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THE OATH -- Laura Poitras interviewed about her documentary.
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Laura Poitras, San Francisco, April 27, 2010, Credit: Andrea Chase
Laura Poitras on talking to Bin Laden's former bodyguard, filmmaking in Yemen, and the American justice system.

  • Added: May 29, 2010
  • Length: 16:20
Online Parodies
From: Jim Cosco
Series: The Tippingpoint
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Spoofs have never been more popular. What makes parodies work and not work online? On this edition of the TippingPoint, we take a closer look.

  • Added: Feb 19, 2010
  • Length: 30:37
Vancouver Olympics: Part 2 – Civil Liberties & The Deal with the Devil_SHORT
From: Adam Vaughn
Series: 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics
Caption: Protest @ Vancouver Olympics, Credit: CBC News
A look at how the British Colombian government has enacted Olympic-related legislation to quell protest and dissension. Critics claim these new by...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 18, 2010
  • Length: 05:04
  • Purchases: 1
Vancouver Olympics: Part 3 – Olympic Legacies & A Declining Community
From: Adam Vaughn
Series: 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics
Caption: Homes Not Games
Vancouver Olympic organizers promised legacies - improvements to the community. They promised their nearly 9 billion dollar investment would pay h...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 13, 2010
  • Length: 04:42
  • Purchases: 1
Vancouver Olympics: Part 2 – Civil Liberties & The Deal with the Devil_LONG
From: Adam Vaughn
Series: 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics
Caption: Olympic civil liberties suppression, Credit: UBC
A look at how the British Colombian government has enacted Olympic-related legislation to quell protest and dissension. Critics claim these new by...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 13, 2010
  • Length: 06:11
  • Purchases: 1
Vancouver Olympics: Part 1 - Aboriginals & Canada's Dirty Secret_LONG
From: Adam Vaughn
Series: 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics
Caption: No Olympics on Stolen Native Land, Credit: http://6nsolidarity.wordpress.com
Many of British Columbia's aboriginal groups say the Olympics have allowed the government to take their land in the name of the Olympic Games. The...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 12, 2010
  • Length: 06:14
  • Purchases: 1
Privacy and Google Books
From: Eric Klein
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Privacy watchdogs have objected to the Google Books deal.

  • Added: Feb 09, 2010
  • Length: 10:39
Struggling Company Goes Out of Way to Help Laid Off Workers
From: NPR Economic Training Project
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Charlotte-area small business Tyler 2 Construction is putting laid-off workers on "attached unemployment" and still paying their health insurance b...

Bought by Michigan Radio Economy Special and KUOW


  • Added: Nov 23, 2009
  • Length: 03:24
  • Purchases: 2
LItigation training
From: NPR Economic Training Project
Caption: Brian Iverson examines a witness as part of Bass Berry & Sims litigation training.
One law firm in Nashville is training its younger, less expensive attorneys to take on trial work as clients look for ways to cut costs.

Bought by WLPR and KUOW


  • Added: Oct 27, 2009
  • Length: 04:07
  • Purchases: 2
Mental Health Latest Target of State Budget Cuts
From: Grace Hood
Caption: PRX default Piece image
As state governments cut their budgets amid the national recession, funding for the uninsured or under insured with mental illness has become a rec...

  • Added: Sep 03, 2009
  • Length: 04:31
"Facing the Mortgage Crisis" in Colorado
From: Grace Hood
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Denver's Rocky Mountain PBS is one of 32 PBS stations across the United States trying to reach out to troubled homeowners facing foreclosure. Calle...

  • Added: Jul 28, 2009
  • Length: 04:19
Under the Radar: The Best New Austin Music
From: KUT
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Who's the next Spoon, Shawn Colvin, or Stevie Ray Vaughan? Hear about the bands being hailed as "The Next Big Thing" from Austin...

Bought by KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 13, 2009
  • Length: 52:04
  • Purchases: 1
The Real Slumdog Millionaires of Dharavi
From: The Stanley Foundation
Caption: Laundry day in Dharavi, Credit: Kristin McHugh for the Stanley Foundation
Kristin McHugh visits Mumbai's sprawling Dharavi neighborhood, Asia's largest slum featured in the Oscar winning film "Slumdog Millionaire."

Bought by CKMO


  • Added: Mar 25, 2009
  • Length: 08:59
  • Purchases: 1
The Tale of Two Indias
From: The Stanley Foundation
Caption: Tractor travels past modern building in Gurgoan, India, Credit: Kristin McHugh for the Stanley Foundation
David Brown explores the tension between the urban economic boom and the under developed rural areas of modern day India.

Bought by KUT and CKMO


  • Added: Mar 25, 2009
  • Length: 11:56
  • Purchases: 2
India's Global Desire
From: The Stanley Foundation
Caption: India Gate, Credit: Kristin McHugh for the Stanley Foundation
Keith Porter reports on the global ambitions of the world's largest democracy.

  • Added: Mar 25, 2009
  • Length: 08:49
Mumbai: Post 26/11
From: The Stanley Foundation
Caption: Mumbai's Taj Hotel - March 2009, Credit: Kristin McHugh for the Stanley Foundation
Simon Marks examines the aftermath of "26/11," India's equivalent to America’s 9/11.

  • Added: Mar 25, 2009
  • Length: 07:52
India Rising
From: The Stanley Foundation
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A special documentary program from the Stanley Foundation, KQED Public Radio and KUT Austin.

Bought by KWIT, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WGBH Radio Boston, WYSO, WBEZ and more


  • Added: Mar 16, 2009
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 15
The Central Oregon Housing Bubble
From: KLCC
Caption: PRX default Piece image
This story explores some of the positives of falling home prices in the Central Oregon city of Bend.

  • Added: Jan 06, 2009
  • Length: 06:55
Inside Europe
From: Helen Seeney
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Inside Europe is a one hour weekly news magazine that explores the topical issues shaping the continent.

Bought by WRIR and KPIP-LP


  • Added: Nov 27, 2008
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 2
Historical Summit for Michigan's APA
From: Kristen Balagtas
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One of Michigan's ethnic minorities finds a voice

  • Added: Sep 18, 2008
  • Length: 02:42
Michigan State University Voice Overs
From: Kristen Balagtas
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Promoting MSU's resources

  • Added: Sep 16, 2008
  • Length: 01:05
"Brazil Rising" - A Documentary Special
From: The Stanley Foundation
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David Brown takes listeners on a personal journey across the country, exploring Brazil's view of itself, its neighbors, and the world.

Bought by KUT, WNCU, WYSO, Yellowstone Public Radio, KUOW and more


  • Added: May 05, 2008
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 21
Washington State's Plan B Battle: A Precursor to the Supreme Court
From: Adam Vaughn
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In Washington State a battle over consitutional rights surrounding Plan Ba rages on. This is currently on a one-way road for the Supreme Court.

  • Added: Feb 16, 2008
  • Length: 03:41
Micro-Trends
From: WHPC
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Angelica Borrero shows the importance of Mark J Penn and Micro-Trends

  • Added: Dec 21, 2007
  • Length: 05:09
Curiosity Aroused Pilot
From: Rebecca Watson
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Looking at the world from a skeptical perspective

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, WGBH Radio Boston, Texas Public Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KUT-HD and more


  • Added: Dec 19, 2007
  • Length: 01:00:00
  • Purchases: 10

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