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The Lasting Impact of Robbie Robertson
From: Paul Ingles
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Robbie Robertson, chief writer for the legendary and hugely influential rock group simply called The Band, has passed away at the age of 80. Music ...

Bought by Prairie Public, Morehead State Public Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KRCB 104.9, WXXI Rochester and more


  • Added: Aug 10, 2023
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 29
Whistle Stops: The 1948 Presidential Campaigns
From: Lester Graham
Caption: President Harry Truman holds up a copy of the Chicago Tribune with the inaccurate headline: Dewey Defeats Truman., Credit: public domain
2023 is the 75th anniversary of one of the biggest political upsets in American political history (although the documentary does not mention the 75...

Bought by Iowa Public Radio, WRVO Public Media, Michigan Radio, KUOW, and WAMU


  • Added: Jul 30, 2023
  • Length: 55:31
  • Purchases: 5
Frances Goldin, Rabble Rousers & A NYC Housing Struggle Wins (August 9, 2023 release)
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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A new film tells how New Yorkers, led by Frances Goldin, won a 50-year housing struggle against developer Robert Moses.

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KWMR, WNYE, and KDNK


  • Added: Jul 28, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 4
A Sinéad O'Connor Sampler: Thank You For Hearing Me
From: Paul Ingles
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Award-winning music documentarian Paul Ingles leads a thoughtfully curated hour of 11 of Sinead O'Connor's most impressive and varied performances,...

Bought by KTNA, Prairie Public, KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm, North State Public Radio, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo. and more


  • Added: Jul 27, 2023
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 23
TONY BENNETT - Class Act
From: Paul Ingles
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Music highlights from the remarkable career of one of the most revered pop singers in American history, Tony Bennett, who passed away July 21, 2023...

Bought by Prairie Public, Morehead State Public Radio, KOSU, RADIOLEX, North State Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jul 21, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 37
Sandcastles
From: Adriana Cargill
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Sandcastles is a podcast about home, how we create it, and why we fight so hard for it.

Bought by Capital Public Radio, KAZU Seaside, Calif., and Boise State Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 04, 2023
  • Length: 52:01
  • Purchases: 3
Growing Up Here
From: KTNA
Series: The Blue Tarp
Caption: The Blue Tarp, Credit: KTNA Talkeetna
This is the last episode of our fourth season, which we have dubbed Susitna Valley origin stories. Over the course of the season, we have explored ...

Bought by KSKA


  • Added: Jun 26, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Up The Tracks
From: KTNA
Series: The Blue Tarp
Caption: The Blue Tarp, Credit: KTNA Talkeetna
Today, we’ll hear stories from people for whom even Talkeetna was too crowded. Instead of the hustle and bustle of the booming metropolis of Talke...

Bought by KSKA


  • Added: Jun 26, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Homesteaders
From: KTNA
Series: The Blue Tarp
Caption: The Blue Tarp, Credit: KTNA Talkeetna
This is The Blue Tarp, stories from Alaska’s Northern Susitna Valley as told by those who lived them. Today, we’ll hear about people who came to th...

Bought by KSKA


  • Added: Jun 26, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Oldtimers
From: KTNA
Series: The Blue Tarp
Caption: The Blue Tarp, Credit: KTNA Talkeetna
So far in this season about arrivals in the Susitna Valley, we have covered the first people to arrive here, whose ancestors are still here, all th...

Bought by KSKA


  • Added: Jun 26, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Just Visiting Part 2
From: KTNA
Series: The Blue Tarp
Caption: The Blue Tarp, Credit: KTNA Talkeetna
This is The Blue Tarp, stories from Alaska’s Northern Susitna Valley as told by those who lived them. In this episode, we’re continuing our explora...

Bought by KSKA


  • Added: Jun 19, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Just Visiting Part 1
From: KTNA
Series: The Blue Tarp
Caption: The Blue Tarp, Credit: KTNA Talkeetna
As we focus in Season Four about how local residents found their way here, a common trend emerges fairly quickly. Many who call this area home did...

Bought by KSKA


  • Added: Jun 19, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Newcomers
From: KTNA
Series: The Blue Tarp
Caption: The Blue Tarp, Credit: KTNA Talkeetna
Our fourth season is focusing on Northern Valley origin stories, how people found themselves here at various points in history. In episode one, we...

Bought by KSKA


  • Added: Jun 19, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Susitna Valley Origins
From: KTNA
Series: The Blue Tarp
Caption: The Blue Tarp, Credit: KTNA Talkeetna
Our fourth season focuses on Susitna Valley origin stories. Everyone who lives here today got here, somehow. To begin this season, we hear about t...

Bought by KSKA


  • Added: Jun 19, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Millennial History
From: Andrea Voets
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In Millennial History, we relive recent history through the eyes of millennials who were there when it happened. The murder of anti-mafia judge Fal...

