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Caption: Former Sunnyvale Mayor Tony Spitaleri leading a City Council meeting last January when the new gun ordinance went into effect., Credit: Liz Pfeffer
Sunnyvale, California doesn't have a history of violence, so why does the mayor want to make a safe city safer?

  • Added: Aug 01, 2014
  • Length: 06:15
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Street Roots is a non-profit news outlet that has been addressing homelessness and poverty in Portland, Oregon since 1998.

  • Added: Jul 17, 2014
  • Length: 03:27
Caption: Bappi Lahiri at an election rally , Credit: Sandip Roy
The Times of India newspaper called this Indian election a "Dance of Democracy." But for Sandip Roy it's more of a 'Disco' Dance of Democracy.

  • Added: Apr 30, 2014
  • Length: 04:30
Caption: OPD Assistant Chief, Paul Figueroa, Credit: Kyung Jin Lee
It’s been almost a year since former Oakland Police Chief Howard Jordan -- then, his replacement -- abruptly resigned. “It happened very quickly,...

  • Added: Mar 12, 2014
  • Length: 06:39
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Two environmental activists were arrested in Oklahoma City last year on charges of simulating a terrorist attack. Originally produced for Radio Dis...

  • Added: Feb 10, 2014
  • Length: 10:57
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Host Alfred Bundy in conversation with Gail Chaneyfield-Jenkins, Candidate for Newark's Central Ward Council Seat.

  • Added: Jan 11, 2014
  • Length: 30:41
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Glenda Rike tells her son, Larry, how his father, Aubrey Rike, came to be one of the few present when President John F. Kennedy received his last r...

Bought by WMUU-LP, WEZU, KMUD, and WTJU


  • Added: Nov 22, 2013
  • Length: 02:55
  • Purchases: 4
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In his first Book former Newark Mayor Sharpe James write about his career as the leader of New Jersey's largest City and has good things to say abo...

  • Added: Nov 13, 2013
  • Length: 54:00
Caption: Alcatraz Prison, where Whitey Bulger was incarcerated from 1959 to 1962., Credit: cliff1066/Flickr
What many people outside Massachusetts don't know is that the brother of reputed Boston mob boss Whitey Bulger, Billy Bulger, was similarly powerfu...

  • Added: May 29, 2013
  • Length: 02:24
Caption: Busting the Artichoke King's racket in the Bronx
Before Prohibition hit, the New York mafia had another racket that netted millions of dollars in profits. The name of the game? Sweet, sweet baby a...

  • Added: Jan 10, 2013
  • Length: 09:56
Caption: The Occupy Maine encampment in Portland's Lincoln Park., Credit: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://katrinaherzogphotography.com/" target="_blank">Katrina Herzog</a>, courtesy of the Salt archives.
Dispatches from Occupy Maine's consensus process.

  • Added: Oct 08, 2012
  • Length: 07:12
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Sgt. Matthew Pennington was injured while serving on combat duty in Iraq. He showed signs of PTSD, but is working toward recovery by promoting self...

Bought by KUOW and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 21, 2012
  • Length: 06:11
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: 2011 NYC Pride Parade, Credit: Cassidy Lerman
While walking with the Israeli delegation in the 2011 NYC Pride Parade I captured reactions from the crowd and others in the march about why they a...

  • Added: Jun 10, 2012
  • Length: 08:32
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Following Vice President Biden's visit to Exeter, New Hampshire, audience members offered their thoughts on the speech, the Buffett Rule, and the c...

  • Added: Apr 17, 2012
  • Length: 02:16
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Husband and Wife preach the Gospel at different churches, whose members get to heaven sooner?

  • Added: Nov 20, 2011
  • Length: 28:31
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Two generations of veterans cope with PTSD—looking to heal themselves and heal the world. Featuring S. Brian Wilson, author of “Blood on the Tracks”

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., KVSC, WMPG, KUFM - Montana Public Radio and more


  • Added: Sep 28, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 10
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This week’s referendum in South Sudan could mean the birth of a new nation in Africa. The referendum is part of a 2005 agreement to end a long and...

  • Added: Jan 07, 2011
  • Length: 06:56
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Early next month the people of southern Sudan will vote on whether to split from the Arab Muslim north. If they vote yes, they’ll form their own co...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 17, 2010
  • Length: 05:18
  • Purchases: 1
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All over the U.S., Sudanese refugees are registering to vote in next month’s historic referendum for southern Sudan independence. That includes the...

  • Added: Dec 17, 2010
  • Length: 04:30
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Even before last January’s earthquake, Haiti was a country with ongoing problems.  It’s extremely poor, lacks infrastructure such as good roads and...

  • Added: Nov 19, 2010
  • Length: 03:45
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Crawford, Texas became the adopted home of George W. Bush during his presidency. But the small town west of Waco has undergone some big changes si...

  • Added: Jul 06, 2010
  • Length: 03:25
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From the Sudan Radio Project: we hear a range of opinions about the upcoming elections in Sudan.

  • Added: Apr 04, 2010
  • Length: 05:17
Caption: Slugging at the Pentagon is just one of the ways people in the Washington region develop their own methods of avoiding traffic-clogged highways., Credit: David Schultz/WAMU
Traffic congestion in the D.C. region is at an all-time high. That's forced many to get creative with their commutes.

  • Added: Mar 14, 2010
  • Length: 06:03
Caption: Actress Janet Henry is dressed up as Sarah Palin., Credit: Sylvia Maria Gross
Last week, a Kansas City theater director gathered together a bunch of actors to do a satirical reading of former Vice Presidential candidate Sarah...

Bought by WILL


  • Added: Nov 24, 2009
  • Length: 09:53
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Canon City Mustangs, Credit: Amy Hadden Marsh
Feature story about BLM wild horse and burro holding facility at Canon City, Colorado, and why there are over 2,000 mustangs and burros there.

  • Added: Aug 20, 2009
  • Length: 03:58