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Too Soon? The First Family 60 Years On
From: Mike Flanagan
Caption: The First Family, Credit: Courtesy Cadence Records
A 60th Anniversary review of the funniest album of the Kennedy era. The Grammy Award winning Album of the Year that was ultimately withdrawn from c...

  • Added: Oct 27, 2023
  • Length: 57:17
The Almost Astronaut
From: Joe Richman
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The story of how Ed Dwight went from being an Air Force captain to almost becoming the first Black astronaut in the world.

  • Added: May 19, 2023
  • Length: 16:36
Bad Blood, Bad Science
From: Distillations
Series: Innate
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The word “Tuskegee” has become shorthand for the Black community’s mistrust of the medical establishment. But what really happened?

  • Added: May 15, 2023
  • Length: 59:05
Gustav Mahler: Turmoil and Triumph
From: Charlie Warren
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"To write a symphony is, for me, to construct a world," said Mahler. Hear unique historical comment and quotes from biographers, authors, conductor...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), and WHRV


  • Added: Jul 12, 2022
  • Length: 59:16
  • Purchases: 5
EP201 Reflecting Back
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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A look back at the past 200 episodes of "Cruising the Blues With Mr. Jack".

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: May 19, 2022
  • Length: 59:28
  • Purchases: 1
Nixon at War: How Vietnam Led to Watergate
From: Nixon at War
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On the eve of the 50th anniversary of the Watergate break-in (June 17th, 1972), writer, historian, and Peabody Award-winning Studio 360 host Kurt A...

Bought by WCMU Michigan, Spokane Public Radio, KRCU Public Radio, KAAD-LP, KUOW and more


  • Added: Apr 18, 2022
  • Length: 52:00
  • Purchases: 40
1989 - The Fall of the Berlin Wall
From: Arndt Peltner
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30 years ago, 1989 was a historic year, that changed Europe. The highlight was the fall of the Berlin wall on November 9th, 1989 This three part se...

  • Added: Oct 21, 2019
  • Length: 21:05
Free Speech in Schools
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101
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Four Supreme Court cases that define the 1st Amendment in schools.

Bought by WCNY and WFHB


  • Added: Dec 21, 2018
  • Length: 24:45
  • Purchases: 2
The Erie Canal: Compressing Time And Distance
From: WAMC Northeast Public Radio
Series: A New York Minute In History
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On the third episode of A New York Minute In History we explore the Empire State’s most ambitious engineering feat…the Erie Canal. Completed in 182...

  • Added: Oct 24, 2018
  • Length: 59:30
Peace Now. Almost.
From: Israel Story
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In the immediate aftermath of the Six-Day war, a Palestinian lawyer and two Israeli army reservists nearly brokered a peace agreement that could ha...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Aug 05, 2018
  • Length: 13:27
  • Purchases: 1
Selma 50th Anniversary Postcard
From: WUAL
Caption: 70,000 people gathered in Selma, Alabama on March 7, 2015 to remember the 50th anniversary of "bloody Sunday", Credit: Alabama Pubic Radio
On 2/24/2016 President Obama will present the Selma voting rights marchers the Congressional Gold Medal. On March 7, 1965, the marchers were attack...

  • Added: Feb 22, 2016
  • Length: 03:57
The Navigators Part 3
From: Larry W Jones - Kingwood Kowboy
Series: The Navigators
Caption: Hokule'a
The Navigators chronicles the Pacific Islanders voyaging across the vast Pacific Ocean in search of new islands to settle.

  • Added: Dec 28, 2015
  • Length: 05:18
The Man who Named 'Earth Day'
From: Reid Frazier
Caption: Julian Koenig, who coined 'Earth Day'., Credit: Photo Courtesy of Sarah Koenig
Who came up with the name 'Earth Day'? It turns out, a legendary Madison Avenue ad man named Julian Koenig. He was responsible for some of the most...

Bought by KMXT, WSLR, KUOW, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WRST-FM Oshkosh and more


  • Added: Apr 21, 2015
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 7
Messages From a Forgotten Troopship (Half Hour Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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In the 1960s, it took almost three weeks to cross the sea from America to Vietnam. Three weeks for young men in crowded cabins, with salt water sho...

Bought by WHFR, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WJCT, KYUK, KFAI Minneapolis and more


  • Added: Jun 06, 2014
  • Length: 26:24
  • Purchases: 10
Messages From a Forgotten Troopship (Hour Long Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
Caption: Troops aboard the General Nelson M. Walker, Credit: Vietnam Graffiti Project
Sound-rich stories from and about a Vietnam War-era troopship, in the voices of people whose lives were affected by the journey to war.

Bought by WCNY, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WGCU, KMUN, KAZU Seaside, Calif. and more


  • Added: May 21, 2014
  • Length: 53:32
  • Purchases: 29
'To Heal A Sick Nation: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and IDEAS'
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Caption: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 1966, Credit: AFP/Getty Images
This program tells the untold story about Dr. Martin Luther King and his appearance on the most prestigious lecture series in Canada, shortly befor...

Bought by WXXI Rochester


  • Added: Apr 04, 2014
  • Length: 49:57
  • Purchases: 1
The Dream Before the Dream: Detroit, 1963
From: Zak Rosen
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On June 23, 1963, labor and church leaders organized tens of thousands of people in Detroit for the Great March to Freedom. Dr. Martin Luther King ...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, WABE, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 22, 2013
  • Length: 07:18
  • Purchases: 3
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