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Cyber Teachers
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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Writers of science fiction have long predicted a time when computers could engage humans in two-way communication, from R2D2 to the sinister Hal 90...

Bought by KENW


  • Added: Apr 11, 2013
  • Length: 02:29
  • Purchases: 1
Transit for All
From: Making Contact
Caption: Free MUNI for Youth campaign celebrants in San Francisco, Credit: Andrew Stelzer
When city budgets are cut, public transportation is often on the chopping block; routes and lines serving those who need the service most, can be t...

  • Added: Mar 20, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
In Amish Country, Fracking Here to Stay
From: Reid Frazier
Caption: A Chesapeake Energy rig in Carroll County, Ohio, where fracking is taking place in Amish communities. , Credit: Reid R. Frazier
In Ohio, some of the best pockets of oil and gas in the East run right under Amish country. Reid Frazier found the drilling boom is confronting the...

  • Added: Mar 11, 2013
  • Length: 06:37
The Field Trip Podcast: Wildfires
From: The Field Trip Podcast
Caption: The Field Trip Podcast logo, Credit: Mike Smith
Here's the first episode in our “Summer Dispatches” series, in which reporter Megan Molteni braves the scarred landscape of Colorado Springs after...

  • Added: Oct 02, 2012
  • Length: 13:57
Amid Theft, Ranchers Scramble to Locate Hay
From: Grace Hood
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One of ranching’s most basic materials is in high demand right now. With the price of hay doubling for some smaller operations along the Front Rang...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and Aspen Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 24, 2012
  • Length: 03:45
  • Purchases: 2
Whitebark Pine, Grizzlies, and an Ecosystem on the Brink
From: Kristin Espeland Gourlay
Caption: Yellowstone flyover 2, Credit: K. Gourlay
Whitebark pine trees, once a feature of the mountainous west, are under attack. Nearly two-thirds have died from beetle attacks and other causes, h...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 17, 2012
  • Length: 05:56
  • Purchases: 1
Cave Conservation
From: Kristin Espeland Gourlay
Caption: Looking up and out of the mouth of Horse Cave, Kentucky, Credit: K. Gourlay
Caves may lie beneath our radar, but they play an important role in many Southeastern U.S. ecosystems. They filter water and shelter diverse wildli...

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


  • Added: Mar 15, 2012
  • Length: 03:44
  • Purchases: 3
Big Daddy's: At the Center of the Battle over Medical Marijuana in Michigan
From: David Berner
Caption: Big Daddy's supporters in Chesterfield, Michigan, Credit: New Baltimore Patch.com
Across the nation, the debate about medical marijuana continues, even in the states where its use has been legalized. But in Michigan the controver...

Bought by Vocalo.org and WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Mar 06, 2012
  • Length: 08:57
  • Purchases: 2
Etta James 1938-2012
From: John Luttrell
Caption: Etta James "At Last!" 1960, Credit: Argo Records
We remember the remarkable life and amazing career of one of the greatest female performers in music history, the legendary Miss Etta James, who pa...

Bought by Mississippi Public Broadcasting and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jan 24, 2012
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 2
"Allen and Tracy"
From: Pat Duggins
Series: "Oil & Water: Recovering from the Spill"
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One concern raised by the Exxon Valdez experience is the long term mental health impact, which didn’t hit residents near Prince William Sound until...

  • Added: Apr 14, 2011
  • Length: 05:46
Blinded By the Light (Pollution)
From: Emily Berman
Caption: The earth at night is still bright!, Credit: International Dark Sky Association
Turns out, light pollution could be even worse for us than previously thought.

Bought by KUOW, New Hampshire Public Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 25, 2011
  • Length: 03:41
  • Purchases: 3
Southern Sudanese in Kenya vote for a new country
From: Becky Palmstrom
Caption: A pastor at a Southern Sudanese church in a refugee camp in Kenya., Credit: Becky Palmstrom
As the newest country in the world celebrates, Becky Palmstrom travels to Kenya to hear the prayers and songs of the refugees waiting to return to ...

