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Unsung Heroes of the American Revolution
From: Shelley Johnson
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This is a documentary that commemorates the Fourth of July holiday. Created, produced, and hosted by Shelley M. Johnson, it covers major events of ...

Bought by 90.5 WESA, Prairie Public, and WGTE Public Media


  • Added: Jun 04, 2024
  • Length: 52:31
  • Purchases: 3
Songs of the Doomed
From: Desert Oracle
Series: Desert Oracle Radio
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Looking down the barrel at 2024, from our perch in the High Desert. Mojave thunderstorms, the strange maxims of the ancient temples, Christmas-tree...

  • Added: Dec 09, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
Smithsonian Associates: The Culture Wars: How Can We Lower the Temperature?
From: Paul VOGELZANG
Series: Smithsonian Associates Interview Series, Not Old Better Show
Caption: The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Series
As the US nears its 250th anniversary, cultural conflicts risk overshadowing this milestone. Smithsonian Associate Clay Jenkinson, a public humanit...

  • Added: Nov 01, 2023
  • Length: 40:40
Where They Built the Bomb
From: Desert Oracle
Series: Desert Oracle Radio
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If you want to cool off in this brutal desert summer, you need to get up someplace higher, around 7,000 feet up — the high-desert plateau around Lo...

Bought by KSJE and KFCF FM


  • Added: Aug 12, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
A Day To Remember Radio Modules - May 15-19, 2023
From: KUCO
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Date-based history modules for broadcast May 15-19, 2023. Run time 02:45 for all episodes

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: May 11, 2023
  • Length: 13:45
  • Purchases: 1
The Untold Story of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day at SCSU with Dr. Juli Pitzer
From: KVSC
Series: Untold Stories of Central Minnesota
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In today’s Untold Story of Central Minnesota, Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack talks with Dr. Juli Pitzer, Interim Director of the Ce...

  • Added: Feb 09, 2023
  • Length: 30:00
Howard Zinn at 100: A People’s History, Urgent Lessons for the Present
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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Historian Howard Zinn would have turned 100 in 2022. His monumental work, A People’s History of the United States, published in 1980, continues to ...

Bought by KDNK


  • Added: Dec 21, 2022
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Celebrating Black History Month
From: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Series: Sounds Jewish
Caption: Sounds Jewish, Credit: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
“Sounds Jewish” marks Black History Month with songs of solidarity and celebration featuring African-Americans and Jewish-Americans.

Bought by KSTK and WLPR


  • Added: Feb 04, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Ma Rainey-a Celebration of the Blues and African American Performance
From: Don McIver
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Using "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" film now out on Netflix, we look at how she influenced the blues with selections from her, Sterling Brown, Bessie...

  • Added: Feb 12, 2021
  • Length: 56:40
Pianist Joyce Yang Sees Colors When She Plays Music
From: Colorado Public Radio
Series: Beethoven 250
Caption: Joyce Yang, Credit: KT Kim
Synesthete Joyce Yang describes the colors of Beethoven's Piano Sonata Op. 31 as she plays.

  • Added: Dec 14, 2020
  • Length: 02:37
The Two Beethoven Chords That Stopped Me In My Tracks
From: Colorado Public Radio
Series: Beethoven 250
Caption: The New York Philharmonic performs at Bravo! Vail in 2019., Credit: Chris Lee
In Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony No. 3, his intention was to shock his audience.

  • Added: Dec 14, 2020
  • Length: 03:13
The Pianos Of Beethoven’s Time Weren’t Enough For Him
From: Colorado Public Radio
Series: Beethoven 250
Caption: Dr. David Korevaar, Credit: Manfred Fuss
He wanted larger and louder. The stage was set for Beethoven, but being on the cusp of change had its challenges.

Bought by WHRV


  • Added: Dec 14, 2020
  • Length: 03:22
  • Purchases: 1
A los sucesores de Beethoven les fue difícil vivir en la sombra del mejor compositor de la historia
From: Colorado Public Radio
Series: Beethoven 250
Caption: Ludwig van Beethoven, b. 1770
Cómo Ludwig van Beethoven proyectó una gran sombra sobre Haydn y Brahms, dos gigantes de la música que vinieron antes y después de él.

