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StoryCorps: Dawn Maestas
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Dawn Maestas, who removes tattoos for survivors of domestic violence, talks to a client about her work.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WEZU, WMUU-LP, and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 02, 2013
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 4
Crossing Over
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: Crossing the Rio Bravo.
At just sixteen Victor left his home in Guadalajara and crossed the river into Texas only to be picked up by immigration agents and returned to Mex...

  • Added: Mar 30, 2013
  • Length: 28:06
StoryCorps: Linda Hernandez
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Linda Hernandez remembers growing up as one of the few Latinos in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WEZU, and WTJU


  • Added: Mar 15, 2013
  • Length: 02:08
  • Purchases: 3
UPSIDE DOWN -- Juan Diego Solanas Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Juan Diego Solanas, San Francisco, CA 3/6/13, Credit: Andrea Chase
Juan Diego Solanas talks the power of metaphor, the advantage of being naïve, and shooting with soul.

  • Added: Mar 14, 2013
  • Length: 15:32
NO -- Pablo Larrain Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Pablo Larrain, San Francisco, CA 1/22/13, Credit: Andrea Chase
Pablo Larrain talks the perspective of time, the metaphor of equality, and why politics are always personal.

  • Added: Mar 03, 2013
  • Length: 17:28
The Soul of Guatemala Part I Miracle Town
From: Jesse Dukes
Series: The Soul of Guatemala
Caption: A woman in Almolonga, Guatemala, selling carrots and potatos wholesale., Credit: Jesse Dukes
Part I in a series of three short features about Latin America's Evangelical Frontier.

Bought by KUOW and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 14, 2013
  • Length: 05:56
  • Purchases: 2
Tattoo Artist
From: Whitney Jones
Caption: Angel Quinonez
Angel Quinonez first became interested in tattoos growing up next to a motorcycle club. He got his first tattoo when he was 17 and starting tattooi...

Bought by WABE, New Hampshire Public Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 07, 2013
  • Length: 05:45
  • Purchases: 3
Moving Hands
From: Sara Robberson
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Paying for college is challenging for most students, but it's extra tricky for Jose Luis Zelaya. Jose is a graduate student at Texas A&M, but he is...

  • Added: Jan 07, 2013
  • Length: 04:08
I Decided to Be Happy
From: Will Coley
Caption: Jeannette Pena believes it's important to smile, Credit: Will Coley
From the Washeteria II Corp laundromat, Jeannette Peña, has a unique vantage point on her neighborhood in Queens, New York.

  • Added: Oct 17, 2012
  • Length: 06:15
The Sharing Economy: Bilingual Bike Repair in Oakland
From: KALW
Caption: Entrance to the shop, with volunteer-painted sign. Inside: Kathleen Mills, Steven Hobdy and Morgan Kanninen, Credit: Jen Chien
Bike culture in the Bay Area runs the gamut, from high performance racing to hipster fixies. Keeping a bike can be an expensive hobby, and as with ...

Bought by XRAY.fm, WSLR, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 31, 2012
  • Length: 07:22
  • Purchases: 3
SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN -- Malik Bendjelloul and Rodriguez Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Rodriguez, Malik Bendjelloul, San Francisco, CA 7/10/12, Credit: Andrea Chase
Filmmaker Malik Bendjelloul and singer/songwriter/activist Rodriguez talk success, spirituality, and being a solid 70 (years old).

  • Added: Aug 09, 2012
  • Length: 18:17
StoryCorps: C.J. Maestas, Frank Maestas and Frank Barela
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Frank Barela and Frank Maestas talk to their grandson C.J. Maestas about his gymnastics career.

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Aug 03, 2012
  • Length: 01:40
  • Purchases: 1
¡Obama!
From: Obama for America
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Anita, Ben, and Guadalupe from Wisconsin's Latino community discuss what is at stake this November and the importance of organizing at a local level.

  • Added: Jul 12, 2012
  • Length: 02:04
From the projects to the putting green
From: KALW
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The Visitacion Valley Middle School is located in the southern part of San Francisco – one of the poorest residential areas of the city. It's reces...

  • Added: Jul 09, 2012
  • Length: 07:03
Foster "Mama Lita" Opens Doors to D.C.'s Youth
From: Emily Berman
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When people ask Lita Trejo what it's like to be a foster parent, she explains, "It's like asking a parent 'what do you do as a parent?' It's the sa...

  • Added: Jul 02, 2012
  • Length: 03:24
StoryCorps Historias: Ricardo Ramirez
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Bishop Ricardo Ramirez remembers his grandmother Francisca "Panchita" Espitia.

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Jul 02, 2012
  • Length: 01:57
  • Purchases: 1
Food trucks threatened by crime in Oakland
From: KALW
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Oakland is known for its food trucks, which serve everything from tacos and tamales to West African cuisine. But few know that this latest culinar...

Bought by NPR Illinois and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 10, 2012
  • Length: 07:25
  • Purchases: 2
Mami, Papi, and Me
From: Philly Youth Radio
Series: Teen Sanctuaries
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Shayla Torres is a senior at Community Academy in Philadelphia and is going to college next year. But first, she’ll have to leave her grandparents ...

Bought by KSFR and WHYY


  • Added: May 20, 2012
  • Length: 03:36
  • Purchases: 2
Saint Death
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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For the past ten years, drug cartels in Mexico have been worshiping a sort of grim repress, a robed skeleton lady known as Santa Muerte, or Saint D...

Bought by KENW, KUOW, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: May 15, 2012
  • Length: 02:28
  • Purchases: 3
StoryCorps: Ricardo Isaias Zavala and Ricardo Javier Zavala
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Ricardo Isaias Zavala (L) with his son Ricardo Javier Zavala (R)
Ricardo Isais Zavala remembers his grandfather, Vicente Domingo Villa, in an interview with his son, Ricardo Javier Zavala.

Bought by WEZU, WTJU, and KUOW


  • Added: May 07, 2012
  • Length: 02:32
  • Purchases: 3
StoryCorps NTI: Kate Musick and Harleé Patrick, Jose Catalan and Carlos Vizcarra
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Kate Musick (L) with her former student Harleé Patrick (R)
Two stories about teachers who went beyond the classroom to help their kids.

Bought by WEZU, KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm, WTJU, and KUOW


  • Added: May 01, 2012
  • Length: 02:50
  • Purchases: 4
StoryCorps NTI: Clairene Terry and Raul Bravo
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Clairene Terry and her former student Raul Bravo
Raul Bravo tells his former high school automotive teacher, Clairene Terry, how she inspired him to stay in school.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WEZU, WTJU, KMUD, KUOW and more


  • Added: Mar 27, 2012
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 6
Indie on Demand Reviews THE INTERRUPTERS
From: Daniel Persons
Series: The Indie on Demand Movie Review
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A Review of the Latest Documentary from HOOP DREAMS' Steve James

  • Added: Mar 21, 2012
  • Length: 02:00
'Mosquita y Mari' Director Defies All Convention
From: TurnStyle
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It was a long road to this year’s Sundance Film Festival for the independent feature “Mosquita y Mari,” about the friendship between two Latina, bi...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 08, 2012
  • Length: 04:33
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Henry Flores and Gwendolyn Diaz
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Henry Flores and Gwendolyn Diaz
Henry Flores and his wife, Gwendolyn Diaz, talk about the first time they met.

Bought by WEZU, KERA, and KMUD


  • Added: Feb 17, 2012
  • Length: 02:19
  • Purchases: 3

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