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Is braille relevant in a digital age?
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: "Read" in braille, Credit: ARTWORK BY ANGELA JOHNSTON
Marco Salsiccia is a huge movie buff. He owns hundreds of DVDs. They fill his small apartment in the Sunset District. Some are piled on his dining ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jul 16, 2015
  • Length: 08:26
  • Purchases: 1
Buffalo Soldiers ride on
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: Reverend Jeff Moore blesses biker, Credit: Leila Day
Cheryl Morgan is in her kitchen wrapping cookies. Each one is shaped like a buffalo. “They are brown sugar cinnamon, hand-painted buffaloes,” she ...

Bought by WABE


  • Added: Jul 15, 2015
  • Length: 05:19
  • Purchases: 1
When SF needs money, it holds an auction
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
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Public infrastructure – parks, libraries, roads, and sidewalks – surrounds us. But have you ever wondered how any of it actually came into being? A...

  • Added: Jul 13, 2015
  • Length: 07:44
The Innocence Project (feature)
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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There’s an undeniable problem with our criminal justice system, but one organization offers some hope. To date, The Innocence Project has exonerate...

Bought by KENW, WTJU, KCMJ Community Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KPVL and more


  • Added: Jul 02, 2015
  • Length: 03:33
  • Purchases: 7
Can you educate with comedy? Jokes from The Comedians With Disabilities Act
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: Nina G at SOMArts, Credit: Jeremy Dalmas
It’s Thursday night and Nina G is about to get on stage for a comedy set. “I'm a little too overwhelmed to be anxious,” she tells me before taking...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 01, 2015
  • Length: 06:23
  • Purchases: 2
The Vast Influence of IU's Collins Living Learning Center
From: WFHB
Series: Daily Local News
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Behind the Scenes at the Collins Living Learning Center

  • Added: Jun 30, 2015
  • Length: 08:31
Seattle's Secret Talents
From: Clare McGrane
Caption: Basic step of the Lindy Hop, on Capitol Hill's sidewalk, Credit: Steve Bernacki on Flickr
We all have our secret talents— like that poem you memorized in high school, or your ability to burp the alphabet. This podcast explores three extr...

  • Added: Jun 04, 2015
  • Length: 26:34
Under Magnolia (Feature)
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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Best known for her books about the joys of life in Italy, Frances Mayes has published a new memoir. But this time, she takes her readers back to he...

Bought by KENW, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and KKRN


  • Added: May 29, 2015
  • Length: 03:43
  • Purchases: 3
Mosque in a Synagogue: Muslims and Jews Unite
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: Northern Virginia Hebrew Congregation hosts members of the area's Muslim community for Friday services and meals during Ramadan., Credit: Northern Virginia Hebrew Congregation
At this Northern Virginia synagogue, Jews and Muslims are sharing much more than just space.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: May 18, 2015
  • Length: 05:19
  • Purchases: 1
Comedy Bootcamp
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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A new course dreamed up by students at the College of William & Mary, called Veterans Comedy Bootcamp is bringing laughter and storytelling to a cl...

Bought by CI Dolphin Radio, KENW, KCMJ Community Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KKRN and more


  • Added: May 15, 2015
  • Length: 03:45
  • Purchases: 8
On the Clock at the Beef Draft
From: Reid Frazier
Caption: Calling the Beef Draft to Order, Credit: James Sharrard
Eating local is environmentally friendly, but it’s hard to find local meat in the supermarket. Producer Reid Frazier went to find out how some are ...

Bought by WABE


  • Added: May 14, 2015
  • Length: 05:23
  • Purchases: 1
The Painter of Light and Industry
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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J.M.W. Turner is perhaps the most important British painter--you would surely recognize an image of Tintern Abbey--and yet his life story has remai...

