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Saving Crystal Cove
From: KRCB-FM
Series: Stories of the Coast - How the California Coast was Saved
Caption: Crystal Cove in the good old days
Saving Crystal Cove - The story of Laura Davick, an accidental activist, who used the California Coastal Act to save the historic 1930's cottages i...

  • Added: Nov 09, 2012
  • Length: 21:58
A Fat Little Editor
From: Roy Trumbull
Series: True Bear Stories by Joaquin Miller
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Joaquin Miller and other writers have a camp on the slopes of Mt. Shasta. To that camp comes a tenderfoot newspaper editor. He catches some trout f...

  • Added: Oct 29, 2012
  • Length: 08:08
1980 Diamond v. Chakrabarty
From: Action Speaks
Series: Private Rights and Public Fights
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The Supreme Court case that helped put a ‘for sale’ sign on our genes.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, WRPI, WRIR, and WGBH Radio Boston


  • Added: Oct 17, 2012
  • Length: 53:30
  • Purchases: 4
Life By The Drop: Drought, Water and the Future of Texas
From: KUT
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Life By the Drop is a close look at the state of water and drought in Texas, looking both to the past and the future for answers on how the state c...

Bought by WZEN.org, Red River Radio Network, and KUHF


  • Added: Jun 22, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
The Blue Revolution
From: Chris Bocast
Series: Aquaculture and You
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The history of aquaculture from the mid-20th century to the present.

  • Added: Jun 13, 2012
  • Length: 16:26
Cheese & Culture
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: Turning Pages: Authors and Their Words
Caption: Cheese & Culture
Behind every traditional type of cheese there is a fascinating story. By examining the role of the cheese-maker throughout world history and by und...

Bought by KVMR


  • Added: May 16, 2012
  • Length: 17:10
  • Purchases: 1
Oklahoma Environmentalism
From: This Land Press
Series: The Sound of Our Land
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Ginger Strand, contributing editor to This Land Press, discusses Oklahoma's comfort with engineering our environment. Strand explains how the Arkan...

  • Added: Jan 04, 2012
  • Length: 03:47
Humankind: Passengers (Hour Two)
From: David Freudberg
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With federal support for public transit hanging in the balance, this sound-rich series (two one-hour documentaries) examines how our personal trans...

Bought by WCPN, WBEZ, Iowa Public Radio, KUT, KXOT Public Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 15, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Humankind: Passengers (Hour One)
From: David Freudberg
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With transportation jobs on the line, this sound-rich series (two one-hour documentaries) examines how our personal transportation choices - privat...

Bought by WCPN, WBEZ, Iowa Public Radio, KUT, KMUN and more


  • Added: Mar 25, 2011
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 8
Aldo Leopold and the Emerging Land Ethic (59:00 / 54:00 - Free Program)
From: Jack Loeffler
Caption: Aldo Leopold, Credit: Aldo Leopold Foundation
A celebration of the life Aldo Leopold, the man who wrote “A Sand County Almanac” in 1949, and introduced Ethics as the fundamental concept that sh...

Bought by KUNM, KWMR-FM, WTIP, KUOW, KRCB-FM and more


  • Added: Feb 07, 2011
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 10
Action Speaks! - What's Eating Us?:1987 The Roaming Mobro Trash Barge
From: Action Speaks
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In 1987, a barge filled with New York City garbage was dragged up and down the East Coast and into Mexican and Caribbean waters. Our panelists use ...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, Interlochen Public Radio, WCPN, WRPI and more


  • Added: Nov 09, 2010
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 8
These Buildings Have Feelings
From: Hannah Krakauer
Caption: Bellingham Granary, Credit: Washington Trust for Historic Preservation
An in-depth exploration of the waterfront development in Bellingham, WA.

  • Added: May 27, 2010
  • Length: 27:46
Climate Control: A History of Heating and Cooling
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Caption: He Asks Folks to Step Into the Stove, Credit: Samantha at the World's Fair by Marietta Holley
What was life like before the age of thermostats and fossil fuels? When did Americans come to expect a "comfortable" indoor climate?

