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SOUTHWEST OF SALEM -- The San Antonio Four and filmmakers Deborah S. Esquenazi and Sam Tabet
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Anna Vasquez, Deborah S. Esquenazi, Kristie Mayhugh, Cassandra Rivera, Sam Tabet, Elizabeth Ramirez, Credit: Andrea Chase
The San Antonio Four talk hope, faith, and waking up to freedom.

  • Added: Jun 23, 2016
  • Length: 29:57
Lin-Manuel Miranda talks about his life in the theater before Hamilton
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Lin-Manuel Miranda and cast, In the Heights, Credit: Joan Marcus
Lin-Manuel Miranda's life in theater didn't begin with Hamilton. He already won a 2008 Tony for Best Musical with In the Heights.

Bought by WRIR, WNJR, WMUU-LP, and WABE


  • Added: Jun 17, 2016
  • Length: 28:29
  • Purchases: 4
Nation of Nations (half)
From: With Good Reason
Series: Independence Day
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-NPR correspondent Tom Gjelten on his book "Nation of Nations" concerning immigration to the U.S. over the last fifty years. -Cuban born author Gus...

Bought by WFHB, KMUD, and KRZA


  • Added: May 26, 2016
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 3
StoryCorps: Chris López and Gabe López
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Gabe López, assigned female at birth, always felt like he was a boy. He came to StoryCorps with his mom to talk about growing up transgender.

Bought by KALW, KRVS, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WMUU-LP, WRIR and more


  • Added: May 06, 2016
  • Length: 02:25
  • Purchases: 8
StoryCorps: Vito de la Cruz and Maria Sefchick-Del Paso
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Civil rights lawyer Vito de la Cruz grew up in a family of migrant farmworkers. He describes his childhood and the loving aunt who raised him.

Bought by WMUU-LP, WRIR, WEZU, Blue Mountain Radio , and KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm


  • Added: Apr 26, 2016
  • Length: 02:58
  • Purchases: 5
ALLAN WOLPER TALKS TO ARACELIS LUCERO
From: Conversations with Allan Wolper
Series: Conversations with Allan Wolper, WBGO.ORG
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Aracelis Lucero, a former Wall Street executive who was raised in the South Bronx, has rededicated her life to mentoring the thousands of documente...

  • Added: Mar 31, 2016
  • Length: 29:09
WorldCanvass: Taking It to the Streets (Part 3)
From: Joan Kjaer
Series: WorldCanvass
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We learn about the power of actively-engaged scholarship in this program about the University of Iowa Obermann Center for Advanced Studies and its ...

  • Added: Mar 07, 2016
  • Length: 24:39
Nation of Nations (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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-Tom Gjelton NPR Correspondent and author of "A Nation of Nations" speaks about the changing demographics of America. -A Cuban exile feels at home ...

Bought by WCNY, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WMUU-LP, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KEDT and more


  • Added: Mar 04, 2016
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 7
Nation of Nations (half)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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-With immigration rising, the U.S. will no longer have a white, Anglo ethnic profiles. -A Cuban exile in America discovers the Andy Griffith show.

Bought by WJCT, KWMR, WFHB, KVSC, KRZA and more


  • Added: Mar 04, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 8
Novelist James Lee Burke and “The House of the Rising Sun”
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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JLB has published 36 books over 50 years. He’s best known for his mysteries, particularly the Dave Robicheaux series and the Holland family storie...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 24, 2016
  • Length: 09:57
  • Purchases: 2
EMBRACE OF THE SERPENT -- Ciro Guerra Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
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Ciro Guerra talks understanding cultures, respect for knowledge, and letting the audience use its imagination.

  • Added: Feb 10, 2016
  • Length: 08:28
FST 15-43: A Treasure of Latin American Opera: Ildegonda, 1/24/2016
From: The WFMT Radio Network
Series: Fiesta!
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Today a footnote in a history full, mostly, of Italian, German and French names, there were Latin American composers that were considered mega-star...

