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It's Not Funny Anymore: Comedy in the Recession
From: Maria Bartholdi
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They say comedy is serious business. But in this economy, it can be downright depressing.

Bought by EconomyBeat Podcast, Remix Radio, and WILL


  • Added: Mar 14, 2010
  • Length: 18:10
  • Purchases: 3
The Nigerian Political Crisis/Celebrating International Women's Day
From: My Lens Media
Series: Home from Home
Caption: Home, from Home
Nigerian commentator Okey Ndibe provides his (forthright) take on the uncertainty surrounding the return of Nigeria's President Umaru Yar'Adua. For...

  • Added: Mar 11, 2010
  • Length: 30:00
War Stories
From: War News Radio
Caption: The makers of 'The Hurt Locker'., Credit: Associated Press
News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

  • Added: Mar 05, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
Are antidepressants no better than sugar pills in relieving mild to moderate depression?
From: Dueling Docs
Series: Dueling Docs
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In a new, entertaining 2 min. weekly module, former Time Magazine health journalist Janice Horowitz, provides the cure for contradictory medical ne...

  • Added: Mar 02, 2010
  • Length: 02:01
What are dental sealants and do they belong in a kid's mouth?
From: Dueling Docs
Series: Dueling Docs
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In a new, entertaining 2 min. weekly module, former Time Magazine health journalist Janice Horowitz, provides the cure for contradictory medical ne...

  • Added: Mar 02, 2010
  • Length: 02:01
Does an aspirin a day really keep a heart attack away?
From: Dueling Docs
Series: Dueling Docs
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In a new, entertaining 2 min. weekly module, former Time Magazine health journalist Janice Horowitz, provides the cure for contradictory medical ne...

  • Added: Mar 02, 2010
  • Length: 02:00
Madoff Whistle-Blower: ‘No One Would Listen’
From: Curt Nickisch
Caption: Harry Markopolos has written a book about his futile decade-long effort to expose Bernie Madoff and the world's largest Ponzi scheme.
Harry Markopolos tried for nearly ten years to expose Bernard Madoff and the world's largest Ponzi scheme, but it didn't do any good. Why didn’t a...

Bought by KPIK-LP, Remix Radio, KUT, KUOW, and EconomyBeat Podcast


  • Added: Feb 26, 2010
  • Length: 13:13
  • Purchases: 5
Is Chocolate a Health Food or Just a Candy?
From: Dueling Docs
Series: Dueling Docs
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Dueling Docs offers 2-minute modules where listeners can find the cure for contradictory medical advice. Listeners will hear the side of health sto...

  • Added: Jan 28, 2010
  • Length: 02:02
Will a Glass of Wine a Day Lead to Breast Cancer?
From: Dueling Docs
Series: Dueling Docs
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Huffington Post blogger and former Time Magazine health journalist Janice Horowitz, provides the cure for contradictory medical news.

  • Added: Jan 25, 2010
  • Length: 01:59
Do Older Dads Produce Kids with Lower IQ's?
From: Dueling Docs
Series: Dueling Docs
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Huffington Post blogger and former Time Magazine health journalist Janice Horowitz, provides the cure for contradictory medical news.

  • Added: Jan 25, 2010
  • Length: 01:59
Political Roundtable
From: Ann Wog
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Rick Dunham of the Houston Chronicle talks with Linda Feldmann of The Christian Science Monitor, Todd Gillman of The Dallas Morning News and Steve ...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 14, 2010
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 1
Best of Fall 2009
From: War News Radio
Caption: The National Museum of Iraq, Credit: Associated Press
News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

  • Added: Jan 01, 2010
  • Length: 29:01
The Miner's Canary: First Peoples on Climate Change
From: A World of Possibilities
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Interviews from an indigenous climate change conference during the summer of 2009 in Alaska.

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston


  • Added: Dec 14, 2009
  • Length: 54:58
  • Purchases: 1
Peace, Justice - or Both
From: A World of Possibilities
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A look at criminal justice after war.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 14, 2009
  • Length: 55:00
  • Purchases: 1
Reviving the Forgotten Continent
From: A World of Possibilities
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The future of Africa.

