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'Girl Stars' reach out to rural India through films on the power of education
From: UNICEF
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This story is free! Impressive Indian girls' stories go out on the road as films

  • Added: May 11, 2007
  • Length: 05:58
A Darfur village turns its back on conflict, opting instead for development
From: UNICEF
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This Story is Free! This piece outlines to listeners how in Darfur, not everything is black and white - its gives an alternate perspective on the d...

  • Added: May 10, 2007
  • Length: 03:56
Argentina's Mothers of Plaza de Mayo Commemorate 30th Anniversary
From: Marie Trigona
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Argentina?s Mothers of Plaza de Mayo Commemorate 30th Anniversary

  • Added: May 01, 2007
  • Length: 06:04
Old Maid Aunts
From: Bernadette Cahill
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The Story of a Song

  • Added: Apr 18, 2007
  • Length: 05:19
Dollar Storeys- The Golden Mug Award
From: David Weinberg
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My contributution to the third coast project Dollar Storeys

  • Added: Apr 16, 2007
  • Length: 02:30
Lessons Learned from Katrina: A New Network
From: WKNO
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In the days following Hurricane Katrina, countless Americans watched, and listened, to the growing chaos in disbelief. One nurse, Kathy McGregor, f...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 13, 2007
  • Length: 05:39
  • Purchases: 1
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
"Life Challenges" by Shekira McKnight
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2007
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With her amazing voice and sly poetry, this young writer approaches depression head-on. This poet is a student at Steinmetz Academic Centre (Chica...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Mar 22, 2007
  • Length: 02:31
  • Purchases: 1
"My Friend" by Porsche Colbert
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2007
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A moving personal story of one young writer's downfall with anorexia. This poet is a student at Morgan Park High School (Chicago, IL).

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and Public Interactive


  • Added: Mar 22, 2007
  • Length: 02:37
  • Purchases: 2
"Cropped" by Cydney Edwards
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2007
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Billie Holiday writing the song "Strange Friuit" - This poet is a student at Morgan Park High School (Chicago, IL).

  • Added: Mar 22, 2007
  • Length: 02:47
Womemories -- Dory Previn
From: Bernadette Cahill
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Singer/Songwriter Dory Previn talks about her life and work

Bought by NPR Station Showcase with PRX


  • Added: Mar 16, 2007
  • Length: 09:59
  • Purchases: 1
Rock 'n Roll Camp for Girls
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
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voices of girls and women at the Rock Block after school program

Bought by KUOW, KUNM, and NPR Station Showcase with PRX


  • Added: Mar 15, 2007
  • Length: 11:26
  • Purchases: 3
Down the rabbit hole with Maggie Sefton
From: KRFC
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Interview with Maggie Sefton - author of knitting mysteries

  • Added: Mar 09, 2007
  • Length: 29:06
A Better Day, A Better Place
From: Libby Conn
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Marilou, age 58, talks about her past experiences as a homeless woman in Boston and the food bank she runs today for the needy in her new community.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 09, 2007
  • Length: 07:15
  • Purchases: 1
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
This I Believe - Ann Karasinski
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Trying to understand her daughter's addiction gave Ann Karasinski a belief that helps her cope with it.

Bought by WEZU, KFOK-LPFM, WEZU, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and KJZZ


  • Added: Feb 22, 2007
  • Length: 04:08
  • Purchases: 5
The Person I Admire the Most
From: Jake Warga
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Following my best friend to Ethiopia

Bought by WABE, HCC Radio The Dragon, and KUT


  • Added: Feb 16, 2007
  • Length: 05:43
  • Purchases: 3
Argentina's Mothers of Plaza de Mayo
From: Marie Trigona
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Argentina's Mothers of Plaza de Mayo pass on a legacy of defending human rights

Bought by WBEZ


  • Added: Feb 16, 2007
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 1
My Pink Easter Dress
From: Miles Eddy
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Storyteller Mary Van Pelt remembers shopping for a special dress, her fear of the big city, and receiving gentle guidance and love from her Grandmo...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, Prairie Public, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, and WYSO


  • Added: Feb 14, 2007
  • Length: 04:41
  • Purchases: 4
The Women of Center
From: KRZA
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Five women in the small town of Center, Colorado, talk about their decades of social and political activism.

Bought by High Plains Public Radio, KCMJ Community Radio, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KZYX, and KRFC


  • Added: Feb 14, 2007
  • Length: 59:13
  • Purchases: 5
This I Believe - Susan Cosio
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Chaplain Susan Cosio believes a daily walk gives her the opportunity to focus on her spiritual core.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, KJZZ, and KUOW


  • Added: Jan 31, 2007
  • Length: 03:31
  • Purchases: 4
Program 20: Journey's End
From: Vermont Folklife Center Media
Series: Journey's End: The Memories and Traditions of Daisy Turner and her Family
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Daisy Turner was proud of her heritage and understood the value of her family tradition. This is the concluding program in the series, Journey's End.

Bought by PRX to iTunes and KZYX


  • Added: Jan 10, 2007
  • Length: 02:48
  • Purchases: 2
Program 19: Alec Turner's Funeral
From: Vermont Folklife Center Media
Series: Journey's End: The Memories and Traditions of Daisy Turner and her Family
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At the time of Alec Turner's death in 1923, Journey's End had been his home for 50 years.

Bought by PRX to iTunes and KZYX


  • Added: Jan 10, 2007
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 2
Program 18: Daisy's Near Marriage
From: Vermont Folklife Center Media
Series: Journey's End: The Memories and Traditions of Daisy Turner and her Family
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At 40 Daisy became engaged to Joseph Bonet. When he later broke off the engagement, Daisy sued him--and won!

Bought by PRX to iTunes and KZYX


  • Added: Jan 10, 2007
  • Length: 01:45
  • Purchases: 2
Program 17: A New Year's Recitation
From: Vermont Folklife Center Media
Series: Journey's End: The Memories and Traditions of Daisy Turner and her Family
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By the turn of the century the Turner household had become a kind of community social center. This program explores the texture of these gatherings.

Bought by Radio Catskill, KGOU, PRX to iTunes, and KZYX


  • Added: Jan 10, 2007
  • Length: 04:56
  • Purchases: 4

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