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StoryCorps Griot: Burnell Cotlon and Lillie Cotlon
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Lillie Cotlon (L) and Burnell Cotlon (R), Credit: Ian Spencer Cook for StoryCorps
Burnell Cotlon owns and operates the only grocery store in the Lower Ninth Ward. When it opened in 2014, it was the first grocery store to serve th...

Bought by WMUU-LP and WTJU


  • Added: Aug 21, 2015
  • Length: 02:11
  • Purchases: 2
Inside Tow-Knight, Ep. 7: "Iron Woman Tackles the Pivot"
From: Jeremy Caplan
Series: Inside Tow-Knight
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You've got to be one brave businessperson to realize your startup is heading in the wrong direction, and do something about it. This week, we talk ...

  • Added: Mar 23, 2015
  • Length: 05:27
An '80s Cover Band With Global Dreams
From: University of Montana Journalism
Caption: The New Wave Time Trippers rocking white Levis., Credit: Nicky Ouellet
The New Wave Time Trippers are not your typical '80s cover band. For one, they're good. For another, they're dominating a little town so far north,...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 09, 2015
  • Length: 04:29
  • Purchases: 1
Inside Tow-Knight, Ep. 4: "What's your problem?"
From: Jeremy Caplan
Series: Inside Tow-Knight
Caption: Ana Ormaechea, Tow-Knight 2015 Fellow
Understanding your audience goes deeper than simply asking, "Do you like my idea?" This week, we talk about how to figure out what it is that your ...

  • Added: Mar 08, 2015
  • Length: 04:49
The Secret Art of Hair Replacement
From: Ellen Payne Smith
Caption: Women's Wig Display at Richard Theodore's Office
Hair loss is taboo and the measures people take to replace hair are rarely mentioned out loud, but for Richard Theodore on Cape Cod, hair replaceme...

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


  • Added: Dec 08, 2014
  • Length: 04:47
  • Purchases: 3
San Francisco's "Field of Greens" at AT&T Park
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: The Edible Garden at AT&T Park , Credit: San Francisco Giants
Behind a wall in a park in San Francisco, there’s a large and thriving vegetable garden. That might not seem like such a big deal. But the park is ...

  • Added: Nov 03, 2014
  • Length: 03:22
Growing Your Own Business
From: New Jersey Radio Exchange Network
Series: Alfred Bundy Presents........
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The Moneywise Conference Tour present this panel discussion on how you can effective grow your own business.

  • Added: Feb 12, 2014
  • Length: 13:36
ACORN Descendents Keep Their Traditions, While Fighting Foreclosures
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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As the 2009 ACORN scandal quickly unfolded and funding started to dry up, the groups’ members and organizers had to jump ship. Many formed new loc...

Bought by WCSU-FM


  • Added: Oct 19, 2012
  • Length: 08:20
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps Griot: Richard Bennett and Craig Williams
From: StoryCorps
Caption: Richard Bennett (R) talks with Craig Williams (L)
Iraq War veteran Richard Bennett talks with Craig Williams about how they became unlikely business partners.

Bought by WEZU and WCSU-FM


  • Added: Jan 17, 2012
  • Length: 01:53
  • Purchases: 2
In praise of "Lost Causes"
From: Tiny Spark
Series: Tiny Spark
Caption: Mark Goldsmith speaks to former inmates
In this edition of Tiny Spark, we explore what happens when someone refuses to accept the idea of a "lost cause" and instead gets down to the work ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 23, 2011
  • Length: 14:56
  • Purchases: 2
Salty Lou’s Local Lobster
From: JP Davidson
Caption: Rob Martin, Cape Cod lobsterman, Credit: JP Davidson
A lobsterman and his girlfriend try to build the market for locally caught and processed lobster, in an increasingly global industry.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., PRX Remix, KUT, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 04, 2011
  • Length: 07:25
  • Purchases: 5
Collective Living
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
Caption: The 25th St. House owned by Portland Collective Housing, Credit: Portland Collective Housing (PCH)
What happens when a group of friends get together to buy a house? That's what some people did in Portland, Oregon in 2003. The house is still owned...

Bought by Louisville Public Media


  • Added: Sep 01, 2011
  • Length: 08:51
  • Purchases: 1
Transport: A Canine Journey
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Dog overpopulation is a continual problem in much of the American South, where shelters often euthanize more animals than they can save. This is th...

Bought by WRVO Public Media, WMPG, and KUOW


  • Added: Apr 14, 2011
  • Length: 06:15
  • Purchases: 3
From the National Press Club: Muhtar Kent, CEO Coca-Cola
From: National Press Club
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Chairman and CEO of the Coca-Cola Company Muhtar Kent describes his hopes and aspirations for his company.

  • Added: Dec 10, 2010
  • Length: 54:01
Up All Night
From: Seattle Globalist
Caption: Ali Jaffri, Credit: Alex Stonehill
Jessica Partnow takes us through a night in the life of Ali Jaffri, a professional telemarketer in Lahore, Pakistan.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, KCRW, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 16, 2010
  • Length: 05:23
  • Purchases: 3
Security in a New Homeland
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: PRX default Piece image
John Yanga is a refugee from Sudan. He's trying to start a family farm in Maine, where he and his family of nine settled.

  • Added: Jan 06, 2010
  • Length: 06:58
North Hollywood Arts District Suffers
From: Leslie Griffin
Series: Los Angeles features
Caption: Cella Gallery logo, Credit: www.cellagallery.com
While the NoHo arts district still boasts a vibrant theater district, the visual arts are suffering, with the closing of six art galleries in North...

  • Added: Mar 28, 2009
  • Length: 02:52
Geekhouse Bicycles: Federal Loan Gets Business Rolling
From: Cathy Corman
Caption: Marty Walsh hangs his sign at Geekhouse Bicycles., Credit: Jonathan Simmons
Marty Walsh of Boston's Geekhouse Bicycles received $70,000 in state-monitored federal money in November. Geekhouse is thriving, giving listeners ...

Bought by The Neighborhood


  • Added: Mar 04, 2009
  • Length: 03:36
  • Purchases: 1
Hidden Persuasions: taking marketing to the street
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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More on one of the newest sales techniques.

Bought by KENW, WEZU, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and Hawaii Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 14, 2007
  • Length: 02:31
  • Purchases: 4
Worldstock.com
From: KCPW Salt Lake City
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Online retailer Overstock.com gives back to the developing world.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 12, 2005
  • Length: 03:19
  • Purchases: 1
At Risk Youth Design Sweatshop-Free Fashions
From: The Public's Radio
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A community arts program in Rhode Island helps at-risk youth create clothing with an anti-sweatshop message.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KFAI Minneapolis, WGVU, KLCC, WILL and more


  • Added: Mar 31, 2005
  • Length: 06:34
  • Purchases: 7
Five Things
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Motivational speaker Bill Picard meets the challenges of cerebral palsy.

Bought by KALW, HowSound, KUOW, SALTcast Podcast, American Public Media and more


  • Added: Jan 10, 2005
  • Length: 08:45
  • Purchases: 6