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This I Believe - Kij Johnson
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Writer Kij Johnson believes rock climbing helped her reject thoughts of suicide and embrace life.

Bought by WEZU, XRAY.fm, WEZU, and Iowa Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 22, 2008
  • Length: 03:49
  • Purchases: 4
Cemeteries
From: The humble Farmer
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Something about cemeteries attracts young and old

  • Added: Jun 19, 2008
  • Length: 03:20
Sisters by Camea Osborn
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2008
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Her first year in the competition, Camea says this piece is about encouraging young women to love themselves and succeed beyond adversity. Camea O...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Apr 02, 2008
  • Length: 02:59
  • Purchases: 1
Journal by KeeKey Itson
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2008
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Her fifth year in the competition, KeeKey says this piece is about the love of writing, from the perspective of a multi-racial girl (note: in Engli...

  • Added: Apr 02, 2008
  • Length: 01:34
Women Rising XIII: Enterprising Women
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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In this program we profile four women entrepreneurs leading a worldwide grassroots movement to create micro-enterprise.

Bought by KHNS, KFAI Minneapolis, and 90.5 WSNC


  • Added: Aug 28, 2007
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
This I Believe - Lisa Sandin
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Michigan listener Lisa Sandin believes she is more than her body -- and more than her birth defect.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, and KJZZ


  • Added: Aug 24, 2007
  • Length: 04:22
  • Purchases: 3
Despite dangers, an Iraqi mother is determined to educate herself and her children
From: UNICEF
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This Story is Free! A mother of four in Iraq tells her story of going to University and sending her children to school

  • Added: Mar 28, 2007
  • Length: 05:04
Car Sex
From: Rachel Bonham Carter
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The secret to feeling young and sensual...

  • Added: Mar 28, 2007
  • Length: 03:48
On International Women's Day, an Iraqi mother and daughter stay focused on education
From: UNICEF
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This Story is Free! A mother and daughter in Iraq tell their story of remaining focused on education and the future despite the ongoing violence in...

Bought by KSJD


  • Added: Mar 08, 2007
  • Length: 05:38
  • Purchases: 1
How To Go Head-to-Head With O'Reilly on The Factor
From: Paul Levinson
Series: A View to Media
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advice from personal experience about how to get the last word

  • Added: Dec 17, 2006
  • Length: 03:48
Winnie Farao: A Success Story for Girls' Education in Zimbabwe
From: UNICEF
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This Story is free! Winnie Farao, a champion of girls' education who struggled to get an education herself, in Zimbabwe, tells her story

  • Added: Nov 26, 2006
  • Length: 04:48
Painted Lady: Part Two
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: CBC Radio's Outfront
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Elizabeth once worked the strolls in Calgary and Vancouver as a heroin addicted prostitute. She tells us how she went from sex trade worker to socc...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Dec 16, 2005
  • Length: 13:35
  • Purchases: 1
Painted Lady: Part One
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: CBC Radio's Outfront
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There are not many women who can tell the stories Elizabeth Hudson has to tell -- she used to work the strolls in Calgary and Vancouver as a heroin...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Dec 16, 2005
  • Length: 13:35
  • Purchases: 1
Fisherman's Wife
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: CBC Radio's Outfront
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Jackie Hannam fell in love with a fisherman and so far their life together is often a life apart.

Bought by WTIP and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 01, 2005
  • Length: 13:20
  • Purchases: 2
Bonnie's Budget
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: CBC Radio's Outfront
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Bonnie has raised three daughters on less than twenty thousand dollars a year but according to Bonnie, she is anything but poor.

Bought by WTIP, KFAI Minneapolis, and WBEZ


  • Added: Jul 08, 2005
  • Length: 13:20
  • Purchases: 3
Dear Birth Mother
From: Long Haul Productions
Series: Becoming a Mom
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After waiting for Mr. Right (who has yet to arrive) - and after years of fertility treatments - Suzanne, a single woman in her forties, decided to ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KVSC, KMXT, HowSound, 90.5 WSNC and more


  • Added: Jun 14, 2005
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 16
A House With Many Rooms
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: CBC Radio's Outfront
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In this intimate and compelling memoir, Marti Em offers a rare glimpse into what it is like to live with multiple personalities.

Bought by WBEZ


  • Added: May 11, 2005
  • Length: 14:21
  • Purchases: 1
My Body
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: CBC Radio's Outfront
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This program looks at society's fixation with breasts -- a fixation that can be playful -- or downright painful.

Bought by WYSO


  • Added: May 10, 2005
  • Length: 12:45
  • Purchases: 1
Health Insurance Dilemma
From: Vermont Public
Series: 10 in Their 20s
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A young mother weighs the costs of buying health insurance against the risks of living without it.

Bought by KXOT Public Radio, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, WMPG, and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Jun 11, 2004
  • Length: 02:19
  • Purchases: 4