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A father reflects on the daily realities of parenting as a team
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
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Living a balanced life requires an early morning for KALW's executive news editor Ben Trefny. It takes getting up before 6am to prepare lunch, and ...

Bought by WABE and PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 12, 2014
  • Length: 06:03
  • Purchases: 2
Bringing storytime to the long wait for social services
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: Oakland Public Library children’s librarian reads at the Eastmont Social Service Agency, Credit: Holly J McDede
For many, the Eastmont Town Center in East Oakland is the go-to place to apply for food stamps, get medical coverage, find childcare, and get job a...

  • Added: Sep 17, 2013
  • Length: 06:27
LEGO Robotics
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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A robotics competition for 9- to 14-year-olds is a sneaky way to get kids excited about science. Allison Quantz followed one team into competition ...

Bought by KENW and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 07, 2012
  • Length: 02:45
  • Purchases: 2
(Optional) Part 2: Corruption in International Adoption
From: Tiny Spark
Series: Tiny Spark
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This is an optional second segment, which can be added to Part 1, for a package nearing 26 mins in length. In the second segment, Tiny Spark host, ...

  • Added: Dec 06, 2011
  • Length: 06:55
GNP Show 06 (Half Hour)-World Hunger and Popcorn
From: World Vision Report
Series: World Vision Report - Weekly Half Hour
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(To air the week of June 18,2011) According the U.N. World Food Program there are now more than a billion people in the world who are in urgent n...

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Jun 14, 2011
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
GNP Show 05 (Half Hour) Afghan Orphans
From: World Vision Report
Series: World Vision Report - Weekly Half Hour
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(To air the week of June 11, 2011). An orphanage in Afghanistan for descendants of Genghis Khan… …teenage refugees sing peace but get death threats...

Bought by 88.5 JAZZ FM Erie's Jazz Station


  • Added: Jun 09, 2011
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
GNP Show 05 (One Hour) Afghan Orphans
From: World Vision Report
Series: World Vision Report - Weekly One Hour
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(For air the week of June 11, 2011) Stop at a red light in Mexico and chances are young children will approach your car selling food, trinkets, or ...

Bought by WDSE and WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Jun 09, 2011
  • Length: 01:50:25
  • Purchases: 2
GNP Show 2 (Half hour)-8 year old Mechanics to air the week of May 21, 2011
From: World Vision Report
Series: World Vision Report - Weekly Half Hour
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Okay, you're on the road in Pakistan and your car breaks down. You pull into the nearest auto garage and an eight-year old kid comes out to look u...

  • Added: May 19, 2011
  • Length: 28:00
GNP Show 2 (Full Hour)-8 year old Mechanics to air the week of May 21, 2011
From: World Vision Report
Series: World Vision Report - Weekly One Hour
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Americans are struggling with high unemployment rates, but in Somaliland, it's closer to 90 percent. This week, the World Vision Report takes you t...

Bought by WDSE


  • Added: May 19, 2011
  • Length: 01:50:25
  • Purchases: 1
WVR Show 363 Holiday Special Half Hour
From: World Vision Report
Series: World Vision Report - Weekly Half Hour
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It's all about giving this week on the World Vision Report: giving time, talents, and resources to help others around the world. From dolls going t...

  • Added: Dec 20, 2010
  • Length: 28:00
Jewish Yoga
From: Andrew Hiller
Caption: Valerie Greenfeld leads Torah Yoga Tot Shabbat Program, Credit: Courtesty: Andrew Hiller
In Washington, at D.C.'s Sixth and I Synagogue, toddlers are taking their first steps, attending their first services and singing their first Jewis...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Nov 15, 2010
  • Length: 06:22
  • Purchases: 1
School on Wheels
From: Leslie Griffin
Series: Los Angeles features
Caption: school on wheels logo, Credit: www.schoolonwheels.org
School on Wheels is a non-profit program located in Los Angeles which pairs volunteer tutors to homeless students.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and CKMO


  • Added: Mar 11, 2009
  • Length: 03:09
  • Purchases: 3
Growing Up
From: War News Radio
Caption: Iraqi schoolboys in a classroom in Baghdad., Credit: AP
News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

  • Added: Jan 16, 2009
  • Length: 29:00
Clowns Without Borders After the Earthquake
From: Ruxandra Guidi
Caption: Moises Tiana during a clown performance in Pisco, Peru, Credit: Roberto "Bear" Guerra
A troupe of Spanish clowns visited Pisco, Peru, after a devastating earthquake. They were followed around by children, doctors and psychologists.

  • Added: Jan 13, 2009
  • Length: 03:46
Fitting In
From: War News Radio
Caption: An Iraqi police captain at a graduation ceremony for former Sons of Iraq at the al-Furat Police Training center., Credit: Photo courtesy of the Associated Press.
News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

  • Added: Dec 05, 2008
  • Length: 29:00
If These Walls Could Talk
From: War News Radio
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News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

  • Added: Nov 07, 2008
  • Length: 29:00
Learning is Natural, School is Optional
From: Deb Krumholz
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A discussion with the founder of a self-directed learning center for teens who challenges the conventional wisdom that we must all graduate from hi...

Bought by WDBM and WTJU


  • Added: Nov 30, 2007
  • Length: 09:58
  • Purchases: 2
Star Gazers: A Teacher's Journey
From: Marfa Public Radio
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Who teaches teachers? Learning astronomy at the McDonald Observatory in Texas.

  • Added: Nov 19, 2007
  • Length: 09:45
Moms of Multiples Find Strength in Numbers
From: Northwest News Network (N3)
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Twin-birth rate is up 70% nationwide. We profile a group of women who share the singular experience of raising multiples

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 17, 2007
  • Length: 03:38
  • Purchases: 1
Kid's Climbing College
From: James Mills
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Participants at the Kid's Climbing College at the Ouray Ice Festival share their experiences

Bought by Wyoming Public Radio and KDNK


  • Added: Feb 05, 2007
  • Length: 04:26
  • Purchases: 2
Keeping the Peace: the Winter Olympics are not just for sport
From: Barbara Simmons
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This feature takes the listener to the city of Torino, Italy, to get a better understanding of the Olympic Truce and how an organziation uses sport...

Bought by WFIU


  • Added: Feb 08, 2006
  • Length: 07:29
  • Purchases: 1
The Polar Express comes to life in New England
From: Shannon Mullen
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This is an audio postcard from a trip to the North Pole aboard the Polar Express, a fundraiser event, based on the book by Chris Van Allsburg, for ...

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Dec 21, 2005
  • Length: 04:09
  • Purchases: 1
Small Town Sportsmanship
From: KRCC-FM
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Small town hospitality on and off the field

  • Added: Nov 28, 2005
  • Length: 07:53
Road Trip: Local Kids Help with Hurricane Relief
From: KRCC-FM
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Springs kids head to Louisiana to help clean up

  • Added: Nov 22, 2005
  • Length: 10:23
Perinatal Hospice
From: KRCC-FM
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Tough choices for new parents

  • Added: Sep 30, 2005
  • Length: 07:44