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(December 27, 2023 Re-Air) Jubilee Justice Black Farmers' Rice Project: Tackling Racism & Rice
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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A bold experiment is taking place among Black farmers in the Southeast — a story of hope in an area with a history of plantation slavery, land thef...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KDNK, KWMR, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, and WNYE


  • Added: Dec 15, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 5
Rock Climbing Championships Reno
From: Erin Breen
Caption: Youth National Championship of Rock Climbing at Mesa Rim in Reno, Nevada, Credit: Erin Meehan Breen
National Youth Rock Climbing Championships boost rock climbing as a sport...and boost the economy post COVID in Reno.

  • Added: Jul 17, 2021
  • Length: 04:12
That's What We Do
From: Erin Allen
Caption: Ronda Morrison, Owner, House of Morrison Shoe Repair, Credit: Erin Allen
Detroit's Livernois Ave has historically been known as the Avenue of Fashion. But to the dismay of area residents and business owners, construction...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 20, 2019
  • Length: 07:52
  • Purchases: 1
New Beginnings
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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I got shot two times, and i walked out of Shock Trauma three hours later. It was made clear to me that my work wasn't done.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 10, 2019
  • Length: 04:13
  • Purchases: 1
Special: Our Economy, For and By The People
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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Our city's economy – what is it for? New York's has been very good at piling up profits and building tall buildings. But all that private profit ha...

Bought by KDNK and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Sep 04, 2019
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
Born in a Tornado
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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You can’t help it if you were born in a tornado. You’re going to have to learn how to fly.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 20, 2018
  • Length: 03:51
  • Purchases: 1
Bicycles Against Poverty
From: Travis Sanderson
Caption: Bicycles Against Poverty, Credit: Travis Sanderson
In the global north, the bicycle is often perceived as a toy; something for kids or designed for leisure. But in rural Uganda the bicycle can be a ...

  • Added: Nov 30, 2018
  • Length: 24:01
EP 7.2 — Universal Basic Income: A Bridge Towards Post-capitalism?
From: Robert Raymond
Series: Upstream
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In part 2 of our 2-part series on UBI, we explore how a progressive Universal Basic Income policy might help us move away from our current capitali...

Bought by KUNM


  • Added: Jan 29, 2018
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 1
Howard E Williams III
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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Coming home from prison, it’s kind of hard to find a job. But I didn’t let that get to me. This is a dirty job, but somebody’s got to do it.

  • Added: Sep 20, 2017
  • Length: 04:20
Ep.19: Second Chances
From: The Story Exchange
Series: Good on the Ground
Caption: Kasey O'Connell, Fif Ghobadian and Alice Cahan, Credit: Road Twenty-Two
Iran-born Fif Ghobadian created San Francisco fashion brand Road Twenty-Two to provide jobs for women released from prison.

  • Added: Jun 20, 2017
  • Length: 13:36
Dayton Indy Garment Makers Band Together
From: renee wilde
Series: Culture Couch
Caption: Tracy McElfresh and Lawanda Stonerock, Credit: Renee Wilde
Dayton has an eclectic population of independent fashion designers and craftspeople. Today on Culture Couch, Renee Wilde introduces listeners two l...

  • Added: Mar 26, 2017
  • Length: 05:59
Season 2: Assemble Sound of Detroit Artist Collaboration#46
From: Romy Kochan
Series: Season Two: Bonfires of Social Enterprise
Caption: Assemble Sound
Listen in as Romy interviews Garret Koehler about newly launched Assemble Sound in Detroit. Garret and his founder team share how they began to cat...

  • Added: May 11, 2016
  • Length: 35:38
The USC Roar
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: The Core by Open Orchard Productions
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As a podcast made for KCRW’s SoundLA program, this 1-minute podcast shares the impact that the crowd’s roar at the USC Coliseum has on the head foo...

  • Added: Jan 22, 2016
  • Length: 01:01
Latitude News Podcast #4 - Channeling Venice in Cleveland
From: Latitude News
Caption: Giancarlo Calicchia's "Genesis," a 28-foot long, 2,000+ pound wooden sculpture., Credit: Dan Moulthrop
Cleveland’s Renaissance man hopes to rejuvenate the Rust Belt with art.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 15, 2012
  • Length: 12:52
  • Purchases: 1
Turning Farm Workers into Farm Owners
From: Making Contact
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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
A Waste-Free Dairy of the Future?
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: cheese maker at Fiscalini, Credit: Rita Daniels
It’s estimated that dairy products make up a full 20% of our daily food intake here in North America. But with increased focus on cattle waste met...

  • Added: Aug 10, 2010
  • Length: 08:42
Dry Farming-a Technique for a Water Scarce Future
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Farmers in California's central valley are getting a sneak preview of what much of the country, and the world, can expect to see in the next few de...

Bought by KALW


  • Added: Aug 10, 2010
  • Length: 07:52
  • Purchases: 1
Small Farms, Big Future
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Making Cheese at the Fiscalini Cheese Company , Credit: Rita Daniels
We go to California, America’s leading producer of fruits, vegetables, and dairy, to see some examples of how the nation’s agricultural industry is...

Bought by WSKG, KZYX, and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 10, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
The Business of Compost Hauling
From: Avishay Artsy
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A new business helps local restaurants save money and help the planet by composting.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: May 19, 2010
  • Length: 03:51
  • Purchases: 1
Roosters vs. Developers
From: Adam Allington
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A Rooster becomes an anti-development icon in northern Michigan

  • Added: Jun 27, 2006
  • Length: 04:05
Barber Shop-Long Version
From: Richard Paul
Series: People Who Work
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Keeping community alive along an aging business strip that's either all the way down or well-on-its-way-up.

Bought by Raven Radio, WHCP-LP Cambridge, Raven Radio, XRAY.fm, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 06, 2004
  • Length: 04:40
  • Purchases: 8