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Women's History Month (3/20/24 release)- Climate Catastrophe, Lessons From the Frontlines: Colette Pichon Battle, Taproot Earth
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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In our continuing coverage of the ongoing climate catastrophe, we often ask what we can learn from the experiences of people living on its frontlin...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, KMUN, KDNK, WNYE, and KWMR


  • Added: Mar 12, 2024
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 5
Untold: Stories of a World War II Liberator
From: Dennis Parker
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There are historians within us all. The first-hand accounts in "Untold: Stories of a World War II Liberator" - written by Deborah Levine and direc...

  • Added: Jun 24, 2022
  • Length: 58:50
RDD: Folklore
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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This week on The Rough Draft Diaries, we're talking to Kelly Savino. Before she was a teacher of fine art at the local botanical garden, Kelly was ...

  • Added: Mar 30, 2021
  • Length: 06:10
The Dreamer
From: Israel Story
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David Ben Shabat hates being called a prophet. As he sees it, he’s just a guy who stumbled upon a deep truth and wants to share it with the people....

  • Added: Oct 26, 2020
  • Length: 59:17
Manure-Covered Farmers and Other Acts of Powerline Protest
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Protest sign opposing the construction of the CC Powerline across farmland.
On March 5, 1978 in subzero temperatures, about 10,000 farmers marched across Pope County, Minn. in a staged funeral procession to mourn the death ...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 23, 2020
  • Length: 07:15
  • Purchases: 2
The Untold Story of Promise Neighborhood on Juneteenth, the FULL Public Forum
From: KVSC
Series: Untold Stories of Central Minnesota
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In a this Juneteenth edition of the Untold Stories of Central Minnesota, Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack attended the June 19th obse...

  • Added: Jun 27, 2020
  • Length: 01:10:53
The Untold Story of the Public Sharing Their Stories on Juneteenth at St. Cloud's Promise Neighborhood
From: KVSC
Series: Untold Stories of Central Minnesota
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In a this Juneteenth edition of the Untold Stories of Central Minnesota, Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack attended the June 19th obse...

  • Added: Jun 27, 2020
  • Length: 30:00
The Poison Squad and the Neuroscientist Who Lost Her Mind
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Topic 1: A chemist's single-minded crusade for food safety. Topic 2: The neuroscientist who lost her mind.

  • Added: Feb 10, 2020
  • Length: 49:05
Episode 5: Our Future With Fire
From: North State Public Radio
Series: California Burning
Caption: Brennan Byrd holding a piece of Cob building material
On the fifth and final episode of California Burning, we look for solutions that address the many different factors associated with the wildfires p...

Bought by Capital Public Radio, KVCR, WMRA, KSKA, KALW and more


  • Added: Sep 27, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
Velma Maia Thomas
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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Once you forget the struggle, you won’t appreciate where you are.

  • Added: Jul 31, 2018
  • Length: 04:15
Full Moon Hacksaw # 1583 (Hour 1 & 2) - 06/01/2017
From: KRDP
Series: Full Moon Hacksaw
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Easy and genuine is a mood that prevails our proceedings this episode, bassist Warren Jones of Grand Rapids bridges our journey to Helena Arkansas ...

Bought by WMOT, WJSU, WVBI-LP, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WKAR and more


  • Added: May 30, 2017
  • Length: 01:59:58
  • Purchases: 6
The Working Tapes: Taxi Driver
From: Radio Diaries
Series: The Working Tapes
Caption: Studs Terkel
In 1974, author and oral historian Studs Terkel published his seminal book "Working," a portrait of America based on 130 interviews. The raw record...

Bought by Troy Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: May 09, 2017
  • Length: 05:05
  • Purchases: 3
The Working Tapes: Union Rep
From: Radio Diaries
Series: The Working Tapes
Caption: Gary Bryner, Credit: Detroit Free Press
Gary Bryner tells Studs Terkel about being a union member and working in an auto factory for General Motors. Four decades later, he reflects on how...

