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The Revolving Door
From: Judy Lubow
Series: Planet Warning
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The revolving door between the federal government and its favorite contractors sets up abuses.

  • Added: Sep 20, 2010
  • Length: 02:00
In Connecticut, Companies Choose Shared-Work Over Layoffs
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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When there aren’t enough hours of work to go around, why not share them? That’s the premise of “shared-work” programs in seventeen states around th...

  • Added: Aug 12, 2010
  • Length: 07:10
Non-profits Make Jobs by Supporting Micro-Enterprise
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Despite Obama’s words of support of small business, experts say some aren’t relying on government, but more and more on community groups and micro-...

Bought by WCSU-FM, KZMU Moab Community Radio, and KUOW


  • Added: Aug 12, 2010
  • Length: 09:00
  • Purchases: 3
How We Survive: Getting Creative About Jobs
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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We look at how the unemployed are getting creative about making ends meet, from starting their own businesses to work-sharing.

Bought by WCSU-FM and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 03, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Out With the Old
From: War News Radio
Caption: Men dance during the celebration of the Nowruz holiday in Kabul., Credit: Associated Press
News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

  • Added: Mar 26, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
Ballot Battles
From: War News Radio
Caption: An Iraqi election official checks the seals on a ballot box at a polling station after the polls closed for special voting in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2009. The polls opened Wednesday for members of the Iraqi security forces, detainees and hospi, Credit: The Associated Press
News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

  • Added: Feb 12, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
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
A Food Desert in California's Breadbasket
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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We go to Huron, California--a tiny farming community dubbed the' lettuce capital' of the U.S. This rural region in the fertile, sun-baked Central ...

Bought by KVNF and KVMR


  • Added: Nov 05, 2009
  • Length: 15:56
  • Purchases: 2
An Immigrant Family Torn Apart
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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The story of “Kathy”… a 9-year-old whose life was turned upside down after her parents were arrested during a workplace raid.

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Oct 15, 2009
  • Length: 12:43
  • Purchases: 1
Parental Rights
From: Emilie Ritter Saunders
Caption: Michelle Kulstad and her lawyers, Credit: Helena Independent Record
Landmark decision in favor of parents -- of any sexual orientation

  • Added: Oct 07, 2009
  • Length: 02:03
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
Best of Summer '09
From: War News Radio
Caption: Cranes tower over a construction site in Irbil., Credit: Associated Press
News and Features on the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

  • Added: Sep 04, 2009
  • Length: 28:56
Letting Them Down
From: War News Radio
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News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

  • Added: Jun 19, 2009
  • Length: 28:56
Building Green
From: Bill Baue
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BuildingGreen.com founder Alex Wilson discusses the history, current state, and future of the green building movement. Erin Gorman, CEO of Divine ...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 11, 2009
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
The Mindful Path to Sustainability
From: Bill Baue
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Stephanie Kaza links buddhism and sustainability in her new book, MINDFULLY GREEN: A Personal and Spiritual Guide to Whole Earth Thinking. Sea Cha...

  • Added: Mar 06, 2009
  • Length: 29:03