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Arts Interchange - Roger Hallas: Documenting the Photographic Event
From: WFHB
Series: Interchange
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Roger Hallas talks about the ways two technologies for image capture combine in documentaries about photographers and how these sharpen the focus o...

  • Added: Oct 29, 2015
  • Length: 26:49
The Speed of Sound: Rickie Lee Jones
From: Louisville Public Media
Series: The Speed of Sound
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The legendary Rickie Lee Jones invited her New Orleans surroundings to become part of her band on The Other Side of Desire, her 13th disc. The peop...

Bought by KHSU, KUCB, KSUT, and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Oct 26, 2015
  • Length: 07:06
  • Purchases: 4
Arts Interchange - Zac Little of Saintseneca: To Shake the Ache
From: WFHB
Series: Interchange
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Doug Storm talks to singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Zac Little of Saintseneca, an American folk rock band from Columbus, Ohio, about Ap...

  • Added: Oct 22, 2015
  • Length: 47:34
Life of the Law Episode #68: Thorpe's Body
From: Life of the Law
Series: Life of the Law
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The body of legendary Native American athlete Jim Thorpe rests in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania...but some members of his family say he should be dug up...

Bought by KPIK-LP and PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 20, 2015
  • Length: 24:46
  • Purchases: 2
Life of the Law #66: Who's the Criminal?
From: Life of the Law
Series: Life of the Law
Caption: After Emily Baxter interviews someone about getting away with a crime, she takes a photo that reflects the person's character and story., Credit: Emily Baxter/weareallcriminals.com
Ever committed a crime? Were you caught? Arrested? Maybe not. Between a quarter and a third of all adults in America were caught and arrested. Now ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 22, 2015
  • Length: 14:44
  • Purchases: 2
Life of the Law Episode #65: Commuting Cops
From: Life of the Law
Series: Life of the Law
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Laws that required cops to live in the cities they patrolled were common in the early 1900’s and still exist in the United States today. However, s...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 09, 2015
  • Length: 28:08
  • Purchases: 1
The Art of Iconography
From: WXAV 88.3FM Chicago
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On this edition of God Matters, host Peter Kreten discusses the art of Iconography with Sister Kathleen Turley. Sister Kathleen is a Sister of Merc...

  • Added: Sep 08, 2015
  • Length: 27:39
Google Maps vs. Muni maps: what the bus-map makeover says about San Francisco
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: The new Muni map, created by Jay Primus and David Wiggins, Credit: SFMTA
When city planner Jay Primus first moved out to San Francisco’s Richmond district, he made an easy mistake: he hopped onto the 2 Clement to make hi...

  • Added: Jul 16, 2015
  • Length: 09:06
CARTEL LAND -- Matthew Heineman Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
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Matthew Heineman talks murky waters, staying safe, and riding over bumpy roads with a loaded gun.

  • Added: Jul 13, 2015
  • Length: 11:33
Senator George Mitchell: Peace in the Middle East?
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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This American statesman's newest book is "The Negotiator." He knows a thing or two about heated negotiations from his role as Senate majority leade...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Jul 10, 2015
  • Length: 09:58
  • Purchases: 1
LIVE LAW 5: One Confederate Flag
From: LIVE LAW
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In the summer of 1970, when she was 21, Patrice Gaines spent several weeks in jail facing charges for possession of heroin. She was a drug abuser s...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 07, 2015
  • Length: 11:48
  • Purchases: 1
Life of the Law Episode #59: The Trauma Room
From: Life of the Law
Series: Life of the Law
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When prisoners act out, they get put in solitary confinement-- the penal version of 'go to your room and think about what you've done.' But for the...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 28, 2015
  • Length: 24:26
  • Purchases: 1
LIVE LAW 1: Stupid Motions
From: LIVE LAW
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Calvin Duncan spent over 28 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. In prison, he taught himself the law. He became a jailhouse lawyer and he...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: May 25, 2015
  • Length: 17:08
  • 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
Life of the Law #54: Bad Gig
From: Life of the Law
Series: Life of the Law
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Exotic dancers, on-call drivers and writers might have a different name for what they do -- freelancing, part-time work and independent contracting...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, KALW, KALW, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 07, 2015
  • Length: 14:51
  • Purchases: 4
CAPS bridges the gap for Fremont seniors
From: KALW
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The main prayer hall at Gurdwara Sahib Fremont, the Fremont Sikh temple, is a cavernous room. A beautiful marble center aisle leads to an altar, wh...

