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Green Card Applicants Protest
From: Michelle Chang
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One export from China that American businesses can?t get enough of are highly-skilled workers, especially those in the high tech industry. Workers ...

  • Added: Aug 06, 2007
  • Length: :03
Ethanol Part 2: Widening the Dead Zone
From: The Environment Report
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Increased corn ethanol could mean a bigger Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone.

  • Added: Aug 06, 2007
  • Length: 04:13
Saving Historic City Parks
From: The Environment Report
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Landscape architecture jewel being restored

  • Added: Jul 24, 2007
  • Length: 03:54
Making Boat Washing Mandatory
From: The Environment Report
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Local officials are fighting invasive species in ways state governments won't.

  • Added: Jul 24, 2007
  • Length: 04:44
QUEST_WiFi Revolution
From: KQED
Series: QUEST
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The promise -- and perils? -- of municipal wifi

  • Added: Jul 23, 2007
  • Length: 05:48
QUEST Legacy of Hunters Point
From: KQED
Series: QUEST
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Quest explores Hunters Point's dramatic military history -- and the task of preparing it for its next act.

  • Added: Jun 19, 2007
  • Length: 05:47
Eminent Domain in Culver City, California
From: David Kates
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A 70-year-old Southern California business is in jeopardy of being taken by eminent domain.

  • Added: Jun 14, 2007
  • Length: 03:07
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
"Creation Museum" Opens in Kentucky
From: John Hingsbergen
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Coverage of the opening of the controversial "Creation Museum" in Kentucky

  • Added: Jun 06, 2007
  • Length: 04:04
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
Reimagining a New Orleans Icon: The Shotgun House
From: Eve Troeh
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Striking, afforable architecture that builds on New Orleans' past

Bought by Real Estate Today and WKMS


  • Added: May 06, 2007
  • Length: 04:55
  • Purchases: 2
Disabled But Able
From: Jennifer Neeley
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For the disabled, the weakened economy has lead to layoffs, rejection and difficulty achieving or maintaining independence. Centers like the one in...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: May 02, 2007
  • Length: 04:41
  • 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
New Orleans' Friendly Bar
From: WFUV
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A visit to a local New Orleans bar reveals stories of Katrina's lingering effects.

  • Added: Apr 11, 2007
  • Length: 05:28
Becoming American in Alaska
From: John Ryan
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Audio postcard of immigration ceremony

Bought by KZSC


  • Added: Apr 04, 2007
  • Length: 04:09
  • Purchases: 1
Rent-A-Pet
From: Adam Allington
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Who wants a three-legged one-eyed pittbull mix?

Bought by KXOT Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, WFIU, and KZSC


  • Added: Mar 05, 2007
  • Length: 06:50
  • Purchases: 4
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
Edge of the Rez, Hour Two
From: KNAU
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Edge of the Rez is a documentary exploring what happens when cultures converge in the towns neighboring the Navajo and Hopi Indian Reservations in ...

Bought by KUT-HD, KUER, WGBH Radio Boston, KPFA, KGLT and more


  • Added: Jan 18, 2007
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
Edge of the Rez, Hour One
From: Geoff Norcross
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A documentary exploring the lives of Native American and non-Native people who live in Northern Arizona towns neighboring the Hopi and Navajo Nations

Bought by KRZA, KVNF, KZMU Moab Community Radio, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WNJR and more


  • Added: Jan 17, 2007
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 13
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
If Money Grew on Trees: Venture Philanthropy
From: Tanya Ott
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Charitable giving is at an all-time high, but there's also increased scrutiny of how charities use donations. This story is particularly timely aro...

  • Added: Nov 17, 2006
  • Length: 07:53
Voting Databases
From: Spectrum Radio
Series: Spectrum Radio
Caption: Inside Technology
New voter databases may leave some registered voters off the list

Bought by WSCS-FM


  • Added: Sep 18, 2006
  • Length: 06:36
  • Purchases: 1