  • Added: Dec 14, 2020
  • Length: 03:14
Beethoven’s Successors Found It Hard To Live In The Shadow Of Classical’s GOAT
From: Colorado Public Radio
Series: Beethoven 250
Caption: Ludwig van Beethoven, b. 1770
Beethoven’s teacher, Franz Josef Haydn, was eclipsed by the genius of his young student. Later, a young Johannes Brahms spent decades writing his f...

Bought by WHRV


  • Added: Dec 14, 2020
  • Length: 02:45
  • Purchases: 1
Memorial Day - Preserving Veteran Memories
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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We explore many aspects of memorials during this Memorial Day special. We learn about a project to collect 1,000,000 soldiers’ letters. We hear how...

Bought by KGUA, WLPR , WABE, WKSU, KTXK and more


  • Added: May 14, 2020
  • Length: 54:18
  • Purchases: 21
A Perfect World
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
Caption: Victor Considerant, with tail, Credit: Eric Molinsky
A French philosopher was certain his ideas would help human beings evolve -- not just emotionally or psychologically. We would grow tails. In this ...

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


  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 17:22
  • Purchases: 3
Voices of Vietnam: A Lost Homeland (half)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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The Fall of Saigon marked the bitter end of the American War in Vietnam and the loss of a homeland for hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese people. ...

Bought by WJCT, Kansas Public Radio, WUGA (part of GPB), KRDP, KMUN and more


  • Added: Apr 11, 2019
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 9
The Martyrdom of Thomas Merton: Hugh Turley Investigates His Death
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
Caption: Hugh Turley
December 10th, 2018 marks the 50th anniversary of the death of Thomas Merton. Questions linger. Was it a heart attack, accident, or murder?

Bought by WETS


  • Added: Dec 04, 2018
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 1
1619, Past and Present (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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-- Cassandra Newby-Alexander explores how we should commemorate 1619 and what’s at stake when we ignore it. -- Richard Chew explains how a Britis...

Bought by WCNY, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, WTJU, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: May 25, 2018
  • Length: 53:54
  • Purchases: 10
1619, Past and Present (half)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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Nearly 400 years ago, in 1619, the first Africans arrived in English-speaking North America. Cassandra Newby-Alexander explores how we should comme...

Bought by WNED Buffalo, WJCT, WUGA (part of GPB), WFHB, KRZA and more


  • Added: May 25, 2018
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 9
Healing in the Era of Mass Shootings (promo)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason promo
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Assessing the legacy of the Virginia Tech shooting, 10 years on -- Profiling mass shooters -- How slow-motion video biases juries -- Understanding ...

Bought by WLPR , Central Florida Public Media, and WNMU-FM


  • Added: Jul 14, 2017
  • Length: :29
  • Purchases: 3
Healing in an Era of Mass Shootings (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Assessing the legacy of the Virginia Tech shooting, 10 years on -- Profiling mass shooters -- How slow-motion video biases juries -- Understanding ...

Bought by WCNY, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), Central Florida Public Media, KREV-LP, WCWP and more


  • Added: Jul 14, 2017
  • Length: 53:56
  • Purchases: 15
Healing in an Era of Mass Shootings (half)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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Assessing the legacy of Virginia Tech, 10 years later -- Profiling mass shooters

Bought by WJCT, Harford Community Radio, KRDP, WUGA (part of GPB), KWMR and more


  • Added: Jul 14, 2017
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 10
Robert W. Merry discusses presidential performance
From: Boise State Public Radio
Series: Reader's Corner with Bob Kustra
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On this Presidents' Day weekend, host Bob Kustra interviews Robert W. Merry about his book, "Where They Stand."

  • Added: Feb 17, 2017
  • Length: 30:31
Day the Earth Stood Still
From: Rob MacClanahan
Series: The Time Traveler
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The entire 1951 movie is narrated -- and commented on -- in this sound-rich radio show...

  • Added: Feb 16, 2017
  • Length: 02:36:58