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In Amish Country, Fracking Here to Stay
From: Reid Frazier
Caption: A Chesapeake Energy rig in Carroll County, Ohio, where fracking is taking place in Amish communities. , Credit: Reid R. Frazier
In Ohio, some of the best pockets of oil and gas in the East run right under Amish country. Reid Frazier found the drilling boom is confronting the...

  • Added: Mar 11, 2013
  • Length: 06:37
Farming Underwater: Steve Mello’s Story
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Farmer Steve Mello has put down roots in “The Delta” in central California. But climate change is threatening the levees which protect Delta farms....

  • Added: May 04, 2012
  • Length: 29:01
When 'No' is Not an Option: Gas Boom Brings Problems to Surface Owners
From: Reid Frazier
Series: Breaking the Land: Marcellus Shale and the Gas Age
Caption: Marty Whiteman found himself in a struggle with Chesapeake Energy, which leased the gas under his farm. , Credit: Reid R. Frazier
What happens when your land sits on top of a rich natural gas deposit, but you don't own the mineral rights. In Wetzel County, West Virginia, many ...

  • Added: Mar 09, 2012
  • Length: 07:05
Day Two: The Accidental Life of Cannon Point
From: Kenny Malone
Series: Neglected to Death
Caption: The Cannon Point neighborhood is like nowhere else., Credit: Google Maps
Cannon Point is a one-block stretch in Broward County, Florida, with the highest concentration of mental health assisted-living facilities in the s...

Bought by PRX Remix, WRST-FM Oshkosh, KUT, KUOW, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: May 04, 2011
  • Length: 07:51
  • Purchases: 5
Royal Real Estate
From: Steve Webb
Series: Real Estate Today
Caption: PRX default Piece image
After Wills and Kate's wedding of the century, which of the royal palaces shall they choose as home?

  • Added: Apr 27, 2011
  • Length: 06:09
The 100 Year Legacy of the Big Burn
From: Amanda Loder
Caption: The Aftermath of the 1910 Big Burn, Credit: US Forest Service
Evergreen Documentary: About a hundred years ago, one of the largest wildfires in US history taught Americans to fear flames. The Big Burn of 1910...

  • Added: Sep 02, 2010
  • Length: 29:04
Natural Child Birth: There will Always be Three Now
From: Katy Sewall
Series: Experience Natural Child Birth
Caption: Newly born, Max Ferrer, with his parents Nicole and Sean, Credit: Katy Sewall
When it comes to giving birth in America, less than 1% of couples choose a "natural birth;" that is a birth with no drugs - and little to no medica...

  • Added: May 14, 2010
  • Length: 17:14
A Crisis in Primary Care -- the Massachusetts Health Care Experiment
From: Karen Brown
Caption: Dr. Dan Levy, who left his private practice, Credit: Karen Brown
Health care reform in Massachusetts has led to a dramatic increase in the number of people with health insurance. But there’s an unintended consequ...

Bought by KRUA and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 26, 2009
  • Length: 05:39
  • Purchases: 2
Fake City, Real Dreams
From: Zak Rosen
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A fake city comes to life to prove that dialogue and ideas can transform a region.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, Louisville Public Media, PRX Remix, KUT, KUOW and more


  • Added: Aug 11, 2008
  • Length: 17:51
  • Purchases: 6
How to Eat a Low-Carbon Diet
From: KQED
Series: QUEST
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Is local food necessarily low-carbon?

Bought by WRVO Public Media, KVNF, KGOU, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 24, 2008
  • Length: 04:38
  • Purchases: 4
QUEST Nature Deficit Disorder
From: KQED
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How can we get kids outside?

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 18, 2007
  • Length: 05:06
  • Purchases: 1
Quest_Marine Protected Areas
From: KQED
Series: QUEST
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One Fish, Two Fish: The Science of Protecting Sea Life

  • Added: Oct 26, 2007
  • Length: 04:45
Quest_Graywater Guerillas
From: KQED
Series: QUEST
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A report from the frontlines of D.I.Y eco-plumbing.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 23, 2007
  • Length: 05:01
  • Purchases: 1
Sprawling of America
From: The Environment Report
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Hour-long documentary on the costs and causes of urban sprawl.

Bought by KTSW 89.9, WRPI, KXOT Public Radio, WBEZ, Iowa Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jun 01, 2007
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 18
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
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
Roosters vs. Developers
From: Adam Allington
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A Rooster becomes an anti-development icon in northern Michigan

  • Added: Jun 27, 2006
  • Length: 04:05
Me and My Monkey
From: Steven Tagle
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This long audio essay explores primate research and the conflict that exists between treating monkeys humanely and treating them like humans.

  • Added: Jan 19, 2005
  • Length: 18:25
The Creative Remix
From: Benjamen Walker
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a lawyer free exploration of the remix in music, art and literature.

Bought by KVNF, WCFM, KUOW, WBEZ, KFAI Minneapolis and more


  • Added: Sep 28, 2004
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 8
The Home-State Record: Carol Moseley Braun
From: Vermont Public
Series: "The Home-State Record"
Caption: PRX default Piece image
In-depth look at Illinois' perspective on Democratic presidential candidate Carol Moseley Braun.

Bought by Connecticut Public (WNPR), KWMU St. Louis, and KPBS


  • Added: Dec 08, 2003
  • Length: 04:09
  • Purchases: 3
The Home-State Record: Wesley Clark
From: Vermont Public
Series: "The Home-State Record"
Caption: PRX default Piece image
In-depth look at how Wesley Clark's peers see the candidate's leadership record.

Bought by Connecticut Public (WNPR), KWMU St. Louis, and KPBS


  • Added: Dec 08, 2003
  • Length: 03:39
  • Purchases: 3
The Home-State Record: John Edwards
From: Vermont Public
Series: "The Home-State Record"
Caption: PRX default Piece image
In-depth look at the North Carolina perspective on Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards.

Bought by WZBC, Connecticut Public (WNPR), KWMU St. Louis, and KPBS


  • Added: Dec 08, 2003
  • Length: 04:13
  • Purchases: 4
The Home-State Record: Dick Gephardt
From: Vermont Public
Series: "The Home-State Record"
Caption: PRX default Piece image
In-depth look at the Missouri perspective on Democratic presidential candidate Dick Gephardt.

Bought by Connecticut Public (WNPR), KWMU St. Louis, and KPBS


  • Added: Dec 08, 2003
  • Length: 04:01
  • Purchases: 3
The Home-State Record: John Kerry
From: Vermont Public
Series: "The Home-State Record"
Caption: PRX default Piece image
In-depth look at the Massachusetts perspective on Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry.

Bought by WZBC, Connecticut Public (WNPR), KWMU St. Louis, and KPBS


  • Added: Dec 08, 2003
  • Length: 04:12
  • Purchases: 4
The Home-State Record: Dennis Kucinich
From: Vermont Public
Series: "The Home-State Record"
Caption: PRX default Piece image
In-depth look at the Ohio perspective on Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich.

Bought by WUAL, Connecticut Public (WNPR), KWMU St. Louis, and KPBS


  • Added: Dec 08, 2003
  • Length: 04:12
  • Purchases: 4