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This I Believe - Troy Chapman
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Tending a stray cat helped convicted murderer Troy Chapman realize that everyone wants to be needed.

Bought by WSLR, WEZU, WEZU, KUOW, and KUOW


  • Added: Oct 30, 2008
  • Length: 03:38
  • Purchases: 5
Letters from the Outside
From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
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Getting letters in jail is part of what keeps Randy going. Here he shares some from his friends in Texas.

Bought by KDNK


  • Added: Jan 17, 2008
  • Length: 02:06
  • Purchases: 1
Women Rising XIII: Enterprising Women
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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In this program we profile four women entrepreneurs leading a worldwide grassroots movement to create micro-enterprise.

Bought by KHNS, KFAI Minneapolis, and 90.5 WSNC


  • Added: Aug 28, 2007
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
My Name Is Ryan
From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
Series: Incarcerated Youth Speak Out
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Weed, cocaine, morphine, oxycontin, crack, Ryan has tried them all. Once he developed a tolerance for one, he just moved on to the next. Now he's i...

Bought by Remix Radio and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Apr 12, 2007
  • Length: 04:53
  • Purchases: 2
How To Go Head-to-Head With O'Reilly on The Factor
From: Paul Levinson
Series: A View to Media
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advice from personal experience about how to get the last word

  • Added: Dec 17, 2006
  • Length: 03:48
Digital Diary: A youth anti-violence activist in the Philippines tells her story
From: UNICEF
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This story is free! Youth producer Cora Buala from the Phillipines, a youth anti-violence activist, reports her own story

Bought by WXLV-FM and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Oct 11, 2006
  • Length: 07:16
  • Purchases: 2
This I Believe - Elvia Bautista
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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After her brother?s murder, Elvia Bautista believes in remembering all the victims of gang violence.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, and KJZZ


  • Added: Oct 06, 2006
  • Length: 03:58
  • Purchases: 3
This I Believe - Frederic Reamer
From: This I Believe
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Frederic Reamer tests his belief in justice every time he goes to work for his state parole board.

Bought by WMPG and KWCW


  • Added: Jun 12, 2006
  • Length: 03:44
  • Purchases: 2
Helping Katrina Survivors: A Youth Volunteer Reports
From: Youth Spin - KOOP 91.7 FM
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A youth volunteer talks about helping the victims of Hurricane Katrina rebuild their lives.

  • Added: May 31, 2006
  • Length: 02:50
Southwest Side Stories: Dodging Violence
From: Eddie Robles
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When you feel like a coward just for walking home.

Bought by PRX


  • Added: Jan 30, 2006
  • Length: 02:02
  • Purchases: 1
Mumsy's Grief
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: CBC Radio's Outfront
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Elsaida Douglas deals with the shooting death of her son.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: May 10, 2005
  • Length: 08:45
  • Purchases: 1
Movin' Out the Bricks
From: Long Haul Productions
Series: Homeplace Series
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A year in the life of Catherine "Coco" Means, as she leaves her long-time home in a Chicago public housing development and moves to her first priva...

Bought by 90.5 WSNC, KGNU Community Radio, Vocalo.org, PRX Remix, PRX to iTunes and more


  • Added: Sep 03, 2004
  • Length: 27:46
  • Purchases: 8
House of Pain
From: Long Haul Productions
Series: Homeplace Series
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Public housing residents scramble to figure out where to go next when their Chicago public housing high-rise is slated for demolition. It's all p...

Bought by PRX Remix and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Sep 03, 2004
  • Length: 29:03
  • Purchases: 2
Learning to Live: James' Story
From: Long Haul Productions
Series: Waiting it Out Series
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The story of an ex-felon's transition from prison to the free world. James, who narrates, is 38 and has been in and out of prison all his adult lif...

Bought by 90.5 WSNC, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KUER, RadioFreePalmer, PRX Remix and more


  • Added: Sep 03, 2004
  • Length: 28:47
  • Purchases: 11
Confessions of Teen Stripper
From: Holly Kernan
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commentator Sayyadina Thomas reflects on her days as an underage stripper

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WXLV-FM, and East Village Radio


  • Added: Feb 19, 2004
  • Length: 04:40
  • Purchases: 3