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Swearingen, Wesley – Illegal FBI Break-Ins, Told By a Former Agent
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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FBI Secrets: An Agent’s Expose Agents at the Federal Bureau of Investigation have a history of illegal break-ins to homes and offices and conducti...

  • Added: Jul 30, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
Celebrating Black History Month with Poet Gwendolyn Brooks
From: New Letters on the Air
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The late Gwendolyn Brooks shaped countless writers following her long poetic career. This episode looks back on her life as the first African-Amer...

Bought by Wyoming Public Radio, WDCB, WNMU-FM, KUNM, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago and more


  • Added: Feb 13, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 9
Sally Ride on Dumb Questions, The Experimenters
From: Blank on Blank
Series: Blank on Blank
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“I wish that there had been another woman on my flight. I think it would have been a lot easier.” - Sally Ride in 1983. Interviewed by Gloria Steinem.

Bought by KZYX, KZYX, WLRH, KVSC, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo. and more


  • Added: Feb 09, 2016
  • Length: 11:59
  • Purchases: 12
Fidel Castro 1959: the Lost Interview
From: Blank on Blank
Series: Blank on Blank
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"If this Revolution falls, what we will have here in Cuba is a hell. Hell itself." - Fidel Castro in 1959. Havana.

Bought by KUOW and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 23, 2013
  • Length: 08:55
  • Purchases: 2
JazzStories: Gretchen Parlato
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
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Vocalist and songwriter Gretchen Parlato's music is introspective and crafted with a knowing touch. Winner of the 2004 Thelonious Monk Jazz Vocalis...

Bought by WMOT, Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP, and WNCU


  • Added: Aug 09, 2012
  • Length: 15:06
  • Purchases: 4
JazzStories: George Wein
From: Murray Street Productions
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George Wein, founder of the Newport Jazz Festival, has created countless festivals worldwide and can be connected to every important jazz musician ...

Bought by KMUW


  • Added: Jul 31, 2012
  • Length: 15:27
  • Purchases: 1
JazzStories: Barry Harris and Billy Higgins – The Majesty of Tap
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
Caption: Barry Harris, Billy Higgins
In the 40s, jazzmen came of age on the stages of dance halls. Pianist Barry Harris and drummer Billy Higgins capture the view from those stages.

Bought by WMOT, Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP, WNCU, KFOK-LPFM and more


  • Added: Apr 20, 2012
  • Length: 10:44
  • Purchases: 6
Remembering Eric Lowen of Lowen and Navarro
From: Paul Ingles
Caption: Dan Navarro and Eric Lowen
Eric Lowen of the singing/songwriting duo Lowen and Navarro died March 23rd, 2012 at the age of 60 after an extended experience with Lou Gehrig's d...

  • Added: Mar 29, 2012
  • Length: 19:19
JazzStories: Lee Konitz
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
Caption: Lee Konitz , Credit: Frank Stewart
Widely admired for his original sound, the 83 year old alto saxophonist Lee Konitz is a master of improvisation who continues to travel the world s...

Bought by WMOT, Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP, WNCU, KFOK-LPFM and more


  • Added: Mar 11, 2011
  • Length: 11:01
  • Purchases: 6
JazzStories: James Moody's Mood for Love
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
Caption: James Moody, Credit: Frank Stewart
"Moody's Mood for Love" is one of the most memorable and recognizable solos in jazz history. But for James Moody, the song contains a bigger history.

Bought by WMOT, Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP, WCSU-FM, 90.5 WSNC and more


  • Added: Jan 20, 2011
  • Length: 08:15
  • Purchases: 8
JazzStories: Randy Weston — From Brooklyn to the Berkshires and Back
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
Caption: Randy Weston , Credit: Frank Stewart
Pianist Randy Weston has seen a lot people and places in his life. Born in Brooklyn in 1926 and served in the US Army during World War II. But it ...

