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More than half of all American adults have received a COVID-19 vaccine. But even though we’ve made great strides in our vaccination efforts, there ...

  • Added: Jul 08, 2021
  • Length: 03:27
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Our work in the correctional facilities in New York City didn't stop during the pandemic. We talked with the Justice Initiatives team at BPL to hea...

  • Added: Jan 20, 2021
  • Length: 26:38
Caption: Feras Fayyad, San Francisco, CA 10/10/2019, Credit: Andrea Chase
Feras Fayyad talks talks shaping character, invisible moments, and being extraordinary.

  • Added: Jan 07, 2020
  • Length: 26:11
Caption: Alma Har'el, San Francisco, CA 10/10/19, Credit: Andrea Chase
Alma Har'el talks tenderness, triggers, and unexpected gifts.

  • Added: Nov 14, 2019
  • Length: 15:23
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The third graders of "Third Grade Audio" made two Service Learning podcasts. Each one is about a social service organization which is working to he...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 03, 2019
  • Length: 05:45
  • Purchases: 1
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The third graders of "Third Grade Audio" made two Service Learning podcasts. Each one is about a social service organization which is working to he...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 03, 2019
  • Length: 05:23
  • Purchases: 1
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A research team is testing a novel new approach to helping orphans in Kenya get mental healthcare.

  • Added: May 22, 2019
  • Length: 03:25
Caption: Santiago Rizzo, Mill Valley, CA 10/15/17, Credit: Andrea Chase
Santiago Rizzo talks shadows, energy, and trusting the struggle.

  • Added: Nov 07, 2017
  • Length: 15:17
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Some surprisingly controversial theories of human longevity. 

  • Added: Oct 18, 2017
  • Length: 18:06
Caption: Danielle Gletow, One Simple Wish
With her nonprofit One Simple Wish, Danielle Gletow is bringing the joy of childhood to the lives of foster kids, one wish at time.

Bought by WOUB


  • Added: May 30, 2017
  • Length: 14:45
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Cecilia Glauser (l) Max Schneider (r) on their plane ride to school, Credit: Margaret Thompson/ideastream
Life for students on Lake Erie's Middle Bass Island is different - starting with the morning commute to school.

Bought by WVBI-LP, WMUK, WCPN, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WKSU and more


  • Added: Feb 10, 2017
  • Length: 04:36
  • Purchases: 6
Caption: Matt Ross, San Francisco, CA 7/7/16, Credit: Andrea Chase
Matt Ross talks parental anxiety, speaking the truth, and being non-binary.

  • Added: Jul 11, 2016
  • Length: 18:19
Caption: Elisheva and Amaris, Credit: Rebecca D'Angelo
Elisheva and Amaris, mother and daughter, know a thing or two about uphill battles where every inch of gained ground costs dearly. Each in her way ...

  • Added: May 07, 2016
  • Length: 27:49
Caption: Courtesy of The Photographing Tourist, Credit: David Noyes
Explore social responsibility through travel photography, crime writing, science and water conservation.

  • Added: Nov 01, 2015
  • Length: 59:55
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Remember when you could get a job with just a high school diploma? By 2020, it’s projected that 65 percent of jobs will require a diploma, AND, hig...

  • Added: Jul 30, 2015
  • Length: 04:40
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Think about some of the classics of children’s literature. There’s Where the Wild Things Are...Goodnight Moon...and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatbal...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 17, 2015
  • Length: 08:14
  • Purchases: 2
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Video game critics say computer-generated play keeps kids glued to a screen. But at Createch Studio--a community center in St. Paul--staff are usin...

  • Added: Mar 18, 2015
  • Length: 05:26
Caption: Hoot Patooter's Myles Nye, Credit: Marlo McKenzie
Every year, over the course of a weekend, San Francisco’s Civic Center is transformed into a giant playground.

  • Added: Mar 11, 2015
  • Length: 06:59
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XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.

Bought by Key Radio KEYK 89.3 FM


  • Added: Jan 19, 2015
  • Length: 01:44
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: A pile of foldscopes, Credit: Prakash Lab
I am in a lab tucked away in the basement of a Stanford University engineering building. Bioengineering professor Manu Prakash is showing me a tiny...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 28, 2014
  • Length: 07:09
  • Purchases: 2
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San Francisco is a bike-friendly city, despite its famous hills. There are designated bike lanes on streets throughout town, and the number of ride...

  • Added: Nov 28, 2014
  • Length: 04:59
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La Crosse used to be an exclusive sport played at prep schools, but for years its been gaining in popularity around the country. KFAI producer Alli...

Bought by KSRQ and WDSE


  • Added: Nov 19, 2014
  • Length: 03:32
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: The Working Coast campers set out fishing on their last day., Credit: Laine Kaplan-Levenson
South Louisiana’s Terrebonne Parish has low unemployment — there are lots of jobs in offshore services. So many that there could be a shortage of l...

  • Added: Aug 04, 2014
  • Length: 04:46
Caption: Richard Linklater, San Francisco, CA 7/17/14, Credit: Andrea Chase
Richard Linklater talks risks, rewards, and the world of ideas.

  • Added: Jul 20, 2014
  • Length: 10:44
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In Arizona, there is some support for dual immersion schools, but mostly for those that serve a majority Anglo population. The schools with more La...

  • Added: Jun 10, 2014
  • Length: 06:10