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Coachella Youth Use Tech for Environmental Justice
From: Lisa Morehouse
Series: After the Gold Rush: The Future of Small Town California
Caption: Coachella youth crowdsource sewage issues with Professor Ryan Sinclair., Credit: Lisa Morehouse
It’s just 40 miles from Palm Springs, but the Eastern Coachella Valley is home to a host of environmental concerns, ranging from arsenic in the wel...

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


  • Added: Oct 26, 2013
  • Length: 05:02
  • Purchases: 2
Candombe
From: Ben Weisz
Caption: Child with tambor
Ben Weisz discovers the vibrant street tradition of Candombe drumming, and explores its origins among Montevideo's Afro-Uruguayan community.

  • Added: Oct 08, 2013
  • Length: 08:28
Defensor FC - vanguards of Uruguayan youth soccer
From: Ben Weisz
Caption: Defensor's newest recruits? , Credit: Ben Weisz 2013
For its 3 million inhabitants, Uruguay really punches above its weight in footballing terms. How does it achieve such success in international socc...

  • Added: Oct 08, 2013
  • Length: 05:37
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
Mexican Band plays in a Burnsville Library, Oct 5 2013. For broadcast Sept 30-Oct 4, 2013
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: la Familia Torres-Pena, Credit: Phil Nusbaum
The group, la Familia Torres-Pena has been prominent in Twin Cities Mexican music for decades. The couple's two children figure in this group. In t...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Sep 22, 2013
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
Mexico Uncovered
From: Round Earth Media
Caption: Host, Daniel Hernandez
One hour special, taking listeners to the Mexico they don't know, untold stories rich in sound, place and humanity, with host Daniel Hernandez. Th...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KGOU, Connecticut Public (WNPR), KCPW Salt Lake City and more


  • Added: Sep 18, 2013
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 36
Transgender Activist Works to Help LGBT Latinos
From: Lauren Ober
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Since immigrating to Washington, D.C. from El Salvador as a teenager, Ruby Corado has had big dreams. But as a transgender Latina, it hasn’t always...

  • Added: Sep 15, 2013
  • Length: 05:12
Gloria's Secret Cafe
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
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Destination DIY producer Alex Johnson has the story of a one-woman restaurant where customers can't help but feel like a part of the family.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 14, 2013
  • Length: 04:46
  • Purchases: 1
Favela Ghost Town
From: Gianluca Tramontana
Caption: Favela mural saying: "The destruction of my community for the cup", Credit: Gianluca Tramontana
Gianluca Tramontana takes us to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and shows us around a favela ghost town in the shadow of the Maracana soccer stadium.

  • Added: Jul 25, 2013
  • Length: 08:05
CRYSTAL FAIRY -- Michael Cera & Sebastian Silva Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Michael Cera & Sebastian Silva, San Francisco, CA 5/7/13, Credit: Andrea Chase
Michael Cera and Sebastian Silva talk the creativity of improv, the excitement of failure, and being open to the moment.

  • Added: Jul 15, 2013
  • Length: 15:56
StoryCorps MVI: Monica Velez and Christopher Hernandez
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Monica Velez talks to her fiancé, Christopher Hernandez about her two brothers, Army Corporal José "Freddy" Velez and Army Specialist Andrew Velez.

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Jul 15, 2013
  • Length: 02:43
  • Purchases: 1
I'M SO EXCITED -- Javier Camara, Miguel Angel Silvestre & Blanca Suarez Interview.
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Javier Camara Joserra, Blanca Suarez, Miguel Angel Sylvestre , Credit: Andrea Chase
Javier Camara Joserra, Miguel Angel Silvestre, and Blanca Suarez talk singing on the set, the irony of place names, and being schooled by Almodovar.

  • Added: Jul 12, 2013
  • Length: 18:37
Serendipity on the airwaves
From: KALW
Caption: Lita Hernandez shows off her new credentials. , Credit: Audrey Dilling
There are many different sounds that float through the intersection of 81st Avenue and Rudsdale Street in East Oakland: crowds heading to the Oakla...

  • Added: Jul 10, 2013
  • Length: 07:09
Woodburn, The Most Diverse Town In Oregon
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Caption: Luis & Luisa Quintero of Luis' Tacqueria in Woodburn, OR, Credit: Photo by Richard Jensen
Throughout the West, historic discriminatory laws have excluded people of color from settling and owning property. Because of that, many Western st...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and XRAY.fm


  • Added: Jul 02, 2013
  • Length: 06:18
  • Purchases: 2
StoryCorps: Gilbert Zermeño and Pat Powers-Zermeño
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Gilbert Zermenño (L) and Pat Powers-Zermeño (R)
Gilbert Zermeño tells his wife, Pat Powers-Zermeño, about wanting to join the school band when he was in 6th grade.

Bought by WDBM and WEZU


  • Added: Jul 01, 2013
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 2
Get Behind Me, Now Stay There - Episode 28
From: Get Behind Me , Now Stay There
Series: Get Behind Me, Now Stay There
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The Art and Entertainment News That You Want To Know! Featuring Poet Ruth Nolan and Musician Frankie Hernandez.

  • Added: Jun 17, 2013
  • Length: 58:01
Waiting for Food
From: Sarah P. Reynolds
Caption: in line for food on Mission St. in San Francisco, Credit: Sarah P. Reynolds
What does it feel like to wait in line for food?

Bought by XRAY.fm and PRX Remix


  • Added: May 17, 2013
  • Length: 07:51
  • Purchases: 2
Growing Up In Poverty
From: City High Radio
Caption: Arturo And His Mom, Credit: From The Collection Of Arturo Camelot
Sixteen-year-old Arturo spent most of his life in what he considers poverty--living on welfare and supported by the Section 8 housing program--but ...

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


  • Added: May 14, 2013
  • Length: 05:46
  • Purchases: 2
Regional de NY: Choro Music from Brazil
From: Willis Arnold
Series: Local Music Worldwide
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Choro is a music of the people that can be found in Brazil’s bars and at barbecues. Band members of Regional de NY, a choro band from Brazil, the...

  • Added: May 13, 2013
  • Length: 04:05
Don Fidel
From: American Student Radio
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Don Fidel, an immigrant to the United States, opened a staple restaurant in Chicago, but for his family, it was more than restaurant.

  • Added: May 09, 2013
  • Length: 16:26
StoryCorps: Alexis Martinez and Lesley Etherly Martinez
From: StoryCorps
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Alexis Martinez (L) tells her daughter, Lesley Etherly Martinez (R), about being a transgender woman.

Bought by KALW, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WCQS, and WEZU


  • Added: May 03, 2013
  • Length: 02:49
  • Purchases: 4
Latitude News Podcast #9 — Mexican, undocumented...Mormon?
From: Latitude News
Caption: The Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake City, Utah. , Credit: Cookiecaper
A personal story from a growing demographic

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 22, 2013
  • Length: 15:09
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps Historias: Ruben Aguilar and Bill Luna
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Ruben Aguilar (R) and Bill Luna (L)
Ruben Aguilar tells his friend Bill Luna about his family's deportation as part of the Mexican Repatriation Program in 1933.

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Apr 08, 2013
  • Length: 02:01
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Dawn Maestas
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Dawn Maestas, who removes tattoos for survivors of domestic violence, talks to a client about her work.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WEZU, WMUU-LP, and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 02, 2013
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 4
Crossing Over
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: Crossing the Rio Bravo.
At just sixteen Victor left his home in Guadalajara and crossed the river into Texas only to be picked up by immigration agents and returned to Mex...

  • Added: Mar 30, 2013
  • Length: 28:06

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