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WEZU, KPVL, Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP and more


  • Added: Jan 19, 2011
  • Length: 12:57
  • Purchases: 8
Sir Patrick Moore. The British star of astronomy. Promo 2.
From: Carl Stiansen
Caption: Carl Stiansen and Sir Patrick Moore
Sir Patrick Moore talks about his life in astronomy, life on Mars, and playing music with Einstein.

  • Added: Feb 19, 2008
  • Length: :18
ONLY IN AMERICA: Program 2. The Streets Were Paved with Gold: A Journey Through The Jewish Lower East Side of New York, Part 1
From: RadioArt(r)
Series: ONLY IN AMERICA: 350 Years of the American Jewish Experience
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Jewish immigrants found a harsh life and no gold on the Lower East Side. The program describes aspects of daily immigrant life including tenements,...

Bought by WCPN, WRGY, WNMU-FM, Georgia Public Broadcasting, WXXI Rochester and more


  • Added: May 01, 2007
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 9
ONLY IN AMERICA: Program 3. Becoming Americans: A Journey Through the Jewish Lower East Side of New York, Part 2
From: RadioArt(r)
Series: ONLY IN AMERICA: 350 Years of the American Jewish Experience
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The Yiddish Theater - Culture and religion of the Old Country abandoned - The Triangle Shirtwaist fire - Assimilation into mainstream America

Bought by WCPN, WRGY, WNMU-FM, Georgia Public Broadcasting, New England Public Media and more


  • Added: May 01, 2007
  • Length: 58:26
  • Purchases: 10
ONLY IN AMERICA: Program 4. White Christmas: The Story of the Jews Who Created Tin Pan Alley & Hollywood, Part 1
From: RadioArt(r)
Series: ONLY IN AMERICA: 350 Years of the American Jewish Experience
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Jewish immigrants like Irving Berlin, Harold Arlen and George Gershwin reinvented American popular music

Bought by WCPN, KCSM, WRGY, WNMU-FM, Georgia Public Broadcasting and more


  • Added: May 01, 2007
  • Length: 58:21
  • Purchases: 15
ONLY IN AMERICA: Program 5. Over the Rainbow: The Story of the Jews Who Created Tin Pan Alley and Hollywood, Part 2
From: RadioArt(r)
Series: ONLY IN AMERICA: 350 Years of the American Jewish Experience
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Yiddish-speaking moguls like Louis B. Mayer and Samuel Goldwyn created Hollywood, and an idealized, small-town Protestant America that never was.

Bought by WCPN, WRGY, WNMU-FM, WNMU-FM, New England Public Media and more


  • Added: May 01, 2007
  • Length: 58:13
  • Purchases: 9
ONLY IN AMERICA: Program 6. No Dogs or Jews Allowed: The Story of Antisemitism in America.
From: RadioArt(r)
Series: ONLY IN AMERICA: 350 Years of the American Jewish Experience
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The Story of Antisemitism in America - Father Coughlin, Henry Ford and Charles Lindbergh publicly denounce Jews - Joe Lieberman chosen to run for V...

Bought by WCPN, WRGY, WNMU-FM, Georgia Public Broadcasting, New England Public Media and more


  • Added: May 01, 2007
  • Length: 58:19
  • Purchases: 9
HEAT -- The End of the Beginning
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: HEAT with JOHN HOCKENBERRY
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A reflection on changes in 1990 South Africa from a poet, the playwright Athol Fugard, musicians, Ambassador Lindewe Mabuzeh and everyday people.

Bought by WCPN, KERA, KLCC, WCQS, and KUT


  • Added: Apr 04, 2007
  • Length: 59:03
  • Purchases: 5
HEAT -- A Long Sweet Visit
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: HEAT with JOHN HOCKENBERRY
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John Hockenberry visits with bluesman Mose Allison and his daughter, singer Amy Allison.

Bought by Prairie Public, Iowa Public Radio, WCPN, KERA, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and more


  • Added: Apr 03, 2007
  • Length: 58:29
  • Purchases: 7