Bought by KENW and KKRN


  • Added: May 01, 2015
  • Length: 03:42
  • Purchases: 2
Boneshaker Books is a bike-centric collective
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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Boneshaker Books is a collectively run, all-volunteer, progressive bookstore in the Seward neighborhood in Minneapolis. It has a year round. free b...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Apr 26, 2015
  • Length: 04:18
  • Purchases: 1
Avenues for Homeless Youth
From: KFAI Minneapolis
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On any given night in Minnesota, more than 4,000 youth and young adults are homeless and on their own. Avenues for Homeless Youth is a safe place t...

  • Added: Apr 26, 2015
  • Length: 05:29
A Passion for Science at The Bakken
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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Science and medicine was a main passion for Earl Bakken, inventor of the portable pacemaker. As a co-founder of Medtronic he began collecting early...

  • Added: Apr 26, 2015
  • Length: 04:57
Star Wars Brought This Couple Together -- and it's Helping to Keep Them Together
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism
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A pair of lovers get ready to welcome a new addition to their movie marathon dates.

  • Added: Apr 24, 2015
  • Length: 02:58
Prom Proposals Like You Wouldn't Believe
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism
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The phenomenon of "promposals" is sweeping the nation. High schoolers everywhere are going to serious lengths to pop the question for prom.

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Apr 24, 2015
  • Length: 02:16
  • Purchases: 1
Broadcasting Live To The World -- On Your Smartphone
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism
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In the world of commercial media, it’s all about the ratings – getting as many people as possible to tune into your broadcast. The latest effort by...

Bought by WABE


  • Added: Apr 23, 2015
  • Length: 04:27
  • Purchases: 1
Dragons of Inaction Feature
From: With Good Reason
Series: Earth Day Specials
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Today, about half of all Americans believe in human-caused climate change, and yet, few Americans modify their behaviors in any serious ways. Allis...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, KCMJ Community Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KKRN, WEZU and more


  • Added: Apr 10, 2015
  • Length: 03:44
  • Purchases: 6
For Some It's Philanthropy, But For Others -- It's Personal. How A Group Of Sorority Girls Are Celebrating April By Raising Awareness For Autism
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism
Caption: Members of Alpha Xi Delta at Syracuse Light Up the Hall of Languages Blue, Credit: Laura Tatro
This April, sisters of Alpha Xi Delta sorority chapters across the country are working to raise awareness for Autism. Syracuse University sorority ...

  • Added: Apr 06, 2015
  • Length: 04:05
Preview of the Tom Tom Founders Festival
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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Charlottesville is gearing up for the fourth annual Tom Tom Founders Festival, a celebration of innovation and entrepreneurship. Kelley Libby repor...

Bought by KENW


  • Added: Apr 03, 2015
  • Length: 03:45
  • Purchases: 1
Secrecy in the Sunshine Era
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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In the 1970’s, a series of laws ushered in a so-called “sunshine era” of government transparency. A new book examines the dark side of the Sunshine...

Bought by KENW, WABE, and KPVL


  • Added: Mar 27, 2015
  • Length: 03:53
  • Purchases: 3
Yours, mines and ours
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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Mining in Minnesota has been going on for decades, but today, economic and environmental issues are raising important questions about the industry....

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Mar 26, 2015
  • Length: 06:16
  • Purchases: 1
Oree Originol: An artist honors black and brown lives
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: Artist OREE ORIGINOL's artwork on display on the corner of 24th and Byrant in the Mission., Credit: Todd Whitney
If you have walked the streets of the Bay Area recently -- you might have seen posters featuring the names and faces of Oscar Grant, Renisha McBrid...

  • Added: Mar 24, 2015
  • Length: 06:00
The Spiritual Edge: The key to happiness? It's in the science
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents - The Spiritual Edge
Caption: Emiliana Simon-Thomas, Science Director at the Greater Good Science Center and co-instructor of The Science of Happiness, Credit: Liz Mak
U.C. Berkeley is known for its world-class scientists, in disciplines like physics, chemistry or biology. But just a few blocks away from campus, y...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 24, 2015
  • Length: 08:48
  • Purchases: 1

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