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Voices of the Past Cemetery Walk 2021: Part 1

From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique

Today on Culture Clique we went to the Winona County History Center to hear the 22nd annual voices from the past cemetery walk. They talked all abo...

Finntown

From: Brooklyn Public Library
Series: Building Brooklyn

In the early 1900s, if you walked around Sunset Park, you might have heard Finnish being spoken on the streets. That's because the neighborhood was...

Women on the Waterfront

From: Brooklyn Public Library
Series: Building Brooklyn

At the start of World War II, 200 women were employed at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. That number ballooned to 7,000 at the height of the war, but after...

Bought by KVNF and KCNP

Like Coming Home

From: Brooklyn Public Library
Series: Building Brooklyn

In the middle of the 20th century, a ten square block area in North Gowanus was home to the largest Mohawk settlement outside of Canada. We hear ab...

Episode 4: Counting votes in Philadelphia

From: Margaret Poethig
Series: Keeping Dad Alive

Richard revels in living in Philadelphia - the historical heart of U.S. democracy and home of his son Scott - while waiting anxiously for the votes...

Seeds of Wisdom

From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Folk Healing and Traditional Medicine

This story was produced by Amy Madore and Jennifer Seale at the 2017 Stories Summer Institute

City Alchemists

From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Folk Healing and Traditional Medicine

This story was produced by Diane Murray at the 2017 Stories Summer Institute

Bought by PRX Remix

Feast for the Ancestors

From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Folk Healing and Traditional Medicine

This story was produced by Amy Frishkey at the 2017 Stories Summer Institute

Mother Earth is Going to be Fine

From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Folk Healing and Traditional Medicine

This story was produced by Elizabeth Abernathy and Arabella Daniels at the 2017 Stories Summer Institute

Therapy Dogs

From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Folk Healing and Traditional Medicine

This story was produced by Kimberly Fritch and Diana Kaz-Sugasawara at the Stories Summer Institute 2017

Now We Have Fire: A Tale of Two Bladesmiths

From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Stories Summer Institute 2016 Documentaries

Two lives, two philosophies, and a History Channel special collide as a relationship is forged with Iron Age techniques.

Texas Traditions: A Boot Worth the Wait

From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Stories Summer Institute 2016 Documentaries

Lee Miller is a bootmaker with a storied history, carrying on the traditions and techniques of the best bootmakers anywhere in the world.

Steel Pedal Self-Made Man

From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Stories Summer Institute 2016 Documentaries

Mark Erlewine may be known as the Luthier of the Stars, but his Austin workshopshop couldn't be more down to Earth. Hear the story of the man who m...

The Soul of Guatemala Part I Miracle Town

From: Jesse Dukes
Series: The Soul of Guatemala

Caption: A woman in Almolonga, Guatemala, selling carrots and potatos wholesale., Credit: Jesse Dukes

Part I in a series of three short features about Latin America's Evangelical Frontier.

Bought by KUOW and WAMC Northeast Public Radio

The Torchbearers of the Tidewater Gospel sound

From: With Good Reason
Series: Folklife FieldNotes

Caption: The Paschall Brothers onstage, Credit: Virginia Folklife Program

The Paschall Brothers of Chesapeake sing four-part harmony in a style with a storied tradition.

The Retroactive Radio Ensemble celebrates Service

From: Third Coast Live Radio Theater

A short, lighthearted look at the significance of service played out with the "Retroactive Radio Ensemble" Series. In this piece, we feature orally...