  • Added: Feb 09, 2011
  • Length: 05:18
Newmarket: Birthplace of American horseracing faces threat to 350-year tradition
From: Liz Ruskin
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Stand on a street corner at dawn in Newmarket, England and you'll see a spectacle unique in the world: 3,000 racehorses parade through town every d...

  • Added: Apr 22, 2010
  • Length: 05:38
Selling Texas Kitsch at SXSW
From: Michael Lee
Caption: Boots at Allen's Boots in South Austin, Credit: Nathan Bernier
Every year, thousands of people flock to Austin from all over the world for South by Southwest Music, which officially gets underway today. Many v...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 17, 2010
  • Length: 04:51
  • Purchases: 1
Vancouver Olympics: Part 2 – Civil Liberties & The Deal with the Devil_LONG
From: Adam Vaughn
Series: 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics
Caption: Olympic civil liberties suppression, Credit: UBC
A look at how the British Colombian government has enacted Olympic-related legislation to quell protest and dissension. Critics claim these new by...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 13, 2010
  • Length: 06:11
  • Purchases: 1
Vancouver Olympics: Part 1 - Aboriginals & Canada's Dirty Secret_SHORT
From: Adam Vaughn
Series: 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics
Caption: No Olympics on Stolen Native Land, Credit: http://6nsolidarity.wordpress.com
Many of British Columbia's aboriginal groups say the Olympics have allowed the government to take their land in the name of the Olympic Games. The...

  • Added: Feb 12, 2010
  • Length: 05:01
Vancouver Olympics: Part 1 - Aboriginals & Canada's Dirty Secret_LONG
From: Adam Vaughn
Series: 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics
Caption: No Olympics on Stolen Native Land, Credit: http://6nsolidarity.wordpress.com
Many of British Columbia's aboriginal groups say the Olympics have allowed the government to take their land in the name of the Olympic Games. The...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 12, 2010
  • Length: 06:14
  • Purchases: 1
An Immigrant Family Torn Apart
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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The story of “Kathy”… a 9-year-old whose life was turned upside down after her parents were arrested during a workplace raid.

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Oct 15, 2009
  • Length: 12:43
  • Purchases: 1
Pine Beetle Epidemic
From: Emilie Ritter Saunders
Caption: Dead Pine Beetles, Credit: Emilie Ritter
Pine Bark Beetles are turning green trees red

  • Added: Aug 20, 2009
  • Length: 05:02
Montana Timber Economy
From: Emilie Ritter Saunders
Caption: Sun Mountain Lumber, Credit: Emilie Ritter
Many timber operations are fighting to stay in business.

Bought by Topics Education


  • Added: Aug 20, 2009
  • Length: 03:57
  • Purchases: 1
Bicycle Sharing Feature - Boston, MA
From: David Golann
Caption: Bike Sharing Kiosk in Paris
A piece on Boston's plan to create a fleet of city bicycles for public use.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: May 21, 2009
  • Length: 04:43
  • Purchases: 1
A Crisis in Primary Care -- the Massachusetts Health Care Experiment
From: Karen Brown
Caption: Dr. Dan Levy, who left his private practice, Credit: Karen Brown
Health care reform in Massachusetts has led to a dramatic increase in the number of people with health insurance. But there’s an unintended consequ...

Bought by KRUA and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 26, 2009
  • Length: 05:39
  • Purchases: 2
Autos Katrina
From: Ruxandra Guidi
Caption: "Autos Katrina" are taken into Bolivia from Chile, Credit: Ruxandra guidi
Over the last 6 months, cars damaged by Hurricane Katrina and discarded by the U.S., have been ending up in Bolivia.

Bought by KRUA


  • Added: Jan 13, 2009
  • Length: 03:39
  • Purchases: 1
Follow the Money
From: Liz Jones
Series: A Village Away from Home
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A look at the economic forces that push the Purepecha from home and pull them toward Seattle.

  • Added: Dec 24, 2008
  • Length: 09:02
Growing Pains
From: Liz Jones
Series: A Village Away from Home
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A look at the tensions in a new immigrant community.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Dec 24, 2008
  • Length: 08:52
  • Purchases: 1