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This is a special edition of The Closer, a series from Project Brazen and PRX that shares the inside story of the deals that changed the world. In ...

Bought by WILL, WRKF, WLPR , RadioFreePalmer, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and more


  • Added: May 01, 2023
  • Length: 52:29
  • Purchases: 19
Caption: Volunteers pack food for the homeless at non-profit the 'HungryMonk' in New York City., Credit: Nicole Aponte (c) 2021
Both non-profits and the Department of Homeless Services in New York City have come together to try and solve the problems that COVID-19 has create...

  • Added: Dec 08, 2021
  • Length: 05:59
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Leaves are made into compostable, disposable dishware.

  • Added: Jan 26, 2021
  • Length: 02:30
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Equipped with a facemask and a selfie stick, Laura Flanders reports in this episode (from a responsible distance) on the impact of Covid-19 on one ...

Bought by KDNK and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Sep 30, 2020
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
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There’s a shift happening in American agriculture that has been hard to spot. Farm workers have entered mainstream consciousness through coverage o...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Jul 16, 2020
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Some New York City nursing students learning with virtual, simulated patients under the pandemic have concerns they will miss out on vital skills.

  • Added: May 26, 2020
  • Length: 02:56
Caption: Monsignor David Cassato Gives Easter Mass on Facebook Live in Brooklyn, NY, Credit: St. Athanasius Facebook Page
Catholic churches saw a huge decrease in weekly fundraising once the shutdown hit Brooklyn and Queens. Larger churches have been able to stay afloa...

  • Added: Apr 17, 2020
  • Length: 04:01
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What motivates commuters to leave their cars behind, and take the bus or a bike to work instead? A government innovation team in Durham, North Caro...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Jan 14, 2020
  • Length: 15:20
  • Purchases: 1
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Bob Kustra interviews Sonia Purnell about her book "A Woman of No Importance"

  • Added: Dec 02, 2019
  • Length: 30:01
Caption: The Wine Fellers
Learn About Shower Beer and listen to the second part of our Interview with Captain Jerry, who skippers a Wine Party Cruise Boat.

  • Added: Mar 28, 2017
  • Length: 01:00:00
Caption: The Wine Fellers
The Splendorous Table is the show that discusses Life's Appetencies. Chef Paul drops in and serves some type of locally raised animal Tastefully S...

  • Added: Feb 12, 2017
  • Length: 01:00:00
Caption: Caribbean Princess
two cut-and-copies on illegal dumping, taken from a Here & Now interview with Great Lakes Today editor Dave Rosenthal

Bought by WXXI Rochester and WBFO


  • Added: Dec 07, 2016
  • Length: :21
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Arminio Órtiz Pérez, Credit: Eilís O’Neill
Working on a dairy--especially a small dairy--is one of the most dangerous jobs in the country, more dangerous even than construction. Over the pas...

  • Added: Sep 15, 2016
  • Length: 20:18
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The US Supreme Court issued a series of decisions that teens can’t be sentenced to death and they can’t be given an automatic life sentence without...

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Aug 23, 2016
  • Length: 29:43
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Silver Beach County Park in St. Joseph, Michigan, Credit: Elizabeth Miller
Since 2002, powerful currents in the Great Lakes have caused more than 150 drownings, researchers say. A look at the science behind the currents.

Bought by WVBI-LP, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WRVO Public Media, WMUK, Delta College Public Radio and more


  • Added: Aug 12, 2016
  • Length: 03:37
  • Purchases: 9
Caption: Bride of the Wind, Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Henry Schvey discusses the inspiration for his play on the life of painter Oskar Kokoschka,

  • Added: Mar 10, 2016
  • Length: 12:16
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In 2005, Danny Egipciaco had the opportunity to participate in a robbery of a drug supplier’s stash house. He was told he’d take home between $100K...

  • Added: Nov 30, 2015
  • Length: 19:35
Caption: Meg Crane's home pregnancy test prototype, 1968., Credit: Courtesy of Bonhams.
Pregnancy tests weren't always the neat, little plastic wands we have in drug stores today.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 22, 2015
  • Length: 10:20
  • Purchases: 3
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In real life, the business of jury selection is a 400 million dollar industry. So in a world of high priced jury consultants what does a jury of ou...

  • Added: Nov 03, 2015
  • Length: 24:42
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The Freedom Riders of 1961 were upholding the law. So why were they being arrested as soon as they got off the buses in Jackson, Mississippi? KFAI'...

Bought by Hark! and WDSE


  • Added: Mar 18, 2015
  • Length: 04:44
  • Purchases: 2
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A historian raises questions about the morality of the archival process and reveals how the NSA may change the future of history research.

  • Added: Oct 29, 2014
  • Length: 12:39
Caption: Learning to swim in Bangladesh, Credit: Mike Hally
Winner of a Silver Trophy at the New York Festival 'World's Best Radio Awards' 2014, this startling but ultimately uplifting documentary is about t...

  • Added: Sep 01, 2014
  • Length: 27:55
Caption: Northern Ireland murals in Belfast, Credit: Mike Hally
Political journalist Peter Geoghegan looks at the state of reconciliation and peace-making in Northern Ireland over a series of five short reports ...

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Aug 14, 2014
  • Length: 07:20
  • Purchases: 1
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While many schools across the country are facing budget cuts and teacher layoffs, students at highly reputable universities are signing up in drove...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and WXDU


  • Added: Feb 17, 2014
  • Length: 11:18
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: pork walk, Credit: archive
Passions for food and music shine through the nation of Catalunya.The traditional, the innovative, the very local and the trans-Mediterranian fusio...

  • Added: Jul 28, 2013
  • Length: 01:00:00