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Some people police their yards. Some people police their streets. And some people get together to police their neighborhoods. If you've ever been p...

  • Added: Sep 01, 2015
  • Length: 10:04
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At disciplinary hearings in prison, inmates are not guaranteed the right to an attorney. In fact, they aren’t allowed to have one at all.

  • Added: Aug 03, 2015
  • Length: 21:22
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Host Doug Storm welcomes the candidates vying for the Democratic party nomination to run for the District 4 Bloomington City Council seat: Dave Rol...

  • Added: Apr 14, 2015
  • Length: 01:01:01
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The internet is anonymous. Except for when it isn't. When someone wants to hurt you, they can find your address and other personal information and ...

Bought by KISU, XRAY.fm, and KPIK-LP


  • Added: Jan 27, 2015
  • Length: 17:03
  • Purchases: 3
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Commentary by Director Sasha Jenkins of "Fresh Dressed"

  • Added: Jan 23, 2015
  • Length: 03:56
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A 29 minute weekly program of news features and interviews.

  • Added: Jan 23, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
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Q&A with Norman Solomon of the Institute for Public Accuracy on the trial of CIA whistleblower Jeffrey Sterling. Solomon is observing the court pro...

  • Added: Jan 21, 2015
  • Length: 06:59
Caption: U.S. Supreme Court building, Credit: Adam Groffman via Flickr. Licensed under Creative Commons
A news report from Nell Abram in Tampa on Williams-Yulee v. the Florida Bar.

  • Added: Jan 20, 2015
  • Length: 02:58
Caption: Anthony Perez and his son Gage., Credit: Ben Allen/WITF
Heroin addiction has touched towns and cities across the Northeast. In this piece, WITF's Ben Allen goes beyond the numbers to talk to a family who...

  • Added: Jan 20, 2015
  • Length: 07:07
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The Scottsboro Boys are infamous — nine black teenagers falsely accused and convicted of raping two white women. Last year, the state of Alabama f...

Bought by WJCT


  • Added: Nov 28, 2014
  • Length: 23:08
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: San Francisco's North Beach where Marla Knight has lived for 48 years, Credit: Daniel Schwen
Marla Knight is packing up her home of 48 years. She’s been evicted from her North Beach apartment because the owners are converting it to tenancie...

Bought by PRX Remix and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 29, 2013
  • Length: 04:41
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Girl on the family cart, Credit: Ben Weisz 2013
Ben Weisz investigates how child labour is rife among Montevideo's rubbish-cart drivers, and what is being done to help.

  • Added: Sep 17, 2013
  • Length: 09:27
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Previously on Art Beat we featured our interview with Jim Tittle, conducted during the Frozen River Film Festival. Jim started out as a photographe...

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Jun 06, 2013
  • Length: 40:46
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: New Bedford Harbor, Credit: Derek Hawkins (cc)
New Bedford Harbor ranks among the worst harbors in the country for surface oil spills. Harbor officials and environmental groups can’t even agree ...

  • Added: Jun 03, 2013
  • Length: 06:50
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A fence separates Hamden, a Connecticut suburb, from three public housing projects in the neighboring city of New Haven.

  • Added: Dec 05, 2012
  • Length: 07:26
Caption: In the age of instant messages, how do we keep our vote choice our own?, Credit: Susan Cook
Party structure has always provided the legs for a candidate to stand on- supporting and staying in touch with a candidate's focus: the voters. ...

  • Added: Nov 10, 2012
  • Length: 04:34
Caption: Voices of Young Voters
Young voters could play a major role in this presidential election. But what issues are most important to those under the age of 30?

  • Added: Nov 04, 2012
  • Length: 03:48
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Young voters could play a major role in this presidential election. But what issues are most important to those under the age of 30?

  • Added: Nov 04, 2012
  • Length: 03:46
Caption: The Occupy Maine encampment in Portland's Lincoln Park., Credit: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://katrinaherzogphotography.com/" target="_blank">Katrina Herzog</a>, courtesy of the Salt archives.
Dispatches from Occupy Maine's consensus process.

  • Added: Oct 08, 2012
  • Length: 07:12
Caption: "Breathing: American Sonnets", Credit: Susan Cook
The Constitution does not say "We, the Brand Consumer". It says "We, the... thinking , questioning, remembering, mind-changing, advocating and yes...

  • Added: Sep 13, 2012
  • Length: 03:55
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Interview with Sheri Strickland, President of NCEA, discussing concerns with education reform in 2011.

  • Added: Aug 20, 2012
  • Length: 11:35
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KSJD's Melissa Betrone talks with new Montezuma-Cortez School District Superintendent Alex Carter about his background, his views on education, and...

  • Added: Aug 17, 2012
  • Length: 22:46
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In the spring of 2011, KSJD talked with high school and middle school students from Southwest Open School, Cortez Middle School, and Montezuma-Cort...

  • Added: Aug 17, 2012
  • Length: 09:23
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Hoping to stem a high school dropout crisis, one Texas superintendent is luring many students back to school by giving them a taste of college cour...

  • Added: Aug 13, 2012
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: Pendleton Juvenile Correctional Facility, Pendleton, IN, Credit: Andy Yang and Priya Mirmira, Y-Press
Priya Mirmira, age 15, spoke with 18-year-old inmates who were serving time for gun charges. She learned about their attitudes toward guns, how the...

  • Added: Mar 16, 2012
  • Length: 03:38