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A fundamentalist Christian transforms his views on abortion
From: Stephanie Lepp
Series: Reckonings
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Chris Ladd was raised as a fundamentalist Christian in East Texas, believing he possessed the secret to how everything in the universe worked. A br...

  • Added: Aug 28, 2016
  • Length: 34:45
Life of the Law #90: Kids Doing Life
From: Life of the Law
Series: Life of the Law
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The US Supreme Court issued a series of decisions that teens can’t be sentenced to death and they can’t be given an automatic life sentence without...

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Aug 23, 2016
  • Length: 29:43
  • Purchases: 1
Kidnapped in Guatemala
From: Sarah Bromer
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When Richard Newman accepted at job at the World Health Organization in Guatemala in the late 70s, he never expected to get mixed up in the country...

  • Added: Jul 02, 2016
  • Length: 17:13
An unlikely friendship transforms the gun debate
From: Stephanie Lepp
Series: Reckonings
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In the mid-90’s, Dr. Mark Rosenberg was leading gun violence research at the CDC. Republican Arkansas Congressman Jay Dickey, the NRA’s so-called '...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, KFAI Minneapolis, and XRAY.fm


  • Added: May 20, 2016
  • Length: 37:50
  • Purchases: 3
The White Elephant
From: Israel Story
Series: Israel Story Podcast
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In "The White Elephant,” Yochai Maital walks us through the history of Tel Aviv’s ‘New’ Central Bus Station — a derelict eight-story behemoth and m...

  • Added: Mar 27, 2016
  • Length: 32:00
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
The Freedom Riders of 1961
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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The Freedom Riders of 1961 were upholding the law. So why were they being arrested as soon as they got off the buses in Jackson, Mississippi? KFAI'...

Bought by Hark! and WDSE


  • Added: Mar 18, 2015
  • Length: 04:44
  • Purchases: 2
Life of the Law #48: Boiled Angel
From: Life of the Law
Series: Life of the Law
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Freedom of speech is a right guaranteed in the first amendment of the constitution. One exception to the rule is obscenity. But determining what is...

  • Added: Jan 26, 2015
  • Length: 16:05
Maryland Town Celebrates Its 15 Hours Of Fame
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: After fleeing Washington, D.C., during the War of 1812, President James Madison spent the night in this Brookeville home, supposedly making Brookeville “U.S. Capital for a Day.” , Credit: Washington Post
Andy Warhol once said: "In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes." But in this town, you'll meet people who claim that in the pa...

  • Added: Sep 12, 2013
  • Length: 06:26
Whitey Bulger and Billy Bulger: The Tale of Two Brothers
From: Curt Nickisch
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
Meet the most committed candidates you’ve never heard of
From: KALW
Caption: Sonja Trauss is running as a write-in candidate for the BART board in her district., Credit: Courtesy of http://www.district7.trauss.com/#!voting/c1u32
If you’ve got a mailbox, chances are that at this point in the election season, it’s stuffed with campaign literature. You might be so sick of it t...

  • Added: Nov 02, 2012
  • Length: 03:37
A city runs on volunteer power
From: KALW
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California’s budget crisis has meant huge cuts in cities across the Bay Area. Pinole, a city of 18,000 in Contra Costa County, is no exception. Sin...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 10, 2012
  • Length: 06:21
  • Purchases: 1
VIGILANTE VIGILANTE: THE BATTLE FOR EXPRESSION -- Filmmakers Max Good and Nate Wollman interview.
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Max Good & Nate Wollman, SF CA, 8/1/11, Credit: Andrea Chase
Max Good and Nate Wollman talk passion, law-breaking, and late-night stake-outs in the world of graffiti artists and the buffers who hate them.

  • Added: Sep 08, 2011
  • Length: 19:10
How war kept California united
From: KALW
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Libya, London, Egypt – the map of unrest and revolution around the world right now is vast. In Sudan, it led to the country separating in two. Now ...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 07, 2011
  • Length: 06:56
  • Purchases: 2
Giving the House of Representatives a Human Face
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: Nicholas Longworth's gavel is among the treasures curated and conserved by the House of Representatives' very first curator., Credit: Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives
Meet the very first curator of the U.S. House of Representatives collection... 4,000 artifacts strong.

Bought by Louisville Public Media, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 25, 2011
  • Length: 06:05
  • Purchases: 3
Health Insurance as/for Extreme Sport
From: Lily Rothman
Caption: Skater Rob Campbell in action, Credit: Lily Rothman
For extreme sports athletes, front-side blunt stall skateboard ollies and snaggletooth bike grinds belong on a list with the public option and pree...

  • Added: May 20, 2011
  • Length: 03:24
How the White House Got Its Name
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: Dr. Clarence Lusane is author of The Black History of the White House., Credit: Rebecca Sheir
Hint: It doesn't have a whole lot to do with paint swatches...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, PRX Remix, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 13, 2011
  • Length: 03:19
  • Purchases: 3
In The Prime: Washington's Meridian
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: D.C.'s Meridian Hill Park got its name from the Prime Meridian Thomas Jefferson proposed along 16th Street NW., Credit: Rebecca Sheir
What if Washington, D.C., really were the middle of the world?

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 15, 2010
  • Length: 03:35
  • Purchases: 1
Shedding Light On Height: The Truth About D.C.'s Skyline (short version)
From: Rebecca Sheir
Series: The Newcomer's Guide to Washington
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Getting to the bottom of why Washington, D.C.'s building tops... are so low.

  • Added: Feb 08, 2010
  • Length: 03:27
Shedding Light On Height: The Truth About D.C.'s Skyline
From: Rebecca Sheir
Series: The Newcomer's Guide to Washington
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Getting to the bottom of why Washington, D.C.'s building tops... are so low.

Bought by PRX Remix, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and Remix Radio


  • Added: Jan 25, 2010
  • Length: 04:55
  • Purchases: 3
Obama and Israel
From: PRX PromCom
Series: Promise Commentaries
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Does Barack Obama really have a "Jewish Problem"?

Bought by Interfaith Voices, KFAI Minneapolis, and Remix Radio


  • Added: Sep 11, 2008
  • Length: 03:51
  • Purchases: 3
Modern Cowboy
From: Jen Nathan
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Man rides horse cross country in search of fame

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


  • Added: Feb 27, 2008
  • Length: 06:28
  • Purchases: 3
"Give Us Our Darling Back": Russia's 'Claim' on Alaska
From: Rebecca Sheir
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Should the U.S. give Alaska back to Russia? One presidential hopeful thinks so.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 02, 2008
  • Length: 05:44
  • Purchases: 1
Red Crystal Palace ~ 1: Introduction
From: Fereshteh Toosi
Series: Red Crystal Palace
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RED CRYSTAL PALACE is a mobile tent with a crystal ball inside, operated by a nurse seeking predictions about the future from people on the street.

  • Added: Nov 08, 2007
  • Length: 03:26
McKinley vs. The High One
From: Rebecca Sheir
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Why has an Ohio Congressmen spent 30+ years obsessing over the name of a mountain... in Alaska?

Bought by 91.7 WHUS Storrs and WYSO


  • Added: Jun 01, 2007
  • Length: 04:15
  • Purchases: 2