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Mine Enemy: The Story of German POWs in America
From: Alison Jones
Caption: German POW Otto Schwingel and Linda Anderson on Anderson's farm near Florence, S.C., Credit: courtesy of Ingebourg Schwingel
During World War II, some 400,000 captured German soldiers were shipped across the Atlantic to prison camps dotted across the U.S. Suddenly the ene...

Bought by Troy Public Radio, RadioStPete Florida, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KBBI Alaska, WVTF and more


  • Added: May 19, 2014
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 89
The Long Shadow of Forrest Carter
From: Radio Diaries
Series: Audio History Project
Caption: Forrest Carter
Asa Carter was a speechwriter for Alabama Governor George Wallace. He penned one of the most infamous speeches of the era… Wallace’s “Segregation N...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: May 14, 2014
  • Length: 15:54
  • Purchases: 1
A Woman's Shortcut
From: Peter Bochan
Series: Shortcuts
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Join Gloria Steinem, Jane Wyatt, Snow White, Lucille Ball, Rex Harrison, Diana Ross & the Supremes,George Burns & Gracie Allen, James Brown and a c...

  • Added: Mar 04, 2014
  • Length: 58:12
"Tea and Wireless"
From: Margaret Evans
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Before the Internet, before television, there was the radio. That's how people heard the news and enjoyed their favorite shows. This story is part ...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Feb 16, 2014
  • Length: 28:01
  • Purchases: 1
"Changi Concert Party"
From: Margaret Evans
Caption: PRX default Piece image
In a Japanese P.O.W. camp during World War II, a group of Australian prisoners created performances that sustained them and their “captive” audienc...

  • Added: Feb 16, 2014
  • Length: 58:03
The Rise and Fall and Rise and Fall of Thomas Alva Edison
From: The Kitchen Sisters
Series: Fugitive Waves
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Look around your daily life.  There's a little piece of Thomas Edison almost everywhere.

Bought by WMMT, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, XRAY.fm, KMUZ, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and more


  • Added: Feb 05, 2014
  • Length: 23:26
  • Purchases: 7
Joe McEwen
From: Mighty Writers
Series: "Going Black: The Legacy of Philly Soul Radio" Companion Pieces
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Record label executive Joe McEwen was one of the many white kids listening to Black radio in Philadelphia in the 50s and 60s. Here, McEwen talks ab...

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], WFHB, and KUOW


  • Added: Jan 07, 2014
  • Length: 04:27
  • Purchases: 3
Dyana Williams
From: Mighty Writers
Series: "Going Black: The Legacy of Philly Soul Radio" Companion Pieces
Caption: Disc jockey Dyana Williams
Dyana Williams started her broadcasting career in 1973 as one of the few African-American women on the air. Her radio handle? Ebony Moonbeams. Sinc...

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], WFHB, WABE, and KUOW


  • Added: Jan 07, 2014
  • Length: 04:55
  • Purchases: 4
Karen Warrington
From: Mighty Writers
Series: "Going Black: The Legacy of Philly Soul Radio" Companion Pieces
Caption: Karen Warrington
Karen Warrington, director of communication for Congressman Robert Brady, has been an independent voice for Black political and social empowerment ...

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], WFHB, KUOW, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 07, 2014
  • Length: 06:41
  • Purchases: 4
Going Black: The Legacy of Philly Soul Radio (Two Hour Special)
From: Mighty Writers
Series: Going Black: The Legacy of Philly Soul Radio
Caption: Legendary Philadelphia disc jockey Georgie Woods, Credit: Temple Urban Archives
Starting in the 1950s, Black radio stations around the country became the pulse of African-American communities, and served as their megaphone duri...

Bought by WHYY, WHCP-LP Cambridge, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, WOMR, Radio Catskill and more


  • Added: Jan 07, 2014
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 46
The Mandela Tapes
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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In this special program, you'll hear Nelson Mandela as you've never heard him before. This program draws on 50 hours of recorded conversations with...

Bought by Iowa Public Radio, KUHF, 90.5 WSNC, WRPI, WCBE and more


  • Added: Jun 28, 2013
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 36
Marriage Poster Gals Del & Phyllis: Their Politics
From: Out in the Bay - Queer Radio from San Francisco
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Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin were the first same-sex couple to wed in San Francisco City Hall in 2004 and again - legally - in 2008, mere months bef...

