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Building a traditional Norwegian grindbygg timber frame
From: WTIP
Series: Moments In Time
Caption: Grindbygg style timber frame at North House Folk School in Grand Marais, MN., Credit: Carah Thomas
In this edition of WTIP's ongoing historical series, Moments in Time, producer Carah Thomas learns about an ancient style of timber framing from so...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Apr 02, 2013
  • Length: 07:03
  • Purchases: 1
Shirley Chisholm: The Politics of Principle
From: Radio Diaries
Series: Contenders
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In 1972, Shirley Chisholm launched a spirited campaign for the Democratic nomination. She was the first woman and first African American to run. De...

Bought by WABE, WEZU, New Hampshire Public Radio, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago and more


  • Added: Oct 16, 2012
  • Length: 07:37
  • Purchases: 10
The Great Moonshine Conspiracy: The true story behind the movie Lawless
From: Big Shed Audio
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Franklin County Virginia was once called "The Moonshine Capital of the World”, where corruption and exploitation put working families up against th...

Bought by KISU, KUOW, WMMT, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 24, 2012
  • Length: 16:00
  • Purchases: 4
UnFictional: The Couple in 303
From: KCRW
Series: UnFictional
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Boston Irish mob boss "Whitey" Bulger and his girlfriend spent 15 years hiding out in Santa Monica. Residents say the most wanted man in America wa...

Bought by KMUZ, WFMU, Aspen Public Radio, KOSU, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 27, 2012
  • Length: 28:31
  • Purchases: 5
The Story of Black America: From Slavery to Civil Rights and the Modern Era
From: N Lorde
Caption: The Story of Black America: From Slavery to Civil Rights and the Modern Era
In-depth documentary on the Story of Black America - from slavery to the civil rights movement. It’s fast-paced with a great original musical score...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Jan 14, 2012
  • Length: 17:23
  • Purchases: 1
Leopold Samuel Marks, January 15, 2001
From: Jonathan Thomas Stratman
Series: Who Died Today
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Marks was a British code maker in World War II. While still in his early twenties, in charge of wireless communication codes to espionage agents an...

  • Added: Jan 04, 2012
  • Length: 04:00
MARRYING OUT PART 1 - NOT IN FRONT OF THE ALTAR
From: Siobhan McHugh
Caption: John Haynes, a Protestant, from Sydney, Australia, was cut out of three wills for marrying Helen, a Catholic, in 1962, Credit: John and Helen Haynes
Mixed marriages - family fatwas and ruptured romance due to religious bigotry in Australia, told through compelling personal stories. Winner, GOLD ...

  • Added: Oct 14, 2011
  • Length: 53:20
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer - A Big Read Documentary
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: The Big Read
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Actor Sam Elliott perfectly reads passages from Twain's tribute to American boyhood. The program also includes commentary by Ken Burns, P.J. O'Rour...

Bought by KMUN, KREV-LP, KPIP-LP, KQED, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago and more


  • Added: Aug 18, 2011
  • Length: 29:16
  • Purchases: 6
A Lesson Before Dying: A Big Read Documentary
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: The Big Read
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Ernest J. Gaines poses one of the most universal questions a novel can ask: Knowing we're going to die, how should we live? This program features G...

Bought by Room Tone Selects, KMUN, KPIP-LP, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, and KQED


  • Added: Aug 16, 2011
  • Length: 28:55
  • Purchases: 5
To Kill A Mockingbird: A Big Read Documentary
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: The Big Read
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Featuring commentary by actor Robert Duvall, playwright Horton Foote, NEA Jazz Master David Baker, and Former Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, among ot...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, Prairie Public, KMUN, KPIP-LP, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA and more


  • Added: Aug 12, 2011
  • Length: 29:17
  • Purchases: 19
John Luther (Casey) Jones, April 30, 1900
From: Jonathan Thomas Stratman
Series: Who Died Today
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He was born John Luther Jones, but we knew him as Casey. And even though Casey Jones died in an obscure, single fatality train accident more than 1...

