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From My Life Is True
Caption: Mark Laws, Credit: Wendy MacNaughton
Mark borrowed $300 to fly home for his mother's funeral. A year later, he was still paying.

Bought by Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: 00:01:45
  • Purchases: 1
Great productivity for manufacturing - When will the employment pick up?
Series: Changing Gears: Remaking the Manufacturing Belt
From Changing Gears
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The Midwest has 13 percent of the country’s population, but it still produces more than a third of the nation’s cars, steel and the lion’s share of...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Jan 13, 2012
  • Length: 00:03:46
  • Purchases: 1
Philanthropy Becomes A Tool For Economic Development
Series: Changing Gears: Remaking the Manufacturing Belt
From Changing Gears
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Here's one way an economy can begin to turn around: a business person sees an opportunity - maybe it's a building that's been sitting empty, a bloc...

  • Added: Jan 13, 2012
  • Length: 00:03:22
Transforming Misfortune
From A World of Possibilities
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It’s clear that the economic collapse of 2008 – the second “September shock” after 2001 – will have a more enduring impact than most of us once sup...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KUMD, and WXXI


  • Added: Jan 09, 2012
  • Length: 00:55:02
  • Purchases: 3
Nonsense At Work:Float your boat in 2012
From James McIntosh
Caption: Nonsense is a serious business
We still don’t know what the economic tide will do next year, but we do know that tides turn sooner or later. So let’s talk tides as we prepare fo...

  • Added: Dec 30, 2011
  • Length: 00:01:00
Cornel West & Carl Dix: Pursuing Justice in the Age of Obama
Series: Making Contact
From Making Contact
Caption: Cornel West and Carl Dix, Credit: Revolution Books
A dialogue between Princeton University professor Cornel West, and Revolutionary Communist Party USA spokesman Carl Dix about the future of America...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 19, 2011
  • Length: 00:29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Midwest Road Trip (5 Part Series)
Series: Changing Gears: Remaking the Manufacturing Belt
From Changing Gears
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Changing Gears reporters spent a week on the road, traveling to places throughout the Midwest where local economies and town cultures revolve aroun...

  • Added: Dec 14, 2011
  • Length: 00:20:12
Magic Bullets: Big Ideas and Big Projects (4 Part Series)
Series: Changing Gears: Remaking the Manufacturing Belt
From Changing Gears
Caption: Memorabilia from the now defunct AutoWorld in Flint
Changing Gears reporters will tackle a subject that’s long been a part of the Midwest mind frame: magic bullets. By magic bullets, we mean the big...

Bought by WFPL News


  • Added: Dec 14, 2011
  • Length: 00:15:59
  • Purchases: 1
148: New Ships Green and Greener
Series: World Ocean Radio: The Sea Connects All Things
From World Ocean Radio
Caption: What the Maersk Triple E giant ship will look like when launched in 2013. Economies of scale give better fuel efficiency and reduced CO2 emissions. , Credit: Maersk
New "triple E" class ships represent the latest trends and innovations in marine design and engineering. They focus on solution of environmental pr...

  • Added: Dec 06, 2011
  • Length: 00:05:10
Nonsense At Work: Dumping the American way
From James McIntosh
Caption: Nonsense is a serious business
My wife and son have embarrassed me. Again. I try so hard to come across as an American, even though I’m from Africa. They just don’t bother.

  • Added: Dec 05, 2011
  • Length: 00:01:00
Occupy: From Encampments to a Movement
Series: Making Contact
From Making Contact
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‘We are the 99 percent’ has become a rallying cry for people uniting to change a system based on greed and exploitation. We’ll look at what it’ll t...

Bought by KHNS and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 23, 2011
  • Length: 00:29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Recent College Grad Dons “Hire Me” Sandwich Board
From TurnStyle
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A job seeker and a sandwich board.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, Vocalo.org, New Hampshire Public Radio, and Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Nov 17, 2011
  • Length: 00:04:07
  • Purchases: 4
Nonsense At Work: Being normal in an abnormal economy
From James McIntosh
Caption: Nonsense is a serious business
Psychologist Nick Heather once asked that we imagine two guards working at a Nazi concentration camp. One guard is happy at his job; gets on well ...

