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“Being Black and Green: African-Americans & the Environment” (encore)
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Oakland, CA Scraper krew, Credit: flickr user vkdir
African-Americans are helping to lead the environmental movement. We take you to a resettlement community in North Carolina, sustainable farms in W...

Bought by XRAY.fm and WCSU-FM


  • Added: Aug 13, 2012
  • Length: 29:02
  • Purchases: 2
99% Invisible #44- The Pruitt-Igoe Myth (Standard 4:30 Version)
From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Standard Length)
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How a St. Louis public housing marvel became "hell on earth."

Bought by Rhythm & News Service, Spokane Public Radio, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, Rhythm & News Service, Spokane Public Radio and more


  • Added: Feb 15, 2012
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 15
They Don’t Call Her Mother Earth for Nothing: Women Re-imagining the World-Hour Long Version
From: Bioneers
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Transformational women leaders are restoring societal balance by showing us how to reconnect relationships - not only among people - but between pe...

Bought by WJCT, WRVO Public Media, KUER, WUFT, KUNM and more


  • Added: Jan 23, 2012
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 26
A Conversation with NEA Heritage Fellow, Mary Jackson
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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NEA National Heritage fellow Mary Jackson talks about the art and tradition of sweetgrass basketmaking.

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Aug 05, 2011
  • Length: 22:53
  • Purchases: 1
Being Black and Green: African-Americans & the Environment
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Red, Bike & Green's inaugural ride in April 2010, Credit: Red, Bike & Green
African-Americans are helping to lead the environmental movement. We take you to a resettlement community in North Carolina, sustainable farms in W...

  • Added: Aug 03, 2011
  • Length: 29:01
An Oystering Community Contemplates Life Without Oysters
From: Richard Ziglar
Series: GulfWatch: Stories about the ongoing effects of the BP Oil Spill from KRVS
Caption: For Byron Encalade, oysters and culture are inseparable., Credit: Barry Yeoman
In Pointe-a-la-Hache, Louisiana, the oyster harvest feeds widows, sustains relationships, and keeps the rural economy humming. But the BP oil spill...

Bought by KUT and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 01, 2011
  • Length: 07:23
  • Purchases: 2
Women Rising 21: Women's Rights to Water, Land & Farming
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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As part of our “Women Rising” series, we profile a dynamic partnership between the Women’s Earth Alliance and the Global Women’s Water Initiative: ...

  • Added: Jun 30, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
Devastating Cycle by Ashaki Howard
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2011
Caption: Ashaki Howard
Poet Ashaki Howard, 17, is a senior at Kenwood Academy and competed in Louder Than a Bomb 2011 as a member of team Epic Sound representing her high...

  • Added: Apr 01, 2011
  • Length: 02:48
"A Second Wind: Elders Act for Justice" Margaret Gordon
From: Making Contact
Caption: Stories, Credit: Ricky Norris
Many retirees enjoy the rest and relaxation that eluded them during their working years. But for some, retirement means opportunities to affect pos...

  • Added: Feb 01, 2011
  • Length: 07:30
Environmental Justice
From: James Mills
Series: The Joy Trip Project
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An interview with Peggy Shepard executive director of West Harlem Environmental Action Inc.

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 02, 2011
  • Length: 16:21
  • Purchases: 1
Planet Walker
From: James Mills
Series: The Joy Trip Project
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An interview with author John Francis, an environmental scientist who spent 17 years without speaking or riding in a motorized vehicle.

  • Added: Jan 02, 2011
  • Length: 15:08
Majora Carter Urban Revitalization Strategist
From: James Mills
Series: The Joy Trip Project
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An interview with MacArthur Genius grant winner Majora Carter on the role minorities will likely play in the creation of sustainable environmental ...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 02, 2011
  • Length: 13:03
  • Purchases: 1
New Orleans: 5 Years Post Katrina
From: Next American City
Series: Metro Matters Podcast
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Next American City's Diana Lind interviews Amy Liu of the Brookings Institution about the transformation of New Orleans, five years after the devas...

Bought by WMNF


  • Added: Aug 19, 2010
  • Length: 16:23
  • Purchases: 1
Hustlers, Street Vendors, and Farmers
From: Youth Radio
Caption: PRX default Piece image
King Anyi Howell visits a farmer's market in Los Angeles aimed at attracting African American customers. The market wants to bring fresh produce to...

Bought by YouthCast


  • Added: Mar 17, 2010
  • Length: 04:02
  • Purchases: 1
Copenhagen: America & Africa in Climate Decline
From: Alex Smith
Series: Radio Ecoshock Show
Caption: Paul Kingsnorth
The Copenhagen mess. Guest Paul Kingsnorth says civilization IS climate change. Nobody wants to change Western comforts. Opens with a digest of alt...

Bought by KSFR


  • Added: Dec 19, 2009
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 1
Residents of TVA Coal-Ash Dump Area Speak Out
From: Public Radio WorldWide - PRWW.org
Caption: Markus Welby Nearby Uniontown Alabama, Credit: SLG
Hear Why Local Residents Are Against TVA's Coal Ash Dumping in Alabama

  • Added: Aug 05, 2009
  • Length: 02:40
The Best of Corey Harris
From: Southwest Stages
Series: Southwest Stages
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This program contains an hour of the best of Corey Harris' music from four different performances. It features music recorded live at the 2000 and ...

Bought by North State Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 30, 2009
  • Length: 58:27
  • Purchases: 1
World Changing and More Than Just Race
From: Smart City Radio
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Alex Steffan of Worldchanging.com joins us to talk about using solutions-based journalism to create a better world. And we'll talk to Professor Wi...

Bought by WFSU, Spokane Public Radio, WLRN, and WBEZ


  • Added: Jun 10, 2009
  • Length: 58:54
  • Purchases: 4
Everybody's Green
From: Youth Radio
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Youth Radio's Ahmina James is on a mission to make "being green" colorless.

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, Vocalo.org, New Hampshire Public Radio, and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 02, 2009
  • Length: 01:59
  • Purchases: 4
This I Believe - Van Jones
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Environmental activist and White House advisor Van Jones believes in making his late father proud.

Bought by KGUA, WEZU, KFOK-LPFM, and WEZU


  • Added: May 07, 2009
  • Length: 04:05
  • Purchases: 4
Growing the Green Collar Economy
From: A World of Possibilities
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A one hour interview with Majora Carter and Van Jones.

Bought by WRPI and KZMU Moab Community Radio


  • Added: Mar 12, 2009
  • Length: 55:00
  • Purchases: 2
This I Believe - Majora Carter
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Environmental activist Majora Carter believes in making the old neighborhood a better place to live.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, and KSJD


  • Added: Feb 09, 2009
  • Length: 03:43
  • Purchases: 3
Elephants - 6 Minutes of Fact and Story
From: Paul Messing
Series: For Kindred Spirits (and separate elements)
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Basic facts and about elephants from Carol Buckley, founder of The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee, plus a personal elephant story from NY Times be...

  • Added: Dec 03, 2008
  • Length: 07:06
Red Top Mountain summit on outdoor diversity
From: James Mills
Series: The Joy Trip Project
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A group of African-American community leaders gather to discuss their role and their future in the movement to protect the environment.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and WUFT


  • Added: Dec 03, 2008
  • Length: 07:45
  • Purchases: 2
This I Believe - damali ayo
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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damali ayo believes in recycling stuff people discard--old papers, broken furniture, even lame dogs.

Bought by Wyoming Public Radio, WEZU, WEZU, KUOW, and Remix Radio


  • Added: Aug 05, 2008
  • Length: 03:39
  • Purchases: 5