  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: 58:29
'Hispanic Immigration': What Pops Up In Mind?
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Caption: PRX default Piece image
In the latest edition of the RadioActive podcast, Rogelia Sanchez and Gerardo Ramos hear from people about their perspectives on Hispanic immigrati...

  • Added: Dec 30, 2015
  • Length: 09:32
Lives in Limbo
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Roberto Gonzales
Children of undocumented workers frequently don’t find out about their illegal status until they’ve graduated from high school. What happens to the...

Bought by KCBX and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Dec 16, 2015
  • Length: 28:56
  • Purchases: 2
Syracuse Community Leaders Fight to End Poverty
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism - 2
Caption: These are the six components of the Anti Poverty Initiative. Each component is designed to help people in the community more efficiently by targeting their specific needs.
This is a story about how leaders of charities and organizations that help people in poverty, are joining together to help lower poverty. A couple ...

  • Added: Dec 16, 2015
  • Length: 03:42
WorldCanvass: Cuba: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow (Part 2)
From: Joan Kjaer
Series: WorldCanvass
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On December 17, 2014, U.S. President Obama and Cuban President Castro announced a new era of openness and interaction between their two countries. ...

Bought by KMUD


  • Added: Dec 16, 2015
  • Length: 21:08
  • Purchases: 1
Playwright Karen Zacarias does it all!
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Caption: A scene from Destiny of Desire, Credit: C. Stanley Photography.
Karen Zacarias is the most produced Latina playwright in the nation. Now, she brings the telenovela to the stage with Destiny of Desire

  • Added: Oct 16, 2015
  • Length: 28:29
Fresh Talk: Cesar Cornejo
From: Cathy Byrd
Series: Fresh Art International
Caption: Havana Museum of Contemporary Art, Credit: Cesar Cornejo
Peruvian artist Cesar Cornejo talks about his project for the 12th Havana Biennial.

  • Added: Oct 09, 2015
  • Length: 08:18
Meet the new Poet Laureate of the United States, Juan Felipe Herrera
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Juan Felipe Herrera Unity Poem Fiesta. , Credit: Courtesy University of California-Riverside
The new poet laureate of the United States and two-time National Endowment for the Arts fellow calls for everyone’s heart to speak out.

Bought by KPIP-LP, KFCF FM, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WLPR , KPVL and more


  • Added: Sep 21, 2015
  • Length: 28:29
  • Purchases: 7
EAST SIDE SUSHI -- Anthony Lucero Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Anthony Lucero, San Francisco, CA 9/4/15, Credit: Andrea Chase
Anthony Lucero talks bucking trends, sushi as a metaphor, and respecting the rice.

  • Added: Sep 19, 2015
  • Length: 19:34
Meet Dan Sheehy who has spent his life in folk and traditional arts.
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Dan Sheehy, Credit: Ashlee Duncan
He helped develop the Folk Arts program at the National Endowment for the Arts and he's been head of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Now, Dan Shee...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WABE, KPVL, and WNJR


  • Added: Sep 11, 2015
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 4
Crossing Over
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: Master mason Victor Ayala, Credit: CharlesMcGuigan
When he was just a boy, Victor Ayala whose family was struggling in Guadalajara crossed the Rio Bravo on his own, only to be taken back to Mexico. ...

  • Added: Jul 17, 2015
  • Length: 28:06
CARTEL LAND -- Matthew Heineman Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
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Matthew Heineman talks murky waters, staying safe, and riding over bumpy roads with a loaded gun.

  • Added: Jul 13, 2015
  • Length: 11:33
Who Remembers my Father's Voice?
From: Third Coast International Audio Festival
Series: 2015 ShortDocs: Studs Rules
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I ask my family members if they remember what my father sounded like.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 08, 2015
  • Length: 02:59
  • Purchases: 1
Not the 'Right' Kind of Gay
From: WNYC
Caption: "When I first met other young gay boys I thought it was going to be easier, that I could just be accepted" - Dakota Salcedo, Credit: (Isaak J. Liptzin/WNYC)
In some ways, being feminine made life harder for Dakota than his sexuality. *Just in time for the end of Pride month*

  • Added: Jun 25, 2015
  • Length: 06:32

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