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This I Believe - Kij Johnson
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Writer Kij Johnson believes rock climbing helped her reject thoughts of suicide and embrace life.

Bought by WEZU, XRAY.fm, WEZU, and Iowa Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 22, 2008
  • Length: 03:49
  • Purchases: 4
Your Own Anti-Drug
From: Voices of Youth - Moab
Caption: PRX default Piece image
An artful PSA for an anti-drug campaign

  • Added: Jun 29, 2008
  • Length: 01:10
Thembi's AIDS Diary
From: Radio Diaries
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A year in the life of a South African teenager.

Bought by WUTC, Remix Radio, PRX to iTunes, WRNC-LP, KPFA and more


  • Added: May 30, 2006
  • Length: 27:09
  • Purchases: 17
Becoming Visible
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: CBC Radio's Outfront
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A cane helps Gloria Troyer keep her balance but she has mixed feelings about signalling her disability.

  • Added: Dec 16, 2005
  • Length: 13:02
To Be Pain Free
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: CBC Radio's Outfront
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There is never a moment in any day when Corrina Hodgson is not in pain because of a heriditary spinal condition. How will this affect her brother's...

  • Added: Dec 16, 2005
  • Length: 13:40
Ralph & Rob & Glen & Me
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: CBC Radio's Outfront
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Keith Bloodworth introduces us to three mentally challenged men that he and his family have shared their home with for the past 15 years.

  • Added: Nov 18, 2005
  • Length: 13:15
Just Live With It
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: CBC Radio's Outfront
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Rick Cepella was out in the woods trying to capture the beauty of rural British Columbia when a small tick lodged in his scalp and giving him Lyme ...

  • Added: Nov 18, 2005
  • Length: 12:50
Patsy's Silent World
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: CBC Radio's Outfront
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Trish Kelly explores her mother's silent world.

Bought by WBEZ


  • Added: Oct 20, 2005
  • Length: 13:15
  • Purchases: 1
Walking The Wards
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: CBC Radio's Outfront
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As a security officer in a large Vancouver hospital, Art Beck must be ready for anything.

Bought by WBEZ


  • Added: Oct 20, 2005
  • Length: 13:05
  • Purchases: 1
Can You Hear Me Now?
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: CBC Radio's Outfront
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Derek Ruediger documents his friend Chris's decision to have a cochlear implant operation.

Bought by WBEZ


  • Added: Oct 20, 2005
  • Length: 12:54
  • Purchases: 1
Radio Club
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: CBC Radio's Outfront
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Eight young boys with autistic spectrum disorder have formed "The Radio Club" to tell you what it’s like to view the world through the lens of autism.

Bought by WBEZ


  • Added: Oct 20, 2005
  • Length: 13:35
  • Purchases: 1
The Comeback
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: CBC Radio's Outfront
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Shaun Waters tells his story of fighting his way back to a normal life after a life-threatening brain infection.

Bought by WBEZ


  • Added: Jun 03, 2005
  • Length: 13:40
  • Purchases: 1
A House With Many Rooms
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: CBC Radio's Outfront
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In this intimate and compelling memoir, Marti Em offers a rare glimpse into what it is like to live with multiple personalities.

Bought by WBEZ


  • Added: May 11, 2005
  • Length: 14:21
  • Purchases: 1
My Body
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: CBC Radio's Outfront
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This program looks at society's fixation with breasts -- a fixation that can be playful -- or downright painful.

Bought by WYSO


  • Added: May 10, 2005
  • Length: 12:45
  • Purchases: 1
Health Insurance Dilemma
From: Vermont Public
Series: 10 in Their 20s
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A young mother weighs the costs of buying health insurance against the risks of living without it.

Bought by KXOT Public Radio, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, WMPG, and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Jun 11, 2004
  • Length: 02:19
  • Purchases: 4