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Linguistic Insights
From: Hold That Thought
Series: On Language
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In the late 1980s, a personal case of housing discrimination prompted Dr. John Baugh to launch decades of research into what he calls linguistic pr...

Bought by KRZA and PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 17, 2014
  • Length: 11:30
  • Purchases: 2
Confronting the Middle Passage
From: Hold That Thought
Series: American Identities
Caption: Brooks of Liverpool, 1789, Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Dr. Sowande' Mustakeem reveals the forgotten world of 18th century slave ships, sharing the story of one enslaved woman and discussing why it's so ...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 30, 2013
  • Length: 11:31
  • Purchases: 1
The Life and Music of Thomas Talbert with Richard Hammergren, Part 1
From: KQAL
Series: Don't Cha Know
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Today on Don't Cha Know - we explore the life of Thomas Talbert with the help of Winona State University professor and professional musician Richar...

  • Added: Jul 13, 2011
  • Length: 40:55
Donald Jeffrey Herbert (Mr. Wizard), June 13, 2007
From: Jonathan Thomas Stratman
Series: Who Died Today
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If his name doesn't ring a bell, it's because we knew him ... millions of television viewers ... from the 1950s all the way through to the Nickelod...

  • Added: Jun 11, 2011
  • Length: 03:00
The Devine Rhubarb Committee on "Everything Rhubarb" and The Rhubarb Festival!
From: KQAL
Series: Don't Cha Know
Caption: The Devine Rhubarb Committee
This past Saturday during Memorial Day weekend four contributing authors of The book "Everything Rhubarb" visited the Winona Book shelf for a sign...

  • Added: Jun 01, 2011
  • Length: 14:47
"The Savage City; Race, Murder and A Generation On The Edge"
From: Dred-Scott Keyes
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Author T.J. English looks at NYC in the late 60's and 70's and the tense relationship created between the police and NYC's growing communities of c...

  • Added: Mar 24, 2011
  • Length: 52:09
Pearl Harbor...Generational Perspectives
From: Phil Mariage
Series: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
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3 Generations compare their perspectives on this very important day in history

Bought by WMUU-LP, 'The Sea', WXDU, and KVSC


  • Added: Dec 05, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
Big Time Baseball in a Small Texas Town
From: Marfa Public Radio
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The real life version of "Field Of Dreams" takes place in Alpine, Texas in the 1940s and 50s. This is a story about a man, his baseball field and ...

Bought by KMXT, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WNMU-FM, KMXT, and KUT


  • Added: Nov 08, 2010
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 5
Still In the Closet
From: Phil Mariage
Series: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
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Older, middle and younger generations discuss being closeted

  • Added: Aug 29, 2010
  • Length: 28:56
Minnie's Uptown Restaurant
From: Stephen Shealy
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Southern hospitality and down-home Southern cuisine meet to create a dining experience that can only be found on the corner of 1st Ave. and 8th St....

  • Added: Mar 29, 2010
  • Length: 07:13
Native Americans Special
From: Radijojo World Children's Radio Network
Caption: Radijojo's presenter Christine
This is a varied piece dealing in all aspects of the Native American. Children of the Montessori Elementary School in Kronberg nearby Frankfurt am ...

  • Added: Oct 16, 2009
  • Length: 29:58
The State We're In: Labor Day Special 2008
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: The State We're In: 2008 Specials Series
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Labor Day: The Right to Work

Bought by KVNF


  • Added: Sep 06, 2009
  • Length: 53:29
  • Purchases: 1
“.A WOMYN OF COLOR’S RESPONSE TO FAITH, FEMINISM AND HIP HOP.”
From: Dred-Scott Keyes
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IN IT’S THIRD ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL WORKING WOMEN;S DAY PROGRAM, CASA ATABEX ACHE & MOMMAS HIP HOP KITCHEN PRESENT “.A WOMYN OF COLOR’S RESPONSE TO ...

  • Added: Mar 09, 2009
  • Length: 54:15
Latchkey Children Raised by Pets
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Ten million American children now come home from school to lonely empty houses. With both parents working, care of the child is now left up to the ...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Jan 29, 2009
  • Length: 03:01
  • Purchases: 1
The State We're In Special: Human rights defenders
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: The State We're In: 2008 Specials Series
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In this special edition of The State Were In, we speak to human rights defenders from across the globe, including Uzbekistan, Burma, Congo Brazil a...

Bought by KQED and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Dec 18, 2008
  • Length: 53:29
  • Purchases: 2
He's Looking for Somebody Special
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Why would a lonely father of two need somebody special?

  • Added: Dec 05, 2008
  • Length: :26
The State We're In: Special on Technology and Human Rights
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: The State We're In: 2008 Specials Series
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A special on technology and human rights, including social networking sites in the Middle East, a site that counts the murdered in a Brazilian sta...

  • Added: Sep 11, 2008
  • Length: 53:29
The State We're In: Olympic Special, August 9th 2008
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: The State We're In: 2008 Specials Series
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Olympic Special

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston, KWMR, KMUN, KWIT, and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 06, 2008
  • Length: 53:29
  • Purchases: 5
Jenny or the abuse of Native American women, part II
From: Anton Foek
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Karin Artichoker, director of the shelter program in Kyle talks to us

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and WGDR


  • Added: Oct 29, 2007
  • Length: 05:30
  • Purchases: 2
Disabled But Able
From: Jennifer Neeley
Caption: PRX default Piece image
For the disabled, the weakened economy has lead to layoffs, rejection and difficulty achieving or maintaining independence. Centers like the one in...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: May 02, 2007
  • Length: 04:41
  • Purchases: 1
Becoming a Man
From: Outright Radio
Series: Outright Radio Series 2000
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Two transgender stories from Joan Schuman

Bought by KICI Iowa City and KGNU Community Radio


  • Added: May 28, 2006
  • Length: 28:55
  • Purchases: 2
School Days
From: Outright Radio
Series: Outright Radio Series 2002
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Growing up Queer in America

Bought by KICI Iowa City, KZYX, and KWCW


  • Added: May 28, 2006
  • Length: 21:46
  • Purchases: 3
Becoming a Man
From: Outright Radio
Series: Outright Radio Series 2000
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Two transgender stories from Joan Schuman

Bought by KICI Iowa City and KWCW


  • Added: May 25, 2006
  • Length: 28:55
  • Purchases: 2
The American Spirit: The History, Voice, and Stand of the Declaration of Independence
From: Teen Attitudes
Caption: PRX default Piece image
(Uploaded by Josh Wehe) The history, the voice, and the physical and moral stand the Declaration of Independene took for our nation

Bought by KPIK-LP and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Apr 01, 2006
  • Length: 08:12
  • Purchases: 2
Coming Out Against the Odds
From: Outright Radio
Series: Outright Radio Series 2004
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Coming Out Against the Odds ? stories of folks who put their lives and careers at risk to be gay.

Bought by North State Public Radio, KUT-HD, KQED, WGBH Radio Boston, and KUOW


  • Added: Jan 12, 2005
  • Length: 57:56
  • Purchases: 5