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Missing Music

From: KZUM
Series: Polley Music Library

On this episode, we talked about producer Ian Brennan's new book "Missing Music," in which he discusses his latest song collecting activities durin...

'Sissy' as in Sister

From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: MinneCulture In-Depth

Caption: A meeting at A Woman's Coffee House, Credit: Janet Dahlem

In the 1970s and 1980s, feminists redefined what it meant to be a woman in the United States. These activists didn’t always agree on how to reach t...

Byzantine Chant

From: KZUM
Series: Polley Music Library

On this episode, we talked about the book "The Past is Always Present," which documents Orthodox chant practices among the monasteries of Mount Ath...

Bought by Raven Radio

Well of Souls: The Hidden History of the Banjo

From: KZUM
Series: Polley Music Library

On this episode, we talked about the new book "Well of Souls," which dives further into the earliest history of the banjo than anyone has gone befo...

Bought by Raven Radio

Railroads & Fire

From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices

Since the first rail line was completed in Minnesota in 1862, the railroad has had a storied existence in the state. Fire is part of that story. KF...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio

Rebel in the Ranks: A Conversation with Brad Gregory

From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit

Notre Dame history professor discusses the secular effects of the Reformation.

Velma Maia Thomas

From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits

Once you forget the struggle, you won’t appreciate where you are.

StoryCorps: Neoma Farr and Greg Yance

From: StoryCorps

Greg Yance and Neoma Farr worked alongside each other during the Great Flood of 1993, to gird the town of Niota, Illinois from the rising waters of...

Bought by WVBI-LP

Treaty Tribute (feature)

From: With Good Reason
Series: news features

With Thanksgiving just around the corner, Americans are preparing to celebrate that first feast shared between Native Americans and European Pilgri...

Bought by KENW, WTIP, KRZA, New Hampshire Public Radio, and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio

Syracuse Lacrosse's New York State of Mind

From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism - 2

Examining the heavy New York influence on the Syracuse University lacrosse program, and the deep roots of lacrosse in the state of New York.

Anishinaabenaajimon: Bemidji's Tribal Boycott

From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Area Voices

Bemidji’s grassroots Truth and Reconciliation group has been meeting for months to talk about race. Anton Treuer is one of the founding members of ...

Rabin Is....

From: Israel Story
Series: Israel Story Podcast

Rabin is a symbol. An icon. But in Israel of 2015, twenty years after the Prime Minister's murder, it isn't so simple to understand what the reall...

Princess Grace on JFK

From: Blank on Blank
Series: Blank on Blank

"He turned to me suddenly and asked: 'Is that a Givenchy you’re wearing?' And I said, 'why how clever of you, Mr. President! However did you kno...

Bought by WABE, Troy Public Radio, WSLR, PRX Remix, and KZYX

The Spirit of John Beargrease

From: WDSE

Caption: John Beargrease, circa 1890, Credit: courtesy Ron Boshey

Ron Boshey offers the prayers and performs the pipe ceremony to start the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon every year ... and he's also honoring h...

Bought by KSRQ

Literary Brooklyn

From: Shannon Geis

A conversation with the author of a new book about the literary history of Brooklyn.

The Mourners: Art to die for

From: KALW

Caption: “The Mourners: Tomb Sculpture from the Court of Burgundy” are on display at the Legion of Honor in San Francisco

For everyone alive, there is one great equalizer, one experience that doesn’t discriminate based on race, class, religion, or nationality. We all, ...