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Teen Girl Loves Computer Science, But Struggles To Fit In
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: RadioActive: Summer 2014
Caption: 16-year-old Ifrah Abshir says she is in a committed relationship with Computer Science. But she still struggles to fit into the tech industry. , Credit: KUOW Photo/Ahlaam Ibraahim
Sixteen year old Ifrah Abshir had a rocky start with computer science, but she eventually fell in love with it. The tech industry has been trying t...

  • Added: Jan 14, 2015
  • Length: 05:33
Bring on the Bling! - A reality TV series and the business that's booming because of it.
From: Andrew Davis
Series: Claim Your Fame
Caption: Sondra Celli discusses a dress design with Carol, Credit: Sondra Celli
Turn on the television at any hour, and you're bound to find a reality television show on. Many of these shows feature businesses - there are shows...

  • Added: Jan 07, 2015
  • Length: 07:39
Paradise in the Everglades
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: Maureen and Lucky Cole, Credit: Charles McGuigan
Two of the only human inhabitants of the Everglades live just off Loop Road less than a mile before it links back up with Tamiani Trail. Their comp...

  • Added: Dec 26, 2014
  • Length: 26:16
Mother of Invention
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
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A mother and a nurse created a device to help other breast-feeding moms.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 01, 2014
  • Length: 22:32
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 3: Joan and Shirley's Story
From: Mother
Series: MOTHER: A PODCAST
Caption: MOTHER: A PODCAST, Credit: Logo created by Justin Schnarr (justinschnarr.com/).
"I didn't really want to have children. It's just that I got pregnant." -Shirley, 57, Nebraska

  • Added: Oct 22, 2014
  • Length: 06:15
Descendant Of Three Founding Fathers Keeps American History Alive
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: Laura Belman's family tree includes three Declaration signers., Credit: Rebecca Sheir
Laura Belman is descended from three signers of the Declaration of Independence, and is working to preserve the history of early Washington, D.C.

  • Added: Oct 11, 2014
  • Length: 03:06
A Dream Job
From: Daniel Wanschura
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What exactly is a dream job? Is it one that pays a lot of money? One where you don’t have to do much work? Is it one that makes you famous? …Or, is...

  • Added: Sep 25, 2014
  • Length: 04:58
Author Katy Butler and “Knocking on Heaven’s Door”
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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In this enlightening memoir about her parents’ deaths, the author lays out some of the difficulties in having the so-called good death when teamed ...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Sep 04, 2014
  • Length: 10:00
  • Purchases: 2
Lilian Alfonso, Metal Scrapper
From: Bending Borders
Series: 24 Hours: A Day in the Working Life
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At USA Recycling in East LA, a two-story yellow crane smashes cars, refrigerators and stoves into neat piles of wreckage all day. The mistress of t...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 29, 2014
  • Length: 03:17
  • Purchases: 1
Venus, Daytime Stripper
From: Bending Borders
Series: 24 Hours: A Day in the Working Life
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A stripper nicknamed "Venus" dances during the breakfast shift in Downtown Los Angeles.

  • Added: Jul 29, 2014
  • Length: 03:27
Psychiatrist Judith Orloff with "Ecstasy of Surrender"
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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Orloff is an Asst. Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at UCLA who incorporates energy medicine in her practice. In her fifth book she invites reader...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Jun 26, 2014
  • Length: 09:53
  • Purchases: 2
Jenny Bovey, Fish Printer
From: Kara Janeczko
Caption: Jenny Bovey at her store in Chatham, MA, Credit: Kara Janeczko
Jenny Bovey's fish don't stink. She's one of the few full time practitioners of a 2,000-year-old Japanese art form called "Gyotaku." She and her h...

Bought by WABE, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 09, 2014
  • Length: 04:28
  • Purchases: 4
Day Job 5: Fear And The Flying Trapeze
From: Joshua McNichols
Series: Day Job: How Musicians Pay The Rent (2014 Series)
Caption: A trapeze student, Credit: Joshua McNichols
Kari Kirkland stands on a narrow platform high above the ground. As a trapeze instructor, her job is to convince students to jump off that platform...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, Delmarva Public Media, and KUOW


  • Added: May 20, 2014
  • Length: 16:18
  • Purchases: 3
The Sweet Science
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
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The story of one woman's improbable journey from the gym to the boxing ring.

  • Added: May 15, 2014
  • Length: 16:05
Author Sister Madonna Buder a.k.a. the Iron Nun
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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A Roman Catholic Sister in her 80s who wrote “The Grace to Race, “ she’s the oldest person ever (man or woman) to finish an Ironman Triathlon. This...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: May 08, 2014
  • Length: 09:40
  • Purchases: 2
Author Jenny Bowen, “Wish You Happy Forever"
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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Though she identifies herself as just an ordinary person with a dream, au contraire, Jenny’s accomplishments are stunning. She is an American who...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Apr 12, 2014
  • Length: 09:53
  • Purchases: 2
Project Prom
From: Margaret Krauss
Series: What What Why: Stories of Life and Living
Caption: Jacqueline Belton helps Chynna Baker, 18, finish her prom outfit with heels. , Credit: Margaret J. Krauss
This week on What What Why, it's almost prom season and we're examining the event's significance. Love it, hate it, go to it or don’t, but prom is ...

  • Added: Apr 04, 2014
  • Length: 07:59
Song Story S0.E2 - Sarah Donner's "Signs of Life" (pre-season sneak-peek)
From: Eric Ginsberg
Series: Song Story
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Song Story features songwriters telling the true stories behind their original songs. This pre-season sneak-peek features singer/songwriter/creativ...

  • Added: Mar 30, 2014
  • Length: 10:06
Behavioral biologist Karen Pryor, the scientist who brings out the best in dogs
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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Karen's latest book is “Reaching the Animal Mind.” Having started out as the world’s foremost dolphin trainer, Pryor is responsible for developing ...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Mar 06, 2014
  • Length: 09:59
  • Purchases: 2
OOC2: Chris Taylor
From: Jake Harper
Series: Out of Context
Caption: Wisconsin Rep. Chris Taylor , Credit: Jake Harper
State Rep. Chris Taylor tells the story of her difficult second pregnancy.

  • Added: Feb 24, 2014
  • Length: 17:40
Birthdays
From: Margaret Krauss
Series: What What Why: Stories of Life and Living
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Everyone has a birthday, but the day's meaning changes over time. In this episode, we look at life from 21st and 94th birthdays.

  • Added: Feb 20, 2014
  • Length: 10:53
Something Old, Something New
From: Elizabeth Jenkins
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Last year, Maine legalized same-sex marriage by popular vote. It's an industry that vendors are still growing into and, for a same-sex couple, the ...

Bought by WMPG


  • Added: Jan 10, 2014
  • Length: 06:11
  • Purchases: 1
28 and Single
From: kim fox
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In Egypt, family, marriage and love all mix together in an unexpected way, especially when it comes to arranged marriages. The American University ...

Bought by KUER


  • Added: Dec 11, 2013
  • Length: 10:31
  • Purchases: 1
Reverend Death
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: Reverend Death Alane Cameron Miles, Credit: Rebecca D'Angelo
Alane Cameron Miles was groomed throughout her life to be comfortable with death and the dying. She had a knack for it and would ultimately become ...

  • Added: Oct 10, 2013
  • Length: 27:26
Alzheimer's: Slipping Away
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: Frances Hilary McGuigan, Credit: Doug Dobery
This journey begins in the deepest recesses of the human brain--the hippocampus, and ends in the memory support unit of a retirement community. It'...

  • Added: Aug 31, 2013
  • Length: 54:59

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