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Chasing After the Hurricane: A Personal Look Into the Life of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter - After the Movie.
From: N Lorde
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A personal insight into the life of former boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter - his life after the blockbuster hit movie.

Bought by KSFR, KSJD, KZYX, 90.5 WSNC, and KSFR


  • Added: Jan 08, 2006
  • Length: 14:07
  • Purchases: 5
RN Documentary: The Story of the Carmina Burana
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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Its got to be one of the most recognizable pieces of music we know, spanning classical and pop cultures, yet not many people would recognize the Ca...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 19, 2005
  • Length: 29:33
  • Purchases: 1
Portraits of Faith
From: Aaron Henkin
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Nine people of nine different faiths and philosophies attempt to answer a deceptively simple question: What does it mean to you to believe?

Bought by WRKF, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KUNM, KUER, WVPE and more


  • Added: Nov 04, 2005
  • Length: 49:27
  • Purchases: 18
RN Documentary: Night Frights
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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The curious connection between sleep paralysis and night frights….

Bought by WKMS, KUER, KRZA, KFAI Minneapolis, KISU and more


  • Added: Oct 25, 2005
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 14
RN Documentary: Faceless – Dire Times for Illegal Immigrants in the Netherlands
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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Due to economic recession and strict government policy the illegal immigrants face dire times in the Netherlands.

Bought by KICI Iowa City and KRZA


  • Added: Oct 11, 2005
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 2
Oglala Lakota Sioux
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Focus: Worlds Apart
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Oglala Lakota Sioux: A Tour of the Great Plains

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, KFAI Minneapolis, KAAD-LP, WDSE, XRAY.fm and more


  • Added: Oct 04, 2005
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 20
Aboriginal Australians
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Focus: Worlds Apart
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Personal stories of being part of Australia’s Stolen Generation.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, XRAY.fm, KWIS 88.3 FM, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WUFT and more


  • Added: Oct 04, 2005
  • Length: 59:33
  • Purchases: 15
The Beat Generation
From: Don McIver
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In honor of the Six Gallery reading, this show looks at the Beat Generation.

Bought by WBEZ


  • Added: Sep 17, 2005
  • Length: 58:52
  • Purchases: 1
The Poetry of Vietnam
From: Don McIver
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Take an audio tour through Vietnam using poetry in Vietnamese and English and inspired by what they called, "The American War.

Bought by WYSO, KUT, and WEKU


  • Added: Aug 30, 2005
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 3
Slam: Literary Fad or Movement
From: Don McIver
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In the 80's Marc Smith invented the Poetry Slam, which has swept the country and created a spoken word revolution.

Bought by KRZA, Marfa Public Radio, KUT-HD, KUHB, WEKU and more


  • Added: Aug 29, 2005
  • Length: 58:54
  • Purchases: 7
Hawaiian Pidgin English
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Series: Crossing East - Asian American History series
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More than half of Hawaii's residents speak Pidgin - a combination of English, Hawaiian and Asian languages.

Bought by KZYX, KZYX, KREV-LP, KZYX, KUOW and more


  • Added: Aug 15, 2005
  • Length: 03:27
  • Purchases: 6
Music in the Killing Fields: Daran Kravanh
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
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Cambodian Musician Daran Kravanh says music saved his life during the Kiling Fields.

Bought by The Story, KGLT, and KZSC


  • Added: Jul 21, 2005
  • Length: 08:55
  • Purchases: 3
RN Documentary: Bridges of Bone and Blood
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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A special documentary edition focusing on the work of the International Commission on Missing Persons to identify the remains of people who disappe...

  • Added: Jul 12, 2005
  • Length: 29:30
The Story of Ing (Doc) Hay-Frontier Herbalist-feature
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Series: Crossing East - Asian American History series
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The Story of Ing (Doc) Hay is about a frontier herbalist and acupuncturist in John Day, Oregon.

Bought by KZYX, KREV-LP, and 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 23, 2005
  • Length: 09:10
  • Purchases: 3
The Lungfish Radio Project
From: Aaron Henkin
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Punk visionary Daniel Higgs shares his thoughts on music at large and reflects on the 17-year history of his band, Lungfish, a group that’s shunned...

Bought by WZBC


  • Added: Jun 16, 2005
  • Length: 20:40
  • Purchases: 1
Here There is No Moon (U.S. version 26:37)
From: Susan Stone
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A portrait of the long, dark tunnel of the suicidal mind

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., KVSC, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., KVNF, KRZA and more


  • Added: Apr 26, 2005
  • Length: 26:35
  • Purchases: 15
Alcan 5000 Adventure
From: KUOW
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A 5-thousand mile journey through the most rugged terrain in north america

Bought by KSKA and WYSO


  • Added: Apr 13, 2005
  • Length: 20:07
  • Purchases: 2
First Love
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
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Vox collage with men and women of various ages talking about their first love.

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WABE, XRAY.fm, KMXT, KUFM - Montana Public Radio and more


  • Added: Feb 07, 2005
  • Length: 03:41
  • Purchases: 11
Rip, Rift, and Panic: Earthquake Stories of Life and Death Along the Faultlines
From: Susan Stone
Caption: San Francisco, Marina district, October 17, 1989
Earthquake stories from around the Pacific Rim

Bought by KPIK-LP, WUAL, KMXT, KWMR, KFAI Minneapolis and more


  • Added: Jan 10, 2005
  • Length: 29:22
  • Purchases: 11
Chile's September 11th: Chilean Musicians Reflect on the 30th Anniverary of Allende's Coup
From: Pauline Bartolone
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September 11th 2003 marks the 30th anniversary of the Chilean coup that toppled Socialist president Salvador Allende. The death of the coveted lead...

Bought by KALW and WYSO


  • Added: Nov 11, 2004
  • Length: 07:10
  • Purchases: 2
The Gathering - A Modern Thanksgiving Story
From: Barbara Simmons
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Reimagining the original Thanksgiving story

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, WHCP-LP Cambridge, KMUN, West Virginia Public Broadcasting, KBBI Alaska and more


  • Added: Sep 17, 2004
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 42
Working the Night Shift
From: WFUV
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Night shift workers share their perspective on life after dark, family obligations and the big question -- when do they sleep ?

Bought by KMSU, WAER Syracuse, NY, KZYX, KFCF FM, XRAY.fm and more


  • Added: Sep 02, 2004
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 32
A Night at the Spa
From: WFUV
Series: On the Night Shift
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On this Labor Day, WFUV checks in with New York City's night shift workers. In this segment we visit the 24-hour spa, where working nights can be...

  • Added: Aug 24, 2004
  • Length: 04:40
Late Night Action
From: WFUV
Series: On the Night Shift
Caption: PRX default Piece image
On this Labor Day, WFUV news checks in with New York City's night shift workers. In this segment, we catch up with a television film crew working ...

  • Added: Aug 24, 2004
  • Length: 04:45
Singing Sanitation Worker
From: WFUV
Series: On the Night Shift
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On this Labor Day, WFUV catches up with New York City's night shift workers. In this segment, a sanitation worker sings his way through a very lat...

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, PRX Remix, WEKU, Third Coast Festival/Re:sound (Outside Purchaser) and more


  • Added: Aug 24, 2004
  • Length: 04:51
  • Purchases: 21