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Constant Wonder - The Next Everest
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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Imagine being caught in an earthquake on Mount Everest!

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., RadioStPete Florida, and WYAP


  • Added: Dec 21, 2023
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 3
Winston Churchill's Connection to a Small Midwestern Town
From: World Footprints LLC
Caption: Timonthy Riley in the Churchill Museum., Credit: Tonya Fitzpatrick
Hear why a small Midwest American town pays tribute to Sir Winston Churchill and where you can walk in the footsteps of his life.

  • Added: Jun 15, 2022
  • Length: 31:43
Constant Wonder - Tiger in the Sea, Nine Lives Over the Atlantic
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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Topic 1: A gripping tale of triumph, tragedy, unparalleled airmanship, and incredibly brave people in their finest hour; Topic 2: A ferry pilot's n...

  • Added: Nov 02, 2021
  • Length: 52:49
Preserving African American History
From: World Footprints LLC
Caption: Martha's Vineyard Shearer Cottage Guests is part of the African American Heritage Trail, Credit: Courtesy Lee van Allen/Shearer Family
How should we think about history when there's nothing to support a narrative?

  • Added: Jul 27, 2021
  • Length: 30:00
Experiencing the fight for freedom along the U.S. Civil Rights Trail
From: World Footprints LLC
Caption: Kelly Ingram Park, Credit: Courtesy Pixabay
Join World Footprints as we explore the story of Black Americans’ fight for freedom and equality with U.S. Civil Rights Trail guide author Deborah ...

Bought by WHFR


  • Added: Feb 15, 2021
  • Length: 30:54
  • Purchases: 1
Discover President Joe Biden’s Delaware
From: World Footprints LLC
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In honor of America’s 46th President, World Footprints will share a cultural slice of President Joe Biden’s home state of Delaware.

  • Added: Jan 19, 2021
  • Length: 52:36
Making Good Time in Miami
From: Cathy Byrd
Series: Fall 2020 Student Edition
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In this episode of Fresh Art’s Fall 2020 Student Edition, University of Miami student Kristian Kranz heads to Books & Books in Coral Gables, Florid...

  • Added: Sep 02, 2020
  • Length: 13:13
Exploring Martha's Vineyard and the American south
From: World Footprints LLC
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Experience a slice of American history as two journalists share their knowledge about Martha’s Vineyard and parts of the American south.

  • Added: Jun 30, 2019
  • Length: 29:55
Exploring Wilmington, Delaware – A European experience in American history
From: World Footprints LLC
Caption: Garden at Newmours Estate., Credit: Photo by Tonya Fitzpatrick
World Footprints will explore Wilmington, Delaware and the Brandywine Valley’s rich American history and vibrant arts and cultural scene with its E...

  • Added: Apr 18, 2017
  • Length: 59:55
Stop That Bus!
From: Israel Story
Series: Israel Story Podcast
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The world's largest bus station, and a bus driver who wanted to be God.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Mar 27, 2016
  • Length: 54:12
  • Purchases: 1
New Orleans' Hidden Black History
From: World Footprints LLC
Series: Celebrating Black History with World Footprints
Caption: Mardi Gras Indian costume at New Orleans' African American Museum., Credit: Tonya Fitzpatrick
World Footprints uncovers the little known stories about African American history in New Orleans from the largest slave rebellion in 1811 to the cu...

Bought by WWFM, WAER Syracuse, NY, and KISA Digital Studios


  • Added: Feb 15, 2016
  • Length: 59:55
  • Purchases: 3
In the Footsteps of Birmingham's Civil Rights History
From: World Footprints LLC
Series: Celebrating Black History with World Footprints
Caption: Slave Memorial on Martinique, Credit: Tonya Fitzpatrick
Walk through a chapter of America's darkest history in Birmingham, Alabama as we visit iconic sites that were central in the civil rights movement.

Bought by KISA Digital Studios


  • Added: Jan 31, 2016
  • Length: 59:55
  • Purchases: 1
Author James Rollins, Kenya, America's Whiskey Trail and Founders' Homes
From: World Footprints LLC
Caption: Giraffe on lunch break., Credit: Tonya Fitzpatrick
Explore Kenya, America's History from the Whiskey Trail and Founding Fathers, meet bestselling author James Rollins and learn about Sri Lanka and B...

