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1986's 'Top Gun' led to a military recruiting boom. Will the upcoming sequel do the same?

Caption: Former Navy fighter pilot John Semcken was a technical advisor on the set of the first 'Top Gun' movie in 1986., Credit: Libby Denkmann / American Homefront

"Top Gun: Maverick" is scheduled for release next year. But perceptions of the military and warfare have changed since the original iconic movie pr...

Bought by Texas Public Radio, WUSF, KPBS, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and Colorado Public Radio

Who Rules the World In a World Where Truth Really Matters

From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide

Caption: Adolescents, the life cycle's truthtellers, any paleobiologist, or historian knows truth matters..., Credit: Susan Cook

In 2007, after the Iraq War began, Truth was traded freely for access to Power. The consequence of today's hemorrhaging of Truth requires more than...

A new strategy for veteran homelessness: A tent camp outside the West LA VA

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: Former Air Force medic Lisa Thompkins is among the veterans living at the West L.A. VA's tent encampment., Credit: Matt Tinoco / KPCC

The VA sanctioned encampment provides basic services to homeless veterans amid the COVID-19 pandemic. It's drawn mixed reactions from homeless advo...

Bought by KPBS, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WUSF, Texas Public Radio, and Colorado Public Radio

The Army says its new marketing campaign aims to 'surprise our audience'

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: Recruit Crystal Townsend, 35, said the Army provided a more diverse range of career options than other military branches. She hopes to go into military intelligence., Credit: Dan Boyce / American Homefront

The campaign, which launched in November, emphasizes Army careers in technology, medicine, and other non-combat jobs.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KPBS, WUSF, Texas Public Radio, and KPCC

Who Rules the World and Why It Matters, At Age 18

From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide

Caption: Leaning back...he asked "Who rules the world?", Credit: Susan Cook

Censorship of anti-war statements is now and always has been a threat to our nation's stability and the world's safety.

Who Rules Public Radio and Who Really Matters: A Bigger Ruler

From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide

Caption: "I don't hate the press, none of them. As a matter of fact, I feel sorry for them.'', Credit: Szep, Boston Globe, July 18, 1974

Maine Public Broadcasting Network has made the perplexing decision to segregate music and poetry to a separate pay-to-hear HD radio service called ...

Returning Home

From: War News Radio

News and features on the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Libya.

Producer Profile: Valerie Red-Horse

From: Vision Maker Media
Series: Native Producer Profile

Reporter Ben Kreimer speaks with filmmaker, entrepreneur and investment banker Valerie Red-Horse, about her film Choctaw Code Talkers.

War News Radio: The Science of Traumatic Brain Injury

From: War News Radio

Caption: An Afghan girl practices skateboarding in a park in Kabul, Afghanistan., Credit: Photo courtesy of the Associated Press.

From Piecing it Together (August 7, 2009): War News Radio reports on scientific efforts to understand and help soldiers suffering from traumatic br...

DRP: Radio Dabanga Connects Darfuris Across Borders

From: Sudan Radio Project

From the Darfur Radio Project: we explore how a small radio studio in the Netherlands is connecting Darfuris to each other--and to the rest of the ...