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Producer Profile: Adrian Baker
Series: Native Producer Profile
From AIROS
Caption: Adrian Baker
Reporter Ben Kreimer speaks with filmmaker Adrian Baker.

  • Added: Sep 22, 2011
  • Length: 00:15:50
RISE: Part I Sounding the Waters
Series: RISE: Climate Change and Coastal Communities
From Claire Schoen
Caption: Rising sea levels and extreme weather conditions threaten the nation's coastal towns, Credit: Jan Sturmann
The San Francisco Bay is a place of beauty and biological diversity. But sea level rise and extreme weather will change human life along its coastl...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WYSO, WNYC, KUOW, KQED and more


  • Added: Sep 09, 2011
  • Length: 00:59:00
  • Purchases: 9
RISE: Part II Facing the Rising Tide
Series: RISE: Climate Change and Coastal Communities
From Claire Schoen
Caption: Steve Mello is a farmer on Tyler Island in the San Francisco Bay Delta, Credit: Jan Sturmann
Rising waters threaten the lands of a farmer and of a developer, yet they and their families dismiss all warnings of danger. Why are so many of us ...

Bought by WYSO, KQED, WCAI / WNAN, KWIT, and KWMR-FM


  • Added: Sep 09, 2011
  • Length: 00:59:00
  • Purchases: 5
RISE: Part III Chuey’s Story
Series: RISE: Climate Change and Coastal Communities
From Claire Schoen
Caption: Chuey Cazares and his family live in the tiny coastal town of Alviso at the southern tip of the San Francisco Bay, Credit: Jan Sturmann
Adapting to climate change will be a messy and painful business. And in the short term there will be winners and losers. Chuey Cazarez’s family is ...

Bought by WYSO, KQED, WCAI / WNAN, KWIT, and KWMR-FM


  • Added: Sep 09, 2011
  • Length: 00:59:00
  • Purchases: 5
A Taste of Sugar: The Sugar Pie de Santo Story (Part #2)
Series: The Funk Show
From Howard Burchette
Caption: Sugar Pie de Santo, Credit: Chess Records
SUGAR PIE DE SANTO is a singer, dancer, band leader and song writer who is responsible for the hit with Etta James "In The Basement". She has recor...

  • Added: May 23, 2011
  • Length: 00:55:15
A Day in the life of a Singing Telegram
From Becky Palmstrom
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Becky Palmstrom follows a day in a life of a singing telegram and asks – who uses singing telegrams in the 21st century? This segment profiles Gran...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 12, 2011
  • Length: 00:04:16
  • Purchases: 1
Hungry Valentine, with Julia Child
Series: HUNGRY: The Literary Julia Child
From Leet and Litwin
Caption: Julia and Paul's Valentine, Credit: Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts
Happy Valentine's from Julia Child! This one-hour special was started years ago but never aired till now. She presents two love stories that have t...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN, KXOT Public Radio, WCAI / WNAN, and KQED


  • Added: Jan 26, 2011
  • Length: 00:54:51
  • Purchases: 4
Good Grief its Serendipity Vince Guaraldi
From Colin Mackenzie
Caption: Charlie Brown at The Shulz Museum, Credit: Colin MacKenzie
Jerry Granelli is the Last surviving member of The Vince Guaraldi Trio that created The Charlie Brown Christmas sound track. This is the behind the...

  • Added: Jan 09, 2011
  • Length: 00:52:39
How Homelessness Became a Crime
From Making Contact
Caption: San Francisco Houseless Woman, Credit: Franco Folini
So-called ‘quality of life’ policing may temporarily decrease crime, but it has harsh consequences for innocent people caught up in the frenzy of a...

  • Added: Nov 30, 2010
  • Length: 00:29:00
Despite Budget Cuts, Youth Meet Their Own Needs
Series: Making Contact
From Making Contact
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When the City of Oakland cut their after school homework help program, High school senior Nora Rose started volunteering at her library to help fil...

  • Added: Nov 16, 2010
  • Length: 00:02:18
Millennials Face a Tough Job Market
Series: Making Contact
From Making Contact
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Reporter Rina Palta takes a hard look at how the toughest job market in decades will shape this recession generation.

  • Added: Nov 16, 2010
  • Length: 00:12:48
How We Survive: The Recession Generation
Series: Making Contact
From Making Contact
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If you’re a young person looking for a job, it looks pretty dismal out there, and it may not brighten up anytime soon. On this edition of How We Su...

Bought by KZYX


  • Added: Nov 16, 2010
  • Length: 00:29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Oscar Grant and Police Accountability
Series: Making Contact
From Making Contact
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We take a look at the Police killing of Oscar Grant in Oakland, and the debate over who gets to decide when an officer has done something wrong.

  • Added: Jul 15, 2010
  • Length: 00:29:00
Cassette Music Scene in San Francisco
From Arndt Peltner
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San Francisco is a centre of Noise, Industrial and experimental music. And this scene of musicians and music enthusiasts goes back in time to relea...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: May 23, 2010
  • Length: 00:04:06
  • Purchases: 1
Art in Action
Series: Making Contact
From Making Contact
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On this edition we speak with young artists of diverse backgrounds who use their independent experiences and creative impulses to talk about race, ...

  • Added: May 18, 2010
  • Length: 00:29:00
Profile on Blind Artist, Charles Blackwell
From Robynn Takayama
Caption: Charles Blackwell teaching at LightHouse for the Blind
Blind since a hiking accident in 1971, Charles Blackwell has not let his disability prevent him from becoming a vibrant visual artists. In this seg...

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Apr 19, 2010
  • Length: 00:03:03
  • Purchases: 1
Making of the Harvey Milk Bust at City Hall
From Robynn Takayama
Caption: Bust of Harvey Milk
This segment offers a rare look at the sculpture in San Francisco's City Hall of civil rights leader and local hero, Harvey Milk; its sculptor; an...

  • Added: Apr 15, 2010
  • Length: 00:07:03
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
The Girl From Empanada
From Robynn Takayama
Caption: The Girl From Empanada working it on a Friday night, Credit: Photo by Myleen Hollero
Street food is hot! But why are entrepreneurs turning to this option? For the owner of Chile Lindo, an empanada storefront, the answer is simple: i...

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Oct 19, 2009
  • Length: 00:05:07
  • Purchases: 1
The Funk Show: Emilio Castillo of "The Tower of Power" Interview
Series: The Funk Show
From Howard Burchette
Caption: The Tower of Power
The story of the great horn band "The Tower of Power". A special interview with founder Emilio Castillo about the history of the band.

  • Added: Sep 25, 2009
  • Length: 02:56:19
Breaking Through the Blue Wall of Silence
Series: Making Contact
From Making Contact
Caption: Oakland protestors lay in the position Oscar Grant was in when he was killed, Credit: Andrew Stelzer
Who gets to decide when an officer has done something wrong—the police chief or the people? Cities across the country are creating civilian oversig...

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: Aug 05, 2009
  • Length: 00:28:56
  • Purchases: 1
Gudrun Gut - Berlin Music Scene
From Arndt Peltner
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Gudrun Gut is coming to the US for a couple of concerts - an interview

  • Added: Apr 09, 2009
  • Length: 00:30:05