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Caregiving as Infrastructure
From: Celine Gounder
Series: Coronavirus Pandemic
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The pandemic has upended caregiving and what it means to be a working mom. More than 2 million women have left the workforce because of the cost an...

  • Added: Jun 17, 2021
  • Length: 04:27
Don't Look Back
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Stories for Creative Forces
Caption: Cherry Woodburn (left) and Gary Emmert (right) editing audio., Credit: Texas Folklife
Gary Emmert was interviewed by Cherry Woodburn about his military experience. Gary enlisted when he was 18-years-old as a combat engineer, and reti...

  • Added: Sep 06, 2019
  • Length: 06:37
Families and Prison: Part Three
From: WFHB
Series: Kite Line
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Our focus for this episode returns to the impact of incarceration on families. First we have a discussion between our friend Lucy and one of her fe...

  • Added: Mar 02, 2017
  • Length: 28:10
Families and Prison: Part One
From: WFHB
Series: Kite Line
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This week is our first installment of a series covering the impact of prison on families. This episode focuses on Wendi Middleton, who works in the...

  • Added: Nov 12, 2016
  • Length: 28:22
The Beat: Mark Maire - "Minnesota Forensic"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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Mark Maire is a retired reference and technical services librarian who's lived in Duluth for most of his adult life. His poems have been published ...

  • Added: Jul 29, 2013
  • Length: 01:59
Where D'ya Get That Hatred?
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: ...the anonymous collaboration called humanity..., Credit: Susan Cook
Great affirmation of human purpose is the victory for those who watch the runners and wheelchairs racers come in at the Boston Marathon. They are ...

  • Added: Apr 28, 2013
  • Length: 06:13
Emotionally Shallow Waters: Drowning In Two Inches of Water
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: "Breathing: American Sonnets", Credit: Susan Cook
We wade into emotionally shallow waters when we look at the media's recent coverage of the important consequences of the Penn State revelation tha...

  • Added: Nov 19, 2011
  • Length: 02:31
Guido on The Shutdown
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Between You and Me
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The State of Minnesota is supposedly shutting down at least partially by July 1st. Does that affect you in any way? Do you work for the state? Ar...

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Jun 27, 2011
  • Length: 04:06
  • Purchases: 1
"Prison Town, USA"
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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In our special collaboration with public televison?s P.O.V., Directors Katie Galloway and Po Kutchins take us to ?Prison Town, USA? and explore how...

Bought by KRUA


  • Added: Jul 17, 2008
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Solving the Homeless Youth Problem Takes a Unique Approach
From: Adam Vaughn
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Usual approaches to solving homelessness do not work for youths who are find themselves homeless.

  • Added: Feb 16, 2008
  • Length: 04:45
Rebuilding NOLA
From: WFUV
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The audio diary of a Habitat for Humanity volunteer in New Orleans.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Aug 22, 2006
  • Length: 03:08
  • Purchases: 2
My Criminal Life
From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
Series: Incarcerated Youth Speak Out
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This dreamy feature puts listeners in the mind of Mark, a young man who feels hopeless against the cycles of drugs and violence in his life.

Bought by PRX Remix, Remix Radio, KFAI Minneapolis, and PRX


  • Added: Oct 11, 2004
  • Length: 04:33
  • Purchases: 4