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The Orphan Trains: A Powerful Multimedia Presentation by Musician Phil Lancaster for the Great River Library System
From: KVSC
Series: Untold Stories of Central Minnesota
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In this installment of the Untold Stories of Central Minnesota, Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack visits with Phil Lancaster, a musici...

Bought by WMUU-LP


  • Added: Apr 22, 2016
  • Length: 26:21
  • Purchases: 1
Life of the Law #79: Sterilized
From: Life of the Law
Series: Life of the Law
Caption: Virigina State Colony for the Feebleminded
Beginning in 1907, states in the US began to forcibly sterilize over 60,000 Americans -- people considered by scientists to be “unfit” -- the menta...

Bought by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation


  • Added: Mar 22, 2016
  • Length: 22:29
  • Purchases: 1
"No Excuses" Schools: Broken Windows Theory Goes to School
From: WFHB
Series: Interchange
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I’m joined by author and educator Jim Horn to discuss his latest book, Work Hard, Be Hard: Journeys Through No Excuses Teaching. Horn explores the ...

  • Added: Mar 01, 2016
  • Length: 59:12
Folktale of Caring and Comfort
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
Caption: WBOI's Folktale of Caring and Comfort, Credit: Julia Meek
"Healing the hurt" is an ancient and universal custom--well preserved in the finest of musical traditions. Hear how it works on our Folktale of Car...

Bought by WFIU, 'The Sea', WFIU, GCR (Global Community Radio), 90.1 WFYI Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 25, 2016
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 8
Unitarian Church Embraces Black Lives Matter Movement
From: Katie Klocksin
Caption: The Black Lives Matter sign at the Unitarian Church of Evanston, Credit: Katie Klocksin
The story of how members of the mostly white Unitarian Church of Evanston decided to take a stand in the Black Lives Matter movement.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 16, 2016
  • Length: 09:02
  • Purchases: 2
Conversation Pieces (Hour 1)
From: D. Grant Smith
Series: The Appetizer Radio Show
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Conversations spark new ideas, learning experiences, and can lead to discoveries more profound that most of us realize. A recent breakfast conversa...

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Jan 12, 2016
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 1
Daniel's Suicide: How One Ellensburg Family Copes
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: RadioActive: Summer 2015
Caption: Daniel DeHollander's senior photo. He committed suicide in 2014 at age 18., Credit: COURTESY OF THE DEHOLLANDER FAMILY
In a park in Ellensburg, a tree grows beside a small stream. Daniel Curtis DeHollander’s ashes lie beneath the roots. DeHollander committed suicid...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 30, 2015
  • Length: 05:08
  • Purchases: 1
Operation Baby New Year Seeks 100,000 Diapers for Families in Need
From: KVSC
Series: Untold Stories of Central Minnesota
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In today’s installment of The Untold Stories of Central Minnesota, we find a little bit of light in the darkness as we hear about a volunteer drive...

  • Added: Dec 11, 2015
  • Length: 31:31
The Beat: Teresa Evangeline "Beside the Highway"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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Teresa Evangeline spends her days on a little piece of land along the Pine River observing and experiencing the beauty of the world, then through p...

  • Added: Dec 02, 2015
  • Length: :59
Folktale of Redemption
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
Caption: WBOI's Folkale of Redemption, Credit: Julia Meek
This week's Folktale finds us on the quest of reparation, reclamation and second chances around the musical globe--after all--who doesn't want a sh...

Bought by WFIU, 'The Sea', GCR (Global Community Radio), KCMJ Community Radio, WFIU and more


  • Added: Dec 01, 2015
  • Length: 01:00:00
  • Purchases: 7
Sartell Paper Mill Public Art Project Comes to Completion in Watab Park
From: KVSC
Series: Untold Stories of Central Minnesota
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In this installment of the Untold Stories of Central Minnesota, Arts and Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack revisits a group of artists and co...

  • Added: Oct 08, 2015
  • Length: 30:35
September Song
From: Will Duchon
Series: Words & Music
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Poetry about September and autumn.

Bought by Royalton Community Radio


  • Added: Sep 26, 2015
  • Length: 53:47
  • Purchases: 1
This School Year, a Commitment to Mental Health
From: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Series: Substance Abuse & Mental Illness: The Impact on America’s Communities
Caption: Joe Vulopas, Aevidum, Credit: Pennsylvania State Education Association
High school teacher Joe Vulopas has a conversation with his son J.J., a recent high school graduate, about the academic and social pressures young ...

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio, Delta College Public Radio, KUER, KRZA, KCMJ Community Radio and more


  • Added: Sep 04, 2015
  • Length: 05:23
  • Purchases: 6
San Quentin Prison Report: Lockdown
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents - San Quentin Prison Report
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A lockdown happens when correctional officers decide there is a threat to the safety and security of a prison. That might be a fight, an assault, o...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 30, 2015
  • Length: 07:18
  • Purchases: 1
Lady Jay: Transgendered in prison
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents - San Quentin Prison Report
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There are often situations in life when you might want or need a how-to manual, but none exists. One harsh example would be adjusting to life in pr...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jul 23, 2015
  • Length: 06:06
  • Purchases: 2
Some of My Favorites
From: Will Duchon
Series: Words & Music
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Some favorite poetry from this past season.

  • Added: Jun 27, 2015
  • Length: 01:01:22
Three Weeks
From: Erica Heilman
Series: Rumble Strip Vermont
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An intimate conversation about the death of a child. What happens after the hardest thing happens?

  • Added: Jun 25, 2015
  • Length: 31:27
Snap 614: Godsend, 6/4/2015
From: Snap Judgment
Series: Snap Judgment Weekly
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You might have the wisdom of the ancients, but when stuff really hits the fan...even you might need some help. From PRX and NPR, Snap Judgment prou...

  • Added: Jun 04, 2015
  • Length: 53:57
Poetry about Growing Older
From: Will Duchon
Series: Words & Music
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Poems and music about aging and lost youth.

  • Added: May 30, 2015
  • Length: 54:20
A Cemetary Project
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Karen Evans, a former patient of a mental institution called AMHI, is trying to honor people who died there.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: May 27, 2015
  • Length: 06:12
  • Purchases: 1
Poetry about Nostalgia (May 22, 2015)
From: Will Duchon
Series: Words & Music
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A collection of "nostalgic" poetry and music.

  • Added: May 23, 2015
  • Length: 58:03
Billie Holiday Remembered
From: Will Duchon
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Offerings from newly released Billie Holiday tribute albums. Also some new sounds from Chris McNulty and Rachel Caswell.

  • Added: May 16, 2015
  • Length: 53:22
When victims and offenders talk
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents - San Quentin Prison Report
Caption: San Quentin State Prison, Credit: Flickr user John Weiss
When an offender commits a crime, its repercussions impact not only the victim and the perpetrator, but families, friends, and whole communities. ...

  • Added: Apr 15, 2015
  • Length: 06:19
Getting out of gang life
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents - San Quentin Prison Report
Caption: Greg Eskridge, Credit: Nigel Poor
Gang life is a dangerous proposition for young people - data from a number of U.S. cities shows the chances of dying from violence go up if you are...

  • Added: Apr 15, 2015
  • Length: 06:54
Random Poems about Music
From: Will Duchon
Series: Words & Music
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Poetry which references composers.

  • Added: Apr 11, 2015
  • Length: 53:14

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