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Pro-Putin, Anti-Putin

From: Julia Barton

Caption: Alexander Yellin., Credit: Julia Barton

Thousands of protesters gathered in the months before the re-election of Vladimir Putin as Russia's president. Putin’s supporters and detractors bo...

Bought by PRX Remix

Added: Mar 27, 2012
Length: 04:13
Purchases: 1

Al "Dick" Perry for President

From: Sarah Bromer

Al Perry, Tucson country singer, is running for president. His middle name is Richard, so he registered himself as Al "Dick" Perry on the Arizona R...

Bought by WSLR

Added: Feb 09, 2012
Length: 07:46
Purchases: 1

How They Got The Idea For Freedom of Speech: An Historical Allegory

From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide

Caption: The Ven diagrams were very confusing. , Credit: Susan Cook

Freedom of Speech began long ago in a tiny town called Fragile Rock when the people finally declared "We are the overlapping section of the Ven dia...

Bought by KVMR

Added: Dec 09, 2011
Length: 03:40
Purchases: 1

It takes two: The story behind San Francisco's official songs

From: KALW

Caption: Postcard mural from SF's Mission District., Credit: Flickr photo by Franco Folini. http://www.flickr.com/photos/livenature/2556769885/

There are so many musical tributes to San Francisco, in fact, that it is perhaps the only city in the country, and maybe in the world, with not one...

Added: Jun 06, 2011
Length: 05:53

Giving Women The Vote

From: Sandra Sleight-Brennan

Caption: Votes For Women!, Credit: Library of Congress

2010 was the 90th anniversary of the 19th Amendment which gave American women the right to vote. Women got the vote, in part, because of a promise ...

Bought by WWNO, KUER, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, Hark!, WSGE and more

Added: Mar 18, 2010
Length: 05:02
Purchases: 9

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

Political Icons: Donkey and Elephant

From: Gretta Cohn

Caption: In this political cartoon by The Economist resident cartoonist Kevin “KAL” Kallaugher, the donkey and the elephant have no one to blame but each other., Credit: Kevin KAL Kallaugher, The Economist

Kevin Kallaugher, better known as KAL, has been the cartoonist at The Economist for 30 years. He explains how the donkey and elephant came to repre...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and New Hampshire Public Radio

Added: Dec 02, 2009
Length: 03:45
Purchases: 2

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

Chickens Are People, Too

From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies

A family in Falmouth, Maine fights for their right to keep chickens.

Added: Jan 20, 2009
Length: 07:29

Political Pumpkins Popping Up

From: Kate Hinds

While it may be a coincidence that Halloween and Election Day are in close proximity, some voters make the most of it.

Bought by WILL

Added: Oct 29, 2008
Length: 04:14
Purchases: 1

Is our Senator guilty? Do we care?

From: KRUA

Alaskan's sound off on whether or not Senator "Uncle" Ted Stevens is guilty.

Added: Oct 27, 2008
Length: 02:45

Adirondack Election Views

From: Brad Horn

What do people in the Adirondacks of New York think about the upcoming election?

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio

Added: Oct 10, 2008
Length: 04:21
Purchases: 1

I Love the US of A

From: Joe Dorocak

This song was written hoping that soon, no American grandchildren will have to die in Iraq. Here is my neighbor's review: "I laughed and cried at t...

Added: Jul 28, 2008
Length: 02:30

For Gay Republicans, Politics Is Not Just One Issue

From: Andrew Phelps

Gay Republicans bust stereotypes

Added: Apr 11, 2008
Length: 04:21

Making Peace on a College Campus

From: Philip Graitcer

A Jewish President is the Muslim Students' Group Advisor

Added: Mar 03, 2008
Length: 03:18

What Have the Democrats Done to My Family? (3:18)

From: David Berner

The primary elections have turned long-distance family time into an election year debate.

Added: Feb 08, 2008
Length: 13:53

I'm going to Scotneyland!

From: Merle Kessler

Tourism in Scotland leads Ian to ponder the value of slogans anywhere.

Added: Feb 06, 2008
Length: 02:23

Chicken John, The Other White Mayor

From: Eric Zassenhaus

Chicken John is running for second place for San Francisco Mayor. He's been laughed at on Fox News, and called a dwarf by The San Francisco Chronic...

Added: Nov 09, 2007
Length: 03:46

Feel the Rich Little excitement.

From: Merle Kessler

Last year Stephen Colbert. This year, Rich Little? What?