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Moyers & Company Show 224: United States of ALEC: A Follow-Up
From: Moyers & Company
Series: Moyers & Company
Caption: Bill Moyers, Credit: Dale Robbins
Revisiting the hidden world of ALEC -- the scheme to remake America, one state house at a time. Next on Moyers & Company.

Bought by WCWP, KTRL, KUOW, WXXI Rochester, KWMR and more


  • Added: Jun 19, 2013
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 24
The Square Deal
From: Radio Diaries
Series: Audio History Project
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George F. Johnson was the owner of the Endicott Johnson Corp. — at one time the country’s leading shoe manufacturer — and one of the nation’s leadi...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KZMU Moab Community Radio, PRX Remix, and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Feb 19, 2013
  • Length: 16:09
  • Purchases: 4
Buying Power: Corporate Money in Politics
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Job Creators, Credit: Brad Kayal
It began with an on-air rant by CNBC commentator Rick Santelli. It became a major political movement, with elected representatives on Capitol Hill....

  • Added: Aug 29, 2012
  • Length: 29:01
Keep Warm & Cut Your Costs: How$martKY
From: WMMT
Series: Making Connections
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Because of historically cheap energy rates and lots of poorly insulated housing, Kentuckians’ average home electricity use is one of the highest in...

  • Added: Jul 18, 2012
  • Length: 12:49
SUPREME COURT ACTIVISM IN CITIZENS UNITED
From: Joseph Carraro
Series: THE AVERAGE JOE
Caption: THE AVERAGE JOE MAKES A POINT
The Supreme Court's recent decision in the Citizens United case, in which activist "conservative" judges took it upon themselves to grant corporati...

  • Added: Apr 12, 2011
  • Length: 04:59
Retired Representative Larry Haws
From: KVSC
Series: St. Cloud Area Arts & Culture Collage
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State Representative Larry Haws from St. Cloud has worked in public service for over 40 years. His list of accomplishments and awards include an A...

  • Added: Dec 28, 2010
  • Length: 29:58
From the National Press Club: Makeup Artist Lillian Brown
From: National Press Club
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A former makeup artists to presidents and network anchors, Lillian Brown describes her career in getting public figures ready for their closeups.

  • Added: Oct 12, 2010
  • Length: 54:00
Jim Leach, From the National Press Club
From: Sarah Williams
Caption: Jim Leach, Credit: National Press Club
Jim Leach, the chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, speaks at the National Press Club

  • Added: Dec 18, 2009
  • Length: 54:01
Dumpster Harvest
From: Sam Greenspan
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Earthworm dumpster dives and subsists off of what so many of us unknowingly waste.

Bought by KSFR, KZMU Moab Community Radio, WDBM, Vocalo.org, KUT and more


  • Added: Nov 18, 2009
  • Length: 11:16
  • Purchases: 8
Active Voice Radio: Rick Steves PBS Travel Host speaks about Marijuana
From: Chris Goldstein
Caption: Rick Steves at NORML 2007, Credit: NORML Foundation
Rick Steves is a popular PBS Travel Host and has authored dozens of travel guides. Here he speaks passionately about marijuana reform at the NORML ...

Bought by KSFR and WGBH Radio Boston


  • Added: Aug 31, 2009
  • Length: 29:28
  • Purchases: 2
Student Calls for Peace After Shooting + MSNBC Marijuana Inc with Al Roker
From: Chris Goldstein
Series: Active Voice Radio
Caption: Marijuana leaf
Commentary on the police shooting of 20 year old college student Derek Copp in Michigan last week plus a segment on my brief appearance in MSNBC's ...

  • Added: Mar 18, 2009
  • Length: 29:30
Johnny Cash: At Folsom Prison
From: Joyride Media
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One-hour radio special takes you inside Folsom Prison for Johnny Cash's historic 1968 concert

Bought by KRCB 104.9, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WKMS, Harford Community Radio, KMUN and more


  • Added: Dec 18, 2008
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 29
To Be Free: The Nina Simone Story
From: Joyride Media
Series: Black History Month Specials
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American icon Nina Simone in words and music

Bought by 90.5 WESA, WFUV, WKMS, KNKX, KPSQ-LP and more


  • Added: Oct 22, 2008
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 54
How much water do we use?
From: William S. Hammack
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A look at how a typical American uses water - a large percentage of which is imported from outside the US!

Bought by Real Estate Today


  • Added: Oct 20, 2008
  • Length: 03:43
  • Purchases: 1
Africa Embraces Business Reforms
From: National Black Programming Consortium
Series: Africa Open For Business
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Higlights the hurdles that prospective African entreprenuers face.

  • Added: Mar 31, 2008
  • Length: 10:46
Banducci's Memorial Day
From: Third Coast Live Radio Theater
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Another San Franciscan Entertainment Icon, gone. This is his memorial party, and some of the characters recalling who he was, and what he stood for.

  • Added: Dec 04, 2007
  • Length: 10:34
Homelessness in San Francisco
From: Selwyn-Lloyd McPherson
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A portrait of homelessness in the city of San Francisco

  • Added: Nov 28, 2007
  • Length: 16:43
P.O.V. - Rain in a Dry Land Filmmaker Interview
From: P.O.V. / American Documentary, Inc.
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Filmmaker Anne Makepeace talks with P.O.V. about the making of her film "Rain in a Dry Land"

  • Added: Sep 20, 2007
  • Length: 12:52
P.O.V. - Revolution '67 Filmmaker Interview
From: P.O.V. / American Documentary, Inc.
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Filmmaker Marylou Tibaldo-Bongiorno talks with P.O.V. about the making of her film "Revolution '67"

  • Added: Sep 20, 2007
  • Length: 06:52
P.O.V. - Prisontown, USA Filmmaker Interview
From: P.O.V. / American Documentary, Inc.
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Filmmakers Katie Galloway and Po Kutchins talk about making their documentary film "Prisontown, USA"

  • Added: Sep 14, 2007
  • Length: 09:57
The "N" Word: It Represents Hatred
From: Radio Rookies
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Rookie Reporter Veralyn Williams reports on the use of the N-word.

Bought by WRNC-LP, KFAI Minneapolis, YouthCast, WBEZ, SpiritHouse Inc/Youth Noise Network and more


  • Added: Jul 05, 2007
  • Length: 06:28
  • Purchases: 6
Running On Fumes Part 1: Opportunity
From: Elliot Ward
Series: Running On Fumes: An Adventure in America
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Exploring the American dream through a homless shelter in Charleston and a lawyer in Baton Rouge

  • Added: Jun 04, 2007
  • Length: 24:59
Young & Exonerated
From: National Black Programming Consortium
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Shareef Cousin was wrongly convicted and sent to death row for over a decade.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, 90.5 WSNC, and KTNA


  • Added: Mar 16, 2007
  • Length: 07:57
  • Purchases: 3
Seven O'Clock in the Morning
From: Jefferey Sweeton
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Jose Luiz speaks from a dirty and weed filled lot, begging the City of Chicago to let him keep the broken and abandoned land...

  • Added: Oct 26, 2006
  • Length: 12:09
Bruce Springsteen: The Seeger Sessions
From: Joyride Media
Caption: PRX default Piece image
One-hour music intensive radio special details how Bruce Springsteen was inspired by Pete Seeger's musical legacy while recording his latest album,...

Bought by Prairie Public, Prairie Public, KBYS 88.3 FM, Prairie Public, WYEP and more


  • Added: Jul 01, 2006
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 24