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Humankind: Passengers (Hour One)
From: Humankind
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With transportation jobs on the line, this sound-rich series (two one-hour documentaries) examines how our personal transportation choices - privat...

Bought by KVSC, WCPN, WBEZ, Iowa Public Radio, KUT and more


  • Added: Mar 25, 2011
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 9
"Is Ghostwriting Ethical?" with guest Deborah Brandt
From: Prairie Public
Series: Why? Philosophical Discussions About Everyday Life
Caption: Deborah Brandt
Every day, politicians publish books telling the stories of their lives and their political views. But more often than not these “autobiographies” ...

Bought by KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Mar 17, 2011
  • Length: 53:56
  • Purchases: 1
Stan the Evangelist
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Formerly a chaplain at Maine State Prison, Reverend Stan Moody is on a crusade to change the way we treat our criminals. Some of his parishioners ...

Bought by PRX Remix, WMPG, KUOW, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 10, 2011
  • Length: 07:45
  • Purchases: 4
"A Second Wind: Elders Act for Justice" Hubie Jones
From: Making Contact
Caption: Stories, Credit: Ricky Norris
Many retirees enjoy the rest and relaxation that eluded them during their working years. But for some, retirement means opportunities to affect cha...

  • Added: Feb 01, 2011
  • Length: 11:32
"A Second Wind: Elders Act for Justice" Margaret Gordon
From: Making Contact
Caption: Stories, Credit: Ricky Norris
Many retirees enjoy the rest and relaxation that eluded them during their working years. But for some, retirement means opportunities to affect pos...

  • Added: Feb 01, 2011
  • Length: 07:30
A Second Wind: Elders Act for Justice
From: Making Contact
Caption: Stories, Credit: Ricky Norris
Many retirees enjoy the rest and relaxation that eluded them during their working years. But for some, retirement means opportunities to affect pos...

  • Added: Feb 01, 2011
  • Length: 08:54
A Second Wind: Elders Act for Justice
From: Making Contact
Caption: Stories, Credit: Ricky Norris
Many retirees enjoy the rest and relaxation that eluded them during their working years. But for some, retirement means opportunities to affect cha...

  • Added: Feb 01, 2011
  • Length: 30:00
One Trillion Dollar$
From: City High Radio
Caption: Thanks to Mint.com/blog and Wallstats.com for the image!, Credit: mint.com/blog, and wallstats.com
A vox pop asking people what they would do with one trillion dollars, and what IS a trillion dollars.

  • Added: Nov 08, 2010
  • Length: 03:41
Tax and Spend vs. Borrow and Bomb
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
There are two major political parties

  • Added: Oct 08, 2010
  • Length: 02:57
Lullabies For The End Of Life
From: JoAnn Mar
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This program describes music's power to heal and bring comfort to those in the final stages of life.

Bought by KRCB 104.9, KALW, and KWMR


  • Added: Jul 28, 2010
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 3
Humankind: An Informed Republic
From: Humankind
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Ideal for broadcast around July 4th: America's founders knew their democracy required informed citizens, but is quality journalism now threatened b...

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif., KVSC, WBEZ, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WFHB and more


  • Added: Jun 11, 2010
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 14
Keeper of the Mountains - an evening with Larry Gibson
From: Christopher Weller
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Chris Weller, host of Fret Knot Radio Hour, spends an evening with Larry Gibson in his cabin on Kayford Mountain in the heart of coal country. Gibs...

  • Added: Feb 24, 2010
  • Length: 32:46
Bridget Ramasodi (South Africa's Promise)
From: My Lens Media
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Bridgette had to leave her home, South Africa in 1991, during one of the most dynamic periods in that nation’s history. She left just one year afte...

  • Added: Jan 25, 2010
  • Length: 29:24
Love Is Worth A Little Bit Of Pain
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Between 50 and 80 percent of American adults carry oral herpes, the virus that causes sold sores. Many people with oral herpes never show any symp...

  • Added: Jan 06, 2010
  • Length: 07:19
Rank and File
From: War News Radio
Caption: A homeless Iraq war veteran waits for a bus in California., Credit: Associated Press
News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

  • Added: Dec 18, 2009
  • Length: 29:01
Jim Leach, From the National Press Club
From: Sarah Williams
Caption: Jim Leach, Credit: National Press Club
Jim Leach, the chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, speaks at the National Press Club

  • Added: Dec 18, 2009
  • Length: 54:01
Flu Shot.........Or Not !!!!
From: Larry Carlson
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Is the Flu shot safe for everyone

  • Added: Dec 06, 2009
  • Length: 03:04
L.A. Water Supply
From: William S. Hammack
Series: Stories of Technology
Caption: PRX default Piece image
I stand a top Los Angeles at the Getty Museum looking at one of the great engineering wonders of our time: The LA Water Supply.

  • Added: Nov 02, 2009
  • Length: 02:46
The Mission to End Prohibition
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: a man standing in a field of marijuana, Credit: www.treehugger.com
A former undercover narcotics officer, and a leading drug reform activist, examine the roots of America’s current drug policy, and suggest how we m...

  • Added: Oct 27, 2009
  • Length: 28:56
HUMANKIND: Universal Health Care
From: Humankind
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A Cambridge couple, both MDs and Harvard Medical faculty, have devoted their lives to researching and advocating universal health care. Provocative.

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, Iowa Public Radio, and WCQS


  • Added: Sep 08, 2009
  • Length: 01:00:30
  • Purchases: 3
Action Speaks! - What Now? 1933: The Creation of the Civilian Conservation Corps
From: Action Speaks Radio
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Action Speaks! - Underappreciated Dates that Changed America presents What Now? a series of 8 one hour programs suitable for individual or serial a...

Bought by KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, WRPI, KWIT, WRNC-LP, WPTC and more


  • Added: May 04, 2009
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 7
Assessing #amazonfail
From: LISNews Netcast Network
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This piece looks at something bigger than "amazonfail".

  • Added: Apr 19, 2009
  • Length: 05:16
Seeding the Solidarity Economy
From: Bill Baue
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The Center for Popular Economics (CPE) recently hosted the first Forum on the Solidarity Economy at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst — home...

  • Added: Mar 26, 2009
  • Length: 29:30
School on Wheels
From: Leslie Griffin
Series: Los Angeles features
Caption: school on wheels logo, Credit: www.schoolonwheels.org
School on Wheels is a non-profit program located in Los Angeles which pairs volunteer tutors to homeless students.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and CKMO


  • Added: Mar 11, 2009
  • Length: 03:09
  • Purchases: 3
The Waiting Game
From: Sudan Radio Project
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Analysis and exploration of current issues surrounding the conflict in Darfur.

  • Added: Mar 01, 2009
  • Length: 29:00

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