  • Added: Dec 14, 2009
  • Length: 55:00
Rethink Afghanistan: Civilian Casualties (Part 4)
From: Brave New Films
Series: Rethink Afghanistan
Caption: Rethink Afghanistan: Civilian Casualties (Part 4)
The footage you are about to see is poignant, heart-wrenching, and often a direct result of U.S. foreign policy.

  • Added: Dec 09, 2009
  • Length: 12:09
Rethink Afghanistan: Security (Part 6)
From: Brave New Films
Series: Rethink Afghanistan
Caption: Rethink Afghanistan: Security (Part 6)
The war in Afghanistan is increasing the likelihood that American civilians will be killed in a future terrorist attack.

  • Added: Dec 09, 2009
  • Length: 11:14
Rethink Afghanistan: Women of Afghanistan (Part 5)
From: Brave New Films
Series: Rethink Afghanistan
Caption: Rethink Afghanistan: Women of Afghanistan (Part 5)
Eight years have passed since Laura Bush declared that "because of our recent military gains, women are no longer imprisoned in their homes" in Afg...

  • Added: Dec 09, 2009
  • Length: 10:51
Afghanistan + Troops = Catastrophe (Part 1 of Rethink Afghanistan)
From: Brave New Films
Series: Rethink Afghanistan
Caption: Rethink Afghanistan: Troops (Part 1)
President Obama has committed 17,000 more troops to Afghanistan. This decision raises serious questions about troops, costs, overall mission, and e...

  • Added: Dec 07, 2009
  • Length: 11:46
Kalb Report -- What Makes 60 Minutes Tick?
From: National Press Club
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"60 Minutes" correspondent Lesley Stahl and the show's executive producer, Jeffrey Fager, talk about "What Makes '60 Minutes' Tick?" on the Nov. 16...

Bought by KPIK-LP


  • Added: Nov 27, 2009
  • Length: 54:33
  • Purchases: 1
Word for Word
From: War News Radio
Caption: An Iraqi interpreter helps a US soldier to inspect a man's identity papers., Credit: AP Photo/Jacob Silberberg
News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

Bought by KGOU


  • Added: Nov 27, 2009
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Preview: The Trail of Dioxin and Dow
From: The Environment Report
Caption: Residents are warned by Dow to 'enter at their own risk', Credit: Vincent Duffy
A Preview of the series "Dioxin Delays" by the Environment Report

  • Added: Nov 06, 2009
  • Length: 03:37
Action Speaks! - What Now? 1993: The creation of Hilary Clinton's Taskforce on Healthcare
From: Action Speaks Radio
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Action Speaks! - Underappreciated Dates that Changed America presents What Now? a series of 8 one hour programs suitable for individual or serial a...

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston, WRIR, KVNF, WRPI, WCPN and more


  • Added: Oct 20, 2009
  • Length: 58:51
  • Purchases: 6
News 2.0: The Future of News in an Age of Social Media- Part Two
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: The Future of News in an Age of Social Media
Caption: Feb. 12, 2009 plane crash near Clarence, N.Y., as photographed by citizen journalist "Traceur Zero" for CNN's iReport, Credit: Courtesy CNN
Two one-hour CBC Radio programs about changes to our understanding of 'journalism' now that anyone can create, report and publish news.

Bought by Louisville Public Media, Connecticut Public (WNPR), KQED, Spokane Public Radio, WTIP and more


  • Added: Sep 29, 2009
  • Length: 53:07
  • Purchases: 7
News 2.0: The Future of News in the Age of Social Media- Part One
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: The Future of News in an Age of Social Media
Caption: Feb. 12, 2009 plane crash near Clarence, N.Y., as photographed by citizen journalist "Traceur Zero" for CNN's iReport, Credit: Courtesy CNN
Two one-hour CBC Radio programs about changes to our understanding of 'journalism' now that anyone can create, report and publish news.

Bought by Louisville Public Media, Connecticut Public (WNPR), KQED, Spokane Public Radio, WTIP and more


  • Added: Sep 29, 2009
  • Length: 52:14
  • Purchases: 7

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