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The Ocean Between
From: Conrad Wilson
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A new DNA test implemented by the State Department has affected thousands of refugee families throughout Africa.

Bought by WABE and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 16, 2008
  • Length: 05:59
  • Purchases: 2
Neighborhoods suffer as a result of gang violence
From: Adam Allington
Series: Block by Block: Street Gangs in St. Louis
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Communities are devided block by block as gangs compete for territory

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Aug 26, 2008
  • Length: 06:27
  • Purchases: 1
Demand for Food Stamps Grows as Economy Struggles
From: Mary Rose Madden
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This Federal entitlement is not as effective as it could be.

Bought by NPR Station Showcase with PRX


  • Added: Jun 20, 2008
  • Length: 08:09
  • Purchases: 1
Wal-Mart Under Fire for Labor Practices in Argentina
From: Marie Trigona
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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
Suspicion at the Dog Park
From: Neille Ilel
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What happens when someone's violent past becomes public knowledge?

  • Added: Jun 13, 2007
  • Length: 05:49
Getting Out
From: Alaska Teen Media Institute
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Politicians are always talking about the brain drain of talented students from their state. Alaska is no different.

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: May 09, 2007
  • Length: 05:33
  • Purchases: 1
Return of the Neighborhood Beat Cop
From: Ben Markus
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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
Two Cape Cods: Hidden Poverty on the Cape and Islands - Part 5
From: WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.
Series: Two Cape Cods: Hidden Poverty on the Cape and Islands
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Part 5 of the duPont-Columbia award winning series on poverty amidst prosperity.

  • Added: Feb 16, 2007
  • Length: 05:23
Two Cape Cods: Hidden Poverty on the Cape and Islands - Part 4
From: WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.
Series: Two Cape Cods: Hidden Poverty on the Cape and Islands
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Part 4 of the duPont-Columbia award winning series on poverty amidst prosperity.

  • Added: Feb 16, 2007
  • Length: 05:11
Two Cape Cods: Hidden Poverty on the Cape and Islands - Part 2
From: WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.
Series: Two Cape Cods: Hidden Poverty on the Cape and Islands
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Part 2 of the duPont-Columbia award winning series on poverty amidst prosperity.

Bought by HowSound


  • Added: Feb 16, 2007
  • Length: 05:23
  • Purchases: 1
Two Cape Cods: Hidden Poverty on the Cape and Islands - Part 1
From: WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.
Series: Two Cape Cods: Hidden Poverty on the Cape and Islands
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Part 1 of the duPont-Columbia award winning series on poverty amidst prosperity.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and NPR Station Showcase with PRX


  • Added: Feb 15, 2007
  • Length: 04:59
  • Purchases: 2
Trash into Cash
From: Charles Lane
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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
Life After Meth
From: KUOW
Series: Methamphetamine: A Home Cooked Threat
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Profile of a former meth addict.

Bought by KOOP and KRCC-FM


  • Added: Nov 22, 2005
  • Length: 03:51
  • Purchases: 2
Brooklyn Oil Spill
From: Shia Levitt
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Shia Levitt looks at an oil spill from the 1950s has left millions of gallons of oil underneath the residential and commerical neighborhood of Gree...

Bought by Radio Catskill


  • Added: May 28, 2004
  • Length: 07:05
  • Purchases: 1
The Home-State Record: Carol Moseley Braun
From: Vermont Public
Series: "The Home-State Record"
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In-depth look at Illinois' perspective on Democratic presidential candidate Carol Moseley Braun.

Bought by Connecticut Public (WNPR), KWMU St. Louis, and KPBS


  • Added: Dec 08, 2003
  • Length: 04:09
  • Purchases: 3
The Home-State Record: Wesley Clark
From: Vermont Public
Series: "The Home-State Record"
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In-depth look at how Wesley Clark's peers see the candidate's leadership record.

Bought by Connecticut Public (WNPR), KWMU St. Louis, and KPBS


  • Added: Dec 08, 2003
  • Length: 03:39
  • Purchases: 3
The Home-State Record: John Edwards
From: Vermont Public
Series: "The Home-State Record"
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In-depth look at the North Carolina perspective on Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards.

Bought by WZBC, Connecticut Public (WNPR), KWMU St. Louis, and KPBS


  • Added: Dec 08, 2003
  • Length: 04:13
  • Purchases: 4
The Home-State Record: Dick Gephardt
From: Vermont Public
Series: "The Home-State Record"
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In-depth look at the Missouri perspective on Democratic presidential candidate Dick Gephardt.

Bought by Connecticut Public (WNPR), KWMU St. Louis, and KPBS


  • Added: Dec 08, 2003
  • Length: 04:01
  • Purchases: 3
The Home-State Record: John Kerry
From: Vermont Public
Series: "The Home-State Record"
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In-depth look at the Massachusetts perspective on Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry.

Bought by WZBC, Connecticut Public (WNPR), KWMU St. Louis, and KPBS


  • Added: Dec 08, 2003
  • Length: 04:12
  • Purchases: 4
The Home-State Record: Dennis Kucinich
From: Vermont Public
Series: "The Home-State Record"
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In-depth look at the Ohio perspective on Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich.

Bought by WUAL, Connecticut Public (WNPR), KWMU St. Louis, and KPBS


  • Added: Dec 08, 2003
  • Length: 04:12
  • Purchases: 4
The Home-State Record: Joe Lieberman
From: Vermont Public
Series: "The Home-State Record"
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In-depth look at the Connecticut perspective on Democratic presidential candidate Joe Lieberman.

Bought by KWMU St. Louis and KPBS


  • Added: Dec 08, 2003
  • Length: 04:10
  • Purchases: 2
The Home-State Record: Al Sharpton
From: Vermont Public
Series: "The Home-State Record"
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In-depth look at the New York perspective on Democratic presidential candidate Al Sharpton.

Bought by Connecticut Public (WNPR), KWMU St. Louis, and KPBS


  • Added: Dec 08, 2003
  • Length: 03:56
  • Purchases: 3