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A Language Teacher's Fight to Save the Western Armenian Dialect
From: Bending Borders
Series: Between Homelands: Hope, Fear and Longing in America
Caption: Hratch Sepetjian stands in front of his class on a typical day. He gets frustrated when his students do not take the Armenian lessons seriously., Credit: Andy Vasoyan
A century after Armenians fled genocide in 1915, language teacher Hratch Sepetjian is fighting to keep their dialect – Western Armenian – alive in ...

  • Added: Jul 01, 2015
  • Length: 04:09
The Man who Named 'Earth Day'
From: Reid Frazier
Caption: Julian Koenig, who coined 'Earth Day'., Credit: Photo Courtesy of Sarah Koenig
Who came up with the name 'Earth Day'? It turns out, a legendary Madison Avenue ad man named Julian Koenig. He was responsible for some of the most...

Bought by KMXT, WSLR, KUOW, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WRST-FM Oshkosh and more


  • Added: Apr 21, 2015
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 7
Minneapolis Institute of Arts celebrates 100th anniversary
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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2015 marks the 100th anniversary for the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. The museum is well known for its free admission. But it wasn't always that ...

Bought by WDSE


  • Added: Mar 18, 2015
  • Length: 03:34
  • Purchases: 1
Lincoln's Funeral
From: Bob Meyers
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A program drawn from the 2014 Lincoln Legacy Lectures Series, with the theme "Lincoln’s Funeral." The lectures provide background before the 150th...

Bought by KMXT and WNIJ


  • Added: Mar 17, 2015
  • Length: 58:29
  • Purchases: 2
Why Does Baltimore Have So Many Confederate Monuments?
From: Stefanie Mavronis
Caption: Baltimore's Lee-Jackson Monument, Credit: Stefanie Mavronis
Baltimore City is home to four Civil War monuments. Three are Confederate. We look at the history of how they got there and explore how people inte...

  • Added: Jan 24, 2015
  • Length: 11:32
Altamont Free Concert - Night Before - 45th Anniversary
From: Susan Doran
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Author Stanley Booth recounts little-known tales from the night before the Altamont Free Concert (December 6, 1969), when Booth accompanied Mick Ja...

  • Added: Dec 06, 2014
  • Length: 27:44
Right on Target, So Direct: Bob Dylan's "Blood on the Tracks" (2 hour and 1 hour NEWCAST FRIENDLY versions)
From: Paul Ingles
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A celebration and exploration of "Blood on the Tracks," the Bob Dylan album voted his best in a Rolling Stone magazine fan survey. Music writers, ...

Bought by Radio Catskill, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, WYSO, NPR Illinois, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA and more


  • Added: Nov 30, 2014
  • Length: 01:52:55
  • Purchases: 9
Life of the Law #42 – In The Name Of The Father
From: Life of the Law
Series: Life of the Law
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The Scottsboro Boys are infamous — nine black teenagers falsely accused and convicted of raping two white women. Last year, the state of Alabama f...

Bought by WJCT


  • Added: Nov 28, 2014
  • Length: 23:08
  • Purchases: 1
Humankind special: The Christmas Truce
From: David Freudberg
Caption: Wounded young soldier in WW1
Produced in association with WGBH/Boston. On the occasion of its 100th anniverary, we take a moving look at the 1914 Christmas Truce, in which oppo...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, Interlochen Public Radio, KWIT, KVSC, KWMR and more


  • Added: Nov 25, 2014
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 48
Teajay and the (Berlin) Wall
From: Olivia Oyama
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For the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, Teajay details his world, before and after the event through his lens as a youth.

  • Added: Nov 03, 2014
  • Length: 18:40
War and Musical Dada
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source Shorts and Podcasts
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Gil Rose, conductor of the Boston Modern Orchestra Project, tells the history of George Antheil's wild musical experiment from 1924, the Ballet Méc...

Bought by KICI Iowa City, KICI Iowa City, KPIP-LP, WABE, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and more


  • Added: Sep 23, 2014
  • Length: 05:43
  • Purchases: 7
Maroon Bells Snowmass Wilderness
From: Untrammeled!
Series: Untrammeled!
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A hand-drawn map on a dining room table in a Colorado home was the main reason the spectacular Maroon-Bells Snowmass Wilderness was one of the firs...

