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American sign language is the third most commonly used language in the U.S., but for many Deaf folks, it's about so much more than communication. A...
- Added: Mar 20, 2024
- Length: 58:23
The worst U.S. mass murder of homosexuals in the 20th century was by a gruesome fire in a New Orleans French Quarter nightclub. Yet, the Upstairs L...
- Added: Jun 27, 2023
- Length: 19:45
Medical Services, A Hospital and Sanatorium at Onigum
- Added: May 31, 2023
- Length: 08:49
US Indian Police Force Of Leech Lake
- Added: May 31, 2023
- Length: 20:06
Early boarding Schools
- Added: May 31, 2023
- Length: 09:50
Mothers day dennis banks mom 3
- Added: May 31, 2023
- Length: 10:13
Mothers Day Feelings
- Added: May 31, 2023
- Length: 09:53
Mothers day- Dennis Banks
- Added: May 31, 2023
- Length: 08:10
"El dia que se apareció el diablo" takes us back to a time when "the devil" appeared on the poor side of the tracks. The terrifying experience lead...
- Added: Mar 25, 2023
- Length: 12:18
While Buddhism as a religion was founded in India, only 0.7% of Indians describe themselves as Buddhist.
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Nov 07, 2022
- Length: 06:00
- Purchases: 1
Joni Mitchell's re-emergence onto the stage at the 2022 Newport Folk Festival had music specials producer Paul Ingles joining the multitude of musi...
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- Added: Jul 30, 2022
- Length: 17:08
- Purchases: 2
Sometimes what we remember from our childhood is confused with the stories other people tell us. A micro narration in a minute or so.
- Added: Jun 06, 2022
- Length: 01:03
The Skyluck Journals from CBC Radio's The Doc Project won the Gold Medal in the History Category at the 2022 New York Festivals.
In 1979 Andrew Ng...
Bought by KUHF, KWGS, KFAI Minneapolis, KCPW Salt Lake City, Prairie Public and more
- Added: May 25, 2022
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 6
Walking through East Berlin was never just a stroll, before the Wall came down. A micro narration in a minute or so.
- Added: May 16, 2022
- Length: 01:00
Rain on the ground, a chill in the air, ghosts on the prowl. We're back from the Midwest with strange tales from the desert to the cornfields. Host...
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- Added: Oct 08, 2021
- Length: 28:00
- Purchases: 1
Cherie inherits a stack of 33 letters, written by her grandfather, who died during the Korean War, and who Cherie’s family never talked about. Befo...
- Added: Sep 24, 2021
- Length: 19:47
Elena Passarello discusses her relationship to Elvis and his tribute artists during the Coronavirus pandemic.
- Added: May 18, 2021
- Length: 17:36
In 1971, Hunter S. Thompson chronicled his drug-fueled haze during an off-road-desert race, the Mint 400, in his novel Fear and Loathing in Las Veg...
- Added: May 18, 2021
- Length: 11:17
Richard and his daughter Margaret investigate the bird insurrection, while humans attack the U.S. Capitol and President Trump is impeached for the ...
- Added: Jan 24, 2021
- Length: 11:47
Get in the truck, we're taking a night drive to the Dragoon Mountains in Cochise County, Arizona. Get ready for the weird times.
New soundscapes b...
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- Added: Jan 22, 2021
- Length: 28:00
- Purchases: 1
My name is Shawn Hughes. I wrote this piece consciously, recapping one of my most important moments of the year. In the midst of two pandemics, eve...
- Added: Jan 21, 2021
- Length: 06:54
This episode focuses on the social impact of Ernest Green’s life journey—a different type of travel experience--and his role in the civil rights mo...
- Added: Nov 25, 2020
- Length: 37:07
"All this how’s-he-doing coverage is par for the course as we transition to the next administration, but someone’s missing from this picture of our...
- Added: Nov 17, 2020
- Length: 03:30
"Could Donald Trump be charged with a crime for knowingly exposing others to an infectious disease? He could if that disease was hepatitis. If th...
- Added: Oct 06, 2020
- Length: 04:00
Even starting a piece that's 639 years long is an act of incredible optimism.
- Added: Aug 04, 2020
- Length: 07:54
