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For these disabled vets, surfing, sailing, and kayaking are part of their rehabilitation
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Marine veteran Demond Wilson from Vallejo, California prepares to kayak across San Diego's Mission Bay. A wheelchair user, Wilson participated in the Department of Veterans Affairs’ National Veterans Summer Sports Clinic., Credit: Mike Damron / KPBS
The VA's sports clinics introduce veterans to adaptive activities to help them recover from injuries and make fitness a part of their lives.

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Sep 19, 2024
  • Length: 03:55
  • Purchases: 1
Author Gayle Forman's NOT NOTHING
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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Host Diana Korte speaks with Gayle Forman, author of her 13th book, NOT NOTHING, a story of hope, compassion, and forgiveness. In this intergene...

  • Added: Aug 28, 2024
  • Length: 10:14
Facing a deadline, more than 300,000 claims have been filed in the Camp Lejeune toxic water case
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Advocates hold an outreach event near Camp Lejeune, N.C. in April 2022, a few months before Congress passed legislation allowing veterans, family members, and others to file claims for exposure to toxic water on the Marine Corps base., Credit: Camp Lejeune Toxic War Widows
A variety of health problems have been linked to contaminated water on the North Carolina Marine Corps base between 1953 and 1987.

Bought by KRPS, WRFA-LP, KTEP, WHRV, and KPBS


  • Added: Aug 07, 2024
  • Length: 03:49
  • Purchases: 5
AUGUST 2024 PREVENTION MAGAZINE: Golden Wisdom: Health & Wellness Insights with Marisa Cohen, Deputy Editor
From: Paul VOGELZANG
Series: Not Old Better Show, Prevention Magazine Healthy Living Series
Caption: The Not Old Better Show, Prevention Magazine Interview Series
🌟 Dive into wellness with a twist on The Not Old Better Show! 🐾 This episode is packed with the latest 🧴aging secrets, 🥗 healing superfoods, reveal...

  • Added: Jul 15, 2024
  • Length: 26:23
The Many Arts of Julie Elkins
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: Julie Elkins with one of her porcelain sculptures., Credit: PHOTO by Sara Maslyn
From puppetry to film-making to painting and ceramic sculpture, Julie Elkins is a Renaissance woman. You'll soon be able to see some of her film wo...

  • Added: Jul 09, 2024
  • Length: 28:11
Lemony Snicket aka Daniel Handler's memoir "And Then? And Then? What Else?
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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Host Diana Korte speaks with ⁠Daniel Handler⁠--perhaps better known for 25 years as his alter ego Lemony Snicket--who has authored his 30th bo...

  • Added: Jun 07, 2024
  • Length: 09:30
When troops' remains are identified from long-ago wars, it's getting harder to find family members
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Following a funeral ceremony in New Bern, N.C., Patriot Guard Riders member John Conner kneels to pay his respects to Barbara Weiss, the niece of Staff Sgt. Robert J. Ferris Jr. Ferris died in 1942 in World War II, before Weiss was born. She was the next , Credit: Jay Price / American Homefront
Scientific advances have allowed the Army to identify about 200 sets of remains each year - dating back to World War II. But the passage of time ha...

Bought by KPBS, KUT, KRPS, WRFA-LP, North Country Public Radio and more


  • Added: May 23, 2024
  • Length: 03:51
  • Purchases: 6
A new VA policy covers fertility treatments for more vets, but some are still excluded
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Amber Bohlman served as a logistical vehicle operator in the Marine Corps from 2005-2009. She and her partner Peter Folsom tried to conceive for years. While the VA has expanded its IVF eligibility to include couples who aren't legally married, Bohlman is, Credit: Courtesy Amber Bohlman
The VA now pays for IVF treatment for unmarried and LGBTQ veterans. But they still must prove their fertility problems are service-related.

Bought by KPBS, WHRV, WRFA-LP, Texas Public Radio, North Country Public Radio and more


  • Added: May 01, 2024
  • Length: 03:31
  • Purchases: 7
As Congress repeatedly flirts with government shutdowns, military families face crisis fatigue
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson speaks with troops at Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana on Feb 23, 2024. Since Johnson became Speaker in October, Congress has dealt with multiple government shutdown threats as the House has struggled to pass long-term, Credit: Seth Watson / U.S. Air Force
Each threatened shutdown can lead to stress in the military community about missing paychecks and losing access to federal programs.

Bought by KMXT, KUT, KRPS, North Country Public Radio, WRFA-LP and more


  • Added: Mar 05, 2024
  • Length: 03:21
  • Purchases: 7
The Wisdom Warrior Challenge Is a National Phenomenon Promoting Physical Activity and Engagement for Seniors.
From: Ken Grey
Series: Maximum Health Radio "Quality Living" with Dr Ken Grey Holistic Physician
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The Wisdom Warrior Challenge Is a National Phenomenon Promoting Physical Activity and Engagement for Seniors. Join us as we speak with Founder Lind...

  • Added: Jan 31, 2024
  • Length: 26:20
Revisiting Political Activist and Lecturer Gloria Steinem's "My Life on the Road"
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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"When people ask me why I still have hope and energy after all these years, I always say: Because I travel. Taking to the road—by which I mean lett...

  • Added: Jan 16, 2024
  • Length: 09:43
Yonder Report - December 28, 2023
From: Center for Rural Strategies
Series: The Yonder Report
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The search for rural childcare, support for Minnesota's BIPOC farmers, and a fight to keep AM radio.

