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Railroads & Fire
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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Since the first rail line was completed in Minnesota in 1862, the railroad has had a storied existence in the state. Fire is part of that story. KF...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Apr 25, 2021
  • Length: 07:09
  • Purchases: 1
Rediscovered Radio: WYSO’s Lost Tapes
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: Fehler (Mistakes)
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Listen to this story on how an act of benign neglect transformed Southwest Ohio based WYSO from a small public radio station into a community.

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jul 16, 2020
  • Length: 30:33
  • Purchases: 1
Storied States: James Scott's Against the Grain
From: WFHB
Series: Interchange
Caption: Epic of Gilgamesh, tablet 11, story of the Flood. , Credit: Courtesy of The British Museum.
In Storied States, we examine the shift in how humans lived, moving from hunter-gatherers to sedentary farmers. And contrary to official narrative ...

  • Added: Jan 09, 2018
  • Length: 58:03
An Airplane for Everyone
From: Ben Orlando
Series: History Repeating Itself
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Airplanes in department stores? There was a time in U.S. History when people experienced this reality. But are we any closer today to realizing the...

  • Added: Nov 14, 2015
  • Length: 13:22
The Search For Dark Matter
From: Hold That Thought
Series: Out There: The Science of Exploring the Universe
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Physics professor James Buckley has spent part of his career hunting for neutralinos, a yet-undiscovered type of particle that may hold the answer ...

  • Added: Mar 12, 2014
  • Length: 12:00
Acoustic Stories: Mike Forbes On Souvenirs - "Paul Simon Was Right."
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Acoustic Stories
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Mike Forbes is a Bemidji area writer. He's been published in Fire Ring, The Talking Stick, The Poet's Touch Stone, Voices For the Land, among other...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 27, 2014
  • Length: 02:49
  • Purchases: 1
Acoustic Stories: Michael Goldberg on Technology We Miss - "The Future's So Bright I Wish I Had My Blu Blockers."
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Acoustic Stories
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Michael Goldberg contributes "The Last Word," his weekly topical essay to Northern Community Radio's Between You and Me program on Saturdays.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 05, 2014
  • Length: 03:54
  • Purchases: 1
Acoustic Stories: Aaron Brown On Technology We Miss: "VHS Versus Beta, the Results Are Almost In."
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Acoustic Stories
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Aaron J. Brown is an author and community college instructor from the Iron Range. He writes MinnesotaBrown.com and hosts Northern Community Radio's...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 05, 2014
  • Length: 03:12
  • Purchases: 1
Acoustic Stories: Aaron Brown On Laziness - "Procrastination or Instinctual Self-Preservation?"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Acoustic Stories
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Aaron J. Brown is an author and community college instructor from the Iron Range. He writes MinnesotaBrown.com and hosts Northern Community Radio's...

  • Added: Sep 10, 2013
  • Length: 02:25
The Internet in Sepia
From: Helena de Groot
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The internet through the eyes of an inhabitant of the past... Music by my friend pq (You'll never Find us Here) and Sol Rezza on freemusicarchive.org

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: May 01, 2012
  • Length: 02:49
  • Purchases: 1
99% Invisible #34- The Speed of Light for Pyramids (Standard 4:30 Version)
From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Standard Length)
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What we can learn from architects who lived thousands of years ago: make buildings last longer.

Bought by Rhythm & News Service, WOUB, Spokane Public Radio, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, Rhythm & News Service and more


  • Added: Dec 20, 2011
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 16
99% Invisible #27- Bridge to the Sky (Director's Cut)
From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Director's Cut)
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There are rules that dicate how high you can build. Bradford Gilbert just didn't believe in them.

Bought by KUOW and North Country Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 20, 2011
  • Length: 04:44
  • Purchases: 2
99% Invisible #20- Nikko Concrete Commando (Standard 4:30 Version)
From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Standard Length)
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The story of the guy who etched his name in 1,000 slabs of San Francisco concrete--and the reporter who spent years tracking him down.

Bought by Rhythm & News Service, Spokane Public Radio, Rhythm & News Service, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 19, 2011
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 14
Schrödinger's Cat
From: Bishop Sand
Series: Sift
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We dive into the Schrödinger's Cat paradox and ask what it reveals about the nature of quantum mechanics and physics in general.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 08, 2011
  • Length: 09:48
  • Purchases: 2
The Liar Paradox
From: Bishop Sand
Series: Sift
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This paradox resists a solution and inspires major advances from Kurt Gödel and Alan Turing.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 08, 2011
  • Length: 08:50
  • Purchases: 2
The Future of the Book
From: With Good Reason
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Some say that books – that is, the printed, non-digital variety – are destined for the trash heap. Call it the Age of the Kindle.

Bought by WEKU


  • Added: Feb 24, 2011
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 1
Restoring Old New York
From: Avishay Artsy
Caption: A still from the 1920 film "Manhatta."
The early American experimental film "Manhatta" gets a much-needed facelift.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 28, 2010
  • Length: 06:53
  • Purchases: 1
Pollopel Island
From: Tom Niemisto
Caption: Bannerman's Castle, Credit: Shaun O'Boyle
Pollopel Island is host to Bannerman's Castle. But its curious history goes back centuries

  • Added: Mar 09, 2009
  • Length: 01:46
You Are Here: 1000 years of mapmaking history in one brief segment
From: Jackson Braider
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A short introduction to the wonderful world of maps

Bought by PRX Remix, PRX to iTunes, KUOW, and KTNA


  • Added: Aug 28, 2006
  • Length: 08:50
  • Purchases: 4
Early Radio
From: Sandra Sleight-Brennan
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Remembering how we used to listen to radio

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Aug 26, 2004
  • Length: 06:42
  • Purchases: 1