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Between You and Me: The Shutdown
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Between You and Me
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The State of Minnesota is supposedly shutting down at least partially by July 1st. Does that affect you in any way? Do you work for the state? Ar...

  • Added: Jun 27, 2011
  • Length: 01:49:12
Slow Money: Reducing Velocity, Increasing Value
From: A World of Possibilities
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Two pioneering economists discuss slowing the pace of business in order to reclaim value and values.

Bought by KHNS, KPVL, KXOT Public Radio, and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jun 20, 2011
  • Length: 55:02
  • Purchases: 4
"Breaking the Psychological Chains of Slavery"
From: Making Contact
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African-Americans have endured more than 246 years of slavery, 100 years of racism and segregation. The trauma from that experience continues to im...

  • Added: May 05, 2011
  • Length: 29:59
If the City Were to Become Human
From: Let's Travel! Radio
Caption: Psychotherapy, Credit: Mental Health Blog
We continue this week's show on media portrayal and city pathology with psychotherapist Jonathan Alpert.

  • Added: Mar 23, 2011
  • Length: 10:11
Cancer Nutrition -- Groks Science Show 2010-09-01
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Jodi Buckman Weinstein discussed proper nutrition during cancer therapy.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KMXT


  • Added: Sep 01, 2010
  • Length: 24:19
  • Purchases: 2
Lizzie Velasquez - Rare Disorder Keeps Her at 60 Pounds
From: Abigail Mahnke, host of Inner Views
Caption: Lizzie Velasquez, Credit: Tyler Coe
Lizzie Velasquez has a syndrome so rare, it doesn't even have a name, and only 2 others in the world have it. No matter what or how much she eats, ...

  • Added: Aug 19, 2010
  • Length: 25:31
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
Making Contact: Soul of a Citizen
From: Making Contact
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Author Paul Loeb is re-releasing his book, ‘Soul of a Citizen: Living with Conviction in Challenging Times’. On this edition, we’ll hear from Loeb...

Bought by WCSU-FM


  • Added: Mar 23, 2010
  • Length: 29:59
  • Purchases: 1
Episode #3: Being Misunderstood & GED Support
From: Max Rivlin-Nadler
Series: Gathering Hope House Radio
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This week’s episode discusses the difficulty of being misunderstood when you are dealing with mental health issues, the reasons for pursuing a GED ...

  • Added: Dec 25, 2009
  • Length: 10:11
Native Harvest for a Modern World
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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An agricultural renaissance has taken root among the Taos Pueblo people in New Mexico. Sustainable agriculture is returning, after years of unheal...

Bought by KQED


  • Added: Nov 13, 2009
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
How We Survive: Predatory Mending
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Community Check Cashing in Oakland, CA, Credit: Andrew Stelzer
This week we talk to lenders who are doing things differently and to people who are helping others stave off financial scammers.

  • Added: Oct 01, 2009
  • Length: 29:00
The State We're In: Labor Day Special 2008
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: The State We're In: 2008 Specials Series
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Labor Day: The Right to Work

Bought by KVNF


  • Added: Sep 06, 2009
  • Length: 53:29
  • Purchases: 1
Ira Rosofsky- Nasty, Brutish and Long: Adventures in Old Age and the World of Eldercare
From: Chris Goldstein
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Author and psychologist Ira Rosofsky on his new book: Nasty, Brutish and Long: Adventures in Old Age and the World of Eldercare

Bought by KSFR and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 15, 2009
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 2
Building Green
From: Bill Baue
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BuildingGreen.com founder Alex Wilson discusses the history, current state, and future of the green building movement. Erin Gorman, CEO of Divine ...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 11, 2009
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
“.A WOMYN OF COLOR’S RESPONSE TO FAITH, FEMINISM AND HIP HOP.”
From: Dred-Scott Keyes
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IN IT’S THIRD ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL WORKING WOMEN;S DAY PROGRAM, CASA ATABEX ACHE & MOMMAS HIP HOP KITCHEN PRESENT “.A WOMYN OF COLOR’S RESPONSE TO ...

  • Added: Mar 09, 2009
  • Length: 54:15
Active Voice Radio: Peter Karoff - Making Charitable Donations Count
From: Chris Goldstein
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Americans have an incredible capacity for charitable giving. Even in these difficult economic times donations are still flowing. What makes us give...

Bought by Aspen Public Radio and KSFR


  • Added: Dec 10, 2008
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 2
Breakfast With Champions Program 4
From: Renee Blake
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Interviews with four transformational activists

  • Added: Oct 21, 2008
  • Length: 57:51
Naomi Wolf - Give Me Liberty!
From: Donna Descoteaux
Series: Living Well Show
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Naomi Wolf author of Give Me Liberty and The End of America shares with us her research on the ten steps dictators from Hitler to Pinochet must tak...

  • Added: Oct 20, 2008
  • Length: 28:30
Rep. Maxine Waters - A Woman of Good Works
From: Donna Descoteaux
Series: Living Well Show
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Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) - In our conversation with Rep. Maxine Waters we discover the wide range of good works this congresswoman has accomplishe...

  • Added: Oct 09, 2008
  • Length: 28:35
David Sirota - The Uprising
From: Donna Descoteaux
Series: Living Well Show
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Are there many Americans who are 'Mad as Hell, and not going to take it any more'? ?? David Sirota, author of The Uprising tell us there most cert...

  • Added: Oct 06, 2008
  • Length: 28:36
Deborah Meier
From: Learning Matters
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Deborah Meier has spent more than four decades working in public education. A MacArthur Foundation ?Genius,? she founded Central Park East Elementa...

  • Added: Sep 29, 2008
  • Length: 10:53
Victory at Chesapeake Bay
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
It's always a pleasure to deliver good news about a conservation effort. Today we salute Chesapeake Bay and the coalition that's cleaning it up.

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Aug 20, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1

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