All Pieces for Sally Herships

 
The Five Percent Rule
From Sally Herships
Caption: A U.S. soldier smokes a cigarette in Afghanistan. Members of the armed forces are one-and-a-half times more likely to smoke than civilians. , Credit: JOEL SAGET/AFP/Getty Images
The military has failed to comply with its own tobacco pricing restrictions, selling millions of dollars of tobacco-based products to service membe...

Bought by KUT, Public Radio Remix, WRST-FM Oshkosh, HowSound, KUOW and more


  • Added: Jul 26, 2011
  • Length: 00:06:24
  • Purchases: 6
Slow Media 2: Woman quits the Internet
From Sally Herships
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No cell phone, no email, no internet. Could you go offline for six months? Journalism professor Jennifer Rauch did. She talks about her experience ...

Bought by KUOW and Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Mar 01, 2011
  • Length: 00:03:40
  • Purchases: 2
How far does $250K go in New York City?
From Sally Herships
Caption: The Chapnick's living room, home to Samantha Chapnick's desk, a day bed and the family's bikes., Credit: Sally Herships
$250K may mean a whole lot in any other American town, but in New York City, shopping at Whole Foods might be as good as it gets.

  • Added: Jan 25, 2011
  • Length: 00:03:56
Gift Registries for Kids?
From Sally Herships
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Gift registries for weddings are the norm, but what about registries for kids? It's not always easy to know what to get a two-year-old. But is a re...

  • Added: Dec 17, 2010
  • Length: 00:04:30
Remember Paper Checks?
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Paper is so out. One company is fighting back - meet Duncan Steel, the Man with Checks Appeal.

  • Added: Dec 03, 2010
  • Length: 00:03:34
Social Shopping
From Sally Herships
Caption: The Twitter Web site displayed on a laptop computer., Credit: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images
There was an uproar when Facebook fiddled with its privacy settings -- but really, people willingly give up their privacy all the time for perks li...

Bought by WAMC


  • Added: Sep 30, 2010
  • Length: 00:04:18
  • Purchases: 1
Consumer Gold
From Sally Herships
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Marlboro is one of the best known brands around the world. Everyone knows the Marlboro Man. But now Marlboro is facing one of its biggest branding...

Bought by WAMC


  • Added: Sep 17, 2010
  • Length: 00:04:47
  • Purchases: 1
Phantom of the Opera
From Sally Herships
Caption: Von Wayditch, Credit: Hungarian Cultural Center of New York
Orgies sell opera tickets, so bring 'em on! Gabriel Von Wayditch was a Bronx resident and native of Hungary. He died in 1969 – and when he was ali...

Bought by KUOW and Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Sep 14, 2010
  • Length: 00:08:52
  • Purchases: 2
Divorce Detective
From Sally Herships
Caption: Private Eye Jay Salpeter
Suspicious spouses, philanderers, and questionable judgment. New York-based Private Eye Jay Salpeter has seen it all. But how will New York's recen...

Bought by Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Aug 27, 2010
  • Length: 00:03:00
  • Purchases: 1
Concrete Crickets
From Sally Herships
Caption: Michael Dory's Secret Robot Crickets
New Yorkers are used to seeing graffiti, but now, they're hearing it too. New Yorkers are hearing things these days — and it's coming from the bush...

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


  • Added: Aug 09, 2010
  • Length: 00:04:06
  • Purchases: 4
Plus Size Fashion
From Sally Herships
Caption: Ashley Falcon , Credit: Greg Kessler/marieclaire.com
There's a big buzz in the fashion world - and it's about Big fashion.

Bought by WAMC


  • Added: Jun 04, 2010
  • Length: 00:04:07
  • Purchases: 1
How much does it cost to live to 100?
From Sally Herships
Caption: Hortie Gutmann typing on a computer., Credit: Steve Gutmann
A new study says most babies born in developed countries since 2000 will live to see 100, but how much does living longer cost? Sally Herships inte...

Bought by WAMC


  • Added: May 21, 2010
  • Length: 00:04:45
  • Purchases: 1
Stuggle in Little Haiti
From Sally Herships
Caption: Gaspard Lynch
The clean up in Haiti has only just started and aid is continuing to pour in. But for some immigrant communities in the U.S., the continuing appeal...

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: May 12, 2010
  • Length: 00:03:49
  • Purchases: 1
Trading OJ Like they Do in the Movies
From Sally Herships
Caption: Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy in a promo poster for the movie "Trading Places" (legendsrevealed.com)
Why a cold snap for Florida orange growers sets the scene for the movie Trading Places.

  • Added: Feb 17, 2010
  • Length: 00:02:29
Cabaret Madoff
From Sally Herships
Caption: Cabaret singer Cynthia Crane inside her home., Credit: Marietta Synodis
When you're a New York cabaret singer who loses your life savings to Bernie Madoff, what do you do next? Why, put on a show, of course. Cynthia Cra...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 16, 2010
  • Length: 00:03:52
  • Purchases: 1
Doctor Nurses
From Sally Herships
Caption: Ray Scarpa is an advanced practice nurse with an advanced doctorate degree. He's been practicing nursing at University Hospital in Newark, N.J., for 28 years., Credit: John Emerson/University Hospital
A new degree creates "Doctor Nurses" — and confusion.

Bought by WRVO, WAMC, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 15, 2010
  • Length: 00:03:20
  • Purchases: 3
Shock Ads
From Sally Herships
Caption: An ad campaign in New York City depicts a bottle of soda pouring into a glass and coming out as liquid fat. The shock campaign cost the city $300,000., Credit: NYC Dept. of Health
Shock ads have been used to warn against drug and tobacco use. But can they stop people from drinking soda?

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 08, 2010
  • Length: 00:03:18
  • Purchases: 1
Finding the perfect money match online
From Sally Herships
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Can dating sites really help form the perfect union, even when it comes to money?

  • Added: Jan 14, 2010
  • Length: 00:05:30
The Art of Patter: Magicians, Politicians and the Election
From Sally Herships
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The best politicians are masters of the art of rhetoric and delivery. So are magicians who have a name for that kind of talk - patter.

  • Added: Dec 18, 2009
  • Length: 00:04:26
Missed Connections
From Sally Herships
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What's a shy person to do when Cupid strikes?

  • Added: Dec 18, 2009
  • Length: 00:02:44

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