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The smelly food with a loyal following. Explore the origins of sauerkraut in the Texas Hill Country, its present makers, and sauerkraut’s ability ...
- Added: Mar 25, 2023
- Length: 19:09
Will you visit your library this summer? To kick off a season of reading, we thought we'd have some fun! How many Brooklyn and library trivia quest...
- Added: Jun 27, 2022
- Length: 28:49
Toraigh is an Irish Gaelic word that means "seek" or "search." It's also the title of this week's Rough Draft Diaries as we meet a local band of t...
- Added: Mar 15, 2021
- Length: 06:07
Early one morning in 1948, a phone call woke up the police chief in the small town of Clearwater, Florida. The caller said he’d seen something stra...
- Added: Jan 05, 2021
- Length: 29:23
Unhappy with contemporary America, Avery Thompson travels to Plymouth, Massachusetts to consult the man responsible for bringing his family to thes...
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Jun 15, 2018
- Length: 12:13
- Purchases: 1
This week's broadcast includes New Years folklore, this week's history lesson, celestial viewing, and a short story titled "Winter's Dreary Fog." ...
- Added: Jan 03, 2018
- Length: 09:13
In this Valentine's Days Special, we'll meet Jo and Harvey. Tune in and hear how they met and married 58 years ago in California.
- Added: Feb 08, 2016
- Length: 06:11
A family living in Idaho during the early 20th Century test the limits of the Postal Service, when they send a very special parcel through the Post.
Bought by Boise State Public Radio
- Added: Sep 26, 2014
- Length: 06:09
- Purchases: 1
Paul Bizzaro and his brother James remember growing up on Liberty Island--home of the Statue of Liberty.
- Added: Jul 08, 2013
- Length: 01:40
- Purchases: 2
Leslie Anne Greene Carter is the only first wife remaining among her husband’s tight-knit group of friends in Atlanta. The author talks about Lesli...
Bought by KCMJ Community Radio
- Added: Jul 06, 2013
- Length: 10:02
- Purchases: 1
We go way back in time for this very special show, featuring true stories from the 1930's and 40's, told by the Southerners who lived them. Stories...
- Added: Mar 03, 2013
- Length: 34:00
As seniors at Union Seminary, Richard and Jim are responsible for welcoming the incoming students through “round robins” hosted in the homes of fac...
- Added: Feb 18, 2013
- Length: 15:40
After his mother's death, Richard throws himself into his academic work, four jobs, and campus political and social activities. He earns a reputati...
- Added: Feb 10, 2013
- Length: 29:10
Surrounded by three generations of her family, 92-year-old Ruth Ellis reflects upon 70 years of marriage to her 94-year-old husband, Paul, learning...
- Added: Sep 08, 2011
- Length: 09:24
Families that play music together stay together. The Joyce family on Swan's Island made their own entertainment.
- Added: Sep 02, 2011
- Length: 04:45
Lenny Rico and wife Cindy talk about inheriting the longest running Italian-American radio show from Lenny’s parents, Emelino and Mary Rico. Their...
- Added: Apr 03, 2011
- Length: 06:52
Charles Lindbergh made history flying his plane, The Spirit of St. Louis, non-stop from New York to Paris in 1927. The trip took over 33 hours! Lis...
- Added: Nov 17, 2010
- Length: 01:00
The Liberty Bell is a symbol of freedom for the United States, but did you know it started life as a simple Statehouse Bell for Pennsylvania? Liste...
- Added: Nov 17, 2010
- Length: 01:00
The caves in Lascaux feature thousands of Paleolithic paintings along the walls. Just who painted these and why remains a mystery. We provide you w...
- Added: Nov 03, 2010
- Length: 01:00
In January or 1894, Edison Labs were working on the Motion Picture camera. During that time William Dickson became the director of the very first m...
- Added: Nov 03, 2010
- Length: 01:00
On September 26, 1580, Sir Francis Drake completed his circumnavigation of the world. Find out what he said to his men as they pulled into the harb...
- Added: Nov 03, 2010
- Length: 01:00
Joan of Arc is a national heorine in France who led the French armies during the Hundred Years War. Did This Happen? takes you to the final moments...
- Added: Oct 04, 2010
- Length: 01:00
On July 4, 1776, the founding fathers signed the Declaration of Independence. Did This Happen takes you to Philadelphia for this historic moment. ...
Bought by KVLU
- Added: Oct 04, 2010
- Length: 01:00
- Purchases: 1
- Added: Apr 19, 2008
- Length: 03:09
Diane Bahrenburg talks with her neighbor and friend, 89-year-old retired dairy farmer Roland Thompson.
- Added: Sep 01, 2006
- Length: 04:44
