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I'll Heal in Time by Jillian Suarez of Radio Rookies
From: YouthCast
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As the 10th anniversary of 9/11 approaches this week, a lot of people feel a sense of fatigue--some just aren’t interested in looking back. And one...

Bought by KBRP Community Radio


  • Added: Oct 10, 2011
  • Length: 07:51
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Father Michael Duffy
From: StoryCorps
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Father Michael Duffy remembers his friend, Father Mychal Judge, the first official victim of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center.

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Sep 12, 2011
  • Length: 04:02
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Bill Cosgrove
From: StoryCorps
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Former NYPD lieutenant Bill Cosgrove remembers carrying Father Mychal Judge, the first official victim of September 11th, out of the World Trade Ce...

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Sep 12, 2011
  • Length: 02:01
  • Purchases: 1
Remembering 9/11: Internet Co. Keeps Founder's Spirit Alive
From: Curt Nickisch
Caption: Daniel Lewin's portrait greets visitors in the main lobby at Akamai's corporate headquarters. The company co-founder died aboard American Airlines Flight 11 on 9/11., Credit: Jesse Costa
Daniel Lewin, the co-founder of a Boston-area Internet company, died trying to stop the terrorist attack aboard American Airlines Flight 11 on 9/11...

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio


  • Added: Sep 08, 2011
  • Length: 06:29
  • Purchases: 1
George Harrison: An Appreciation (2 x 59:00 or Stand Alone Hour)
From: Paul Ingles
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Here's a program that features George Harrison's best-loved music, some hidden gems, and thoughtful reflections from Harrison fans that help defin...

Bought by KZYX, KGLT, Prairie Public, North State Public Radio, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi) and more


  • Added: Aug 23, 2011
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 13
Glenn Cunningham, March 10, 1988
From: Jonathan Thomas Stratman
Series: Who Died Today
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He was a runner, early on. Before it was popular. Before Spandex, before Nike and Gatorade. At one time, he was one of a handful of the fastest hum...

  • Added: Apr 09, 2011
  • Length: 03:00
Southern Sudanese in Kenya vote for a new country
From: Becky Palmstrom
Caption: A pastor at a Southern Sudanese church in a refugee camp in Kenya., Credit: Becky Palmstrom
As the newest country in the world celebrates, Becky Palmstrom travels to Kenya to hear the prayers and songs of the refugees waiting to return to ...

  • Added: Feb 09, 2011
  • Length: 05:18
NPR's Scott Simon Remembers Space Shuttle Columbia
From: Feliks Banel
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NPR Weekend Edition host Scott Simon recalls anchoring live breaking coverage of the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster on February 1, 2003.

Bought by KPIK-LP


  • Added: Jan 31, 2011
  • Length: 08:50
  • Purchases: 1
Finding Peace in Making Paper
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
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A twenty-five year old Marine veteran suffering from PTSD has found peace through making paper from his old uniforms. He's also found his voice...a...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, KRUA, PRX Remix, KUOW, and Prairie Public


  • Added: Nov 04, 2010
  • Length: 04:11
  • Purchases: 5
Bracelets of Grace: The Vietnam War Story of Major Stanley Horne
From: David Berner
Caption: Bracelets of Grace: The Vietnam War Story of Major Stanley Horne
It's been 40 years since the very first POW-MIA bracelet was made and distributed. The iconic bracelets had a humble beginning at the height of th...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, KUAC, WMPG, KVSC, KUFM - Montana Public Radio and more


  • Added: Oct 05, 2010
  • Length: 29:17
  • Purchases: 20
Hurricane Katrina - Drowning Inside a Locked Cell
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Caption: Terry was eventually evacuated onto this highway ramp
Terry's cell at Orleans Parish Prison became a drowning cage as the flood waters from Hurricane Katrina rose almost to the ceiling. As his drowned...

Bought by WDSE, PRX Remix, and WMNF


  • Added: Aug 21, 2010
  • Length: 03:16
  • Purchases: 3
The Legacy and Lessons of Lewis & Clark (an hour-long special)
From: Boise State Public Radio
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Stories about the Corps of Discovery and the Endurance of Native Tribes who helped them.

