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What About Dad? A Discussion on Single Fathers
From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique
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This week on Culture Clique Dr. Aurea Osgood assistant professor of Sociology at Winona State University asks the question "What about Dad?" in he...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Apr 18, 2011
  • Length: 39:12
  • Purchases: 1
Changing the foster care system from the inside out
From: KALW
Caption: Sokhom Mao (right) will be the next Commissioner of the Alameda County Juvenile Justice/Delinquency Prevention Commission
Twenty-four-year-old Sokhom Mao was one of California’s foster kids. He’s one of the few who went on to college – in 2010, Mao graduated from San F...

  • Added: Apr 11, 2011
  • Length: 10:43
Playhouse by Youmedia Chicago
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2011
Caption: Team Youmedia Chicago
This team piece is performed by Youmedia Chicago, comprised of poets: Dominique James, 16, a sophomore at Walter Payton College Prep; Malcolm Londo...

  • Added: Apr 01, 2011
  • Length: 03:21
Visiting a Prison Nursery
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: http://www.timeontheoutside.com/, Credit: Shannon Heffernan
What happens when a women gives birth behind bars? Usually those babies are sent home with family members or put into foster care. But some prison...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KFAI Minneapolis, New Hampshire Public Radio, and Vocalo.org


  • Added: Mar 30, 2011
  • Length: 14:25
  • Purchases: 4
Homelessness Marathon Hour One- Homeless Families
From: jessica lockhart
Series: The Homelessness Marathon
Caption: Engineering station
Homeless Families on the first hour of the broadcast

  • Added: Mar 26, 2011
  • Length: 59:58
Homelessness Marathon Hour Two - Homeless in Kansas City
From: jessica lockhart
Series: The Homelessness Marathon
Caption: "Nobody" hosting the broadcast
Homeless in Kansas CIty

  • Added: Mar 26, 2011
  • Length: 01:00:00
Peace Week 2010 - Part 1 (Peace Talks Radio) [29:00]
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
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Part One of a recap of some compelling moments from an online gathering of 75 diverse peacemakers from around the globe in 2010.

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI, KPIP-LP, and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 24, 2011
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 3
Interviews with two (very) young activists
From: Lauren Peterson
Series: Madison protests
Caption: The test of a true Madison kid is that they can use the word "rotunda" in a sentence without batting an eye., Credit: Photo: Jessica Carrier
Edited interviews with Maddy, age 11, and Lucy, age 9, upon their return to school in Madison this week after six days of protesting

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 24, 2011
  • Length: 03:43
  • Purchases: 1
The Mental Health Challenges of Refugees
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Ddepression or schizophrenia are a particular problem for refugee populations in the United States. They often come from war torn nations, fresh fr...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KPVL, KUOW, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 23, 2011
  • Length: 08:19
  • Purchases: 4
Khotan Shahbazi-Harmon - Father Executed During Iranian Revolution
From: Abigail Mahnke, host of Inner Views
Caption: Khotan Shahbazi-Harmon
Khotan was born in Iran but fled at the age of 13. Shortly after she left, her father was executed, her mother was imprisoned and their home was ra...

  • Added: Feb 04, 2011
  • Length: 25:20
Waddie Welcome and the Beloved Community
From: lorenzo raffa
Caption: Buy book at waddiewelcome.com, Credit: Inclusion Press
WADDIE WELCOME & THE BELOVED COMMUNITY tells the story of friendships that transcended divisions of disability, race, and income. Broadcast on WMPG...

  • Added: Feb 01, 2011
  • Length: 56:48
"If These Walls Could Talk: Inside Youth Speak Out" SEASON TWO
From: Susan Stone
Caption: Justice for Youth mural, Credit: San Francisco Juvenile Justice Center
"IF THESE WALLS COULD TALK: Inside Youth Speak Out" is a poetry series drawn from testimonial writings by the youngest members of America's prison ...

