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Every summer tourists flock to the beautiful beaches of Eilat, Israel. But in the past thirty years, a new kind of tourist has made its way down so...
Bought by KFAI Minneapolis and PRX Remix
- Added: Feb 25, 2015
- Length: 12:49
- Purchases: 2
The Spanish Colonial-Revival building at 55th Street and Stevens Avenue in south Minneapolis was originally home to the Mayflower Church. In 2005 t...
- Added: Feb 24, 2015
- Length: 05:30
The famous duo of radio, television and film – George Burns and Gracie Allen – were married for 38 years. We look back at how their relationship a...
Bought by WMMT, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, and PRX Remix
- Added: Feb 09, 2015
- Length: 11:51
- Purchases: 3
Ethiopia is said to be the birthplace of coffee, and this aromatic elixir continues to be an important part its culture. KFAI’s Allison Herrera met...
- Added: Jan 28, 2015
- Length: 05:29
As the old year ends and a new year begins, the passage of time is on our minds. We check the time on cell phones, computer monitors, watches and w...
Bought by Radio Newark
- Added: Jan 28, 2015
- Length: 06:17
- Purchases: 1
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
Life of the Law and Destination DIY team up to examine the legal grey area occupied by the sharing economy. How are cities grappling with these inc...
- Added: Nov 25, 2014
- Length: 20:51
- Purchases: 2
A preview of Choreographers' Evening 2014 at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis with Kenna-Camara Cottman and the dancers of In New Company.
Bought by KSRQ
- Added: Nov 21, 2014
- Length: 03:15
- Purchases: 1
Bringing wolves back to the West has tested the legal system’s tolerance for restoring wild places Especially when humans live nearby. This year...
- Added: Nov 07, 2014
- Length: 16:25
- Purchases: 2
Larger-than-life Serbian sculptor Zoran Mojisilov creates work from the most primal of elements: rocks, wood scraps and steel he hauls to his North...
- Added: Nov 05, 2014
- Length: 05:22
Minnehaha Falls has been a popular tourist spot for politicians since Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote his epic poem, “The Song of Hiawatha” in 185...
- Added: Nov 05, 2014
- Length: 04:21
Lee Millam has lived in high-rise blocks of flats in London for years. In this podcast he explores the highs and lows of living high up, and also ...
- Added: Sep 29, 2014
- Length: 09:23
They’re called disease detectives – the nation’s medical eyes and ears on the lookout for disease outbreaks and bioterror attacks. They’re the Epid...
Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, Georgia Public Broadcasting, and 90.1 WFYI Public Radio
- Added: Aug 25, 2014
- Length: 09:04
- Purchases: 3
The Anderson Center in Red Wing, Minnesota, welcomes temporary residents, but for the first time this year, they are offering a month exclusively f...
Bought by KSRQ
- Added: Jun 11, 2014
- Length: 03:13
- Purchases: 1
There's a song out there that could make you crash your car... but in the most relaxing way possible.
Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio
- Added: Apr 22, 2014
- Length: 04:30
- Purchases: 1
From bells to restaurants, and glasses to songwriting this episode explores the people and sounds of London's East end.
- Added: Apr 22, 2014
- Length: 04:29
The story of the church bells in England during WWII. (Note: This is the intro to episode 13: The Sounds of East London)
- Added: Apr 22, 2014
- Length: 04:30
It’s been almost a year since former Oakland Police Chief Howard Jordan -- then, his replacement -- abruptly resigned.
“It happened very quickly,...
- Added: Mar 12, 2014
- Length: 06:39
Charlotte, North Carolina-based historian Tom Hanchett speaks about the ever-evolving South, especially as it relates to food, from a booth in El P...
Bought by Troy Public Radio and Georgia Public Broadcasting
- Added: Mar 09, 2014
- Length: 17:54
- Purchases: 2
Before the Internet, before television, there was the radio. That's how people heard the news and enjoyed their favorite shows. This story is part ...
Bought by KFAI Minneapolis
- Added: Feb 16, 2014
- Length: 28:01
- Purchases: 1
The historic landmark known as the Fairfax Stone was reportedly placed in 1746 to mark what would become part of the border between Maryland and Vi...
- Added: Feb 04, 2014
- Length: 06:44
Aaron and Kathy Werner moved to Maine to “plant” an evangelical church. The process isn’t easy in one of the nation’s least religious states. Produ...
- Added: Dec 23, 2013
- Length: 07:06
Spoken Editions #206: Romantic Modern: California Architecture 1930 to 1950, Harwell Hamilton Harris
From: Teosson Wells
Free, audio excerpt from a book. The California of Harris’ youth was a very different place than it is today: It was a verdant oasis of orange grov...
- Added: Nov 12, 2013
- Length: 06:35
Pregnancy tests? Pigeon poo? What Chicago aldermen really do
One frustrated Chicagoan wondered what her alderman’s responsible for
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Aug 12, 2013
- Length: 11:45
- Purchases: 1
Chi-town manufacturing hasn’t disappeared, you just have to know where to look for it.
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Aug 12, 2013
- Length: 06:53
- Purchases: 1
