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San Francisco soup kitchens strive for healthy lunches
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
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Soup kitchens in San Francisco’s Tenderloin District feed thousands of homeless and low-income people every day. These free meal sites serve as a v...

  • Added: Oct 09, 2013
  • Length: 17:19
Green pathways to youth employment
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: Pazhae Horace and Victor Washington on a Green House Call, Credit: Jen Chien
Pazhae Horace has a summer job with California Youth Energy Services, or CYES. It’s a program that hires youth aged 15-22 to do free “green house c...

  • Added: Oct 09, 2013
  • Length: 08:52
Doctors for the Central Valley
From: Lisa Morehouse
Series: After the Gold Rush: The Future of Small Town California
Caption: Dr. Oscar Sablan.
This piece features a couple who's served a small farming town for 30 years, and a program working to train Central Valley natives to be doctors he...

Bought by KWMR


  • Added: Oct 02, 2013
  • Length: 06:13
  • Purchases: 1
Bringing storytime to the long wait for social services
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: Oakland Public Library children’s librarian reads at the Eastmont Social Service Agency, Credit: Holly J McDede
For many, the Eastmont Town Center in East Oakland is the go-to place to apply for food stamps, get medical coverage, find childcare, and get job a...

  • Added: Sep 17, 2013
  • Length: 06:27
What's Manufactured in Chicago?
From: WBEZ
Series: Curious City
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Chi-town manufacturing hasn’t disappeared, you just have to know where to look for it.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 12, 2013
  • Length: 06:53
  • Purchases: 1
International Testing in Science and Math
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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In response to international tests that show American students lagging, a number of programs supporting the study of science, technology, engineeri...

Bought by KENW, KFAI Minneapolis, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 29, 2013
  • Length: 02:31
  • Purchases: 3
LEGO Robotics
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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A robotics competition for 9- to 14-year-olds is a sneaky way to get kids excited about science. Allison Quantz followed one team into competition ...

Bought by KENW and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 07, 2012
  • Length: 02:45
  • Purchases: 2
Stroke Awareness
From: Radio K
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Each year, stroke affects approximately 120,000 women under the age of 45. For many young women, the idea of having a stroke at such a young age se...

  • Added: Sep 14, 2012
  • Length: 05:14
I Can Camp!
From: Radio K
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In 2007 the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources researched why people in Minnesota were spending less time outdoors. They found three problem...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 14, 2012
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
Lights, Camera--Forums!
From: Civic Commons
Caption: The CivicCommons.com
The Cleveland International Film Festival's line-up of great documentaries.

  • Added: Apr 14, 2012
  • Length: 28:30
Fighting Homophobia in the Classroom
From: Anny Celsi
Caption: The cast of Creating Bias-Free Classrooms, Credit: Gloria Juang
Teens in Los Angeles use live theater to battle homophobia in the classroom.

Bought by WHFR, XRAY.fm, KRZA, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 04, 2012
  • Length: 06:06
  • Purchases: 4
An old school game gets a new following
From: KALW
Caption: Adisa Banjoko (left) is the founder of the Hip Hop Chess Federation., Credit: Nina Parks
In another story KALW brought you the story of the so-called Chess Cinderella, Dyhemia Young. The foster child won a college scholarship at a prest...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 11, 2011
  • Length: 06:41
  • Purchases: 1
Nonprofit Narrows Science Gap Between U.S. And Africa
From: Curt Nickisch
Caption: Seeding Labs' founder Nina Dudnik speaks with a visiting African fellow during a laboratory tour., Credit: Anne Allmeling
The gap between science in the U.S. and Africa is as wide as the ocean between them. But a nonprofit startup is trying to be a good Samaritan with ...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 20, 2011
  • Length: 04:19
  • Purchases: 3
Richmond High prepares students for future in engineering
From: KALW
Caption: Maria Castillo works on a 3-D model of a train engine in Richmond High's new engineering lab. , Credit: Lillian Mongeau
There’s some good news in the latest figures from the Labor Department – they show that jobless claims have gone down. But the bad news is that ana...

  • Added: Apr 27, 2011
  • Length: 05:42
After Successful Movie, Temple Grandin Continues to Inspire
From: Grace Hood
Caption: Temple Grandin in her office of 21 years at Colorado State University, Credit: Grace Hood
Since the release of a biographical HBO film last year, Temple Grandin’s become even more of an unofficial spokesperson for autism.

  • Added: Apr 20, 2011
  • Length: 03:47
Learning to Think Critically
From: The Tibet Connection
Caption: Tenzin Seldon, a Tibetan student from Stanford who created a class in critical thinking for Tibetan Students
What does it mean to have an opinion on a controversial topic? Stanford student Tenzin Seldon, who is Tibetan, created a class in critical thinking...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 02, 2011
  • Length: 06:31
  • Purchases: 1
Jewish Yoga
From: Andrew Hiller
Caption: Valerie Greenfeld leads Torah Yoga Tot Shabbat Program, Credit: Courtesty: Andrew Hiller
In Washington, at D.C.'s Sixth and I Synagogue, toddlers are taking their first steps, attending their first services and singing their first Jewis...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Nov 15, 2010
  • Length: 06:22
  • Purchases: 1
Restoring America's Naval Treasures: The USS Constellation
From: Andrew Hiller
Caption: USS Constellation moored at Baltimore's Inner Harbor, Credit: Photo Courtesy of Andrew Hiller
For over a hundred years, the USS Constellation served the Navy and her country. The 1854 Sloop of War’s proudest moment may have been rescuing 70...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 11, 2010
  • Length: 05:30
  • Purchases: 1
Start The Adventure in Reading
From: Julia Botero
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A New Orleans non-profit tutors second graders in reading

  • Added: Mar 29, 2010
  • Length: 03:15
All Around Giving
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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The Trinity Jubilee Center in Lewiston, Maine is located in one of the poorest Neighborhoods in the state. It doubles as a soup kitchen and refugee...

Bought by Raven Radio, WRGY, WRIR, Raven Radio, PRX Remix and more


  • Added: Jan 06, 2010
  • Length: 05:59
  • Purchases: 11
School on Wheels
From: Leslie Griffin
Series: Los Angeles features
Caption: school on wheels logo, Credit: www.schoolonwheels.org
School on Wheels is a non-profit program located in Los Angeles which pairs volunteer tutors to homeless students.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and CKMO


  • Added: Mar 11, 2009
  • Length: 03:09
  • Purchases: 3
Haudenosaunee Promise Scholars
From: Brad Horn
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The first student to graduate as part of a Syracuse University full scholarship for Native American students got his degree last month.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 12, 2009
  • Length: 07:22
  • Purchases: 1
Rediscovering Religion at U.C. Berkeley
From: Berkeley J-School
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The Black Christian Ministry offers some UC Berkeley students a needed spiritual community.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 20, 2008
  • Length: 04:14
  • Purchases: 1
Surgical Advances for Breast Cancer
From: WSKG
Series: Breast Care: An Update
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Surgical options for breast cancer increase with early detection

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Jan 10, 2008
  • Length: 08:16
  • Purchases: 1
Is Oncology always needed for Breast Cancer?
From: WSKG
Series: Breast Care: An Update
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A discussion of advances in oncology options for breast cancer and the role of early detection

  • Added: Jan 10, 2008
  • Length: 08:28