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Curandera
From: Western Folklife Center Media
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Eva Castellanos, a curandero in Nyssa, Oregon, employs massage, herbs, and prayer to help those who seek her healing.

Bought by KLCC


  • Added: Dec 19, 2005
  • Length: 06:55
  • Purchases: 1
Dec. 20: Russian - Alona on Uri Geller
From: Alona Suvórova
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Birthday piece

  • Added: Dec 19, 2005
  • Length: 01:57
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
Poor Women Can Heal Themselves
From: Voices of Our World
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Good health does not have to be expensive. In Joao Pessoa, Brazil, Maryknoll Sister Euphrasia Nyaki founded Afya in order to allow women to learn m...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and KUHB


  • Added: Dec 16, 2005
  • Length: 27:58
  • Purchases: 2
WORLD AIDS DAY 2005
From: Voices of Our World
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We follow Maryknollers and the people they work with who are involved in AIDS outreach from Kitale in the Northwest to Mombasa in the Southeast, on...

  • Added: Dec 16, 2005
  • Length: 27:58
Influenza
From: Talking History
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Author John Barry discusses the influenza pandemic of 1918, Chris Crenner comments on the forerunner of today's medical advice columnist- Dr. Logan...

  • Added: Dec 09, 2005
  • Length: 29:00
RN Documentary: The Pearl and the Plague
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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A visit health care facilities in Odessa, where care for people living with HIV /AIDS is seriously hampered because of persistent discrimination, ...

  • Added: Dec 07, 2005
  • Length: 29:30
Perinatal Hospice: A Matter of Language
From: Miles Eddy
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How we view a situation can drastically change how we make decisions. Doctors and nurses have to communicate complex and difficult issues to griev...

  • Added: Dec 03, 2005
  • Length: 05:21
My Lobotomy
From: Sound Portraits
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One man's quest to uncover the hidden story behind the lobotomy he received as a 12-year-old child.

Bought by KUT, PRX Remix, Remix Radio, KZMU Moab Community Radio, KUT and more


  • Added: Dec 02, 2005
  • Length: 28:33
  • Purchases: 15
Salazar Calls for Healthcare Commission
From: KRCC-FM
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Salazar joins bi-partisan healthcare effort

  • Added: Nov 28, 2005
  • Length: 02:40
Blind Dancers
From: Miae Kim
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A dance program in California that connects dancers who can see with those who cannot.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 28, 2005
  • Length: 04:25
  • Purchases: 1
Romance the Joy of Words
From: Ellen Weber
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Your brain uses your words to build or break your day

  • Added: Nov 27, 2005
  • Length: 02:36
Life After Meth
From: KUOW
Series: Methamphetamine: A Home Cooked Threat
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Profile of a former meth addict.

Bought by KOOP and KRCC-FM


  • Added: Nov 22, 2005
  • Length: 03:51
  • Purchases: 2
Becoming a Man
From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
Series: Blunt Presents: Youth and Sex
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Do you need to lose your virginity to be considered a man? Parris Cayer-Leary turns to his grandfather for answers.

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: Nov 22, 2005
  • Length: 05:06
  • Purchases: 1
Let's Talk About Sex
From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
Series: Blunt Presents: Youth and Sex
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Johanna Greenberg says parents, including her own, are falling down on the job when it comes to "the talk." So she makes the first move.

Bought by KZYX, PRX to iTunes, and YouthCast


  • Added: Nov 21, 2005
  • Length: 03:16
  • Purchases: 3
Talk Early, Talk Often
From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
Series: Blunt Presents: Youth and Sex
Caption: PRX default Piece image
As a way to approach that awkward child-parent sex talk, Aoife Baker and her mom both read Sabrina Weill's "The Real Truth about Teens and Sex." In...

  • Added: Nov 21, 2005
  • Length: 03:15
Voice Box and Flute
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: CBC Radio's Outfront
Caption: CBC Radio's Outfront, Credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/91545223@N00/2743081060/">Benson Kua</a>
Sarah Green was a professional flute player who came to learn that she had ALS.

Bought by WTIP and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 18, 2005
  • Length: 13:29
  • Purchases: 2
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
Western Skies Newscast - November 15, 2005
From: KRCC-FM
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KRCC's twice-weekly regional newscast

  • Added: Nov 16, 2005
  • Length: 04:23
Jamaican Youth Activist Tries to Prevent HIV's Spread
From: UNICEF
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This Story Is Free! Kerril McKay tells the story of how HIV has affected her life

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, KRCB 104.9, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and KDNK


  • Added: Nov 11, 2005
  • Length: 02:13
  • Purchases: 4
Young Thai Woman Educates Peers about HIV
From: UNICEF
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This Story is Free! Nakwan Leknork from Thailand Helps other Young People Stem the Tide of HIV

  • Added: Nov 11, 2005
  • Length: 02:00
Young Man in India struggles to End HIV in his community
From: UNICEF
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This Story is Free! Raguwaran Kandhaswamy is a Young Man with a Mission: to end HIV transmission

  • Added: Nov 11, 2005
  • Length: 02:03
Young Woman in Namibia Fights Stigma of HIV
From: UNICEF
Caption: PRX default Piece image
This Story is Free! Livey Van Wyk is a Namibian AIDS activist

Bought by WFUV, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and KUCB


  • Added: Nov 11, 2005
  • Length: 01:51
  • Purchases: 3

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