Bought by Aspen Public Radio and KGNU Community Radio


  • Added: Sep 10, 2014
  • Length: 26:45
  • Purchases: 2
WHAT A DIFFERENCE DIFFERENCES MAKE
From: Jane Leder
Caption: Daniel McGinn
An intimate portrait of three adults with intellectual disabilities and the producer's journey from uneasiness to acceptance and love.

  • Added: Jul 23, 2014
  • Length: 17:59
Fukushima, 3 Years Later
From: Greenpeace Podcast
Series: Greenpeace Podcast Segments
Caption: Fukushima Survivor, Kenichi Hasegawa, Credit: Greenpeace
March 11 marks three years since the Fukushima nuclear disaster. It might be more accurate to say it marks three years since the start of this ongo...

Bought by Accessible Media Inc.


  • Added: Jul 07, 2014
  • Length: 08:45
  • Purchases: 1
Messages From a Forgotten Troopship (Half Hour Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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In the 1960s, it took almost three weeks to cross the sea from America to Vietnam. Three weeks for young men in crowded cabins, with salt water sho...

Bought by WHFR, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WJCT, KYUK, KFAI Minneapolis and more


  • Added: Jun 06, 2014
  • Length: 26:24
  • Purchases: 10
Discover the Bahamas
From: Let's Travel! Radio
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The Bahamas is composed of more than 700 islands and is the nearest resort destination to the U.S. mainland after Cuba. It has a varied history.

  • Added: Jun 02, 2014
  • Length: 13:41
Messages From a Forgotten Troopship (Hour Long Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
Caption: Troops aboard the General Nelson M. Walker, Credit: Vietnam Graffiti Project
Sound-rich stories from and about a Vietnam War-era troopship, in the voices of people whose lives were affected by the journey to war.

Bought by WCNY, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WGCU, KMUN, KAZU Seaside, Calif. and more


  • Added: May 21, 2014
  • Length: 53:32
  • Purchases: 29
The first surfers to brave San Francisco’s Ocean Beach
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: Boards rest against the seawall at Ocean Beach, Credit: Angela Johnston
In his backyard in San Francisco’s Outer Richmond neighborhood, Arne Jin An Wong coats a pink and white striped, eight-foot-long surfboard. This bo...

Bought by WXDU


  • Added: May 17, 2014
  • Length: 06:58
  • Purchases: 1
Roy Orbison - Mystery Girl
From: Joyride Media
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Brand-new one hour special from Joyride Media takes in depth look at Roy Orbison's 1989 posthumous comeback album, "Mystery Girl."

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KPSQ-LP, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, Harford Community Radio, KPVL and more


  • Added: May 01, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 18
The Day Nelson Mandela Became Nelson Mandela (Podcast)
From: Radio Diaries
Series: The Radio Diaries Podcast
Caption: Nelson Mandela
The moment Nelson Mandela really became Nelson Mandela was on April 20th, 1964 - fifty years ago. It happened when he stood up in a stuffy South Af...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 21, 2014
  • Length: 17:17
  • Purchases: 1
'To Heal A Sick Nation: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and IDEAS'
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Caption: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 1966, Credit: AFP/Getty Images
This program tells the untold story about Dr. Martin Luther King and his appearance on the most prestigious lecture series in Canada, shortly befor...

Bought by WXXI Rochester


  • Added: Apr 04, 2014
  • Length: 49:57
  • Purchases: 1
Every Time You Leave
From: David Green
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Berlin, Germany - 1972. An American teenager tries to come to terms with what she sees and what she feels on both sides of the Wall while secretly ...

Bought by PRX Remix and KUOW


  • Added: Mar 26, 2014
  • Length: 03:08
  • Purchases: 2
Italy's Year of Culture
From: Let's Travel! Radio
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Let's travel radio explores Italy and the year of the culture.

  • Added: Jan 06, 2014
  • Length: 01:00:05
Prisoners of War, The Battle of the Bulge
From: Erica Heilman
Series: Rumble Strip Vermont
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This hour features four Vermont soldiers captured at the Battle of the Bulge in World War II. The program weaves together their stories of capture,...

Bought by WXDU and KREV-LP


  • Added: Oct 23, 2013
  • Length: 56:00
  • Purchases: 2
Bean Blossom Bluegrass festival
From: Christopher Mosson
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Bean Blossom, population 15, attracts more than 20,000 bluegrass fans every year. How and why has bluegrass lasted several generations? This was ...

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Oct 16, 2013
  • Length: 20:37
  • Purchases: 1

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