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Minnesota Native News: Pow Wow Season
From: Ampers
Caption: A dancer on the arena floor at the second annual Bemijigimaag Pow Wow in Bemidji, April 2016.
This week on Minnesota Native News: It’s pow wow season so we bring you highlights from the Bemijigimaag pow wow that kicked off the season this s...

Bought by WDSE, Bois Forte Tribal Community Radio, KFAI Minneapolis, KVSC, KQAL and more


  • Added: Jun 08, 2016
  • Length: 04:59
  • Purchases: 8
Canadian Threat to Alaska Salmon
From: Reade Levinson
Caption: Construction outside of Juneau, Credit: Reade Levinson
Alaska is the last place on Earth with a thriving wild salmon fishery. Today, new open-pit copper and gold mines in development in British Columbia...

Bought by KUOW and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jun 06, 2016
  • Length: 05:05
  • Purchases: 2
Minnesota Native News Special Edition: Responding to the Opioid Crisis in MN Native Communities
From: Ampers
Series: Minnesota Native News Special Editions
Caption: In 2015 More American Indians in MN Died of Drug Poisoning than in Any Other State. , Credit: MN Department of Human Services, May 2016
For over a decade, the prescription pain killer and heroin abuse crisis has had a hold on communities across the U-S. Opioid overdoses tripled betw...

Bought by KMSU, WDSE, WGZS, KFAI Minneapolis, KKWE Niijii Radio and more


  • Added: Jun 05, 2016
  • Length: 59:22
  • Purchases: 14
Sue Taylor and Prince
From: Rob MacClanahan
Series: The Time Traveler
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Sue Taylor talks about saving a county, with music from the late Prince...

  • Added: May 12, 2016
  • Length: 02:52:20
#5 Period Piece
From: Side Effects Public Media
Series: Sick
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Lisa De Bode got curious about how homeless women deal with menstruation, so she wrote a story on it. Then, things started to change. Plus, Jake l...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Apr 28, 2016
  • Length: 16:50
  • Purchases: 1
The Dangerous Drug Culture At Electronic Dance Music Festivals
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism
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Electronic Dance Music is one of the fastest growing genres in the music and concert industry. This very profitable industry has become linked to d...

  • Added: Apr 06, 2016
  • Length: 05:35
Nicklesville Pushes Seattle Towards Acceptance of Tent Cities
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Nicklesville, Credit: Sara Bernard
Seattle is one of the only cities in the nation to have passed an ordinance formally sanctioning tent cities. A lot of that success can be chalked ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and WABE


  • Added: Jan 25, 2016
  • Length: 09:13
  • Purchases: 2
A Shortcut Through 2015
From: Peter Bochan
Series: Shortcuts
Caption: Moment of Zen 2015
A unique retrospective of the past year, including audio of the major events of 2015--the cultural highs and lows, mixed with music of the year and...

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio, KMSU, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., Talking Information Center, North Country Public Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 22, 2015
  • Length: 59:39
  • Purchases: 7
The Little Band That Could (news feature)
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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As the New Year approaches, Col. John Brodie is working tirelessly with the Virginia Military Institute's Regimental Band to prepare for their upco...

Bought by KENW


  • Added: Dec 18, 2015
  • Length: 03:37
  • Purchases: 1
My Favorite Christmas Gift is...
From: Jason Chen
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Christmas is just around the corner. Despite its origin in religion, for many people, it has become as much about gift-giving and presents as it is...

  • Added: Dec 14, 2015
  • Length: 02:03
My Favorite Christmas Gift is...
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism
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Christmas is just around the corner. Despite its origin in religion, for many people, it has become as much about gift-giving and presents as it is...

  • Added: Dec 11, 2015
  • Length: 02:03
Football: Soon to be History?
From: Ben Orlando
Series: History Repeating Itself
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In this episode we break down the factors that will influence the fate of football in the United States. Is football doomed or is it immune to the ...

  • Added: Nov 04, 2015
  • Length: 34:39
S1E2 - The Blight Fight
From: ONE EIGHTY
Series: ONE-EIGHTY
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How Saginaw is eliminating blighted, vacant properties.

  • Added: Sep 29, 2015
  • Length: 25:43
Teaching Teachers
From: American Public Media
Series: APM Reports: Focus on Education
Caption: Teachers in Chicago doing "lesson study," a teacher improvement practice borrowed from Japan., Credit: Emily Hanford
This documentary what it would take to improve American teaching on a wide scale. We meet researchers who are trying to understand what makes teach...

