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Another congressional message from the #NMspeaksCrisis Town Hall comes from Congressman Ben Ray Lujan. Congressman Lujan was represented at the eve...

  • Added: Aug 04, 2016
  • Length: 02:03
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New Mexico's Congressional delegation participated in the Mental Health Town Hall including Senator Martin Heinrich. Here is a message from Senator...

  • Added: Aug 04, 2016
  • Length: 04:54
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John Acosta and Joseph Vigil from "Free Association UNM" talk about how they raise awareness for mental health. Interviewing John Acosta and Joseph...

  • Added: Aug 04, 2016
  • Length: 05:51
Caption: Antonio McKinney
As an African-American and the son of a police officer in Shreveport, LA, Antonio McKinney offers a nuanced view of the relationship between Africa...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jul 31, 2016
  • Length: 04:32
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Khiari Benson
Khiari Benson recalls coming to his mother's defense when a police officer attacked her. He was just five years old. "I didn't see the badge. I d...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jul 31, 2016
  • Length: 03:25
  • Purchases: 1
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Lorraine Archibald and Juan Reynosa give updates on the Santolina Master Plan development that is threatening our community. They talk about how we...

  • Added: Jul 25, 2016
  • Length: 16:01
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The #Frisco5 are San Francisco activists who launched a 17-day hunger strike against police violence and racism. We are joined by participant and h...

  • Added: May 24, 2016
  • Length: 14:34
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May is Mental Health Awareness month. Learn more about its history and importance with mental health advocate, Ane Romero.

  • Added: May 24, 2016
  • Length: 14:32
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New voter identification laws could sharply curb voter participation in N.C. and other states, says Duke University historian Gunther Peck.

  • Added: May 18, 2016
  • Length: 02:14
Caption: Javille Sutton was a 14-year-old runaway when she accepted a ride from a pimp who sold her across the country for the next six years. She was arrested multiple times as a juvenile. She now counsels girls at a horse ranch for young victims of trafficking.
Advocates for kids are pushing for a new approach to combating underage prostitution: treating young people caught up in sex trafficking as victims...

Bought by WMUU-LP, KUER, WRIR, WEKU, Georgia Public Broadcasting and more


  • Added: May 12, 2016
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 13
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National service is a winning issue with potential bipartisan appeal, says a professor at Duke University.

  • Added: May 10, 2016
  • Length: 02:05
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Train-Tracks. Metal-Mouth. Brace-Face. Whatever you call them, getting braces as a teenager seems to be a stereotypical right of passage. However,...

  • Added: Apr 25, 2016
  • Length: 04:36
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Some schools are trying programs that teach their students meditation techniques as a way to help them deal with stress in their lives. The results...

Bought by KPIP-LP, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, and KUOW


  • Added: Apr 22, 2016
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Elizabeth Perez working at City Hall, Credit: Valeria Fernandez
From civil disobedience to civic accountability, youth that can’t vote are making the voice of the Latino community heard in local politics and at ...

Bought by WDBM, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and WRIR


  • Added: Apr 17, 2016
  • Length: 10:06
  • Purchases: 3
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Radio Curious revisits a conversation with Joan Dalton, founder and executive director of Project Pooch, a nationally-recognized non-profit dog ado...

  • Added: Apr 06, 2016
  • Length: 29:01
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Updates from Circle of Life Academy

  • Added: Mar 18, 2016
  • Length: 25:29
Caption: Markel, Jhandira, and Amelia
Sometimes, you just need a friend. Even if he’s imaginary, like the gigantic purple cat named Crenshaw. That’s the name of Newbery Award winning wr...

  • Added: Mar 10, 2016
  • Length: 21:36
Caption: Anelise Moon-Schruder, 24, is part of the white anti-racist movement., Credit: Paul Kiefer
Anelise Moon-Schruder, 24, is part of a movement of white people who are coming together to reflect on their privilege. As a young woman raised in ...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 30, 2015
  • Length: 04:29
  • Purchases: 2
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Seeing the city while on public transportation.

  • Added: Dec 29, 2015
  • Length: 08:28
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It may surprise you, but many teens are as concerned as adults about being constantly connected in the Internet age. Teen reporters David and Tabit...

Bought by KSKQ


  • Added: Dec 28, 2015
  • Length: 03:58
  • Purchases: 1
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IU performs Jean Anoilh adaption of Sophocles' Antigone

  • Added: Dec 03, 2015
  • Length: 09:10
Caption: Handing off..., Credit: Susan Cook
Over 100 people have died from heroin and fentanyl-laced drug overdoses this year, in Maine. Maine’s governor says he will call in the National Gua...

  • Added: Nov 21, 2015
  • Length: 04:47
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Blunt tackles the Iran Nuclear Deal with some very special guests, including Maine Senator Angus King!

  • Added: Oct 06, 2015
  • Length: 01:01:39
Caption: A student hangs a flag outside the veteran’s center at Pasadena City College., Credit: Stephen Smith
The GI Bill of 1944 revolutionized the lives of millions of young veterans, America’s institutions of higher education, and American society at lar...

Bought by WMUU-LP, KUER, WHRV, KAZU Seaside, Calif., KSFR and more


  • Added: Sep 10, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
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Charles McLister discusses his role as board president helping Camden's youth through technology with Hopeworks In Camden and caring for those with...

  • Added: Sep 03, 2015
  • Length: 01:33:28