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Let There Be Night (Hour Long Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Nights are getting brighter and most of us no longer experience true darkness.

Bought by WCNY, WXDU, KKRN, WTJU, CHSR-FM 97.9 and more


  • Added: Dec 19, 2014
  • Length: 53:57
  • Purchases: 6
Interrogators Without Pliers
From: Matt Thompson
Caption: Hanns Scharff "Master Interrogator" of the Luftwaffe, Credit: Scharff Estate
Why torture doesn't work. How to trick the enemy into revealing secrets. Lessons from the Master Interrogator of the Luftwaffe. The British Poli...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis and WRPI


  • Added: Dec 12, 2014
  • Length: 27:31
  • Purchases: 2
Bigfoot For Halloween...
From: Peter Johnson
Series: The Author's Corner on Public Radio daily show: OCTOBER 2014
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Do you believe in Bigfoot? This reading from Mrs. Wakeman Vs. The Antichrist by author Robert Damon Schneck is part of our weekday 100-second free ...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Oct 27, 2014
  • Length: 01:40
  • Purchases: 1
Ray McGovern Interview - NATO, Ukraine and Propaganda
From: Doug Bennett
Series: Unspun: An Experiment in Truth-Telling
Caption: Ray McGovern
Unspun talks with Ray McGovern, 27-yr. veteran CIA analyst and Briefer of Presidents, just back from talks in London, Berlin and Moscow. We discus...

  • Added: Sep 15, 2014
  • Length: 59:52
Interview with Alison Weir
From: Doug Bennett
Series: Unspun: An Experiment in Truth-Telling
Caption: Alison Weir
Unspun talks with Alison Weir, author of Against Our Better Judgment: The Hidden History of How the U.S. Was Used to Create Israel , Executive Dire...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Aug 11, 2014
  • Length: 58:50
  • Purchases: 1
Gender Inequality in China: Part One and Two
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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Radio Curious discusses the erosion of gender equality in China with Leta Hong Fincher, the author of “Leftover Women: The Resurgence of Gender Ine...

  • Added: Aug 11, 2014
  • Length: 58:02
62-From Big Dark Asteroid To Beautiful Comet
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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A large dark asteroid becomes a beautiful comet as it approaches the Sun.

Bought by Simply Beautiful, KRSC, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, Radio Newark, WKCC and more


  • Added: Jul 17, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 6
Kevin Cook discusses "Kitty Genovese: The Murder, The Bystanders, The Crime That Changed America"
From: Steven Nester
Series: Poets of the Tabloid Murder
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Kevin Cook is a journalist living in New York City.

  • Added: May 14, 2014
  • Length: 23:31
The Humanist Hour #98: How Jesus Became God with Dr. Bart Ehrman
From: Bo Bennett
Series: The Humanist Hour
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In this episode, Bo interviews Dr. Bart Ehrman. Bart D. Ehrman is the James A. Gray Distinguished Professor at the University of North Carolina at...

  • Added: May 14, 2014
  • Length: 53:24
Denying Workers Their Day in Court
From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk
Caption: Host Martha Burk
Two and one half minute commentary on forced arbitration agreements.

  • Added: Apr 18, 2014
  • Length: 02:30
WorldCanvass: The Crossroads Project (Part 3)
From: Joan Kjaer
Series: WorldCanvass
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Art and science meet at the crossroads in this program focused on climate change, sustainability, and the future of our planet and ourselves. This...

  • Added: Apr 16, 2014
  • Length: 24:31
The Doctors of Nazi Germany (Half Hour Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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In the late 19th century, German medical practices were considered to be the best in the world. But by the start of World War II, German physicians...

Bought by WJCT, KBYS 88.3 FM, WFHB, WTJU, WLIW and more


  • Added: Mar 28, 2014
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 7
Flawed System/Flawed Self
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Ofer Sharone
Today 4.7 million Americans have been unemployed for more than six months. In France it’s more than ten percent; Israel is above seven percent; and...

Bought by KVSC and KCBX


  • Added: Feb 04, 2014
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 2
Dollarocracy: Corporate Cash in Politics
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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The cost of American democracy is the most expensive in the world. In the 2012 elections billions of dollars were spent on political campaigns. But...

Bought by WXDU


  • Added: Jan 03, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Messiah Connection
From: Capital Public Radio
Series: Connections
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One is earthy and comical--an 18th century musical tale of thieves, tramps and trollops. The other is the most beloved holiday concert piece in the...

Bought by WUAL


  • Added: Nov 13, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Carol Connection 2
From: Capital Public Radio
Series: Connections
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We know it as “Good King Wenceslas,” but the carol, written in the mid-1800s, has a tune borrowed from a medieval salute to spring flowers! Join ho...

Bought by WUAL, KRPS, KRPS, and WUAL


  • Added: Nov 13, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
The Pastoral/Shepherd Connection
From: Capital Public Radio
Series: Connections
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They stand in humble contrast with those other famous visitors to the stable in Bethlehem--the mysterious and awesome Three Kings—but it is the she...

Bought by WUAL


  • Added: Nov 11, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Hebraic Connection
From: Capital Public Radio
Series: Connections
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Many composers—Jewish or not—have used Hebraic themes and styles in their music, and whether recalling sacred rituals or scenes from village life, ...

  • Added: Oct 31, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
Let's Rename it "Labor Exploitation Day"
From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk
Caption: Host Martha Burk
Labor Day was created in the 19th century by the unions, to celebrate the economic achievements of American workers. But if we look at the 21st ce...

Bought by KMUD, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Aug 28, 2013
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 3
if music be the love of food?
From: PhilipDavid Ellwand
Caption: pork walk, Credit: archive
Passions for food and music shine through the nation of Catalunya.The traditional, the innovative, the very local and the trans-Mediterranian fusio...

  • Added: Jul 28, 2013
  • Length: 01:00:00
The Founding Fathers Fouled Up
From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk
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Two and one half minute commentary by series host Martha Burk on what was wrong with the Declaration of Independence.

  • Added: Jul 02, 2013
  • Length: 02:30
Equal Time Minute - Did You Lose Out on Tax Day?
From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk
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Two and one-half minute commentary by Equal Time host Martha Burk on who won, who lost on Tax Day.

  • Added: Apr 18, 2013
  • Length: 02:30
CIA Role in Syria, Postal Service Fight, Marriage Equality and Immigrants
From: Liberation Radio
Series: Liberation Radio
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Program for the week of March 31, 2013

  • Added: Mar 30, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
Beyond the Checklist
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Suzanne Gordon
Lives could be saved and patient care enhanced by adapting the relevant lessons of aviation safety and teamwork. This is the premise of Suzanne Go...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Mar 25, 2013
  • Length: 28:57
  • Purchases: 1
Rembrandt's Selfie: A Humblebrag Portrait
From: Megan Sukys
Caption: Rembrandt Self Portrait with Two Circles, Credit: courtesy of Gary Faigin
Artist and art critic Gary Faigin decodes the mystery of one of Rembrandt's most famous self-portraits to show how a Master does the 'selfie'.

  • Added: Mar 25, 2013
  • Length: 19:08

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