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As I Am: Asians In America
From: Nathan Kupel
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The As I Am pilot features reports, analyses, and commentary on social, political, cultural and artistic topics seldom heard on traditional public ...

Bought by KTSW 89.9, Prairie Public, WXDU, WGBH Radio Boston, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo. and more


  • Added: Mar 25, 2008
  • Length: 57:00
  • Purchases: 27
Commentary: An Honor Long Due Cesar Chavez
From: Dick Meister
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It's been 15 years now since the death of farm union leader Cesar Chavez -- way past time to make his birthdate of March 31 a national holiday.

  • Added: Mar 21, 2008
  • Length: 03:22
My Name is Ali
From: ken girardey
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A salute to a true American Hero, Muhammad Ali

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis and WCSU-FM


  • Added: Mar 18, 2008
  • Length: 06:08
  • Purchases: 2
My Feelings about How Barack Obama Can Possibly Change this Nation for the Better
From: KUNM
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17 year old Ife Hampton describes her experience at the "Economic Summit" where democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama gave a moving speech.

  • Added: Mar 17, 2008
  • Length: 05:53
Luck
From: Sarah Neal (Neal-Estes)
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There's bad luck, luck of the Irish, and the luckiest day of my life, when I was hit in the head with a truck.

  • Added: Mar 14, 2008
  • Length: 04:04
Womemories - This Primary Season
From: Bernadette Cahill
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Reflections on the primaries 2008

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Mar 05, 2008
  • Length: 05:47
  • Purchases: 1
Women's History Month: "Don' t be a Marshmallow!"
From: Dick Meister
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A commentary noting that few women are more deserving of special attention during Women's History Month than farm worker leader Dolores Huerta.

Bought by KGLP and KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.


  • Added: Mar 03, 2008
  • Length: 05:15
  • Purchases: 2
A Union That Made Black History
From: Dick Meister
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The pioneering Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters played a major role in the struggle of African Americans for equal rights.

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, WDBM, and WEZU


  • Added: Jan 27, 2008
  • Length: 03:46
  • Purchases: 3
MLK Was a Working-Class Hero
From: Dick Meister
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A commentary noting that Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the staunchest and most effective supporters working Americans have ever had.

Bought by Prairie Public, WEZU, RadioFreePalmer, KBRP Community Radio, KUT and more


  • Added: Jan 13, 2008
  • Length: 03:11
  • Purchases: 7
One of Labor's Greatest Leaders
From: Dick Meister
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Few leaders have left a greater legacy than labor leader Jack Hall, a major figure in the transformation of feudalistic Hawaii into a democratic st...

  • Added: Dec 20, 2007
  • Length: 04:43
Remembering...The D-Day Spirit
From: Ted Magnuson
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Patriotic recollections

  • Added: Nov 22, 2007
  • Length: 08:49
KERA Commentary: Breast Cancer
From: KERA
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Maintaining a positive attitude amid struggling with breast cancer

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 20, 2007
  • Length: 03:12
  • Purchases: 1
The Labor Legacy of John Steinbeck
From: Dick Meister
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A commentary noting that author John Steinbeck was one of the best friends American workers ever had.

  • Added: Oct 25, 2007
  • Length: 04:18
Literacy comes to the community: Afghanistan Child Alert
From: UNICEF
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This Story is Free! Martin Bell, former BBC Correspondent, travels to Afghanistan and in this story looks at the community-based approaches to impr...

  • Added: Oct 25, 2007
  • Length: 05:51
On the front lines against polio: Afghanistan Child Alert
From: UNICEF
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This Story is Free! Martin Bell, former BBC Correspondent reports on UNICEF's work in Afghanistan and the plight of children in this war torn area....

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 25, 2007
  • Length: 05:09
  • Purchases: 1
Penyo and Maria's Children's Home, Bulgaria
From: Katie Burningham
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Audio tour of a children's home in Bulgaria

  • Added: Oct 08, 2007
  • Length: 10:10
The Danger of Mangos
From: Owen Egerton
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Paradise with a toddler is no paradise at all

  • Added: Sep 02, 2007
  • Length: 03:20
Marching With a Passion Towards Change: A Teen's Commentary About Her Expressions of the 2007 U.S. Social Forum in Atlanta Georgia
From: KUNM
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Youth Producer Lucia Martinez share her experience at the 2007 U.S. Social Forum

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: Aug 15, 2007
  • Length: 03:16
  • Purchases: 1
To Be Like Jesus - An Actor's Perspective on the Passion
From: Connor Holenski
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An actor reflects on his role as Christ in a Passion play

  • Added: Jul 16, 2007
  • Length: 07:28
The U.S. Social Forum and How it Inspired Me to Create Change
From: KUNM
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14 year old youth producer Lucia Martinez shares her commentary inspired by her recent experience at the 2007 U.S. Social Forum.

Bought by YouthCast, KFAI Minneapolis, and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Jul 11, 2007
  • Length: 03:22
  • Purchases: 3
New Mexico's Global Connection: A Teen's Journey to the U.S. Social Forum
From: KUNM
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Youth Producer Diana Baron-Moore shares her experience about attending the 2007 U.S. Social Forum.

Bought by KRCC-FM, KFAI Minneapolis, and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Jul 09, 2007
  • Length: 06:02
  • Purchases: 3
Running On Fumes Part 1: Opportunity
From: Elliot Ward
Series: Running On Fumes: An Adventure in America
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Exploring the American dream through a homless shelter in Charleston and a lawyer in Baton Rouge

  • Added: Jun 04, 2007
  • Length: 24:59
Carpe Diem Today?
From: Jennifer Neeley
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As a society both structure or lives around work as well as derive meaning from it. My hope is to inspire thought about how we 'seize the day' -- o...

  • Added: May 28, 2007
  • Length: 01:56
Spineless Masters of Transformation
From: chuck freeman
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The manifestations of the universe are multitudinous, multifaceted, and marvelous! Chuck finds spiritual nurture in the cuttlefish, enlivened by t...

  • Added: May 07, 2007
  • Length: 04:25
Commentary: Just a Penny More
From: Dick Meister
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A strong movement is under way to win decent treatment for the miserably treated tomato pickers whose work is essential to the hugely profitable fa...

  • Added: Apr 26, 2007
  • Length: 03:24

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