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The Mixed Race Promise
From: PRX PromCom
Series: Promise Commentaries
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Commentary about the hopes of Mixed Race people and the Presidential race.

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, Oregon Public Broadcasting, KCUR, Remix Radio, and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Sep 08, 2008
  • Length: 04:13
  • Purchases: 5
From a Thimble to a Teacup (Politics & Me)
From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
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Libby was never even remotely interested in politics. But a trip to the New Hampshire primary changed that.

  • Added: Aug 28, 2008
  • Length: 01:59
A Year in the Life
From: War News Radio
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A compilation of the most compelling stories that we've heard over the past year in our series, "A Day in the Life".

Bought by KGOU


  • Added: Aug 21, 2008
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
This I Believe - Christine Todd Whitman
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Former EPA chief Christine Todd Whitman believes in listening to, and trusting, her inner voice.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, and KBGA 89.9 FM


  • Added: Aug 05, 2008
  • Length: 02:31
  • Purchases: 3
West Wing Moment
From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
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William's been a political junkie since he was a preteen.

Bought by WMPG, 90.9 WBUR - Boston's NPR News Station, and PRX Election Podcast


  • Added: Jul 24, 2008
  • Length: 03:05
  • Purchases: 3
This I Believe - Aileen Mory
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Listener Aileen Mory believes democracy is a shared responsibility -- especially during a time of war.

Bought by WEZU and WEZU


  • Added: May 07, 2008
  • Length: 03:52
  • Purchases: 2
Hell on Earth by Q Cole
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2008
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His fourth year in the competition, Q says this piece is about contradiction in American society. Q Cole is 19 years old and a member of WordPlay,...

  • Added: Apr 02, 2008
  • Length: 02:38
"Women RIsing XVI: Civil Disobedience and Resistance"
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Anti-war activist, Medea Benjamin takes her pro-democracy and pro-environment activism to new heights with CODEPINK. And Burmese activist Saw Mya...

  • Added: Feb 22, 2008
  • Length: 29:00
This I Believe - Joel Engardio
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Being raised in a Jehovah's Witness family inspired Joel Engardio's belief in individual tolerance.

Bought by WEZU and WEZU


  • Added: Dec 13, 2007
  • Length: 03:33
  • Purchases: 2
Alan Johnston's story
From: BBC
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As he neared the end of a posting in Gaza, the BBC's Alan Johnston was seized at gunpoint by militants. Here he tells the full story of his 114 day...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Dec 10, 2007
  • Length: 22:20
  • Purchases: 1
This I Believe - Tamar Duke-Cohan
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Listener Tamar Duke-Cohan believes in asking hard questions, and then arguing about the answers.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, and KJZZ


  • Added: Oct 08, 2007
  • Length: 04:11
  • Purchases: 3
This I Believe - James Loney
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Being held captive in Iraq helped James Loney solidify his belief that all people are connected.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, and KJZZ


  • Added: Jul 02, 2007
  • Length: 03:53
  • Purchases: 3
Hard News on the High Seas
From: Valerie Lapinski
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My entry in the 2007 Public Radio Talent Quest

  • Added: May 22, 2007
  • Length: 02:00
"Mic Check" by Team Maine Township
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2007
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Politicians, media, celebrities... the list goes on and on of people who abuse the story-telling power of a microphone. Maine Township is from Mai...

Bought by Public Interactive


  • Added: Mar 22, 2007
  • Length: 02:31
  • Purchases: 1
"Same Ole Change" by Lamar Jorden
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2007
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Exploring African-American history leads one young writer to critique Obama's run for presidency. This poet is a student at Steinmetz Academic Cen...

  • Added: Mar 21, 2007
  • Length: 03:02
"Lessons Learned" by Team San Miguel School
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2007
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These junior high students reflect on the lessons they've learned from the current administration. San Miguel School-Gary Comer Campus is in Chica...

  • Added: Mar 21, 2007
  • Length: 01:10
the writing in the margins
From: gavin lapid
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this is a story i wrote last spring about changing my name and being gender-queer

Bought by WGDR


  • Added: Nov 30, 2006
  • Length: 09:47
  • Purchases: 1
Final Exit
From: Kelly McEvers
Caption: PRX default Piece image
first-person essay about the 'right to die'

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis and KUOW


  • Added: Nov 27, 2006
  • Length: 05:05
  • Purchases: 2
Grabbing that First Chance to Vote
From: Appalachian Media Institute
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First-time voter Autumn Campbell from Jeremiah, Kentucky hopes that her vote really counts this year, because she has a list of issues that she wan...

Bought by WSCS-FM


  • Added: Nov 06, 2006
  • Length: 02:41
  • Purchases: 1
A Musician's Life: Billy Bragg
From: WXPN
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Musician Billy Bragg reflects on writing songs about politics and love.

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KFAI Minneapolis, and KUT


  • Added: Oct 17, 2006
  • Length: 04:17
  • Purchases: 3
A Musician's Life: Michael Franti
From: WXPN
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Singer, songwriter and activist Michael Franti reflects changes in his approach to music making over the years.

Bought by KUSP and KUT


  • Added: Oct 16, 2006
  • Length: 04:38
  • Purchases: 2
This I Believe - Michael Mullane
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Attorney and NPR listener Michael Mullane believes upholding the law is vital to being an American.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, and KJZZ


  • Added: Oct 06, 2006
  • Length: 03:46
  • Purchases: 3
Unpredictable Journey
From: Center for Emerging Media
Series: Shared Weight
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Marc Steiner's personal essay of the trip he organized with three veterans to return to Vietnam 30 years after the fall of Saigon.

Bought by KUOW, WFUV, WNYC, New England Public Media, KXOT Public Radio and more


  • Added: Sep 22, 2006
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 8
Thirty Years of Service - Barbara and Diane Snelling
From: Vermont Public
Series: VPR Presents StoryCorps in Vermont
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Barbara and Diane Snelling visit StoryCorps in Vermont to talk about thirty years of public service.

  • Added: Sep 01, 2006
  • Length: 05:18
This I Believe - Herbert Hoover
From: This I Believe
Series: Edward R. Murrow's This I Believe
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President Herbert Hoover speaks on faith and science.

Bought by Key Radio KEYK 89.3 FM, KMUZ, WKYU, and KBYI


  • Added: Jun 22, 2006
  • Length: 04:25
  • Purchases: 4