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There used to be businesses in South Rome
From: LA Lands
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This piece focuses on memories of businesses located in the historically black neighborhood of South Rome (Rome, Floyd County, Georgia), a communit...

  • Added: Jun 08, 2007
  • Length: 02:35
Remembering South Rome
From: LA Lands
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A compilation of memories of the historically black neighborhood of South Rome (Rome, Floyd County, Georgia), a community currently undergoing "red...

  • Added: Jun 08, 2007
  • Length: 06:31
StoryCorps Griot: Tia Williams
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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LeKeisha Williams interviews her best friend, Tia Williams

Bought by KFOK-LP


  • Added: Jun 08, 2007
  • Length: 01:40
  • Purchases: 1
Immigrants, Labor Rights and the Human Cost of Rebuilding an American City - Part 1
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Immigrant laborers who were invited to help reconstruct New Orleans are now fighting to survive.

Bought by 90.5 WSNC


  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Roots 30th Anniversary
From: Dan Kramer
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Roots 30th Anniversary

  • Added: Jun 04, 2007
  • Length: 07:55
This I Believe - Michael Oatman
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Ohio writer Michael Oatman believes education gave him a better life than his street-corner youth.

Bought by KJZZ


  • Added: Jun 04, 2007
  • Length: 03:28
  • Purchases: 1
Running On Fumes Part 1: Opportunity
From: Elliot Ward
Series: Running On Fumes: An Adventure in America
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Exploring the American dream through a homless shelter in Charleston and a lawyer in Baton Rouge

  • Added: Jun 04, 2007
  • Length: 24:59
Rap Over College?
From: Curie Youth Radio
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Keith has the smarts to go to a good college, but he wants to make it as a rapper.

Bought by YouthCast and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Jun 02, 2007
  • Length: 03:48
  • Purchases: 2
100 Families Oakland
From: Robynn Takayama
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This arts program attempts to generate positivity in Oakland, CA

Bought by KZSC and KVMR


  • Added: Jun 01, 2007
  • Length: 04:28
  • Purchases: 2
Interview with songwriter Doc Pomus and his brother, Raoul Felder, Part 1
From: Louis Erlanger
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Interview with Brill Building songwriter Doc Pomus and members of his family

  • Added: Jun 01, 2007
  • Length: 01:04:13
Sprawling of America
From: The Environment Report
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Hour-long documentary on the costs and causes of urban sprawl.

Bought by WRPI, KXOT Public Radio, WBEZ, Iowa Public Radio, WNIJ and more


  • Added: Jun 01, 2007
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 17
Blues File: Big T and Junebug
From: WXPN
Series: Blues File
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review of "meet Me In The Cotton Field" by Terry "Big T" Williams & Wesley "Junebug" Jefferson

Bought by KKRN and WEFT


  • Added: May 31, 2007
  • Length: 04:21
  • Purchases: 2
StoryCorps Griot: Omar Leech
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Omar Leech tells his friend Lenear Pryor about life as a gang member.

Bought by KFOK-LP and WMNF


  • Added: May 30, 2007
  • Length: 03:06
  • Purchases: 2
Blues File: Hamilton Loomis
From: WXPN
Series: Blues File
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review of Hamilton Loomis: Ain't Just Temporary

Bought by WEFT and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: May 23, 2007
  • Length: 03:31
  • Purchases: 2
Our American Generations - This I Believe Essays -Race
From: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow- Phil Mariage
Series: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
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5 Generations sharing their This I Believe essays on Race

Bought by Red River Radio Network and WUFT


  • Added: May 23, 2007
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 2
This I Believe - Kamaal Majeed
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Student Kamaal Majeed believes in being content with himself and not seeking the approval of others.

Bought by WBEZ, WCAI / WNAN, and KJZZ


  • Added: May 21, 2007
  • Length: 03:19
  • Purchases: 3
Me and George W (No good deed goes unpunished)
From: Richard Frohlich
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Storyteller De Cee Cornish tells a tale of two boys from very different worlds who met one day in Houston, TX

Bought by Marfa Public Radio


  • Added: May 20, 2007
  • Length: 13:35
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps Griot: Jim McFarland
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Jim McFarland remembers visiting the segregated South as a child.

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KFOK-LP, KUT, WMNF, and KGLT


  • Added: May 18, 2007
  • Length: 01:52
  • Purchases: 5
Blues File: Big Joe Duskin
From: WXPN
Series: Blues File
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Remembrance of pianist Big Joe Duskin

Bought by WEFT


  • Added: May 16, 2007
  • Length: 03:23
  • Purchases: 1
SLY & THE FAMILY STONE: FAMILY AFFAIR
From: Joyride Media
Series: The Milestone Series
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One-hour music intensive radio documentary about Sly & the Family Stone, their music, their turbulent history, and the indelible marks they left be...

Bought by KUT, KFOK-LP, KHEN-LP, KWMR-FM, WRIR and more


  • Added: May 15, 2007
  • Length: 59:05
  • Purchases: 34
Samuel L. Jackson en francais
From: Sarah Elzas
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The French voice behind the image onscreen

Bought by Public Radio Remix, KUT, and KFAI


  • Added: May 14, 2007
  • Length: 05:05
  • Purchases: 3
Racial Cleansing in America
From: The Center for Documentary Studies
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A short doc exploring the curious legacy of a "racial cleansing" in a small Kentucky town.

Bought by WRPI, KFAI, and SALTcast Podcast


  • Added: May 14, 2007
  • Length: 13:27
  • Purchases: 3
Teasers for "SisterLove: Keeping it Real, Globally!"
From: Noah Chandler
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Short teasers for the the series "SisterLove: Keeping it Real, Globally"

  • Added: May 09, 2007
  • Length: 02:18
Blues File: Carey Bell remembrance
From: WXPN
Series: Blues File
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remembrance of Carey Bell who died May 6, 2007

Bought by WEFT


  • Added: May 09, 2007
  • Length: 05:48
  • Purchases: 1
One Step Beyond: Liberian Voices
From: BSR Radio
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The role of radio for Liberian immigrants -- and a new voice on the air.

Bought by NPR Station Showcase with PRX and WXLV-FM


  • Added: May 07, 2007
  • Length: 06:03
  • Purchases: 2

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