Bought by Troy Public Radio, Prairie Public, KZYX, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KICI Iowa City and more


  • Added: May 09, 2017
  • Length: 04:17
  • Purchases: 6
Part 1: The road back to Jerusalem
From: Steve Ray
Series: Christian China and the end of times
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In part one of our "China's road to Jerusalem" series, we set the the stage for the inevitable collapse of the west as we know it.

  • Added: Apr 09, 2017
  • Length: 12:22
Stories of loss, love and remembrance from the Maple Hill Cemetery
From: WTIP
Series: The Lake Superior Project
Caption: The Lake Superior Project, Credit: Logo by Lauryl Loberg
The Maple Hill Cemetery is a small cemetery outside of Grand Marais, Minnesota. It's a lovely place, located high on a hill overlooking Lake Superi...

Bought by WDBM


  • Added: Nov 17, 2016
  • Length: 07:17
  • Purchases: 1
The Addiction to Celebrity Culture. The Middle Edges #107
From: Teosson Wells
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The more individually … and selfishly … motivated our public figures become, the less good they will do for the public at large and the more good t...

Bought by KUPR low power FM


  • Added: Aug 29, 2016
  • Length: 23:08
  • Purchases: 1
Life of the Law #79: Sterilized
From: Life of the Law
Series: Life of the Law
Caption: Virigina State Colony for the Feebleminded
Beginning in 1907, states in the US began to forcibly sterilize over 60,000 Americans -- people considered by scientists to be “unfit” -- the menta...

Bought by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation


  • Added: Mar 22, 2016
  • Length: 22:29
  • Purchases: 1
The United States of Apartheid: Gerald Horne On the White Supremacist Project
From: WFHB
Series: Interchange
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For tonight’s show, "The United States of Apartheid," we welcome Gerald Horne.

  • Added: Oct 13, 2015
  • Length: 01:00:15
Around The Bend E43
From: Maximilian Eyle
Series: Around The Bend
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Includes an exclusive interview with HIRIE where we discuss her recording plans and the struggles of women in the recording industry. We also enjoy...

  • Added: Sep 17, 2015
  • Length: 01:00:07
The Ninth Symphony - A Song Story
From: Will Heron
Series: Song Stories
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Filmmaker Kerry Candaele’s epiphany on California’s Pacific Coast Highway still resonates with him today.

Bought by PRX Remix and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 30, 2015
  • Length: 05:43
  • Purchases: 2
Episode 17: Dr. Joseph V. Scelsa, Karikatura - Bobby Pickles' Podcast
From: Bobby Pickles
Series: Bobby Pickles' Podcast
Caption: Dr. Joseph V. Scelsa
Bobby speaks with Dr. Joseph V. Scelsa, founder and president of the Italian American Museum in New York City. Dr. Scelsa has a doctorate in sociol...

  • Added: Mar 05, 2013
  • Length: 01:03:08
A Conversation with NEA Jazz Master, Ahmad Jamal
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Ahmad Jamal discusses his long and celebrated career. [30:51]

Bought by KMUW and KPIP-LP


  • Added: Apr 06, 2012
  • Length: 30:51
  • Purchases: 2
Producer Profile: Randy Vasquez and Jonathan Skurnik
From: Vision Maker Media
Series: Native Producer Profile
Caption: Jonathan Skurnik and Randy Vasquez
Reporter Ben Kreimer speaks with filmmakers Randy Vasquez and Jonathan Skurnik.

  • Added: Jan 18, 2012
  • Length: 17:55
The Story of Black America: From Slavery to Civil Rights and the Modern Era
From: N Lorde
Caption: The Story of Black America: From Slavery to Civil Rights and the Modern Era
In-depth documentary on the Story of Black America - from slavery to the civil rights movement. It’s fast-paced with a great original musical score...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Jan 14, 2012
  • Length: 17:23
  • Purchases: 1
TABOO, An Artists Reflection on Hiroshima with Dan Eastman
From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique
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In a related episode of Culture Clique, we heard from Dr. Shigeko Sasamori on her encounter with the atomic bomb which occurred in Hiroshima on Aug...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Dec 07, 2011
  • Length: 22:50
  • Purchases: 1