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As winter sets in, Americans who live along the Great Lakes are bundling up. But another season is underway – and it brings an economic bump to an ...
Bought by WXXI Rochester, WCMU Michigan, and WCPN
- Added: Dec 22, 2016
- Length: 03:39
- Purchases: 3
Dheeraj Singh is the first officer on a container ship that makes regular runs from China, to California, to Japan, and back again.
- Added: Jan 07, 2015
- Length: 08:51
The sharing economy in San Francisco is humming. Companies like Airbnb have figured out how to make a lot of money by using existing housing stock ...
- Added: Oct 08, 2014
- Length: 08:40
A side-by-side comparison between the guest experience, logistics and financials of running a traditional Bed and Breakfast versus a short term ren...
- Added: Sep 03, 2014
- Length: 04:48
An interview with young entrepreneur Nikolaos Kakavoulis, the founder and CEO of the "Daily Secret" group of websites. "Daily Secret" launched in ...
- Added: May 26, 2013
- Length: 10:29
Spending too much time on Facebook or compulsively checking your smartphone might seem innocuous. But, as more people find it difficult to put the...
Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and New Hampshire Public Radio
- Added: Jan 07, 2013
- Length: 05:55
- Purchases: 2
An examination of why the residents of Portland, OR are so enamored with going to the movies. This piece was commissioned by Monocle 24, part of Mo...
- Added: Aug 27, 2012
- Length: 13:26
Kentucky's signature distilled spirit--bourbon--is surging in popularity in the U.S. and abroad.
- Added: Sep 20, 2011
- Length: 03:21
Keith Raskin has been driving a taxi in San Francisco for 31 years, but now, with the down economy, he says it's harder than ever to earn a living ...
- Added: Apr 11, 2011
- Length: 04:02
Thanksgiving weekend is usually a big one for tourist towns in the North Carolina mountains. But the rock slide that has shut down I-40 is hurting...
- Added: Nov 25, 2009
- Length: 01:55
- Added: Aug 20, 2009
- Length: 04:11
- Purchases: 1
If your recent vacation has you dreaming of owning a 2nd home, you?re not alone. Sales of second homes are at an all-time high. But there?s a lot t...
- Added: Feb 12, 2007
- Length: 04:52
Got a little last minute holiday shopping to do? How about all that unclaimed airline baggage? It's a unique shopping experience!
Bought by Delta College Public Radio and WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: Dec 07, 2006
- Length: 02:51
- Purchases: 2
A look at the economics of the World's Longest Yard Sale through Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee and Kentucky
Bought by WVTF
- Added: Nov 17, 2006
- Length: 02:30
- Purchases: 1
- Added: Feb 17, 2006
- Length: 20:45
- Purchases: 1
