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This summer, the climate crisis seems to be unfolding faster than ever before — with catastrophic floods, huge wildfires, and killer heat. It’s bec...
- Added: Aug 26, 2021
- Length: 58:57
Libby Stroik talks about finding a kindred spirit in her grandfather, Harry Golomski, and about her treasured memories of their quiet mornings in r...
- Added: Aug 16, 2021
- Length: 02:29
Malinda Edwards talks to her sister Mildred Betts about the murder of her father, Willie Edwards Jr. at the hands of the Ku Klux Klan in 1957.
Bought by WYAP
- Added: Aug 10, 2021
- Length: 03:17
- Purchases: 1
Dr. Mario García sits down with his grandson, Maximilian, to reflect on the acting career he left behind when he immigrated from Cuba in the 1960s.
Bought by WYAP
- Added: Aug 10, 2021
- Length: 03:12
- Purchases: 1
We talk with Carl Hart about his book, Drug Use For Grownups: Chasing Liberty in the Land of Fear.
We also talk with Hari Ziyad about their memoir...
- Added: May 21, 2021
- Length: 59:01
Jade Rone talks to her foster mother, Stacia Parker, about the early days of their relationship and the journey that brought them closer together.
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio
- Added: May 11, 2021
- Length: 02:23
- Purchases: 1
Is ‘home’ a place or more of a feeling? Jocelyn Robinson speaks with three American expats who unpack the relationship between self and place, draw...
Bought by KICI Iowa City
- Added: May 06, 2021
- Length: 27:58
- Purchases: 1
Randy and his older brother, Angel Villegas, talk about Angel’s undocumented status and how it affected their relationship growing up.
- Added: Apr 29, 2021
- Length: 02:30
Carmencristina Moreno and her sister, Rosemary Selzer, remember their father, songwriter Luis M. Moreno, and the bittersweet legacy he left behind.
Bought by WYAP
- Added: Apr 06, 2021
- Length: 02:56
- Purchases: 1
What's in a name? We reflect on where we belong and what it means to be American, especially in the wake of anti-Asian hate crimes.
- Added: Apr 06, 2021
- Length: 52:02
Cynthia Canty talks with Diane Rehm about her book "When My Time Comes."
Bought by WKAR, Michigan Radio, WKAR, and WCMU Michigan
- Added: Mar 29, 2021
- Length: 54:30
- Purchases: 4
Poet Dujie Tahat discusses precarity, parenthood, and praying for the water in their daughter's lungs. They read two poems from their chapbooks, "H...
Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and Spokane Public Radio
- Added: Feb 23, 2021
- Length: 28:48
- Purchases: 3
HOUR ONE: "Mysteries Of Migration" - We think we can find anywhere with GPS. But that's nothing compared to what animals can do. This hour, the art...
- Added: Feb 19, 2021
- Length: 01:58:58
93-year-old Rosella Pearl Liscum tells her daughter, Marlene Watson, about some of the most important friendships in her life and the lessons she l...
- Added: Feb 10, 2021
- Length: 03:13
People incarcerated in California’s San Quentin State Prison aren’t allowed to have pets — but some people, like Ronell Draper, have found ways to ...
- Added: Dec 16, 2020
- Length: 31:49
Since 2004, Jorge Muñoz has gathered with his family in their small kitchen in Queens, NY where they cook meals for those in need. Together, they’v...
- Added: Dec 13, 2020
- Length: 02:35
Grandma Crescenciana was no stranger to sacrificing for family. Her grandchildren called her Lola. They grew up hearing stories about her life in t...
- Added: Dec 13, 2020
- Length: 02:39
HOUR ONE: "Rethinking The Holidays" - The holidays are looking different this year. But maybe there's an opportunity in there, too. HOUR TWO: "Wr...
- Added: Nov 27, 2020
- Length: 01:58:59
FAMILY IN SIX TONES is a duel memoir co-authored by writer and law professor at the Chapman University School of Law, Lan Cao and her daughter Harl...
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio
- Added: Nov 19, 2020
- Length: 12:38
- Purchases: 1
Two Italian women living in San Francisco compare their experiences during the pandemic.
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Nov 15, 2020
- Length: 13:20
- Purchases: 1
Interviews with authors Yaa Gyasi and Kate Walbert.
Bought by WCMU Michigan and WKAR
- Added: Nov 14, 2020
- Length: 54:29
- Purchases: 2
Beenish Ahmed’s journey from NYC to her Pakistani immigrant parents’ home in Ohio brings up questions of belonging and the meaning of family.
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Nov 11, 2020
- Length: 26:47
- Purchases: 1
At 91, Helen Merrill has never missed a presidential election. She sat down with her granddaughter to remember her mother, Blanche, who rose from h...
- Added: Oct 27, 2020
- Length: 02:53
HOUR ONE: "Everything Is Exhausting" - Staying productive is harder than ever these days. When everything is exhausting, how do we stop the burnout...
- Added: Oct 23, 2020
- Length: 01:58:58
Retired New York City Fire Chief Albert Petrocelli died from COVID-19 in April, nearly two decades after losing his youngest son, Mark, in the Worl...
- Added: Oct 08, 2020
- Length: 02:27
