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January 18, 2011 - NBC-Comcast; China-US relations; Haiti and Duvalier
From: Spencer Downing
Series: BACKGROUND BRIEFING with IAN MASTERS
Caption: Ian Masters
Craig Aaron of Free Press discusses the NBC-Comcast deal; Gordon Chang analyzes US-China relations as Hu Jintao arrives in Washington; Amy Wilentz ...

  • Added: Jan 18, 2011
  • Length: 53:58
Monday, January 17, 2011
From: Spencer Downing
Series: BACKGROUND BRIEFING with IAN MASTERS
Caption: Ian Masters
"The State of the Dream 2011 - Austerity for Whom?"; Obama's Afghanistan policy; Congress and lobbyists

  • Added: Jan 17, 2011
  • Length: 53:55
Sunday, January 16
From: Spencer Downing
Series: BACKGROUND BRIEFING with IAN MASTERS
Caption: Ian Masters
Analysis of the following subjects: Tunisia; foreclosures; MLK Day; the military-industrial complex

  • Added: Jan 16, 2011
  • Length: 54:56
The irreversible effects of climate change
From: Judy Lubow
Series: Planet Warning
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Revised edition. An international scientific study concludes that the negative effects of climate chanage will be irreversible for at least 1000 ye...

Bought by WMPG


  • Added: Sep 20, 2010
  • Length: 03:58
  • Purchases: 1
Passport Troubles
From: War News Radio
Caption: An Iraqi women holding her passport. , Credit: Photo courtesy of Reuters.
News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

  • Added: Jul 23, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
From the National Press Club with Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius
From: National Press Club
Caption: Kathleen Sebelius, Credit: NPC
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius speaks about health care reform at the National Press Club.

  • Added: Apr 16, 2010
  • Length: 54:02
Animal Cruelty in Agriculture
From: Guy Hand
Series: Northwest Food News & Edible Idaho
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[HOST INTRO] The ethical treatment of farm animals is a growing concern for many Americans. And that puts states with relatively few animal cruelt...

Bought by KISU


  • Added: Mar 02, 2010
  • Length: 05:55
  • Purchases: 1
No Brother of Mine
From: Todd Melby
Caption: Most sex offenders like Michael are released back into society. What then?, Credit: Diane Richard
“No Brother of Mine” offers an unflinching look at U.S. sex offender policy that reaches beyond the headlines and into the lives of real people. Re...

Bought by PRX Remix, WNIJ, WGBH Radio Boston, WNYC, Louisville Public Media and more


  • Added: Mar 01, 2010
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 17
Women in Sports: Separate & Not Equal
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Lisa Herner, Credit: Cushing Memorial Library and Archives, Texas A&M University
Dave Zirin and Elizabeth Terzakis take a look back at the history of discrimination against women in sports, and we’ll hear where the long battle f...

Bought by WJCT, RadioStPete Florida, KMXT, 90.5 WSNC, KUT and more


  • Added: Sep 04, 2009
  • Length: 28:56
  • Purchases: 6
Tax Foreclosures and Open-Air Drug Markets in Camden New Jersey
From: Chris Goldstein
Series: Active Voice Radio
Caption: Camden Tax Foreclosures and Open Air Drug Markets, Credit: Frank Fulbrook
Frank Fulbrook discusses his paper "Urban De-vitalization: How Drug Prohibition is Destroying City Neighborhoods" the only study of how empty build...

Bought by KSFR


  • Added: May 27, 2009
  • Length: 29:28
  • Purchases: 1
Active Voice Radio: Congressmen Barney Frank and Ron Paul talk marijuana
From: Chris Goldstein
Series: Active Voice Radio
Caption: Congressmen Frank and Paul
Congressmen Barney Frank and Ron Paul interviewed on 4-2-09 about medical marijuana, hemp farming, cannabis decriminalization and President Obama's...

  • Added: Apr 08, 2009
  • Length: 29:30
Interview 4-2-09: Congressman Barney Frank talks marijuana
From: Chris Goldstein
Caption: Congressman Barney Frank
Congressman Barney Frank is interviewed on 4-2-09 about medical marijuana, decriminalization and President Obama's recent comments on legalization.

  • Added: Apr 03, 2009
  • Length: 10:14
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
Active Voice Radio 1-21-09 Dean Baker, Plunder and Blunder: The Rise and Fall of the Bubble Economy
From: Chris Goldstein
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Chris Goldstein looks at the current economic crisis with Economist Dean Baker who was one of the few credited with predicting our current money me...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 21, 2009
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
2008 Interviews: Barney Frank, Judy Polumbaum, Jim Douglass, Marnia Lazreg, Steve Bloom
From: Chris Goldstein
Series: Active Voice Radio
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Some author interview highlights from Active Voice Radio 2008

  • Added: Jan 07, 2009
  • Length: 29:30
REMEMBERING STUDS TERKEL PART FOUR
From: WOSU
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Studs Terkel, are you optimistic?

  • Added: Nov 05, 2008
  • Length: 06:53
KERA Commentary: Political Women
From: KERA
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Reflection on the media's treatment of Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin in 2008.

  • Added: Oct 31, 2008
  • Length: 03:44
Sea of Plastic
From: KQED
Series: QUEST
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"The toilet bowl that never flushes"

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, KFAI Minneapolis, WBEZ, and Remix Radio


  • Added: Sep 17, 2008
  • Length: 04:54
  • Purchases: 4
Dirty Politics
From: Center for Public Integrity
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An investigation into opposition research and presidential campaigns

Bought by PRX Election Podcast


  • Added: Jun 24, 2008
  • Length: 04:51
  • 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
Dirty Politics--Short Version
From: Center for Public Integrity
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An investigation into opposition research and presidential cmapigns.

Bought by WHCP-LP Cambridge


  • Added: Jun 18, 2008
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 1
The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder, Interview with Vincent Bugliosi
From: Burton Cohen
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The bestselling author and Charles Manson Prosecutor makes the case.

  • Added: Jun 12, 2008
  • Length: 01:00:21
KPCC Schwarzenegger Interview
From: KPCC
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Patt Morrison interviews California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger

  • Added: May 01, 2008
  • Length: 21:30