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Caption: Nell Bernstein, Credit: NPR
In her new book, award winner journalist Nell Bernstein takes us behind the scenes into the hidden lives of incarcerated children. She has spent mo...

Bought by KVSC and KCBX


  • Added: Jul 02, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
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Victims and perpetrators sitting down face to face...it can help heal their wounds, and our society. Incarcerating our way out of crime clearly has...

Bought by WRIR


  • Added: Jun 19, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
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For high school senior Paula Dinh, the path to graduation has been a long one, with times when she questioned her ability — and desire — to finish ...

Bought by WNIJ


  • Added: May 14, 2014
  • Length: 07:30
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: The Alley Project, Detroit, Credit: Karpov the Wrecked Train
From pedestrian plazas to pop-up-parklets…cities are looking to create spaces for people to gather, interact and create. But are some people being...

  • Added: Apr 28, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
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Michael Butler and Sherri Gonzales talk about the coalition that is working together for this year's celebration of International Worker's Day. It ...

  • Added: Apr 28, 2014
  • Length: 12:46
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The Re-Food Project is a collaboration between organizations to create a platform in New Mexico to rescue food, recycle and compost. In this interv...

  • Added: Apr 28, 2014
  • Length: 13:54
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Protect and Serve ABQ is a campaign to allow the community to voice their thoughts on the recent issues with the Albuquerque Police Department. Coo...

  • Added: Apr 28, 2014
  • Length: 07:45
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Why do we give back? Many reasons. To help the community. To help others. To feel good about ourselves. If you ask 100 people why they give, t...

  • Added: Apr 23, 2014
  • Length: 25:31
Caption: Young people working with the New Mexico Jazz Workshop, Credit: New Mexico Jazz Workshop
Pauly Denetclaw conducted a powerful interview with Lil' Threat Loca Audra Blea and Alyson Steinman of the Empowerment Through Music: Digital Techn...

Bought by KUNM


  • Added: Apr 22, 2014
  • Length: 55:49
  • Purchases: 1
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The Media Literacy Project is holding a Media Justice Forum to discuss the impact the media have in our community. Neza Leal-Santillan and Alanna O...

  • Added: Apr 22, 2014
  • Length: 14:00
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Jolene Aguilar of the Partnership for Community Action talks about the important reduction in underage drinking in New Mexico, and an upcoming comm...

  • Added: Apr 22, 2014
  • Length: 14:00
Caption: Protests in Albuquerque against police violence
Generation Justice was joined by local community organizers, Albuquerque Peace and Justice Center Coordinator Sue Schuurman, representative from A....

  • Added: Apr 11, 2014
  • Length: 24:20
Caption: Protests in Albuquerque against police violence
Generation Justice hosted a community panel featuring journalist and editor of La Jicarita, David Correia, and Senator Jerry Ortiz y Pino, discussi...

  • Added: Apr 11, 2014
  • Length: 19:42
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James Braxton Peterson, founder of Hip Hop Scholars, talks about misogyny and homophobia in Hip Hop culture, and the marginalization of blacks in A...

  • Added: Feb 26, 2014
  • Length: 30:04
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Our very own Luna Olavarria Gallegos spoke with Southwest Organizing Project volunteer and dreamer Liz Carrasco, who discussed immigration and her ...

  • Added: Feb 10, 2014
  • Length: 16:32
Caption: Jonquilyn Hill
Generation Justice member Jonquilyn Hill reports on the KIDS COUNT report that ranked New Mexico last in the nation for child well being. Angela Me...

  • Added: Feb 04, 2014
  • Length: 04:30
Caption: Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. , Credit: World Telegram & Sun photo by Dick DeMarsico
This episode we honored the work and life of Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. with music, quotes, and reflections on the meaning of his legacy.

  • Added: Feb 04, 2014
  • Length: 59:27
Caption: Victor Torres, Credit: Generation Justice
We spoke with Generation Justice’s inspiring Victor Torres about some of the challenges he faces as a student with a disability.

  • Added: Feb 04, 2014
  • Length: 24:18
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In this episode Lucia Martinez talks with Reverend Martha Quintana, who is the Senior Minister at the Rio Grande Center for Spiritual Living. Durin...

  • Added: Feb 04, 2014
  • Length: 25:37
Caption: Host Martha Burk
According to the latest statistics available, one teen or child is killed with a gun every 3 hours 15 minutes, many by their peers. It's time for ...

  • Added: Jan 22, 2014
  • Length: 02:30
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Michael Goldberg contributes "The Last Word," his weekly topical essay to Northern Community Radio's Between You and Me program on Saturdays.

  • Added: Dec 21, 2013
  • Length: 03:35
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Radio Rookies Temitayo Fagbenle and Gemma Weiner spent the past several months talking to dozens of teenagers who smoke weed about where they buy i...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Dec 19, 2013
  • Length: 08:17
  • Purchases: 2
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During the Wendy Davis Filibuster the nation was glued to their radios and television sets to see the outcome of this now historic moment. Wendy wa...

  • Added: Nov 26, 2013
  • Length: 02:20
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When people get into trouble with the law, they normally don’t have a chance to have a conversation with their victims. To explain what happened. H...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Oct 09, 2013
  • Length: 07:59
  • Purchases: 1
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Radio Curious discusses incarceration and solitary confinement from the prisoner's perspective with Steven Czifra, a 38 year old undergraduate stud...

  • Added: Sep 17, 2013
  • Length: 58:02