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The Underwater Birth of Francis Henri
From: Chris Bolton
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The story of my a young couple having their baby at home

  • Added: Sep 13, 2008
  • Length: 09:15
Chasing the Crescent Moon: The Story of Dr. Frempong and Sickle Cell Disease
From: Aaron Schwartz
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A documentary exploring sickle cell disease and an extraordinary doctor who is fighting the illness in Philadelphia and West Africa.

Bought by KUNM, KUNM, KWIT, WCPN, KUT-HD and more


  • Added: Jul 26, 2008
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11
Your Own Anti-Drug
From: Voices of Youth - Moab
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An artful PSA for an anti-drug campaign

  • Added: Jun 29, 2008
  • Length: 01:10
A Crisis of Care: A System on Life Support (Part III)
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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In the last of our three-part series, A Crisis of Care: A System on Life Support, we?ll hear from experts offering an insiders view on the continui...

  • Added: May 23, 2008
  • Length: 29:00
Teen clinic keeps it real with patients
From: Alaska Teen Media Institute
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Teens who work at the P.O.W.E.R. Teen Clinic in Anchorage, Alaska share why their personal life experiences give them the ability to relate to teen...

Bought by KGOU


  • Added: May 21, 2008
  • Length: 05:36
  • Purchases: 1
A Crisis of Care: Gina's Story (1 hour Special)
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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One mother's fight to save her daughter's life from a dysfunctional and inhumane health care system in California's prisons.

  • Added: Apr 22, 2008
  • Length: 59:00
Crowded Memory
From: mira burt-wintonick
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Do you have a mega-memory?

  • Added: Apr 21, 2008
  • Length: 09:08
A Crisis of Care: Gina's Story (Part II)
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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This is the second of a three-part series, 'A Crisis of Care,' a look inside California's prison health care system. We'll hear how a state-sancti...

  • Added: Mar 24, 2008
  • Length: 29:00
Shelf Life Radio 1: America's Number One Vegetable
From: Amy Conger
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Taking a potato plant to McDonald's; what will they say?

  • Added: Mar 14, 2008
  • Length: 09:30
A Crisis of Care: Gina's Story (Part I)
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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This is the first of a three-part series, "A Crisis of Care," a look inside California's prison health care system. In this first show, "Gina's Sto...

  • Added: Mar 14, 2008
  • Length: 29:00
William Utermohlen
From: Eric Molinsky
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An artist paints self-portraits while battling Alzheimer's

Bought by PRX to iTunes and KUOW


  • Added: Mar 07, 2008
  • Length: 10:12
  • Purchases: 2
Comfort and Addiction
From: Amy Conger
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People speak candidly about food, comfort and compulsion

Bought by Vocalo.org and Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Mar 06, 2008
  • Length: 19:30
  • Purchases: 2
Lucy and the Bike Girl
From: Hillary Frank
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Lucy can never meet her best friend in person because it might cut her life expectancy in half.

Bought by Public Radio Remix, KUT, KUOW, KFAI, and Remix Radio


  • Added: Feb 12, 2008
  • Length: 10:27
  • Purchases: 5
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
Two Weeks
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Laurie Williams (aka Crow) is preparing to die in the next two weeks.

Bought by SALTcast Podcast and KFAI


  • Added: Feb 01, 2008
  • Length: 07:12
  • Purchases: 2
Saying Goodbye. . . Again
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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A collection of the voices and sounds from the display of the AIDS Quilt in Portland, ME during National AIDS Day.

Bought by WFUV


  • Added: Feb 01, 2008
  • Length: 07:27
  • Purchases: 1
Luck's No Lady
From: Libby Conn
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This half hour documentary examines a growing public health concern for women: pathological gambling.

Bought by SpiritHouse Inc/Youth Noise Network and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 31, 2008
  • Length: 29:36
  • Purchases: 2
We are the Canaries
From: Briana O'Higgins
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A Chronic Illness multi-narrative

Bought by WAMC, PRX to iTunes, and NPR Station Showcase with PRX


  • Added: Dec 06, 2007
  • Length: 08:13
  • Purchases: 3
KERA Commentary: Breast Cancer
From: KERA
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Maintaining a positive attitude amid struggling with breast cancer

Bought by WAMC


  • Added: Nov 20, 2007
  • Length: 03:12
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Danielle and Gabrielle Hall
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Danielle (L) and Gabrielle Hall remember their mother Martha, who died of breast cancer in 2003.

Bought by KFOK-LP and WMNF


  • Added: Nov 19, 2007
  • Length: 02:08
  • Purchases: 2
The Second Mom
From: Radio Rookies
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Teenager Sara Martinez has to look after her younger brother, who is autistic, and serve as a translator for her parents, who speak limited English.

Bought by KUOW, KFAI, KUOW, Third Coast International Audio Festival, Space Gallery and more


  • Added: Nov 16, 2007
  • Length: 07:04
  • Purchases: 6
Dina's Diary: Journey of a Cancer Survivor (newscast compatible)
From: Capital Public Radio
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This intimate, award-winning audio diary documents a young mother's year-long battle with breast cancer.

Bought by WFPL News, KZYX, KVNF, Wyoming Public Radio, KUT-HD and more


  • Added: Nov 05, 2007
  • Length: 54:03
  • Purchases: 6
Dina's Diary: Journey of a Cancer Survivor
From: Capital Public Radio
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This intimate, award-winning audio diary documents a young mother's year-long battle with breast cancer.

Bought by KWMR-FM, KUNC, KGOU, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KZYX and more


  • Added: Nov 05, 2007
  • Length: 59:03
  • Purchases: 11
StoryCorps: Tom Morgan
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Tom Morgan (R) speaks to his friend Tracy Ross. Morgan, who suffered from emphysema, died on April 26, 2007.

Bought by KFOK-LP


  • Added: Nov 05, 2007
  • Length: 01:44
  • Purchases: 1
Rising above Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
From: Scott Burton
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A 15 year-old flutes his way through a life with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.

  • Added: Sep 24, 2007
  • Length: 06:31