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Women fought trafficking and created a refuge in this Chinatown building
From: KSFP
Series: Civic
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We look at the history of the Cameron House in San Francisco's Chinatown. The women who founded the organization worked to rescue Chinese women and...

  • Added: Jan 03, 2022
  • Length: 29:30
From Jewish London to America by Harley and places in between
From: World Footprints LLC
Caption: Westminister
We explore points around the globe from London and the Jewish contributions to British society to America as we explore it’s history on the back of...

  • Added: Jul 07, 2018
  • Length: 59:55
Blues America 126 - Billy Preston
From: Drew Verbis
Series: Blues America
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Despite his amazing legacy, Billy Preston is nearly forgotten in the mainstream and is not in the Rock-N-Roll Hall of Fame. Author Steve Bergsman d...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), Raven Radio, GCR (Global Community Radio), RadioFreePalmer, Public Radio East and more


  • Added: Feb 09, 2018
  • Length: 57:59
  • Purchases: 10
Partition Museum
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Amar Kapoor's Diary, Credit: Partition Museum
This August 15th marked 70 years of India’s independence. But this also marks 70 years of one of India’s greatest human tragedies. The partition ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Aug 21, 2017
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 1
More stories please
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
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A debate about whether Nolan’s Dunkirk whitewashes history is perfectly legitimate but seventy years after India’s Independence isn’t it also time ...

  • Added: Aug 08, 2017
  • Length: 06:00
Netaji Lives!
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, Credit: nataji.org
The mystery of Subhas Chandra Bose has trumped the actual history of Subhas Bose.

  • Added: Jan 26, 2016
  • Length: 06:00
Magical Martinique: The Island of Flowers
From: World Footprints LLC
Caption: Anse Cafard Slave Memorial on Martinique., Credit: Tonya Fitzpatrick
Imagine paradise where your senses explode with a banquet of color, or scents and flavors exicte, or where you experience exotic tranquility. That...

Bought by KTSW 89.9


  • Added: Jan 03, 2016
  • Length: 59:55
  • Purchases: 1
Exploring Las Vegas, Jacksonville (FL), Wisconsin and the Czech Republic
From: World Footprints LLC
Caption: Prague, a UNESCO site and capital of the Czech Republic. , Credit: Courtesy of Czech Tourism
World Footprints will criss-cross the United States from Las Vegas, and Jacksonville, Florida to Wisconsin and we will put a spotlight on the rich ...

  • Added: Dec 06, 2015
  • Length: 59:55
Blues America 20 - Bob Corritore
From: Drew Verbis
Series: Blues America
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Bob Corritore is an internationally renowned Chicago blues harmonica master and critically acclaimed producer.

Bought by WEAA, Public Radio East, GCR (Global Community Radio), Spokane Public Radio, WEAA and more


  • Added: Oct 02, 2015
  • Length: 54:13
  • Purchases: 7
A Jewish Museum in Kolkata?
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Magen David Synagogue in Kolkata, India, Credit: Ashok Sinha
A Jewish museum just opened in Kolkata. Not a brick and mortar museum, but an online museum.

  • Added: Sep 10, 2014
  • Length: 04:30
A New View
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Word of Mouth
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Word of Mouth is New Hampshire Public Radio's show about new ideas, emerging trends, and unexplored history. In this hour, "A New View" of Jane Au...

Bought by KPIP-LP, Spokane Public Radio, WCPN, and NPR Illinois


  • Added: May 09, 2013
  • Length: 51:30
  • Purchases: 4
Goodbyes and Comebacks
From: KUT
Series: Texas Music Matters
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Farewell to George Jones-- and hell-o again to Natalie Maines! This week's hour long musical mystery tour includes Jim James, Patty Smith and more.

  • Added: May 03, 2013
  • Length: 54:41
This Week in Texas Music History: Mollie Bailey
From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History
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For the first week of October (10/2): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a pioneering business woman whose life was a thre...

  • Added: Jul 30, 2012
  • Length: 01:40
10 Touchstones of the Texas Blues
From: KUT
Series: Texas Music Matters
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It got its start in the oilfields, ranches, and lumber camps of the early 1900s. And it went on to reshape American music. Join music historian Al...

Bought by KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Jul 30, 2011
  • Length: 54:39
  • Purchases: 1
100 Songs that Messed with Texas
From: KUT
Series: Texas Music Matters
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On this episode, we explore songs that challenged the stereotypes of Texas music. Though "country" music may be what the Lone Star State is most we...

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Jul 22, 2011
  • Length: 56:24
  • Purchases: 1
"A Backstage Pass at Austin City Limits"
From: KUT
Series: Texas Music Matters
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On this edition of Texas Music Matters, we take a behind the scenes tour of the award-winning PBS show Austin City Limits. This show features rare ...

Bought by KGLT


  • Added: Jul 13, 2011
  • Length: 54:27
  • Purchases: 1
Texas Music Matters featuring homages by Alejandro Escovedo, Adele, Steve Earle, Bright Light Social Hour...and more!
From: KUT
Series: Texas Music Matters
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The musical ‘homage’ seldom gets the credit it deserves. Done artfully, the ‘cover song’ can both refer to the past and hint at a new direction fo...

  • Added: Jul 08, 2011
  • Length: 56:57
Bad At Sports -Interview With Tony Fitzpatrick
From: Kathryn Born
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Interview With Tony Fitzpatrick

  • Added: Aug 09, 2006
  • Length: 01:05:09