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Across the Tracks: A Route 66 Story Sampler

From: David Dunaway
Series: Across The Tracks: A Route 66 Story

This 6-minute sampler provides a taste of the history, literature, and legacy of Route 66 as discussed in the 3-hour-long radio documentary series ...

Cover Me Softly

From: Barry Lam
Series: Hi-Phi Nation

A history and philosophy of the cover song in the rock music tradition, and how it contrasts with the classical music tradition.

Shackled Legacy: Universities and the Slave Trade

From: American Public Media
Series: APM Reports: Focus on Education

Caption: Frank Campbell was a teenager when he was sold to keep Georgetown University afloat. He was one of some 272 enslaved people sold by Jesuits in Maryland to plantations in Louisiana., Credit: Ellender Memorial Library, Nicholls State University

(9/4/2017) As more schools begin to confront their participation in slavery, they also consider how to make amends.

Bought by WWNO, WMUU-LP, WNCU, WUFT, KOSU and more

Berlin Journal - Richard Holbrooke's Legacy

From: The American Academy in Berlin
Series: Berlin Journal

On this first program we look at the legacy of one of the most important American diplomats in the post cold war era - Richard C. Holbrooke

Marking Time: Voyage to Vietnam

From: Lydia Wilson

Caption: Bunk Canvas from the General Nelson M. Walker , Credit: Vietnam Graffiti Project

Graffiti left on a troop transport ship by soldiers heading to the Vietnam War, found accidentally, is salvaged by a couple on a decade-long campai...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and NPR Illinois