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Good Medicine
From: The Drucker Institute
Series: Drucker on the Dial
Caption: Paul O'Neill
Host Phalana Tiller talks with former U.S. Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill and Rob Curry, CEO of Citrus Valley Health Partners, about healthcare.

  • Added: Jan 08, 2013
  • Length: 58:58
Co-ops that Work Together, Survive Together: Arizmendi Bakery
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Ariizmendi Fourth Street, Credit: Andrew Stelzer
In some parts of the United States, there are virtually no co-ops. So many of those co-ops that do exist feel a special responsibility to support ...

  • Added: Sep 05, 2012
  • Length: 08:02
How We Survive: The Recession Generation
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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If you’re a young person looking for a job, it looks pretty dismal out there, and it may not brighten up anytime soon. On this edition of How We Su...

Bought by WCSU-FM, WXVU 89.1 FM Villanova, and KZYX


  • Added: Nov 16, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Turning Farm Workers into Farm Owners
From: Making Contact
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It’s well known that the people picking food all across the US are predominantly low-paid Latino migrant workers. It’s ironic that the workers car...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Aug 10, 2010
  • Length: 08:20
  • Purchases: 1
A Waste-Free Dairy of the Future?
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: cheese maker at Fiscalini, Credit: Rita Daniels
It’s estimated that dairy products make up a full 20% of our daily food intake here in North America. But with increased focus on cattle waste met...

  • Added: Aug 10, 2010
  • Length: 08:42
Dry Farming-a Technique for a Water Scarce Future
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Farmers in California's central valley are getting a sneak preview of what much of the country, and the world, can expect to see in the next few de...

Bought by KALW


  • Added: Aug 10, 2010
  • Length: 07:52
  • Purchases: 1
Small Farms, Big Future
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Making Cheese at the Fiscalini Cheese Company , Credit: Rita Daniels
We go to California, America’s leading producer of fruits, vegetables, and dairy, to see some examples of how the nation’s agricultural industry is...

Bought by WSKG, KZYX, and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 10, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
The Mikie Show #14, Stephanie
From: Michael Carroll
Series: The Mikie Show
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And so we begin our second season with episode fourteen. We take a trip to The Golden Goose Thrift Shop. Trust me, you’ve never been in a thrift st...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Mar 19, 2010
  • Length: 28:02
  • Purchases: 1
Winter Amusements
From: Jim Cosco
Series: The Tippingpoint
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The snow has started to fall. What does the internet offer for amusement in the winter? Matisyahu, Charlie Brown, and curling in the same audio pla...

  • Added: Feb 19, 2010
  • Length: 19:42
Microfinance in the US gets a boost
From: Rachel Dornhelm
Caption: Viki Sinipata is one of the microentrepreneurs whose loan was funded by Kiva.org users. Her business offers support and companionship to the elderly.
A number of Web sites help Internet users fund entrepreneurs from developing countries. Now one of the biggest, Kiva.org, is allowing users to make...

Bought by Marfa Public Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 25, 2009
  • Length: 03:53
  • Purchases: 3
The Good Neighbor
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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For Mark Johnston, living next door to a trash incinerator stinks.

  • Added: Jun 22, 2009
  • Length: 06:34
It's Difficult To Change
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: Downtown Millinocket in October 2008., Credit: Craig Jarvie
A profile of Millinocket, Maine, after the mill shut down.

  • Added: Jan 20, 2009
  • Length: 06:50
None Dare Call It a Depression
From: Merle Kessler
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Ian scratches his head at whatever it is we're going through. Apparently, we're broke. Welcome to my world.

Bought by KFCF FM


  • Added: Dec 29, 2008
  • Length: 01:53
  • Purchases: 1
Billions lost! Ask me how!
From: Merle Kessler
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Some flunky at a bank in France lost billions. How?

  • Added: Dec 24, 2008
  • Length: 03:26
Active Voice Radio: Peter Karoff - Making Charitable Donations Count
From: Chris Goldstein
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Americans have an incredible capacity for charitable giving. Even in these difficult economic times donations are still flowing. What makes us give...

Bought by Aspen Public Radio and KSFR


  • Added: Dec 10, 2008
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 2
BEST Business Center
From: Elliot Ward
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A new city of Portland service helps businesses go green

  • Added: Jun 17, 2008
  • Length: 04:47
Social entrepreneurship
From: Next Generation Radio
Series: NPR's Next Generation Radio
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Creating socially conscious businesses in North Carolina

  • Added: Jun 22, 2007
  • Length: 04:48
Roosters vs. Developers
From: Adam Allington
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A Rooster becomes an anti-development icon in northern Michigan

  • Added: Jun 27, 2006
  • Length: 04:05
The Power of Song
From: Sandra Sleight-Brennan
Caption: PRX default Piece image
In Athens, Ohio the ATCO Sheltered Workshop for developmentally disabled adults is making money - and art! Their 'outsider art' made $100,000 last ...

Bought by Morehead State Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 14, 2004
  • Length: 06:50
  • Purchases: 1
A Night at the Spa
From: WFUV
Series: On the Night Shift
Caption: PRX default Piece image
On this Labor Day, WFUV checks in with New York City's night shift workers. In this segment we visit the 24-hour spa, where working nights can be...

  • Added: Aug 24, 2004
  • Length: 04:40
Baking Through the Night
From: WFUV
Series: On the Night Shift
Caption: PRX default Piece image
On this Labor Day, WFUV catches up with New York City's night shift workers. In this segment, some bakers in Lower Manhattan burn the midnight oil...

Bought by WCQS, Prairie Public, Here and Now, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., and WYSO


  • Added: Aug 24, 2004
  • Length: 01:44
  • Purchases: 5
Night Shift Headlines
From: WFUV
Series: On the Night Shift
Caption: PRX default Piece image
On this Labor Day, WFUV catches up with New York City night shift workers. In this segment, we hit a local newspaper as they put together the morn...

  • Added: Aug 24, 2004
  • Length: 04:24
Early Morning Delivery
From: WFUV
Series: On the Night Shift
Caption: PRX default Piece image
On this Labor Day, WFUV catches up with New York City's night shift workers. In this segment, a trucker drives through the night to make an early-...

  • Added: Aug 24, 2004
  • Length: 01:50
PowerPoint at Gettysburg, rev.
From: Jackson Braider
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What is it about PowerPoint that makes it capable of ruining the Gettysburg Address?

Bought by WYSO


  • Added: Sep 16, 2003
  • Length: 07:07
  • Purchases: 1