  • Added: Jun 26, 2013
  • Length: 29:24
Marriage Poster Gals Del & Phyllis: A Love Story
From: Out in the Bay - Queer Radio from San Francisco
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Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin were the first same-sex couple to wed in San Francisco City Hall in 2004 and again -- legally -- in 2008, mere months b...

Bought by WORT, KQED, and KVMR


  • Added: Jun 26, 2013
  • Length: 29:05
  • Purchases: 3
JazzStories: Mulgrew Miller
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
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“I think of a lot of things when I’m playing the piano and one of the last things I think about is the piano…you try to somehow think and feel li...

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


  • Added: Jun 10, 2013
  • Length: 11:02
  • Purchases: 3
Liberace & His Spectacular Crystal Closet
From: Out in the Bay - Queer Radio from San Francisco
Caption: One of Liberace's incredible feather capes, Credit: Glen Rutter
A half-hour music-rich documentary on Liberace and the former Liberace Museum. His story is told using historical clips from Liberace himself in pe...

Bought by WORT, KFAI Minneapolis, and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: May 20, 2013
  • Length: 29:42
  • Purchases: 3
JazzStories: Freddie Hubbard
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
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"When people get two trumpet players it becomes very competitive...It was [Booker Little], Lee Morgan and myself at the time. We we're the young ...

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


  • Added: Mar 27, 2013
  • Length: 11:41
  • Purchases: 4
Episode 11: Phoenix 20 Part 2
From: WXAV 88.3FM Chicago
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Part 2 of Phoenix 20 picks up right where part 1 ended. In this program, executive producer Sister Sue Sanders interviews host Dr. Peter Hilton abo...

Bought by WFHB and KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Mar 01, 2013
  • Length: 30:21
  • Purchases: 2
Episode 11: Phoenix 20 Part 1
From: WXAV 88.3FM Chicago
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The roles are reversed as Sister Susan Sanders interviews Veteran Matters host Dr. Peter Hilton about his time in the military during the Vietnam W...

Bought by WFHB and KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Mar 01, 2013
  • Length: 27:35
  • Purchases: 2
Episode 10: The Journey Home
From: WXAV 88.3FM Chicago
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Host Peter Hilton airs the final episode of this series of Veteran Matters. In this episode, Hilton welcomes back every veteran who has appeared on...

Bought by WFHB and KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Mar 01, 2013
  • Length: 24:43
  • Purchases: 2
Episode 9: Operation Magic Carpet
From: WXAV 88.3FM Chicago
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Host Peter Hilton continues the Veteran Matters series with the stories of Chris and Norm, two sailors in World War II who were apart of Operation ...

Bought by WFHB and KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Mar 01, 2013
  • Length: 27:28
  • Purchases: 2
Episode 8: A Soldier's Story
From: WXAV 88.3FM Chicago
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Host Peter Hilton welcomes to the program Bill. Bill is a veteran of the Korean War, and served at the front line of many operations in Korea. They...

Bought by WFHB and KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Mar 01, 2013
  • Length: 27:10
  • Purchases: 2
Episode 7: In the Trenches, People and God
From: WXAV 88.3FM Chicago
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Host Peter Hilton explores how spirituality may have affected the veteran's time in service, and what their experiences were like when they encount...

Bought by WFHB and KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Mar 01, 2013
  • Length: 27:55
  • Purchases: 2
Episode 6: The Journey Continues
From: WXAV 88.3FM Chicago
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Veteran Matters continues with part 2 of this series. Host Peter Hilton introduces a new group of veterans, and we learn what roles animals may or ...

Bought by WFHB and KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Mar 01, 2013
  • Length: 27:43
  • Purchases: 2
Episode 5: A Sailor's Tale
From: WXAV 88.3FM Chicago
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On this edition of Veteran Matters, host Peter Hilton welcomes to the program Norm, a veteran of World War II who served on the U.S.S. Bunker Hill ...

Bought by WFHB and KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Mar 01, 2013
  • Length: 28:23
  • Purchases: 2
Episode 4: A Tale of Two Nurses
From: WXAV 88.3FM Chicago
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The Veteran Matters series continues with the stories of two army nurses, Joan who served in World War II and Karen who served in Iraq. Host Peter ...

Bought by WFHB and KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Mar 01, 2013
  • Length: 27:05
  • Purchases: 2

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