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In 1982, Sister Helen Prejean was invited to write a letter to a man on death row named Elmo Patrick Sonnier. She told us, “I thought that all I wa...

  • Added: Apr 13, 2021
  • Length: 39:19
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Part 2 of 2 spotlighting a 2020 documentary called HARRY CHAPIN: WHEN IN DOUBT, DO SOMETHING. Music host Paul Ingles talks about the late singer/so...

Bought by KUHF and KSJE


  • Added: Mar 29, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
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Today on Making Contact, we present the film Mirrors of Privilege: Making Whiteness Visible. The film takes us on the transformational journey of w...

Bought by WXDU


  • Added: Feb 01, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
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In the mid-1800s, Harvard Medical School had a reputation for being a “den of body snatchers.” And then, in November 1849, the school’s most promin...

  • Added: Dec 16, 2020
  • Length: 36:45
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In 1989, Helen Ackley decided to sell her old Victorian house in Nyack, New York. It didn’t go as planned. The house became the center of a case th...

  • Added: Dec 16, 2020
  • Length: 30:05
Caption: Neddy Smith, Credit: Shefik
Change - Neddy Smith is a professional musician and CEO at NedGJean International. He composes and writes his music, not only in a traditional styl...

  • Added: Jul 10, 2020
  • Length: 02:25
Caption: His Royal Highness Prince Emanuele Filiberto, Credit: Shefik
Happiness - Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy, Prince of Venice is an Italian television personality, a member of the House of Savoy and the son and heir...

  • Added: Jul 06, 2020
  • Length: 03:32
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In today’s Untold Story of Central Minnesota, Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack takes a look at the life of an artist during the time ...

  • Added: Jun 30, 2020
  • Length: 29:54
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When Kayleigh Davis saw Kyler Bourgeous’ profile on a dating app, she liked that he loved the outdoors as much as she did. But what really stood ou...

  • Added: Jun 26, 2020
  • Length: 33:19
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The story of a color marked by effort and desire.

  • Added: Jun 25, 2020
  • Length: 21:30
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On August 10th, 2014, one day after 18-year-old Michael Brown was shot and killed by Officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri, Edward Crawford w...

  • Added: Jun 24, 2020
  • Length: 16:42
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An experiment in living together, forever.

  • Added: Jun 24, 2020
  • Length: 23:04
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On May 13, 1862, Robert Smalls took command of a Confederate ship and liberated himself and his family from enslavement. His great-great-grandson, ...

  • Added: Jun 24, 2020
  • Length: 29:27
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In today's Untold Story of Central Minnesota, Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack gets in his car and drives around St. Cloud exploring ...

  • Added: Jun 11, 2020
  • Length: 30:00
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In May 1991, a bank robber walked into a bank in Irving, Texas, and without speaking handed the teller a note that read, “This is a bank robbery. G...

  • Added: May 19, 2020
  • Length: 31:54
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“The question becomes, when is enough enough?” Today, we’re talking about forgiveness.

  • Added: May 19, 2020
  • Length: 33:35
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In January 2000, two bodies were found frozen in a remote area of Saskatoon, Canada. It was a place where nobody walked, especially in the winter. ...

  • Added: May 19, 2020
  • Length: 35:06
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What are you watching? There’s a good chance it was edited by a woman. This time on the Laura Flanders Show, we talk with avant garde filmmaker and...

Bought by KDNK and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Apr 23, 2020
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Ally Venable
Mr. Jack interview with up and coming artist Ally Venable from Texas.

  • Added: Apr 18, 2020
  • Length: 59:30
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In April of 1995, wildlife biologists flew small airplanes over Yellowstone National Park, looking for two missing wolves. “They’re just gone. And ...

  • Added: Apr 15, 2020
  • Length: 31:55
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Sgt. David Mascarenas was the Dive Supervisor for the Los Angeles Police Department. He’s been diving his whole life, and prides himself on never r...

Bought by ABC


  • Added: Apr 15, 2020
  • Length: 31:14
  • Purchases: 1
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“The police had surrounded the house. They had been there for quite a while. They didn’t want to try to rush the house because they thought he migh...

  • Added: Apr 15, 2020
  • Length: 29:07
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In 1995, two men filmed an episode of daytime talk show, The Jenny Jones Show. A few days later, one of the men was dead. The shooter later claimed...

  • Added: Apr 15, 2020
  • Length: 37:18
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In 1930, a Cuban woman named Elena de Hoyos went to the hospital in Key West, Florida. She had a bad cough, and her family was afraid she had Tuber...

  • Added: Apr 15, 2020
  • Length: 18:24
Caption: Square logo for documentary, Credit: IJ Wilson
A peek behind the curtain of a classic horror soundtrack

  • Added: Feb 21, 2020
  • Length: 38:30