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Success and Significance
From: The Drucker Institute
Series: Drucker on the Dial
Caption: Liz and Charles Handy, Credit: Copyright-Elizabeth Handy
Phalana Tiller talks with noted author Charles Handy and photographer Liz Handy about their latest work. She also interviews former Trader Joe's ex...

  • Added: Mar 09, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
How storytelling can combat poverty among young people
From: KALW
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When it comes to poverty in California, it boils down to some pretty startling numbers: Last year, six million people in the state were officially ...

  • Added: Jan 16, 2012
  • Length: 06:35
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
Chopsticks - Made in America
From: Philip Graitcer
Caption: Chopsticks: Made in Georgia
Coals to Newcastle: Chopsticks made in Georgia are being exported to China

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 09, 2011
  • Length: 03:02
  • Purchases: 1
The Obe$ity Battle: Why Solving it is So Hard
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Tipping the Scales: Examining Obesity in New Hampshire
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We''ve been watching the trends for about three decades. That we're getting fatter is hardly news. So why can't we fix it?

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Sep 29, 2011
  • Length: 06:46
  • Purchases: 2
Studies Put Soda in the Crosshairs -- Again
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Tipping the Scales: Examining Obesity in New Hampshire
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Two research teams get unexpected results and health advocates see even more reason to get people to give up sweet drinks.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 29, 2011
  • Length: 06:05
  • Purchases: 1
Kentucky Bourbon Gains Wider Appeal
From: Louisville Public Media
Caption: Wild Turkey's Jimmy Russell, Credit: Rick Howlett
Kentucky's signature distilled spirit--bourbon--is surging in popularity in the U.S. and abroad.

  • Added: Sep 20, 2011
  • Length: 03:21
Off the Grid and onto your plate: The rise of mobile food trucks
From: KALW
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The Bay Area is known for being home to some serious “foodies.” So it’s no surprise that among the five-star restaurants that compete for notoriety...

  • Added: Aug 05, 2011
  • Length: 05:08
Student co-op brings the collective grocer back to Berkeley
From: KALW
Caption: Photo courtesy of www.sustainablelocal.org
We’re thinking more about what we eat, where we buy it … and how we can use food to connect with our communities. Those are fundamental principles ...

  • Added: Mar 16, 2011
  • Length: 05:56
Bison Meat Boom
From: Grace Hood
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A shortage of bison meat is pushing prices to a near record-high.

  • Added: Feb 19, 2011
  • Length: 03:22
Edible Idaho: Local Food Threatens the Iconic Idaho Potato
From: Guy Hand
Series: Northwest Food News & Edible Idaho
Caption: Vast potato fields in Eastern Idaho, Credit: Guy Hand
The local food movement is beginning to threaten global agricultural brands like the iconic Idaho potato.

  • Added: Sep 08, 2010
  • Length: 06:12
Colorado Beef Cattle Producers Debate Proposed Federal Rule
From: Grace Hood
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Last week, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack traveled to Fort Collins to underscore what he says is a startling statistic. Over the past three deca...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 01, 2010
  • Length: 04:46
  • Purchases: 1
Havana Road
From: Andrew Hiller
Caption: Havana Road
The American Dream travels a little ways down the Havana Road. When the economy tanked in 2009, Marta Quintana lost her job and her stock portfo...

  • Added: Aug 16, 2010
  • Length: 07:11
The Urban Lobsterman
From: Curt Nickisch
Caption: Sixty-eight-year-old Skip Ryan has been catching lobster on Boston Harbor for more than 50 years., Credit: Jess Bidgood
A profile of an urban lobsterman. Amid the cruise ships and cargo vessels and whale-watching boats that motor in and out of the Boston Harbor each...

Bought by WABE, New Hampshire Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, KUOW, WAMC Northeast Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jul 12, 2010
  • Length: 05:28
  • Purchases: 6
The Return of Fine Cider
From: Avishay Artsy
Caption: Steve Wood, owner of Poverty Lane Orchards., Credit: Scott McIntyre
A fine cider revival could provide a lifeline to struggling New Hampshire apple growers.

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, Yellowstone Public Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 20, 2009
  • Length: 03:27
  • Purchases: 4
The Girl From Empanada
From: Robynn Takayama
Caption: The Girl From Empanada working it on a Friday night, Credit: Photo by Myleen Hollero
Street food is hot! But why are entrepreneurs turning to this option? For the owner of Chile Lindo, an empanada storefront, the answer is simple: i...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer and KUOW


  • Added: Oct 19, 2009
  • Length: 05:07
  • Purchases: 2
Korean BBQ Tacos
From: Youth Radio
Caption: Reporter Ana Castillo eating a Kogi taco, Credit: Miguel Macias
Kogi is a Korean BBQ Taco Truck that moves around Los Angeles.

Bought by PRX Remix and KUT


  • Added: Jun 02, 2009
  • Length: 02:54
  • Purchases: 2
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
PROFILE OF A BEEKEEPER AT HARVEST TIME
From: KRCC-FM
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A beekeeper in the Wet Mountains near Rye.

  • Added: Oct 04, 2006
  • Length: 08:14
PART 3: LIVESTOCK FARMS GET BIG
From: The Environment Report
Series: Pollution in the Heartland
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The environmental and social costs of large livestock farms

  • Added: Aug 09, 2006
  • Length: 04:19
Glut of Ethanol By-products Coming
From: The Environment Report
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More corn ethanol means more by-products such as corn mash.

Bought by KLCC and WVTF


  • Added: Jul 06, 2006
  • Length: 04:11
  • Purchases: 2
NEW RANCHERS
From: KRCC-FM
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?NEW RANCHERS? TRYING FOR PERSONAL CONNECTION WITH CONSUMERS

  • Added: Apr 19, 2006
  • Length: 03:01
Pueblo Produce Program
From: KRCC-FM
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Seniors receive produce from local farmers

  • Added: Aug 12, 2005
  • Length: 05:38
Bitter Fruit in Citrus Country
From: WUSF
Series: Bitter Fruit in Citrus Country
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Florida’s citrus industry faces competition in its own backyard.

Bought by KUER, WILL, WAER Syracuse, NY, and Public Radio Collaboration 2005


  • Added: Apr 18, 2005
  • Length: 04:26
  • Purchases: 4
Goat Farm
From: Raquel Maria Dillon
Caption: PRX default Piece image
NH Farm Attracts International Customers

Bought by WYSO


  • Added: May 11, 2004
  • Length: 03:41
  • Purchases: 1