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72: How Sabaah Folayan is Changing The Narrative of Ferguson - Director of "Whose Streets"
From: KALW
Series: Inflection Point with Lauren Schiller
Caption: Sabaah Folayan, Credit: Magnolia Pictures
The shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri made news, but Sabaah Folayan knew there was more to the story--so she moved across the country...

Bought by KWIT, KSJD, and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Aug 03, 2017
  • Length: 53:03
  • Purchases: 3
The Pen Pal
From: Lisa Reilly
Series: ALONG FOR THE RIDE
Caption: What would you say?
Welcome to an ALONG FOR THE RIDE, XTRAsode. In this episode it's just ONE on ONE when ride share driver Rubie picks up passenger Acei and learns m...

  • Added: Jun 05, 2017
  • Length: 12:08
Life After Trauma
From: Lee Romney
Caption: Jennie Wiley with her collaging journal, Credit: Lee Romney
The story of one woman with PTSD and her efforts to re-train her brain so she can live a new life.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WDBM, and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jun 01, 2017
  • Length: 08:47
  • Purchases: 4
How To Write To Prisoners
From: WFHB
Series: Kite Line
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Our focus for this episode is writing to prisoners. After some prison-related news, we speak with Lukah Revolt, who explains how she went from writ...

  • Added: Apr 18, 2017
  • Length: 19:53
Education in Prison, Part Two
From: WFHB
Series: Kite Line
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We return to the topic of education within the prison system. After some prison news, we hear a statement written by someone who taught in prisons ...

  • Added: Mar 01, 2017
  • Length: 29:04
Henry Louis Gates Jr. / Ken Burns
From: Colleen Nelson
Series: Overheard with Evan Smith
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On this episode of Overheard, two PBS legends. First a sit-down with Henry Louis Gates Jr. followed by filmmaker Ken Burns.

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Feb 21, 2017
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 1
Histories of Resistance in Ohio’s Prisons
From: WFHB
Series: Kite Line
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We go to the neighboring state of Ohio this week in order to dig into the history of Midwestern prison resistance. We share more of the story of Si...

  • Added: Feb 05, 2017
  • Length: 29:54
Education in Prison, Part One
From: WFHB
Series: Kite Line
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This week’s episode focuses on the importance of education in prison. We speak with Dr. Scarlett Brooks, who has taught English and writing in seve...

  • Added: Feb 05, 2017
  • Length: 29:07
Grim report on Toronto harbor's water released
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Lake Ontario Waterkeeper / Floating condoms and trash found in Toronto's harbor after heavy rains. , Credit: Lake Ontario Waterkeeper
An environmental group has released results of tests on the water in Toronto's harbor. The tests show the city has some work to do.

Bought by WXXI Rochester, WCMU Michigan, WCPN, and WBFO


  • Added: Dec 22, 2016
  • Length: 01:04
  • Purchases: 4
Mental Health: Why Students of Color Suffer More
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism
Caption: Eliquewa Santiago says college makes her struggle with mental health even more difficult. (c) 2016 Taylor Epps
Mental health is an issue that rarely gets discussed in the black community. For college students of color the issue gets even more difficult.

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Dec 08, 2016
  • Length: 04:22
  • Purchases: 2
The Asian-American Juggling Act
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism
Caption: Taiwanese American Hairol Ma struggles with finding her place in upstate New York., Credit: Anjani Iman
Westernized Asian-Americans across the United States struggle with finding their place in a seemingly divided country between white people and fore...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 17, 2016
  • Length: 03:15
  • Purchases: 1
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
Sekou Kambui
From: WFHB
Series: Kite Line
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This week, we return to the experiences and stories of Sekou Kambui, who was incarcerated for 47 years in Alabama prisons. He was originally charg...

  • Added: Nov 04, 2016
  • Length: 29:57
Hunger and Work Strikes
From: WFHB
Series: Kite Line
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We learn about the Chicago Community Bond Fund, a group that bails people out of Chicago's Cook County Jail and strives to end pretrial detention....

  • Added: Oct 28, 2016
  • Length: 29:31
Women, Health, and Prison: Part One
From: WFHB
Series: Kite Line
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This week is our introduction to the topic of women, health, and prison. We speak with some prisoners from the Indiana Women's Prison about their e...

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Oct 03, 2016
  • Length: 29:11
  • Purchases: 1
PE 1638
From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Stuck in the Psychedelic Era
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It's like having two (or more) shows in one!

Bought by KKRN, KEOS, KSRQ, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KWMR and more


  • Added: Sep 20, 2016
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 12
Sex Ed
From: Daniel Makagon
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This short documentary focuses on a variety of public efforts in Chicago to educate individuals, couples, and health/legal workers about sex.

  • Added: Aug 29, 2016
  • Length: 06:39
Interview with Kira Luna
From: Generation Justice Admin
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Kira luna is the Prevention education specialist at the Rape Crisis Center of Central New Mexico. She will be talking about working with the ENLACE...

  • Added: Aug 05, 2016
  • Length: 14:56
Message from Congressman Ben Ray Lujan
From: Generation Justice Admin
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Another congressional message from the #NMspeaksCrisis Town Hall comes from Congressman Ben Ray Lujan. Congressman Lujan was represented at the eve...

  • Added: Aug 04, 2016
  • Length: 02:03
Interview with Jessica Collins
From: Generation Justice Admin
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Strong Families New Mexico is a community leader that advocates for families of all shapes, colors, and sizes to ensure they are protected and empo...

  • Added: Aug 04, 2016
  • Length: 08:25
Interview with Sam Quinoñes
From: Generation Justice Admin
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Journalist and writer Sam Quiñones wrote a book titled, Dreamland:The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic, which details how this epidemic spre...

  • Added: Aug 04, 2016
  • Length: 14:00
Bernie Worrell (The Wizard of WOO)
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Soul Roots
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"Bernie Worrell (The Wizard of WOO)" is a one hour musical tribute to the great composer and musician of Parliament - Funkadelic, the Talking Heads...

Bought by WLRH, WMUH, KPIP-LP, Radio Catskill, Prairie Public and more


  • Added: Jun 28, 2016
  • Length: 56:55
  • Purchases: 6
SITPE # 1623
From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Stuck in the Psychedelic Era
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New Directions

Bought by KKRN, KKWE Niijii Radio, KCMJ Community Radio, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KWMR and more


  • Added: May 31, 2016
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 14
The Three Kings (Of the Electric Blues Guitar)
From: Howard Burchette
Series: D Natural BLUES
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Electric Blues from B.B. King, Albert King and Freddie King. They are the three kings of the Blues. This program contains highlights of their music.

Bought by WVAS and WJAB


  • Added: May 14, 2016
  • Length: 01:01:53
  • Purchases: 2
Two Stars: Big Maybelle / Andy and the Bey Sisters
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Jazz Time
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Two Stars, two acts, one Blues and the other Jazz. Both at the opposite ends of a thin line. This show highlights Blues stouter Big Maybelle and th...

Bought by WVAS


  • Added: May 13, 2016
  • Length: 59:32
  • Purchases: 1

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