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Have you ever wanted to run your own radio station? This October the FCC is opening a window in which anyone can apply for to create their own low-...

Bought by KMUN and WMMT


  • Added: Aug 21, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Karen Pearl and Hassan Mazyan, Jr., Credit: KP photo by Janette Beckman
In which Karen Pearl, President and CEO of God's Love We Deliver, explains the mission of the organization, and Hassan Mazyan Jr., a client, descri...

  • Added: May 13, 2013
  • Length: 02:58
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Weaving personal stories with interpretations of scripture, we explore how America’s major faith traditions deal with acceptance of LGBT people.

Bought by WWNO, KTSW 89.9, Radio Catskill, WMMT, WUTC and more


  • Added: Mar 25, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 32
Caption: Free MUNI for Youth campaign celebrants in San Francisco, Credit: Andrew Stelzer
When city budgets are cut, public transportation is often on the chopping block; routes and lines serving those who need the service most, can be t...

  • Added: Mar 20, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: Britt Aamodt
Every weekend during summer, vacationers from all over Minnesota and beyond its borders have packed up the family car and headed north to Highway 1...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Dec 18, 2012
  • Length: 10:12
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Brothers Burn Mountian (Ryan and Jesse Dermody)
Northern Community Radio producer Amy Clark brings us a feature piece on the Brothers Burn Mountain. Also Charlie Pulkrabek talks with Dave Alderso...

Bought by WTIP and KSRQ


  • Added: Nov 07, 2012
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Immigration Reform Rally 2010, Credit: Anuska Sampedro
Under President Obama more than 1 million people have been deported from the United States. Immigration officials claim that many of those being d...

  • Added: Oct 12, 2012
  • Length: 30:00
Caption: The Occupy Maine encampment in Portland's Lincoln Park., Credit: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://katrinaherzogphotography.com/" target="_blank">Katrina Herzog</a>, courtesy of the Salt archives.
Dispatches from Occupy Maine's consensus process.

  • Added: Oct 08, 2012
  • Length: 07:12
Caption: Ariizmendi Fourth Street, Credit: Andrew Stelzer
In some parts of the United States, there are virtually no co-ops. So many of those co-ops that do exist feel a special responsibility to support ...

  • Added: Sep 05, 2012
  • Length: 08:02
Caption: Oakland, CA Scraper krew, Credit: flickr user vkdir
African-Americans are helping to lead the environmental movement. We take you to a resettlement community in North Carolina, sustainable farms in W...

Bought by XRAY.fm and WCSU-FM


  • Added: Aug 13, 2012
  • Length: 29:02
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Amy Pare, a plastic surgeon in heavily-drilled Washington County, Pa. She's found arsenic, benzene, and other drilling-related contaminants in the urine of her patients., Credit: Photo: Reid R. Frazier
Thousands of wells have been drilled in the Marcellus shale, using new types of drilling methods. But there are questions about the safety of these...

Bought by Prairie Public


  • Added: May 18, 2012
  • Length: 09:50
  • Purchases: 1
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Two historic jewels: New Orleans & Venice, Italy are struggling to plan for sea level rise, in cities that already routinely flood because of quest...

Bought by WZEN.org and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 19, 2012
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Marty Whiteman found himself in a struggle with Chesapeake Energy, which leased the gas under his farm. , Credit: Reid R. Frazier
What happens when your land sits on top of a rich natural gas deposit, but you don't own the mineral rights. In Wetzel County, West Virginia, many ...

  • Added: Mar 09, 2012
  • Length: 07:05
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It’s another episode of The Mikie Show! I know, we were all hoping I’d say that. Well, I did. Join us as we speak with Kara Hartzler, an attorney w...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Jan 26, 2012
  • Length: 28:02
  • Purchases: 1
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Hurrah, it’s another show about stuff I don’t know! Yes, this episode we speak with Sarah Mattson, planetary photographic cartographer, you know, I...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Nov 01, 2011
  • Length: 28:02
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Felix Angelini-Hurll, Credit: Walter Murch
Sometimes we need help when dressing for a special occasion. In England Moss Bros. will 'give only the best service.'

Bought by KWMR


  • Added: Oct 09, 2011
  • Length: 13:53
  • Purchases: 1
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The American consensus on Israel and Palestine is breaking down. And Jewish Americans are playing a major role. But it's not easy. On this edition:...

  • Added: Aug 09, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: The ash landfill, partially covered with grass, at Louisville Gas & Electric's Cane Run Power Station in Louisville., Credit: Erica Peterson
The power company tries to reassure residents that nothing is wrong. But despite problems with the current landfill, they're still planning a secon...

  • Added: Aug 04, 2011
  • Length: 03:30
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Was the occupation of the state capital in Madison, Wisconsin a resurgence of organized labor in the United States, or the last gasp for unionized ...

  • Added: Jul 14, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
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After Wills and Kate's wedding of the century, which of the royal palaces shall they choose as home?

  • Added: Apr 27, 2011
  • Length: 06:09
Caption: A student in a preschool classroom at River Breeze Elementary, a public school in Palatka, Florida. Preschool used to be a radical idea, but now the majority of American children go to preschool. , Credit: Stephen Smith
There’s been a quiet revolution in America’s schools over recent decades. We’ve added an extra grade to a child’s education: Preschool. (10/29/2009)

Bought by WMUU-LP, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, WSKG, KPIP-LP, KMUZ and more


  • Added: Mar 17, 2011
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 9
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
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
Caption: The Aftermath of the 1910 Big Burn, Credit: US Forest Service
Evergreen Documentary: About a hundred years ago, one of the largest wildfires in US history taught Americans to fear flames. The Big Burn of 1910...

  • Added: Sep 02, 2010
  • Length: 29:04
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It’s well known that the people picking food all across the US are predominantly low-paid Latino migrant workers. It’s ironic that the workers car...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Aug 10, 2010
  • Length: 08:20
  • Purchases: 1