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Rush Hour
From: War News Radio
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From "Gridlock" (6/25/10): War News Radio reports on commuting in Baghdad.

  • Added: Jun 25, 2010
  • Length: 07:41
The Little Guy
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Read Mark Twain's English translation of The Jumping Frog

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Jun 21, 2010
  • Length: 02:12
  • Purchases: 1
Detention in the City of Destiny
From: Seattle Globalist
Series: Between Worlds/Behind Bars
Caption: GEO Guard at the Northwest Detention Center, Tacoma., Credit: Alex Stonehill
In 2004 a new detention center opened on the tideflats below downtown Tacoma. Owned and operated by a private corporation, it houses up to a thousa...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 16, 2010
  • Length: 08:19
  • Purchases: 1
Living in Limbo
From: Seattle Globalist
Series: Between Worlds/Behind Bars
Caption: Gabriela Cubillos prepares tamales in her home. , Credit: Eroyn Franklin
In our final segment, producer Jessica Partnow follows the story of one family living in immigration limbo in Auburn, Washington.

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, XRAY.fm, KISU, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and more


  • Added: Jun 16, 2010
  • Length: 08:32
  • Purchases: 6
Washington on the Front Lines
From: Seattle Globalist
Series: Between Worlds/Behind Bars
Caption: Agent Michael Bermudez, Supervisory Border Patrol Agent and Public Affairs Officer, US Customs and Border Patrol., Credit: Eroyn Franklin
This story takes us to Washington state's border with Canada, where the Border Patrol arrests hundreds of people each year. Producer Jessica Partno...

  • Added: Jun 16, 2010
  • Length: 08:40
Broadband and Lonely Russian Women
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Does increasing broadband only increase the volume of junk email?

  • Added: Apr 03, 2010
  • Length: :59
Building Police--and Nations--in Micronesia
From: Amanda Loder
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As the US government has found in Iraq and Afghanistan, an essential part of nation-building is creating a strong, well-trained police force that c...

  • Added: Mar 08, 2010
  • Length: 20:00
Will Chinese Dollars Elect our Next President?
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Will Chinese or Iranian dollars determine the outcome of our next presidential election?

  • Added: Feb 14, 2010
  • Length: :48
Yak Dung
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
A Chinese plane filled with yak dung crashed in Tibet this morning.

  • Added: Dec 27, 2009
  • Length: :21
French Logic
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
John’s girlfriend tells him that he will have a headache if he drinks any more white wine. So John cries out, “Waiter, a bottle of red wine."

  • Added: Dec 23, 2009
  • Length: 01:32
The Ju Montagnard
From: Jeff Chilcott
Series: New North Carolinian Voices
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Eugene Washington took a huge leap of faith by quitting his job in order to devote his life to helping Montagnard refugees adjust to life in the US.

  • Added: Dec 18, 2009
  • Length: 30:38
The State We're In: Labor Day Special 2008
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: The State We're In: 2008 Specials Series
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Labor Day: The Right to Work

Bought by KVNF


  • Added: Sep 06, 2009
  • Length: 53:29
  • Purchases: 1
How To Write A Best Seller
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Involve yourself in an authentic human drama and put it in a book.

  • Added: Aug 20, 2009
  • Length: 02:07
China: An Economic Black Hole
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
We are broke. How did it happen?

  • Added: Jan 08, 2009
  • Length: 04:05
The State We're In Special: Human rights defenders
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: The State We're In: 2008 Specials Series
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In this special edition of The State Were In, we speak to human rights defenders from across the globe, including Uzbekistan, Burma, Congo Brazil a...

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


  • Added: Dec 18, 2008
  • Length: 53:29
  • Purchases: 2
He Threw A Shoe At President Bush
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
when President Bush visited Iraq, an Iraqi man threw a shoe at him.

  • Added: Dec 15, 2008
  • Length: :23
The State We're In: Columbus Day Special
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
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Columbus Day special on the rights of indigenous peoples

Bought by KVMR, KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle, KHEN-LP, KHNS, NPR Illinois and more


  • Added: Oct 10, 2008
  • Length: 53:29
  • Purchases: 8
The Kickradio Show -- Episode 24, Segment 2
From: The Kickradio Show
Series: The Kickradio Show -- Episode 24
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The Kickradio Show -- Episode 24, Segment 2. New Music Debuts

  • Added: Oct 03, 2008
  • Length: 17:39
The Kickradio Show -- Episode 24, Segment 1
From: The Kickradio Show
Series: The Kickradio Show -- Episode 24
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The Kickradio Show -- Episode 24, Segment 1. New Music Debuts

  • Added: Oct 03, 2008
  • Length: 18:46
The State We're In: Special on Technology and Human Rights
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: The State We're In: 2008 Specials Series
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A special on technology and human rights, including social networking sites in the Middle East, a site that counts the murdered in a Brazilian sta...

  • Added: Sep 11, 2008
  • Length: 53:29
Back to Afghanistan
From: War News Radio
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With the conflict in Afghanistan heating up again, we revisit past pieces about the country to get a better understanding of its current situation.

Bought by KGOU and WGBH Radio Boston


  • Added: Aug 28, 2008
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Best of Summer '08
From: War News Radio
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A selection of our favorite pieces from this summer.

  • Added: Aug 15, 2008
  • Length: 29:00
Made In The USA
From: The humble Farmer
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One seldom finds a product made in the USA

Bought by Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920


  • Added: Aug 13, 2008
  • Length: :42
  • Purchases: 1
Support Systems
From: War News Radio
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News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

Bought by KGOU


  • Added: Aug 08, 2008
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Hand in Hand
From: War News Radio
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News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

  • Added: Aug 08, 2008
  • Length: 29:00

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