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A Word of Mouth Christmas
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
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An hour-long magazine program featuring interviews and sound-rich pieces on a variety of seasonal themes, including the science of giving, the deba...

Bought by WBEZ and KUOW


  • Added: Dec 13, 2012
  • Length: 51:30
  • Purchases: 2
The 113th Annual Army-Navy Pageant
From: War News Radio
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The annual Army-Navy football game is one of the few opportunities for civilian types to have a front row seat to military culture. War News Radio’...

  • Added: Dec 12, 2012
  • Length: 08:40
America, the Wonderful and Weird
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
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A one-hour magazine program with four interviews that reveal some alternative slices of America, including a travelogue of gross and strange attrac...

Bought by KCUR


  • Added: Nov 15, 2012
  • Length: 46:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Field Trip Podcast: Swimming with Submersibles
From: The Field Trip Podcast
Caption: The Field Trip Podcast logo, Credit: Mike Smith
This week, correspondent Teresa Chin takes us on a tour beneath the Monterey Bay to explore the sights and creatures of the deep. Cruise a shipwrec...

Bought by KUER


  • Added: Nov 09, 2012
  • Length: 12:54
  • Purchases: 1
The Legendary Archie Shepp
From: Reese Erlich
Series: Jazz Perspectives
Caption: Archie Shepp
A look at the career of the legendary saxophonist

Bought by WAER Syracuse, NY


  • Added: Nov 06, 2012
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 1
Danilo Perez hits the right notes in Panama
From: Reese Erlich
Caption: Danilo Perez, Credit: (c) 2012 Reese Erlich. All rights reserved.
Danilo Perez plays piano and heads up the annual Panama Jazz Festival.

  • Added: Nov 06, 2012
  • Length: 05:01
John Scofield - one of the best guitarists in jazz
From: Reese Erlich
Series: Jazz Perspectives
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He has created a unique sound that appeals to jazz and pop audiences

Bought by WAER Syracuse, NY


  • Added: Nov 06, 2012
  • Length: 07:45
  • Purchases: 1
Prison Justice-Cannabis and the Law
From: Laurence Stevenson
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Canadian prison law specialist John Hill interviews American best-selling author and journalist Doug Fine and Canadian former prisoner Robert 'Rosi...

  • Added: Oct 04, 2012
  • Length: 22:08
Development & Displacement in the Other Iraq
From: War News Radio
Caption: An abandoned IDP camp in Iraqi Kurdistan near the border with Iran., Credit: Rachel Stacy
In Iraqi Kurdistan, a common adage says the Kurdish people have “no friends but the mountains.” Today, the mountains along the northern border of ...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 08, 2012
  • Length: 05:49
  • Purchases: 2
Fade To Darkness: The Age Of Alzheimer's - Part 5
From: 90.9 WBUR - Boston's NPR News Station
Series: Fade To Darkness: The Age Of Alzheimer's (series)
Caption: Bernice Osborne Pollard and her 74-year-old mother, Mary Osborne, who is in the late stages of Alzheimer's disease, Credit: Deb Becker/WBUR
Preparing For An Alzheimer’s ‘Tsunami’

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, Connecticut Public (WNPR), and KUOW


  • Added: Nov 18, 2011
  • Length: 06:48
  • Purchases: 3
Fade To Darkness: The Age Of Alzheimer's - Part 4
From: 90.9 WBUR - Boston's NPR News Station
Series: Fade To Darkness: The Age Of Alzheimer's (series)
Caption: Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA) sponsored the National Action Plan for Alzheimer's disease, Credit: Jesse Costa/90.9 WBUR Boston
Alzheimer’s Funding Lags Behind Other Diseases

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, Connecticut Public (WNPR), and KUOW


  • Added: Nov 18, 2011
  • Length: 07:31
  • Purchases: 3
Fade To Darkness: The Age Of Alzheimer's - Part 3
From: 90.9 WBUR - Boston's NPR News Station
Series: Fade To Darkness: The Age Of Alzheimer's (series)
Caption: Elaine Marasca's family have been asked if they want to be screened for Alzheimer's, Credit: Jesse Costa/90.9 WBUR Boston
Testing For Alzheimer’s: A Wrenching But Crucial Decision

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, Connecticut Public (WNPR), and KUOW


  • Added: Nov 18, 2011
  • Length: 06:17
  • Purchases: 3
Fade To Darkness: The Age Of Alzheimer's - Part 2
From: 90.9 WBUR - Boston's NPR News Station
Series: Fade To Darkness: The Age Of Alzheimer's (series)
Caption: Devorah Corman participates in experimental trials for Alzheimer's research, Credit: Jesse Costa/90.9 WBUR Boston
Alzheimer’s Research Seeks Earlier Detection

