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Recycle that Trashy Attitude
From: Civic Commons
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Northeast Ohio is considering building a new gasification plant. don't call it trash burning.

  • Added: Mar 12, 2012
  • Length: 28:38
The Insiders Guide To Election Day
From: Civic Commons
Caption: www.theciviccommons.com
What happens behind the scenes to get all the moving parts of the Election Day process coordinated and making sense?

  • Added: Nov 11, 2011
  • Length: 29:30
Drug felons take fight for food stamps to the capitol
From: KALW
Caption: Frankie Fardella, a former drug offender, lobbies to lift the lifetime ban that makes drug felons ineligible for food stamps
You may have heard by now that California’s prisons are overcrowded. Last May, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that California must decrease its priso...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 15, 2011
  • Length: 05:54
  • Purchases: 1
Medical parole gets its first hearing
From: KALW
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Last week, a new law debuted that’s supposed to save the state millions of dollars a year. The new law, passed last year, is called “medical parole...

  • Added: Jun 06, 2011
  • Length: 05:31
SOS Criticizes President's Six-Month Failure to Appoint Full Government
From: Public Radio WorldWide - PRWW.org
Caption: HRR Speaking at New CFR Facility in DC, Credit: CFR Room Feed via GBG to PRWW
SOS Clinton speaks out publicly against the President.

  • Added: Jul 20, 2009
  • Length: :12
Geekhouse Bicycles: Federal Loan Gets Business Rolling
From: Cathy Corman
Caption: Marty Walsh hangs his sign at Geekhouse Bicycles., Credit: Jonathan Simmons
Marty Walsh of Boston's Geekhouse Bicycles received $70,000 in state-monitored federal money in November. Geekhouse is thriving, giving listeners ...

Bought by The Neighborhood


  • Added: Mar 04, 2009
  • Length: 03:36
  • Purchases: 1
A Refugee in America
From: With Good Reason
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After 9-11, the number of refugees who could come into this country was cut back drastically. Slowly those numbers are rebounding. Nancy King has ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and KWCW


  • Added: Feb 11, 2009
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 3
Barack Obama's Hawaii Roots: How Hawaii Helped Shape America's 44th President
From: Heidi Chang
Caption: Barack Obama, Credit: Gig Greenwood
Family and friends who knew Barack Obama when he was growing up in the Aloha State share their insight about how Hawaii helped shape his character ...

Bought by KRUA


  • Added: Dec 22, 2008
  • Length: 05:19
  • Purchases: 1
Standing on the Line Between Interrogation and Torture
From: Dan Epstein
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An interrogator's inside view on the debate over interrogation and torture

  • Added: Jul 10, 2008
  • Length: 06:04
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
Immigration 2007-2008
From: KUT
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A year of in-depth immigration stories produced by NPR's Latino USA.

Bought by KUNM, KXOT Public Radio, KUT-HD, Marfa Public Radio, 90.5 WSNC and more


  • Added: May 22, 2008
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Best of 2007-2008
From: Sudan Radio Project
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Analysis and exploration of current issues surrounding the conflict in Darfur.

  • Added: May 01, 2008
  • Length: 29:00
The Clash: Revolution Rock
From: Joyride Media
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A new one-hour radio special pays tribute to "the only band that matters" with both exclusive and archival interviews.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KAZU Seaside, Calif., Prairie Public, WTJU, Radio New Zealand and more


  • Added: Feb 26, 2008
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 29
Everything's Cool: A Toxic Comedy About Global Warming - Director Interview
From: City Lights Pictures and Home Entertainment
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Interview with documentary film director Daniel Gold about his new film "Everything's Cool"

  • Added: Dec 13, 2007
  • Length: 24:46
JOHN DENVER: BACK HOME AGAIN
From: Joyride Media
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One-hour radio special looks back on the life of John Denver

Bought by Harford Community Radio, WMOT, WHRV, WBST, KPVL and more


  • Added: Oct 17, 2007
  • Length: 54:31
  • Purchases: 13
Authors@Google: Michael Bloomberg
From: Authors@Google
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Michael Bloomberg in conversation with Sheryl Sandberg.

  • Added: Jul 27, 2007
  • Length: 59:29
Sick and Sicker
From: Voices of Our World
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America's health care system is unraveling. Everyday, millions of hard-working people struggle to find affordable medical treatment for themselves ...

Bought by KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 14, 2007
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Aceh: Preserving the Peace, Post Disaster
From: The Stanley Foundation
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Jocelyn Ford examines how American aid after the tsunami is impacting Aceh, Indonesia, for better or worse.

  • Added: May 31, 2007
  • Length: 06:39
India-Ukraine: Containing (and Expanding) the Nuclear Sphere
From: The Stanley Foundation
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Simon Marks explores the multi-faceted and often contradictory approaches that successive US governments have adopted toward non-proliferation.

  • Added: May 25, 2007
  • Length: 11:01
Djibouti: Building, Not Fighting
From: The Stanley Foundation
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Kristin McHugh reports from Djibouti on American military efforts to combat terrorism through civil and humanitarian projects.

  • Added: May 18, 2007
  • Length: 09:08
"Beyond Fear: America's Role in an Uncertain World "- A Documentary Special
From: The Stanley Foundation
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"Beyond Fear" explores new scenarios for US global leadership built on common action, trust, and hope.

Bought by WBEZ, WRVO Public Media, WVIK, Interlochen Public Radio, KUER and more


  • Added: May 10, 2007
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 21
Does Fair Trade Coffee Work?
From: The Environment Report
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A look at Fair Trade Coffee and whether it's sustainable

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis and KZSC


  • Added: Apr 02, 2007
  • Length: 04:45
  • Purchases: 2
Making History in Massachusetts: Governor Deval Patrick, From the South Side to the State House
From: 90.9 WBUR - Boston's NPR News Station
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A profile of Governor Deval Patrick, his history making election and his place in the new politics of race nationally.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, WCPN, KUT-HD, WFIU, Connecticut Public (WNPR) and more


  • Added: Feb 21, 2007
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Hiring Illegal Immigrants: the Tyson Story
From: Tanya Ott
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Tyson Foods is accused of surpressing wages by hiring illegal immigants. The lawsuit points out problems in the government's handling of workplace ...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and KRFC


  • Added: Feb 12, 2007
  • Length: 03:36
  • Purchases: 2
States Pass Feds on Invasives Law
From: The Environment Report
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States are passing restrictions on invasive species where federal government fails.

  • Added: Feb 05, 2007
  • Length: 03:58