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A Conversation with Dean Bakopoulos
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Dean Bakopoulos discusses his first novel about fathers and sons in middle America's working class. [30:40]

Bought by WNJR, KPIP-LP, and Marfa Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 29, 2012
  • Length: 30:40
  • Purchases: 3
Life After War
From: Seattle Globalist
Series: Refugees in Puget Sound
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Refugees coming to the US have just a few months to find a job and a place to live. And they are 10 times as likely as the general population to su...

  • Added: May 23, 2012
  • Length: 07:36
Taking A Break From Gang Life
From: Candice Ludlow
Series: Gangs in the City
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Former Traveling Vice Lord talks about how he got involved in gangs to being imprisoned for transporting a couple kilos of marijuana to deciding to...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: May 17, 2012
  • Length: 03:45
  • Purchases: 1
Home and Other Places we Left
From: Brian Bahouth
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Home and Other Places we Left is a short story about a reluctant savior and the weight of imposed responsibility.

  • Added: May 04, 2012
  • Length: 04:57
Commanding Responsibility
From: KUOW
Series: Less Than Honorable: Sexual Assault In The US Military
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The second part of our series examines the challanges victims face after being sexually assaulted in the military.

Bought by WEZU and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 11, 2012
  • Length: 06:47
  • Purchases: 2
Roll call of self-immolations in Tibet
From: The Tibet Connection
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Tibet Connection executive pro­ducer Rebecca Novick reports on the Tibetans who have self-??immolated in Tibet since February 2009.

  • Added: Mar 02, 2012
  • Length: 04:27
Dark Times
From: Gumbeater
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The estate of Count Nicholas Herzen in the early years of the 20th century. The collapse of the Romanov dynasty in Russia is slowly unfolding, whic...

  • Added: Feb 11, 2012
  • Length: 11:08
Racial Innocence
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: Turning Pages: Authors and Their Words
Caption: New York University Press, Credit: Trade card for Cottolene
Racial Innocence: Performing American Childhood from Slavery to Civil Rights by Robin Bernstein

  • Added: Jan 04, 2012
  • Length: 19:53
Terrorists in Love: The Real Lives of Islamic Radicals
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Free Press, Credit: Cover design by Eric Fuentecilla
In his new book, former federal prosecutor Ken Ballen reveals the personal and emotional secrets of Islamic terrorists.

  • Added: Dec 18, 2011
  • Length: 28:58
Satire News/ Faux underwriting announcement
From: Paul Fischer
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Satirical newscast and underwriting promo. Independently produced by Paul Fischer. Both items aired on WBAI 99.5 fm in NYC on Sept. 28th. You may ...

  • Added: Sep 28, 2011
  • Length: 04:30
The Death of Ivan Ilyich - A Big Read Documentary
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: The Big Read
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It's not dark yet. Well, actually it is. But actor Alfred Molina makes a book with Death in the title an absolute thrill to listen to. The program ...

Bought by KMUN, KPIP-LP, KQED, KRZA, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago and more


  • Added: Aug 18, 2011
  • Length: 28:39
  • Purchases: 6
The Fall of the House of Usher: A Big Read Documentary
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: The Big Read
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Today, we dive into the haunting world of Edgar Allan Poe. The show includes writers Daniel Handler (aka, Lemony Snicket) and Laura Lippman, as wel...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KMUN, KQED, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, and KRZA


  • Added: Aug 17, 2011
  • Length: 27:34
  • Purchases: 5
A Conversation with Charles Randolph-Wright
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Charles Randolph-Wright talks about directing Lynn Nottage's play Ruined at Arena Stage.

  • Added: Aug 08, 2011
  • Length: 29:38
"You're Not Getting Older, You're Gettting ......"
From: Paul Fischer
Series: What's the Frequency, Kenneth? a newsical series
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This "newsical" program is an informal survey of pop culture myths and popular music misconceptions about getting older...by a veteran of Pacifica ...

Bought by KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm


  • Added: Mar 28, 2011
  • Length: 54:53
  • Purchases: 1
The Christopher That I Knew
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Like many Americans today, Chris Thompson can’t find a job. But unlike most people struggling in this economy, Chris faces the added challenge of b...

Bought by WMPG and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Feb 10, 2011
  • Length: 09:37
  • Purchases: 2
Parliamentary Deadlock
From: War News Radio
Caption: A new member of the Iraqi Parliament in Baghdad on June 14th, 2010., Credit: Photo courtesy of AP.
From "Unfinished Business" 8/6/2010: War News Radio reports on why Iraq has still not been able to produce a government 5 months after the national...

  • Added: Aug 06, 2010
  • Length: 07:23
Deborah Schupack discusses "Sylvan Street"
From: Steven Nester
Series: Poets of the Tabloid Murder
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Deborah Schupack is a novelist living New York.

  • Added: Jul 11, 2010
  • Length: 28:15
#53 - Left For Dead
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Series: SaltCast: the Backstory to Great Radio Storytelling
Caption: The Guerette family of Pittston, Maine two years after attackers broke into their home with machetes. , Credit: Sarah Craig
"Left for Dead" is probably the most gruesome story reported by a Salt student. It's not for the faint of heart.

Bought by Radio Newark, KUT, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 05, 2010
  • Length: 17:50
  • Purchases: 3
Our Nation Unhinged: Peter Jan Honigsberg Interview
From: Susan O'Leary
Series: LIVE FROM THE LEFT COAST with Angie Coiro
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LFTLC October 15th 2009 - Hour 2

  • Added: Nov 09, 2009
  • Length: 40:55
A Morning with Baltimore City's Juvenile Warrant Task Force
From: Mary Rose Madden
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Baltimore City Police head out to find kids wanted by the police...but meet the kids' mothers instead.

  • Added: May 14, 2008
  • Length: 06:56
Kalashnikov Culture
From: A World of Possibilities
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Counting the toll of the small arms trade

  • Added: Aug 28, 2007
  • Length: 55:00
"The swimming pool at the Econo-Lodge was empty."
From: Joseph Dougherty
Series: Handwritten Theatre
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Another woman in another bar. Another series of cocktails. Another story. Lean close to her and listen.

Bought by KUT and KUNM


  • Added: Jan 12, 2007
  • Length: 10:33
  • Purchases: 2
Corporate Beings
From: KVNF
Series: Belief Systems and Other B.S.
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What if corporations are independent beings with their own agenda?

  • Added: Jan 17, 2006
  • Length: 03:32
Poetry on Death Row - voices from inside
From: Arndt Peltner
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The voices from Death Row Inmates

Bought by XRAY.fm, Marfa Public Radio, and KALW


  • Added: Jun 10, 2005
  • Length: 27:50
  • Purchases: 3
Convicting Chevie Kehoe
From: Helen Borten
Series: A Sense of Place: Third Season
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A new inquiry into a notorious murder case that asks: Were the wrong men convicted of this crime?

Bought by Audible and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: May 24, 2005
  • Length: 59:26
  • Purchases: 2