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Grandma inspired first lesbian Calif. Supreme Court Justice
From: Out in the Bay - Queer Radio from San Francisco
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California Supreme Court Associate Justice Kelli Evans, the first out lesbian on the state's high court, was raised by her grandmother in public ho...

Bought by WORT


  • Added: Apr 04, 2023
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
Gay Calif. Supreme Court Justice values struggle
From: Out in the Bay - Queer Radio from San Francisco
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Martin Jenkins makes history as the first openly gay Supreme Court of California justice, and only the third Black man ever to serve on the state's...

  • Added: Sep 09, 2021
  • Length: 29:30
Come Up
From: Rae Solomon
Caption: Tanya Benson, Credit: Tanya Benson
Feature story about a woman squatting in an abandoned house in Detroit with her family of five.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 20, 2019
  • Length: 05:22
  • Purchases: 1
Interview with psychologist Ritch Savin- Williams about his book "Being Who I am: Young Men on Being Gay"
From: Out of Bounds
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Lively interview w/ Savin-Williams after years of research about young gay men and how they navigate their lives in the 21st century.

Bought by WFHB


  • Added: Sep 12, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Retaining Rondon: Creole Food in a Changing World
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Rondon, a traditional Creole dish, Credit: Maria Doerr
On the Eastern Coast of Nicaragua, palm plantations are taking over land traditionally used for growing coconuts. How are Creole people resisting ...

Bought by KRVS and XRAY.fm


  • Added: Sep 22, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Episode 3: The Hippocratic Algorithm
From: Raw Data
Series: Raw Data: Season 1
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Big data is revolutionizing health and medicine, from genomics to wearable technologies to precision health. But is our medical care system prepare...

  • Added: Apr 14, 2016
  • Length: 26:51
The Education of an American Journalist
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Gerald Moore
When Gerald Moore decided to try his had at journalism, his reasoning was very good. He needed a job. But what began, as a way to pay the rent beca...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Mar 30, 2016
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 1
Beauty in Transition
From: Matt Leibowitz
Caption: In the van, Credit: Nicola Benizzi
Report on the "Beauty in Transition" mobile hair salon.

  • Added: Apr 27, 2015
  • Length: 04:01
One World Everybody Eats
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Denise Cerreta
As founder of One World Everybody Eats, Denise Cerreta is determined to change the way restaurants do business and to bring delicious, healthful fo...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Oct 09, 2013
  • Length: 20:58
  • Purchases: 1
2012: A Year In Your Ear - "Amend The Constitution!"
From: Mad Genius
Series: 2012: A Year In Your Ear
Caption: The only known image of Mad Genius
Mad Genius proudly presents the latest song in our "2012: A Year In Your Ear" series: "Amend The Constitution!" Meet James Christophersen, a conse...

  • Added: Oct 12, 2012
  • Length: 04:23
Nuns on Trial
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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A Vatican investigation into American nuns

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KUOW, PRX Remix, and WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Feb 21, 2012
  • Length: 10:27
  • Purchases: 5
The Occupiers: Corrie Garnet
From: Annie Shreffler
Series: The Occupy Movement: Protester Profiles
Caption: Corrie Garnet, Credit: photo by Annie Shreffler
Corrie showed up at the original meeting to plan Occupy Boston with a sign that read "I am a nurse without healthcare. I am the 99 percent."

Bought by KGNU Community Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Oct 14, 2011
  • Length: 05:30
  • Purchases: 3
Not Ready for a Box
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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A woman decides to kick her drug addiction.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 22, 2009
  • Length: 06:08
  • Purchases: 1
Job Discrimination
From: Miles Eddy
Caption: Mary Van Pelt
Psychiatric Survivor and Human Rights Activist, Mary Van Pelt, speaks about job discrimination, holes in the Americans with Disabilities Act, and t...

  • Added: Dec 24, 2008
  • Length: 02:37
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
Black and African
From: Making Contact
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African immigrants are the fastest growing segment of the black population in the U.S. On this edition, we meet Mauton Akran, a Nigerian immigrant ...

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI, XRAY.fm, WCSU-FM, and WNCU


  • Added: Aug 08, 2008
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
The First Amendment and Me
From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
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In Agnes' neighborhood the police never let people gather around when something is going down. But what, she wonders, about the right to assemble? ...

  • Added: Jun 05, 2008
  • Length: 03:22
The Line by Ona Wang
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2008
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Ona Wang is 17 years old and a member of WordPlay, which was a team finalist in the 2008 Louder Than a Bomb Competition. WordPlay is an organizati...

  • Added: Apr 02, 2008
  • Length: 02:45
Basick-ness by Leonard "Junior" White
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2008
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His first year in the competition, Junior says this piece is about his love of graffiti. Leonard "Junior" White is 18 years old and a member of Ku...

  • Added: Apr 02, 2008
  • Length: 01:31
The Bad Kids by Marvin Gutierrez
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2008
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His seventh year in the competition, Marvin says this piece is about his love of graffiti. Marvin Gutierrez is 16 years old and a member of Kuumba...

  • Added: Apr 02, 2008
  • Length: 02:56
Good Soldiers All
From: Dick Meister
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A commentary about the supporting roles played by me and my teen and pre-teen buddies on the World War II Home Front.

  • Added: Oct 29, 2007
  • Length: 04:17
Bus Basics
From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
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Too young to get her license, Libby was forced to bum rides off people in order to get around - at least until she decided to bite the bullet and s...

Bought by WMPG, Remix Radio, KOOP, Space Gallery, and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Oct 28, 2007
  • Length: 04:15
  • Purchases: 5
Jack Beatty, Public Intellectual
From: Jenny Attiyeh
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"Public intellectual" Jack Beatty of the Atlantic Monthly and NPR's "On Point" sits down with ThoughtCast!

  • Added: Jul 26, 2007
  • Length: 28:00
Jay Allison
From: Jenny Attiyeh
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The man who put the "public" back in public media

Bought by KUT and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: May 08, 2007
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
Muslim college students discuss today's social interactions with peers
From: Next Generation Radio
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Voices of Muslim students in the DC area and how they are getting intersting questions these days

Bought by SpiritHouse Inc/Youth Noise Network


  • Added: Apr 07, 2007
  • Length: 02:56
  • Purchases: 1