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November 1st, 2011
Social Media: A voice for the silenced
From: Terry Fernsler
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Social media is a place to share stories globally even though they are suppressed locally.

  • Added: Nov 01, 2011
  • Length: 17:21
The many faciets of bountiful birch
From: WTIP
Series: North Woods Phenology
Caption: Stand of birch
The paper birch is an iconic symbol of the north shore and north woods. Jay Andersen of WTIP North Shore Community Radio spoke to local naturalist ...

Bought by KSRQ and Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota


  • Added: Nov 01, 2011
  • Length: 07:37
  • Purchases: 2
Bono on His Dad's Final Days Before He Died of Cancer
From: Blank on Blank
Series: Blank on Blank
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"I’d go and usually have a pint of Guinness and a chaser to steady my nerves. Then I'd go to the hospital and I'd sleep beside my father." - Bono. ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 01, 2011
  • Length: 04:22
  • Purchases: 2
October 31st, 2011
Racial Politics and the Obama Presidency
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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Radio Curious visits with Randall Kennedy, author of "The Persistence of the Color Line: Racial Politics and the Obama Presidency," and "Nigger:The...

  • Added: Oct 31, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
Overreliance on Accountability Undermines Public Confidence
From: Terry Fernsler
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The public's view of accountability is not the same as the view of leaders of public institutions.

  • Added: Oct 31, 2011
  • Length: 14:05
Women Who Wouldn't Listen: Wangari Maathai and Frances Moore Lappe
From: A World of Possibilities
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Two lives spent breaking the mold of both traditional and feminist perspectives are recounted in candid conversation, each with a focused sense of ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WZEN.org, KREV-LP, KUOW, WHRV and more


  • Added: Oct 31, 2011
  • Length: 55:00
  • Purchases: 7
1971: 'An American Family'; Our First Reality TV Show
From: Action Speaks Radio
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What's Real? What's Not? Does Anybody Care?

Bought by XRAY.fm, WRIR, Spokane Public Radio, 90.5 WSNC, WGBH Radio Boston and more


  • Added: Oct 31, 2011
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 9
Halloween through the eyes of a spirit medium
From: KALW
Caption: Sarah Belanger is a self-described “spirit medium.” , Credit: Priscilla Yuki Wilson
For many of us, Halloween is a day we get to depart from reality. But for Sandra Belanger, ghosts, the afterlife, and death are part of everyday li...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 31, 2011
  • Length: 08:02
  • Purchases: 1
Unlocking the legacy of Houdini
From: KALW
Caption: Harry Houdini, full-length portrait, standing, facing front, in chains, c. 1899. Library of Congress. McManus-Young Collection.
HARRY HOUDINI: Ladies and gentlemen: introducing my original invention, the water torture cell... That’s Harry Houdini, in 1914, describing the wa...

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


  • Added: Oct 31, 2011
  • Length: 07:56
  • Purchases: 3
Record Bin Roulette - The 7 Billionth Baby
From: John Kessler
Caption: where babies come from, Credit: janwillemsen
Musical Rarities, Oddities and Classics, tightly packaged in 4 minute weekly episodes. This week with Steppenwolf, Connie Francis, Elvis and Lady G...

  • Added: Oct 31, 2011
  • Length: 03:48
Surviving public transportation as a senior
From: KALW
Caption: Under CC license from danisabella. http://www.flickr.com/photos/danisabella/3333828643/
Take a quick look around while on Muni, BART, or AC Transit, and you’ll notice that a lot of the people who depend on public transit are seniors. B...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 31, 2011
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 1
Finding artistic inspiration in your fellow commuter
From: KALW
Caption: Local painter Brett Amory’s series “Waiting” is inspired by the Bay Area’s commuters.
For many of us, the time we spend riding BART or Muni can be one of the least inspiring parts of the day. It’s a time out of time, spent mostly wai...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 31, 2011
  • Length: 06:12
  • Purchases: 2
A day in the life of Occupy Oakland
From: KALW
Caption: The kitchen at Occupy Oakland is open to all and staffed by volunteers. , Credit: Photo by Jaime Omar Yassin (hyphenatedrepublic.com)
The Occupy Wall Street movement continues to develop in cities around the country and here all around the Bay. Early this morning, San Jose police ...

  • Added: Oct 31, 2011
  • Length: 10:17
New inmates mean big decisions for San Mateo County
From: KALW
Caption: Demonstrators in Redwood City march through the downtown district in support of criminal rehabilitation. , Credit: Nicole Jones
As realignment is becoming a reality in California, counties are scrambling to put together plans to deal with thousands of new offenders who will ...

  • Added: Oct 31, 2011
  • Length: 05:18
Rewriting Fillmore’s redevelopment history
From: KALW
Caption: Some formerly displaced residents of redevelopment in the '60s and '70s will have an opportunity to move into Fillmore Park., Credit: Adelaide Chen
It’s no secret that San Francisco is an expensive place to live. Take renting an apartment, for instance. On average, a San Francisco tenant pays ...

  • Added: Oct 31, 2011
  • Length: 07:27
A San Francisco sanctuary for artists
From: KALW
Caption: SFWA weaver Aiko Kobayashi Gray at the American Craft Week Celebration., Credit: Photo courtesy of the SF Women Artists Gallery
If you’ve ever been to Ghirardelli Square, then you’ve probably seen the mermaid fountain that’s right in the middle. Would you have guessed it was...

  • Added: Oct 31, 2011
  • Length: 05:00
The luxury of living in a tiny house
From: KALW
Caption: Jay Shafer, owner of the Tumbleweed Tiny House Company, in front of one of his homes.
From a young age, many of us dream of the houses we’ll own. But those dreams don’t get into the reality of how much houses cost. These days, buying...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and KUOW


  • Added: Oct 31, 2011
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 2
A view from inside California's most-isolated prison cell
From: KALW
Caption: Hallway in the SHU at Pelican Bay State Prison. , Credit: Rina Palta
When Rafael Losno was growing up, he attended Catholic school in Oakland. He spoke three languages. He played sports and had a girlfriend. And he f...

  • Added: Oct 31, 2011
  • Length: 01:40
Bay Area Beats: Kelly McFarling finds her musical home in San Francisco
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents - Bay Area Beats
Caption: Local singer-songwriter Kelly McFarling
Local musician Kelly McFarling wrote her song “Atlanta” as an ode to her hometown, but she didn’t write it – or any other song, as a matter of fact...

  • Added: Oct 31, 2011
  • Length: 09:40
Youth bring fresh eyes to Alcatraz
From: KALW
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A local art and theater group the We Players has also been in residence on Alcatraz for the past three years. Their work is designed to spark discu...

  • Added: Oct 31, 2011
  • Length: 05:40