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Outdoor Afro explores Minnesota

From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices

Minnesota is known as the land of 10,000 lakes. And yet for people of color who enjoy the outdoors, exploring Minnesota's wilderness spaces can be ...

Added: Nov 04, 2014
Length: 05:16

I Stayed Even Though He Beat Me - Nailah Stevenson's Story

From: WBEZ
Series: Vocalo Presents

Nailah Stevenson talks candidly about why she stayed in an abusive relationship. And when she realized it was time to go.

Added: Oct 16, 2014
Length: 08:04

How one Bay Area city is causing national controversy with local gun control

From: Liz Pfeffer

Caption: Former Sunnyvale Mayor Tony Spitaleri leading a City Council meeting last January when the new gun ordinance went into effect., Credit: Liz Pfeffer

Sunnyvale, California doesn't have a history of violence, so why does the mayor want to make a safe city safer?

Added: Aug 01, 2014
Length: 06:15

Cirque du So Gay IV

From: Radio K

It's that time again. Every year since 2009, Minneapolis-based Queer Bike Gang has hosted the LGBTQA-themed alley-cat bike race, Cirque du So Gay. ...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio

Added: Oct 22, 2012
Length: 05:00
Purchases: 1

Dead Zones

From: With Good Reason
Series: news features

A renowned marine biologist is studying a silent killer in oceans and bays. Allison Quantz has the story.

Bought by KENW

Added: May 10, 2012
Length: 02:39
Purchases: 1

Learning from Dakar's School of the Road

From: Emma Jacobs

Amayatou Mbaye, unable to read or write French until age 14, has led a school for nearly 30 years to bring education to the street

Bought by WRVO Public Media and NPR Station Showcase with PRX

Added: Jul 04, 2008
Length: 06:43
Purchases: 2

Treated Sewage as Drinking Water?

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series

We may be able to get drinking water from treated sewage -- and water shortages could eventually force us to rely on this option.

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio

Added: Jun 30, 2008
Length: 01:32
Purchases: 1

Up a Creek

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series

The fine folks of Omak, Washington, found themselves up a creek recently. Cleaning it up.

Added: Jan 27, 2008
Length: 01:32

Post No Bills

From: Robynn Takayama

Are wheat pasted posters informative public art or vandalism?

Bought by KALW, PRX Remix, PRX to iTunes, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio

Added: Sep 17, 2007
Length: 04:33
Purchases: 4

The Environmental Majority

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series

A broad-based movement to protect the environment is uniting hunters, environmentalists, and many others.

Bought by KMXT

Added: Aug 27, 2007
Length: 01:29
Purchases: 1

Rent-A-Pet

From: Adam Allington

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

Wikipedia: A 5-Minute Primer

From: Paul Levinson
Series: A View to Media

the pros and cons of a magnificent experinent in encyclopedia making

Added: Dec 24, 2006
Length: 05:29

Banda Aceh Indonesia Long After Tsunami

From: UNICEF

This story is Free! Correspondent Dan Thomas visits Banda Aceh to see the rebuilding effort

Added: Nov 10, 2005
Length: 08:39

Saving baby; another harrowing tale of escape and evacuation.

From: Laura Ziegler

One family talks about leaving their home in the New Orleans 9th ward as water rose toward the roof, floating their baby in a cooler toward safer g...

Added: Oct 17, 2005
Length: 04:20

Mass Transportation

From: Richard Rene
Series: Here's Looking at You/USA From London

The Follies of Mass Transit in the UK