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THEY MADE AMERICA: From the Steam Engine to the Search Engine: Two Centuries of Innovators, with Sir Harold Evans
From: Sarah Montague
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Sir Harold Evans looks at the lives, times and ideas of the innovators that shaped America.

Bought by WNIJ, WFDD, WFIU, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KPBS and more


  • Added: Oct 26, 2005
  • Length: 58:55
  • Purchases: 11
Commentary: 40 Years Later, UFW's La Causa Lives
From: Dick Meister
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Celebrations are being held this year to mark the anniversary of the grape strike led by Cesar Chavez that won worldwide support for California's l...

  • Added: Oct 22, 2005
  • Length: 03:42
Bud's Magic
From: Ed Kliman
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A short story (accompanied by the song Bud's Back Porch Stomp) about the ripple effect that happens when human beings make magic.

  • Added: Sep 12, 2005
  • Length: 06:12
History's Greatest Love Affairs: Abelard and Heloise
From: Ed Kliman
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The timeless love story of Abelard and Heloise, complete with period music.

Bought by KZUM and Public Interactive


  • Added: Sep 12, 2005
  • Length: 20:49
  • Purchases: 2
An Unlikely Partnership
From: KVMR
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A California State Prisoner/Poet and a Swedish Classical Composer create "Frihet for de fanga" (Freedom for the prisoners)

Bought by NPR Station Showcase with PRX


  • Added: Jul 06, 2005
  • Length: 08:37
  • Purchases: 1
The IWW at 100: A Brief History
From: Dick Meister
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A commentary on the 100th anniversary of the Industrial Workers of the World, one of the most influential and colorful organizations in U.S. history.

Bought by BSR Radio


  • Added: Jun 30, 2005
  • Length: 09:36
  • Purchases: 1
Flag Day: Civil War Flag Bearer's Legacy
From: Melissa Ingells
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A Civil War Flag Bearer's Legacy Remembered on Flag Day

Bought by WTIP, KISU, and WKMS


  • Added: Jun 06, 2005
  • Length: 06:16
  • Purchases: 3
The Crystal Palace: A Tale From the Gold Country
From: Abongold Books
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"Bubbles, wishes and daydreams carry three children from their home in California's gold country to the Crystal Palace in the Kingdom of the Aurora...

  • Added: Jun 06, 2005
  • Length: 16:44
Sounds of Democracy
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Portland Public Library's free piano offers more than music the folks who play it.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, WMPG, and SALTcast Podcast


  • Added: May 27, 2005
  • Length: 06:35
  • Purchases: 3
Small Town Doc
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Small town doctor, Mike Lambke, reaches out emotionally to his patients.

  • Added: May 27, 2005
  • Length: 07:24
Rugged and Beautiful
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Visit with two female WWII Liberty Ship welders from South Portland, Maine.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, Connecticut Public (WNPR), Yellowstone Public Radio, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: May 27, 2005
  • Length: 07:01
  • Purchases: 4
Mea, Me, Mine
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Mea Tavares was born female. He’s spent the rest of his life redefining what it means to be male.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: May 27, 2005
  • Length: 08:49
  • Purchases: 1
50% Business, 50% Community
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Pilot Kevin Waters leads an island flying service on the mid-coast of Maine.

Bought by KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: May 27, 2005
  • Length: 07:07
  • Purchases: 1
Commentary: The Big Strike
From: Dick Meister
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A commentary marking the anniversary of one of the most significant strikes in U.S. history -- the West Coast longshoremen's strike of 1934.

  • Added: May 19, 2005
  • Length: 03:10
Mother's Day outLoud
From: outLoud Radio at Youth Radio
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A joyous, quirky celebration of motherhood, hosted by a teenager and his mom.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KVSC, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KZMU Moab Community Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 29, 2005
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 13
The Real May Day
From: Dick Meister
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A commentary on the importance of May Day to working people.

Bought by KPIK-LP, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and BSR Radio


  • Added: Apr 25, 2005
  • Length: 02:55
  • Purchases: 3
On The Line: Union Actors In New York
From: Eevin Hartsough
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New York actors face ridiculous odds trying to get work, but persevere nonetheless

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WMNF, Marfa Public Radio, Public Interactive, and WHQR


  • Added: Apr 19, 2005
  • Length: 09:46
  • Purchases: 5
Global Volunteering
From: WFUV
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A report on the growing number of volunteers who help out Mother Teresa's charities.

  • Added: Apr 13, 2005
  • Length: 03:46
Other Answers
From: marybethkirchner group
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One-hour special/pilot on children’s health with pediatrician Dr. Jay Gordon and guest, actor Noah Wyle of “ER.”

  • Added: Apr 12, 2005
  • Length: 55:16
The Ebony Hillbillies
From: Amber Edwards
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The Ebony Hillbillies prove you don?t have to be white and Southern to play authentic, down home country music...they are hip, urban, and black. A...

Bought by KXOT Public Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., Public Interactive, WKMS, KCUR and more


  • Added: Mar 21, 2005
  • Length: 06:41
  • Purchases: 8
George Edwards Fishing Tales
From: Edward May
Series: Fishing Tales
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George Edwards tells the story of when his boat sank.

  • Added: Mar 05, 2005
  • Length: 06:45
Lessons of the CIO
From: Dick Meister
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The CIO's history offers important lessons for those currently trying to revitalize the labor movement .

  • Added: Mar 01, 2005
  • Length: 03:22
More Than "Guys & Dolls"-Frank Loesser
From: Amber Edwards
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Evergreen profile of Frank Loesser, composer of "Guys & Dolls", the most frequently produced musical ever

Bought by KERA, KOTO, and WHQR


  • Added: Feb 22, 2005
  • Length: 07:13
  • Purchases: 3
One Heart for Asia Tsunami Relief Special
From: David Hahn
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A music and interview special to garner aid and volunteers for 23 Tsunami relief agencies

  • Added: Jan 18, 2005
  • Length: 28:43
I've Seen That
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Blind teen Alex Hall shows us around his life.

Bought by SALTcast Podcast, WKMS, WXLV-FM, and PRX


  • Added: Jan 10, 2005
  • Length: 06:16
  • Purchases: 4

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