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Appalachia In The City
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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In 1956, just 13 homes remained in the St. Paul's Swede Hollow neighborhood. The city called the houses a health hazard, forced people living there...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Apr 05, 2017
  • Length: 05:55
  • Purchases: 1
Banned From a Country
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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What does it take to get banned from an entire country? Find out in this week's episode.

Bought by WOUB, KSKQ, KSRQ, WYAP, KKWE Niijii Radio and more


  • Added: Oct 11, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Bobby Kennedy: The Making of a Liberal Icon
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Larry Tye
More books have been written about Bobby Kennedy than most public figures in our history. Although he’s remembered as a fiery liberal, we easily ...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Jul 07, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Frank Lloyd Wright on Arrogance
From: Blank on Blank
Series: Blank on Blank
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“Any man who really has faith in himself will be dubbed arrogant by his fellows” - Frank Lloyd Wright in 1957, as told to Mike Wallace

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KVSC, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, and Troy Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 16, 2016
  • Length: 11:10
  • Purchases: 4
Do You Believe Conspiracy Theories?
From: Peter Johnson
Series: THE AUTHOR'S CORNER ON PUBLIC RADIO, DECEMBER 2015
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Well, you might believe some, of course. "Watergate" was a conspiracy, indeed.... Touching on a more recent national trauma, author Rob Brotherton ...

  • Added: Dec 11, 2015
  • Length: 01:40
Why Schools Were Never About Knowledge
From: Bishop Sand
Series: Learning
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Schools were not created with the intention of making geniuses and filling its pupils with knowledge. Hear three historians explain the surprising ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 27, 2015
  • Length: 11:41
  • Purchases: 2
Understanding Israel/Palestine: Race, Nation & Human Rights in the Conflict
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Professor Eve Spangler
The ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine is baffling for most Americans. It’s understandable because it is so convoluted. How many of us h...

Bought by KPVL and KCBX


  • Added: Aug 12, 2015
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 2
Against the Tide (pledge drive special)
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Against the Tide, Credit: Naval Academy Press
As early as the 1940s, Admiral Hyman Rickover saw the need for radical change in America’s submarine serice. Without his perseverance the Cold War ...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Apr 10, 2015
  • Length: 21:31
  • Purchases: 1
Unspun Interviews Judyth Vary-Baker, Lee Harvey Oswalds Lover and Confidant
From: Doug Bennett
Series: Unspun: An Experiment in Truth-Telling
Caption: Judyth Vary-Baker
Unspun talks with Lee Harvey Oswald's lover and confidant, Judyth Vary-Baker. Judyth is an author, artist, poet, teacher and social scientist. 35...

  • Added: Oct 27, 2014
  • Length: 59:58
Interview with Alison Weir
From: Doug Bennett
Series: Unspun: An Experiment in Truth-Telling
Caption: Alison Weir
Unspun talks with Alison Weir, author of Against Our Better Judgment: The Hidden History of How the U.S. Was Used to Create Israel , Executive Dire...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Aug 11, 2014
  • Length: 58:50
  • Purchases: 1
Kevin Cook discusses "Kitty Genovese: The Murder, The Bystanders, The Crime That Changed America"
From: Steven Nester
Series: Poets of the Tabloid Murder
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Kevin Cook is a journalist living in New York City.

  • Added: May 14, 2014
  • Length: 23:31
JFK, why he died and why it matters: James W. Douglass, JFK AND THE UNSPEAKABLE
From: Francesca Rheannon
Series: Writer's Voice
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Christian theologian and peace activist James W. Douglass tells us why he thinks JFK was assassinated. He says it was because Kennedy went up again...

Bought by KRVS


  • Added: Nov 22, 2013
  • Length: 59:08
  • Purchases: 1
Women on the Homefront
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Series: BackStory with the American History Guys: Favorites
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Host Brian Balogh interviews historian Rebecca Plant about war veterans and “mom-ism.”

Bought by Radio Newark and PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 12, 2013
  • Length: 07:24
  • Purchases: 2
So Do You Think You’re Modern? Nope! The Middle Edges #101
From: Teosson Wells
Caption: PRX default Piece image
So do you think you’re modern? Well, only if you’re 100 years old. Is it history that repeats itself, or do we simply not move forward in the ways...

Bought by WTJU


  • Added: Oct 18, 2013
  • Length: 15:46
  • Purchases: 1
Centerstage Minnesota: Shannon Selberg of The Cows talks to Charlie Pulkrabek
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Centerstage Minnesota
Caption: Shannon Selberg (Cows, Heroine Sheiks)
Shannon Selberg was the downright frightening frontman, vocalist, and part-time bugle player for eleven years for the legendary Minneapolis punk/n...

Bought by WTIP and KSRQ


  • Added: Mar 19, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Thriller writer Linda Stasi and "The Sixth Station"
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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Linda’s debut novel is an irreverent religious thriller with lots of controversy that touches on the Vatican, history books and international poli...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Mar 06, 2013
  • Length: 10:02
  • Purchases: 1
WorldCanvass: Napoleon and His Legacy
From: Joan Kjaer
Series: WorldCanvass
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Conversations and live musical performance based on international themes.

  • Added: Oct 03, 2012
  • Length: 01:55:41
The Beat: John Berryman - "Dream Song #75 (Turning it over, considering like a madman)"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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John Berryman was a widely known poet, and teacher at the University of Minnesota. This is a recording of John Berryman reading his poem titled "Dr...

  • Added: Oct 03, 2012
  • Length: 02:37
SITPE # 1237
From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Stuck in the Psychedelic Era
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All mixed up.

Bought by KHNS, KWMR, KSJD, KKRN, KPVL and more


  • Added: Sep 12, 2012
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 9
KUT's Views and Brews: Miles Davis and the Making of Kind of Blue
From: KUT
Series: KUT's Views and Brews Remix
Caption: Kind of Blue
As part of KUT’s Views and Brews series we engaged in a spirited discussion about Miles, his music, his relationships with his musicians, and the g...

Bought by WESM 91.3 FM


  • Added: Aug 15, 2012
  • Length: 01:58:04
  • Purchases: 1
Marie Curie: The Love Life of the Mother of Modern Chemistry
From: Liz Humes
Series: Wordy Birds
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On this episode of Wordy Birds we interview Lauren Redniss about her book, Radioactive: A Tale of Love and Fallout, which artistically chronicles t...

  • Added: Jul 25, 2012
  • Length: 27:31
Anton Treuer: Everything You Wanted To Know About Indians But Were Afraid To Ask
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Realgoodwords
Caption: Anton Treuer: Everything You Wanted To Know About Indians But Were Afraid To Ask
Anton Treuer recently spoke at the Bemidji Public Library about subjects addressed in his book "Everything You Wanted To Know About Indians But Wer...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jul 10, 2012
  • Length: 40:35
  • Purchases: 1
The Aleppo Codex
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Matti Friedman
In an age when physical books matter less and less, here is a THRILLING story about a book that meant everything. A thousand years ago the most per...

  • Added: Jul 02, 2012
  • Length: 29:00
Maya 2012 Revealed
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
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Who were the mysterious Maya? Their predecessors were nomadic hunters. They followed game animals across the Bering Land Bridge, and populated the ...

  • Added: Jun 18, 2012
  • Length: 27:00
Indie on Demand Reviews GARBO THE SPY
From: Daniel Persons
Series: The Indie on Demand Movie Review
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A review of the intriguing WWII documentary.

  • Added: Apr 25, 2012
  • Length: 01:59