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Dead Zones and Fly-Fishing
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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You can’t see them on the surface. But at the bottom of some of the world’s largest bodies of water are areas called dead zones where fish and othe...

Bought by WJCT, Harford Community Radio, KMXT, and KWMR


  • Added: May 10, 2012
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 4
Halftime
From: Richard Paul
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The history of the football halftime show

Bought by KPIK-LP, KVNF, and WXDU


  • Added: Oct 08, 2010
  • Length: 14:05
  • Purchases: 3
Film & TV
From: Richard Paul
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The music that goes with sports highlights

  • Added: Oct 08, 2010
  • Length: 15:49
SECRETARIAT -- Randall Wallace Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Randall Wallace, September 24, 2010, San Francisco, CA, Credit: Andrea Chase
Randall Wallace talks recreating history, matching horses, and why Heart with a capital "H" is more important that ability.

  • Added: Oct 02, 2010
  • Length: 09:44
Dissecting Afghanistan's Favorite Sport
From: Rachel Louise Snyder
Series: Global Guru Radio
Caption: Buzkashi in Kabul
In this moment of World Cup frenzy, the Global Guru takes us to Afghanistan, where we learn about buzkashi -- the country's favorite sport.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 19, 2010
  • Length: 02:53
  • Purchases: 1
Boots Worth the Trek
From: Todd Bookman
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Tucked in the woods of Intervale, New Hampshire, the Limmer Boot Company has been handcrafting custom hiking boots for 91-years. Despite a steep pr...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, KUOW, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 15, 2010
  • Length: 03:16
  • Purchases: 4
Curl TV
From: Jim Cosco
Caption: Curltv.com, Credit: Curl TV
The Winter Olympics only comes around every four years, but fans of the peculiar sport of curling can find curling content online all year round. T...

  • Added: Feb 19, 2010
  • Length: 04:46
Vancouver Olympics: Part 2 – Civil Liberties & The Deal with the Devil_SHORT
From: Adam Vaughn
Series: 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics
Caption: Protest @ Vancouver Olympics, Credit: CBC News
A look at how the British Colombian government has enacted Olympic-related legislation to quell protest and dissension. Critics claim these new by...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 18, 2010
  • Length: 05:04
  • Purchases: 1
Vancouver Olympics: Part 3 – Olympic Legacies & A Declining Community
From: Adam Vaughn
Series: 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics
Caption: Homes Not Games
Vancouver Olympic organizers promised legacies - improvements to the community. They promised their nearly 9 billion dollar investment would pay h...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 13, 2010
  • Length: 04:42
  • Purchases: 1
Vancouver Olympics: Part 2 – Civil Liberties & The Deal with the Devil_LONG
From: Adam Vaughn
Series: 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics
Caption: Olympic civil liberties suppression, Credit: UBC
A look at how the British Colombian government has enacted Olympic-related legislation to quell protest and dissension. Critics claim these new by...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 13, 2010
  • Length: 06:11
  • Purchases: 1
Vancouver Olympics: Part 1 - Aboriginals & Canada's Dirty Secret_LONG
From: Adam Vaughn
Series: 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics
Caption: No Olympics on Stolen Native Land, Credit: http://6nsolidarity.wordpress.com
Many of British Columbia's aboriginal groups say the Olympics have allowed the government to take their land in the name of the Olympic Games. The...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 12, 2010
  • Length: 06:14
  • Purchases: 1
Going Green at the Olympic Trials
From: KLCC
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Efforts to make the Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon Environmentally friendly

  • Added: Nov 21, 2007
  • Length: 06:39
Biomechanics: The Science of Running
From: KLCC
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Biomechanical analysis is being used to help runners boost performance.

  • Added: Nov 21, 2007
  • Length: 06:12
Community Impact of 2008 Olympic Track and Field Trials
From: KLCC
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Examines how Eugene, Oregon is preparing for the 2008 Olympic Track and Field Trials.

  • Added: Nov 20, 2007
  • Length: 06:51
Steroids in Track and Field
From: KLCC
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The impact of steroids in track and field

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 20, 2007
  • Length: 07:28
  • Purchases: 1
Keeping Little League Arms Healthy
From: 90.1 WFYI Public Radio
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Why little league pitchers are damaging their arms and the new rules meant to protect them

Bought by NPR Station Showcase with PRX, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and WKMS


  • Added: Jun 19, 2007
  • Length: 05:30
  • Purchases: 3
The Fall
From: Chris Ladd
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Skydiving can go wrong, terribly wrong, and that can even happen when the parachute opens. This piece chronicles the author's dive on assignment fo...

  • Added: May 10, 2005
  • Length: 21:55