  • Added: Dec 28, 2023
  • Length: 03:00
The military is opening more childcare centers, but thousands of kids remain on waitlists
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: At the newly-built childcare center on Marine Corps Station Miramar in San Diego, all of the classrooms open to outdoor age-appropriate playgrounds., Credit: Carlos Castillo / KPBS
Staffing shortages and a lack of facilities have contributed to the long waits for childcare, though the situation has improved somewhat since the ...

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  • Added: Dec 04, 2023
  • Length: 03:44
  • Purchases: 8
An Interview with Lori Griffith of Chasin a Dream Foundation, Empowering Families with Children Facing Life-Threatening Illnesses
From: Ken Grey
Series: Maximum Health Radio "Quality Living" with Dr Ken Grey Holistic Physician
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An Interview with Lori Griffith of Chasin a Dream Foundation, Empowering Families with Children Facing Life-Threatening Illnesses

  • Added: Dec 01, 2023
  • Length: 26:54
Ernie Els, and Els for Autism is Changing the Culture of Sports, and Recreation for People with Autism.
From: Ken Grey
Series: Maximum Health Radio "Quality Living" with Dr Ken Grey Holistic Physician
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Ernie Els, and Els for Autism is Changing the Culture of Sports, and Recreation for People with Autism. Across the CDC Surveillance sites 1 in ever...

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Sep 29, 2023
  • Length: 27:10
  • Purchases: 1
Why did we see so many beach closures this year?
From: Possibly
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Like any good Rhode Islander, I love to hang out at the beach in the summer. This year though, I’ve noticed that beaches have been closed more tha...

Bought by Raven Radio and WRFA-LP


  • Added: Sep 13, 2023
  • Length: 03:43
  • Purchases: 2
Booktalk: National Book Award winner James McBride’s THE HEAVEN & EARTH GROCERY STORE
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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James McBride’s newest book is THE HEAVEN & EARTH GROCERY STORE, a novel about small-town secrets and the people who keep them. As the s...

  • Added: Aug 18, 2023
  • Length: 10:05
Setting a New Precedent for Firefighter Health and Wellness, Riviera Beach Fire Station Chief and his Team Lead the National Transformation Initiative.
From: Ken Grey
Series: Maximum Health Radio "Quality Living" with Dr Ken Grey Holistic Physician
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Setting a New Precedent for Firefighter Health and Wellness, Riviera Beach Fire Station Chief and his Team Lead the National Transformation Initiat...

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Aug 17, 2023
  • Length: 27:21
  • Purchases: 1
For the first time in decades, military academy cadets will be allowed to become parents
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: New cadets in West Point's class of 2027 arrive at the military academy for Reception Day June 26, 2023., Credit: Eric Bartelt / U.S. Military Academy
In 2021, Congress reversed a policy that blocked students with dependents from continuing their studies at the highly competitive military academie...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, Texas Public Radio, WRFA-LP, KUT, and WHRV


  • Added: Jul 24, 2023
  • Length: 03:46
  • Purchases: 5
Why Women Don't Tell, Part 3: The Cultural Anomie that Keeps Violence Toward Women Hidden in Broad Daylight
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
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The arrest of a Fifth Avenue architect as the alleged serial murderer of several women brings up the question of whether anyone over that long peri...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Jul 21, 2023
  • Length: 08:36
  • Purchases: 1
A new federal law lets military spouses with professional licenses transfer them across state lines
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Military spouses meet prospective employers at the MilSpo Career Expo at Fort Bragg, N.C. in September 2022., Credit: Audra Satterlee / U.S. Army
The law’s backers say it will cut red tape so spouses can continue their careers without interruption. But it’s not clear yet exactly how the law w...

Bought by KTEP, St. Louis Public Radio, KUT, WRFA-LP, Texas Public Radio and more


  • Added: May 01, 2023
  • Length: 03:50
  • Purchases: 9
The Navy has beefed up mental health care for sailors dealing with 'rude awakening' of military life
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: The Navy opened the Embedded Mental Health Clinic at Naval Base San Diego in October. Twenty providers work at the clinic, which serves thousands of sailors. , Credit: Andrew Dyer/American Homefront
After two deadly collisions and a cluster of suicides, the Navy is providing more mental health counseling to sailors where they work.

Bought by WHFR, KUT, WRFA-LP, Texas Public Radio, WHRV and more


  • Added: Apr 24, 2023
  • Length: 03:53
  • Purchases: 6
EMDR & Trauma with Psychotherapist Susie Gurfein
From: Ken Grey
Series: Maximum Health Radio "Quality Living" with Dr Ken Grey Holistic Physician
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EMDR & Trauma with Psychotherapist Susie Gurfein. Breaking generational tendencies and patterns in jobs, relationships, and more with psychotherapy...

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Apr 18, 2023
  • Length: 27:49
  • Purchases: 1
Can AI help predict military suicides? The VA is funding a project to find out.
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Dustin Millado, a veteran who worked in the Army Criminal Investigation Division, is now a digital forensic examiner for Stop Soldier Suicide’s Black Box Project., Credit: Jay Price / American Homefront
The project is using artificial intelligence to analyze data from smartphones, laptops, and other devices of people who take their own lives.

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, RadioFreePalmer, WRFA-LP, Texas Public Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 18, 2023
  • Length: 03:54
  • Purchases: 9
Debut novelist Laura Spence-Ash’s “BEYOND THAT, THE SEA”
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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Inspired by a 25-year-old New York Times article about evacuated English children revisiting their U.S. foster homes as adults, ⁠Laura Spence-Ash⁠ ...

  • Added: Apr 07, 2023
  • Length: 08:19

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