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Playhouse by Youmedia Chicago
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2011
Caption: Team Youmedia Chicago
This team piece is performed by Youmedia Chicago, comprised of poets: Dominique James, 16, a sophomore at Walter Payton College Prep; Malcolm Londo...

  • Added: Apr 01, 2011
  • Length: 03:21
BackStory - Inventing the Traditional American Family
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
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Throughout American history, economics - not affection - has been the real tie that binds a family together. So when did the "traditional" family e...

Bought by KSJD, 90.5 WSNC, WSKG, Spokane Public Radio, WRIR and more


  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 6
NJ man with MS faces marijuana charges, supporters demonstrate
From: Chris Goldstein
Caption: supporters at the Somerset County Courthouse 12/14/09, Credit: Chris Goldstein
John Wilson faces first degree felony charges usually used against cocaine kingpins. Now he faces up to 35 years in state prison for having 17 mari...

  • Added: Dec 16, 2009
  • Length: 29:31
Not Ready for a Box
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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A woman decides to kick her drug addiction.

  • Added: Jun 22, 2009
  • Length: 06:08
The Ocean Between
From: Conrad Wilson
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A new DNA test implemented by the State Department has affected thousands of refugee families throughout Africa.

Bought by WAMC


  • Added: Oct 16, 2008
  • Length: 05:59
  • Purchases: 1
I do... But just not the dishes
From: With Good Reason
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Men and women may hold ambivalent feelings about household roles depending upon whether they are cohabitating or married. This show explores the s...

  • Added: Apr 08, 2008
  • Length: 29:35
A Square Meal, Regardless
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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The American health care system offers few solutions for people who want to die at home, especially when family lives far away. This sound-rich st...

Bought by WNPR, HowSound, The Story, SALTcast Podcast, KXOT Public Radio and more


  • Added: Feb 01, 2008
  • Length: 07:04
  • Purchases: 6
Sisters from Las Vegas serving in the Iraq War
From: Next Generation Radio
Series: NPR's Next Generation Radio
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Sisters in military both serving in Iraq

  • Added: Aug 30, 2007
  • Length: 03:52
Stephanie Coontz: Marriage Today Ain't So Bad
From: KUOW
Series: Speaker's Forum
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Woe is me. Marriage today just isn't what it used to be. Isn't that the truth? Nope! Not true! Historian Stephanie Coontz knows the facts. Marriage...

Bought by KCUR


  • Added: Aug 01, 2007
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 1
WWOZ Street Talk-The American Dream
From: David Weinberg
Series: WWOZ- Street Talk
Caption: PRX default Piece image
This is the story of how, NHS a non-profit organization, helped the Venerable and other low income families become homeowners.

  • Added: Jul 09, 2007
  • Length: 07:56
Behind the Slamming Door
From: Rebecca Sheir
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After 30 years of helping troubled teens find peace, one delinquent-turned-probation-officer calls it a day.

Bought by KRCC-FM


  • Added: Feb 28, 2007
  • Length: 05:05
  • Purchases: 1
When a Parent Calls Collect
From: KUOW
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A look at men parenting from prison.

Bought by WMPG


  • Added: May 15, 2006
  • Length: 08:43
  • Purchases: 1
Birthdays, Volunteering, Defining Age
From: Ron Kauffman
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Senior LifeStyles Update - 3 short segments

  • Added: Apr 27, 2006
  • Length: 07:59
Teaching Kids to Kill
From: Dick Meister
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Hunting interests have stepped up their efforts to recruit youngsters to join adults in killing for the sport of it.

  • Added: Jan 04, 2006
  • Length: 02:26
A Story of Forgiveness (Peace Talks Radio Series)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio - Series of Half-Hours
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Two New Mexico fathers are working together to improve conditions for youth in their hometown, despite the fact that one man's son was convicted of...

Bought by KDUR, KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm, and KSKA


  • Added: Oct 10, 2005
  • Length: 28:57
  • Purchases: 3
Turning Guys into Men
From: With Good Reason
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A challenging discussion of masculine identity in a changing society.

  • Added: Aug 26, 2005
  • Length: 29:54
No Child Left Unrecruited
From: Dick Meister
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A commentary on the military's devious, expensive and escalating attempts to recruit high school juniors and seniors.

Bought by WUSF


  • Added: Mar 20, 2005
  • Length: 03:20
  • Purchases: 1
Earned Income Kitty Credit
From: Paul McDonald
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Why is it that I cannot get an Earned Income Credit for my cat?

Bought by KUT, Real Estate Today, and East Village Radio


  • Added: Feb 06, 2004
  • Length: 03:25
  • Purchases: 3