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Work in Progress
From Zak Rosen | 00:17:50
How Detroiters are reimagining, redefining, and reconsidering what it means to work in the 21st century.
Detroit's Floating Post Office
From Zak Rosen | 00:02:52
On the banks of the Detroit River, sits the J.W. Westcott. The ship is only 45 feet long. But believe it or not, it has its own zip code.
Since 1874, the J.W. Westcott Company has served the Great Lakes Waterways, delivering mail and freight to cargo ships on the Detroit River.
On the Rise Bakery
From World Vision Report | Part of the Stories from the World Vision Report series | 00:07:11
Detroit’s image is pretty tarnished these days. Car factories are closed. Unemployment is through the roof -- as high as 50% according to some officials. So it might come as a surprise to hear that new businesses are actually opening in Detroit. They’re small ones -- like On the Rise Bakery. It’s trying to extend a hand to the city’s most down and out population. Zak Rosen has our story.
Getting Full For Free: Dumpster Diving in the D
From Zak Rosen | 00:05:06
Detroiter Jean Wilson takes us to one of her favorite organic markets. Well, actually, to a dumpster behind the market .
Brooklyn - Change Happens
From Al Letson | Part of the State of the Re:Union series | 00:53:53
Brooklyn is New York's most populous borough. Ever evolving, Brooklyn has been celebrated as everything from a bastion of industry to a refuge for immigrants from around the world. This episode of SOTRU charts Brooklyn's evolution, celebrates the diverse communities and explores both sides of the dilemma that high-rise condos and gentrification has brought. Available for License 4/30/10
Fake City, Real Dreams
From Zak Rosen | 00:17:50
A fake city comes to life to prove that dialogue and ideas can transform a region.
Manufacturing Melodies
From Zak Rosen | 00:06:22
A sound-rich profile of Frank Pahl, a Wyandotte, Michigan based musician and toy instrument builder.
A New (Old) Kind of Work
From Zak Rosen | 00:07:21
Rust belt cities like Detroit, Michigan are struggling. The tax base has been drying up for decades. Vacant homes litter once strong, middle-class neighborhoods. Young people are dropping out of school at astounding rates. In many ways the system is broken. But despite Detroit’s shortcomings, or maybe because of them, residents are bucking conventions and going about fixing the city without help from the powers that be. Independent producer Zak Rosen recently met an ornamental metal worker who is doing just that.
Gloria's Glow
From Zak Rosen | 00:07:14
How one woman is re-imagining the possibilities of living, working, and building a sustainable Detroit
Aha Moment: Underground Railroad
From Zak Rosen | 00:04:29
Therese Peterson started volunteering as an actor in the the Underground Railroad Reenactment tour in late 2005. She says that if she wasn't given the opportunity to play the part of the conductor, she might not be with us today. Therese takes us through the tour, and tells us how being a conductor changed her forever.
Dumped Tires Land on Doorsteps
From Zak Rosen | 00:04:13
Re-purposing dumped tires combats poverty, vacant lots, and environmental degredation
Faygo Pop Turns 100
From Zak Rosen | 00:05:31
A Whimsical Tour of an Old School Pop (soft drink) Factory
Aha Moment: The Heidelberg Project
From Zak Rosen | 00:05:54
Jenenne Whitfield was a banker until she stumbled upon the Heidelberg Project
Watching a Riot Through a Window
From Zak Rosen | 00:07:01
Life-long Detroiter remembers the 67' riot
Oakridge - A Work in Progress
From Al Letson | Part of the State of the Re:Union series | 00:53:53
Back in the timber industry’s heyday, the small mill town of Oakridge, Oregon was thriving. Business was booming. Then in the early 1990s, the saws stopped. The mills shut down and their economies crumbled. State of the Re:Union surveys how a town that has lost its identity reinvents itself through recreation, community-building, and entrepreneurial spirit.
Milwaukee - City of Vision
From Al Letson | Part of the State of the Re:Union series | 00:53:53
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, once referred to as "America's Machine Shop", has suffered a similar fate to other rust-belt cities. But despite the decline of some of its industries, passionate, hard-working citizens are changing this manufacturing mecca into a city of ideas. This episode of SOTRU explores the depth and viability of some of Milwaukee's most surprising community projects, and a people of unwavering resolve.
Motor City Rebound
From Al Letson | Part of the State of the Re:Union series | 00:58:56
If you listen to the news, you've heard a lot about Detroit lately, none of it very good. This week SOTRU and host Al Letson travels to Detroit to move beyond the headlines and explore the Motor City.
