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A Voice From The Past, Okie
From: Glen Lasley
Series: Recording
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The Voice Of Jim Adams(Okie)

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 03, 2018
  • Length: 05:21
  • Purchases: 1
QPM? S2 EP 5: La importancia of education for Latinos
From: WNIN
Series: ¿Qué Pasa, Midwest?
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Getting a degree is not easy for a lot of immigrants, first generation graduates and for low income families. First, navigating through the system ...

  • Added: Aug 06, 2018
  • Length: 10:35
StoryCorps Military Voices Initiative: Cathy Sprigg
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Cathy Sprigg remembers her son, Army Specialist Robert Joseph Allen, who committed suicide while serving in the military.

Bought by WEZU and Enchantment Radio


  • Added: May 29, 2018
  • Length: 02:51
  • Purchases: 2
StoryCorps: Trent Andrews and Ginnie Peters
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Ginnie Peters remembers her husband, Matt Peters, who committed suicide in May of 2011 after farming for more than 35 years. She spoke with Trent A...

Bought by WEZU and Enchantment Radio


  • Added: May 23, 2018
  • Length: 03:23
  • Purchases: 2
StoryCorps Griot: Dennis Simmonds and Roxanne Simmonds
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Roxanne Simmonds and her husband, Dennis, remember their son, police officer D.J. Simmonds, who died due to injuries he sustained confronting the B...

Bought by WVBI-LP and WEZU


  • Added: Apr 13, 2018
  • Length: 02:35
  • Purchases: 2
StoryCorps Griot: Tanai Benard and Dezmond Floyd
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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10-year-old Dezmond Floyd talks with his mother, Tanai Benard, about the active shooter drills in his 5th grade classroom.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and WEZU


  • Added: Mar 27, 2018
  • Length: 02:45
  • Purchases: 2
Episode 83: The Mothers
From: Criminal
Series: Criminal
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There is a group in Durham, NC called “Parents of Murdered Children.” This week, we meet three of its members.

  • Added: Mar 12, 2018
  • Length: 25:09
Tayvon & Paul
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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"Love never dies, and neither do my flowers."

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  • Added: Feb 15, 2018
  • Length: 04:15
  • Purchases: 1
Yes, I'm from China. And yes those people are my parents
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media Features
Caption: Maya and her parents., Credit: Courtesy of Maya Konz
The first thing you say to someone you just met is most likely a polite greeting: "Hello! What's your name?" But not everyone is that thoughtful.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Sep 18, 2017
  • Length: 06:29
  • Purchases: 1
I was homeless and my life was trash. Then this Seattle family took me in
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media Features
Caption: April Reyes (far left) with the family who took her in. From left to right: Mariya Manuel, Tanya Kim, Tamar Manuel and Alan Lee., Credit: Courtesy of April Reyes
For most people, family will always be family because you're blood. But in April Reyes' case, it doesn’t quite work that way. / This story won the ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and Cards Against Humanity: The Good News Podcast


  • Added: Sep 18, 2017
  • Length: 06:39
  • Purchases: 2
Depression in 7th grade: 'I want to die but if I could get help that would be awesome'
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media Features
Caption: Sam struggled with depression in middle school., Credit: KUOW PHOTO/NATALIE NEWCOMB
“I started being like, I can’t talk about these things. You’re basically taught to bottle up your feelings in middle school.” RadioActive Youth M...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Sep 18, 2017
  • Length: 05:49
  • Purchases: 2
These Are My Mom's Beautiful, Painful Hands
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media Features
Caption: Shina William's mother worked for many years in factories. When she was working she felt a pain, tingling over her hands., Credit: KUOW PHOTO/SHINA WILLIAMS
Look at your hands, and think of all the things you do with them: hold an ice cream cone, drive your car, scroll through Facebook. What if all of t...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Sep 13, 2017
  • Length: 05:26
  • Purchases: 2
I Always Wondered What A Psychiatric Hospital Was Like, And There I Was
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media Features
Caption: Fallon, 17, suffered a psychotic episode in sophomore year of high school., Credit: COLLEEN MCDEVITT / KUOW
Lots of teens struggle with depression or anxiety, but what’s less talked about is psychotic disorders in teens and what the struggle is like. Radi...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Sep 13, 2017
  • Length: 06:03
  • Purchases: 1
107: One Hundred Percent Jersey Girl
From: The Mortified Podcast
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Find out why you should never mess with Maria. The diaries of a rebellious Jersey Girl growing up in the 80s. The Mortified Podcast is a proud memb...

  • Added: Aug 20, 2017
  • Length: 25:08
Leroy Alexander
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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If what I tell you can help just one of you all, then I feel good because know that somebody actually heard what I was saying and took it to heart.

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  • Added: Jul 31, 2017
  • Length: 04:10
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Five Mualimm-ak and Omar Mualimmak
From: StoryCorps
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StoryCorps gives people the chance to sit down together and have a conversation they’ve never had before. Five Mualimm-ak did just that with his so...

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Jul 11, 2017
  • Length: 02:52
  • Purchases: 1
Memories of Boo
From: WFHB
Series: Kite Line
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This week, we return to the story of Clinton “Boo” Gilkie, who died one year ago- on June 7, 2016- in the Monroe County Jail. We discussed the cir...

  • Added: Jun 18, 2017
  • Length: 29:38
Religion
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Martin Middle School 2016-17 Stories
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Students at Martin Middle School talk about the role of religion in their lives.

  • Added: Jun 05, 2017
  • Length: 02:56
StoryCorps Roberta Vincent and Robert Howard II
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Robert Howard II talks with his mother, Roberta Vincent, about losing his father, an Army Sergeant killed in action during the Vietnam War.

Bought by WEZU, WVBI-LP, and WMUU-LP


  • Added: May 22, 2017
  • Length: 02:54
  • Purchases: 3
The Working Tapes: Auto Mechanics
From: Radio Diaries
Series: The Working Tapes
Caption: Lee Singer (1971)
In the 1970's, Studs Terkel interviewed Duke and Lee Singer at their auto repair shop in Geneva, Illinois. He was looking for a story about fixing ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: May 09, 2017
  • Length: 06:27
  • Purchases: 2
Life of the Law #107: In-Studio: Mother and Son, Spanking, and United
From: Life of the Law
Series: Life of the Law
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Join us for In-Studio, when our team gets together in the studios of KQED in San Francisco to talk about our recent episodes, the law in the news a...

  • Added: Apr 19, 2017
  • Length: 46:32
The Father of an Addict
From: University of Montana Journalism
Series: The Meth Effect
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"With having a child on drugs, especially meth, you have no control as a parent." This dad from the Bitterroot Valley of Montana has watched his da...

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Apr 06, 2017
  • Length: 03:33
  • Purchases: 1
Life of the Law #106: Mother and Son
From: Life of the Law
Series: Life of the Law
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What’s it like to be a teenager sent to prison for what may be forever, and what’s it like to be his mom? Our story is Mother and Son.

  • Added: Apr 05, 2017
  • Length: 37:45
StoryCorps: Michael Benjamin Ryan and Michael John Ryan
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Judge Michael John Ryan talks with his son, Michael Benjamin Ryan, about growing up in an abusive household, and how he found the strength to gradu...

Bought by Public Radio for All, WEZU, and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Mar 06, 2017
  • Length: 02:20
  • Purchases: 3
Families and Prison: Part Three
From: WFHB
Series: Kite Line
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Our focus for this episode returns to the impact of incarceration on families. First we have a discussion between our friend Lucy and one of her fe...

  • Added: Mar 02, 2017
  • Length: 28:10

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