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A Citizen's Guide to What to Eat During a Government Shutdown
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: Still have to visit the grocery store..., Credit: Susan Cook
Citizens are being reminded these days of everything they don't have control over. Any nutritionist will tell you that the one thing you always ha...

  • Added: Oct 09, 2013
  • Length: 04:02
Where is Amarildo de Souza?
From: Free Speech Radio News
Caption: Amarildo de Souza, Credit: Facebook
Missing laborer in Brazil highlights disappearances amid police crackdown in favelas

  • Added: Aug 17, 2013
  • Length: 04:58
Taste Florence
From: Nancy Greenleese
Caption: Antoinette Mazzaglia of Taste Florence in the Sant’Ambrogio market describes various salami that her tour group will sample. , Credit: Luigi Fraboni
Italy, particularly Florence, is a popular vacation destination. They come with an appetite, eager to sample Italy’s renowned cuisine, yet they’re...

  • Added: Jul 18, 2013
  • Length: 04:32
Slow Wine
From: Nancy Greenleese
Caption: Salvatore Angelica and Susanna Bianco of Gigi Bianco winery explain their various Slow Wines at a Rome tasting, Credit: Nancy Greenleese
The Slow Food movement has changed how we eat in the last quarter century. The Italian organization encourages us to dine on flavorful and health...

  • Added: Jul 16, 2013
  • Length: 04:04
Sailing The High Seas 2.0
From: Jason Albert
Caption: Wing sails on San Francisco Bay, Credit: Jason Albert
90% of the world's goods are carried by cargo ships. And the oceans they sail on are streaming with wind: High tech wing sails used on America's Cu...

Bought by Hark!, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WTIP, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 15, 2013
  • Length: 06:41
  • Purchases: 5
Predators of the Heart: Where Wild Animals Meet God
From: University of Montana Journalism
Caption: Predators of the Heart, a traveling wildlife exhibit and reptile show from Anacortes, Wash., displays animals from around the world to the Christian Assembly Foursquare Church in Missoula, MT., Credit: Samuel Wilson
Most know the old stories about Noah's Ark and how Eve was tempted by a snake, but now God’s creatures are uncaged and in church. Producer Ruth Edd...

  • Added: Apr 09, 2013
  • Length: 04:32
MN Church Celebrates Easter in Cabaret After Tragic Fire
From: Radio K
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On a Sunday in April, cheery faces populate the groundbreaking of a new church construction project in South Minneapolis. Almost a year earlier, th...

  • Added: Apr 08, 2013
  • Length: 05:08
Letterboxing - Hide and seek for the young and not-so-young
From: Nancy Greenleese
Caption: The Hartigan family’s journal is full of stamps and memories of their letterboxing outings in Virginia, Ireland, the Pacific Northwest and other destinations. , Credit: Nancy Greenleese
There is a breed of modern day treasure hunters who need the Internet, a knack for orienting and solving puzzles, and a sense of adventure. They w...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 28, 2013
  • Length: 04:29
  • Purchases: 1
Gelato Museum
From: Nancy Greenleese
Caption: Gelato served from a Carpigiani-made gelato truck at the Bologna fair in 1958, Credit: Gelato Museum
I scream, you scream, we all scream for...gelato. The first museum dedicated to gelato has opened in Italy.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and KLCC


  • Added: Mar 27, 2013
  • Length: 05:09
  • Purchases: 2
Italian Tailors: An Age-Old Tradition Unravels
From: Nancy Greenleese
Series: Made In Italy...For Now
Caption: Paola Gueli is one of a dwindling number of tailors in Italy, a country renowned for its tailoring tradition. , Credit: Luigi Fraboni
Skilled tailoring is a dying art. Many of the best tailors hail from Italy where the tradition is unraveling due to a lack of training opportuniti...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 25, 2013
  • Length: 08:20
  • Purchases: 2
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
Melissa Gets a Life Coach
From: Sean Rasmussen
Series: Happy
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Ever wonder what a Life Coach does? Before Melissa started with a Life Coach, she was stuck in a dead-end restaurant job. Now she is successfully f...

