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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
Advertising in schools
From: Alaska Teen Media Institute
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The morning announcements brought to you by Taco Bell.

Bought by PRX Remix, YouthCast, and Radijojo World Children's Radio Network


  • Added: Nov 30, 2011
  • Length: 05:54
  • Purchases: 3
MMJ Denver
From: Julia Tashjian King
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A look at the recent buzz around the growing number of medical marijuana dispensaries in Denver Colorado

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 12, 2011
  • Length: 04:49
  • Purchases: 1
Older Americans, Still Working
From: Changing Gears
Series: Changing Gears: Remaking the Manufacturing Belt
Caption: Tom Malvetis, owner Unicorn Tavern. , Credit: Kyle Leppek
The number of older Americans working full time has been rising steadily for years. Many work because they have to. Some work because they want to ...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 07, 2011
  • Length: 03:50
  • Purchases: 1
Midwest Food Trucks Hit Legal Roadblocks
From: Changing Gears
Series: Changing Gears: Remaking the Manufacturing Belt
Caption: People line up outside the Dim and Den Sum food truck for gourmet tacos and kimchi mac and cheese.
Food trucks have become all the rage in big cities like L.A., New York, and Boston. They’re transforming the way people think about street food and...

Bought by Vocalo.org and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 03, 2011
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 2
Inflation in the spirit world
From: Will Dewees
Caption: PRX default Piece image
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
Drug Money Bankers
From: Judy Lubow
Series: Planet Warning
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Large international and US banks are financing the drug killings in Mexico by laundering billions of dollars in illicit drug money. Some banks a...

  • Added: Apr 12, 2011
  • Length: 02:00
How 'Quality of Life' turned Homeless New Yorkers into Criminals
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Rents have always been high in New York; but since 1994, so called ‘Quality of Life’ policing, and business friendly development strategies have de...

  • Added: Dec 01, 2010
  • Length: 17:01
On the Road to Success: John Ban
From: WHJE
Caption: John Ban, Credit: Jon Brewer Photography
John Ban takes a unique approach to becoming successful.

  • Added: Oct 28, 2010
  • Length: 08:32
The Sound of Change: Hip Hop in Cuba
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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We hear about hip-hop and change in Cuban society, and what people on the ground are saying about new phases in the Cuban revolution.

  • Added: Sep 21, 2010
  • Length: 30:00
The Revolving Door
From: Judy Lubow
Series: Planet Warning
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The revolving door between the federal government and its favorite contractors sets up abuses.

  • Added: Sep 20, 2010
  • Length: 02:00
The Detroit Peoples Water Board is Born
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: http://peopleswaterboard.blogspot.com/ , Credit: Detroit Peoples Water Board
In Detroit, the price of water is so high that for some, it’s out of reach. In response, citizens have come together to form the Detroit People’s ...

  • Added: Sep 16, 2010
  • Length: 09:03
Whose Water? The Struggle for Public Ownership of Freshwater
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: http://michiganwro.blogspot.com, Credit: Michigan Welfare Rights Organization
We go to Michigan, where from the city of Detroit, to the farmlands and countryside, citizens are battling to gain greater control over the bounty ...

  • Added: Sep 16, 2010
  • Length: 28:56
Edible Idaho: Local Food Threatens the Iconic Idaho Potato
From: Guy Hand
Series: Northwest Food News & Edible Idaho
Caption: Vast potato fields in Eastern Idaho, Credit: Guy Hand
The local food movement is beginning to threaten global agricultural brands like the iconic Idaho potato.

  • Added: Sep 08, 2010
  • Length: 06:12
Colorado Beef Cattle Producers Debate Proposed Federal Rule
From: Grace Hood
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Last week, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack traveled to Fort Collins to underscore what he says is a startling statistic. Over the past three deca...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 01, 2010
  • Length: 04:46
  • Purchases: 1
Breaking the Bank
From: War News Radio
Caption: PRX default Piece image
From "State of Privilege" 7/30/2010: War News Radio takes a look at how Iraqi politicians are filling their wallets while their country continues t...

  • Added: Jul 30, 2010
  • Length: 07:16
Translating Good Intentions to Good Inventions
From: Grace Hood
Caption: A student presents the product JustMilk, a plastic nipple shield HIV positive moms could use to prevent the spread of HIV to their children
During the month of July, Colorado State University in Fort Collins is hosting 48 budding entrepreneurs, scientists and inventors from 17 countries...

  • Added: Jul 21, 2010
  • Length: 04:47
The Business of Compost Hauling
From: Avishay Artsy
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A new business helps local restaurants save money and help the planet by composting.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: May 19, 2010
  • Length: 03:51
  • Purchases: 1
Financial Dreamers at New York’s High School of Economics and Finance
From: Youth Radio
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Rachel Krantz reports from New York City's High School of Economics and Finance where low-income students prepare for careers on Wall Street.

Bought by KUOW and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 10, 2010
  • Length: 04:27
  • Purchases: 2
Haitian immigrants and the South Florida Economy
From: NPR Economic Training Project
Caption: PRX default Piece image
With around 80,000 Haitians expected to apply for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) that will allow them to legally work and live in South Florida, ...

  • Added: Jan 26, 2010
  • Length: 03:30
The Return of Fine Cider
From: Avishay Artsy
Caption: Steve Wood, owner of Poverty Lane Orchards., Credit: Scott McIntyre
A fine cider revival could provide a lifeline to struggling New Hampshire apple growers.

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, Yellowstone Public Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 20, 2009
  • Length: 03:27
  • Purchases: 4
Amid Recession Arts Groups Struggle to Pay Rents
From: Grace Hood
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Affordable space is key for many arts organizations trying to make it through the economic recession. KUNC's Grace Hood reports on the efforts of o...

Bought by Wyoming Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 21, 2009
  • Length: 03:59
  • Purchases: 1
Does SSI Need a Revamp?
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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During the great depression, the federal government established a safety net of poverty programs. But some say, the government’s way of determining...

  • Added: Oct 15, 2009
  • Length: 05:34
Educating Borrowers Away From Debt
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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We take a look at MEDA, a program providing support and financial literacy so borrowers don’t fall into lending traps.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and KUOW


  • Added: Oct 15, 2009
  • Length: 09:54
  • Purchases: 2