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The Field Trip Podcast: Ocean
From The Field Trip Podcast
Caption: Field Trip Podcast logo, Credit: Mike Smith, Field Trip Podcast
In this episode, we investigate why so many of the ocean's fish seem to be disappearing by speaking with a California commercial salmon fisherman w...

Bought by Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Dec 12, 2011
  • Length: 00:25:36
  • Purchases: 1
The Grapes of Wrath
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
From L.A. Theatre Works
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John Steinbeck's masterpiece of hard times and hope in 1930's America.

Bought by KUNM, Spokane Public Radio, KUT, KKRN, KUOW and more


  • Added: Nov 21, 2011
  • Length: 01:57:58
  • Purchases: 9
A Woman's Rise to Power: Struggle and Success
Series: Making Contact
From Making Contact
Caption: Former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet, Credit: Flickr user: Alex E. Proimos
In 2011, why are there fewer than 20 female heads of state around the world? A former President, a Supreme Court justice and other women leaders re...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 05, 2011
  • Length: 00:29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Emergency Medical Training Helps At-Risk Youth
From TurnStyle
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In the San Francisco Bay Area, a first-of-its kind program rolling out next month will steer at-risk and low income youth into public health career...

Bought by Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Aug 02, 2011
  • Length: 00:04:48
  • Purchases: 1
Whose University?
From Natalie Yahr
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Our country is getting less public, and our universities are no exception. But what does "public" mean? And why does it matter? This surprising fo...

  • Added: Mar 27, 2011
  • Length: 00:59:36
Broken, Not Broke: The Economy According to Richard Wolff
Series: Making Contact
From Making Contact
Caption: Richard Wolff, Credit: http://www.rdwolff.com/
An exclusive interview with economist Richard Wolff, who explains how failed ‘trickle down economics’ theories are being recycled under a different...

  • Added: Mar 21, 2011
  • Length: 00:29:00
Making Contact: How We Survive: The Currency of Giving (ENCORE)
Series: Making Contact
From Making Contact
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A look into how struggling communities around the U.S. are meeting each others needs, without charity, or even exchanging a dollar.

Bought by KUNM


  • Added: Dec 15, 2010
  • Length: 00:29:00
  • Purchases: 1
A Lesson in Prison Life
From Kathryn Petruccelli
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Paul Karrer, a long-time elementary school teacher in Castroville, CA speaks about his relationship with a former student who was sentenced to life...

  • Added: Nov 29, 2010
  • Length: 00:16:36
CHICKEN A LA STEINBECK
Series: HUNGRY: The Literary Julia Child
From Leet and Litwin
Caption: John Steinbeck, Credit: FANPIX.net
A gift from the Julia Child Foundation. In "Cannery Row" the hobos poach a chicken over a campfire, in a 5-gallon coffee can. What they don't know,...

Bought by KZYX and KUT


  • Added: Sep 17, 2010
  • Length: 00:26:55
  • Purchases: 2
Dry Farming-a Technique for a Water Scarce Future
Series: Making Contact
From Making Contact
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Farmers in California's central valley are getting a sneak preview of what much of the country, and the world, can expect to see in the next few de...

  • Added: Aug 10, 2010
  • Length: 00:07:52
Small Farms, Big Future
Series: Making Contact
From Making Contact
Caption: Making Cheese at the Fiscalini Cheese Company , Credit: Rita Daniels
We go to California, America’s leading producer of fruits, vegetables, and dairy, to see some examples of how the nation’s agricultural industry is...

Bought by WSKG, KZYX, and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 10, 2010
  • Length: 00:29:00
  • Purchases: 3
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
How We Survive: The Crisis in K-12 Education
Series: Making Contact
From Making Contact
Caption: Students protest against budget cuts, Credit: San Diego News Network, www.sdnn.com
On this edition, we look at the crisis in K through 12 education. While the Obama administration pushes states to “Race to the Top,” teachers, pare...

  • Added: May 11, 2010
  • Length: 00:29:00
True West
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
From L.A. Theatre Works
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Pulitzer Prize-winner Sam Shepard's intense and dark comedy.

Bought by WRVO, KRCB, WBEZ, Nevada Public Radio, and KUOW


  • Added: Apr 06, 2010
  • Length: 01:57:58
  • Purchases: 5
Harpin' the Ling in Boonville
From Russell Johnson
Caption: Booneville Vineyard, Credit: Russell Johnson
Boonville, California where people speak in tongues: winemaking gibberish and a quickly-disappearing folk language called Boontling.

Bought by PRX to iTunes


  • Added: Jan 18, 2010
  • Length: 00:04:43
  • Purchases: 1
Burning Man and the Gift Economy
Series: Making Contact
From Making Contact
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One of the most unusual economic structures in the world is the 'gift economy' at Burning Man. Larry Harvey, the festivals founders, tells us how ...

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Dec 29, 2009
  • Length: 00:05:01
  • Purchases: 1
Time Banking -A Community's Route Around Poverty
Series: Making Contact
From Making Contact
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One East Oakland neighborhood decided to try a different economic model in their community. Time Banking.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 29, 2009
  • Length: 00:06:22
  • Purchases: 1
Breathe It Away: A Bacterium's Super Breathing Ability
From NPR Intern Edition
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A California scientist investigates the bizarre and potentially heroic breathing habits of bacteria.

  • Added: Nov 29, 2009
  • Length: 00:02:40
New Directions
From NPR Intern Edition
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Like millions of Americans, James Simpson is looking for a job. He is also a convicted felon.

  • Added: Nov 29, 2009
  • Length: 00:03:18
Nurses For Hire
From NPR Intern Edition
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There may be a nationwide demand for nurses, but that doesn't mean that hospitals are hiring (the newbies, anyway).

  • Added: Nov 29, 2009
  • Length: 00:03:47
The 91 Express Lanes: a model for congestion pricing
From The Infrastructure Show
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The ninth segment of The Infrastructure Show podcast series; 11-09

  • Added: Nov 25, 2009
  • Length: 00:19:00
The East-West fusion of Urban Nature
Series: Echo Location: Soundings for New Music
From John Diliberto
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Urban Nature is the duo of guitarist Todd Boston and Indian percussionist Ramesh Kannan. They’re updating the East-West fusion of John McLaughlin'...

Bought by KTRL


  • Added: Nov 17, 2009
  • Length: 00:03:30
  • Purchases: 1
A Food Desert in California's Breadbasket
Series: Making Contact
From Making Contact
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We go to Huron, California--a tiny farming community dubbed the' lettuce capital' of the U.S. This rural region in the fertile, sun-baked Central ...

Bought by KVNF and KVMR


  • Added: Nov 05, 2009
  • Length: 00:15:56
  • Purchases: 2
An Oasis in an Urban Food Desert
Series: Making Contact
From Making Contact
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A look at a project bringing healthy food to low income neighborhoods in Oakland, California.

  • Added: Nov 05, 2009
  • Length: 00:04:45
How We Survive: Sprouting Up in Empty Breadbaskets
Series: Making Contact
From Making Contact
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The irony of food poverty in California’s agriculturally rich Central Valley and a look at community gardens popping up in food deserts. We also ex...

  • Added: Nov 03, 2009
  • Length: 00:29:00