Bought by WMUU-LP, Prairie Public, and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Sep 10, 2015
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 3
Merry Christmas King of Kings!
From: Rob MacClanahan
Series: The Time Traveler
Caption: Hope for Christmas!, Credit: Rob MacClanahan
Christmas special on THE TIME TRAVER Mondays late night radio show (listen live on kfok.org)...

  • Added: Aug 19, 2015
  • Length: 03:23:36
Minnesota Native News: And Then There Were Three
From: Ampers
Series: Minnesota Native News
Caption: The new Red Lake Capitol Building Opens., Credit: Michael Meuers
This week on Minnesota Native News, the city of St. Paul becomes the third Minnesota city to establish Indigenous People’s Day, the new Red Lake ca...

Bought by KMSU, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, KFAI Minneapolis, KVSC, KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle and more


  • Added: Aug 19, 2015
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 9
Getting Right
From: Side Effects Public Media
Series: Sick
Caption: Kevin Polly as he leaves his house for the rehab facility.
During the state's largest HIV outbreak, a man conquers his addiction.

  • Added: Aug 12, 2015
  • Length: 13:06
Reservations - Getting to the San Juan Islands
From: Jennifer Cecil Moore
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The Washington State Ferries have rolled out a new reservation system to go to the San Juan Islands. Hear from locals and vacationers on how it's w...

Bought by WABE and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Aug 11, 2015
  • Length: 03:50
  • Purchases: 2
Summer Learning Series: Graduation Rates Get Boost Through Summer Learning
From: WBHM
Series: Summer Learning Lifts Graduation Rates
Caption: Scholars dance out to the beat of “Uptown Funk – Bell Edition.” The YMCA of Greater Montgomery Power Scholars Academy Culmination Ceremony was held Friday, July 10, in the auditorium of Carver Elementary School in Montgomery, Credit: Shannon Heupel/Montgomery Advertiser
National education leaders are trumpeting recent increases in high school graduation rates, yet about 20 percent of kids still dropout before compl...

  • Added: Jul 30, 2015
  • Length: 04:06
Summer Learning Series: Ambitious Program Gears Up To Push Middle-Schoolers Past High School
From: WBHM
Series: Summer Learning Lifts Graduation Rates
Caption: A view from the balcony: the Young Musicians Camp ensemble plays everything from classical to “All About That Bass” at the University of Montevallo. , Credit: Dan Carsen
Fewer reading materials in the home. Less access to camps or museums. Those are some of the reasons “summer learning loss” disproportionately affe...

  • Added: Jul 30, 2015
  • Length: 04:44
Megabus Tells Story of New Orleans' Katrina Diaspora
From: Eve Abrams
Caption: The most popular destinations for Megabus routes out of New Orleans are Atlanta and Houston., Credit: Eve Abrams
Ten years after New Orleans flooded following Hurricane Katrina, the city has changed. New Orleans is now home to far fewer Black people and far fe...

Bought by KZYX and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jul 27, 2015
  • Length: 13:00
  • Purchases: 2
Water Pressure 5: Water Businesses Need a "Moment of Truth"
From: Rupa Shenoy
Series: Water Pressure
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There are plenty of entrepreneurs coming up with solutions to the many problems with water. But they're not getting enough interested investors.

Bought by WABE and WLPR


  • Added: Jul 23, 2015
  • Length: 06:01
  • Purchases: 2
Water Pressure 4: Water's Taking it Back
From: Rupa Shenoy
Series: Water Pressure
Caption: Melting Alaskan glacier, Credit: Rupa Shenoy
Water is claiming more coastal land, everywhere. So, do we prepare for that, or protect against it?

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Jul 23, 2015
  • Length: 06:07
  • Purchases: 1
Water Pressure 3: Water Isn't Just Running Out In California
From: Rupa Shenoy
Series: Water Pressure
Caption: Swansea Water Manager Robert Marquis
Our biggest source of freshwater is running out -- everywhere.

Bought by WABE, WLPR , and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Jul 23, 2015
  • Length: 06:31
  • Purchases: 3
Water Pressure 2: When It Rains, It Floods -- and Pollutes
From: Rupa Shenoy
Series: Water Pressure
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Our progress on cleaning up waterways has stalled, and scientists are blaming... everyone.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Jul 23, 2015
  • Length: 05:27
  • Purchases: 2

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