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Civil Liberties for Sexists: The Purity Ball and Prostitution Laws
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
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Recently, a man convicted of aiding the prostitution of a young woman who was exploited by over 150 men, was given a 3 week sentence. This sente...

  • Added: Apr 06, 2013
  • Length: 03:45
StoryCorps: Dawn Maestas
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Dawn Maestas, who removes tattoos for survivors of domestic violence, talks to a client about her work.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WEZU, WMUU-LP, and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 02, 2013
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 4
It becomes more beautiful all the time
From: Anne Hoffman
Caption: The producer and her Grandmother, several years ago
Virginia Mae Snyder lived alone in her house in West Virginia until she was 94. She suffered a drastic fall while gardening; a fall which forced he...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 04, 2012
  • Length: 05:55
  • Purchases: 1
Taking Action
From: War News Radio
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Hear stories of human trafficking survivors in post-war Iraq.

  • Added: Aug 15, 2011
  • Length: 06:13
The Rise of Domestic Violence in Massachusetts
From: Valerie Molina
Caption: PRX default Piece image
By Valerie Molina, Emerson College, JR205

  • Added: May 02, 2011
  • Length: 03:45
Anorexia Nervosa
From: Jordyn Ownbey
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This piece was produced to inform the US about the overwhelming number of people who suffer from eating disorders.

  • Added: Apr 25, 2011
  • Length: :30
The Saddest Day
From: Masaki Araya
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Greg King recounts Isabelle Bélance-King's final days.

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Jan 02, 2011
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
How Jen Met Her Husband
From: Matt Miller
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Jennifer Bosworth had to go crazy in L.A. before she could discover that the man she was looking for was in her home town all along.

Bought by XRAY.fm, WRNC-LP, WJCT, KUT, and WNIN


  • Added: Nov 21, 2010
  • Length: 15:56
  • Purchases: 5
The State of Women in Afghanistan
From: War News Radio
Caption: PRX default Piece image
From "Endless Summer" 8/13/2010: War News Radio reports on the status of women in Afghanistan, how they have come to be marginalized in most aspect...

  • Added: Aug 12, 2010
  • Length: 08:05
Broken Love.
From: City High Radio
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A third person account of heartbreak.

Bought by WNIN


  • Added: Feb 05, 2010
  • Length: 03:54
  • Purchases: 1
las mujeres de Juarez
From: Pulse of Portland Music Project
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The murders of young Women in Juarez Mexico.

  • Added: Apr 16, 2009
  • Length: 05:59
The Other Side of Valentine's Day
From: Mandy Walker
Caption: A Valentine's display at the supermarket, Credit: Mandy Walker
All the adverts for the lavish gifts make Valentine's Day sound wonderfully romantic but the hype sets couples for failure and disappointment.

  • Added: Feb 11, 2009
  • Length: 04:10
More Than A Teacher
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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A woman who teaches English in African refugee camps finds her students sometimes need more than an English lesson.

Bought by PRX Remix, Marfa Public Radio, and KRUA


  • Added: Jan 20, 2009
  • Length: 07:20
  • Purchases: 3
My Plate Full, Yours Empty
From: Curie Youth Radio
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What one family makes for dinner when the cabinets are empty.

Bought by KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., PRX Remix, Michigan Radio Economy Special, Remix Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 15, 2008
  • Length: 02:05
  • Purchases: 6
Colors (poem)
From: ANITA PALLADINO
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A short poem about love, art, and betrayal.

  • Added: Jun 16, 2008
  • Length: 01:06
This I Believe - Annaliese Jakimides
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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It took a personal tragedy for Annaliese Jakimides to begin to look for the silver linings in life.

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


  • Added: Feb 27, 2008
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 3
The Water Walker
From: Seattle Globalist
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A day in the life of an Ethiopian woman who walks hours each day fetching water.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and The Nature Podcast


  • Added: Feb 19, 2008
  • Length: 05:49
  • Purchases: 3
What Remains --a painter's legacy.
From: Sue Mell
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A portrait of the painter Mary Yntema.

  • Added: Sep 13, 2007
  • Length: 09:47
This I Believe - Michelle Gardner-Quinn
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Vermont student Michelle Gardner-Quinn wrote of her belief in reverence for life just days before she was killed.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, and KJZZ


  • Added: Aug 02, 2007
  • Length: 04:12
  • Purchases: 3
Home Is Where the Flood Was
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: PRX default Piece image
With failing health, Debra Dickinson saved eight dogs from the floods of Katrina.

Bought by PRX Remix and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: May 23, 2007
  • Length: 06:31
  • Purchases: 2
Out of Their Hands
From: Teresa Goff
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Four bereaved mothers who first came together to share the pain and the tragic loss of their children tell the story of the 25 year-old organizatio...

  • Added: Mar 19, 2007
  • Length: 34:09
Sweetheart's Ball
From: Long Haul Productions
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Elderly women at the annual Valentine's day dance in Chicago.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 08, 2007
  • Length: 04:11
  • Purchases: 2
Girl Detectives-Expanded Version
From: Sue Mell
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The aftermath of a friend's murder and the search for resolution in the face of an unexplained death.

Bought by KXOT Public Radio, KFAI Minneapolis, and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Dec 06, 2006
  • Length: 25:53
  • Purchases: 3
Asia-AIDS
From: Steve Herman
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Asian tsunami blamed for increasing AIDS risk

  • Added: Jul 04, 2005
  • Length: 02:04
Girls Kick ALS
From: jessica lockhart
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How a group of friends confront ALS

  • Added: Apr 27, 2005
  • Length: 04:24