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Caption: A sample of the Pan Am First Moon Flights Club membership card., Credit: Smithsonian Air & Space Museum
Long before Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson began sending civilians into space, in the 1960s there was an American airline that had the same dream. ...

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Nov 10, 2022
  • Length: 09:36
  • Purchases: 1
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XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.

Bought by Key Radio KEYK 89.3 FM


  • Added: Feb 09, 2015
  • Length: 01:42
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Wes Smoot (far right), Don Pardini (second from right) and friends socialize at the Redwood Drive-in in Boonville, CA, Credit: Liz Pfeffer
A few hours north of San Francisco is the town of Boonville, nestled in the quaint Anderson Valley of Mendocino County. Like Silicon Valley, this p...

  • Added: Dec 29, 2013
  • Length: 13:24
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Interview conducted by radio journalist Jake Feinberg. Wide ranging discussion from his relationship with Bob Dylan to the potential of viral video...

  • Added: Dec 18, 2013
  • Length: 16:54
Caption: Chris Carley, Forensic Architect
That's a real job? Yup. A forensic architect finds out what's wrong with old buildings by understanding their history...and using a garden hose.

  • Added: Jun 07, 2011
  • Length: 05:00
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Even after 40 years in the business, Mark Shields still believes there is good to be found in politics.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, and KJZZ


  • Added: Jun 12, 2006
  • Length: 04:01
  • Purchases: 3