All Pieces for Radio Diaries

 
Shirley Chisholm: The Politics of Principle
From: Radio Diaries
Series: Contenders
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In 1972, Shirley Chisholm launched a spirited campaign for the Democratic nomination. She was the first woman and first African American to run. De...

Bought by WABE, WEZU, New Hampshire Public Radio, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago and more


  • Added: Oct 16, 2012
  • Length: 07:37
  • Purchases: 10
The “Veep”
From: Radio Diaries
Series: Contenders
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Alben Barkley served in Congress for close to 40 years and was Harry Truman’s vice president from 1948-1952. Though he wanted to be President himse...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, PRX Remix, WDET Detroit Public Radio, and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Oct 16, 2012
  • Length: 07:25
  • Purchases: 4
Victoria Woodhull: The First Woman to Run for President
From: Radio Diaries
Series: Contenders
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In the 19th century, Victoria Woodhull was many things: a clairvoyant, a businesswoman, an advocate for women’s rights and sexual freedom, and a ma...

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  • Added: Oct 16, 2012
  • Length: 07:18
  • Purchases: 8
Margaret Chase Smith: Cold Warrior in Pearls
From: Radio Diaries
Series: Contenders
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In 1964, Margaret Chase Smith became the first woman from a major party to run for President. The Republican Senator ran as a staunch hawk and expe...

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  • Added: Oct 16, 2012
  • Length: 07:38
  • Purchases: 5
Adlai Stevenson: A Candidate in the Age of Television
From: Radio Diaries
Series: Contenders
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The 1952 presidential campaign pitted the immensely popular General Dwight D. Eisenhower against the ferociously intellectual and intensely private...

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  • Added: Oct 16, 2012
  • Length: 07:36
  • Purchases: 6
Gracie Allen: The Joke That Became a Campaign
From: Radio Diaries
Series: Contenders
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In 1940 the United States was just emerging from the shadow of the Great Depression and war loomed in Europe. Into these serious times stepped Grac...

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  • Added: Oct 16, 2012
  • Length: 05:12
  • Purchases: 10
Teen Contender
From: Radio Diaries
Series: Teenage Diaries
Caption: Claressa Shields, Credit: Sue Jaye Johnson
Boxing has been an Olympic sport since the time of the ancient Greeks. But only men have taken part. This year, that changes. For the first time ev...

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  • Added: Jul 19, 2012
  • Length: 15:53
  • Purchases: 7
The Plane That Flew Into the Empire State Building
From: Radio Diaries
Caption: Impact Site of Plane
On the morning of July 28, 1945 a B-25 bomber left Massachusetts and headed to New York City on a routine ferry mission. Lost in the fog over Manha...

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  • Added: Sep 27, 2011
  • Length: 11:47
  • Purchases: 2
Willie McGee and the Traveling Electric Chair: A Granddaughter's Search for the Truth
From: Radio Diaries
Caption: Bridgette McGee holds a photo of her grandfather, Credit: Teri Havens
In 1951, Willie McGee was executed in Mississippi's traveling electric chair for raping a white woman. Six decades later, his granddaughter is on a...

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  • Added: Oct 12, 2010
  • Length: 22:59
  • Purchases: 8
Mexico '68: A Movement, A Massacre and the 40-Yr Search for the Truth
From: Radio Diaries
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In the summer of 1968, students in Mexico began to challenge the country's authoritarian government. But the movement was short-lived, lasting less...

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  • Added: Jul 10, 2009
  • Length: 22:25
  • Purchases: 8
Becoming Nelson Mandela (New Story)
From: Radio Diaries
Series: Mandela: An Audio History
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A portrait of Nelson Mandela in the years before he was sent to prison

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  • Added: Jul 16, 2008
  • Length: 12:02
  • Purchases: 11
Mandela Introduction
From: Radio Diaries
Series: Mandela: An Audio History
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Introduction by Nelson Mandela to the series, Mandela: An Audio History

Bought by KZYX, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, and PRX to iTunes


  • Added: Jul 11, 2008
  • Length: 01:01
  • Purchases: 3
Thembi's AIDS Diary
From: Radio Diaries
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A year in the life of a South African teenager.

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  • Added: May 30, 2006
  • Length: 27:09
  • Purchases: 17
Nick's Diary: Home School to High School
From: Radio Diaries
Series: Teenage Diaries
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15-year-old Nick chronicles a turbulent year in his life. “If you could give me any advice or give me some potion that would make people my age st...

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  • Added: Jun 26, 2004
  • Length: 17:48
  • Purchases: 10
Frank Sabatino, Fisherman
From: Radio Diaries
Series: New York Works
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One of the last fishermen left in the Brooklyn Harbor

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  • Added: Jun 26, 2004
  • Length: 07:40
  • Purchases: 8
Mandela: An Audio History (Hour Version)
From: Radio Diaries
Series: Mandela: An Audio History
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Hour version of Mandela: An Audio History

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  • Added: Jun 26, 2004
  • Length: 58:44
  • Purchases: 45
Part 5: Democracy (1990-1994)
From: Radio Diaries
Series: Mandela: An Audio History
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Part 5 of a five-part series on South Africa's struggle against apartheid.

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  • Added: May 03, 2004
  • Length: 12:46
  • Purchases: 11
Part 4: State of Emergency (1976-1990)
From: Radio Diaries
Series: Mandela: An Audio History
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Part 4 of a five-part series on South Africa's struggle against apartheid.

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  • Added: May 03, 2004
  • Length: 12:46
  • Purchases: 9
Part 3: Robben Island (1964-1976)
From: Radio Diaries
Series: Mandela: An Audio History
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Part 3 of a five-part series on South Africa's struggle against apartheid.

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  • Added: May 03, 2004
  • Length: 12:53
  • Purchases: 9
Part 2: The Underground Movement (1960-1964)
From: Radio Diaries
Series: Mandela: An Audio History
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Part 2 of a five-part series on South Africa's struggle against apartheid.

Bought by KUER, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, PRX Remix, Remix Radio, PRX to iTunes and more


  • Added: May 03, 2004
  • Length: 15:17
  • Purchases: 10

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