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Housing co-op reopens debate about zoning law

From: Patrick Fort

Debate over Boulder's zoning laws raises questions about housing co-ops

Added: Jan 09, 2014
Length: 05:05

From a pretty big project to an enormous one

From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents

Caption: The view driving across the $6.4 billion bridge, Credit: Isabel Angell

A brief history of San Francisco's $6.4 billion bridge

Added: Oct 09, 2013
Length: 11:12

Meetings Make You Stupid (Feature)

From: With Good Reason

Ever been called on in a staff meeting and felt like you weren’t nearly as brilliant or articulate as usual? Well, you’re not alone. One researcher...

Added: Oct 07, 2013
Length: 02:36

The Meaning of Friendship in the Era of Facebook (Feature)

From: With Good Reason
Series: news features

Aristotle said there are three kinds of friendships—those of utility, pleasure, and virtue. But what about Facebook friendships? One scholar is stu...

Bought by KENW and WXDU

Added: Sep 30, 2013
Length: 02:39
Purchases: 2

iPod Granddaddy -- a Transistor Radio Prototype -- Goes to the Smithsonian

From: A. Randall Wenner

The device that inspired a generation-- a prototype of one of the first portable transistor radios -- has just been accepted into the Smithsonian's...

Added: Jun 06, 2013
Length: 02:43

Strong-armed

From: Neena Pathak

Caption: Danni Jesudowich and Paul McClanahan instruct Keely Ahlstrom on how to shoot a full vent ribbed 20 gauge Benelli semi-automatic shotgun with adjustable chokes.

The National Rifle Association started its Women on Target program in 2000. According to their website, they’ve trained over eighty thousand women...

Bought by KUER and New Hampshire Public Radio

Added: May 27, 2013
Length: 07:31
Purchases: 2

Here's The Church, Where Are All The Young People?

From: Eleanor Boudreau

Caption: The lights are dark and the music is loud at a 5:30 service at Hope Presbyterian Church called The Stirring.

One in three young Americans say they do NOT belong to any organized religion. That’s according to research by the Pew Forum; and that’s more than ...

Added: Apr 23, 2013
Length: 06:47

I'll Take You There: Using Music To Revitalize Soulsville

From: Eleanor Boudreau

Caption: The home of bluesman Memphis Slim, a historic site next to the Stax Museum. A partnership with the Memphis Symphony Orchestra plans to turn this house into a place where musicians can practice and record.

It has been more than 50 years since a small recording company moved into the old Capitol Movie theater on East McLemore Avenue, and took the name ...

Bought by PRX Remix

Added: Apr 20, 2013
Length: 04:37
Purchases: 1

356 Years Later

From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies

Earlier this year, Kateri Tekakwitha became the first Native American saint. The 356-year-old saint helps American Indians cope with the Catholic C...

Bought by KUER

Added: Mar 27, 2013
Length: 05:36
Purchases: 1

Michelangelo: Sacred and Profane

From: With Good Reason
Series: news features

Twenty-five masterpiece drawings by Renaissance artist Michelangelo are now on a rare, two-stop tour in America. Kelley Libby attended the first le...

Bought by KENW and Radio Newark

Added: Feb 26, 2013
Length: 02:28
Purchases: 2

Michelangelo: Sacred and Profane

From: Kelley Libby

Twenty-five masterpiece drawings by Renaissance artist Michelangelo are now on a rare, two-stop tour in America. Producer Kelley Libby attended the...

Bought by Listenwise

Added: Feb 25, 2013
Length: 05:05
Purchases: 1

Italian Tailors: An Age-Old Tradition Unravels

From: Nancy Greenleese
Series: Made In Italy...For Now

Caption: Paola Gueli is one of a dwindling number of tailors in Italy, a country renowned for its tailoring tradition. , Credit: Luigi Fraboni

Skilled tailoring is a dying art. Many of the best tailors hail from Italy where the tradition is unraveling due to a lack of training opportuniti...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and WAMC Northeast Public Radio

Added: Feb 25, 2013
Length: 08:20
Purchases: 2

The Farewell Season of Rollerdome

From: Radio K

Caption: Lisa Smith and Tad Wagner skate at the Metrodome in Minneapolis, MN., Credit: Noel Clark

Built in 1982, the Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome has seen it’s share of sporting events. Baseball, football, soccer. But off the field, a community o...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio

Added: Feb 25, 2013
Length: 05:01
Purchases: 1

Peace News in Wartime

From: War News Radio

This week on War News Radio, “Peace News in Wartime”, we discuss the role of Morocco in the Arab Spring. Then, we learn about the process of establ...

Added: Dec 12, 2012
Length: 30:01

A Soldier's Story on Film

From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies

Sgt. Matthew Pennington was injured while serving on combat duty in Iraq. He showed signs of PTSD, but is working toward recovery by promoting self...

Bought by KUOW and WAMC Northeast Public Radio

Added: Sep 21, 2012
Length: 06:11
Purchases: 2

(Optional) Part 2: Corruption in International Adoption

From: Tiny Spark
Series: Tiny Spark

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

Corruption in International Adoption

From: Tiny Spark
Series: Tiny Spark

Caption: Jennifer Hemsley with daughter, Pearl and Hazel (R), 2007, Credit: Jennifer Hemsley

Tiny Spark takes a look at a seemingly good idea - international adoption - and explores its unintended consequences: corruption, fraud and child t...

Bought by PRX Remix

Added: Dec 06, 2011
Length: 19:35
Purchases: 1

INTO THE ABYSS -- Werner Herzog

From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes

Caption: Werner Herzog, San Francisco, CA 11/5/11, Credit: Andrea Chase

Werner Herzog on respect, justice, and the Culture of Death.

Added: Nov 20, 2011
Length: 12:52

GNP Show 8 (One Hour) World Vacation

From: World Vision Report
Series: World Vision Report - Weekly One Hour

Summer tourism with a twist is the theme this week on the World Vision Report. In Nepal, we follow a street vendor who sells an exotic musical ins...

Bought by KMUD, Prairie Public, WBEZ, WDSE, and WRST-FM Oshkosh

Added: Jun 30, 2011
Length: 01:50:25
Purchases: 5

GNP 007 (Half Hour) Emmanuel Jal and Spleen Sandwiches

From: World Vision Report
Series: World Vision Report - Weekly Half Hour

Violence against women is commonplace in Afghanistan. It takes all forms: domestic abuse, forced marriage, rape, even honor killings. This week, w...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and KKRN

Added: Jun 23, 2011
Length: 28:00
Purchases: 2

GNP Show 06 (Half Hour)-World Hunger and Popcorn

From: World Vision Report
Series: World Vision Report - Weekly Half Hour

(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 06 (One Hour) World Hunger

From: World Vision Report
Series: World Vision Report - Weekly One Hour

(for 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 WBEZ and WDSE

Added: Jun 09, 2011
Length: 01:50:25
Purchases: 2

GNP Show 05 (Half Hour) Afghan Orphans

From: World Vision Report
Series: World Vision Report - Weekly Half Hour

(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

(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