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Voices of Young Voters: Oregon's Anne-Marie Eiguren, Shanel Swan, Spencer Swearingen and Julia Rabadi
From: KQED
Series: From the West Coast: Voices of Young Voters
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Young voters could play a major role in this presidential election. But what issues are most important to those under the age of 30?

  • Added: Nov 04, 2012
  • Length: 03:46
Leaving
From: Whitney Jones
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Whitney Jones tells his story of losing faith and finding new ways to connect with the world around him.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KFAI Minneapolis, HowSound, KUT, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 10, 2012
  • Length: 14:10
  • Purchases: 5
A war at home: a soldier’s mission against PTSD
From: KALW
Caption: Jeremy Profitt
For some soldiers, post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, really is a four-letter word. A PTSD diagnosis means you may need treatment for the res...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, PRX Remix, KFAI Minneapolis, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and KHNS


  • Added: Aug 29, 2011
  • Length: 08:54
  • Purchases: 5
An Oystering Community Contemplates Life Without Oysters
From: Richard Ziglar
Series: GulfWatch: Stories about the ongoing effects of the BP Oil Spill from KRVS
Caption: For Byron Encalade, oysters and culture are inseparable., Credit: Barry Yeoman
In Pointe-a-la-Hache, Louisiana, the oyster harvest feeds widows, sustains relationships, and keeps the rural economy humming. But the BP oil spill...

Bought by KUT and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 01, 2011
  • Length: 07:23
  • Purchases: 2
For One Cajun Shrimper, a Journey from Despair to Defiance
From: Richard Ziglar
Series: GulfWatch: Stories about the ongoing effects of the BP Oil Spill from KRVS
Caption: Darla Rooks looks out over the oiled marshland of Bay Jimmy. , Credit: Barry Yeoman
It has been over a year since the Deepwater Horizon blowout, but it’s still too early to measure the complete cost of the ensuing disaster. Despite...

  • Added: Jul 01, 2011
  • Length: 11:47
Khotan Shahbazi-Harmon - Father Executed During Iranian Revolution
From: Abigail Mahnke, host of Inner Views
Caption: Khotan Shahbazi-Harmon
Khotan was born in Iran but fled at the age of 13. Shortly after she left, her father was executed, her mother was imprisoned and their home was ra...

  • Added: Feb 04, 2011
  • Length: 25:20
Swat Refugees
From: Seattle Globalist
Caption: Mohammed Sher Ali Khan, Credit: Alex Stonehill
Hundreds of thousands of Pakistanis were already fleeing the Swat Valley before the latest fighting broke out. Sher Ali Khan, 55, is one of them. ...

  • Added: Aug 20, 2010
  • Length: 01:48
Restrepo
From: War News Radio
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From "The Invisible Threat" (7/9/10): War News Radio reports on the new documentary Restrepo.

  • Added: Jul 09, 2010
  • Length: 05:48
Tibetan Refugees Do Crafty Business in Nepal
From: Laura Spero
Caption: At the entrance to the Tashi Palkhiel Tibetan Refugee Camp in Pokhara, Nepal, Credit: Laura Spero
Tibetan refugees have been living in Nepal for over fifty years, and refugee camps are well-established collections of concrete homes. But Tibetan...

  • Added: Aug 23, 2009
  • Length: 03:29
The Mindful Path to Sustainability
From: Bill Baue
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Stephanie Kaza links buddhism and sustainability in her new book, MINDFULLY GREEN: A Personal and Spiritual Guide to Whole Earth Thinking. Sea Cha...

  • Added: Mar 06, 2009
  • Length: 29:03
The Welcome Wagon's InaugurART
From: Sam Greenspan
Caption: The Welcome Wagon's series, Credit: Tim Gibbon
DC artists and activists collaborate on a poster project to inform Inauguration-goers about the lack of DC voting rights.

  • Added: Jan 19, 2009
  • Length: 04:13
The Most Unfair Thing I've Ever Seen
From: Zachary Barr
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The U.S. Army wants to expand a training area in SE Colorado, and it may use eminent domain to acquire thousands of acres of private ranchland. If...

Bought by Marfa Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 16, 2008
  • Length: 06:45
  • Purchases: 1
Feet In Two Worlds: La Ruta del Voto Latino: Geronimo
From: Feet in 2 Worlds
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Diego Graglia in Milton, Florida

  • Added: Sep 11, 2008
  • Length: 03:59
Barack Obama's Hawaii Roots: How Hawaii Helped Shape His Values
From: Heidi Chang
Caption: Barack Obama in Hawaii, Credit: George Waialeale
Family and friends who knew Barack Obama when he was growing up in the Aloha State share their insight about the presidential candidate and how Haw...

Bought by PRX Election Podcast and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 12, 2008
  • Length: 04:43
  • Purchases: 2
Grandchildren of Holocaust Survivors, the Third Generation.
From: sivan raviv
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A three-part series about the impact of the Holocaust on grandchildren of Holocaust survivors, today's third generation.

  • Added: Jul 11, 2008
  • Length: 30:27
What about Me, Uncle Sam?
From: Radio Rookies
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Every year, American schools graduate roughly 65,000 students who are barred from legal employment because they don't have documentation. Even with...

Bought by Third Coast International Audio Festival


  • Added: Nov 16, 2007
  • Length: 06:39
  • Purchases: 1
Voices of the Fallen Part 2
From: Voices of Our World
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Newsweek magazine has compiled the personal correspondence of various fallen soldiers in Iraq, and today we are pleased to finally give voice to th...

Bought by KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA


  • Added: Jun 04, 2007
  • Length: 28:02
  • Purchases: 1
Voices of the Fallen Part 1
From: Voices of Our World
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In a special issue, Voices of the Fallen, Newsweek brought readers the last letters home, the final thoughts and feelings of our military men and w...

Bought by KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA


  • Added: Jun 04, 2007
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Silence Like Air
From: Teresa Goff
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Three Indo-Canadian women were attacked, two killed, all by their husbands, over a two-week period in October, 2006. Supreeti Ghosh, Ashley Sandu ...

Bought by KVNF


  • Added: May 15, 2007
  • Length: 20:41
  • Purchases: 1
Campaigning For Credit
From: Alaska Teen Media Institute
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A look at the opportunities, or lack thereof, for teens who campaign for school credit.

Bought by KUOW, WXLV-FM, and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Jan 16, 2007
  • Length: 04:09
  • Purchases: 3
May day Interview with the Delagarcas excerpt
From: Robin Carneen
Series: Celebrate diversity and honor immigrant workers in Whatcom County! MONDAY MAY 1st
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Snapshot of Immigrants from Whatcom County

  • Added: May 01, 2006
  • Length: 01:46
May Day Interview with the Delagarcas at Sunset Square in Bellingham,WA
From: Robin Carneen
Series: Celebrate diversity and honor immigrant workers in Whatcom County! MONDAY MAY 1st
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An immigrant's snapshot of family history of how the Delagarcas came to Whatcom County, in Northwest Washington State.

  • Added: May 01, 2006
  • Length: 07:29
A City Bigger Than
From: Radio Arte
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This is a social commentary/spoken word piece about the City of Chicago.

Bought by YouthCast


  • Added: Apr 11, 2005
  • Length: 01:28
  • Purchases: 1
Confessions of Teen Stripper
From: Holly Kernan
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commentator Sayyadina Thomas reflects on her days as an underage stripper

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WXLV-FM, and East Village Radio


  • Added: Feb 19, 2004
  • Length: 04:40
  • Purchases: 3