  • Added: Jun 20, 2012
  • Length: 09:15
May Day Artist Fury
From: Artsy Fartsy Show
Series: Artsy Fartsy Show
Caption: May Day General Strike 2012, Credit: Molly Crabapple and John Leavitt
In celebration of May Day, The Artsy Fartsy Show covered art in immigrant communities, activism and the artistic influences within the Occupy Wall ...

  • Added: May 31, 2012
  • Length: 52:11
Pinetop Perkins' Legacy Continues: Meet Tomorrow's Blues Greats
From: Candice Ludlow
Caption: Hopson Plantation, Clarksdale, MS, Credit: Mitchell Koester
Pinetop Perkins wanted to leave a legacy to the youth, so he created the Pinetop Perkins Master Workshops to further deepen the young musicians' kn...

  • Added: May 17, 2012
  • Length: 10:23
Knight Life Ministry Quietly Strives To Keep Young Men Out of Gangs
From: Candice Ludlow
Series: Gangs in the City
Caption: Second Presbyterian - Where Knight Life meets., Credit: Candice Ludlow
Eva Miller was a high school teacher in an inner city high school when she noticed her students needed something more in their lives, so she create...

  • Added: May 17, 2012
  • Length: 04:12
The Sound of Blindness
From: Radio K
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Without sight, the blind must rely on the soundscapes around them to navigate through a world of audio overload. To truly experience this world, Pr...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, and KUOW


  • Added: May 12, 2012
  • Length: 05:54
  • Purchases: 3
Cooking Cajun Style
From: Radio K
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Minneapolis and New Orleans may be an entire country apart, but that doesn't mean we can't appreciate the feasts of Mardi Gras in our own way. Cul...

  • Added: May 12, 2012
  • Length: 05:22
A Little Dinner Music
From: Radio K
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Of our five senses, sound and taste might not seem to have that much in common. But if you ever find yourself at a fast food joint that blasts the...

  • Added: May 12, 2012
  • Length: 05:12
Jack Johnson & Friends - Best of Kokua Festival Live
From: Joyride Media
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One Hour radio special features Jack Johnson & guests live at the 2004-2010 Kokua Festivals that raised money for environmental education programs ...

Bought by Harford Community Radio, Harford Community Radio, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, Prairie Public, KAZU Seaside, Calif. and more


  • Added: Apr 13, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11
Wells to Wheels: Can shale gas power cars?
From: Reid Frazier
Series: Breaking the Land: Marcellus Shale and the Gas Age
Caption: Making way for the Marcellus, Credit: Reid R. Frazier/Allegheny Front
We use natural gas to heat our homes and generate our power. Can we use it to fuel our cars? Big Gas thinks shale gas is the key to cleaning up our...

  • Added: Dec 22, 2011
  • Length: 06:57
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
Rosanne Cash: Live from Zone C
From: Joyride Media
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Intimate acoustic set by Rosanne Cash and her husband, John Leventhal in their living room (aka Zone C). Includes exclusive live recordings of son...

Bought by KPSQ-LP, KOSU, NPR Illinois, New Hampshire Public Radio, KUFM - Montana Public Radio and more


  • Added: Nov 21, 2011
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 10
Refugees and Children in Conflict
From: S B
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Professor Michael Wessells of Columbia University takes us beyond war news. What are the true stresses faced by people in war zones and refugees? B...

  • Added: Jun 14, 2011
  • Length: 11:31
OIL PRICES AND TAX BREAKS
From: Joseph Carraro
Series: THE AVERAGE JOE
Caption: SENATOR CARRARO IS AN AVERAGE JOE
As a former state senator for 20 years, an executive committee member of the National Energy Council, an energy consultant, a stock broker and fina...

  • Added: Jun 03, 2011
  • Length: 18:40

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