PRX - Pieces for Topic: Health

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Quest_Longevity
From: KQED
Series: QUEST
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The quest to extend lifespan, and ''healthspan'' to 100 years and beyond.

  • Added: Aug 24, 2007
  • Length: 05:46
To peddle pleasure
From: Ryan White
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Voices of those who bring joy to those in need

  • Added: Aug 22, 2007
  • Length: 06:09
NeedleExchangeSouthBronx,NY, USA
From: Anton Foek
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Hopeful Future Needle Exchange

  • Added: Aug 04, 2007
  • Length: 13:32
QUEST_The Science of Making Decisions
From: KQED
Series: QUEST
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Scientists use MRIs to study the neurology of shopping

Bought by KUOW and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 23, 2007
  • Length: 05:48
  • Purchases: 2
Moms of Multiples Find Strength in Numbers
From: Northwest News Network (N3)
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Twin-birth rate is up 70% nationwide. We profile a group of women who share the singular experience of raising multiples

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 17, 2007
  • Length: 03:38
  • Purchases: 1
Saying Good Bye To Food
From: Radio Rookies
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Rocky takes listeners through the decision to have weight loss surgery and the aftermath

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, Outer Voices, Hearing Voices, KGLT, KVNF and more


  • Added: Jul 10, 2007
  • Length: 10:15
  • Purchases: 8
A Burden to be Well: Sisters and Brothers of the Mentally Ill
From: Karen Brown
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Sound-rich documentary about the effect of mental illness on "well" siblings

Bought by KPVL, PRX to iTunes, WCQS, KXOT Public Radio, WBEZ and more


  • Added: Jun 26, 2007
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 6
Scenes From a Transplant/Special
From: Long Haul Productions
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One woman's fight against cancer to save her life for her and her family.

Bought by KMXT, WVPE, Jefferson Public Radio, KXOT Public Radio, and KAZU Seaside, Calif.


  • Added: Jun 25, 2007
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
The Beauty of Madness: The Art of the Mentally Ill
From: WFUV
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Meet a community of people with mental illness who are redefining themselves through art

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 25, 2007
  • Length: 30:01
  • Purchases: 1
I'm Not a Doctor, but I Play One at the Holiday Inn
From: Lu Olkowski
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A former heroin addict realizes that he wants to help other addicts kick their habits. The problem is, he wants to do this using a hallucinogenic d...

Bought by KUOW, Remix Radio, and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Jun 16, 2007
  • Length: 16:30
  • Purchases: 3
"Sicko" comes to Sacramento
From: KVMR
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Filmaker Michael Moore brings his health care documentary to California

  • Added: Jun 13, 2007
  • Length: 15:54
Najdi Hospital, Room 402
From: Jessica Dheere
Series: The Sound of Bomblets
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12-year-old Hassan talks about his cluster bomb injuries from his hospital bed

  • Added: May 24, 2007
  • Length: 07:30
Musical Abilities
From: WFUV
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A documentary exploring the lives and music of disabled performers, including singer-songwriter Vic Chesnutt and Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen.

Bought by KVNF, KSFR, KVSC, WGDR, KFAI Minneapolis and more


  • Added: May 23, 2007
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 10
Teasers for "SisterLove: Keeping it Real, Globally!"
From: Noah Chandler
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Short teasers for the the series "SisterLove: Keeping it Real, Globally"

  • Added: May 09, 2007
  • Length: 02:18
We Are Still Here: Voices of HIV+ Youth
From: Julia Applegate
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Voices of HIV+ Youth

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KRUA, KLCC, 90.5 WSNC, and WFUV


  • Added: May 01, 2007
  • Length: 05:52
  • Purchases: 5
Love, War, and PTSD
From: Karen Brown
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A young couple tells the story of married life after war -- and it's not pretty.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and Third Coast International Audio Festival


  • Added: Apr 23, 2007
  • Length: 11:13
  • Purchases: 2
Mom's Good Move Special
From: Long Haul Productions
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An hour-long special about starting over late in life.

Bought by KUNM, WSKG, PRX Remix, Marfa Public Radio, WSKG and more


  • Added: Apr 13, 2007
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 13
Life or Meth
From: Teresa Goff
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A drug dealer and a user of crystal meth talk about the effects this drug has on Vancouver's gay community.

  • Added: Mar 24, 2007
  • Length: 09:24
Rent-A-Pet
From: Adam Allington
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Who wants a three-legged one-eyed pittbull mix?

Bought by KXOT Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, WFIU, and KZSC


  • Added: Mar 05, 2007
  • Length: 06:50
  • Purchases: 4
The Three Furies: Poverty, Addiction, and Mental Illness
From: Dawn Dreyer
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Producer Dawn Dreyer explores the "three furies" of poverty, addiction, and mental illness through her own struggles with bipolar disorder. "The T...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and KZSC


  • Added: Mar 01, 2007
  • Length: 07:31
  • Purchases: 2
The Belltown Hustle
From: David Weinberg
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Welcome to the world of the belltown posse...

  • Added: Feb 27, 2007
  • Length: 11:11
The Person I Admire the Most
From: Jake Warga
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Following my best friend to Ethiopia

Bought by WABE, HCC Radio The Dragon, and KUT


  • Added: Feb 16, 2007
  • Length: 05:43
  • Purchases: 3
My Dinner With Menopause
From: Karen Michel
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8 women at dinner talk about fears and realities of oncoming menopause

Bought by KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Feb 05, 2007
  • Length: 32:32
  • Purchases: 1
Valentine's Day at the Roxy
From: Long Haul Productions
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A profile of the annual Valentine's Day dance at the Roxy, a one-of-a-kind club that caters to the mentally ill and developmentally disabled.

  • Added: Feb 02, 2007
  • Length: 05:11
Jason Peacemaker
From: Teresa Goff
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Jason Peacemaker tells a personal story about HIV and addiction.

  • Added: Jan 31, 2007
  • Length: 05:30

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