Bought by WCPN, KISU, KQED, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, Morehead State Public Radio and more


  • Added: May 27, 2010
  • Length: 58:52
  • Purchases: 10
The Rwandan Genocide
From: Arndt Peltner
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In the evening of April 6th 1994 the plane of the Rwandan president was shot down. This sparked the genocide that nearly killed one million people

  • Added: Apr 05, 2010
  • Length: 14:39
Return to Camelot, pt. 1
From: Boyce Lancaster
Series: Return to Camelot: Music in the Kennedy White House
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Celebrating the beginning of John F. Kennedy's presidency

  • Added: Feb 23, 2010
  • Length: 29:01
Return to Camelot PT. 2
From: Boyce Lancaster
Series: Return to Camelot: Music in the Kennedy White House
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As the Kennedy presidency begins, a veritable Who's Who of artists, writers, and composers visit the White House.

  • Added: Feb 23, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
Return to Camelot, PT. 3
From: Boyce Lancaster
Series: Return to Camelot: Music in the Kennedy White House
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In a matter of moments, hope and joy turns to despair and sorrow.

  • Added: Feb 23, 2010
  • Length: 29:05
Return to Camelot, PT. 4
From: Boyce Lancaster
Series: Return to Camelot: Music in the Kennedy White House
Caption: Marion Anderson sings at President Kennedy's memorial service
In the months following President Kennedy's assassination, musicians and composers the world over expressed their sorrow through music

  • Added: Feb 23, 2010
  • Length: 28:58
A Shortcut Back To 1969 -"The Lunar Module"
From: Peter Bochan
Caption: Buzz Aldrin Apollo 11
50th Anniversary Mix of man's trip to the moon which began on July 16th, 1969

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, XRAY.fm, Third Coast Festival/Re:sound (Outside Purchaser), and Louisville Public Media


  • Added: Jul 16, 2009
  • Length: 12:13
  • Purchases: 4
Between Civil War and Civil Rights -6: Rosewood Reborn (1923 --
From: Alan Lipke
Series: Between Civil War and Civil Rights
Caption: Rosewood survivor Minnie Lee Langley
It began on New Years Day 1923, when a white woman in a small Florida (saw-)milltown claimed that a black man had attacked her. By the week's end, ...

Bought by WCPN


  • Added: May 05, 2009
  • Length: 59:31
  • Purchases: 1
"Not Fade Away"- Buddy Holly Anniversary Special
From: Peter Bochan
Series: Shortcuts
Caption: Buddy Holly
A ninety minute documentary about Buddy Holly and the Crickets, celebrating his life & music, on the anniversary of "The day The Music Died".

Bought by Prairie Public, Prairie Public, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, and KGLT


  • Added: Jan 23, 2009
  • Length: 01:24:23
  • Purchases: 4
Yesterday and Forever
From: Marjorie Van Halteren
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Documentary composition by Marjorie Van Halteren and Helen Engelhardt featuring six widows in remembrance of Lockerbie tragedy - December 2008 is t...

  • Added: Dec 20, 2008
  • Length: 24:33
A Postcard from Paris: Armistice Day 2008
From: Janet Robbins
Series: A Postcard from Paris
Caption: Paris, 2008
The 90th Anniversary of the end of World War I

Bought by KWMR


  • Added: Nov 13, 2008
  • Length: 07:11
  • Purchases: 1
The Bomb That Healed
From: Philip Graitcer
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The Bombing of The Temple in Atlanta

Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting


  • Added: Oct 08, 2008
  • Length: 03:45
  • Purchases: 1
Since The Flood
From: Eve Abrams
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New Orleanians reflect on their lives in the three years since the failure of the Federal Levees resulting from Hurricane Katrina

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 28, 2008
  • Length: 02:51
  • Purchases: 1
The Lemon Tree: One Hour Special, plus promos
From: Homelands Productions
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Updated documentary to mark 60th anniversary of the founding of Israel, the 1948 War, and the Palestinian "Nakba"

Bought by Room Tone Selects, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KZYX, WGBH Radio Boston, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and more


  • Added: Apr 21, 2008
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 18

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