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A women's history-month series, highlighting lesser-known historical female figures.
- Added: Feb 13, 2018
- Length: 01:03:37
This Veterans Day, Americans will be marking one hundred years since the end of World War One, but there will be no veterans of that war present to...
Bought by Prairie Public, KENW, RadioFreePalmer, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and Prairie Public
- Added: Nov 03, 2016
- Length: 03:36
- Purchases: 5
Teaser answer: He was a superb athlete but native to another country! Find out who as author Scott Ellsworth reads from The Secret Game: A Wartime ...
- Added: Nov 25, 2015
- Length: 01:40
Another authentic author's voice -- Jo Ivestor reads from her touching book, The Outskirts of Hope: A Memoir of the 1960's Deep South. Her true sto...
- Added: May 03, 2015
- Length: 01:40
Pulitzer-winner Edward Larson reads from his new biography, The Return of George Washington, 1783-1789, recently reviewed positively in WSJ and NYT...
- Added: Nov 05, 2014
- Length: 01:40
Author Sam Roberts reads about a civil rights pioneer indeed, from his new book. Another example of our daily 100-second show -- great for top-of-t...
- Added: Oct 01, 2014
- Length: 01:40
The current philosophy seems to be the more “friends” that we can amass on Facebook, or the more “followers” that we can attract on Twitter, the be...
- Added: Oct 28, 2013
- Length: 08:12
According to Psychology Today, mindfulness can be defined as “a state of active, open attention on the present. When you’re mindful, you observe yo...
- Added: Oct 18, 2013
- Length: 09:34
Kooky characters have lessened in number, so has our opportunity to pitch in and help them or to put up with a little misery or embarrassment from ...
- Added: Oct 18, 2013
- Length: 06:20
General Kearny leads the Army of the West to Santa Fe and claims New Mexico for the United States of America.
Bought by KUNM
- Added: Dec 08, 2011
- Length: 01:58
- Purchases: 1
One night, entering a clearing, he and a companion came face to face with a well-armed Nazi patrol. Desperately outnumbered, he took an amazing cha...
- Added: Apr 18, 2011
- Length: 03:00
He was a runner, early on. Before it was popular. Before Spandex, before Nike and Gatorade. At one time, he was one of a handful of the fastest hum...
- Added: Apr 09, 2011
- Length: 03:00
The Belgian priest, known as Father Damien, was recently declared a saint for his extraordinary service in caring for patients with Hansen's diseas...
Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: Dec 04, 2009
- Length: 04:17
- Purchases: 1
Not long ago, a kindergartener snapped a photo of a rare bird...
- Added: Jun 26, 2007
- Length: 01:32
It started in 1872 on the barren plains of Nebraska...It's Arbor Day!
- Added: Mar 28, 2007
- Length: 01:32
Ever wondered if your city is a "Tree City?"
- Added: Mar 28, 2007
- Length: 01:32
Who's afraid of the big, bad wolf? Certainly not wildlife lovers in eastern Germany...
- Added: Feb 20, 2007
- Length: 01:30
They sighted him wandering through the Bavarian Alps, and the German media named him "Petzi" -- the first brown bear known to roam through super-po...
- Added: Feb 20, 2007
- Length: 01:30
You might say carbofuran is an equal-opportunity killer. It takes out Eagles, Red-tailed Hawks, and migratory song-birds of all types.
- Added: Feb 20, 2007
- Length: 01:30
Henry Ford always thought agriculture and industry were natural partners.
Bought by KMXT
- Added: Jan 12, 2007
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 1
Have you ever wondered where migratory birds get all the energy for such long, grueling flights? Well, there are pit stops along the way, like the ...
Bought by KMXT
- Added: Jan 12, 2007
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 1
The Menominee Indians of northern Wisconsin own 220,000 acres of forest, and their wood products command very high prices.
- Added: Oct 11, 2006
- Length: 01:34
- Purchases: 2
Five 90-second programs, each recounting a remarkable act of everyday courage drawn from the Carnegie Hero Fund archives.
- Added: Feb 11, 2005
- Length: 07:43
