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A Fisherman goes to Brussels
From: Katz Laszlo
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An artesanal fisherman from a small Catalan village ends up shaping EU fishing law.

  • Added: Jan 11, 2020
  • Length: 26:13
Child of Immigrants
From: Ariel Mejia
Series: ASM Youth Radio Fall 2019
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This piece is an exploration of the experience of children of immigrants.

  • Added: Dec 30, 2019
  • Length: 07:04
A Wild Woman Sings the Blues
From: Ian Ruskin
Caption: Barbara Dane at the Newport Folk Festival
This documentary shines a light on one of America’s most extraordinary musicians and activists, Barbara Dane. This is a woman who lead the way in c...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WKMS, and Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi)


  • Added: Sep 19, 2019
  • Length: 01:56:41
  • Purchases: 3
The Writing on the Wall
From: Israel Story
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For everything the West Bank barrier represents to people on both sides, it’s easy to forget that it is an actual physical structure. And as Joel S...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Aug 26, 2019
  • Length: 17:45
  • Purchases: 1
Life on the Line
From: Chloe Williams
Caption: When you drive in from the south, a road sign announces that both Canada and Derby Line are four miles away., Credit: Chloe Williams
The story of a small town split by the border

  • Added: Feb 08, 2019
  • Length: 19:49
Marching for Their Lives without Thoughts and Prayers
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: Darian Wyatt., Credit: Charles McGuigan
At High Noon, March 24, there was a showdown of sorts at the State Capitol in Richmond, Virginia. As the bell in the clock tower near ninth and Fra...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh and KVSC


  • Added: Mar 30, 2018
  • Length: 27:55
  • Purchases: 2
Pete Seeger: Plain and Complicated
From: WFHB
Series: Interchange
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Pete Seeger died in 2014 at the age of 94, a cultural icon, and a so-called a “consensus hero." But the hero was also a pariah too many. Seeger’s ...

Bought by Prairie Public


  • Added: Jul 05, 2017
  • Length: 01:28:26
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 16: Liberty's Pitchman - Robert LeFevre & The Freedom School
From: KRCC-FM
Series: Wish We Were Here
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In the mid-20th Century, a man named Robert LeFevre (pronounced Luh-FAVE) created a small mountain academy just north of Colorado Springs called Th...

Bought by KVNF


  • Added: Jun 20, 2016
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 1
Part 6: Back at Home
From: Liz McArthur
Series: The Road to Unist'ot'en
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The Mount Polley taililngs pond breach happened a couple of weeks after Liz returned from the Action Camp. She speaks to author Arno Kopecky about ...

  • Added: Sep 21, 2014
  • Length: 18:40
Part 5: The Activists
From: Liz McArthur
Series: The Road to Unist'ot'en
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Three activists explain their involvement at the annual Action Camp at the Unist'ot'en pipeline blockade.

  • Added: Sep 21, 2014
  • Length: 24:43
Part 4: The Bunkhouse
From: Liz McArthur
Series: The Road to Unist'ot'en
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Dave Ages led construction of an insulated bunkhouse to allow volunteers to live year-round at the Unist'ot'en pipeline blockade. He talked to Liz ...

  • Added: Sep 21, 2014
  • Length: 15:28
Episode 1: Occupy London
From: James Shield
Series: What's the Big idea?
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December 2011: a hundred Occupy protesters have been camping out in the centre of London's financial district for 2 months. Who are they? Do they a...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Mar 28, 2012
  • Length: 29:04
  • Purchases: 1
Unlikely Connections
From: War News Radio
Caption: Protesters at the Occupy Wall Street protest in New York.
News and features on the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya.

  • Added: Oct 14, 2011
  • Length: 59:02
War News Radio headlines: 062411
From: War News Radio
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News and features on the conflicts in Libya, Iraq, and Afghanistan.

  • Added: Jun 24, 2011
  • Length: 02:21
Out of the Melting Pot, Into the Fire
From: Seattle Globalist
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An exploration of American expatriates' decisions to move from the United States to Israel or Palestine

Bought by Marfa Public Radio, WBEZ, WMNF, and CKMO


  • Added: Aug 12, 2006
  • Length: 14:47
  • Purchases: 4
Making a Difference
From: Outright Radio
Series: Outright Radio Series 2002
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Stories from gay folks who left their mark in the world

Bought by KICI Iowa City, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KQED, WXXI Rochester, and KWCW


  • Added: May 28, 2006
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
In the Navy
From: Outright Radio
Series: Outright Radio Series 2000
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Stories of being gay & lesbian and out in the US Navy

Bought by KICI Iowa City and KWCW


  • Added: May 25, 2006
  • Length: 29:05
  • Purchases: 2
Hispanic Stories
From: Outright Radio
Series: Outright Radio Series 2004
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Stories of being both gay and Latino in the US

Bought by High Plains Public Radio, KUOW, KTSW 89.9, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KZYX and more


  • Added: May 25, 2006
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 15