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Hurricane Katrina - Drowning Inside a Locked Cell
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Caption: Terry was eventually evacuated onto this highway ramp
Terry's cell at Orleans Parish Prison became a drowning cage as the flood waters from Hurricane Katrina rose almost to the ceiling. As his drowned...

Bought by WDSE, PRX Remix, and WMNF


  • Added: Aug 21, 2010
  • Length: 03:16
  • Purchases: 3
The Legacy and Lessons of Lewis & Clark (an hour-long special)
From: Boise State Public Radio
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Stories about the Corps of Discovery and the Endurance of Native Tribes who helped them.

Bought by WCPN, KISU, KQED, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, Morehead State Public Radio and more


  • Added: May 27, 2010
  • Length: 58:52
  • Purchases: 10
The Rwandan Genocide
From: Arndt Peltner
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In the evening of April 6th 1994 the plane of the Rwandan president was shot down. This sparked the genocide that nearly killed one million people

  • Added: Apr 05, 2010
  • Length: 14:39
A Shortcut Back To 1969 -"The Lunar Module"
From: Peter Bochan
Caption: Buzz Aldrin Apollo 11
50th Anniversary Mix of man's trip to the moon which began on July 16th, 1969

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, XRAY.fm, Third Coast Festival/Re:sound (Outside Purchaser), and Louisville Public Media


  • Added: Jul 16, 2009
  • Length: 12:13
  • Purchases: 4
Between Civil War and Civil Rights -6: Rosewood Reborn (1923 --
From: Alan Lipke
Series: Between Civil War and Civil Rights
Caption: Rosewood survivor Minnie Lee Langley
It began on New Years Day 1923, when a white woman in a small Florida (saw-)milltown claimed that a black man had attacked her. By the week's end, ...

Bought by WCPN


  • Added: May 05, 2009
  • Length: 59:31
  • Purchases: 1
"Not Fade Away"- Buddy Holly Anniversary Special
From: Peter Bochan
Series: Shortcuts
Caption: Buddy Holly
A ninety minute documentary about Buddy Holly and the Crickets, celebrating his life & music, on the anniversary of "The day The Music Died".

Bought by Prairie Public, Prairie Public, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, and KGLT


  • Added: Jan 23, 2009
  • Length: 01:24:23
  • Purchases: 4
The Bomb That Healed
From: Philip Graitcer
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The Bombing of The Temple in Atlanta

Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting


  • Added: Oct 08, 2008
  • Length: 03:45
  • Purchases: 1
The Lemon Tree: One Hour Special, plus promos
From: Homelands Productions
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Updated documentary to mark 60th anniversary of the founding of Israel, the 1948 War, and the Palestinian "Nakba"

Bought by Room Tone Selects, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KZYX, WGBH Radio Boston, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and more


  • Added: Apr 21, 2008
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 18
A Shortcut Back To 1968
From: Peter Bochan
Series: Shortcuts
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1968-The 50th Anniversary Mix

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, Radio Catskill, KGLT, and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Feb 15, 2008
  • Length: 37:32
  • Purchases: 4
Humankind: Meeting Hate With Love -- Stories of King and Gandhi
From: Humankind
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Explorations on the non-violence philosophies shared by King and Gandhi

Bought by KZYX, KUT, KPIK-LP, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WRGY and more


  • Added: Jan 09, 2007
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 48
Voice of the Troubles: 25th Anniversary of the Irish Hunger Strike (Cutaway)
From: Charles Lane
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Exploring conflict in the modern world through the stories and experiences of the Irish Troubles

  • Added: Jul 09, 2006
  • Length: 08:23
Linda Ronstadt at 60 with her old friend, David Bromberg (long)
From: Steve Mencher
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Linda Rondstadt turns 60 with her friend David Bromberg.

Bought by KRCB 104.9 and Prairie Public


  • Added: Jul 05, 2006
  • Length: 12:00
  • Purchases: 2
The Film that Exposed a Memorial Day Massacre
From: Dick Meister
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A once-suppressed newsreel showing Chicago police chasing, killing and wounding strikers and their families on Memorial Day in 1937 played an impor...

