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Scripting Jesus

From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices

Dr. L. Michael White challenges us to read the gospels as they were originally intended -- as performed stories of faith rather than factual histor...

Added: Dec 27, 2011
Length: 28:59

Steve Pinker’s “Better Angels”: Dodging Our Own Bullet?

From: Open Source

My guest this hour is Steven Pinker, who has written a game-changer on the little matter of how quickly humanity is headed for hell or redemption. ...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.

Added: Dec 13, 2011
Length: 58:59
Purchases: 1

Pakistan Aslant (1) - "The country that could kill the world"

From: Open Source

Caption: “MOHAMED ALI JINNAH: His Moslem tiger wants to eat the Hindu cow” [April 1946]

Christopher Lydon on the road in South Asia, in a compilation of conversations and reflections on Pakistan's past and dynamic present. Featuring no...

Bought by WCPN, KUOW, and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.

Added: Oct 25, 2011
Length: 59:00
Purchases: 3

People Without A Nation

From: Charles McGuigan

There are eleven tribes of Indians who call Virginia home, among them the Chickahominy. And though they all now enjoy state recognition, the federa...

Bought by KVSC, Prairie Public, XRAY.fm, WRIR, KZYX and more

Added: Oct 19, 2011
Length: 09:58
Purchases: 7

The First Memorial Day

From: Charles McGuigan

We generally think that the first Memorial Day was held in the north. In fact, the very first Memorial Day was held at Blanford Church Cemetery 27 ...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, RadioStPete Florida, WTIP, WRFA-LP and more

Added: Oct 14, 2011
Length: 10:00
Purchases: 7

The House That Beer -- and Pyrophobia -- Built

From: Rebecca Sheir

Caption: There's quite a story behind D.C.'s first fireproof residence..., Credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/josepha/2977738045/

After losing a home and two breweries to fire, one German beermaker vowed not to let history repeat itself... and built an extraordinary house that...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio

Added: Aug 09, 2011
Length: 04:42
Purchases: 1

3 Great American Voices

From: Leet and Litwin

SHORT DESCRIPTION: Willa Cather, John Steinbeck, and Julia Child: All loved to eat. Here's a Cather story about a priest who loved his food more t...

Bought by KZYX, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KZYX, WXXI Rochester, Connecticut Public (WNPR) and more

Added: Jun 25, 2011
Length: 55:08
Purchases: 6

How the White House Got Its Name

From: Rebecca Sheir

Caption: Dr. Clarence Lusane is author of The Black History of the White House., Credit: Rebecca Sheir

Hint: It doesn't have a whole lot to do with paint swatches...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, PRX Remix, and New Hampshire Public Radio

Added: Apr 13, 2011
Length: 03:19
Purchases: 3

The Man Who Recorded the World - Alan Lomax

From: Open Source

Caption: Alan Lomax with unidentified man. [Library of Congress photo]

Open Source "Shorties" are 7 to 8 minute cuts of our best timely and evergreen material. Today, we're joining biographer John Szwed in thanking the...

Bought by PRX Remix, KPIP-LP, KMXT, and Louisville Public Media

Added: Mar 25, 2011
Length: 07:47
Purchases: 4

The "Curse" of the Hope Diamond

From: Rebecca Sheir

Caption: Does bad luck befall everyone who's owned the infamous Hope Diamond?, Credit: The Smithsonian

Is the world's most famous diamond... cursed?

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and PRX Remix

Added: Mar 17, 2011
Length: 05:50
Purchases: 2

The Quander Quality

From: Rebecca Sheir

Caption: Nellie Mae Quander (1880-1961), 1st international president of Alpha Kappa Alpha, the 1st Greek-lettered sorority established/incorporated by African-American college women., Credit: Quander Historical Society, Inc.

Meet the oldest African-American family in Washington, D.C. - and, perhaps, the United States.

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, Radio Catskill, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WABE, WAMC Northeast Public Radio and more

Added: Jan 19, 2011
Length: 05:17
Purchases: 6

The 2nd Most Haunted House In D.C.

From: Rebecca Sheir

Caption: D.C.'s Octagon House is legendary for its ghostly lore., Credit: Rebecca Sheir

A ghostly tour of Washington, D.C.'s second-most haunted house, where many a thing may -- or may not -- go bump in the night...

Bought by KUOW and PRX Remix

Added: Nov 22, 2010
Length: 06:11
Purchases: 2

In The Prime: Washington's Meridian

From: Rebecca Sheir

Caption: D.C.'s Meridian Hill Park got its name from the Prime Meridian Thomas Jefferson proposed along 16th Street NW., Credit: Rebecca Sheir

What if Washington, D.C., really were the middle of the world?

Bought by PRX Remix

Added: Nov 15, 2010
Length: 03:35
Purchases: 1

Walter Breuning: World's Oldest Man

From: Emilie Ritter Saunders

Caption: Walter Breuning just days before his 114th birthday, Credit: Emilie Ritter

Walter Breuning is believed to be the world's oldest man. He was born in 1896...

Added: Oct 18, 2010
Length: 04:56

The First Memorial Day

From: Charles McGuigan

Caption: Tiffany stained glass window inside Blanford Church.

Memorial Day, a national holiday of remembrance, was first celebrated south of the Mason/Dixon line in Petersburg, Virginia at Blandford Church Cem...

Bought by North Country Public Radio, RadioStPete Florida, KQAL, RadioFreePalmer, KUCB and more

Added: May 28, 2010
Length: 16:12
Purchases: 24

Going Local: The Ins And Outs Of "Washingtonian-ness"

From: Rebecca Sheir
Series: The Newcomer's Guide to Washington

Paris has its Parisians, Boston its Bostonians. What does it take to be/become a Washingtonian?

Added: May 18, 2010
Length: 07:04

Mediaeval Baebes

From: John Diliberto
Series: Echo Location: Soundings for New Music

The allure is undeniable. Six talented, attractive women breathe renewed life into the rich texts of medieval songs and poetry with their haunting...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and New Hampshire Public Radio

Added: Apr 15, 2010
Length: 03:30
Purchases: 2

Shedding Light On Height: The Truth About D.C.'s Skyline (short version)

From: Rebecca Sheir
Series: The Newcomer's Guide to Washington

Getting to the bottom of why Washington, D.C.'s building tops... are so low.

Added: Feb 08, 2010
Length: 03:27

Shedding Light On Height: The Truth About D.C.'s Skyline

From: Rebecca Sheir
Series: The Newcomer's Guide to Washington

Getting to the bottom of why Washington, D.C.'s building tops... are so low.

Bought by PRX Remix, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and Remix Radio

Added: Jan 25, 2010
Length: 04:55
Purchases: 3

Saint Damien of Molokai, Hawaii's First Saint

From: Heidi Chang

Caption: Father Damien, Credit: www.fatherdamien.com

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

Civil War Reconciliation

From: With Good Reason

For better or worse, this show is not about an end to all those re-enactments. It is a tale of post-war reconciliation between Union and Confederates.

Bought by KWIT, KRUA, and WFIU