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Caption: Baker Salvatore Raccuglia rolls the bread as bakers have done for centuries in Sicily.   , Credit: Luigi Fraboni
Italian breads and pastries are favorites among foodies. But Italian artisan bakeries are shutting down. Changing eating habits, the crisis and t...

Bought by KUOW, KLCC, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 25, 2013
  • Length: 06:09
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Harold Blackledge, a 79-year-old agricultural pilot, stands in front of his 1975 Piper Pawnee Brave in one of his hangars at the Watonga Regional Airport. The drought — the worst he’s seen — has dried up aerial spraying work in Oklahoma, he says., Credit: Joe Wertz
The drought that settled into Oklahoma last year is getting worse. And it’s hurting business owners such as Harold Blackledge, an agricultural pilo...

  • Added: Aug 20, 2012
  • Length: 03:30
Caption: Mayor Michael Bell's office is adorned with Chinese gifts like this screen.
The Midwest is used to thinking of China as the source of many of our problems: it’s where many jobs and factories went. But in Toledo, China is no...

  • Added: Jun 24, 2011
  • Length: 05:15
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: 06:33
  • Purchases: 1
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: 03:44
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Little Village business owner Jesus Davila in front of one of his four businesses, Davila's Restaurant, in Chicago..
Cities across the Midwest are full of immigrant stories. Previous generations filled the factories, building cars, furniture and steel. Now that th...

Bought by WAMC


  • Added: Jun 16, 2011
  • Length: 04:01
  • Purchases: 1
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By now, you’ve probably heard of the Chevrolet Volt. That plug-in hybrid has been promoted for years as a sign that General Motors can still innova...

  • Added: Jun 07, 2011
  • Length: 03:56
Caption: Sears on State Street, Chicago, Credit: Niala Boodhoo
Sears & Roebuck has been a dominant retailer in the Midwest since it was founded in Chicago almost a 120 years ago. It’s hung on while other brands...

  • Added: Jun 03, 2011
  • Length: 04:02
Caption: Flickr photo by Angelo DeSantis. http://www.flickr.com/photos/angeloangelo/4107790533/
Keith Raskin has been driving a taxi in San Francisco for 31 years, but now, with the down economy, he says it's harder than ever to earn a living ...

  • Added: Apr 11, 2011
  • Length: 04:02
Caption: Meenal Bagla (left) and Prashant Jeloka ran the numbers, and decided renting was the superior financial - and lifestyle - option compared to buying., Credit: Jess Bidgood
Two couples from Boston's Brighton neighborhood -- one young, one old -- have had the money to buy a home but choose to keep renting. In the third ...

Bought by Remix Radio


  • Added: Apr 02, 2010
  • Length: 05:39
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Former mortgage broker Craig Good is trying to be the good guy, running a downtown Boston fruit stand., Credit: Curt Nickisch
When the housing market crashed, so did the job market for mortgage brokers. Over the last two years, about two-thirds of mortgage brokers, the mid...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and KUOW


  • Added: Feb 22, 2010
  • Length: 03:37
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: A tour guide at Carnton Plantation explains the home's role in the Civil War Battle of Franklin, Credit: Blake Farmer
Economy Pressures Some Non-Profits to Merge

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Nov 24, 2009
  • Length: 05:13
  • Purchases: 1
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: 05:07
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Sun Mountain Lumber, Credit: Emilie Ritter
Many timber operations are fighting to stay in business.

Bought by Topics Education


  • Added: Aug 20, 2009
  • Length: 03:57
  • Purchases: 1
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The economic crisis has made it difficult for everyone to find employment, but ex-convicts have been hit harder than the rest.

  • Added: Aug 11, 2009
  • Length: 05:48
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The value of houses is dropping

  • Added: Jul 31, 2008
  • Length: 01:37
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Capitalism is no more than a long, drawn-out poker game

  • Added: Jul 04, 2008
  • Length: 02:23
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A midnight run on a giant oil tanker

  • Added: Apr 07, 2007
  • Length: 06:39
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A growing number of corporations are sponsoring gay pride events.

Bought by KRCC-FM


  • Added: Jun 20, 2006
  • Length: 03:35
  • Purchases: 1
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Farming towns struggle in global economy

  • Added: Dec 16, 2005
  • Length: 11:15