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Faithful Foundations: Unveiling the Moral Roots of American Capitalism
From: Paul VOGELZANG
Series: Smithsonian Associates Interview Series, Not Old Better Show
Caption: The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Series, Credit: Paul Vogelzang
🔥 Unearth the untold story behind America's economic dawn here on radio and podcast🌅 Join us for a riveting episode 🎙️ "Faith In Markets of America...

  • Added: Apr 25, 2024
  • Length: 35:34
Covid Remembered Part 1
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: The Arthurs performed from their front porch in Bellevue., Credit: Charles McGuigan
The Covid shut down occurred almost four years ago to the day. This piece includes On the Front Lines, with a guy by the name of Leigh Carter, a nu...

  • Added: Feb 27, 2024
  • Length: 23:28
Carol Burnett: Loving to Laugh
From: Journeys to Love
Series: Love Is History
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Explore the loving journey of Carol Burnett, a story of resilience, heart, and the transformative power of laughter.

  • Added: Feb 20, 2024
  • Length: 16:43
Ulysses and Julia Grant - A More Perfect Union
From: Journeys to Love
Series: Love Is History
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Love triumphs, even through the Civil War, and the story of a union within the Union - the profound love of Ulysses and Julia Grant

  • Added: Feb 20, 2024
  • Length: 15:10
John & Annie Glenn: A Love That Defied Gravity
From: Journeys to Love
Series: Love Is History
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John and Annie Glenn's life story is one small step for a man and one giant leap for love!

  • Added: Feb 20, 2024
  • Length: 14:53
Lady and The Tramp: Love Unleashed
From: Journeys to Love
Series: Love Is History
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The untold and surprising behind-the-scenes history of Walt Disney's Lady and The Tramp.

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Feb 20, 2024
  • Length: 18:46
  • Purchases: 1
New Libraries, Old Buildings
From: Brooklyn Public Library
Series: "Borrowed" Podcast from Brooklyn Public Library
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Libraries weren't always located in their own stately buildings. Many of our branches used to operate out of pharmacies, laundry rooms, storefronts...

Bought by Northeast Indiana Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 28, 2022
  • Length: 26:16
  • Purchases: 1
Island Stories Virginia’s Restless Archipelago Part 2
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: Moorings on Cobb Island., Credit: Charles McGuigan
Virginia’s Barrier Islands and the waters and salt marshes that surround them represent the most pristine coastal region on the Eastern Seaboard. U...

  • Added: Jun 02, 2015
  • Length: 25:24
Diane Watkins: Bells for Peace
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: Diane Watkins of Richmond, Virginia.
A bell tower without a carillon is like a throat without a voice box. Utterly mute. This story could be called the mystery of the missing bells and...

  • Added: May 01, 2015
  • Length: 27:33
Thanksgiving: People Without A Nation
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: Chickahominy Assistant Chief Gene Adkins.
There are eleven tribes of Indians who call Virginia home, among them the Chickahominy. And though they all now enjoy state recognition, the federa...

  • Added: Nov 12, 2014
  • Length: 28:31
Author Katy Butler and “Knocking on Heaven’s Door”
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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In this enlightening memoir about her parents’ deaths, the author lays out some of the difficulties in having the so-called good death when teamed ...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Sep 04, 2014
  • Length: 10:00
  • Purchases: 2
The Quander Quality
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: Nellie Mae Quander (1880-1961), 1st international president of Alpha Kappa Alpha, the 1st Greek-lettered sorority established/incorporated by African-American college women., Credit: Quander Historical Society, Inc.
Meet the oldest African-American family in Washington, D.C. - and, perhaps, the United States.

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, Radio Catskill, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WABE, WAMC Northeast Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 19, 2011
  • Length: 05:17
  • Purchases: 6
Remembering "I Have a Dream"
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: Julian Bond (right) at the March on Washington for Freedom and Jobs, with other members of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee., Credit: Julian Bond
We know what history books say about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech - but what about the people who were there?

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio, RadioStPete Florida, WTIP, KRCB 104.9, WHFR and more


  • Added: Jan 18, 2011
  • Length: 05:41
  • Purchases: 28
My family history of radio
From: Matt Pryor
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Essay about my grandpa and his Ham Radio

  • Added: Apr 19, 2008
  • Length: 03:09
Sir Patrick Moore. The British star of astronomy. Promo 2.
From: Carl Stiansen
Caption: Carl Stiansen and Sir Patrick Moore
Sir Patrick Moore talks about his life in astronomy, life on Mars, and playing music with Einstein.

  • Added: Feb 19, 2008
  • Length: :18
MEETING MILAREPA
From: The Tibet Connection
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The life and legacy of Tibet's most celebrated yogi and spiritual bard is the subject of a new film. We find out more through interviews and song.

Bought by KZYX


  • Added: Oct 02, 2007
  • Length: 14:15
  • Purchases: 1
Old Maid Aunts
From: Bernadette Cahill
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The Story of a Song

  • Added: Apr 18, 2007
  • Length: 05:19
90 Year-Old is a Living History of Diabetes
From: [redacted] [redacted]
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Gladys Dull is one of the longest living diabetes patients in the world

Bought by KHSU and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 12, 2007
  • Length: 03:35
  • Purchases: 2
Rugged and Beautiful
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Visit with two female WWII Liberty Ship welders from South Portland, Maine.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, Connecticut Public (WNPR), Yellowstone Public Radio, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: May 27, 2005
  • Length: 07:01
  • Purchases: 4
The Ebony Hillbillies
From: Amber Edwards
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The Ebony Hillbillies prove you don?t have to be white and Southern to play authentic, down home country music...they are hip, urban, and black. A...

Bought by KXOT Public Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., Public Interactive, WKMS, KCUR and more


  • Added: Mar 21, 2005
  • Length: 06:41
  • Purchases: 8
Promo for "Ask the Librarian"
From: Jackson Braider
Series: Ask the Librarian
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Man cannot live by Google alone!

  • Added: Jul 14, 2004
  • Length: 01:30