Bought by KZYX and KZYX


  • Added: Apr 20, 2011
  • Length: 03:22
  • Purchases: 2
Martha Washington (Last Passenger Pigeon), September 1, 1914
From: Jonathan Thomas Stratman
Series: Who Died Today
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Not THAT Martha Washington, but a 29-year-old Passenger Pigeon who spent her entire life in captivity at the Cincinnati Zoo. Of billions of birds f...

  • Added: Apr 19, 2011
  • Length: 03:00
An Interview with Ms. Joanne Bland: Civil Rights Activist for the Selma Voting Rights Movement
From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique
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On the last edition Culture Clique, Ms. Joanne Blackmon Bland discussed on Growing up in the Segregated South: The Selma Voting Rights Movement. Sh...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Mar 04, 2011
  • Length: 32:18
  • Purchases: 1
The Forgotten River
From: Aengus Anderson
Caption: Trash collects in the bed of the Santa Cruz, Credit: Aengus Anderson
Tucson, Arizona would have never existed without the Santa Cruz river. Yet Tucson’s success has transformed the Santa Cruz from an intermittent st...

Bought by WRIR, KVSC, KUT, and KVNF


  • Added: Feb 13, 2011
  • Length: 25:00
  • Purchases: 4
After the Flood
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: Mae Savage Home, Credit: Dead River Area Historical Society
Many Mainers come to Flagstaff Lake to kayak, hunt or snowmobile. But the story of the lake is largely untold. Sixty years ago this spring, three s...

Bought by WMPG and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 06, 2011
  • Length: 08:02
  • Purchases: 2
World Trade Organization Demonstrations Seattle 1999
From: KUOW
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Excerpts of KUOW-FM's live coverage of the WTO demonstrations.

  • Added: Sep 28, 2009
  • Length: 16:08
Tapestry of the Times #36 - "So Long, It's Been Good to Know You"
From: Tapestry of the Times
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a radio show from Smithsonian Folkways Recordings and WYPR...

Bought by KKRN, KFOK-LPFM, KKRN, WEZU, KKRN and more


  • Added: Jun 25, 2009
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 8
promo for Tapestry of the Times #36
From: Tapestry of the Times
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promo for Tapestry of the Times #36

Bought by KFOK-LPFM, KKRN, KFOK-LPFM, and KEOS


  • Added: Jun 25, 2009
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 4
Tapestry of the Times #35 - "Singing in the Rain"
From: Tapestry of the Times
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a weekly radio show from Smithsonian Folkways Recordings and WYPR...

Bought by WRGY, KKRN, WMMT, KFOK-LPFM, KKRN and more


  • Added: Jun 17, 2009
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 10
Tapestry of the Times #34 - "Let's Eat"
From: Tapestry of the Times
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a weekly radio show from Smithsonian Folkways Recordings and WYPR...

Bought by KTRT RADIO INC, KKRN, KFOK-LPFM, KKRN, KSFR and more


  • Added: Jun 12, 2009
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 15
promo for Tapestry of the Times #34
From: Tapestry of the Times
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promo for Tapestry of the Times #34

Bought by KTRT RADIO INC, KKRN, KFOK-LPFM, WDSE, and KEOS


  • Added: Jun 12, 2009
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 5
Tapestry of the Times #33 - Ready, Aim Fire
From: Tapestry of the Times
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a weekly radio show from Smithsonian Folkways Recordings and WYPR...

Bought by KFOK-LPFM, KKRN, KKRN, KFOK-LPFM, WUCF and more


  • Added: Jun 04, 2009
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 8
Promo for Tapestry of the Times #33
From: Tapestry of the Times
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Promo for Tapestry of the Times #33

Bought by KFOK-LPFM, KKRN, and KEOS


  • Added: Jun 04, 2009
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 3
Tapestry of the Times #32: "Homeward Bound"
From: Tapestry of the Times
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a weekly radio show from Smithsonian Folkways Recordings and WYPR...

Bought by KKRN, KFOK-LPFM, KKRN, KFOK-LPFM, WUCF and more


  • Added: May 28, 2009
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 9
promo for Tapestry of the Times #32
From: Tapestry of the Times
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promo for Tapestry of the Times #32

Bought by KKRN, KFOK-LPFM, and KEOS


  • Added: May 28, 2009
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 3