isla Vista at UC Santa Barbar...

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  • Added: Oct 16, 2014
  • Length: 09:14
  • Purchases: 1
The New Gold Rush: How tourist rentals are affecting San Francisco’s housing market
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: Can this property be legally rented to tourists?, Credit: Ben Trefny
The sharing economy in San Francisco is humming. Companies like Airbnb have figured out how to make a lot of money by using existing housing stock ...

  • Added: May 18, 2014
  • Length: 08:40
An Equation to Predict Crime?
From: Aaron Mendelson
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In an age of big data, even police departments are getting in on the action. In Los Angeles, the LAPD are using software for what they call “predic...

Bought by Troy Public Radio, Hark!, WTIP, WRST-FM Oshkosh, and KQED


  • Added: Jul 29, 2013
  • Length: 06:37
  • Purchases: 5
2 Minute Teach-In on the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement
From: Liz Myers
Series: 2 Minute Teach-In
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2 Minute Teach-In on the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, or TPP, gives facts about this massive trade and investment treaty being negotiated i...

  • Added: Mar 08, 2013
  • Length: 01:59
TOMS Shoes - A Closer Look
From: Tiny Spark
Series: Tiny Spark
Caption: TOMS Founder, Blake Mycoskie.
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
Afghan Railways: From the Great Game to the Modern Silk Road
From: War News Radio
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News and features on the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Libya.

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


  • Added: Nov 21, 2011
  • Length: 07:11
  • Purchases: 3
Fade To Darkness: The Age Of Alzheimer's (hour special)
From: 90.9 WBUR - Boston's NPR News Station
Caption: Bernice Osborne Pollard and her 74-year-old mother, Mary Osborne, who is in the late stages of Alzheimer's disease, Credit: Deb Becker/WBUR
Alzheimer’s is the incurable disease that destroys memory, speech and function. Scientists say the number of Americans with Alzheimer's may triple...

Bought by KOSU, WNYC, KQED, KZYX, and Maine Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 18, 2011
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 5
Seeking Refuge
From: War News Radio
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News and features on the conflicts in Libya, Iraq, Afghanistan, and more.

  • Added: Jul 29, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
PG&E reveals missed opportunities at review hearing
From: KALW
Caption: A police officer monitors a resident checkpoint in San Bruno after the gas line explosion., Credit: Flickr photo by Thomas Hawk
Energy giant PG&E has been under close scrutiny since its gas pipeline burst in San Bruno last September, killing eight people and leveling 37 home...

  • Added: Mar 06, 2011
  • Length: 05:50
Bollywood Across Borders
From: War News Radio
Caption: Bollywood posters for sale in an Afghani store, Credit: AP
News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

  • Added: Sep 10, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
Settling In
From: War News Radio
Caption: A Sabian Mandaean prepares for baptism in the Tigris., Credit: Associate Press
News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

  • Added: Apr 16, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
Foreign Turf
From: War News Radio
Caption: A man walks past the crater caused by a massive bomb attack in front of the building of the Ministry of Justice in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Oct. 26, 2009., Credit: Associated Press
News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

Bought by WRNC-LP


  • Added: Oct 30, 2009
  • Length: 28:56
  • Purchases: 1
Rebuilding History
From: War News Radio
Caption: Afghanistan Election, Credit: Associated Press
News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

  • Added: Oct 23, 2009
  • Length: 28:56
Tempest Tossed
From: War News Radio
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News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

  • Added: Oct 02, 2009
  • Length: 28:56
Balancing Act
From: War News Radio
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News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

  • Added: Sep 18, 2009
  • Length: 28:56
War Games
From: War News Radio
Caption: U.S. Army Sgt. Kemar Ebanks plays a simulated action at the booth of the U.S. Army "America's Army" video game, Credit: The Associated Press
News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

  • Added: Aug 28, 2009
  • Length: 28:56
New Ground
From: War News Radio
Caption: Kurdish Peshmerga Millitary Academy cadets train at the Kurdish Peshmerga Millitary Academy near Zakho, Iraq, Credit: The Associated Press
News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

  • Added: Aug 21, 2009
  • Length: 28:56
Long Road
From: War News Radio
Caption: U.S. Marines from the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, 1st Battalion 5th Marines in Afghanistan's Helmand province., Credit: Photo courtesy of the Associated Press.
News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

  • Added: Aug 14, 2009
  • Length: 28:56
War News Radio: The Science of Traumatic Brain Injury
From: War News Radio
Caption: An Afghan girl practices skateboarding in a park in Kabul, Afghanistan., Credit: Photo courtesy of the Associated Press.
From Piecing it Together (August 7, 2009): War News Radio reports on scientific efforts to understand and help soldiers suffering from traumatic br...

  • Added: Aug 07, 2009
  • Length: 09:06