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Compact Discoveries 11: Radio Revisited
From: Fred Flaxman
Series: Compact Discoveries
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Host Fred Flaxman explores classical music used as themes of radio and TV programs.

Bought by WUAL, KENW, WMRT, KAMU, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo. and more


  • Added: Sep 25, 2006
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 17
DIRTY HARRY - When the American Dream Became a Nightmare
From: Claes Andreasson
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The effects of the nuclear weapons tests in Nevada on people working at, and living downwind from the test site

Bought by KUER, KOSU, Nevada Public Radio, PRX Remix, WNIJ and more


  • Added: Sep 21, 2006
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 11
Tejidos Culturales 3
From: KRZA
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A program looking at the cultural history of the San Luis Valley program three focuses on the Arts in the Valley.

Bought by KCEI 90.1 FM Red River/Taos, NM


  • Added: Aug 31, 2006
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 1
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
K is for Koechel: The Story Behind Those Mozart Numbers
From: Georgia Public Broadcasting
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A colorful history of the K numbers we use to keep tabs on Mozart's music.

Bought by WMNR, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KUT-HD, WCPN, BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM and more


  • Added: Aug 28, 2006
  • Length: 58:35
  • Purchases: 7
The Undiscovered Explorer: Imagining York
From: Claire Schoen
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One hour documentary, narrated by Danny Glover, that explores the making of an American myth.

Bought by KUHF, KWIT, WEKU, WGBH Radio Boston, Iowa Public Radio and more


  • Added: Aug 18, 2006
  • Length: 01:03:13
  • Purchases: 14
South Africa: Nelson Mandela Day
From: Caroline Dix
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A collection of music from South Africa to honor Nelson Mandela.

Bought by Prairie Public


  • Added: Aug 08, 2006
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
RN Documentary: Lorenzo da Ponte
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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An illustrated conversation with the biographer of the poet Lorenzo da Ponte.

Bought by WMNR, KICI Iowa City, Yellowstone Public Radio, and WFIU


  • Added: Jul 27, 2006
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 4
The Tribal Beat - Mesa Verde Special
From: KSUT
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Native News show spotlighting Mesa Verde's 100th Birthday.

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Jul 21, 2006
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
RN Documentary: A Bohemian in Amsterdam
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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Profile and legacy of 17th century Czech Philosopher, theologian, educationist, religious leader and peace advocate Jan Amos Comenius during his 14...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jul 20, 2006
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
The Atlanta Fire of 1917
From: Philip Graitcer
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Remembering the Atlanta Fire of 1917

  • Added: Jul 16, 2006
  • Length: 06:15
Taking Liberties
From: Matt Ehling
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Documentary on national security policy and civil liberties

Bought by WMPG and WKSU


  • Added: Jun 27, 2006
  • Length: 58:54
  • Purchases: 2
This I Believe - Studs Terkel
From: This I Believe
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Acclaimed oral historian Studs Terkel believes when it comes to action, there is strength in numbers.

Bought by Troy Public Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WEZU, KBGA 89.9 FM, KZYX and more


  • Added: Jun 12, 2006
  • Length: 03:52
  • Purchases: 7
Wagon Train
From: Miles Eddy
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Sound Rich Journey on a traditional wagon train in North-Central Nebraska.

  • Added: Jun 06, 2006
  • Length: 04:02
American Soundways - Jacksonville, FL
From: Tripp Clarke
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A look at the past, present and emerging music in Jacksonville, FL w/ Derek Trucks interview

  • Added: May 29, 2006
  • Length: 59:02
American Soundways - Fort Worth, TX
From: Tripp Clarke
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A look at the past, present and emerging music in Fort Worth, TX w/ Delbert McClinton interview

Bought by WBEZ


  • Added: May 29, 2006
  • Length: 21:00
  • Purchases: 1
American Soundways - Portland, OR
From: Tripp Clarke
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Looks at the music past, present and emerging in Portland w/ Kelly Joe Phelps interview

  • Added: May 26, 2006
  • Length: 59:01
American Soundways - Charlotte, NC
From: Tripp Clarke
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Looks at the music past, present and emerging from Charlotte w/ Jorma Kaukonen interview

  • Added: May 26, 2006
  • Length: 52:00
Going Public Part II
From: KUOW
Series: Going Public
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A look at the history of Seattle's pioneering public art program

  • Added: May 15, 2006
  • Length: 07:00
Going Public Part I
From: KUOW
Series: Going Public
Caption: PRX default Piece image
An overview of memorable public art in Seattle.

  • Added: May 15, 2006
  • Length: 07:00
A Map of The Sea
From: Homelands Productions
Series: Worlds of Difference
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An award-winning documentary on the collapse of the Newfoundland cod fishery and its resounding effects on the local community.

Bought by HowSound, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, PRX Remix, KFAI Minneapolis, Documentary on One - RTE, Ireland and more


  • Added: May 04, 2006
  • Length: 14:57
  • Purchases: 8
The Silent Generation: From Saipan to Tokyo
From: Helen Borten
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The final year of World War II in the Pacific, told by men who came back and kept silent about the harrowing ordeal that changed their lives.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, WVTF, WITF, WABE and more


  • Added: May 03, 2006
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 34
The Farmworkers' Angry Champion
From: Dick Meister
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Ernesto Galarza, now largely forgotten, played a key role in the rise of the farm labor movement led by Cesar Chavez.

Bought by KPFT


  • Added: Apr 28, 2006
  • Length: 03:23
  • Purchases: 1
RN Documentary: The Diary of Otto van Eck
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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The life and times of Otto van Eck as seen through his unique diary.

Bought by KUER


  • Added: Apr 26, 2006
  • Length: 29:31
  • Purchases: 1
Surrender
From: Rigel Crockett
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A story about Prohibition, the Drug War, music, and Savannah?s maritime history music

  • Added: Apr 25, 2006
  • Length: 17:46

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