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Caption: Nigsiti Hailemariam - 2013
Nigisti Hailemariam has been in the United States for over 20 years; she has two kids, a stable job, and a red Honda outside her three bedroom apar...

  • Added: Apr 18, 2013
  • Length: 05:26
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Brain injuries have been in the news a lot lately - with soldiers and sports heroes suffering from acquired brain injuries, science and the public ...

Bought by KDNK and Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Mar 26, 2013
  • Length: 06:32
  • Purchases: 2
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An interview with Female-to-Male teen Kyle Smith about his experience as a transgender high school student.

  • Added: Mar 06, 2013
  • Length: 20:30
Caption: John Dancing Crow, Credit: Woody Crenshaw
Sometimes our life's path appears, quite mysteriously, as if we were chosen for it. Crow's Story tells tells of his path, blending his music with a...

  • Added: Feb 06, 2013
  • Length: 06:05
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Traditional sacred music from 15th century Valencia and17th century Mexico, plus selections from Pablo Casals' El Pesebre (The Nativity).

Bought by KUHF


  • Added: Nov 04, 2012
  • Length: 58:31
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Double arm transplant hopeful Katy Hayes speaks in Boston, September 12, 2012., Credit: Curt Nickisch
Meet Katy Hayes. She’s hoping to get her arms back in the world's first-ever double arm transplant above the elbow. The Texas mom lost all her lim...

  • Added: Sep 13, 2012
  • Length: 02:25
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The volunteer choral group, Evensong, specializes in singing the last music their audience will ever hear.

Bought by KFAI and WAMC


  • Added: Jul 18, 2012
  • Length: 09:23
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Daniel Lewin's portrait greets visitors in the main lobby at Akamai's corporate headquarters.  The company co-founder died aboard American Airlines Flight 11 on 9/11., Credit: Jesse Costa
Daniel Lewin, the co-founder of a Boston-area Internet company, died trying to stop the terrorist attack aboard American Airlines Flight 11 on 9/11...

Bought by Moab Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 08, 2011
  • Length: 06:29
  • Purchases: 1
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A young mother’s role in guiding her deaf son toward hearing and speaking.

Bought by WMPG and KUOW


  • Added: May 31, 2011
  • Length: 05:28
  • Purchases: 2
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Life is long and love is complicated.

Bought by WMPG and Public Radio Remix


  • Added: May 27, 2011
  • Length: 06:41
  • Purchases: 2
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On Mother's Day 2010, in front of a crowd of 12,227 fans and one very proud and happy gramma, Dallas Braden pitched A PERFECT GAME!

  • Added: Apr 05, 2011
  • Length: 03:57
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Sen. Chris Larson addresses a crowd on the capitol square in Madison, WI

  • Added: Mar 12, 2011
  • Length: 02:52
Caption: Julian Bond (right) at the March on Washington for Freedom and Jobs, with other members of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee., Credit: Julian Bond
We know what history books say about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech - but what about the people who were there?

Bought by Listen Edition, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KHSU, WSLR, Public Radio Remix and more


  • Added: Jan 18, 2011
  • Length: 05:41
  • Purchases: 6
Caption: Megan
A story of transition; from Megan to Miles.

Bought by KGNU and Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Jun 07, 2010
  • Length: 27:11
  • Purchases: 2
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Lindsay Ess was a fashion model, a designer, a stunning beauty. And then at the age of twenty-four, just two years ago, doctors had to cut off both...

  • Added: Jan 05, 2010
  • Length: 27:39
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The Salvation Army bell ringer, bundled up to stay warm in weather that has turned brutal overnight, stands just beside the front door of the busy ...

  • Added: Dec 15, 2009
  • Length: 04:01
Caption: Buzz Aldrin Apollo 11
40th Anniversary Mix of man's trip to the moon which began on July 16th, 1969

Bought by Third Coast Festival/Re:sound and WFPL News


  • Added: Jul 16, 2009
  • Length: 12:13
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Lance Mackey is greeted by his mother, Kathie Smith, at the finish line of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Nome, Alaska, early Wednesday, March 12, 2008., Credit: Al Grillo (AP)
The mother of three-time Iditarod winner, Lance Mackey, spills the beans (and mush) on her dog-sledding son.

  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: 05:37
Caption: The War Comes Home: Washington’s Battle Against America’s Veterans, Credit: Brett Stirton
As we mark the 6th anniversary of the US invasion of Iraq, reporter Aaron Glantz takes us inside the war as it comes home to our communities. We f...

Bought by KVSC, KVSC, KUER, KUNM, and WEKU


  • Added: Mar 11, 2009
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 5
Caption: An Iraqi woman reads a leaflet given to her by an Iraqi policeman in Rysalah, Baghdad, Iraq., Credit: James Dale
Professor, author and activist Nadje Al-Ali talks about the reality of women's lives in Iraq for the past 50 years, before the invasion, and now.

  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: Erica Fernandez, environmental activist who helped prevent a liquefied natural gas plant from being built near her hometown of Oxnard, Califonia., Credit: www.nbconference.org
We hear from 18-year-old Erica Fernandez. Winner of the 2007 Brower Youth Award, this fierce young woman took on the world’s largest mining compan...

  • Added: Feb 13, 2009
  • Length: 29:00
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The story of the aftermath of a miraculous escape from death that left two teenage girls scarred for the rest of their lives.

  • Added: Jan 21, 2009
  • Length: 07:41
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This features tells the story of the world renowned song Lili Marleen

Bought by Radio New Zealand


  • Added: Apr 28, 2008
  • Length: 28:33
  • Purchases: 1
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His first year in the competition, Keith says this piece is about humanity. Keith Redman is 18 years old and a member of Kuumba Lynx, which was th...

  • Added: Apr 02, 2008
  • Length: 02:20
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A documentary about the healing power of art

Bought by KPFA


  • Added: Mar 25, 2008
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1