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**APM Reports Documentaries**

The documentary unit of APM Reports (formerly American RadioWorks) has produced more than 140 programs on topics such as health, history, education and justice.

Latest Episodes:

Put to the Test Sep 01, 2007

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The effects of high-stakes testing on students, teachers, and schools.

Routes to Recovery Aug 02, 2007

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To mark the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, American RadioWorks teams up with Nick Spitzer of American Routes to find out how culture might save New Orleans.

Green Rush Aug 01, 2007

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From carbon offsets to biofuels, companies and investors are seeking riches in the fight against global warming. What happens when good deeds grapple with the realities of the free market?

A Burden to Be Well May 12, 2007

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The effects of mental illness are well documented. But until recently, there has been little said about the siblings of the mentally ill. Now researchers are starting to look at the "well-sibling" syndrome.

Imperial Washington Jan 12, 2007

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Explore the trappings of life in Congress, the pressure to raise campaign dollars and Washington's powerful world of lobbying.

Hearing America Dec 12, 2006

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A century ago, the first radio broadcasts sent music out into the air. Since then, music has dominated America's airwaves and it's been a cultural battleground.

Urban Shakespeare Dec 12, 2006

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A few "at risk" teens in Los Angeles are getting their first jobs, as working artists: studying Shakespeare and writing their own poetry and music, all while earning minimum wage.

Reports from a Warming Planet Nov 12, 2006

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The early signs of climate change are showing up across vastly differing landscapes: from melting outposts near the Arctic Circle to disappearing glaciers high in the Andes; from the rising water in the deltas of Bangladesh to the "sinking" atolls of the Pacific. Reports from a Warming Planet takes you to parts of the planet where global warming is already making changes to life and landscape, and demonstrates how climate change is no longer restricted to scientific modeling about the future. It's happening now.

Japan's Pop Power Oct 12, 2006

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To many people, global youth culture means rock and roll and other Western fashions. But for more and more young people across to world, the capital of pop culture is Tokyo. Over the past decade, Japanese video games, animation and comic books have caught fire in much of the world, including the United States.

The Sonic Memorial Project Sep 12, 2006

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Peabody-award winning documentary that chronicles the sounds and voices of the World Trade Center and its surrounding neighborhood.