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Caption:  We can see that neurons fire when people complain of central pain, but still no one knows why. , Credit: Gerd Altmann
Cindey LeGeyt and Danielle Cellucci have fatigue and intense pain all over their bodies, and they believe they have a disease. But many people say ...

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  • Added: Dec 03, 2014
  • Length: 08:32
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Santa Rita Jail, Credit: California Energy Commission
Arthur Streeter is taking me to meet an inmate who’s going to be released from jail today. “So we’re going to pick him up and get something to eat...

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  • Added: Oct 27, 2014
  • Length: 12:49
  • Purchases: 1
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Intimate hour of music and conversation with Yusuf / Cat Stevens about life, music and his new album.

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  • Added: Oct 24, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 13
Caption: Downtown High School project-based learning student-centered learning alternative education high school public education SFUSD, Credit: Jen Chien
Nearly a dozen teenagers are scattered in small groups across a large classroom at Downtown High School in San Francisco. Some strum on guitars. Ot...

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  • Added: Oct 21, 2014
  • Length: 09:28
  • Purchases: 1
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For some people, getting dressed in the morning isn’t about just throwing on what’s in reach, or clean. For others, it’s more of a ritual with atte...

  • Added: Oct 21, 2014
  • Length: 05:15
Caption: A selection of different types of Bespoke fairing designs., Credit: Angela Johnston
When Deborah Bevilacqua lost her leg in a motorcycle accident ten years ago, she had to get a prosthetic leg. It’s been functional she says, but it...

  • Added: Oct 21, 2014
  • Length: 11:41
Caption: Christine Atkinson being helped off an On Lok van by driver Esteban Escobedo., Credit: Isabel Angell
Part of getting older means you can’t get around like you used to. Maybe you can’t drive a car anymore, or hike up those big San Francisco hills to...

  • Added: Oct 14, 2014
  • Length: 05:24
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Smart Daily Tips from One of the Top Global Investment Adviser

  • Added: Aug 01, 2014
  • Length: 05:00
Caption: Elizabeth Garber talks to the bus driver at the Palo Alto Transit Center, Credit: Isabel Angell
’m on the Valley Transportation Authority’s Line 22 bus somewhere between East San Jose and Palo Alto. It’s 2:30 AM, and it’s raining. I start a co...

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  • Added: May 20, 2014
  • Length: 04:43
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Eric Curtis reads his story aloud., Credit: Kyung Jin Lee KALW
On a breezy summer day at San Quentin State Prison, inmate Paul Stauffer reads his writing to a live audience...

  • Added: May 18, 2014
  • Length: 06:12
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San Francisco currently has the third lowest unemployment rate of all California's counties. But while that’s good news, it doesn't mean that much ...

  • Added: May 17, 2014
  • Length: 06:47
Caption: Baby Jonathan, 10 days old, Credit: Kristin Gourlay
More babies are being born dependent on the opioid drugs their pregnant mothers were taking. Their condition, called neonatal abstinence syndrome, ...

  • Added: May 14, 2014
  • Length: 06:47
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100-second module, from our readings for May. The setting may remind you of Hitchcock's Rear Window.

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  • Added: Apr 25, 2014
  • Length: 01:40
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Ooligan fish
Teresa Goff has been following an ancient network of trails used by the coastal First Nations to trade gleetna, or grease. Gleetna is made from ool...

  • Added: Apr 24, 2014
  • Length: 13:21
Caption: acousticSongs LIVE!, Credit: Andrea Brichacek
Gretchen Pleuss on acousticSongs LIVE! from WNJR studios.

  • Added: Mar 28, 2014
  • Length: 54:52
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Randall Coleman and I talk about the impact video game communities have on the development of new titles.

  • Added: Mar 22, 2014
  • Length: 08:35
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Best-selling mystery writer Michael Connelly is back to talk with Allan again. He's written a new book, Gods of Guilt, that is part of his Lincoln ...

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  • Added: Jan 11, 2014
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
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To enroll at West Brooklyn Community High School, students must buy in to a certain level of support and counseling. In exchange, the school promis...

  • Added: Jan 06, 2014
  • Length: 04:48
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The name Andy Lopez probably didn’t ring a bell before October 22, 2013. On that afternoon, the 13-year-old Lopez was just a kid playing with a BB ...

  • Added: Dec 29, 2013
  • Length: 07:35
Caption: Voco performing live: April Guthrie, Moira Smiley, Sally Dworsky , Credit: Simone McSparran
VOCO sings folk music - but not the usual coffeehouse fare. It’s music that's steeped in generations of tradition, from far-off, tucked-away corner...

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  • Added: Dec 02, 2013
  • Length: 07:45
  • Purchases: 1
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The Hopi Nation in Northern Arizona is in the middle of what advocates call a domestic violence epidemic. But after years of secrecy, victims are s...

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  • Added: Nov 27, 2013
  • Length: 03:50
  • Purchases: 1
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You want to start your own business, but "risk" isn't your middle name. You're not alone. Many successful entrepreneurs are averse to risk--but the...

  • Added: Aug 21, 2013
  • Length: 24:55
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Getting access to special education services can be tough. A lawsuit is currently making its way to the California courts saying that school distri...

  • Added: Jun 20, 2013
  • Length: 08:09
Caption: Student teacher Diana Arbas in her classroom
Diana Arbas has been retracing the ups and downs of teaching ninth graders at Oakland High School. In her first semester she was guided by a mentor...

  • Added: Jun 20, 2013
  • Length: 09:40
Caption: Student teacher Diana Arbas in her classroom
Diana, 27, is learning to lead in the classroom with the help of her Coordinating Teacher, or CT. She has felt a sense of responsibility to her stu...

  • Added: Jun 20, 2013
  • Length: 07:50