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Racing to Save D.C.'s Oldest Federal Monuments
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: The boundary stones are the oldest federal monuments in D.C. (and Virginia)., Credit: Stephen Powers
Washington's oldest monuments have nearly been forgotten. But a group of engineers, preservationists and history buffs is racing to change that.

  • Added: Jun 04, 2012
  • Length: 04:10
Why TIME Magazine Shows Attachment Parenting is Going Mainstream, Not Extreme
From: Tennessee News Service
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Are you mom enough? That's the question being posed to mothers across Tennessee and the nation this week by a controversial TIME...

  • Added: May 21, 2012
  • Length: 02:08
Wisconsin Recalls: Huge Amounts of Money Being Thrown Around
From: Wisconsin News Connection
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Tomorrow’s primary recall election will determine the candidates for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and which candidates will face each other in th...

  • Added: May 07, 2012
  • Length: 01:46
Bees: The Threatened Link in Food Security (Encore)
From: Making Contact
Caption: Honey Bee on Winter Aconite, Credit: Tie Guy II/ flickr
Honey bees help pollinate 1 in every 3 bites that we eat. They are vital in our agricultural industry and essential for the survival of the almost ...

Bought by XRAY.fm


  • Added: Mar 20, 2012
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 1
Remembering the Subtle Signs of Segregation
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: This rough sketch for a children's book drew one D.C. native into a mystery regarding “Colored Only” signs in D.C. in the 1930s. , Credit: Rebecca Sheir
A well-meaning illustration in a children's book sparks controversy over segregation in the nation's capital in the 1930s.

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


  • Added: Jan 31, 2012
  • Length: 07:41
  • Purchases: 3
An Extra-Chilly Successor To Hubble
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: Scientists working on the Webb Telescope say it's so revolutionary, it’s like “our generation’s Apollo.”
Come winter, your neck of the woods may be cold. But guess how frigid the James Webb Space Telescope will be when it launches in 2018? 400 degrees ...

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


  • Added: Jan 20, 2012
  • Length: 06:22
  • Purchases: 4
From Livestream To Mainstream
From: TurnStyle
Caption: Livestream CEO Max Haot during a TEDX Talk in November, 2011, Credit: Photo: TEDX/Screenshot
The Occupy Wall Street Movement has been using the Internet to help get its message across, specifically one website, LiveStream.com. Since the fir...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 29, 2011
  • Length: 02:50
  • Purchases: 1
From Scott Joplin to Super Mario Bros.: Making Old-Time Piano New Again
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: At age 29, Martin Spitznagel is the World Champion of Old-Time Piano Playing., Credit: Martin Spitznagel
A 20-something pianist is making old-time piano new again... with a little help from Darth Vader and Super Mario Bros.

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


  • Added: Nov 14, 2011
  • Length: 03:48
  • Purchases: 4
Audubon's Birds of America - the World's Most Valuable Book
From: Susan Gray
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Only 120 copies of John Audubon’s Birds of America are known to exist and one complete set is stored in a climate controlled vault at the Minneapol...

  • Added: Oct 03, 2011
  • Length: 05:30
Bees: The Threatened Link in Food Security
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Honey bees help pollinate 1 in every 3 bites we eat. But they’re fighting to survive, in a world filled with pesticides and parasites. We’ll learn ...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 16, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Don’t Lecture Me: Rethinking the Way College Students Learn
From: American Public Media
Series: APM Reports: Focus on Education
Caption: College students in a Maryland science class. Some professors are abandoning the traditional lecture because research suggests it's not very effective, but lecture classes are still common. , Credit: Emily Hanford
Most college students spend a lot of time listening to lectures. But research shows there are better ways to learn. (9/1/2011)

Bought by WUFT, WMUU-LP, KPIP-LP, WTIP, KZYX and more


  • Added: Sep 01, 2011
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 7
J-Street Challenges AIPAC
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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When it comes to US policy toward Israel, there has been one major voice shaping the debate. The American Israel Public Affairs Committee-generally...