Bought by WNJR, KSJD, WCPN, Spokane Public Radio, Yellowstone Public Radio and more


  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 6
BackStory - From Whales to Wind: A History of Energy
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
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Three decades after Jimmy Carter donned his famous cardigan and asked Americans to go on an energy diet, the U.S. is consuming more energy than ever.

Bought by 90.5 WSNC, Spokane Public Radio, Marfa Public Radio, WRIR, WGBH Radio Boston and more


  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: 54:30
  • Purchases: 7
Documentary - Coal: Dirty Past, Hazy Future
From: The Environment Report
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Brew the coffee, turn on the radio, and check your electronic mail – you’re on your way to burning 20 pounds of coal for the day. That’s how much ...

Bought by WYSO, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KUNM, KSFR, KGOU and more


  • Added: Jan 25, 2010
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 15
The Legend of Dead Horse Point
From: Voices of Youth - Moab
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The story of how this Utah State Park got its name

Bought by Moab Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 29, 2008
  • Length: 05:16
  • Purchases: 1
Care of the Cow Brings Good Fortune
From: Ed Janus
Series: Milk on Our Boots: The Terroir of Dairyland
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A four-generation dairy farm family continues to care for cows

  • Added: Nov 26, 2007
  • Length: 10:28
Buffalo Commons
From: Long Haul Productions
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The American Prairie Foundation is working to reintroduce thousands of bison and other native species to parts of Montana, with the hopes of luring...

Bought by Public Radio Remix, KFAI, Yellowstone Public Radio, and The Nature Podcast


  • Added: Nov 19, 2007
  • Length: 30:23
  • Purchases: 4
Haunting the Quabbin: Inside Out
From: Inside Out Documentaries
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How four towns in an idyllic valley were levelled and burned in the late '30s to build the biggest drinking water reservoir of the era, as experien...

Bought by WNIJ and WGBH Radio Boston


  • Added: Mar 08, 2007
  • Length: 01:02:02
  • Purchases: 2
RN Documentary: Taming the Salt Monster
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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The great swathes of the Western Australian wheatbelt were created a century ago when 1000 acres of bush were burned a day and the land became the ...

Bought by WRPI, KXOT Public Radio, WYSO, and WBEZ


  • Added: Dec 07, 2006
  • Length: 29:29
  • Purchases: 4
Closing of the Navajo Hopi Relocation Office
From: KRZA
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A concentrated look at The Office of Navajo and Hopi Relocation which will be closing due to new legislation

  • Added: Apr 20, 2006
  • Length: 13:14
Tales from Urban Forests 1:The Public Green and the Poor/Watershed 263
From: Soundprint
Series: Tales from Urban Forests
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Part one of the 3 part special documentary series on Urban Forests, from Soundprint. We look at the history of Greenery in city planning, from Tho...

Bought by KUNM, Oregon Public Broadcasting, KALW, KQED, KUOW and more


  • Added: Mar 20, 2006
  • Length: 58:55
  • Purchases: 12
Rolling Stones Radio Hour/Chuck Leavell Interview
From: Kevin Yazell
Series: Rolling Stones Radio Hour
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Chuck Leavell discuss his career with the Stones as well as solo projects and his history in the music industry.

Bought by Internet Partnership Radio, WYOU, KWCW, and KUCB


  • Added: Feb 24, 2006
  • Length: 59:56
  • Purchases: 4
RN Documentary: Zeeland '53
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Focus: Living With Water
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Recreation of the disastrous 1953 flood in the southern Dutch province of Zeeland during which more than 1800 lives were lost.

Bought by Marfa Public Radio and WRPI


  • Added: Sep 22, 2005
  • Length: 29:14
  • Purchases: 2
Georgia Market Bulletin
From: Helen Borten
Series: A Sense of Place: Third Season
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A chronicle of rural life in Georgia unfolds between the lines of a farmers' newspaper.

Bought by Audible


  • Added: May 24, 2005
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 1