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Gracie Allen: The Joke That Became a Campaign
From: Radio Diaries
Series: Contenders
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In 1940 the United States was just emerging from the shadow of the Great Depression and war loomed in Europe. Into these serious times stepped Grac...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WEZU, New Hampshire Public Radio, Troy Public Radio, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago and more


  • Added: Oct 16, 2012
  • Length: 05:12
  • Purchases: 10
The Great Moonshine Conspiracy: The true story behind the movie Lawless
From: Big Shed Audio
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Franklin County Virginia was once called "The Moonshine Capital of the World”, where corruption and exploitation put working families up against th...

Bought by KISU, KUOW, WMMT, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 24, 2012
  • Length: 16:00
  • Purchases: 4
Matthew White: The Great Big Book of Horrible Things
From: Liz Humes
Series: Wordy Birds
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On this episode of Wordy Birds we interview Matthew White about his book, The Great Big Book of Horrible Things, which documents, analyzes, and ran...

  • Added: Jul 25, 2012
  • Length: 27:30
Pro-Slavery Constitution
From: Zach Miller
Series: BeyondtheBlackLetter
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The greatest re-write in American constitutional history, on this episode of BeyondtheBlackLetter.

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, and PRX Remix


  • Added: May 09, 2012
  • Length: 20:25
  • Purchases: 3
The Creation of Standard Time
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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Radio Curious discusses time, as we know it, with Clark Blaise, author of "Time Lord: Sir Sandford Fleming and the Creation of Standard Time."

  • Added: Dec 26, 2011
  • Length: 29:01
Pakistan Aslant (1) - "The country that could kill the world"
From: Open Source
Caption: “MOHAMED ALI JINNAH: His Moslem tiger wants to eat the Hindu cow” [April 1946]
Christopher Lydon on the road in South Asia, in a compilation of conversations and reflections on Pakistan's past and dynamic present. Featuring no...

Bought by WCPN, KUOW, and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Oct 25, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
The Censorship of "Dorian Gray"
From: With Good Reason
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When it was first published in 1890, Oscar Wilde's "The Picture of Dorian Gray" appeared as a much changed version of the original text. Now, for ...

  • Added: Oct 24, 2011
  • Length: 28:59
How war kept California united
From: KALW
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Libya, London, Egypt – the map of unrest and revolution around the world right now is vast. In Sudan, it led to the country separating in two. Now ...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 07, 2011
  • Length: 06:56
  • Purchases: 2
Hannibal Hamlin (First Lincoln V.P.) July 4, 1891
From: Jonathan Thomas Stratman
Series: Who Died Today
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Hannibal who? The story of an all-but-forgotten man who WOULD HAVE BEEN President after Lincoln's assassination, likely changing our lives.

  • Added: Jun 22, 2011
  • Length: 03:00
How the White House Got Its Name
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: Dr. Clarence Lusane is author of The Black History of the White House., Credit: Rebecca Sheir
Hint: It doesn't have a whole lot to do with paint swatches...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, PRX Remix, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 13, 2011
  • Length: 03:19
  • Purchases: 3
JFK and the Arts
From: Richard Paul
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A look at changes in art policy during the Kennedy Administration, narrated by Richard Dreyfuss.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, Prairie Public, WABE, Delmarva Public Media, Georgia Public Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Jan 18, 2011
  • Length: 08:25
  • Purchases: 11
Tom McCall, January 8, 1983
From: Jonathan Thomas Stratman
Series: Who Died Today
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The true story of the first state to sponsor a rock concert ... nicknamed "the Governor's Pot Party"... and what became of that governor.

Bought by KLCC


  • Added: Dec 22, 2010
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
In The Prime: Washington's Meridian
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: D.C.'s Meridian Hill Park got its name from the Prime Meridian Thomas Jefferson proposed along 16th Street NW., Credit: Rebecca Sheir
What if Washington, D.C., really were the middle of the world?

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 15, 2010
  • Length: 03:35
  • Purchases: 1
Action Speaks! What's Eating Us? 1927 - Father Coughlin "On the Air" and the Birth of Right-Wing Radio
From: Action Speaks Radio
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With the popularity of Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity and now Glenn Beck, we felt it was time to look at the ‘original’ nationally known conservative ...

Bought by KPIP-LP, Spokane Public Radio, WSKG, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, Interlochen Public Radio and more


  • Added: Nov 06, 2010
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 8
MN Journalist Jay Weiner and "This Is NOT Florida"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Our History
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An interview with Minnesota Journalist Jay Weiner, of MinnPost, about his new book, "This Is NOT Florida: How Al Franken Won the Minnesota Senate R...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Oct 28, 2010
  • Length: 19:46
  • Purchases: 1
Howard Zinn - A Memorial
From: Barry Vogel
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Howard Zinn’s productive insights into history came to an end with his death in January 2010. This edition of Radio Curious shares a previously not...

  • Added: Jun 07, 2010
  • Length: 29:34
Toward Understanding The Predicament
From: Barry Vogel
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There is a lot of discussion about hope in this time of the pending election for president. Francis Moore Lappe, author of "Diet for a Small Planet...

  • Added: Apr 26, 2010
  • Length: 29:01
Shedding Light On Height: The Truth About D.C.'s Skyline (short version)
From: Rebecca Sheir
Series: The Newcomer's Guide to Washington
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Getting to the bottom of why Washington, D.C.'s building tops... are so low.

  • Added: Feb 08, 2010
  • Length: 03:27
Shedding Light On Height: The Truth About D.C.'s Skyline
From: Rebecca Sheir
Series: The Newcomer's Guide to Washington
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Getting to the bottom of why Washington, D.C.'s building tops... are so low.

Bought by PRX Remix, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and Remix Radio


  • Added: Jan 25, 2010
  • Length: 04:55
  • Purchases: 3
The Health Legacy of Nuclear Test Veterans
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Global Ethics Corner
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Participants in Britain's nuclear weapons testing program argued recently that health was damaged by radiation. Who is responsible? Should compensa...

  • Added: Sep 12, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
Chicago: January 20, 2009
From: Ed Herrmann
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Chicagoans reflect on the inauguration of Barack Obama.

  • Added: Jan 22, 2009
  • Length: 18:36
Interview with Catholic Worker James Douglass on: JFK and the Unspeakable
From: Chris Goldstein
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Chris Goldstein interviews Catholic Worker James Douglass on his book JFK and the Unspeakable. The book reveals a President at odds with the milita...

  • Added: Jan 17, 2009
  • Length: 33:27
Unquiet History 11: the Myth of Rivals
From: Matthew Battles
Series: Unquiet History
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Is the Team of Rivals a good idea?

Bought by Remix Radio


  • Added: Nov 21, 2008
  • Length: 02:38
  • Purchases: 1
Debate: Dean Erwin Chemerinsky v. John Yoo "Law & the Courts during the Bush Administration." Program 2 of 2.
From: Mansoor Sabbagh
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This is a debate between Dean Chemerinsky and Prof. Yoo on how laws and courts have have function during the Bush Admin.

  • Added: Mar 21, 2008
  • Length: 57:41
Debate: Dean Erwin Chemerinsky v. John Yoo "Law & the Courts during the Bush Administration." Program 1 of 2.
From: Mansoor Sabbagh
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This is a debate between Dean Chemerinsky and Prof. Yoo on how laws and courts have have function during the Bush Admin.

  • Added: Mar 21, 2008
  • Length: 56:07