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Preston Bus Station is considered one of the finest examples of British "Brutalist" architecture. Built in 1969 at the time of its construction it ...
- Added: Apr 16, 2013
- Length: 15:00
"I am a Christian, I am a mom, a wife, a homemaker, a leader, a knitter, a quilter… I’m lots of things. Accepting the label felon was really hard."
Bought by WAMC and Public Radio Remix
- Added: Apr 01, 2013
- Length: 07:17
- Purchases: 2
George F. Johnson was the owner of the Endicott Johnson Corp. — at one time the country’s leading shoe manufacturer — and one of the nation’s leadi...
- Added: Feb 19, 2013
- Length: 11:28
In the summer of 1932, a group of World War I veterans in Portland, Oregon hopped a freight train and started riding the rails to Washington DC.
- Added: Feb 19, 2013
- Length: 11:56
In 1913, the American Social Hygiene Association launched a campaign to eradicate sexually transmitted diseases and prostitution. The subject was c...
- Added: Nov 11, 2012
- Length: 05:06
It began with an on-air rant by CNBC commentator Rick Santelli. It became a major political movement, with elected representatives on Capitol Hill....
- Added: Aug 29, 2012
- Length: 29:01
Because of historically cheap energy rates and lots of poorly insulated housing, Kentuckians’ average home electricity use is one of the highest in...
- Added: Jul 18, 2012
- Length: 12:49
Farmer Steve Mello has put down roots in “The Delta” in central California. But climate change is threatening the levees which protect Delta farms....
- Added: May 04, 2012
- Length: 29:01
This documentary views Michelle Alexander's "The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness" through the lens of California's ma...
- Added: Mar 02, 2012
- Length: 59:00
A Vatican investigation into American nuns
Bought by WAMC, KUOW, Public Radio Remix, and WRST-FM Oshkosh
- Added: Feb 21, 2012
- Length: 10:27
- Purchases: 4
Hosni Mubarak’s dictatorship is gone, but a military council now rules Egypt, and has kept much of Mubarak’s repressive apparatus. Meanwhile extrem...
- Added: Aug 19, 2011
- Length: 29:00
Our country is getting less public, and our universities are no exception. But what does "public" mean? And why does it matter? This surprising fo...
- Added: Mar 27, 2011
- Length: 59:36
Have you ever wondered where the money raised by the Minnesota Legacy Amendment goes and how the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund is specifically af...
- Added: Nov 30, 2010
- Length: 29:15
Patient Transfer Vehicles. They look like ambulances but they're not. Riding in one can land you in the wild wild west of unregulated care. 'Risky ...
- Added: Sep 29, 2010
- Length: 30:50
LZ Love is a successful female musical artist. Many don't know that she is transgender, having been born a man. In this interview with her, she dis...
Bought by KUT
- Added: Aug 17, 2010
- Length: 24:49
- Purchases: 1
Although it was one of the most challenging and controversial chapters of his career, the final year of King's life has not been the focus of signi...
Bought by KUOW, KHNS, Marfa Public Radio, Vermont Public Radio, KWIT and more
- Added: Nov 19, 2009
- Length: 59:59
- Purchases: 54
An overview of the character perception of Tom Schleicher, the valued qualities that make up his character, and whether those valued qualities are ...
- Added: Oct 08, 2009
- Length: 04:56
Soundprint_09-00033_news uploaded 8/14/09: The Orphan Train/Fishing for my Master:Slavery in Ghana
Bought by WRVO and KXOT Public Radio
- Added: Aug 16, 2009
- Length: 58:56
- Purchases: 2
Human relations are important even in jobs where you wouldn’t expect them to be. Scott MacDonald may be an internationally renowned guitar builder,...
Bought by KUOW
- Added: Jul 13, 2009
- Length: 09:45
- Purchases: 1
Actuality Audio from the NJ Assembly health committee hearing on medical marijuana 6-4-09 and interview with New Mexico Drug Policy Alliance on the...
Bought by KSFR
- Added: Jun 10, 2009
- Length: 29:28
- Purchases: 1
Georgine DiMaria is titleholder of Miss New Jersey 2006. She has worked as a health advocate for 8 years. Her new platform is medical marijuana. Th...
- Added: Apr 23, 2009
- Length: 20:04
African immigrants are the fastest growing segment of the black population in the U.S. On this edition, we meet Mauton Akran, a Nigerian immigrant ...
Bought by WNCU
- Added: Aug 08, 2008
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 1
We go to the streets of Richmond, California. and meet Jairo, a 17- year old boy who dreams of playing professional soccer--those plans are put on ...
Bought by KUNM and KXOT Public Radio
- Added: Apr 11, 2008
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 2
Making Contact intern Samson Reiny reports on what happens when the military takes over historically sacred land and on how people are fighting bac...
- Added: Jan 15, 2008
- Length: 29:00
Spend some time with Spike Lee and Terence Blanchard to hear how they score Spike's latest film about Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans.
- Added: Aug 08, 2007
- Length: 29:00
