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"For the price of a latte, save a town." Iowa town needs $3.00 from 1.5 million.
From: Deborah Van Fleet
Caption: Hamburg, Iowa residents dancing at the "flash mob".
While much of Iowa is now dealing with drought, last summer Hamburg, IA residents held up to 17 feet of floodwater at bay. Eight feet of dirt was ...

  • Added: Jul 23, 2012
  • Length: 03:54
I've Got Rhythm—Does Cancer?
From: With Good Reason
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About 12 percent of women develop breast cancer. But years of studies have shown that for female flight attendants, nurses, factory workers, and ot...

Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 09, 2012
  • Length: 02:32
  • Purchases: 2
EcoMind: Changing the Way We Think, to Create The World We Want
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Nation Books, Credit: Alyssa Stepien
Reports of the health of our planet appear dim. Our conditions are becoming worse as hunger increases, and the variety of species disappear. Autho...

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Dec 19, 2011
  • Length: 28:57
  • Purchases: 1
The Promise and Perils of Nanotechnology
From: A World of Possibilities
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Today, nano particles are in our food, cosmetics, and hundreds of other items. And this is just the beginning of what is projected to be a $1 trill...

Bought by WZEN.org, KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle, WRPI, WDSE, and KUOW


  • Added: Dec 19, 2011
  • Length: 56:38
  • Purchases: 5
Magic Bullets: Big Ideas and Big Projects (4 Part Series)
From: Changing Gears
Series: Changing Gears: Remaking the Manufacturing Belt
Caption: Memorabilia from the now defunct AutoWorld in Flint
Changing Gears reporters will tackle a subject that’s long been a part of the Midwest mind frame: magic bullets. By magic bullets, we mean the big...

Bought by Louisville Public Media


  • Added: Dec 14, 2011
  • Length: 15:59
  • Purchases: 1
Behind the Scenes: Our New Website
From: Obama for America
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What's responsive design, and what does it mean for your cell phone bill? How do you create a new look for a re-election campaign? And what does al...

  • Added: Dec 12, 2011
  • Length: 03:24
Better Together?  Chinese Innovators On Green Tech Partnerships
From: A World of Possibilities
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 Like “Made in Japan” a generation ago, the “Made in China” label has long been viewed by Americans as a low-cost, low quality knock-off of a costl...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and KUOW


  • Added: Oct 17, 2011
  • Length: 55:02
  • Purchases: 2
China’s Great Green Wager
From: A World of Possibilities
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China today is the most polluted nation on earth. But it’s also on its way to becoming the most environmentally advanced. And it’s no coincidence. ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and KUOW


  • Added: Oct 10, 2011
  • Length: 55:02
  • Purchases: 2
Spirit in the Digital Age
From: Madeline Schaefer
Series: Friend Speaks My Mind
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On this episode of Friend Speaks My Mind, I explore Quaker's relationship with technology, from cell phones to Facebook.

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Jul 17, 2011
  • Length: 38:08
  • Purchases: 1
Earth's Deadly Enemy: Biological Warfare
From: Hameed Mourani
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Earth Day Project by 8th Grade Science students Hameed Mourani and Joseph Ricciardella.

  • Added: May 30, 2011
  • Length: 16:44
Etiquette of Texting
From: KBEM
Series: What's Real
Caption: Ruth Mullin, Credit: Philip Nusbaum
"Technology is great," says Ruth Mullin, student at Susan B. Anthony Middle School (Minneapolis). But too much texting can cause you to ignore your...

  • Added: Apr 24, 2011
  • Length: 01:00
NOVA Minute: Loneliness in Space
From: NOVA
Series: NOVA Minute
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NASA psychologist Al Holland describes the mental challenges astronauts might face during a 3-year mission to Mars.

Bought by 91.7 WHUS Storrs, WEZU, WXDU, Radio Newark, KRUA and more


  • Added: Apr 22, 2011
  • Length: 01:28
  • Purchases: 6
The Mad Scientist
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
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David Kontak builds bizarre musical machines out of found objects and uses them to produce experimental soundscapes.

Bought by KMXT and PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 03, 2011
  • Length: 04:09
  • Purchases: 2
From the National Press Club: Muhtar Kent, CEO Coca-Cola
From: National Press Club
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Chairman and CEO of the Coca-Cola Company Muhtar Kent describes his hopes and aspirations for his company.

  • Added: Dec 10, 2010
  • Length: 54:01
Laika, November 3, 1957
From: Jonathan Thomas Stratman
Series: Who Died Today
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A true, Russian space hero died today. As a matter of fact, the very first Russian space hero. And as it turns out, she was the first space martyr....

Bought by KPIK-LP


  • Added: Nov 12, 2010
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
From the National Press Club: Dr. Edward Miller, Dean and CEO Johns Hopkins Medicine
From: National Press Club
Caption: Dr. Edward Miller, Credit: NPC
Dr. Miller addresses a National Press Club luncheon about health reform and caring for low income and Medicaid patients.

  • Added: Jul 09, 2010
  • Length: 54:51
Coast Guard Commandant Thad Allen at the National Press Club
From: National Press Club
Caption: Admiral Thad Allen
Retiring Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, Admiral Thad Allen, speaks to the National Press Club.

  • Added: Feb 19, 2010
  • Length: 54:02
Cern: World Machine and the BIG BANG!
From: Radijojo World Children's Radio Network
Caption: CERN
The world machine: What happened before the Big Bang? What is the WORLDMACHINE? In Switzerland deep down under the ground scientists are imitating ...

  • Added: Oct 28, 2009
  • Length: 29:58
Day in Tech History - October 07
From: Jeffrey Powers
Series: Day in Tech History
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Daily rundown of Tech History

  • Added: Oct 06, 2009
  • Length: 06:17
Day in Tech History
From: Jeffrey Powers
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We run through Technology history on a daily basis

  • Added: Oct 02, 2009
  • Length: 04:40
Resilience and Tech
From: LISNews Netcast Network
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When Google disappears, who do you call if you stored your critical material with them?

  • Added: May 17, 2009
  • Length: 05:01
Building Green
From: Bill Baue
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BuildingGreen.com founder Alex Wilson discusses the history, current state, and future of the green building movement. Erin Gorman, CEO of Divine ...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 11, 2009
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
Linux Roundup for February 25th
From: LISNews Netcast Network
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A look at Linux and open source software news

  • Added: Feb 24, 2009
  • Length: 03:35
Crusts - Ed Reynolds - APL Project Manager
From: Ray Gard
Series: Crusts
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Careers Vignettes: The passion that got them started: Ed Reynolds - APL Project Manager

  • Added: Nov 14, 2007
  • Length: 04:01
The Day the Music Died
From: Julie Beth Napolin
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A profile of a vinyl record store owner during his last week in business.

Bought by KSRQ, New Hampshire Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, Mississippi Public Broadcasting, NPR Station Showcase with PRX and more


  • Added: Nov 02, 2007
  • Length: 04:03
  • Purchases: 6

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