  • Added: Jan 11, 2016
  • Length: 59:55
James Carville & Mary Matalin on New Orleans; Paris's rue des Martyrs
From: World Footprints LLC
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The best way to experience a city is through the eyes of a local. We'll travel to New Orleans and walk along Paris’s rue des Martyrs with the peo...

  • Added: Oct 18, 2015
  • Length: 59:55
Bovey Farmer's Day Parade in Bovey, Minnesota
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Close to Home
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Grant Frashier reports on the Bovey Farmer's Day Parade in Bovey, Minnesota.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Sep 18, 2015
  • Length: 09:11
  • Purchases: 1
The Source: Boom time at San Francisco’s Presidio
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
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San Francisco is America’s second most densely populated area, after Manhattan. And with new construction all over town, it’s going to get even den...

  • Added: Feb 03, 2015
  • Length: 06:01
Vatican Floors: Watch your Step
From: Jake Warga
Caption: Floor in Raphael’s Stanza della Segnatura (library of Pope Julius II). The room signifies unity, and the Star of David which has 6 points represents also the six day creation story which is in the Christian Bible (of course), so there in the floor it
A walking tour of the Vatican's floors, which are frequently made from re-purposed bits of ancient history.

Bought by WABE and PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 02, 2014
  • Length: 03:16
  • Purchases: 2
Building a traditional Norwegian grindbygg timber frame
From: WTIP
Series: Moments In Time
Caption: Grindbygg style timber frame at North House Folk School in Grand Marais, MN., Credit: Carah Thomas
In this edition of WTIP's ongoing historical series, Moments in Time, producer Carah Thomas learns about an ancient style of timber framing from so...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Apr 02, 2013
  • Length: 07:03
  • Purchases: 1
England: What do bell ringers and astronauts have in common?
From: Rachel Louise Snyder
Series: Global Guru Radio
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This week, the Global Guru ventures waaaaaayyyy up into the bell towers of an English church to learn just how mathematical -- and dangerous -- bel...

Bought by WABE, HCC Radio The Dragon, New Hampshire Public Radio, PRX Remix, and WTIP


  • Added: Jan 09, 2011
  • Length: 02:59
  • Purchases: 5
Dayton Bike Path Story
From: Joe Sampson
Caption: One of the Wright brother's original bike designs displayed at the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park, Credit: Alex Vikartofsky
Although Midwestern weather infamously wanes and waxes this time of year, sunny skies are just around the corner. Before long the clicking of bicy...

  • Added: Mar 29, 2010
  • Length: 02:48
Obelisk In The Sky/Obama In The House: D.C.'s Monumental Myths
From: Rebecca Sheir
Series: The Newcomer's Guide to Washington
Caption: Why is the WaMo three different colors?, Credit: Rebecca Sheir
Think you know why the White House flag is flying, and the Washington Monument is tri-colored? Then you might want to think again.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 01, 2010
  • Length: 05:47
  • Purchases: 1
Shedding Light On Height: The Truth About D.C.'s Skyline (short version)
From: Rebecca Sheir
Series: The Newcomer's Guide to Washington
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Getting to the bottom of why Washington, D.C.'s building tops... are so low.

  • Added: Feb 08, 2010
  • Length: 03:27
Shedding Light On Height: The Truth About D.C.'s Skyline
From: Rebecca Sheir
Series: The Newcomer's Guide to Washington
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Getting to the bottom of why Washington, D.C.'s building tops... are so low.

Bought by PRX Remix, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and Remix Radio


  • Added: Jan 25, 2010
  • Length: 04:55
  • Purchases: 3
SOWETO Today
From: Mikko Kapanen
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The largest township of South Africa 12 years after the fall of apartheid

  • Added: Dec 06, 2006
  • Length: 10:30
Trams for the Memories
From: Drew Leifheit
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Piece of olde Budapest reaches end of the line

  • Added: Nov 30, 2006
  • Length: 08:24