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Monroe Doctrine Centenary - It's Our Hemisphere
From: David Kattenburg
Series: Green Planet Monitor Podcast
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The Monroe Doctrine on its 200th birthday. Messy American politics in 1823, messy American politics in 2023. And, Cambodia’s Great Lake, the Tonle ...

  • Added: Nov 26, 2023
  • Length: 58:39
Part 2: Unholy Alliance
From: GBH News
Series: The Big Dig
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In the early 1970s a radical idea took shape: tearing down Boston’s elevated downtown highway, and rebuilding it underground.

  • Added: Nov 21, 2023
  • Length: 53:57
Part 1: We Were Wrong
From: GBH News
Series: The Big Dig
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There is a strange irony behind the Big Dig: the most expensive highway project ever built in America began with a man who hated highways.

  • Added: Nov 21, 2023
  • Length: 53:57
Mountain Time Podcast Hour Episode 56
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: Mountain Time Podcast Hour
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Two episodes about travelling by foot.

Bought by KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio)


  • Added: Nov 21, 2023
  • Length: 50:00
  • Purchases: 1
La Divina: Maria Callas at 100
From: WRTI
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A celebration of soprano Maria Callas's voice, life, and legacy in honor of her centennial.

Bought by WCLV and Interlochen Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 21, 2023
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 2
J Reuben Appelman discusses "While Idaho Slept"
From: Steven Nester
Series: Poets of the Tabloid Murder
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The author of the acclaimed true-crime memoir, The Kill Jar, tells the inside story of the “University of Idaho Murders,” offering a memorable, tho...

  • Added: Nov 21, 2023
  • Length: 30:13
How Ollas Populares fed Buenos Aires through a pandemic (Encore)
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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The story of how locals in Buenos Aires came together to feed each other through a pandemic with community kitchens (ollas populares), and how inno...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, KMUN, and C89.5 - KNHC Seattle


  • Added: Nov 20, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Fear, Hope, and Friendship: Mideast Teen Girls Speak Out (from 2005)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Recorded in 2005, teen girls from Gaza, the West Bank, and Israel all speak their truths. The group had gathered at an annual meet up at a Peace C...

Bought by KUNM


  • Added: Nov 16, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Music Archive Showcase #159 - TALK MUSIC WITH ME: Fred Parnes & Peter Case on Peter Case Documentary
From: Paul Ingles
Series: Paul Ingles' Music Archive Showcase
Caption: Peter Case
Music Specials Producer Paul Ingles talks with Fred Parnes, the director of a film documentary about the critically acclaimed singer/songwriter Pet...

Bought by WRVO Public Media, North State Public Radio, KUPR low power FM, KSJE, and KUHF


  • Added: Nov 13, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Mountain Time Podcast Hour Episode 55
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: Mountain Time Podcast Hour
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Two episodes about managing death.

Bought by KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio)


  • Added: Nov 10, 2023
  • Length: 50:00
  • Purchases: 1
Mountain Time Podcast Hour Episode 54
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: Mountain Time Podcast Hour
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Two episodes about the need to be prepared.

Bought by KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio)


  • Added: Nov 10, 2023
  • Length: 50:00
  • Purchases: 1
The House, Part 2
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: The House, Credit: Catherine Rose McGuigan
Kimberly had talked about her house as if it was a person, her best friend as she put it. Stephanie saw her house as a metaphor for her life, falli...

  • Added: Nov 10, 2023
  • Length: 24:53
Helping Prisoners to Heal
From: Humankind
Series: Humankind Specials
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More than a million Americans are in jails and prisons. In this documentary we present the voices of ex-prisoners who’ve made profound progress in ...

Bought by WUWM, KUHF, WAMU, WUOT 91.9 FM, RadioStPete Florida and more


  • Added: Nov 08, 2023
  • Length: 52:59
  • Purchases: 16
The Vineyard Current - October 29th, 2023
From: WMVY
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Vineyard news of the week with Vineyard Gazette editor Bill Eville, Interview Segments with Alley McConnell from the Martha's Vineyard Shellfish Gr...

  • Added: Nov 06, 2023
  • Length: 30:20
Mountain Time Podcast Hour Episode 53
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: Mountain Time Podcast Hour
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Two episodes about changing perspective.

Bought by KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio)


  • Added: Nov 03, 2023
  • Length: 50:00
  • Purchases: 1
Civics 101: The History of Labor Policy
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
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The modern day workplace is the product of a centuries-long battle for fair wages, reasonable hours and safe conditions. Civics 101 tells the story...

Bought by Oregon Public Broadcasting, KUT, WXDU, RadioStPete Florida, and WVTF


  • Added: Nov 03, 2023
  • Length: 57:29
  • Purchases: 5
Open Spaces, October 20, 2023
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: Open Spaces
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Today on the show, the Endangered Species Act became law 50 years ago. Since then, hundreds of species have been put under its protection. Wyoming ...

  • Added: Nov 01, 2023
  • Length: 50:22
Ghostly Encounters of a Third Kind Part 2
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: ILLUSTRATION, Credit: by Doug Dobey
More ghostly encounters of a Third Kind with a woman named Sarah who seems to have something of a shine.

  • Added: Oct 31, 2023
  • Length: 25:23
The Promise and Peril of Geoengineering
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Image of Arctic Ice, Credit: Pink floyd88 a, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
In recent years, scientists have begun testing geoengineering technologies to slow down or even stop global warming. But, is geoengineering safe? A...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, RadioFreePalmer, KMUN, and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Oct 30, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
Episode 5: A Mental Health Journey
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Series: Speaking Our Truths: The -Ism Youth Files
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Several youth describe their strategies and therapies for mental wellness. Powerful and helpful recovery stories for all ages.

Bought by WMUU-LP


  • Added: Oct 30, 2023
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 4: ABBA Summit Housing for the Artist Workforce: Revisiting Artists Housing Solutions
From: George Koster
Series: Arts & Culture Series
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This episode features our panelists from our breakout session Housing for the Artist Workforce: Revisiting Artists Housing Solutions Kathryn Reason...

  • Added: Oct 27, 2023
  • Length: 59:26
Too Soon? The First Family 60 Years On
From: Mike Flanagan
Caption: The First Family, Credit: Courtesy Cadence Records
A 60th Anniversary review of the funniest album of the Kennedy era. The Grammy Award winning Album of the Year that was ultimately withdrawn from c...

  • Added: Oct 27, 2023
  • Length: 57:17
Mountain Time Podcast Hour Episode 52
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: Mountain Time Podcast Hour
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Two episodes about focusing on the little things.

Bought by KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio)


  • Added: Oct 27, 2023
  • Length: 50:00
  • Purchases: 1
Hour 2: Disability during the pandemic and Two stories of Surviving Trauma
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Series: Speaking Our Truths: The -Ism Youth Files
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(A compilation of Episodes 3 and 4 for stations desiring a 59 minute version.) First half: Youth with disabilities had great challenges with onlin...

Bought by Prairie Public


  • Added: Oct 26, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Hour 1: The Pandemic and After
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Series: Speaking Our Truths: The -Ism Youth Files
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A compilation of Episodes 1 and 2 for stations desiring a 59 minute version.) 1) Youth experienced challenges on their mental health during the pa...

Bought by Prairie Public


  • Added: Oct 26, 2023
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 1

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