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Housing co-op reopens debate about zoning law
From: Patrick Fort
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Debate over Boulder's zoning laws raises questions about housing co-ops

  • Added: Jan 09, 2014
  • Length: 05:05
Health insurance cancellations - a personal wake-up call
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
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Millions of Americans have received letters from insurance companies in the last few months, cancelling their health plans. It’s part of the transi...

  • Added: Dec 29, 2013
  • Length: 10:58
Eating dinner in the dark at the Blind Café
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
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The weekend is a time for relaxing or maybe going to dinner and a show with friends. One typical scenario is you meet up with them, get dinner. Now...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and XRAY.fm


  • Added: Dec 29, 2013
  • Length: 07:04
  • Purchases: 2
AFTER TILLER -- Martha Shane & Lana Wilson Phone Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
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Martha Shane and Lana Wilson talk fear, safety, and putting people before politics.

  • Added: Nov 09, 2013
  • Length: 13:41
Sights & Sounds of Bayview: Neighbors are doin' it for themselves
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents - Sights & Sounds of Bayview
Caption: Neighbors of the Quesada Gardens Initiative, Credit: Kevin B. Jones
Like many people who see a pretty rose in bloom, Annette Smith likes to take in the sight and scent of it. But when she bends her head to inhale th...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Oct 23, 2013
  • Length: 08:09
  • Purchases: 1
Sights & Sounds of Bayview: James Martin mentors Bayview's fathers
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents - Sights & Sounds of Bayview
Caption: Bayview's James Martin , Credit: R.J. Lozada
Deafening gunshots rang out just as James Martin arrived home. Troubled by the news of a 17-year-old young man dying in front of his house, he did ...

  • Added: Oct 09, 2013
  • Length: 07:38
California's new health insurance exchange proves popular
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: Covered California is open, Credit: Daniel Moore
Yesterday, the state unveiled its new insurance options, called Covered California. These market places, known as exchanges, are a new way for peop...

  • Added: Oct 09, 2013
  • Length: 06:15
San Francisco soup kitchens strive for healthy lunches
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
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Soup kitchens in San Francisco’s Tenderloin District feed thousands of homeless and low-income people every day. These free meal sites serve as a v...

  • Added: Oct 09, 2013
  • Length: 17:19
A Kickstarter for your electricity bill
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: Solar workers installing panels on the Shawl Anderson Dance Center, Credit: Andreas Karelas
Among these new and creative ways to finance solar panels is crowdfunding. Instead of one person or organization paying tens of thousands of dollar...

Bought by KSFR


  • Added: Oct 09, 2013
  • Length: 07:39
  • Purchases: 1
Give me shelter, San Francisco
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
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A lot of things make San Francisco a unique city -- and one is the sheer number of dogs. There are more dogs than there are children. Something li...

  • Added: Oct 09, 2013
  • Length: 07:55
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
Sights & Sounds of Bayview: Tracy Zhu's 'Toxic Tours'
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents - Sights & Sounds of Bayview
Caption: Tracy Zhu talking to cyclists on her toxic tour, Credit: Laura Flynn
These days, more and more researchers link our health to our daily surroundings. Take for example, neighborhoods that sit next to freeways exposed ...

  • Added: Oct 09, 2013
  • Length: 07:02
New Warriors arena in San Francisco not a slam dunk
From: KALW
Caption: Arena rendering by Snøhetta and AECOM
San Francisco’s waterfront is booming. It’s become a major destination for tourists and locals, celebrated two World Series wins, and is currently ...

  • Added: Oct 09, 2013
  • Length: 07:08
Doctors for the Central Valley
From: Lisa Morehouse
Series: After the Gold Rush: The Future of Small Town California
Caption: Dr. Oscar Sablan.
This piece features a couple who's served a small farming town for 30 years, and a program working to train Central Valley natives to be doctors he...

Bought by KWMR


  • Added: Oct 02, 2013
  • Length: 06:13
  • Purchases: 1
The Meaning of Friendship in the Era of Facebook (Feature)
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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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
Are there tunnels under the loop?
From: WBEZ
Series: Curious City
Caption: A snippet of Chicago’s Deep Tunnel, Credit: Erik Nelson Rodriguez/The Illustrated Press
A Curious Citizen had a hunch there might be tunnels lurking beneath Chicago’s downtown. She had no idea how right she was.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 24, 2013
  • Length: 09:32
  • Purchases: 1
Will Pullman Ever Be Revitalized?
From: WBEZ
Series: Curious City
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A post-industrial neighborhood considers whether to market its history ... or start a Pullman 2.0

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  • Added: Sep 19, 2013
  • Length: 09:21
  • Purchases: 1
Not California, it's the State of Jefferson
From: Lisa Morehouse
Series: After the Gold Rush: The Future of Small Town California
Caption: Rick Jones, owner of the Seiad Valley store, Credit: Lisa Morehouse
In Northern California and Southern Oregon, many residents identify less with those official states than with the State of Jefferson. The piece ex...

Bought by KWMR, Rhythm & News Service, PRX Remix, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 03, 2013
  • Length: 07:00
  • Purchases: 4
How much money do panhandlers and street performers make?
From: WBEZ
Series: Curious City
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Working for change on Chicago’s sidewalks

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 26, 2013
  • Length: 10:18
  • Purchases: 1
Did a WWII nuclear experiment make the U of C radioactive?
From: WBEZ
Series: Curious City
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Um, No. But did the Manhattan Project’s Enrico Fermi consider the risk to Chicago?

Bought by XRAY.fm, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 19, 2013
  • Length: 10:03
  • Purchases: 3
Black Grace - New Zealand Dance
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Series: New Zealand Stories
Caption: New Zealand contemporary dance troupe Black Grace. (Artistic Direction: Neil Ieremia; , Credit: Photography: Duncan Cole
If you’ve ever seen New Zealand’s All Blacks rugby team, you know something about the Haka. It’s the traditional Maori warrior dance they use as a ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 02, 2013
  • Length: 05:34
  • Purchases: 2
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
How Did D.C. Become a City of Bollards?
From: Lauren Ober
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Downtown Washington, D.C. is a sea of bollards. Some people love them. Others can’t stand them. Regardless of how anyone feels about this perimeter...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 26, 2013
  • Length: 05:34
  • Purchases: 1
Peace News in Wartime
From: War News Radio
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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
THE WAITING ROOM -- Peter Nicks Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Peter Nicks, San Francisco, CA 10/9/12, Credit: Andrea Chase
Filmmaker Peter Nicks talks access, compassion, and letting the audience think for itself.

  • Added: Oct 26, 2012
  • Length: 21:01