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More than 1 in 5 American adults is a caregiver for an elder -- usually a parent or grandparent or spouse. How to look after our surging older popu...
Bought by WUWM, WAMU, WVBI-LP, Morehead State Public Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and more
- Added: Dec 02, 2021
- Length: 52:59
- Purchases: 18
Dr. Ayim Darkeh speaks with his mother, Shirley, about his experiences being one of the few Black students at his predominantly white elementary sc...
Bought by WYAP
- Added: Sep 25, 2020
- Length: 03:04
- Purchases: 1
After all the hard work and child rearing, do Americans get to finally relax and retire with some financial stability? Research shows the golden ag...
- Added: Jul 09, 2020
- Length: 15:54
When Eve Rodsky found herself sobbing on the side of the road over a text about blueberries, she knew something had to change. Hence began her seve...
- Added: Nov 07, 2019
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 8
Did you know that exposure to pesticides puts children and farm workers in harm’s way? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melin...
Bought by RadioFreePalmer
- Added: May 11, 2018
- Length: 28:00
- Purchases: 1
Three women detail their experiences in the paid labor force and how invaluable women are as workers and providers.
- Added: Apr 11, 2017
- Length: 08:41
A father and son talk about working together in an air conditioner repair business that has been in their family for more than half a century.
- Added: Aug 29, 2016
- Length: 04:18
- Purchases: 2
California’s Family Leave Act is a step ahead of the U.S. as a whole, in giving all parents the right to some time off, but it’s complicated. What ...
Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: Nov 02, 2015
- Length: 11:05
- Purchases: 1
The Fair Food Program is recognized as one of the great human rights success stories of our day. This unique farmworker- and consumer-driven initia...
- Added: Jul 31, 2015
- Length: 28:00
We return to Prince Edward Island where we’ll spend the next half hour with a father and daughter who produce what PEI has come to be known for the...
- Added: Jul 10, 2015
- Length: 27:06
Rent control has been a way for cities to regulate their housing prices and evictions since World War One, in the wake of a big housing shortage in...
- Added: May 17, 2014
- Length: 05:13
This program is all about embracing our multi-generational workforce. The focus is on the differences in the way generations of Americans -- BabyBo...
Bought by KFOK-LPFM
- Added: Feb 17, 2014
- Length: 53:00
- Purchases: 1
Did you know that Wal-Mart is the largest private employer in the United States, and that the average Wal-Mart worker earns just $8.81 per hour, fo...
- Added: Nov 01, 2013
- Length: 28:00
Robinson, Campaign and Education Coordinator of the Food Chain Worker Alliance, exposes some of the hidden faces and working conditions in the food...
- Added: Jul 19, 2013
- Length: 28:00
A commentary noting that the new minimum wage should now be raised to at least $9.50 an hour.
- Added: Aug 09, 2007
- Length: 04:26
This commentary notes the great need for President Bush to provide much more relief to the thousands of farmworkers who've been struggling to meet...
Bought by KPFT
- Added: Mar 15, 2007
- Length: 02:35
- Purchases: 1
This commentary notes the great need to provide paid sick leaves to the millions of American workers who can't afford to take time off even if they...
Bought by KPFT
- Added: Jan 25, 2007
- Length: 02:32
- Purchases: 1
When faced with the prospect of working for minimum wage many mountain youth in eastern Kentucky choose to work in the mines rather than try to scr...
- Added: Jan 09, 2006
- Length: 03:11
- Purchases: 5
Historian Alice Kessler-Harris looks at women's rights then and now.
Bought by 90.5 WSNC, KQED, and WXXI Rochester
- Added: Jun 15, 2005
- Length: 59:38
- Purchases: 3
