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Thirsty Planet
From: American Public Media
Series: APM Reports
Caption: Residents of India, Israel confront water issues such as flooding, drought, pollution, and lack of access by the poor.
Scientists say most people on Earth will first experience climate change in terms of water — either too much or too little. This documentary explor...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WMUU-LP, Interlochen Public Radio, WVPE, WRIR and more


  • Added: May 12, 2016
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 15
Sri Lanka's War Widows and the Road to Reconciliation
From: Adam Bemma
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Sri Lanka's civil war lasted 26 years. It cost the lives of an estimated 100,000 people and devastated the north and east of the island nation. In ...

  • Added: Apr 27, 2016
  • Length: 05:38
232-Dangerous Aten
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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A potentially hazardous asteroid emerges from the glare surrounding our Sun.

Bought by KRSC, KUPR low power FM, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, Radio Newark, KRWG and more


  • Added: Mar 03, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8
231-Hot Hand
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Three potentially hazardous asteroids are discovered in rapid succession.

Bought by KRSC, KUPR low power FM, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, Radio Newark, KRWG and more


  • Added: Mar 03, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
230-Close Or Not
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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An Earth approaching object once again comes within range of our telescopes.

Bought by KRSC, KUPR low power FM, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, Radio Newark, KRWG and more


  • Added: Feb 25, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
#718- "A mutual fund freezes redemptions"
From: marc cuniberti
Series: Money Matters Economic Forum
Caption: Money Matters host Marc Cuniberti
Like 208/2009 when a large mutual fund froze out investors, now we see the same story. Hear it all. VERY IMPORTANT NEWS PIECE FOR INVESTORS!

Bought by KFCF FM and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Feb 03, 2016
  • Length: 07:29
  • Purchases: 2
MLK Day Celebration featuring guest speaker Brittney Packnett
From: WFHB
Series: Daily Local News
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Brittney Packnett gives a passionate speech to honor the civil rights leader birthday.

Bought by WSLR


  • Added: Jan 21, 2016
  • Length: 03:59
  • Purchases: 1
After a flood, solving the mystery of water
From: Jenny Chen
Caption: 2013 flood in Estes Park, Credit: Town of Estes Park
Recent floods in Texas and Oklahoma cost the country over $3 billion in economic losses. In some areas of the country, floods are growing in intens...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 23, 2015
  • Length: 08:45
  • Purchases: 1
How a tiny shipping container community is causing a big fuss in Oakland
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: Luke Iseman puts together raised bed garden containers, Credit: Chris Hambrick
Here in the Bay Area, rents are rising, and housing inventory is shrinking. It’s forcing many here to decide -- either you have to leave the area c...

Bought by WABE


  • Added: Oct 02, 2015
  • Length: 07:42
  • Purchases: 1
Beyond the Blackboard: Building Character in Public Schools
From: American Public Media
Series: APM Reports: Focus on Education
Caption: A student at the Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School in New York conquers a high ropes course., Credit: Stephen Smith
In the 1940s a British headmaster named Kurt Hahn set up a wilderness school called Outward Bound to teach young men the skills they needed to surv...

Bought by WMUU-LP, XRAY.fm, WITF, Vermont Public, WGBH Radio Boston and more


  • Added: Sep 10, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Megabus Tells Story of New Orleans' Katrina Diaspora
From: Eve Abrams
Caption: The most popular destinations for Megabus routes out of New Orleans are Atlanta and Houston., Credit: Eve Abrams
Ten years after New Orleans flooded following Hurricane Katrina, the city has changed. New Orleans is now home to far fewer Black people and far fe...

Bought by KZYX and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jul 27, 2015
  • Length: 13:00
  • Purchases: 2
"Scurrilous and scandalous": subversive humor at the SF Public Library
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: Poster for this year's Schmulowitz exhibit
Sometimes the things we write can cause controversy, and even end up being deadly. Early this year two gunmen opened fire in the office of the Fren...