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., KFAI Minneapolis, and KPFT


  • Added: May 27, 2006
  • Length: 03:02
  • Purchases: 3
War Vets
From: Conrad Bishop
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The voices of men and women who served in the military during times of war.-

Bought by KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm, KPIK-LP, Louisville Public Media, WNIJ, and KCUR


  • Added: Oct 11, 2005
  • Length: 56:15
  • Purchases: 5
Healing the Wounds of Wounded Knee
From: Western Folklife Center Media
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Hal Cannon accompanies a group of Lakota Indians on an odyssey to reclaim the remains of their ancestor, a Lakota chief who was killed at the massa...

Bought by KGNU Community Radio, KVNF, and KSUT


  • Added: Jun 24, 2005
  • Length: 17:59
  • Purchases: 3
RN Documentary: Leaving a Mark - The Story of an Auschwitz Survivor
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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Eva Schloss is the posthumous stepsister of Anne Frank. She tells her own story of how she survived two years in hiding, nine months in Auschwitz a...

Bought by KCLU


  • Added: Apr 26, 2005
  • Length: 29:28
  • Purchases: 1
Never Again: A Holocaust Memorial - with Elie Wiesel and Abraham Foxman
From: RadioArt(r)
Series: ONLY IN AMERICA: 350 Years of the American Jewish Experience
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NEVER AGAIN: A HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL: is a one hour special that includes Larry Josephson's recent exclusive interview with Elie Wiesel, a Holocaust s...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, West Virginia Public Broadcasting, WRGY, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KREV-LP and more


  • Added: Apr 21, 2005
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 15
Lunch with Xenophon
From: Aaron Henkin
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A profile of Greek immigrant and restaurauter Xenophon Kohilas

Bought by KZUM


  • Added: Mar 23, 2005
  • Length: 05:10
  • Purchases: 1
Music At Sea
From: Amber Edwards
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Brief history of the music played on ocean liners past and present, including the last song heard as the Titanic sank

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, Connecticut Public (WNPR), KUT-HD, WKMS, NPR Station Showcase with PRX and more


  • Added: Mar 08, 2005
  • Length: 07:31
  • Purchases: 8
Shades of Gray
From: Jonathan Mitchell
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an hour-long audio mosaic about abortion in America

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WRIR, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KUNM, KFAI Minneapolis and more


  • Added: Jan 12, 2005
  • Length: 58:27
  • Purchases: 18
Chile's September 11th: Chilean Musicians Reflect on the 30th Anniverary of Allende's Coup
From: Pauline Bartolone
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September 11th 2003 marks the 30th anniversary of the Chilean coup that toppled Socialist president Salvador Allende. The death of the coveted lead...

Bought by KALW and WYSO


  • Added: Nov 11, 2004
  • Length: 07:10
  • Purchases: 2
Stories of Love and Marriage at the Towers
From: The Kitchen Sisters
Series: The Sonic Memorial Project: 5 Stories
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Stories of love, marriage and memories at 1,377 feet.

Bought by KUT, KVNF, KUT-HD, KXOT Public Radio, Marfa Public Radio and more


  • Added: Sep 09, 2004
  • Length: 12:56
  • Purchases: 9
The WTC Construction Guides: The Building Stewardesses
From: The Kitchen Sisters
Series: The Sonic Memorial Project: 5 Stories
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They were called "Construction Guides" : friendly co-eds in mini-skirted uniforms posted at corner kiosks on the WTC site to inform an inquiring pu...

Bought by Marfa Public Radio, WHYY, and KUOW


  • Added: Sep 09, 2004
  • Length: 22:18
  • Purchases: 3
All Available Boats: Harbor Voices from 9/11
From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
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Documentary on harbor workers who evacuated Manhattan on September 11, 2001.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and WLRN


  • Added: Sep 08, 2004
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 2
"Return to Rwanda"
From: Liz Jones
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A Rwandan woman who escaped the 1994 genocide prepares to revisit her country and family.

  • Added: Jul 05, 2004
  • Length: 10:55