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, Connecticut Public (WNPR), and KUOW


  • Added: Nov 18, 2011
  • Length: 07:34
  • Purchases: 3
Fade To Darkness: The Age Of Alzheimer's - Part 1
From: 90.9 WBUR - Boston's NPR News Station
Series: Fade To Darkness: The Age Of Alzheimer's (series)
Caption: Dr. Ralph Kelly and his wife, Dr. Ruth Fretts, Credit: Jesse Costa/90.9 WBUR Boston
At 59, A Father’s Devastating Diagnosis

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WXXI Rochester, Connecticut Public (WNPR), and KUOW


  • Added: Nov 18, 2011
  • Length: 09:09
  • Purchases: 4
Researchers Call Oil Spills and Climate Change a Devastating Combination
From: Richard Ziglar
Series: GulfWatch: Stories about the ongoing effects of the BP Oil Spill from KRVS
Caption: Torbjörn Törnqvist says sea-level rise will overtake natural subsidence as a cause of land loss., Credit: Barry Yeoman
Most of us shudder to imagine the impact of another large oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and for good reason. A spill in future decades could hav...

  • Added: Jul 05, 2011
  • Length: 04:36
Engineers of the New Millennium: The Water Energy Crunch A Powerful Puzzle
From: Spectrum Radio
Caption: Inside Technology
The Water-Energy Crunch is a clash of essential needs. Humans are thirsty creatures who need water to drink and bathe, but also to produce most for...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WGBH Radio Boston, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KUNM, 90.5 WESA and more


  • Added: Jan 03, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 20
Are childhood mental illnesses related to strep?
From: Julianne Hill
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This two-part series examines the debate by world-class scientists if a connection between tics, Tourette's, obsessive-compulsive disorder and ext...

  • Added: Mar 26, 2010
  • Length: 20:30
Maze featuring Frankie Beverly Part 3
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Funk Show
Caption: Maze featuring Frankie Beverly, Credit: http://www.mazemuze.com/
Interview with ROAME, who is a founding member of MAZE featuring Frankie Beverly about the history of the group.

Bought by WJAB


  • Added: Mar 21, 2010
  • Length: 59:27
  • Purchases: 1
"Mortgage Modifications Help Homeowners, But for How Long?" by Melissa Townsend
From: WBEZ
Series: Chicago Public Radio Economy Coverage
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National banks are getting into the practice of modifying mortgages for homeowners facing foreclosure, and that worries some housing experts.

  • Added: Nov 11, 2009
  • Length: 05:42
History This Week
From: Public Radio WorldWide - PRWW.org
Caption: This Week In History, Credit: SLG
Flashback to a voice this week in History -- for a lesson we can learn for today.

  • Added: Apr 10, 2009
  • Length: 04:30
Buy American Doesn't Apply to Renewable Energy
From: Paul Brandus
Series: Green Energy Brief
Caption: Editor in Chief Paul Brandus, Credit: Niko Markun
...“America has been asleep” - President Obama wants to double renewable energy production by 2012. But the United States lacks a manufacturing bas...

  • Added: Mar 04, 2009
  • Length: 08:28
Obama and McCain's stances on America's electrical infrastructure
From: Blueprint America
Series: Blueprint America: The presidential candidates on infrastructure
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How Obama and McCain propose fixing America's fraying electrical system.

  • Added: Oct 29, 2008
  • Length: 03:07
Obama and McCain's stances on America's transportation infrastructure
From: Blueprint America
Series: Blueprint America: The presidential candidates on infrastructure
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Sens. Obama and McCain stances on transportation

  • Added: Oct 28, 2008
  • Length: 02:23
Rural Issues: Rural Entrepreneurship
From: WILL
Series:
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How small-town entrepreneurs are trying to establish themselves, and what presidential campaigns want to do to help them

Bought by KOSU, KRZA, KBIA, NPR Station Showcase with PRX, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 05, 2008
  • Length: 44:09
  • Purchases: 5
North City Gangs Getting Younger, More Violent
From: Adam Allington
Series: Block by Block: Street Gangs in St. Louis
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teenage gangbangers responsible for spike in St. Louis murder rate

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis and NPR Station Showcase with PRX


  • Added: Aug 28, 2008
  • Length: 06:35
  • Purchases: 2