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Transforming the Trauma: Soldiers Stories
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Two generations of veterans cope with PTSD—looking to heal themselves and heal the world. Featuring S. Brian Wilson, author of “Blood on the Tracks”

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., KVSC, WMPG, KUFM - Montana Public Radio and more


  • Added: Sep 28, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 10
A philanthropic walk across the United States
From: KALW
Caption: Jonathan Stalls and his dog arrive at Ocean Beach at the end of his walk across the U.S., Credit: Photo courtesy of Jonathan Stalls
Jonathan Stalls is a pretty typical young American. Nice guy. Loves his family, his friends, his country. You’ll learn more about all that later. F...

  • Added: Mar 06, 2011
  • Length: 08:31
Clever Apes: The March of Time
From: WBEZ
Series: WBEZ's Clever Apes
Caption: Alexander Karczmar, at 93, is an authority on the brain and a student of the self.
How our brains age, and why some people manage to cheat death and stay sharp.

Bought by KUT and PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 20, 2010
  • Length: 13:00
  • Purchases: 2
Turning Farm Workers into Farm Owners
From: Making Contact
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It’s well known that the people picking food all across the US are predominantly low-paid Latino migrant workers. It’s ironic that the workers car...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Aug 10, 2010
  • Length: 08:20
  • Purchases: 1
A Waste-Free Dairy of the Future?
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: cheese maker at Fiscalini, Credit: Rita Daniels
It’s estimated that dairy products make up a full 20% of our daily food intake here in North America. But with increased focus on cattle waste met...

  • Added: Aug 10, 2010
  • Length: 08:42
Dry Farming-a Technique for a Water Scarce Future
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Farmers in California's central valley are getting a sneak preview of what much of the country, and the world, can expect to see in the next few de...

Bought by KALW


  • Added: Aug 10, 2010
  • Length: 07:52
  • Purchases: 1
Small Farms, Big Future
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Making Cheese at the Fiscalini Cheese Company , Credit: Rita Daniels
We go to California, America’s leading producer of fruits, vegetables, and dairy, to see some examples of how the nation’s agricultural industry is...

Bought by WSKG, KZYX, and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 10, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Microfinance in the US gets a boost
From: Rachel Dornhelm
Caption: Viki Sinipata is one of the microentrepreneurs whose loan was funded by Kiva.org users. Her business offers support and companionship to the elderly.
A number of Web sites help Internet users fund entrepreneurs from developing countries. Now one of the biggest, Kiva.org, is allowing users to make...

Bought by Marfa Public Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 25, 2009
  • Length: 03:53
  • Purchases: 3
New York's City Reliquary
From: Emma Jacobs
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The founders of the City Reliquary hope their museum will help change the way New Yorkers think about the city.

  • Added: Apr 20, 2009
  • Length: 08:42
Active Voice Radio: Peter Karoff - Making Charitable Donations Count
From: Chris Goldstein
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Americans have an incredible capacity for charitable giving. Even in these difficult economic times donations are still flowing. What makes us give...

Bought by Aspen Public Radio and KSFR


  • Added: Dec 10, 2008
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 2
The Alutiiq Masks - Sharing HIstory
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
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details the long-sought return of the Alutiiq Masks from France to Kodiak. AK.

  • Added: Nov 03, 2008
  • Length: 06:09
Breakfast With Champions Program 4
From: Renee Blake
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Interviews with four transformational activists

  • Added: Oct 21, 2008
  • Length: 57:51
Victory at Chesapeake Bay
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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It's always a pleasure to deliver good news about a conservation effort. Today we salute Chesapeake Bay and the coalition that's cleaning it up.

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Aug 20, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
ROBERT THURMAN ON WHY THE DALAI LAMA MATTERS
From: The Tibet Connection
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An interview with leading Tibet Scholar Robert Thurman on why the Dalai Lama matters

  • Added: Jun 29, 2008
  • Length: 11:13
HELLO DALAI! HIS HOLINESS visits N STREET VILLAGE
From: The Tibet Connection
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The Dalai Lama visits a women's homeless shelter in WASHINGTON DC

  • Added: Jun 11, 2008
  • Length: 05:43
THE OPEN ROAD with PICO IYER
From: The Tibet Connection
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Senior Producer for The Tibet Connection Christal Smith talks to author Pico Iyer about his latest book, 'The Open Road'

  • Added: Jun 11, 2008
  • Length: 18:24
Green Mother's Day
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: May 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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"Mother Nature"..."Mother's Day." A coincidence? I think not. Mother gave you life, nurtured and sustained you. The same can be said for Mother Na...

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.


  • Added: Apr 29, 2008
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 1
As I Am: Asians In America
From: Nathan Kupel
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The As I Am pilot features reports, analyses, and commentary on social, political, cultural and artistic topics seldom heard on traditional public ...

Bought by KTSW 89.9, Prairie Public, WXDU, WGBH Radio Boston, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo. and more


  • Added: Mar 25, 2008
  • Length: 57:00
  • Purchases: 27
A Square Meal, Regardless
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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The American health care system offers few solutions for people who want to die at home, especially when family lives far away. This sound-rich st...

Bought by Third Coast Festival/Re:sound (Outside Purchaser), Connecticut Public (WNPR), HowSound, The Story, SALTcast Podcast and more


  • Added: Feb 01, 2008
  • Length: 07:04
  • Purchases: 7
Get Support to Deal with Breast Cancer
From: WSKG
Series: Breast Care: An Update
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No one should have to go through breast cancer alone. A look at the availability of patient services

  • Added: Jan 10, 2008
  • Length: 08:25
26.2 Miles to Finish
From: NYCity News Service
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It wouldn't be a the NYC ING Marathon without elite runners, charity teams, volunteers, AND physical therapists...prep stories behind TODAY's race ...

  • Added: Nov 04, 2007
  • Length: 15:00
Protecting the Surf
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Here's one of the "good guys" of conservation - The Surfrider Foundation ...

  • Added: Jul 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
Brand New Day - Graduation Day for Homeless Mothers
From: Mary Rose Madden
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Eight women graduate from a program that has showed them self-sufficiency skills...

Bought by KPFA


  • Added: May 14, 2007
  • Length: 11:28
  • 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
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