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Silent film may be a thing of the past, but scoring music to flickering screen classics isn't. This documentary focuses on three Minneapolis bands ...
Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KSRQ
- Added: Jan 13, 2015
- Length: 26:46
- Purchases: 2
Usually, people who emerge from the 16th Street BART Station in San Francisco are greeted by men and women slumped over shopping carts, by panhandl...
- Added: Dec 28, 2014
- Length: 05:42
- Purchases: 2
To make sense of this new era in low-income housing in San Francisco, we’re going to travel back in time and follow the story as it unfolds into th...
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Dec 28, 2014
- Length: 10:01
- Purchases: 1
Minnehaha Falls has been a popular tourist spot for politicians since Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote his epic poem, “The Song of Hiawatha” in 185...
- Added: Nov 05, 2014
- Length: 04:21
We all have people in our lives who exist on the periphery of our everyday routines--people like the bus driver who takes us to work, or the cashie...
Bought by WDSE
- Added: Nov 05, 2014
- Length: 05:42
- Purchases: 1
California seems to be getting it from both sides. The state is in a serious drought at the same time coastal areas are studying ways to avoid bein...
- Added: Oct 27, 2014
- Length: 06:46
Kevin Gordon talks risk, impatience, and why form must follow function.
- Added: Oct 16, 2014
- Length: 12:49
Sunnyvale, California doesn't have a history of violence, so why does the mayor want to make a safe city safer?
- Added: Aug 01, 2014
- Length: 06:15
Carl Deal and Tia Lessin talk loopholes, dark money, and unexpected ironies.
- Added: Jul 03, 2014
- Length: 25:20
An Indian election campaign is not entirely unlike a Bollywood film. The heroes and villains might flip flop depending on your party preference. B...
- Added: Apr 21, 2014
- Length: 04:30
There are things you think you know about the Star-Spangled Banner. Most of them are wrong.
Bought by RadioFreePalmer and WABE
- Added: Apr 10, 2014
- Length: 15:11
- Purchases: 2
It’s been almost a year since former Oakland Police Chief Howard Jordan -- then, his replacement -- abruptly resigned.
“It happened very quickly,...
- Added: Mar 12, 2014
- Length: 06:39
At 49 years of age, Michael Santos is getting his first taste of college. He's walking through the main quad at San Francisco State, beaming like a...
- Added: Jan 13, 2014
- Length: 09:35
To enroll at West Brooklyn Community High School, students must buy in to a certain level of support and counseling. In exchange, the school promis...
- Added: Jan 06, 2014
- Length: 04:48
Millions of Americans have received letters from insurance companies in the last few months, cancelling their health plans. It’s part of the transi...
- Added: Dec 29, 2013
- Length: 10:58
Martha Shane and Lana Wilson talk fear, safety, and putting people before politics.
- Added: Nov 09, 2013
- Length: 13:41
Real talk: I’m not the biggest fan of San Francisco public transportation. So when I first heard of the alternative transportation network of priva...
- Added: Nov 06, 2013
- Length: 05:59
There are many places in the world known for their rice production — China, India and Japan to name a few. The New England state of Vermont is not ...
- Added: Oct 28, 2013
- Length: 04:27
Bill Siegel talks politics, sports, and making history.
- Added: Oct 23, 2013
- Length: 23:17
Can you name California’s State Song? Are you even aware that California has a State Song? Well, it does, and it used to be sung widely at special ...
- Added: Sep 16, 2013
- Length: 10:47
Mira Nair talks multiple identities, defining fundamentalism, and creating dialogue.
- Added: Mar 16, 2013
- Length: 13:14
- Added: Nov 06, 2012
- Length: 06:00
- Purchases: 1
Sgt. Matthew Pennington was injured while serving on combat duty in Iraq. He showed signs of PTSD, but is working toward recovery by promoting self...
Bought by KUOW and WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: Sep 21, 2012
- Length: 06:11
- Purchases: 2
The Brave New Workshop has helped launch the careers of humorists such as Al Franken and Tom Davis, the first head writers for Saturday Night Live...
Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio
- Added: Sep 15, 2012
- Length: 05:01
- Purchases: 1
When summer monsoons come to the southwest, abundant runoff leads to major problems for cities—streets flood and temporary ponds appear that serve ...
- Added: Aug 11, 2012
- Length: 04:55
