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Water is Life: Tradition and transition in the Navajo Nation
From: Terrascope Radio
Series: Terrascope Radio Major Features
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About 30% of residents of the Navajo Nation don't have access to running water, and even for those who do, much of the water is contaminated with u...

Bought by KGNU Community Radio and WDBM


  • Added: May 15, 2019
  • Length: 21:55
  • Purchases: 2
High Water, Dry Feet: Dutch defense against disaster
From: Terrascope Radio
Series: Terrascope Radio Major Features
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From artificial beaches maintained by natural ocean currents, to projects that make extra room for rivers flowing through cities, the Dutch know ho...

  • Added: May 14, 2019
  • Length: 18:14
Southern California Waves
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: The Harvest by Open Orchard Productions
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With miles of beautiful beaches, the sound of ocean waves often touch a deep part of California residents. For some, it’s not about the physical wa...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 03, 2016
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Palos Verdes Peacocks
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: The Harvest by Open Orchard Productions
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The wild peacocks of Palos Verdes Peninsula in Southern California have inhabited the area for over 100 years and now number more than 1,000. For a...

  • Added: Feb 03, 2016
  • Length: 01:00
Episode 4: How to do science, part 2: From the beach to the lab
From: Terrascope Radio
Series: Measuring Marine Microbes
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If you send scientists to the beach, they may come back with the next way to produce biofuels. But it takes a lot of collaboration along the way.

  • Added: May 15, 2015
  • Length: 09:36
Episode 3: Microbial Warfare
From: Terrascope Radio
Series: Measuring Marine Microbes
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It's like gang warfare, but with really tiny gang members. Some microbes provide their relatives with protection, emitting antibiotics that kill of...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: May 15, 2015
  • Length: 04:07
  • Purchases: 1
Power from the People
From: Terrascope Radio
Series: Terrascope Radio Major Features
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A warm, personal story about the lives and challenges of energy workers "behind the light switch."

  • Added: May 13, 2015
  • Length: 16:49
Save the Vaquitas!
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: The Elements by Open Orchard Productions
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High schooler William Whittenbury attacks the dire situation of the endangered porpoise - the vaquitas. William hopes to change the fate of the vaq...

  • Added: Mar 16, 2015
  • Length: 04:03
Don't Stop Believing
From: Tom & Debra Weistar
Series: Voices of the Future: Youth and Elders Speak Together
Caption: Andy Lipkis interview
Shona revisits a conversation she had at the age of 17 with Andy Lipkiss, founder of TreePeople, and discovers that his story has even more relevan...

  • Added: Oct 03, 2014
  • Length: 14:26
Crisis
From: Stanford Storytelling Project
Series: State of the Human
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Four very different Crises appear at four very different scales in this episode, affecting a person, a species, a city, and a human body.

Bought by WMUU-LP and CHSR-FM 97.9


  • Added: Jun 25, 2014
  • Length: 58:24
  • Purchases: 2
The School that Had No Water: Water Security in South Africa
From: Terrascope Radio
Series: Terrascope Radio Major Features
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What would you do if you were headmistress of a school with no water--none for drinking, none for cleaning, none for flushing, none? Here is the st...

  • Added: May 14, 2014
  • Length: 19:41
Sand Architecture: Archisand
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: Fresh Picked by Open Orchard Productions
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Sand art? Sand architecture? As a practicing architect, Greg LeBon lends a unique perspective to the magnificent art of sand sculpting. Visit A...

Bought by KALW


  • Added: Sep 12, 2013
  • Length: 07:14
  • Purchases: 1
Iraqi Kurdistan: On Oil and Agriculture
From: War News Radio
Caption: A farmer in Merikegia, a village in Iraqi Kurdistan., Credit: Rachel Stacy
Iraqi Kurdistan, once known for its rich soil, is rapidly becoming identified with its rich oil. War News Radio’s Amy DiPierro explains how these t...

Bought by KBGA 89.9 FM, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Feb 08, 2012
  • Length: 06:19
  • Purchases: 3
Sounds of Landa Park
From: Victoria Campos
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Created for a Sound Landscape assignment.

  • Added: Dec 16, 2011
  • Length: 03:54
Water, A Universal Human Right
From: Littleglobe
Caption: photo by: snap® @ flickr.com
Producer Dolna Smithback traveled down under to Melbourne, Australia with Youth Media Project’s Global Broadcasting Team to cover events at the Par...

  • Added: Nov 15, 2010
  • Length: 08:46
The Chernobyl Disaster
From: Radio Rookies
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Rookie Reporter Irina was born in Belarus 6 years after the Chernobyl disaster. She has always seen herself as a Chernobyl victim, but the more she...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, PRX Remix, and KUOW


  • Added: Apr 01, 2010
  • Length: 08:17
  • Purchases: 4
Fresh Greens: Teens and the Environment
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
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Tells the stories of how American youth think about their daily impact on our planet.

Bought by KVMR, KZYX, KXOT Public Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KUNM and more


  • Added: Aug 17, 2009
  • Length: 51:29
  • Purchases: 10
A day in the Life: Kids in America and Europe fight for the environment
From: Radijojo World Children's Radio Network
Series: Across the Ocean - the first Transatlantic Radio for kids
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A world premier: For the very first time, radio kids from both side of the Atlantic have produced a common "green" radio show!

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 12, 2009
  • Length: 09:32
  • Purchases: 1
Just Add Water: Life in Arizona
From: Terrascope Radio
Series: Terrascope Radio Major Features
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A light-hearted but serious exploration of how water is used, conserved and transported in Arizona.

Bought by KRZA, KUT, Remix Radio, and YouthCast


  • Added: Jun 08, 2009
  • Length: 22:09
  • Purchases: 4
Tables in the courtyard
From: Pulse of Portland Music Project
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"Why aren't there any lunch tables our school courtyard?"

  • Added: Mar 30, 2009
  • Length: 02:08
the River Witch
From: Voices of Youth - Moab
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A rural-legend from the Colorado River.

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio and KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA


  • Added: Jun 29, 2008
  • Length: 08:18
  • Purchases: 2
Change My World
From: Alaska Teen Media Institute
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Steph, a young environmental activist, ponders her role in the movement.

Bought by KOOP, KLCC, and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Aug 28, 2007
  • Length: 04:26
  • Purchases: 3
Culture Shock: An Audio Documentary on the Rose Urban Rural Exchange
From: Alaska Teen Media Institute
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Audio documentary profiling the experiences of four Alaska teens who took part in a unique cultural exchange.

Bought by KSUT


  • Added: Jun 15, 2005
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
Galapagos: Preserving the Trust
From: Terrascope Radio
Series: Terrascope Radio Major Features
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Four MIT freshmen studying environmental problem-solving visit the Galapagos Islands; they return with the voices of the people (and animals) who ...

Bought by WXLV-FM, WYSO, and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: May 27, 2005
  • Length: 19:58
  • Purchases: 3