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Part Two: Desperately Seeking Doctors
From: KBIA
Series: Shortage in Rich Land
Caption: Judith Haggard is one of two nurse practitioners at the Otto Bean Medical Center in Kennett, Mo. The clinic has no full-time doctor so Haggard works with a collaborating physician outside of the SEMO Health Network, which runs Otto Bean., Credit: Bram Sable-Smith
The Missouri Bootheel is a region emblematic of the social and medical problems facing rural Missouri, and really, all of rural America. Life expec...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and WABE


  • Added: Jun 03, 2015
  • Length: 06:13
  • Purchases: 2
Rich Austin, Retired ILWU and Member of ILWU 2014-15 Negotiating Team, Part 4
From: KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio
Series: We Do the Work
Caption: Rich Austin, ILWU
Rich Austin, Retired ILWU and Member of ILWU 2014-15 Negotiating Team, Part 4 Interview: Part 4 of a 6 part series called “War on the Workers” sta...

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: May 29, 2015
  • Length: 28:21
  • Purchases: 1
Steve Garey, Recently Retired President of the USW Local 12-591
From: KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio
Series: We Do the Work
Caption: Solidarity is POWER
Steve Garey, Recently Retired President of the USW Local 12-591 Interview: Steve Garey, a veteran of the 2015 refinery workers’ strike, talks abou...

  • Added: May 15, 2015
  • Length: 28:29
Hidden Disabilities-Interview with Joyce Bender
From: 2BoomerBabes Radio Hour
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Joyce BenderJoyce Bender is the Chair of the Board of the American Association of People with Disabilities and the CEO of Bender Consulting Service...

  • Added: May 13, 2015
  • Length: 15:58
Minimum wage activists fast for better pay
From: George Lavender
Caption: Activists' tent outside City Hall, Credit: George Lavender
In downtown Los Angeles, activists have gone without food for two weeks. The women are campaigning for a raise in the minimum wage. Today L-A Mayor...

  • Added: May 12, 2015
  • Length: 04:56
Alejandro Juarez, Communication Director of the Oregon Working Families Party
From: KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio
Series: We Do the Work
Caption: Oregon Working Families Party
Alejandro Juarez, Communication Director of the Oregon Working Families Party Interview: Alejandro explains the Oregon Working Families Party and ...

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: May 01, 2015
  • Length: 28:22
  • Purchases: 1
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for the week ending May 1, 2015
From: Scott Harris
Series: Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine
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This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Low-Wage Workers Organize Largest Nationwide Protest to Push for $15 Minim...

Bought by KPIP-LP and WRIR


  • Added: Apr 23, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Gillian Locascio, Campaign Coordinator for the Washington Fair Trade Coalition
From: KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio
Series: We Do the Work
Caption: WA Fair Trade Coalition
Interview: Gillian explains the current trade agreements and that the debate over “Fast Track” legislation for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)...

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Mar 27, 2015
  • Length: 27:37
  • Purchases: 1
The Jerk at Work
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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If someone is known as “the jerk” at work, it’ll show up on their performance review, right? Not likely, say two management researchers. Lilia Fuq...

Bought by KENW, New Hampshire Public Radio, KPVL, and KKRN


  • Added: Mar 06, 2015
  • Length: 03:32
  • Purchases: 4
Ilan Stavans, The United States of Mestizo
From: Joseph Sr Dobzynski
Series: We All Live Here For What It's Worth
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Ilan Stavans is a Mexican-American essayist, lexicographer, cultural commentator, translator, short-story author, TV personality, and teacher known...

  • Added: Mar 03, 2015
  • Length: 23:33
Gillian Locascio, Campaign Coordinator for the Washington Fair Trade Coalition
From: KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio
Series: We Do the Work
Caption: WA Fair Trade Coalition
Interview: Gillian explains the current trade agreements and that the debate over “Fast Track” legislation for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)...

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Feb 13, 2015
  • Length: 28:10
  • Purchases: 1
08-08: Green-Collar Jobs: Laboring into the Next Economy , 2/25/2015
From: Bioneers
Series: Bioneers - Revolution From the Heart of Nature
Caption: Maria Elena Durazo
Labor leader César Chavez helped ban DDT. Truckers are helping address appalling asthma rates at the filthy port of Los Angeles. And inner-city cle...

  • Added: Jan 10, 2015
  • Length: 28:30
Deception Detection
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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A single lie could cost a job – or a life – as it turned out for Eric Duncan, the Ebola “Patient Zero” in Texas. What if there was a way to accurat...

