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Diet Eman, Righteous Among The Nations
From: Frederick Stella
Series: Common Threads: An Interfaith Dialogue
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During WWII Diet Eman acted heroically to save Jews from extinction in the Netherlands. These are 2 conversations with her that originally aired o...

  • Added: Oct 21, 2020
  • Length: 56:39
Valiant Ambition
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Nathaniel Philbrick
It’s been more than 240 years since the war of America’s independence began. Yet, the name Benedict Arnold still evokes any number of negative resp...

Bought by KVSC and KCBX


  • Added: Jun 27, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
The Spirit of '74: How the American Revolution Began
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Ray Raphael
We’ve all read about “the Boston Tea Party,” as well as the famous “shot heard ‘round the world”. These two important events occurred 28-months apa...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Feb 10, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
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
Burn your bridges
From: Don Hill
Series: Xpressions
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XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.

Bought by Key Radio KEYK 89.3 FM


  • Added: Apr 13, 2015
  • Length: 01:44
  • Purchases: 1
Soldier Girls
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
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Writer Helen Thorpe provides a detailed account of what happened to the three women who served in the military during the last decade.

Bought by KVSC and KCBX


  • Added: Aug 05, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
A Higher Call: Memorial Day Story
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Charlie Brown & Franz Stigler
On December 20, 1943, a severely damaged American bomber struggles in its flight over war-torn Germany. The 21-year-old pilot had his hands full wi...

Bought by KFCF FM, KPIK-LP, WHRV, WDCB, KVSC and more


  • Added: May 14, 2014
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 7
The Jane Fonda
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Reporter Jake Ryan follows the rabbit hole to uncover the truth behind a sandwich and a controversy that's been around since the Vietnam War.

Bought by PRX Remix and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 07, 2013
  • Length: 07:37
  • Purchases: 2
Author Anthony Swofford and Getting Past Fame and Fortune
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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Anthony’s latest book, “Hotels, Hospitals and Jails” describes his life after the pluses and minuses of the fame of "Jarhead." In that book he chro...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 25, 2013
  • Length: 10:02
  • Purchases: 2
500 Days: Secrets and Lies in the Terror Wars
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Kurt Eichenwald
In his newest book, bestseller author Kurt Eichenwald chronicles the fast paced decisions, deceptions and delusions following the 9/11 attacks.

  • Added: Sep 18, 2012
  • Length: 28:58
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
Steve Pinker’s “Better Angels”: Dodging Our Own Bullet?
From: Open Source
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My guest this hour is Steven Pinker, who has written a game-changer on the little matter of how quickly humanity is headed for hell or redemption. ...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Dec 13, 2011
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 1
In Memory of Tim Hetherington
From: Sheri Quinn
Caption: Tim Hetherington, Credit: Sheri Quinn
Photojournalist and war correspondent Tim Hetherington was killed wednesday, April 20, 2011 along with two other journalists while covering the fig...

  • Added: Apr 22, 2011
  • Length: 14:01
C4 Explosion
From: Robin Amer
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Chris, a veteran of the first Iraq War, tells the story of the time he saw 2500 lbs of C4 explode.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 04, 2010
  • Length: 02:01
  • Purchases: 1
Civil War Reconciliation
From: With Good Reason
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For better or worse, this show is not about an end to all those re-enactments. It is a tale of post-war reconciliation between Union and Confederates.

Bought by KWIT, KRUA, and WFIU


  • Added: Jul 09, 2009
  • Length: 28:56
  • Purchases: 3
What if the South had won the Civil War?
From: With Good Reason
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Noel Hendrickson considers questions about what might have been if the past had happened differently.

  • Added: Feb 11, 2009
  • Length: 29:39
Bridging the Shores: The Hmong-American Experience
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
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Sound-rich documentary about Hmong-Americans living in the U.S.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WESM 91.3 FM, KWIT, KHEN-LP, KUNM and more


  • Added: Sep 10, 2008
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 10
Muslim college students discuss today's social interactions with peers
From: Next Generation Radio
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Voices of Muslim students in the DC area and how they are getting intersting questions these days

Bought by SpiritHouse Inc/Youth Noise Network


  • Added: Apr 07, 2007
  • Length: 02:56
  • Purchases: 1
World War One and Armistice Day
From: Lester Graham
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Veterans Day was originally Armistice Day, the day that World War I was to end. Here's one veteran's experiences.

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, WRVO Public Media, KUCB, 'The Sea', KRPS and more


  • Added: Nov 07, 2004
  • Length: 03:45
  • Purchases: 33