  • Added: Nov 13, 2011
  • Length: 00:01:00
Veterans of Occupation: From Iraq to Wall Street
Series: Making Contact
From Making Contact
Caption: Veterans Join Occupy Wall Street, Credit: Iraq Veterans Against War
On this edition, we bring you the voices of Veterans from Occupy Wall Street and a special report on veterans returning home from war and the strug...

Bought by 90.5 WSNC


  • Added: Nov 08, 2011
  • Length: 00:29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Mercury Rises on Coal Costs
Series: QUEST: Coal at the Crossroads
From KQED
Caption: Bluestem Lake near Lincoln, Nebraska.
Half of the airborne mercury pollution in the US comes from coal-fired power plants. After years of study and debate, the Environmental Protection ...

Bought by Aspen Public Radio, WFPL News, Oregon Public Broadcasting, WRFA-LP, West Virginia Public Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Sep 27, 2011
  • Length: 00:04:03
  • Purchases: 9
In an Era of Increased Transparency, A New Approach to Business Branding
Series: Just Business
From Carnegie Council
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As he retools Lipman, a New York advertising agency, Michael Mendenhall discusses a new approach to branding. He also talks about how companies' et...

  • Added: Sep 23, 2011
  • Length: 00:27:59
The Debt Crisis: Are Politicians the Problem?
Series: Global Ethics Corner
From Carnegie Council
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Instead of taking a leadership role, U.S. politicians merely "kicked the can down the road" to resolve the debt ceiling crisis, kicking off a U.S. ...

  • Added: Aug 17, 2011
  • Length: 00:02:00
John M. Stropki: The State of Manufacturing: Challenges and Opportunities
Series: Chautauqua Amphitheater Lectures
From Chautauqua Institution
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Mr. Stropki discusses the global economy, its growth, and how this relates to the United States

  • Added: Aug 14, 2011
  • Length: 01:14:23
The Challenge of Population Growth
Series: Global Ethics Corner
From Carnegie Council
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World population may hit 10.1 billion by the year 2100. Are population issues individual choices or are they fundamental concerns of public policy?...

  • Added: Jul 15, 2011
  • Length: 00:02:00
Share Values or Shared Values: Rethinking our Priorities
From A World of Possibilities
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Hard economic times do get us thinking--how given the chance we might create an economy more equitable and reliable than the last one.

Bought by KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 12, 2011
  • Length: 00:55:02
  • Purchases: 1
how the economy affects our health care
From CHC Radio
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David Wessel, economics editor of the Wall Street Journal, joins us today.

  • Added: Jun 23, 2011
  • Length: 00:25:17
Why more Latinos across the Midwest translates to good news for the economy
Series: Changing Gears: Remaking the Manufacturing Belt
From Changing Gears
Caption: Laid off from Caterpillar, Javier Galvez is opening up a pizza shop in Aurora to cater to growing Latino families ., Credit: Niala Boodhoo
Recent census reports show Midwestern cities are shrinking and people are moving out. But one group is actually growing - the Hispanic population. ...

Bought by Vocalo.org


  • Added: Jun 17, 2011
  • Length: 00:06:33
  • Purchases: 1
Can Music Boost the Midwest Economy?
Series: Changing Gears: Remaking the Manufacturing Belt
From Changing Gears
Caption: Dylan Baldi of Cloud Nothings at the store Music Saves, as he celebrates the release of his new album. , Credit: Dan Bobkoff
Austin, Texas markets itself as the live music capital of the world. Nashville calls itself the music city and it’s become more than just country. ...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 17, 2011
  • Length: 00:03:44
  • Purchases: 1
Jobless traverse the digital divide
Series: Changing Gears: Remaking the Manufacturing Belt
From Changing Gears
Caption: Students in the Everyday Digital Literacy class, at the Greater Auburn Gresham Community Development Corp.'s Family Net Center , Credit: Niala Boodhoo
When you talk about a digital divide, you’re probably thinking of inner city kids who don’t have ready access to the Internet. But there’s another ...

  • Added: Jun 17, 2011
  • Length: 00:04:24
Older Americans, Still Working
Series: Changing Gears: Remaking the Manufacturing Belt
From Changing Gears
Caption: Tom Malvetis, owner Unicorn Tavern. , Credit: Kyle Leppek
The number of older Americans working full time has been rising steadily for years. Many work because they have to. Some work because they want to ...

  • Added: Jun 07, 2011
  • Length: 00:03:50