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Seeking Justice and Police Accountability in Jamaica
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Jason Smith's Candlelight Vigil , Credit: Madeline Bair
Jamaica has a long history of police violence and corruption. In May 2010 a government crackdown left 73 people dead and a city in chaos. The major...

Bought by KRUA


  • Added: May 23, 2011
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 1
Do You Hear The People Sing - entire song
From: Lauren Peterson
Series: Madison protests
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At 1:00 p.m. on the 13th day of protests in Madison, Wisconsin, hundreds of singers and instrumentalists suddenly burst into song. The "Les Miserab...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 27, 2011
  • Length: 03:31
  • Purchases: 1
Crawford Texas After the Bush Years
From: KUT
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Crawford, Texas became the adopted home of George W. Bush during his presidency. But the small town west of Waco has undergone some big changes si...

  • Added: Jul 06, 2010
  • Length: 03:25
Creative Commutes
From: David Schultz
Caption: Slugging at the Pentagon is just one of the ways people in the Washington region develop their own methods of avoiding traffic-clogged highways., Credit: David Schultz/WAMU
Traffic congestion in the D.C. region is at an all-time high. That's forced many to get creative with their commutes.

  • Added: Mar 14, 2010
  • Length: 06:03
Vancouver Olympics: Part 2 – Civil Liberties & The Deal with the Devil_LONG
From: Adam Vaughn
Series: 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics
Caption: Olympic civil liberties suppression, Credit: UBC
A look at how the British Colombian government has enacted Olympic-related legislation to quell protest and dissension. Critics claim these new by...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 13, 2010
  • Length: 06:11
  • Purchases: 1
Home Off the Range
From: Amy Marsh
Caption: Canon City Mustangs, Credit: Amy Hadden Marsh
Feature story about BLM wild horse and burro holding facility at Canon City, Colorado, and why there are over 2,000 mustangs and burros there.

  • Added: Aug 20, 2009
  • Length: 03:58
SURVIVORS: Solitary Confinement in America's Prisons
From: Claire Schoen
Caption: Robert King Wilkerson spent 29 years in solitary confinement., Credit: Terry Foss
In this half-hour radio documentary, "survivors" of solitary confinement paint a picture of what it looks, sounds and feels like to live for years ...

Bought by KMUZ, KOSU, KGNU Community Radio, KUT, Remix Radio and more


  • Added: Aug 13, 2009
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 8
Making Contact: Survivors of Solitary Confinement
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Hakeem Shaheed
Tens of thousands are in solitary confinement in American prisons which according to the United Nations is torture. Producer Claire Schoen met nine...

Bought by CKMO


  • Added: May 22, 2009
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
International Women's Day, Los Angeles
From: Leslie Griffin
Series: Los Angeles features
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Hundreds rallied in West Los Angeles in support of International Women's Day.

  • Added: Mar 11, 2009
  • Length: 03:42
Without Comment: The First 100 Days-Week Six"
From: Dred-Scott Keyes
Series: "Without Comment:The First 100 Days"
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Without Comment is a 13 week series looking at the first 100 days of the Barack presidency.

  • Added: Mar 06, 2009
  • Length: 09:45
"WITHOUT COMMENT"
From: Dred-Scott Keyes
Series: "Without Comment"
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"Without Comment" was a mini-series produced during the Democratic Primaries and begins with the final battle between Hillary Clinton and Barack Ob...

  • Added: Feb 05, 2009
  • Length: 01:02:45
Inside Europe
From: Helen Seeney
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Inside Europe is a one hour weekly news magazine that explores the topical issues shaping the continent.

Bought by WRIR and KPIP-LP


  • Added: Nov 27, 2008
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 2
Election Day 2008 NewsDub
From: Matthew Fidler
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A Vox Pop musical piece from polling places around the Bay Area

  • Added: Nov 04, 2008
  • Length: 03:21
Impact of Security on Border Communities
From: KRWG
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This report describes the impact tighter border security and toughened immigration efforts are having on border communities.

Bought by KOSU, KDNK, 90.5 WSNC, PRX Election Podcast, WILL and more


  • Added: Sep 30, 2008
  • Length: 05:23
  • Purchases: 6
Promos For Rural Issues in '08 Series
From: PRX
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Here you can find the free promotional spots to use with all the rural issues stories. Rural Issues in '08 is a collaborative effort among 10 stat...

Bought by 90.5 WSNC, KBIA, WILL, and KOSU


  • Added: Sep 30, 2008
  • Length: 02:43
  • Purchases: 4
We Promise to Kick Butt
From: PRX PromCom
Series: Promise Commentaries
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An exploration of the language of strength and power.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis and Remix Radio


  • Added: Sep 12, 2008
  • Length: 03:57
  • Purchases: 2
DNC08: Lackluster Protests in Denver
From: Anil Mundra
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Behind the protest hype at the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver

Bought by PRX Election Podcast


  • Added: Sep 03, 2008
  • Length: 02:50
  • Purchases: 1
Immobilized: Antoine Faisal
From: Feet in 2 Worlds
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Reporter Antoine Faisal at the Democratic National Convention 2008 Part 1

  • Added: Aug 28, 2008
  • Length: 04:33
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
Brazil Takes Off
From: The Stanley Foundation
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Simon Marks travels to the headquarters of Embraer, one of Brazil's most successful businesses, to get a first-hand look at how Brazil's taking off...

Bought by Wyoming Public Radio and KUT


  • Added: Jun 19, 2008
  • Length: 08:36
  • Purchases: 2
"Brazil Rising" - A Documentary Special
From: The Stanley Foundation
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David Brown takes listeners on a personal journey across the country, exploring Brazil's view of itself, its neighbors, and the world.

Bought by KUT, WNCU, WYSO, Yellowstone Public Radio, KUOW and more


  • Added: May 05, 2008
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 21
Obama Heads: Obama's Traveling T-Shirt Vendors
From: PRX
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WFDD's LeShea Agnew was outside North Carolina's Lawrence Joel Veterans Coliseum hanging with supporters before an Obama event. She met some polit...

  • Added: May 01, 2008
  • Length: 03:14
March to Tibet: The Forgotten Story
From: The Tibet Connection
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100 Tibetan monks try to walk back to their homeland

  • Added: Mar 26, 2008
  • Length: 10:19
President Change: What's Hope? What's Reality
From: Brian Sussman
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Fast-forward to January 2009. A new President is in the Oval Office. How will he ? or she ? grease the wheels of official Washington to get an age...

  • Added: Feb 28, 2008
  • Length: 32:03
Lost and Found at the Border: A Special Report by KUT Radio and Latino USA
From: KUT
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an exploration of immigration and our understanding of what?s gained when people cross an international border... and what?s lost with every journey.

Bought by KRZA, WCQS, KUER, Audible, KXOT Public Radio and more


  • Added: Oct 08, 2007
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 8