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A Hands On Experience At A Pasture Poultry Farm
From: Rob Sachs
Caption: Jesse Straight is a pasture poultry farmer, Credit: Rob Sachs
Rob Sachs visits an ecologically friendly pasture poultry farm and gets a hands on experience slaughtering and processing a chicken

  • Added: Dec 27, 2010
  • Length: 06:31
Making or Breaking a Business Deal in China -- with cigarettes
From: Rachel Louise Snyder
Series: Global Guru Radio
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The writer Peter Hessler decodes the hidden messages of Chinese cigarettes in business deals.

Bought by HCC Radio The Dragon, WBEZ, and WTIP


  • Added: Dec 16, 2010
  • Length: 03:02
  • Purchases: 3
Binghamton-area Student Reflects on Regional Economic Change
From: Emma Jacobs
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High school student, Christine Dodd explains the changes she's seen happen to local businesses. Produced for The Innovation Trail local journalism ...

  • Added: Nov 24, 2010
  • Length: 03:45
Tri Crazy
From: Beatrice Black
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Soft feature on growth in popularity of triathlon. Good to hook on Hawaii Ironman 10/9/10. 4:50

  • Added: Oct 06, 2010
  • Length: 04:50
Consumer Gold
From: Sally Herships
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Marlboro is one of the best known brands around the world. Everyone knows the Marlboro Man. But now Marlboro is facing one of its biggest branding...

Bought by WAMC


  • Added: Sep 17, 2010
  • Length: 04:47
  • Purchases: 1
Doors of New Orleans
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Caption: Typical French Quarter Door, Credit: Jamie Dell'Apa
An audio postcard mimicking the famous posters showing images of a city's famous doors.

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Sep 14, 2010
  • Length: :33
  • Purchases: 1
Turning Farm Workers into Farm Owners
From: Making Contact
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It’s well known that the people picking food all across the US are predominantly low-paid Latino migrant workers. It’s ironic that the workers car...

  • Added: Aug 10, 2010
  • Length: 08:20
A Waste-Free Dairy of the Future?
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: cheese maker at Fiscalini, Credit: Rita Daniels
It’s estimated that dairy products make up a full 20% of our daily food intake here in North America. But with increased focus on cattle waste met...

  • Added: Aug 10, 2010
  • Length: 08:42
Dry Farming-a Technique for a Water Scarce Future
From: Making Contact
Series: 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: 07:52
Small Farms, Big Future
From: Making Contact
Series: 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: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
The Urban Lobsterman
From: Curt Nickisch
Caption: Sixty-eight-year-old Skip Ryan has been catching lobster on Boston Harbor for more than 50 years., Credit: Jess Bidgood
A profile of an urban lobsterman. Amid the cruise ships and cargo vessels and whale-watching boats that motor in and out of the Boston Harbor each...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, KUOW, WAMC, and Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Jul 12, 2010
  • Length: 05:28
  • Purchases: 4
Boots Worth the Trek
From: Todd Bookman
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Tucked in the woods of Intervale, New Hampshire, the Limmer Boot Company has been handcrafting custom hiking boots for 91-years. Despite a steep pr...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, KUOW, and WAMC


  • Added: Jun 15, 2010
  • Length: 03:16
  • Purchases: 4
Vanishing Craftsmen: The Clockmaker
From: WNPR
Caption: Clockmaker Ray Pavkov works in his shop, Credit: Patrick Skahill
One craftsman is disposing of our throwaway culture - one clock at a time.

Bought by WAMC and WILL


  • Added: Jun 10, 2010
  • Length: 03:10
  • Purchases: 2
Vanishing Craftsmen: The Blacksmith
From: WNPR
Caption: Blacksmith Bill Scheer holds several crafted harpoon points, Credit: Patrick Skahill
Technology and a lack of demand changed blacksmithing into a specialized trade.

  • Added: Jun 08, 2010
  • Length: 03:05
The Business of Compost Hauling
From: Avishay Artsy
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A new business helps local restaurants save money and help the planet by composting.

Bought by WAMC


  • Added: May 19, 2010
  • Length: 03:51
  • Purchases: 1
Ad Absurdum
From: Sarah Boothroyd
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A herd of marketing hits, clichés and platitudes, featuring a chorus of cats and two pounds of Velveeta.

Bought by Public Radio Remix, Third Coast Festival/Re:sound, and KUT


  • Added: May 02, 2010
  • Length: 02:58
  • Purchases: 3
The Mikie Show #16, Ed
From: Michael Carroll
Series: The Mikie Show
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We speak with Ed Hartman. He’s perhaps one of America’s most thoughtful proponents of business ethics. Our discussion covers the basis for ethical ...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Apr 27, 2010
  • Length: 28:02
  • Purchases: 1
Stimulus Loan Gives Laser Web Extra Ammo
From: Joe Sampson
Caption: Race Car, Credit: Alex Butler
Stimulus dollars are being poured into the American economy for projects that build schools, fix roads, put people to work and rescue small busines...

  • Added: Apr 26, 2010
  • Length: 03:47
The Mikie Show #14, Stephanie
From: Michael Carroll
Series: The Mikie Show
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And so we begin our second season with episode fourteen. We take a trip to The Golden Goose Thrift Shop. Trust me, you’ve never been in a thrift st...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Mar 19, 2010
  • Length: 28:02
  • Purchases: 1
The Soulful Repair Man
From: Jill Strauss
Caption: Gayford Caston, Shoe Repairman, Credit: Jill Strauss
In collaboration with the Mapping Main Street Project (visit mappingmainstreet.org) Independent Radio Producer Jill Strauss captures the voice o...

  • Added: Mar 10, 2010
  • Length: 06:35
An Exploration in Sound: Market Basket
From: Justin Grotelueschen
Caption: Market Basket love Xmas
An accelerated trip to this insanely active grocery store in Union Square, Somerville, MA.

Bought by Remix Radio


  • Added: Feb 26, 2010
  • Length: 02:56
  • Purchases: 1
An Exploration in Sound: Commercial Environments within Union Square
From: Justin Grotelueschen
Caption: Union Square, Somerville MA, Credit: Christina Pazzanese For The Boston Globe
An edited analysis of nine indoor businesses in the heart of Union Square, Somerville, MA.

Bought by Remix Radio


  • Added: Feb 26, 2010
  • Length: 02:59
  • Purchases: 1
The Rabbit Hutch
From: Big Shed Audio
Series: Place + Memory
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Have you ever eaten Fried Rabbit? Barbecued Rabbit? Rice with Rabbit Gravy? They were standard fare at the Venz Rabbit Hutch Restaurant in Logan, ...

Bought by WBHM-FM, Public Radio Remix, and KUOW


  • Added: Dec 14, 2009
  • Length: 07:49
  • Purchases: 3
Retro Product Proves Recession Proof
From: Todd Bookman
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A family business named Sarah's Hat Boxes is surviving the Great Recession, despite selling a product more befitting an era defined by the Great De...

Bought by WILL and KUOW


  • Added: Dec 06, 2009
  • Length: 03:46
  • Purchases: 2
The Return of Fine Cider
From: Avishay Artsy
Caption: Steve Wood, owner of Poverty Lane Orchards., Credit: Scott McIntyre
A fine cider revival could provide a lifeline to struggling New Hampshire apple growers.

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and WAMC


  • Added: Nov 20, 2009
  • Length: 03:27
  • Purchases: 3

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