  • Added: Jul 21, 2015
  • Length: 06:34
Mosque in a Synagogue: Muslims and Jews Unite
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: Northern Virginia Hebrew Congregation hosts members of the area's Muslim community for Friday services and meals during Ramadan., Credit: Northern Virginia Hebrew Congregation
At this Northern Virginia synagogue, Jews and Muslims are sharing much more than just space.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: May 18, 2015
  • Length: 05:19
  • Purchases: 1
Everybody disagrees on how to solve San Francisco’s affordable housing crisis
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: San Francisco's housing is becoming increasingly unaffordable. Micah Weinberg, of the Bay Area Council Economic Institute, says that over the past seven years, "we have built less than half of the housing in this region that the state estimates we need., Credit: flickr user Jeremy Brooks
In one of America's most expensive cities, there's a fringe political party whose name sums up their concerns: The Rent is Too Damn High. That city...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: May 04, 2015
  • Length: 06:27
  • Purchases: 1
Strapped for housing, San Francisco weighs creative responses to homelessness
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
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There are at least 7,000 homeless people in San Francisco each night, and only enough shelter space to house a small fraction of them. This is one ...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: May 04, 2015
  • Length: 06:37
  • Purchases: 1
The tipless restaurant movement
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
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Alyssa Arian has worked in San Francisco restaurants for a decade and, like most servers, she got into it for the tips. “Some nights you leave wit...

  • Added: May 04, 2015
  • Length: 09:06
A Passion for Science at The Bakken
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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Science and medicine was a main passion for Earl Bakken, inventor of the portable pacemaker. As a co-founder of Medtronic he began collecting early...

  • Added: Apr 26, 2015
  • Length: 04:57
States of Censorship: Journalism Under Attack
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Imprisonment, oppressive laws, and harassment of journalists - these are just a few means of censorship around the world. The use of these repressi...

Bought by WRIR


  • Added: Apr 26, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Should College Players be Paid?
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism
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A quick look into how one Division One college campus is still very much divided on how to solve the issue of compensating athletes.

  • Added: Apr 23, 2015
  • Length: 03:23
Bay Area hackathon brings tech to youth of color
From: KALW
Caption: Giovanni Vieira (left), talks with his team about the Cop Stop app., Credit: Johnathan Henninger
When President Obama launched the My Brother’s Keeper initiative in 2014, he said he hoped it would help boys and young men of color find success. ...

  • Added: Apr 20, 2015
  • Length: 06:59
Oree Originol: An artist honors black and brown lives
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: Artist OREE ORIGINOL's artwork on display on the corner of 24th and Byrant in the Mission., Credit: Todd Whitney
If you have walked the streets of the Bay Area recently -- you might have seen posters featuring the names and faces of Oscar Grant, Renisha McBrid...

  • Added: Mar 24, 2015
  • Length: 06:00
The Spiritual Edge: A woman takes on the Church by becoming a priest
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents - The Spiritual Edge
Caption: Maria Eitz is a priest for the San Francisco Sophia in Trinity community, Credit: Tom Levy
n the dining room of her San Francisco home, Maria Eitz shows off her priestly attire -- a beautiful red, embroidered stole...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 24, 2015
  • Length: 10:58
  • Purchases: 1
Gentrification versus "Jazzification": Birdland nightclub grows vision to spark jazz district
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
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How do neighborhoods develop distinct identities? Why was San Francisco’s North Beach an enclave for poetry, for example? Or the Castro a haven for...

  • Added: Mar 24, 2015
  • Length: 07:06
Homeless veterans’ unlikely home in San Francisco’s Financial District
From: KALW
Caption: Jackie Cooper at home, Credit: Marcy Fraser
One in four homeless people are veterans. There are approximately 800 homeless veterans on San Francisco’s streets.Experts in the field believe the...

  • Added: Mar 23, 2015
  • Length: 09:07
The tipless restaurant movement
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
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At a full-service restaurant you know the drill. You eat your food, you get your bill, and then you calculate the tip. But not at Sous Beurre Kitch...

  • Added: Mar 11, 2015
  • Length: 09:06