  • Added: Jun 17, 2023
  • Length: 01:39:06
The Whistleblower: Truth, Dissent and the Legacy of Daniel Ellsberg
From: The GroundTruth Project
Caption: The Whistleblower, Credit: The Ground Truth Project
To mark the passing of Daniel Ellsberg of the Pentagon Papers, the GroundTruth Project presents a special one hour program that traces the path o...

Bought by Prairie Public, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WABE, WORT, KOSU and more


  • Added: Jun 16, 2023
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 37
Music Archive Showcase #154 - TALK MUSIC WITH ME: Author David Leaf on Brian Wilson + The Beach Boys - Part 1 of 2
From: Paul Ingles
Series: Paul Ingles' Music Archive Showcase
Caption: "GOD ONLY KNOWS: The Story of Brian Wilson, The Beach Boys and the California Myth" book by David Leaf
Award-winning music documentarian Paul Ingles talks with filmmaker and author David Leaf about Leaf's 2022 book called "GOD ONLY KNOWS: The Story o...

Bought by KAAD-LP, WRVO Public Media, KUPR low power FM, North State Public Radio, KZMU Moab Community Radio and more


  • Added: Jun 15, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
Mountain Time Podcast Hour Episode 36
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: Mountain Time Podcast Hour
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Two episodes from two of WPR’s award-winning podcasts.

Bought by KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio)


  • Added: Jun 14, 2023
  • Length: 50:00
  • Purchases: 1
Music Archive Showcase #153 - TALK MUSIC WITH ME: Author John Kruth on PINK FLOYD'S legendary DARK SIDE OF THE MOON - Part 2 of 2
From: Paul Ingles
Series: Paul Ingles' Music Archive Showcase
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Award-winning music documentarian Paul Ingles talks with musician and author John Kruth about Kruth's 2023 book called "LUNACY: The Curious Phenome...

Bought by North State Public Radio, KBBI Alaska, WRVO Public Media, KSJE, KUPR low power FM and more


  • Added: Jun 09, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
Radio Cloak and Dagger
From: WAMC Northeast Public Radio
Series: A New York Minute In History
Caption: FBI Agent, Credit: Camp DeWolfe
On this episode, Devin and Lauren tell the recently declassified story of a covert radio station built by the FBI on Long Island to deceive the Naz...

  • Added: Jun 06, 2023
  • Length: 30:30
Music Archive Showcase #152 - TALK MUSIC WITH ME: Author John Kruth on PINK FLOYD'S legendary DARK SIDE OF THE MOON - Part 1 of 2
From: Paul Ingles
Series: Paul Ingles' Music Archive Showcase
Caption: Pink Floyd
Award-winning music documentarian Paul Ingles talks with musician and author John Kruth about Kruth's 2023 book called LUNACY: The Curious Phenomen...

Bought by North State Public Radio, KBBI Alaska, WRVO Public Media, KSJE, KRVS and more


  • Added: Jun 02, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11
AFVN: The GI's Companion
From: Garrett Stack
Series: American Jukebox®
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For ten years, the Armed Forces Vietnam Network (AFVN) radio served as a lifeline to "home" for the millions who served in Vietnam and southeast Asia.

Bought by KSRQ, KFSK, WABE, WMNR, KCNP and more


  • Added: May 27, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:01
  • Purchases: 7
TINA TURNER: Simply the Best (A Tribute) [Optional Hour 2]
From: Paul Ingles
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In this second optional hour of a music special from producer Paul Ingles, listeners will hear more tracks from over 50 years of recording and perf...

Bought by Prairie Public, RadioStPete Florida, KSJE, WRVO Public Media, KUT and more


  • Added: May 26, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 15
TINA TURNER: Simply the Best (A Tribute)
From: Paul Ingles
Caption: Tina Turner
In this special from producer Paul Ingles, listeners will hear a mix of tracks from over 50 years of recording and performing by Tina Turner - firs...

Bought by WFDD, WJCT, KMUW, Prairie Public, WVIA and more


  • Added: May 25, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 36
A Prayer for Salmon: Documentary Special Part 5 - The Return of Salmon (NPR Clock)
From: Judy Silber
Series: The Spiritual Edge: A Prayer for Salmon
Caption: Shasta-Trinity National Forest, CA—The granddaughter of Chief Caleen Sisk holds salmon eggs before dropping them into an incubator (the blue barrel) where they will hatch and juvenile salmon will swim out into the McCloud River. July 11, 2022. , Credit: Tom Levy/The Spiritual Edge
A Prayer for Salmon - The Return of Salmon. A War Dance held on top of Shasta Dam brought about a surprising discovery: the Winnemem Wintu's fish s...

Bought by KKRN, KGLP, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KVCR, Oregon Public Broadcasting and more


  • Added: May 24, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11

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