Bought by WGDR


  • Added: Jan 18, 2011
  • Length: 14:58
  • Purchases: 1
Sex, Lies, and the Classroom
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Decades after Roe v. Wade, many young people still lack the resources to make informed choices about sex. On this edition, a discussion about comp...

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio and KVSC


  • Added: Jan 11, 2011
  • Length: 29:59
  • Purchases: 2
Caring and Sharing: Human Development Center
From: WDSE
Series: Caring And Sharing
Caption: Holiday giving
Kim Matteen of the Human Development Center talks about how their organization is meeting the increasing demand for mental health care in the Twin ...

  • Added: Dec 16, 2010
  • Length: 09:54
Making Contact: How We Survive: The Currency of Giving (ENCORE)
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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A look into how struggling communities around the U.S. are meeting each others needs, without charity, or even exchanging a dollar.

Bought by WCSU-FM and KUNM


  • Added: Dec 15, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Is College Really Worth the Money?
From: AARP Radio
Series: Prime Time Radio
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Is College really worth the money and curing America’s health care crisis this week on Primetime Radio.

Bought by 90.5 WSNC


  • Added: Sep 30, 2010
  • Length: 59:54
  • Purchases: 1
Overused, Over-treated and Out of Control
From: AARP Radio
Series: Prime Time Radio
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Overused, Over-treated and Out of Control and Not Your Father’s Porn…this week on Primetime Radio

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Jul 22, 2010
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 1
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus
From: National Press Club
Series: From the National Press Club
Caption: Navy Sec'y Ray Mabus at the National Press Club, Apr. 30, 10, Credit: Terry Hill
Secretary of the Navy and former Mississippi governor, Ray Mabus at a National Press Club luncheon on April 30.

  • Added: May 15, 2010
  • Length: 54:00
Natural Child Birth: There will Always be Three Now
From: Katy Sewall
Series: Experience Natural Child Birth
Caption: Newly born, Max Ferrer, with his parents Nicole and Sean, Credit: Katy Sewall
When it comes to giving birth in America, less than 1% of couples choose a "natural birth;" that is a birth with no drugs - and little to no medica...

  • Added: May 14, 2010
  • Length: 17:14
Helping The Elderly Through Natural Disasters
From: AARP Radio
Series: Prime Time Radio
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Helping the Elderly Through Natural Disasters – and The Favorite Child … this week on Prime Time Radio.

Bought by WCNY


  • Added: Mar 09, 2010
  • Length: 59:57
  • Purchases: 1
NJ man with MS faces marijuana charges, supporters demonstrate
From: Chris Goldstein
Caption: supporters at the Somerset County Courthouse 12/14/09, Credit: Chris Goldstein
John Wilson faces first degree felony charges usually used against cocaine kingpins. Now he faces up to 35 years in state prison for having 17 mari...

  • Added: Dec 16, 2009
  • Length: 29:31
Domestic Violence
From: Phil Mariage
Series: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
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Domestic Violence compared between the older, middle and younger generations, with special guest Leslie Morgan Steiner, author of Crazy Love

  • Added: Oct 26, 2009
  • Length: 29:00
The Right To Die
From: Anton Foek
Caption: The right to Die, Credit: unknown
In this audio piece the audience visits the Netherlands and listens to a way of dying in dignity. We tell the story of how the Dutch may have found...

  • Added: Sep 30, 2009
  • Length: 24:45
Why Is Health Care So Difficult?
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Global Ethics Corner
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Why can't the U.S. negotiate a domestic solution to health care? Individuals are certainly responsible for their health. A wealthy society can also...

  • Added: Sep 12, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
Who's Helping the Helpers?
From: Michael Falco
Caption: Children's Aid Society hosts a summer camp for youth every summer called Play Street. The economic downturn has put social services like this in jeopardy.
A new survey by the Human Services Council and Baruch College found that nonprofits across NYC face a severe crisis, as public/private funding cont...

Bought by WRNC-LP


  • Added: Sep 02, 2009
  • Length: 06:35
  • Purchases: 1

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