Bought by KENW and WXDU


  • Added: Oct 31, 2014
  • Length: 02:37
  • Purchases: 2
Bloomingfoods employees and co-op members rally during annual meeting in support of unionization
From: WFHB
Series: Daily Local News
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WFHB Correspondent David Murphy attended Bloomingfood’s annual meeting last week and an accompanying rally by those who support a recent effort by ...

  • Added: Oct 20, 2014
  • Length: 08:21
Mark Dudzic, National Coordinator of the Labor Campaign for Single-Payer, Part 3 of a 3 Part Series
From: KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio
Series: We Do the Work
Caption: Mark Dudzic, Labor for Single Payer
Interview: Mark Dudzic passionately makes the case (the US now spends $8000 for every man, woman, and child on healthcare) that, if we had a singl...

  • Added: Oct 17, 2014
  • Length: 27:59
Bloomingfoods Employees and Co-op Members Rally in Support of Unionization
From: WFHB
Series: Daily Local News
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Supporters of the unionization of employees of Bloomingfoods rallied in front of the West 6th outlet last Thursday. Around fifty people gathered la...

  • Added: Sep 22, 2014
  • Length: 09:10
Summer Melt and the Z Degree (Hour Long Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Texting may help stop "summer melt," which is when students who graduate from high school intending to go to college in the fall never show up. And...

Bought by WCNY, WNIJ, Accessible Media Inc., Accessible Media Inc. Station Account, KWMR and more


  • Added: Sep 12, 2014
  • Length: 53:57
  • Purchases: 7
Natrese Thomas, Police Dispatcher
From: Bending Borders
Series: 24 Hours: A Day in the Working Life
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Behind drawn shades in a brightly lit room downtown, dispatchers for the Los Angeles Police Department answer 9-1-1 calls and send officers to thei...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jul 29, 2014
  • Length: 03:46
  • Purchases: 1
Joshua Salazar, Bus Driver
From: Bending Borders
Series: 24 Hours: A Day in the Working Life
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In car-choked LA, riding the bus is a sign that you can’t afford your own wheels. But Joshua Salazar's overnight routes are often full of people be...

  • Added: Jul 29, 2014
  • Length: 03:58
The Working Poor I: Natasha and Robin
From: WCPN
Series: The Working Poor
Caption: Natasha Wynn high-fives her daughter, Robin., Credit: Brian Bull, WCPN.
A single mom working a fast-food job aims high.

Bought by KUER, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, and WTJU


  • Added: Jul 02, 2014
  • Length: 04:13
  • Purchases: 4
The Working Poor II: Brushawn
From: WCPN
Series: The Working Poor
Caption: Brushawn Fletcher at Green City Growers., Credit: Brian Bull, WCPN.
An ex-felon and former car salesman works two jobs to rebuild his life and hopefully some day reunite with his daughter.

Bought by KUER, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Jul 02, 2014
  • Length: 04:03
  • Purchases: 3
The Working Poor III: Bridget
From: WCPN
Series: The Working Poor
Caption: Bridget Gibbons and her belongings., Credit: Brian Bull, WCPN.
When you think of someone who's part of America's "working poor", you may picture a high school or college dropout. It's generally assumed that th...

Bought by KUER, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, and WTJU


  • Added: Jul 02, 2014
  • Length: 04:10
  • Purchases: 4
The Working Poor IV: Marilyn
From: WCPN
Series: The Working Poor
Caption: Marilyn Lombardo in her backyard., Credit: Brian Bull, WCPN.
For many senior citizens, the "Golden Years" are meant to be lived comfortably. One retires, takes things easy, maybe catches up with kids and gra...

Bought by KUER, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Jul 02, 2014
  • Length: 04:10
  • Purchases: 3
The Working Poor V: An Interview with 'Working Poor' Author David K. Shipler
From: WCPN
Series: The Working Poor
Caption: David K. Shipler, Credit: From David K. Shipler's blog
The former New York Times reporter talks about his research and experience with America's struggling working class.

Bought by KUER, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Jul 02, 2014
  • Length: 03:18
  • Purchases: 3
Indiana’s Recent Job Growth Loaded with Low Wage Jobs
From: WFHB
Series: Daily Local News
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A report from the National Employment Law Project found that the increasing number of jobs in Indiana offer wages under the federal median annual s...

  • Added: Jun 19, 2014
  • Length: 07:22

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