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The Man Who Put the 'P' in NPR
From: Radio Diaries
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One of the best mission statements I’ve read is the original NPR mission, which was written in 1969 by Bill Siemering. Bill is an amazing guy who, ...

Bought by Northwest Public Broadcasting, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 15, 2016
  • Length: 19:24
  • Purchases: 3
How YouTube Videos Saved a Small Missouri Town
From: Andrew Davis
Series: Claim Your Fame
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We take you to the Quick Quilting Capital of the World to see how one family’s YouTube videos are not just building a business—they’re rebuilding a...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and WABE


  • Added: Apr 14, 2015
  • Length: 07:00
  • Purchases: 2
Making a book from beginning to end, with one of San Francisco’s last remaining bookbinders
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
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Stepping inside the Taurus Bookbindery is kind of like stepping back in time.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 28, 2014
  • Length: 11:20
  • Purchases: 1
Marijuana advocates express concern over new prevention program in Colorado
From: Cannabis Radio News
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Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper has introduced his administration’s marijuana prevention campaign to deter underage consumption. The theme of t...

  • Added: Aug 11, 2014
  • Length: 02:51
Massive Marijuana Raid on the Yurok Reservation.
From: Cannabis Radio News
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In mid-July, federal and state agencies launched a month-long marijuana raid on the Yurok Reservation in northwestern Ca. At the request of the tri...

  • Added: Jul 26, 2014
  • Length: 07:04
The Dirty Old Man of Delhi
From: KALW
Caption: Khushwant Singh at his home in Delhi
India just lost its grand old man of letters. Khushwant Singh was 99 and still writing when he died in Delhi last week.

  • Added: Mar 25, 2014
  • Length: 04:30
Episode 4 ~ Online Gaming Communities
From: Matthew Mustovich
Series: The Art of Video Game Design
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Randall Coleman and I talk about the impact video game communities have on the development of new titles.

  • Added: Mar 22, 2014
  • Length: 08:35
Turn Your Radio On: Imaginative Ways Appalachians Joined the Electronic Media Revolution
From: Jacob Podber
Caption: Dr. Jacob J. Podber
Based on oral history interviews, this 29-minute radio documentary examines the effects early radio had on rural America. The program includes inte...

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Jan 31, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Surveillance Part 2
From: Phil Mariage
Series: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
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Second part of our generational discussion on surveillance.

  • Added: Sep 15, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
Podcasting Patent Threatens Independent Media
From: JP Davidson
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Personal Audio LLC owns a patent that it says covers the entire concept of podcasting. Podcasters are being asked to pay licensing fees for the rig...

Bought by KUOW and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 05, 2013
  • Length: 07:36
  • Purchases: 2
HN- Thomas Nast
From: Conor Bentley
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In this episode, we take an in-depth look at political cartoonist, Thomas Nast.

  • Added: Jan 28, 2013
  • Length: 09:42
Police Tape: From Rodney King to Aiyana Jones
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Police filming students during the anti-cuts demonstration in London, Credit: Cleaner Croydon
It’s been 20 years since four white police officers were cleared of unlawfully beating Rodney King in Los Angeles. But we might never have heard of...

Bought by WCSU-FM and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Apr 18, 2012
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 2
Scandal - A Re-Broadcast from 2008
From: Phil Mariage
Series: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
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Scandal is always with us it seems...2008 a look back at how far we have NOT come!

  • Added: Apr 16, 2012
  • Length: 29:01
Ghostwriters
From: Eric Molinsky
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Have you ever wondered how that busy politician or celebrity found the time to write a book? They didn't. Ghostwriting an big part of the publishin...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, WABE, New Hampshire Public Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WRST-FM Oshkosh and more


  • Added: Jan 17, 2012
  • Length: 06:20
  • Purchases: 6
Returning Home
From: War News Radio
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News and features on the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Libya.

  • Added: Dec 16, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
Remembering Christopher Hitchens, 1949 - 2011
From: Simon Marks
Caption: Christopher Hitchens, 1949 - 2011, Credit: Feature Story News
A sound-rich obituary honoring the life and works of the late Christopher Hitchens, who died on December 16, 2011. Suitable for news magazines an...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 15, 2011
  • Length: 07:28
  • Purchases: 1
One Last Word: Goodbye
From: Mark Blackmon
Series: One Last Word
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After 54 years, the soap opera "As The World Turns" has come to the end of its run. A passing worthy of note? Commentator Mark Blackmon thinks so. ...

  • Added: Sep 09, 2010
  • Length: 04:58
Producer Profile: Valerie Red-Horse
From: Vision Maker Media
Series: Native Producer Profile
Caption: Valerie Red-Horse
Reporter Ben Kreimer speaks with filmmaker, entrepreneur and investment banker Valerie Red-Horse, about her film Choctaw Code Talkers.

  • Added: Aug 09, 2010
  • Length: 15:18
Radio
From: Phil Mariage
Series: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
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3 Generations discuss the many changes in radio from 1940 to the present

  • Added: Aug 22, 2009
  • Length: 29:00
He Threw A Shoe At President Bush
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
when President Bush visited Iraq, an Iraqi man threw a shoe at him.

  • Added: Dec 15, 2008
  • Length: :23
You Can Sign up On Line
From: The humble Farmer
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There are some things you can't do on line

  • Added: Oct 17, 2008
  • Length: :22
Ken McCoy Entertainment Report
From: Ken McCoy
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New Report for 8 28 08

  • Added: Aug 28, 2008
  • Length: 03:35
TPMtv: McCain's Patriotism Two-Step
From: Veracifier
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McCain's Patriotism Two-Step

  • Added: Aug 25, 2008
  • Length: 05:06
TPMtv: A Chat with Van Jones
From: Veracifier
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A Chat with Van Jones

  • Added: Aug 13, 2008
  • Length: 05:26
TPMtv: A Chat with Don Siegelman
From: Veracifier
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A Chat with Don Siegelman

  • Added: Aug 12, 2008
  • Length: 06:55