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Oakland seniors looking for work find help at ASSETS program
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
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A majority of Americans say their biggest financial concern is that they won’t be able to save enough money to retire. This finding, by a recent Ga...

  • Added: Nov 03, 2014
  • Length: 04:20
Italian Artisans: Shuttered Workshops in the Renaissance’s Birthplace
From: Nancy Greenleese
Series: Made In Italy...For Now
Caption: Italian Negar Azhar Azari makes a ring by hand in the centuries-old Florentine tradition. , Credit: Maurizio Rufino
Italian artisans craft exquisite objects with their hands, particularly in Florence. Yet aging artisans crippled by Italy’s bureaucracy aren’t abl...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 25, 2013
  • Length: 07:37
  • Purchases: 1
Italian Bakers: Mafia Slicing Into Profits
From: Nancy Greenleese
Series: Made In Italy...For Now
Caption: Baker Salvatore Raccuglia rolls the bread as bakers have done for centuries in Sicily. , Credit: Luigi Fraboni
Italian breads and pastries are favorites among foodies. But Italian artisan bakeries are shutting down. Changing eating habits, the crisis and t...

Bought by KUOW, KLCC, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 25, 2013
  • Length: 06:09
  • Purchases: 3
Salty Lou’s Local Lobster
From: JP Davidson
Caption: Rob Martin, Cape Cod lobsterman, Credit: JP Davidson
A lobsterman and his girlfriend try to build the market for locally caught and processed lobster, in an increasingly global industry.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., PRX Remix, KUT, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 04, 2011
  • Length: 07:25
  • Purchases: 5
South Florida's farmers deal with freeze
From: NPR Economic Training Project
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The agricultural area in Southern Miami-Dade County has been declared a federal disaster area following January's freeze: but from farmers to the g...

  • Added: Feb 20, 2010
  • Length: 03:10
Haitian immigrants and the South Florida Economy
From: NPR Economic Training Project
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With around 80,000 Haitians expected to apply for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) that will allow them to legally work and live in South Florida, ...

  • Added: Jan 26, 2010
  • Length: 03:30
Ex-convicts struggle to enter bleak job market
From: Patrick De Oliveira
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The economic crisis has made it difficult for everyone to find employment, but ex-convicts have been hit harder than the rest.

  • Added: Aug 11, 2009
  • Length: 05:48
Can You Be Trusted With Money?
From: The humble Farmer
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I need to find an executor for my estate.

  • Added: Dec 09, 2008
  • Length: :30
Plastic Automobiles
From: The humble Farmer
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Plastic is lighter than steel

Bought by Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920


  • Added: Nov 19, 2008
  • Length: 01:18
  • Purchases: 1
Scientific Improvements
From: The humble Farmer
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The depression was caused by products that never wore out

  • Added: Nov 18, 2008
  • Length: 02:07
I Have A Master's Degree in Broadcasting
From: The humble Farmer
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I Have A Master's Degree in Broadcasting

Bought by Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920


  • Added: Nov 10, 2008
  • Length: :22
  • Purchases: 1
Creating An Intellectual Heritage
From: The humble Farmer
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Myth blends in with facts to create history

  • Added: Oct 18, 2008
  • Length: :47
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
I Stole From My Workers
From: The humble Farmer
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Confessions of a bee keeper

  • Added: Oct 06, 2008
  • Length: :18
Bills
From: The humble Farmer
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How Bills Evolved

  • Added: Oct 01, 2008
  • Length: :28
Catch-22
From: The humble Farmer
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war and business

Bought by Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920


  • Added: Sep 25, 2008
  • Length: 01:17
  • Purchases: 1
Sorry To Keep You Waiting
From: The humble Farmer
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How to make a phone call

  • Added: Sep 22, 2008
  • Length: 02:14
The Stepford Wives
From: The humble Farmer
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What are these mechanical women with mechanical voices doing today?

  • Added: Sep 21, 2008
  • Length: 01:47
Overpopulation
From: The humble Farmer
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starvation and pollution are only manifestations of our real problem

  • Added: Sep 20, 2008
  • Length: 02:04
How To Break Even in a Casino
From: The humble Farmer
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How to Break Even in a Casino

Bought by Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920


  • Added: Sep 16, 2008
  • Length: :47
  • Purchases: 1
The Best Seat in the Restaurant
From: The humble Farmer
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What is the best seat in the restaurant?

  • Added: Sep 16, 2008
  • Length: :39
See How Far That Goes
From: The humble Farmer
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Business Management

  • Added: Sep 15, 2008
  • Length: :33
There is as Much Money in Maine as There is in New York
From: The humble Farmer
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Economics

  • Added: Sep 11, 2008
  • Length: 01:07
Do You Need A Money Manager?
From: The humble Farmer
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There is a substitute for a money manager

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Sep 08, 2008
  • Length: :18
  • Purchases: 1
Don't Let The Bank Foreclose On Your Home
From: The humble Farmer
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How to protect your home from foreclosure

Bought by Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920


  • Added: Sep 07, 2008
  • Length: :33
  • Purchases: 1