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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
Episode 3: Military Experiences
From: WXAV 88.3FM Chicago
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Host Peter Hilton welcomes veterans Andy and Michael, to this edition of Veteran Matters, to discuss their overall military experiences. Andy discu...

Bought by WFHB and KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Mar 01, 2013
  • Length: 26:42
  • Purchases: 2
Episode 2: Combat Experiences
From: WXAV 88.3FM Chicago
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On this edition of Veteran Matters, host Peter Hilton sits down with Steve, Buck, and Russ, veterans of World War II, Vietnam and Afghanistan. Stev...

Bought by WFHB and KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Mar 01, 2013
  • Length: 24:41
  • Purchases: 2
Episode 1: Introductions
From: WXAV 88.3FM Chicago
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On the first episode of Veteran Matters, host Peter Hilton introduces the Veterans that will be on the next four episodes of Veteran Matters and th...

Bought by WFHB and KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Mar 01, 2013
  • Length: 26:56
  • Purchases: 2
Elvis Presley: Prince From Another Planet
From: Joyride Media
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Highlights from Elvis' one and only appearance in New York City.

Bought by KPSQ-LP, Harford Community Radio, Harford Community Radio, KMXT, KPVL and more


  • Added: Dec 05, 2012
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 10
Taxi Tape
From: Sam Dingman
Series: The Taxi Tapes
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Actual audio from inside Sam’s cab, recorded live throughout a frozen February day in 2007. There is some freestyle singing.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Nov 29, 2011
  • Length: 09:53
  • Purchases: 1
Part Five-The Night Before The Surrender
From: Jan Thompson
Series: The Tragedy of Bataan
Caption: American Troops Surrendering
The final segment describes the fall of Bataan and those who were able to escape to Corregidor Island. Interviews are with: Art Campbell, Ralph Lev...

Bought by KUER


  • Added: Oct 15, 2011
  • Length: 06:38
  • Purchases: 1
Part Three-New Protein Sources
From: Jan Thompson
Series: The Tragedy of Bataan
Caption: Wounded Eating at Jungle Hospital on Bataan, Credit: National Archives
Segment Three Background Info: This segment goes into detail about how the food situation became so bad in the Philippines that the troops had to b...

Bought by KUER


  • Added: Oct 15, 2011
  • Length: 05:27
  • Purchases: 1
Elvis Presley: Young Man With The Big Beat
From: Joyride Media
Series: I Am An Elvis Fan
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A look into the year that Elvis became a national star.

Bought by KPSQ-LP, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., Prairie Public, Prairie Public, Prairie Public and more


  • Added: Aug 23, 2011
  • Length: 01:00:00
  • Purchases: 11
Laika, November 3, 1957
From: Jonathan Thomas Stratman
Series: Who Died Today
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A true, Russian space hero died today. As a matter of fact, the very first Russian space hero. And as it turns out, she was the first space martyr....

Bought by KPIK-LP


  • Added: Nov 12, 2010
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
Here's to the Vets
From: Loyola Productions, Inc.
Series: Patterns in Music
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Commemorating Veteran's Day with this edition of Patterns in Music—a fitting musical tribute to those who served.

Bought by KFOK-LPFM and WNMU-FM


  • Added: Nov 08, 2010
  • Length: 01:40:15
  • Purchases: 2
James Carroll Booker the Third: The Life, Music, and Mystique of the Bayou Maharajah Part 2.
From: David Kunian
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Part 2 of 2 part radio documentary about the legendary New Orleans pianist James Booker

Bought by Prairie Public, NPR Illinois, and WNCU


  • Added: Jun 27, 2008
  • Length: 59:32
  • Purchases: 3
Looted Art, part 1
From: BBC
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From 1933 to the wars end, Nazi Germany systematically looted millions of works of art from individuals and the nations they went on to conquer. BB...

  • Added: May 30, 2008
  • Length: 22:16
The Shift of Land part 13...Ritual and Tradition
From: KRZA
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The Shift of Land is a 13 part series, which looks at the deep connections between land, culture and agriculture in New Mexico. In the last progr...

Bought by KUNM and KENW


  • Added: Dec 10, 2007
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
The History of This I Believe - Pledge Special 2 (non-newscast)
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Jay Allison hosts a documentary exploring the history of Edward R. Murrow's This I Believe series of the early 1950s.

Bought by WEZU, KJZZ, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KERA, and KUOW


  • Added: Oct 05, 2007
  • Length: 38:01
  • Purchases: 5
The History of This I Believe - Pledge Special 1 (newscast compatible)
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Jay Allison hosts a documentary exploring the history of Edward R. Murrow's This I Believe series of the early 1950s.

Bought by WEZU, Marfa Public Radio, KJZZ, and WCBU


  • Added: Oct 05, 2007
  • Length: 44:00
  • Purchases: 4
The History of This I Believe
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Jay Allison hosts a documentary exploring the history of Edward R. Murrow's This I Believe series of the early 1950s.

Bought by Maine Public Radio, KFOK-LPFM, WEZU, KZYX, Marfa Public Radio and more


  • Added: Sep 24, 2007
  • Length: 54:01
  • Purchases: 23
The Gospel of Lido
From: Miranda Diboll
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The story of three outdoor swimming pools, known as 'lidos' in London.

  • Added: Feb 20, 2007
  • Length: 19:04
Stories from the NYPD
From: jrudolph group
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An audio history of the New York Police Department

Bought by WNYC, WFUV, Connecticut Public (WNPR), WGBH Radio Boston, and WAMU


  • Added: Aug 25, 2006
  • Length: 59:45
  • Purchases: 5