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The Temperament of FDR
From: With Good Reason
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Scholars gathered recently at a conference in Virginia to explore the legacy of Franklin D. Roosevelt. The keynote address fell to a Stanford schol...

Bought by Radio Newark


  • Added: May 24, 2013
  • Length: 02:22
  • Purchases: 1
The Feminine Mystique: Changing U.S. Women's History
From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk
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Series host Martha Burk interviews New York Times op-ed columnist Gail Collins on the 50th anniversary of the publication of Betty Friedan's The Fe...

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Feb 28, 2013
  • Length: 28:27
  • Purchases: 1
Plessy vs. Fergusson
From: Phil Mariage
Series: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
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One of the early and most important Supreme Court decisions of the Civil Rights movement

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: Feb 26, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Disney Cartoons and Black Female Doctors -- What's the Connection?
From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk
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Series host Martha Burk interviews Dr. Myiesha Taylor, prominent emergency room physician and advocate working with the Disney corporation to inte...

Bought by WMMT and KRZA


  • Added: Jan 30, 2013
  • Length: 28:23
  • Purchases: 2
Before Roe v. Wade -- The Price Women Paid
From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk
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On the 40th anniversary of the 1973 Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion throughout the U.S., series host Martha Burk interviews ...

  • Added: Jan 10, 2013
  • Length: 28:23
United Germany
From: With Good Reason
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When the Berlin Wall came down in 1989 a country that had been divided was reunited. But after the physical wall was torn down, Germany was still l...

  • Added: Dec 06, 2012
  • Length: 02:27
A New Book on Thomas Jefferson and Slavery
From: With Good Reason
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A recent book critical of Thomas Jefferson as a slaveholder has raised controversial questions about our founding father. Allison Quantz has the st...

  • Added: Nov 09, 2012
  • Length: 02:47
Marion Kane: Bon Appetit, Julia Child Series, Part 1
From: Marion Kane
Caption: Julia and Marion in Marion's Kitchen
This is the first part of my Bon Appetit series celebrating the life and legacy of my friend and mentor Julia Child whose 100th birthday would have...

  • Added: Aug 13, 2012
  • Length: 22:13
WorldCanvass: Being the Other
From: Joan Kjaer
Series: WorldCanvass
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Conversations and live musical performance based on international themes

  • Added: Jun 04, 2012
  • Length: 01:50:42
Seeking Justice and Police Accountability in Jamaica (Encore)
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Jason Smith Candlelight Vigil, Credit: Madeleine Bair
On the second anniversary of the 2010 uprisings, this special documentary looks at police violence in Jamaica. In May 2010 a government crackdown l...

  • Added: May 18, 2012
  • Length: 29:01
Pearl Jam Twenty
From: Joyride Media
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The official radio companion to Pearl Jam Twenty - a new documentary by Cameron Crowe in theatres Sep 2011, on PBS American Masters Oct 21, 2011.

Bought by KPSQ-LP, Harford Community Radio, KPVL, CBC Inside the Music, NPR Illinois and more


  • Added: Sep 21, 2011
  • Length: 01:10:00
  • Purchases: 8
Heroes Who Did Their Jobs On 9/11
From: Dick Meister
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The tenth anniversary of 9/11 is a good time to recognize the importance of public employees.

  • Added: Sep 08, 2011
  • Length: 03:43
Confederate Outlaw
From: With Good Reason
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The American Civil War has produced a number of mythical characters. Perhaps there are none like the notorious Champ Ferguson, a Confederate guerri...

Bought by WDVX


  • Added: Aug 22, 2011
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 1
Take Care of the Living
From: With Good Reason
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When the American Civil War ended, Southern veterans faced the same shattered family lives and economic hardships that U.S. war veterans face today.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 18, 2011
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 1
Horses and Water in the Civil War
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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Most Civil War scholarship focuses on generals and their armies. But historians at a recent conference explored how water, heat, and horses affecte...

Bought by KENW


  • Added: Jun 13, 2011
  • Length: 02:31
  • Purchases: 1
Roy Orbison 75 Modules
From: Joyride Media
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Ten 75-second modules to celebrate Roy Orbison's would-be 75th birthday in 2011 (birthday is 4/23/1936).

Bought by Sun Radio - KDRP Radio


  • Added: Apr 14, 2011
  • Length: 12:30
  • Purchases: 1
Travel in China: Exploring the Culture
From: Let's Travel! Radio
Caption: Ancient Grand Canal runs through the city, Wuxi, Credit: China National Tourist Office
We continue our celebration of the Chinese New Year with special guest Baoshi Jin, assistant director of China National Tourist Office in New York.

  • Added: Feb 04, 2011
  • Length: 11:10
The Museum of Chinese in America: The Chinese Identity
From: Let's Travel! Radio
Caption: 215 Centre Street, New York, NY 10013, Credit: Museum of Chinese in America
Today we celebrate the Chinese New Year with special guest S. Alice Mong, director of the Museum of Chinese in America.

  • Added: Feb 02, 2011
  • Length: 09:38
What's the Word? The African Novel
From: Modern Language Association
Caption: PRX default Piece image
An exploration of the African novel

Bought by WMUU-LP


  • Added: Sep 02, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
WALTER REUTHER: AN EXTRAORDINARILY GOOD MAN
From: Dick Meister
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It was 40 years ago this month that Walter Reuther died, yet the auto workers' leader remains an important inspirational figure.

  • Added: May 20, 2010
  • Length: 04:33
What's the Word? Shakespeare after 9/11
From: Modern Language Association
Series: What's the Word? Remembering 9/11
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A look at how the events of September 11th changed the way we read Shakespeare's plays about politics and leadership.

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KFOK-LPFM, KSFR, WTIP and more


  • Added: Aug 06, 2009
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 6
Mexico '68: A Movement, A Massacre and the 40-Yr Search for the Truth
From: Radio Diaries
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In the summer of 1968, students in Mexico began to challenge the country's authoritarian government. But the movement was short-lived, lasting less...

Bought by KVSC, Marfa Public Radio, KUT, KCRW, PRX Remix and more


  • Added: Jul 10, 2009
  • Length: 22:25
  • Purchases: 8
Chemical Anniversaries
From: Distillations
Series: Distillations
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A look back at the chemical anniversaries and highlights of 2008.

  • Added: Dec 28, 2008
  • Length: 10:58
THE ELVIS PRESLEY 68 COMEBACK RADIO SPECIAL
From: Joyride Media
Series: I Am An Elvis Fan
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One hour of radio about one legendary hour of television...the 40th anniversary of Elvis Presley's "68 Comeback Special."

Bought by Harford Community Radio, WGZS, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KPIK-LP, WGZS and more


  • Added: Jul 17, 2008
  • Length: 59:05
  • Purchases: 19
MLK: He Died Defending Union Rights
From: Dick Meister
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A commentary noting Martin Luther King Jr.'s staunch support of union rights, which he died defending.

  • Added: Apr 04, 2008
  • Length: 02:58