Rural Issues and America
Ethanol, immigration, healthcare and more
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- Reporters at stations in Mo., Okla., Ill., Kan., Texas, N.M., and Upstate N.Y. take a hard look at the critical issues facing rural voters.
- Impact of Security on Border Communities
KRWG, 5:22 - Explore the impact of tighter border security and toughened immigration efforts on border communities.
- Ethanol in the Election
KGOU, 3:43 - Some politicians say the long-term solution to high gas prices is to invest in ethanol, but many rural drivers remain unconvinced.
- Browse the whole series and also check out election Promise Commentaries.
NEW! Teens and Politics
Their stories in their own words
- Our Time: Teens and Politics
KUOW and Generation PRX, 55:00 - Teen voices including a slam poet whose brother is away in Iraq, a teen who eats caviar with Newt Gingrich, and more.
The Debates are Here
Free Raw Audio for Stations
Truthiness...
- The Oct. 7th debate will be posted shortly after it ends.
- Biden and Palin VP Debate -- Oct. 2, 2008
Lehrer NewsHour, 90 min. - The vice presidential candidates sparred over taxes and the funding for the war in Iraq in the first and only VP debate.
- John McCain and Barack Obama's First Debate in Oxford, MS -- Sept. 26, 2008
Lehrer NewsHour, 1:37:16 - They debated the bailout package and foreign policy in the first presidential debate.
- Browse our campaign audio archive.
Fundraising Made Easier
The Fall '08 Coordinated Drive is Oct. 18-24
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- PRX's Fundraising Soundbank is full of FREE ready-to-air and sample spots.
- Virtuoso Voices: Janine Jansen -- Classical is Constant
Listener Directed Productions, 00:25 - Violinist Janine Jansen invites listeners to keep classical music a constant in their lives by supporting their station.
- Radio Lab Fundraising Show -- Fall 2008
WNYC, 59:00 - Radio Lab hosts Jad and Robert present excerpts from the show as they help move listeners to action.
- Hear more fundraising pieces ready for air.
- Testimonial Montage
WABE, 00:40 - Listeners tell us what makes public radio special.
- Hear more sample fundraising pieces.
Tricks and Treats
Get ready for Halloween
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- Zombie Squad
Adam Allington, 6:38 - The Elite Zombie Suppression Task Force is ready to defend your neighborhood from hordes of walking dead.
- Costume Party
Liner Notes, 59:00 - Halloween is not just kids and candy. It is about masks, horror and grown-up fun.
- Browse our Halloween Editors' Picks.
