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Youth activist, Aji Piper shares the story of his involvement with a class-action suit against the Obama and Trump administrations over climate cha...

  • Added: Jun 05, 2017
  • Length: 08:52
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A 75-year-old actress confronts her fear of aging while writing and performing on Cape Cod.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 02, 2017
  • Length: 04:37
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Justin Dillon
Social Entrepreneur, Justin Dillon discusses his book, "A Selfish Plan to End the World: Finding Big Purpose in Big Problems.

Bought by KPIP-LP and WETS


  • Added: May 27, 2017
  • Length: 58:01
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Caverly Morgan, Director Peace In Schools
Bring Buddhism to Economics and Mindfulness to Education.

Bought by KPIP-LP and WETS


  • Added: May 05, 2017
  • Length: 57:59
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Patty Peterson, Credit: Jennifer Bong
The Minnesota jazz Legends Concert is coming up this Weekend. It is a time to pay homage to the state’s legacy of great Jazz Artists, but also to l...

  • Added: Apr 28, 2017
  • Length: 05:00
Caption: Charles climbing the summit of Cadillac Mountain., Credit: Charles McGuigan
The schools claim there is zero tolerance for bully, but one school system practices bullying against students and parents alike.

  • Added: Apr 18, 2017
  • Length: 21:35
Caption: Coach Dani Allen
Developmentally disabled kids play right along with their typically developing peers on this new basketball team, started by their former Special E...

  • Added: Jan 26, 2017
  • Length: 04:39
Caption: Patty Peterson, Credit: Jennifer Bong
Is the Jazz scene some kind of men’s club? No, and especially not in this day and age. So why not get some of the women long-time luminaries of the...

  • Added: Sep 14, 2016
  • Length: 05:00
Caption: Mayyadda, Credit: Osaro Obanor
Only recently did Mayyadda make the decision to perform professionally. But she’s come a long way in a short time, playing prestigious clubs such a...

  • Added: Aug 09, 2016
  • Length: 07:50
Caption: Dani Menken, San Francisco, CA 7/21/16, Credit: Andrea Chase
Dani Menkin talks specific goals, long odds, and the role of cake in destiny.

  • Added: Jul 22, 2016
  • Length: 14:11
Caption: Hoaxer, Credit: Lee Tran
What do student jazz players do? They work had during the school year, and when summer comes, they work even harder playing in bands with their fri...

  • Added: Jun 27, 2016
  • Length: 05:00
Caption: Sue Jaye Johnson, San Francisco, CA 5/4/16, Credit: Andrea Chase
Sue Jay Johnson talks charisma, working fast, and fighting cultural stereotypes.

  • Added: Jun 13, 2016
  • Length: 14:15
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Trek North Junior & Senior High School in Bemidji was recently ranked the 2nd best school in Minnesota by US News and World Report. On this next in...

  • Added: Jun 02, 2016
  • Length: 09:55
Caption: Princess Shaw, San Francisco, CA 5/5/16, Credit: Andrea Chase
Princess Shaw talks imagination, fighting through the storm, and the best day(s) of her life.

  • Added: May 24, 2016
  • Length: 16:02
Caption: Will Travers & Virginia McKenna, San Francisco, CA 4/20/16, Credit: Andrea Chase
Virginia McKenna and Will Travers talk broken bones, elephant’s emotions, and taking a deep breath.

  • Added: May 18, 2016
  • Length: 26:28
Caption: Dan McCoy skating for Team USA, Credit: USA Hockey
Disabled people from all around the world find fun, competitive action, and an escape within the game of sled hockey.

  • Added: May 02, 2016
  • Length: 05:10
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Christina Lee should have been having the time of her life. Instead, she was stressed and lonely. Until she decided to run away from the rat race…a...

Bought by KUER and KRZA


  • Added: Apr 20, 2016
  • Length: 17:24
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: The Dakota Combo, Credit: Andrea Canter
The Dakota Combo. It’s a jazz group made up of metro area high school players whose players are immersed in soaking up lessons from their mentors. ...

  • Added: Mar 27, 2016
  • Length: 05:00
Caption: Odegaard Writing and Research Center, Credit: OWRC
Character Development's first episode features Jenny Halpin, director of the OWRC, and Jacob Kovacs, the OWRC's operations specialist. They reflect...

  • Added: Feb 08, 2016
  • Length: 20:32
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In the streets of Johannesburg, South Africa, Khanvisile Motsa brings hope to orphans from Africa's rural areas through providing a home, education...

  • Added: Jan 15, 2016
  • Length: 03:57

  • Added: Dec 10, 2015
  • Length: 04:59
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Maryam Yusafzadeh at home, Credit: Phil Nusbaum
Maryam Yusafzadeh has been involved in many adventurous musical project over the years, and she’s at it again with a new Jazz group that combines m...

  • Added: Oct 31, 2015
  • Length: 05:00
Caption: Coach Roscoe Bryant and Eugene Corr, San Francisco, CA 10/2/15, Credit: Andrea Chase
Coach Roscoe Bryant and filmmaker Eugene Corr talk baseball, family values, and the importance of play.

  • Added: Oct 27, 2015
  • Length: 28:01
Caption: Melvin Major
Aristotle said it best: “Nature abhors a vacuum.” Whenever there is a void in our lives we fill it, consciously or otherwise. Too often, people tr...

  • Added: Oct 23, 2015
  • Length: 26:45
Caption: Sarah Porwoll-Lee, Credit: Ellie Peterson
To Sarah Porwoll-Lee, it isn’t only that she plays new music on the clarinet. When she talked with Phil Nusbaum, she revealed that she gets excited...

  • Added: Oct 09, 2015
  • Length: 07:57