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Banda Aceh Indonesia Long After Tsunami
From: UNICEF
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This story is Free! Correspondent Dan Thomas visits Banda Aceh to see the rebuilding effort

  • Added: Nov 10, 2005
  • Length: 08:39
RN Documentary: Faceless – Dire Times for Illegal Immigrants in the Netherlands
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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Due to economic recession and strict government policy the illegal immigrants face dire times in the Netherlands.

Bought by KICI Iowa City and KRZA


  • Added: Oct 11, 2005
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 2
The Poetry of Vietnam
From: Don McIver
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Take an audio tour through Vietnam using poetry in Vietnamese and English and inspired by what they called, "The American War.

Bought by WYSO, KUT, and WEKU


  • Added: Aug 30, 2005
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 3
Slam: Literary Fad or Movement
From: Don McIver
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In the 80's Marc Smith invented the Poetry Slam, which has swept the country and created a spoken word revolution.

Bought by KRZA, Marfa Public Radio, KUT-HD, KUHB, WEKU and more


  • Added: Aug 29, 2005
  • Length: 58:54
  • Purchases: 7
Old Dogs, New Tricks
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Meet "The Pioneers", the first senior citizen group to participate in Odyssey of the Mind.

Bought by WYSO


  • Added: May 27, 2005
  • Length: 07:09
  • Purchases: 1
Different Colors, Same Family
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Three Maine families describe the joys and challenges of transracial adoption in the whitest state in the country.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, 90.5 WSNC, WMPG, WFUV, WAMC Northeast Public Radio and more


  • Added: May 27, 2005
  • Length: 06:36
  • Purchases: 6
Anti- Malarial Bednets Make a Difference in Tanzania
From: UNICEF
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This story is free! A program to provide bednets to prevent malaria in Tanzania, starting with the women and children, is a huge success.

  • Added: May 05, 2005
  • Length: 07:10
Music from the Ether
From: Amber Edwards
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a weird-sounding musical instrument that's nearly impossible to play still attracts followers

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WMBR, and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Apr 01, 2005
  • Length: 05:05
  • Purchases: 3
Jimmy Carter Builds a Tree House
From: Marion Owen
Series: The UpBeet Gardener Series
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President Jimmy Carter builds daughter Amy an environmentally-friendly tree house on the White House grounds.

  • Added: Mar 22, 2005
  • Length: 02:00
Cobb's Ice Harvest
From: Whit Richardson
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A brief look at a remote sporting camp in Northern Maine that still harvests ice for use throughout the summer.

Bought by The Nature Podcast and WMBR


  • Added: Feb 13, 2005
  • Length: 04:18
  • Purchases: 2
Grease My Ride!
From: WAER Syracuse, NY
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Do It Yourself Veggie Cars and the Clear Visions Project

Bought by NPR Station Showcase with PRX


  • Added: Feb 07, 2005
  • Length: 04:27
  • Purchases: 1
Among the Navajo - A Journey into the In Between
From: Egon Koch
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The Native American tribe is caught between their traditions and modern life.

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston, KSUT, and WFIU


  • Added: Nov 05, 2004
  • Length: 54:55
  • Purchases: 3
Election Signs
From: Hillary Frank
Caption: An attempt in vain to try something new., Credit: Campaign poster by Larry Rivers.
Graphic designer Michael Bierut answers the question: Why do all election signs look the same?

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, KCUR, New Hampshire Public Radio, KGOU and more


  • Added: Sep 27, 2004
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 8
Night Shift Headlines
From: WFUV
Series: On the Night Shift
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On this Labor Day, WFUV catches up with New York City night shift workers. In this segment, we hit a local newspaper as they put together the morn...

  • Added: Aug 24, 2004
  • Length: 04:24
Sawlady
From: Noah Reibel
Series: Playing for Change
Caption: PRX default Piece image
a light profile of a subway musician

Bought by WZBC


  • Added: Aug 01, 2004
  • Length: 03:11
  • Purchases: 1
Rockin' for Jesus
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Nealley's Corner, where Jesus and hard rock meet.

Bought by WUAL and WZBC


  • Added: May 26, 2004
  • Length: 07:09
  • Purchases: 2
Learning to Hear
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Hearing for the first time with Cochlear Implants.

Bought by KVNF, KCUR, WUAL, and KUT


  • Added: May 21, 2004
  • Length: 07:30
  • Purchases: 4
Urban Indian Experience: The Documentary
From: KUOW
Caption: PRX default Piece image
An in-depth look at the lives of native americans in cities

  • Added: Apr 26, 2004
  • Length: 51:57
Housing for South Africa's poor
From: David Barasoain
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How to house South Africa's poor.

  • Added: Apr 15, 2004
  • Length: 05:21
Barber Shop-Short Version
From: Richard Paul
Series: People Who Work
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Keeping community alive along an aging business strip that's either all the way down or well-on-its-way-up.

Bought by KUOW, KUHB, and WBFO


  • Added: Dec 27, 2003
  • Length: 03:40
  • Purchases: 3
California
From: Jeff Brown
Series: The American State Songbook
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Do you know your state song?

  • Added: Dec 15, 2003
  • Length: 03:21
50 States in 5 Minutes
From: Jeff Brown
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Medley of official state songs

Bought by Prairie Public, BSR Radio, KUCB, KMXT, WUAL and more


  • Added: Dec 08, 2003
  • Length: 05:01
  • Purchases: 6
The Camera and Conservation
From: Guy Hand
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Does nature photography instill a true empathy for nature?

Bought by KUER, KXOT Public Radio, KRCC-FM, KVNF, The Nature Podcast and more


  • Added: Dec 03, 2003
  • Length: 14:19
  • Purchases: 6
The Olive Rediscovered
From: Guy Hand
Series: Northwest Food News & Edible Idaho
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Californians rediscover their olive groves.

Bought by KVNF, KZSC, and WYSO


  • Added: Dec 02, 2003
  • Length: 15:45
  • Purchases: 3

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