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The history of why Black women are more likely to die when giving birth than White women.
Bought by WVTF and WNED Buffalo
- Added: May 15, 2023
- Length: 56:56
- Purchases: 2
More people died from drug overdoses during the first year of the pandemic — over 100,000 — than in any previous year. In response, the Biden admin...
- Added: Jan 27, 2022
- Length: 23:30
An elderly couple steps up to defend their farm and neighbors when pipeline developers won’t back down from a risky, environmentally damaging proje...
- Added: Jul 01, 2019
- Length: 27:53
Dr. Roger Kligler had been fighting prostate cancer for 14 years before he got the news: it's terminal. With no more treatment options, Roger sued ...
Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio
- Added: Nov 23, 2016
- Length: 07:40
- Purchases: 1
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
Buena Vista is a diverse community, made up of seniors, families, people with disabilities. The majority of residents are low income, and Latino. P...
- Added: Sep 15, 2015
- Length: 08:08
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
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
Oakland schools have a dropout rate that’s higher than the state average. So, the district made solving the problem a priority. Officials started t...
- Added: Jan 13, 2015
- Length: 06:18
Then, Henry suffered from what is called a brain stem dissection. That stroke left him trapped, unable to lift a finger at first, or say a word. Bu...
Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and PRX Remix
- Added: Jan 13, 2015
- Length: 09:33
- Purchases: 2
At the Livermore Veteran’s Hospital, there are a few animals residents can see: wild turkeys that run around the grounds, rattlesnakes that hide ou...
Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and PRX Remix
- Added: Jan 13, 2015
- Length: 08:27
- Purchases: 2
Every place has a history hidden that lives beneath what you can see on the surface. Just take the Mission District.
- Added: Jan 07, 2015
- Length: 08:24
For over a decade, Oakland has attempted to abate the illegal dumping of mattresses, electronics, furniture, and other large items onto city street...
- Added: Jan 05, 2015
- Length: 07:20
In San Francisco’s Tenderloin, getting healthy fare often isn’t an option. Without a full service grocery store in the neighborhood, residents rely...
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio
- Added: Jul 14, 2014
- Length: 05:45
- Purchases: 1
Nathan and Lesley Keith met on a military base in Kuwait, in 2006. They’re both Navy veterans, and together they served for a cumulative 27 years. ...
Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: Dec 29, 2013
- Length: 10:02
- Purchases: 1
California has the largest concentration of homeless veterans in the nation, and in San Francisco, it’s likely that more than 700 homeless vets wil...
- Added: Dec 29, 2013
- Length: 07:22
If you walk upstairs from the kitchen at Mother Brown’s drop-in center in the evening, you’ll find dozens of people sleeping in chairs. During the ...
- Added: Nov 06, 2013
- Length: 06:46
California has been in an ongoing struggle trying to figure out how to deal with overcrowding in prisons. The problems extend to the Division of Ju...
- Added: Nov 06, 2013
- Length: 07:19
The older we get, the harder it is to think of ourselves as “old.” But as far as the government is concerned – specifically, the federal correction...
- Added: Jun 22, 2013
- Length: 09:45
Since 2001, about 2.5 million people have been deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, at least a third of them more than once. When they return, many ve...
- Added: Jun 20, 2013
- Length: 06:36
From Santa Monica to Seattle, several cities on the West Coast have enacted sit/lie laws. San Francisco began enforcing its Sit/Lie Ordinance in Ma...
Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: Nov 02, 2012
- Length: 06:19
- Purchases: 1
In late 2011. the federal government decided to demolish five old seaside cottages on Cape Cod that were at threat of being washed away due to coas...
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: May 29, 2012
- Length: 08:26
- Purchases: 1
How do YOU talk about race? And why can it be so touchy?
- Added: Apr 14, 2012
- Length: 28:32
Just as the state California needs to shift gears to address the needs of today’s veterans, so does the medical community. Veterans Association stu...
- Added: Sep 19, 2011
- Length: 08:21
The city of Oakland has received more than $140 million in stimulus money over the past three years for workforce development and energy efficiency...
- Added: Aug 29, 2011
- Length: 08:43
