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Caption: Dale Stout is one of the first people to benefit from the additional housing supports in California’s new Medicaid initiative, CalAIM. , Credit: Ryan Levi
California is in the early days of one of the most ambitious initiatives ever to address Medicaid patients’ social needs in hopes of improving thei...

  • Added: Sep 26, 2022
  • Length: 30:48
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During the pandemic, Cleveland officials and local health care providers took too long to get translators for Spanish speaking COVID-19 patients. T...

  • Added: May 29, 2022
  • Length: 19:19
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Our collaborator at Cicero Independiente investigates active measures being taken by local government there to suppress Latinos' freedom of speech.

  • Added: May 29, 2022
  • Length: 20:05
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We go back to Schuyler, Nebraska to learn whether educational equity is being achieved there. We found that while changes are happening, more is ne...

  • Added: May 29, 2022
  • Length: 15:35
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Plus: Get Rich With These 6 Simple Steps & Is The Party Over For Elon Musk And Tesla?

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Aug 22, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
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It’s been a year since Governor Mike Pence declared a public health emergency in response to the historic HIV outbreak in Scott County, Indiana. Th...

Bought by WABE and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Apr 05, 2016
  • Length: 03:34
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: New Bedford Harbor, Credit: Derek Hawkins (cc)
New Bedford Harbor ranks among the worst harbors in the country for surface oil spills. Harbor officials and environmental groups can’t even agree ...

  • Added: Jun 03, 2013
  • Length: 06:50
Caption: A Chesapeake Energy rig in Carroll County, Ohio, where fracking is taking place in Amish communities. , Credit: Reid R. Frazier
In Ohio, some of the best pockets of oil and gas in the East run right under Amish country. Reid Frazier found the drilling boom is confronting the...

  • Added: Mar 11, 2013
  • Length: 06:37
Caption: Jennifer Hemsley with daughter, Pearl and Hazel (R), 2007, Credit: Jennifer Hemsley
Tiny Spark takes a look at a seemingly good idea - international adoption - and explores its unintended consequences: corruption, fraud and child t...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 06, 2011
  • Length: 19:35
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Brothers Justin and Derick Jewell, 22 and 24 years old. Justin is a two-tier worker and makes $16 an hour. As a traditional worker, Derick makes $28 an hour.
The American Dream is that each generation will do better than the last. But the families of auto workers no longer have that expectation. As Detro...

  • Added: Jun 07, 2011
  • Length: 06:15
Caption: Most sex offenders like Michael are released back into society. What then?, Credit: Diane Richard
“No Brother of Mine” offers an unflinching look at U.S. sex offender policy that reaches beyond the headlines and into the lives of real people. Re...

Bought by PRX Remix, WNIJ, WGBH Radio Boston, WNYC, Louisville Public Media and more


  • Added: Mar 01, 2010
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 17
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How can we get kids outside?

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 18, 2007
  • Length: 05:06
  • Purchases: 1
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Argentine lawmakers are starting to scrutinize anti-union practices at retail giant Wal-Mart. Over the weekend, workers and human rights activists ...

  • Added: Sep 25, 2007
  • Length: 03:59
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The story of how beat cops cleaned up one of the most notorious housing projects in the nation

Bought by NPR Station Showcase with PRX


  • Added: Apr 15, 2007
  • Length: 05:09
  • Purchases: 1
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story of Riverhead, New York, a community that's trying to turn its closed landfill into marketable resources

  • Added: Dec 18, 2006
  • Length: 04:54