  • Added: Mar 23, 2015
  • Length: 08:22
A day in the life of a volunteer fire chief
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: Monte Rio Volunteer Fire Chief Steve Baxman ready for action, Credit: Rhian Miller
In Monte Rio, a rural community on the Russian River a few miles south of Guerneville, volunteer Fire Chief Steve Baxman is on-call 24 hours a day....

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jan 05, 2015
  • Length: 05:42
  • Purchases: 1
Simmer 4: Citizen, Not Consumer
From: Carla Seidl
Series: Simmer
Caption: Yams simmering for fufu in Togo, West Africa, Credit: Carla Seidl
The fourth Simmer episode features the second part of the documentary "Telling Our Own Stories: Wally Bowen on Creating a Democratic Media," plus a...

  • Added: Jan 04, 2015
  • Length: 30:00
Simmer 6: Coming to America
From: Carla Seidl
Series: Simmer
Caption: Yams simmering for fufu in Togo, West Africa, Credit: Carla Seidl
The final episode in the Simmer series combines interview with El Salvadorian immigrants in Asheville, NC, cultural reflections from Robert Kohls' ...

  • Added: Jan 04, 2015
  • Length: 30:00
SECOND OPINION: LAETRILE AT SLOAN-KETTERING -- Eric Merola and Dr. Ralph Moss Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Dr. Ralph Moss and Eric Merola, San Francisco, CA 9/11/14, Credit: Andrea Chase
Eric Merola and Dr. Ralph Moss talk deliberate misdirection, the relativity of statistics, and going for the gold.

  • Added: Nov 08, 2014
  • Length: 49:38
Prison fellowship aids in recovery
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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We all have people in our lives who exist on the periphery of our everyday routines--people like the bus driver who takes us to work, or the cashie...

Bought by WDSE


  • Added: Nov 05, 2014
  • Length: 05:42
  • Purchases: 1
Artist turns trash cans into public art in Richmond and Oakland
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: Rosie the Riveter smiles out from the side of a trashcan decorated by Daud Abdullah in front of Richmond’s City Hall., Credit: Sukey Lewis
Mosaic artist Daud Abdullah up-cycles pieces of trashed pottery, tile, mirror, and glass to make public art on garbage cans in Oakland and Richmond.

Bought by WXDU


  • Added: Nov 03, 2014
  • Length: 05:59
  • Purchases: 1
THE OVERNIGHTERS -- Jesse Moss Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Jesse Moss, San Francisco, CA 10/26/14, Credit: Andrea Chase
Jesse Moss talks recapturing cinematic freedom, finding common ground, and surrendering to the moment.

Bought by Prairie Public


  • Added: Oct 31, 2014
  • Length: 16:58
  • Purchases: 1
CITIZENFOUR -- Laura Poitras Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Laura Poitras, San Francisco, CA 10/21/14, Credit: Andrea Chase
Laura Poitras talks irony, leaps of faith, and being nominated for the Homeland Security Watch List.

  • Added: Oct 29, 2014
  • Length: 18:35
TRUE SON -- Kevin Gordon Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Kevin Gordon, San Francisco, CA 6/6/14, Credit: Andrea Chase
Kevin Gordon talks risk, impatience, and why form must follow function.

  • Added: Oct 16, 2014
  • Length: 12:49

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