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Buffalo NY: Grappling with Gentrification in one of America’s Most Unequal Cities
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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Buffalo, New York, was once a booming industrial town fueled by cheap power from Niagara Falls, a center of commerce and trade, the first city in t...

Bought by KDNK and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Oct 21, 2020
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
Pioneering Female Police Officer Repaired Bonds Through Talent Shows
From: Eve Abrams
Series: Unprisoned
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Season 1.5, Episode 2 In 1968, Yvonne Bechet became one of the first female police officers in New Orleans. She was also the first African America...

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.


  • Added: Jul 29, 2020
  • Length: 11:41
  • Purchases: 1
The Bill of Rights Part 1: The First Amendment
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour
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We start a 4 part series on the Bill of Rights, plus hear from kids about what makes a good leader, and learn about pangolins.

Bought by KCHU, KDLG, KQRU FM LP, WLRH, Allegheny Mountain Radio and more


  • Added: Jun 29, 2020
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 10
Commuter Biennial Brings Public Art to Miami’s Margins
From: Cathy Byrd
Series: Fresh Art International
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The Commuter Biennial aims to activate unseen margins of metro Miami. Local curators Laura Randall and Courtney Levine have organized a set of art ...

  • Added: Oct 01, 2019
  • Length: 16:43
Light Rail Art, Hidden In Public
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: "Small Kindnesses: WEATHER PERMITTING" by Janet Zweig, Credit: Metro Transit
Sometimes public art so seamlessly blends with its environment, it can go unnoticed. KFAI's Matthew Schneeman takes us on a short sonic tour of und...

  • Added: Aug 07, 2019
  • Length: 05:55
Pedal Power (Hour Long Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Bicycling shouldn't be limited to those daring enough to battle traffic. How to reconfigure cities for bicycles. Also: The rise of electric bikes a...

Bought by WCNY, KVMR, KPIP-LP, WTJU, KUNV and more


  • Added: Mar 20, 2015
  • Length: 53:55
  • Purchases: 7
Black Grace - New Zealand Dance
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Series: New Zealand Stories
Caption: New Zealand contemporary dance troupe Black Grace. (Artistic Direction: Neil Ieremia; , Credit: Photography: Duncan Cole
If you’ve ever seen New Zealand’s All Blacks rugby team, you know something about the Haka. It’s the traditional Maori warrior dance they use as a ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 02, 2013
  • Length: 05:34
  • Purchases: 2
National Dairy Goat Show
From: Maeve Conran
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In July 2012, thousands of goats and their goatherders descended on Loveland Colorado for the American Dairy Goat Association National Show.

  • Added: Jul 12, 2012
  • Length: 06:41
Street Bands Bring Protest to the Internet through Flash Mobs
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Some bands are getting creative about making a political spectacle, by becoming the protest themselves, and using the internet to make their messag...

Bought by XRAY.fm and WXDU


  • Added: Sep 08, 2010
  • Length: 10:54
  • Purchases: 2
Marching to the Beat of their Own Drums
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Marching bands from North Carolina to Portland, Oregon are bringing humor, politics, and a unique sound to the streets.

Bought by WXDU


  • Added: Sep 08, 2010
  • Length: 09:49
  • Purchases: 1
Marching for Change: Street Bands in the U.S.
From: Making Contact
Caption: The Infernal Noise Brigade in downtown Seattle., Credit: http://www.andrewstern.net/
We look at how political marching bands are stirring up public spaces; from the streets, to supermarkets to your facebook feed.

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and KVSC


  • Added: Sep 08, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Hip Hop Hamlet at 75th season of OSF
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Caption: Hamlet at OSF, Credit: Oregon Shakespeare Festival
Oregon Shakespeare Festival kicks off its 75th season with a fresh take on Hamlet.

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and KLCC


  • Added: May 01, 2010
  • Length: 04:55
  • Purchases: 3
Building Community Through Soccer
From: Adam Allington
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Migrant farm workers in Michigan establish their own soccer league

Bought by KCUR, Here and Now, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 08, 2006
  • Length: 04:42
  • Purchases: 3
In Praise of New Orleans Brass Bands
From: Eve Abrams
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This oral essay sings the praises of one of New Orleans' greatest gifts to the world: brass bands.

Bought by 90.5 WSNC and WKMS


  • Added: Sep 25, 2005
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 2