  • Added: Aug 19, 2011
  • Length: 07:12
Injera Bread & Shark Meat: Tasting Ethiopia & Jamaica
From: Rebecca Sheir
Series: Soundbites: A Series On Food
Caption: At RAS, you can order Caribbean food (like the Bake and Shark, left) or Ethiopian cuisine (like the vegetarian platter, right)., Credit: Rebecca Sheir
What happens when Africa and the Caribbean culinarily collide in the U.S. capital? Dig in and find out!

  • Added: Aug 15, 2011
  • Length: 04:46
The House That Beer -- and Pyrophobia -- Built
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: There's quite a story behind D.C.'s first fireproof residence..., Credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/josepha/2977738045/
After losing a home and two breweries to fire, one German beermaker vowed not to let history repeat itself... and built an extraordinary house that...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 09, 2011
  • Length: 04:42
  • Purchases: 1
Sound & Vision: Why Deaf People See Differently
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: The secret behind Gallaudet's circular classrooms lies in something called "visual attention.", Credit: Gallaudet University
Deaf people don't see better... they see differently.

Bought by KVNF, New Hampshire Public Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 28, 2011
  • Length: 03:17
  • Purchases: 4
New data shows California lifers more likely to die in prison than to get parole
From: KALW
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Right now, there are 17,000 inmates in California prisons serving life with the possibility of parole. For years, no one has really known how many ...

  • Added: Jun 23, 2011
  • Length: 04:50
Sports Shooting Popularity Rising - Even in New York City
From: Lily Rothman
Caption: Darren Leung, owner of Westside Rifle and Pistol Range, Credit: Lily Rothman
Gun sports continue to grow in popularity. Sports shooting has gained popularity over the last decade and sales of guns remain strong even as the p...

  • Added: May 20, 2011
  • Length: 01:37
Inflation in the spirit world
From: Will Dewees
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The piece investigates the influence of inflation on spirit money in a Chinese temple.

  • Added: May 03, 2011
  • Length: 03:31
CONSUMER FRAUD
From: Joseph Carraro
Series: THE AVERAGE JOE
Caption: THE AVERAGE JOE MAKES A POINT
Big business is as much of a threat to our livelihoods as out of control government, when they can do what they want and steal from us, and get awa...

  • Added: Apr 13, 2011
  • Length: 04:02
Do You Hear The People Sing - edited, incl. interviews
From: Lauren Peterson
Series: Madison protests
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At 1:00 p.m. on the 13th day of protests in Madison, Wisconsin, hundreds of singers and instrumentalists suddenly burst into song. The "Les Miserab...

  • Added: Feb 27, 2011
  • Length: 04:55
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
The Guardian's Science Weekly: Ham the astrochimp and the LHC keeps going
From: [redacted] [redacted]
Caption: Ham at work, Credit: Nasa
It's 50 years since the first American went into space; why the Large Hadron Collider isn't going to shut down for a year as planned; and we trick ...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 07, 2011
  • Length: 34:10
  • Purchases: 1
Iraqi Labor Unions
From: War News Radio
Caption: Iraqi workers stack up bricks in a brick factory on the outskirts of Najaf, Credit: Associated Press
We learn about labor movements in Iraq.

  • Added: Dec 17, 2010
  • Length: 09:46
American Soldier Missing in Action
From: War News Radio
Caption: Ahmed Altaie, a reserve soldier from Ann Arbor, Michigan, was kidnapped while visiting his wife in downtown Baghdad., Credit: Associated Press
We hear about an American soldier missing in action.

  • Added: Dec 03, 2010
  • Length: 09:12
Words of War
From: War News Radio
Caption: Founder and editor of the WikiLeaks website, Julian Assange, faces the media. , Credit: Associated Press
News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

  • Added: Nov 19, 2010
  • Length: 29:00