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Best of Summer '08
From: War News Radio
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A selection of our favorite pieces from this summer.

  • Added: Aug 15, 2008
  • Length: 29:00
Concern for thousands of children and women in need in Georgia and Russia
From: UNICEF
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Deputy Representative of UNICEF in Georgia Benjamin Perks discusses the aid effort for people displaced by conflict in Georgia and Russia.

  • Added: Aug 14, 2008
  • Length: 02:41
Barack Obama's Hawaii Roots: How Hawaii Helped Shape His Values
From: Heidi Chang
Caption: Barack Obama in Hawaii, Credit: George Waialeale
Family and friends who knew Barack Obama when he was growing up in the Aloha State share their insight about the presidential candidate and how Haw...

Bought by PRX Election Podcast and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 12, 2008
  • Length: 04:43
  • Purchases: 2
Support Systems
From: War News Radio
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News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

Bought by KGOU


  • Added: Aug 08, 2008
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Hand in Hand
From: War News Radio
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News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

  • Added: Aug 08, 2008
  • Length: 29:00
Feet In Two Worlds: La Ruta del Voto Latino - Jacinto
From: Feet in 2 Worlds
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Manassas, Virginia (the impact of a local immigration law)

Bought by PRX Election Podcast


  • Added: Aug 06, 2008
  • Length: 03:59
  • Purchases: 1
The Neighborhood that Launched Barack Obama
From: PRX
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Many Chicagoans know Barack Obama's neighborhood of Hyde Park as a special niche in the city, its history, and its politics.

Bought by Vocalo.org, KRUA, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and PRX PromCom


  • Added: Aug 06, 2008
  • Length: 06:46
  • Purchases: 4
Learn to Earn: The Story of Josh Ackley
From: Learning Matters
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The newest, hottest idea in school reform seems to be paying students to learn. Is it a good idea, or a way to avoid tackling the tough issues? We ...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 30, 2008
  • Length: 06:56
  • Purchases: 1
Perils of the New Pesticides
From: Center for Public Integrity
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CPI examines the danger of common household insecticides.

  • Added: Jul 30, 2008
  • Length: 03:00
Squaring Off
From: War News Radio
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News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

Bought by KGOU


  • Added: Jul 25, 2008
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Wide Awake
From: War News Radio
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Could the Awakening Movement be the key to security in Iraq?

Bought by KGOU and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 11, 2008
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
New Orleans: Demoltion by Neglect
From: Richard Simon
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Six Goucher College students head down to New Orleans to learn more about the recent demoltion of public housing

Bought by KGOU


  • Added: Jun 29, 2008
  • Length: 27:52
  • Purchases: 1
The Long Train to Freedom
From: Aaron Kohn
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The Story of Refugees Going Back to Zimbabwe

  • Added: Jun 29, 2008
  • Length: 06:28
Demand for Food Stamps Grows as Economy Struggles
From: Mary Rose Madden
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This Federal entitlement is not as effective as it could be.

Bought by NPR Station Showcase with PRX


  • Added: Jun 20, 2008
  • Length: 08:09
  • Purchases: 1
Brazil: Beyond The Girl from Impanema
From: The Stanley Foundation
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David Brown explains Brazilian music's love/hate relationship with the global stage.

  • Added: Jun 19, 2008
  • Length: 05:06
Brazil Tackles Old Challenges with New Responses
From: The Stanley Foundation
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Kristin McHugh examines programs designed to reduce crime and poverty in some of the poorest neighborhoods of Sao Paulo, Brazil.

  • Added: Jun 19, 2008
  • Length: 07:37
Brazil: From Sugar Cane to Chevrolets
From: The Stanley Foundation
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Keith Porter examines Brazil's ethanol industry.

Bought by KVMR


  • Added: Jun 19, 2008
  • Length: 08:36
  • Purchases: 1
Brazil Takes Off
From: The Stanley Foundation
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Simon Marks travels to the headquarters of Embraer, one of Brazil's most successful businesses, to get a first-hand look at how Brazil's taking off...

Bought by Wyoming Public Radio and KUT


  • Added: Jun 19, 2008
  • Length: 08:36
  • Purchases: 2
Duffy's Ark
From: Stephen Grant
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In the wake of the recent historic floods hitting the Midwest many families have been left homeless. For one Iowa family, the nightmare that landed...

Bought by NPR Station Showcase with PRX


  • Added: Jun 18, 2008
  • Length: 04:40
  • Purchases: 1
Bike to Work!
From: KQED
Series: QUEST
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How hard is it to trade in four wheels for two?

Bought by WRVO Public Media and NPR Station Showcase with PRX


  • Added: Jun 18, 2008
  • Length: 04:28
  • Purchases: 2
How Do You Move an Aquarium?
From: KQED
Series: QUEST
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It's moving day for a shark, penguins, and millions of scientific specimens

  • Added: Jun 18, 2008
  • Length: 05:16
Dying to Tell the World About Tibet
From: The Tibet Connection
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The headache and heartache of a small human rights group run by Tibetans in exile...

  • Added: Jun 06, 2008
  • Length: 04:09
Supermarket Workers Vie for Backpay
From: NYCity News Service
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Workers at an Associated supermarket in Bushwick are pushing for the backpay they've been awarded after years of collecting illegally low wages. Th...

  • Added: Jun 05, 2008
  • Length: 04:45
City Crackdown Tests Recyclers' Metal
From: NYCity News Service
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New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the Department of Sanitation have begun a crackdown on people caught with stolen recyclables. Fines have ...

  • Added: May 23, 2008
  • Length: 04:15
NYC's Rising Real Estate Market
From: NYCity News Service
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According to a new study by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the Washington, DC-based Urban Land Institute, New York City ranks as the top domestic marke...

  • Added: May 19, 2008
  • Length: 15:00

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