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This I Believe - Kij Johnson
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Writer Kij Johnson believes rock climbing helped her reject thoughts of suicide and embrace life.

Bought by Iowa Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 22, 2008
  • Length: 03:49
  • Purchases: 1
Ken McCoy interviews boxer Bryant Theodile
From: Ken McCoy
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Boxer Bryant Theodile fights Dec 6th at the MGM

  • Added: Sep 18, 2008
  • Length: 17:07
Bridge Jumper (A Survivor's Story)
From: WHPC
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An Interview with John Kevin Hines a suicide survivor

  • Added: Sep 09, 2008
  • Length: 06:05
The Good, The Bad & The Junkie
From: WAMU
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This story examines abuse of the attention deficit disorder drug, Ritalin.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 05, 2008
  • Length: 06:17
  • Purchases: 1
Soundprint_00030_news: Temple Prostitutes/Practicing Emptiness
From: Soundprint
Series: SOUNDPRINT weekly series (News Hole Compatible)
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Soundprint_08-30 uploaded Friday, July 25 2008: Temple Prostitutes/Practicing Emptiness

Bought by KXOT Public Radio and WRVO


  • Added: Jul 26, 2008
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Soundprint_00029_news: Goalkeepers of Sierra Leone/Sycamore Tree
From: Soundprint
Series: SOUNDPRINT weekly series (News Hole Compatible)
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SOUNDPRINT_08-29 uploaded Friday, July 18, 2008: Goalkeepers of Sierra Leone/Sycamore Tree

Bought by KXOT Public Radio and WRVO


  • Added: Jul 19, 2008
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
WWOZ Street Talk- Yoga In The Lower Ninth Ward
From: David Weinberg
Series: WWOZ- Street Talk
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Michelle Baker wanted to bring yoga to the ninth ward but she wasnt sure how.

  • Added: Jul 08, 2008
  • Length: 05:48
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
Wheelchair Racer (poem)
From: ANITA PALLADINO
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Profile/Poem of a Man

  • Added: Jun 17, 2008
  • Length: :59
My Sister's Brain Cancer
From: Nanci Olesen
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a commentary by Nanci Olesen about her sister's brain cancer

Bought by KFAI, KXOT Public Radio, and NPR Station Showcase with PRX


  • Added: May 22, 2008
  • Length: 04:23
  • Purchases: 3
Physician Depression-Part 3
From: KUOW
Series: Troubled Doctors: Addiction and Depression in Medicine
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Examines depression in physicans

Bought by WFYI and 90.5 WSNC


  • Added: May 01, 2008
  • Length: 05:19
  • Purchases: 2
The Fundamentals of Impairment-Part 1
From: KUOW
Series: Troubled Doctors: Addiction and Depression in Medicine
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The story of an addicted doctor

Bought by WFYI and NPR Station Showcase with PRX


  • Added: May 01, 2008
  • Length: 06:01
  • Purchases: 2
Luck
From: Sarah Neal (Neal-Estes)
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There's bad luck, luck of the Irish, and the luckiest day of my life, when I was hit in the head with a truck.

  • Added: Mar 14, 2008
  • Length: 04:04
Mining's Toxic Legacy
From: KVMR
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Historic Legislative Hearing on the Toxic Legacy of the Gold Rush

  • Added: Mar 04, 2008
  • Length: 13:50
Short Wave: Teen Sex
From: Radio Rookies
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Fifteen-year-old Xavier Stovall takes a close look at teen sex.

  • Added: Feb 27, 2008
  • Length: 04:12
Solving the Homeless Youth Problem Takes a Unique Approach
From: Adam Vaughn
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Usual approaches to solving homelessness do not work for youths who are find themselves homeless.

  • Added: Feb 16, 2008
  • Length: 04:45
Seattle's Homeless Jungle
From: Adam Vaughn
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Many of Seattle's homeless choose to live in a notorious wooded area called the Jungle.

Bought by WRNC-LP


  • Added: Feb 16, 2008
  • Length: 04:44
  • 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
Human Costs of Prescription Drugs
From: Appalachian Media Institute
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Commentator Natasha Watts asks listeners to consider the real costs of the prescription drug addiction epidemic in communities across the country.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 14, 2008
  • Length: 02:10
  • Purchases: 1
Navigating in Nebraska
From: Lawrence Lanahan
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Two years ago, 166 Hurricane Katrina evacuees from New Orleans ended up in Omaha, Nebraska. Two years out, one man is trying hard--perhaps too hard...

Bought by KFAI and KUT-HD


  • Added: Dec 10, 2007
  • Length: 05:24
  • Purchases: 2
This I Believe - Joel Schmidt
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Treating wounded veterans has taught psychologist Joel Schmidt the resilience of the human spirit.

Bought by Interfaith Voices, KOSU, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, and KJZZ


  • Added: Nov 21, 2007
  • Length: 03:35
  • Purchases: 4
Steroids in Track and Field
From: KLCC
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The impact of steroids in track and field

Bought by WAMC


  • Added: Nov 20, 2007
  • Length: 07:28
  • Purchases: 1
"Don't Do Anything to Yourself"
From: Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock
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Alaska Native teens fight to end suicide in their villages

Bought by KFAI, NPR Station Showcase with PRX, and WAMC


  • Added: Nov 19, 2007
  • Length: 06:29
  • Purchases: 3
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