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A Northwest Pilgrim
From: KUOW
Series: Sound Focus
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A Seattle woman walks an almost 500-mile pilgrimage trail to mark being cancer-free. KRAK

  • Added: Jun 24, 2008
  • Length: 18:21
The Raw Life
From: Sarah Lange
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A small glimpse into the life of raw foodists

  • Added: Mar 11, 2008
  • Length: 03:10
William Utermohlen
From: Eric Molinsky
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An artist paints self-portraits while battling Alzheimer's

Bought by PRX to iTunes and KUOW


  • Added: Mar 07, 2008
  • Length: 10:12
  • Purchases: 2
A Square Meal, Regardless
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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The American health care system offers few solutions for people who want to die at home, especially when family lives far away. This sound-rich st...

Bought by Third Coast Festival/Re:sound (Outside Purchaser), Connecticut Public (WNPR), HowSound, The Story, SALTcast Podcast and more


  • Added: Feb 01, 2008
  • Length: 07:04
  • Purchases: 7
Get Support to Deal with Breast Cancer
From: WSKG
Series: Breast Care: An Update
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No one should have to go through breast cancer alone. A look at the availability of patient services

  • Added: Jan 10, 2008
  • Length: 08:25
Becoming the local food supply: a chef turns dairy farmer
From: With Good Reason
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A chef reflects on what led her to stop talking about the benefits of local food supply and become a part of it instead.

  • Added: Dec 14, 2007
  • Length: 03:30
26.2 Miles to Finish
From: NYCity News Service
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It wouldn't be a the NYC ING Marathon without elite runners, charity teams, volunteers, AND physical therapists...prep stories behind TODAY's race ...

  • Added: Nov 04, 2007
  • Length: 15:00
Women's group fights malnutrition with knowledge in San Pablo La Laguna, Guatemala
From: UNICEF
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This story is free! Women's group in San Pablo La Laguna on Lake Atitlan in Guatemala uses workshop trainings and community based education to lowe...

Bought by KZYX, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and SpiritHouse Inc/Youth Noise Network


  • Added: Sep 20, 2007
  • Length: 06:59
  • Purchases: 3
International Day of Peace marked with polio vaccination drive in Afghanistan
From: UNICEF
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This Story is Free! Afghanistan leaders, usually at war, call a few days of tranquility for UNICEF and partners to vaccinate 1.3 million children

  • Added: Sep 20, 2007
  • Length: 02:46
Protecting the Surf
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Here's one of the "good guys" of conservation - The Surfrider Foundation ...

  • Added: Jul 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
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
A Darfur village turns its back on conflict, opting instead for development
From: UNICEF
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This Story is Free! This piece outlines to listeners how in Darfur, not everything is black and white - its gives an alternate perspective on the d...

  • Added: May 10, 2007
  • Length: 03:56
Creating an Old Fashioned Summer in a Fast-Paced World
From: Deb Krumholz
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Author Mimi Doe talks about using summer as an opportunity to help our kids slow down the pace of their lives

  • Added: May 01, 2007
  • Length: 23:52
Relief Work in Tanzania, Part 3
From: KJZZ
Series: Relief Work in Tanzania
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Ben flies on an emergency evacuation.

Bought by NPR Station Showcase with PRX


  • Added: Apr 13, 2007
  • Length: 07:02
  • Purchases: 1
Lessons Learned from Katrina: A New Network
From: WKNO
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In the days following Hurricane Katrina, countless Americans watched, and listened, to the growing chaos in disbelief. One nurse, Kathy McGregor, f...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 13, 2007
  • Length: 05:39
  • Purchases: 1
90 Year-Old is a Living History of Diabetes
From: [redacted] [redacted]
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Gladys Dull is one of the longest living diabetes patients in the world

Bought by KHSU and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 12, 2007
  • Length: 03:35
  • Purchases: 2
Restoration of the "River of Many Fish"
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: March 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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The Ashtabula River in Ohio flows into Lake Erie, one of the four Great Lakes.

  • Added: Feb 20, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
Sit With Me
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Twelve year old Cameron Ledoux talks with his father about his dad's depression.

Bought by HowSound, KFAI Minneapolis, SALTcast Podcast, and WBEZ


  • Added: Dec 19, 2006
  • Length: 07:35
  • Purchases: 4
"Bright" Worms Live Longer
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Why do we grow old and die? Most scientists cite genetics, environmental factors, and chance. Shane Rea, a scientist at the University of Colorado,...

Bought by KMXT and KMXT


  • Added: Dec 17, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Benetech's Humanitarian Technology
From: Spectrum Radio
Series: Spectrum Radio
Caption: Inside Technology
Non-profit tech start-up looks out for the rest of us

  • Added: Dec 08, 2006
  • Length: 08:39
Are Your Favorite Medicinal Herbs Endangered?
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2006 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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A lot of medicines are derived from plants. And today, the growing popularity of traditional medicine has many of us using herbs to prevent and tre...

Bought by KMXT, KOSU, and WEPS


  • Added: Dec 01, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
Better Weather Forecasting Can Curb Epidemics
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2006 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Could more accurate weather forecasts help prevent epidemics? Yes, according to recent research.

Bought by KMXT, KOSU, and WEPS


  • Added: Dec 01, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
David Berman Goes on Tour
From: Jesse Dukes
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David Berman, a songwriter, finally meets his fans.

  • Added: Nov 06, 2006
  • Length: 05:13
Before & After: The Second Spirit of a One-Eyed Photographer
From: Rebecca Sheir
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When she lost her sight, she found her vision.

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Oct 16, 2006
  • Length: 06:51
  • Purchases: 1
Singing for sanitation: Teen in rural Nepal teaches her village about water safety
From: UNICEF
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This Story is Free! Shanta, age 14, teaches her community in rural Nepal about water and sanitation, and learns to come out of her shell

Bought by Hawaii Public Radio and KWCW


  • Added: Mar 27, 2006
  • Length: 04:29
  • Purchases: 2