All Pieces for Robin Amer

 
Nice White Lady
From Robin Amer
Caption: Hillary Swank as the "nice white lady" of Freedom Writers.
In their comedy skit "Nice White Lady," the ever edgy Mad TV pokes fun at movies like Stand and Deliver, Freedom Writers, and Dangerous Minds, in w...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Jun 15, 2010
  • Length: 00:07:43
  • Purchases: 1
Malort
From Robin Amer
Caption: Malort and me. , Credit: Robin Amer
You might say that Malort is Chicago's signature drink. Which would be fine, if it weren't so disgusting. For the uninitiated, here is the story of...

Bought by KUT and WILL


  • Added: Jun 15, 2010
  • Length: 00:10:05
  • Purchases: 2
Girls on the Gridiron: Life with the Chicago Force
From Robin Amer
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Four members of Chicago's all female tackle football team describe what it’s like to be a woman in a man’s game.

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Jun 15, 2010
  • Length: 00:20:16
  • Purchases: 1
Make Love, Not Debt
From Robin Amer
Caption: Debt Ledger, Credit: Jenny Bauman
"Him" and "Her" are an anonymous couple who used to have a LOT of debt. They write about getting out of it at their relationship finance blog, Make...

Bought by Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Jun 04, 2010
  • Length: 00:13:25
  • Purchases: 1
What's a Little Money Between Friends?
From Robin Amer
Caption: Funny Money, Credit: Material Boy
Some people believe that money can break up any relationship. If it didn’t exactly break up Jason and John, band buddies who genuinely liked each o...

Bought by Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Jun 04, 2010
  • Length: 00:20:00
  • Purchases: 1
National Debt
From Robin Amer
Caption: Women at the Tulle Lake War Relocation Camp, circa 1942. , Credit: Bob Bobster.
Two survivors of Japanese American internment describe how they went from being seen as model citizens to being seen as the enemy. In the story of ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Jun 04, 2010
  • Length: 00:20:30
  • Purchases: 2
C4 Explosion
From Robin Amer
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Chris, a veteran of the first Iraq War, tells the story of the time he saw 2500 lbs of C4 explode.

Bought by Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Jun 04, 2010
  • Length: 00:02:01
  • Purchases: 1
Beer Run'd
Series: You Spell That R-E Double D
From Robin Amer
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Stephen explains the difference between being a drunk and being an alcoholic, and the difference your uncles can make.

Bought by Remix Radio


  • Added: Feb 03, 2009
  • Length: 00:02:56
  • Purchases: 1
What You Leave Behind
Series: You Spell That R-E Double D
From Robin Amer
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Stephen imparts some words of wisdom about what you take with you, and what you leave behind. (Short answer, kids.)

Bought by Remix Radio


  • Added: Feb 03, 2009
  • Length: 00:02:18
  • Purchases: 1
The Viagra Triangle
From Robin Amer
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The "Viagra Triangle" section of Chicago's upscale Gold Coast neighborhood is where older, wealthier men (allegedly) go to pick up younger women. O...

Bought by Remix Radio


  • Added: Jan 24, 2009
  • Length: 00:01:12
  • Purchases: 1
Eugene's Gary, Part 3
Series: Eugene's Gary
From Robin Amer
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Eugene describes the aftermath of his accident and how he was touched by the divine.

  • Added: Jan 10, 2009
  • Length: 00:06:02
Eugene's Gary, Part 2
Series: Eugene's Gary
From Robin Amer
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Eugene tells tales of Gary's open hearth steel mill, and the accident there that nearly did him in.

  • Added: Jan 10, 2009
  • Length: 00:05:05
Eugene's Gary, Part 1
Series: Eugene's Gary
From Robin Amer
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Eugene introduces us to his neighborhood, and some of his neighbors, in Gary.

  • Added: Jan 10, 2009
  • Length: 00:07:50
Ghosts of Gary
From Robin Amer
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The story of one abandoned movie theater is the story of this very post-industrial city. People haunt places, and places haunt people.

Bought by KUT, Public Radio Remix, and Third Coast Festival/Re:sound


  • Added: Jan 10, 2009
  • Length: 00:19:14
  • Purchases: 3
Reconstructing Providence: Adaptive Reuse, Urban Revitalization, & Neighborhood Change
From Robin Amer
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Artists vs. developers vs. the city. The adaptive reuse of historic mill buildings in Providence, and all the controversy that's come with it.

Bought by WMFE, WMPG, and WZBC


  • Added: Oct 08, 2004
  • Length: 00:49:32
  • Purchases: 3

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