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The Joy of 18
From: Samuel Robinson
Caption: The Joy of 18, Credit: Resonace
Recollections of what brought people joy when they were 18. Composed in an Exquisite Corpse style. Produced in celebration of the 18th birthday of ...

  • Added: Aug 14, 2023
  • Length: 08:14
Ep. 18: Our Most Memorable Snowfall
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: MinneCulture Podcast
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In Minnesota, freezing winters and big snowfalls come with the territory. But three feet of snow on Halloween? That was a day to remember. In this ...

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: Oct 08, 2019
  • Length: 33:50
  • Purchases: 1
Free Speech in Schools
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101
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Four Supreme Court cases that define the 1st Amendment in schools.

Bought by WCNY and WFHB


  • Added: Dec 21, 2018
  • Length: 24:45
  • Purchases: 2
The Untold Story of KVSC Radio's 50th Birthday Part 2
From: KVSC
Series: Untold Stories of Central Minnesota
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In today’s installment of the Untold Stories of Central Minnesota, Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack presents Part 2 of the Untold Sto...

  • Added: Jun 27, 2017
  • Length: 29:58
Laid Back Halloween Special
From: Rob MacClanahan
Series: The Time Traveler
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Gather round and listen to some traditions surrounding the Halloween celebration...

  • Added: Oct 12, 2015
  • Length: 02:33:18
General Nathan B Forrest and the Confederate Flag
From: Rob MacClanahan
Series: The Time Traveler
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The honor of a Confederate hero shrinks in the twilight of 21st century political correctness, as does the rebel flag...

  • Added: Aug 24, 2015
  • Length: 03:05:07
A Canadian Vacation
From: Justin Bull
Caption: Graeme S. Mount, retired professor of history at Sudbury's Laurentian University in Ontario, Canada, at his home in Sudbury, May 2015., Credit: Justin Bull
If the United States were embroiled in a third world war and the American public learned that Barack Obama were taking eight days off in the middle...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 31, 2015
  • Length: 08:56
  • Purchases: 3
The Man who Named 'Earth Day'
From: Reid Frazier
Caption: Julian Koenig, who coined 'Earth Day'., Credit: Photo Courtesy of Sarah Koenig
Who came up with the name 'Earth Day'? It turns out, a legendary Madison Avenue ad man named Julian Koenig. He was responsible for some of the most...

Bought by KMXT, WSLR, KUOW, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WRST-FM Oshkosh and more


  • Added: Apr 21, 2015
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 7
Discover the Bahamas
From: Let's Travel! Radio
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The Bahamas is composed of more than 700 islands and is the nearest resort destination to the U.S. mainland after Cuba. It has a varied history.

  • Added: Jun 02, 2014
  • Length: 13:41
Charles Gates Dawes, April 23, 1951
From: Jonathan Thomas Stratman
Series: Who Died Today
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From great grandson of William Dawes, midnight rider with Paul Revere, to U.S. Vice President under Calvin Coolidge ... to co-writer of a number on...

  • Added: Apr 11, 2011
  • Length: 03:00
Voices from Pie Town
From: Aengus Anderson
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Pie Town, New Mexico: population 90. Over the past thirty years, this small town perched atop the continental divide has become a mecca for pie af...

Bought by KSFR and KUT


  • Added: Sep 29, 2010
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 2
Granite City Days
From: KVSC
Series: St. Cloud Area Arts & Culture Collage
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Summer in Minnesota means a few things: playing in the park, playing in the water and playing around at all the festivals scattered about Central M...

  • Added: Jun 28, 2010
  • Length: 29:19
Giving Women The Vote
From: Sandra Sleight-Brennan
Caption: Votes For Women!, Credit: Library of Congress
2010 was the 90th anniversary of the 19th Amendment which gave American women the right to vote. Women got the vote, in part, because of a promise ...

Bought by WWNO, KUER, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, Hark!, WSGE and more


  • Added: Mar 18, 2010
  • Length: 05:02
  • Purchases: 9
Bowie's Waiata
From: Sam Coley
Caption: Bowie at Takapuwahia Marae in Porirua NZ, Credit: Ngati Toa tribe
This documentary looks back at the 25th Anniversary of David Bowie's "Serious Moonlight" visit to New Zealand. It recounts Bowie being welcomed by ...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Jan 15, 2009
  • Length: 20:48
  • Purchases: 1
La Llorona: An Evolving Myth
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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On this edition we hear the story of La Llorona (the weeping woman)-- a story that's been told since the time of the Spanish conquest, all over Mex...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KZMU Moab Community Radio, KVNF, KZYX, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA and more


  • Added: Oct 09, 2008
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 24
An Immigrant's Story in Four Generations
From: Melissa Townsend
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The great grandson of a Norwegian homesteader tells his family's story in five scenes.

Bought by The PRX Podcast


  • Added: Jan 02, 2008
  • Length: 05:57
  • Purchases: 1
"My Daughter Knocked Out The Power On The Whole East Coast"
From: Charles Lane
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Amusing vox pop about how a girl caused the '77 Blackout

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and High Plains Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 19, 2004
  • Length: 01:17
  • Purchases: 2