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Clay Risen reads from The Bill of the Century: The Epic Battle for The Civil Rights Act (5/8)
From: Peter Johnson
Series: The Author's Corner on Public Radio daily show: MAY 2014
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One of our weekday 100-second modules for May: Author Clay Risen reads a compelling passage from his new book of the same title. This is the 50th a...

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Apr 24, 2014
  • Length: 01:40
  • Purchases: 1
Black and Navy Blue
From: Richard Paul
Caption: Alton Adams, Credit: scanned by Mark Clague (Professor University of Michigan) from his private collection.
The African-American Pioneers of Navy Music

  • Added: Apr 10, 2014
  • Length: 15:29
With New Focus, Episcopal Church Of Louisiana Addressing A History Of Racism
From: Laine Kaplan-Levenson
Caption: Dr. Katharine Jefferts Schori is the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church., Credit: Laine Kaplan-Levenson
The Episcopal Church of Louisiana spent the past year making plans for a new ministry, aiming to address its history of racism, as well as other fo...

  • Added: Feb 04, 2014
  • Length: 05:23
Southern Folklorist Bill Ferris
From: Tanner Latham
Series: Authentic South
Caption: The Storied South , Credit: Bill Ferris
Preeminent Southern folklorist Bill Ferris has spent the last 40 years documenting the South in print, photography and film. His latest book, The S...

Bought by Troy Public Radio, Georgia Public Broadcasting, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 07, 2014
  • Length: 15:59
  • Purchases: 3
China Camp State Park: Where past and present live side by side
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: John Muir and Frank Quan, Credit: Julie Caine
Lots of us know about China Camp State Park--there’s good hiking and mountain biking, and the beaches along San Pablo Bay are peaceful. But before ...

  • Added: Dec 29, 2013
  • Length: 10:16
Classical Theater
From: Hold That Thought
Series: People, Places, and Ideas to Explore
Caption: Theater of Dionysus, Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Prof. Timothy Moore describes the historical context of Greek tragedies and shares his own research into the music of ancient Roman comedies.

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Dec 20, 2013
  • Length: 12:39
  • Purchases: 1
12 YEARS A SLAVE -- Lupita Nyong'o Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Lupita Nyong'o, San Francisco, CA 10/12/13, Credit: Andrea Chase
Lupita Nyong’o talks honoring the characters, giving voice to the voiceless, and meeting Solomon Northup’s descendants.

Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting


  • Added: Dec 01, 2013
  • Length: 07:30
  • Purchases: 1
The mysterious roots of a homegrown language
From: Liz Pfeffer
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Boontling is a dialect spoken in the tiny town of Boonville, Calif. While every word of the homegrown language tells a story, how and why it emerge...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 26, 2013
  • Length: 12:50
  • Purchases: 1
The only ghost town in the Bay Area, Drawbridge
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: Gunning skiff, Collection of San Francisco Maritime National Historic Park, Credit: Oakland Museum of California
Think of a ghost town, and San Francisco Bay is not likely to come to mind. Yet the remnants of such a place are currently sinking into the marshes...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 06, 2013
  • Length: 07:44
  • Purchases: 1
An Oasis For Date Palms, But Not For Their Workers
From: Lisa Morehouse
Series: After the Gold Rush: The Future of Small Town California
Caption: Palmero Francisco Paniagua., Credit: Lisa Morehouse
Agricultural explorers, Arabian fantasy agri-tourism, and dangerous work: all about date palms in California's Coachella Valley.

Bought by KWMR


  • Added: Oct 26, 2013
  • Length: 07:02
  • Purchases: 1
An Ode to Morse Code
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: Richard Dillman transmits from KPH, Credit: Julie Caine
For nearly a hundred years, Morse Code was the official language of international communication for ships in distress. Then, at the end of the twen...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 09, 2013
  • Length: 06:45
  • Purchases: 1
Are there tunnels under the loop?
From: WBEZ
Series: Curious City
Caption: A snippet of Chicago’s Deep Tunnel, Credit: Erik Nelson Rodriguez/The Illustrated Press
A Curious Citizen had a hunch there might be tunnels lurking beneath Chicago’s downtown. She had no idea how right she was.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 24, 2013
  • Length: 09:32
  • Purchases: 1
If these walls could rock: Sausalito's musical mecca
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: The doors of "The Plant"
The Bay Area is known for inspiring all kinds of great music, especially in the 60s and 70s when groups like Creedence Clearwater and the Grateful ...

  • Added: Sep 16, 2013
  • Length: 09:41
The long journey to recognize California’s State song
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
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Can you name California’s State Song? Are you even aware that California has a State Song? Well, it does, and it used to be sung widely at special ...

  • Added: Sep 16, 2013
  • Length: 10:47
SPARK: A BURNING MAN STORY -- Jessie Deeter and Steve Brown Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Jessie Deeter & Steve Brown, San Francisco, CA 9/3/13, Credit: Andrea Chase
Jessie Deeter and Steve Brown talk staying hydrated, defining authenticity, grilled cheese sandwiches at three in the morning.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 06, 2013
  • Length: 16:19
  • Purchases: 1
Not California, it's the State of Jefferson
From: Lisa Morehouse
Series: After the Gold Rush: The Future of Small Town California
Caption: Rick Jones, owner of the Seiad Valley store, Credit: Lisa Morehouse
In Northern California and Southern Oregon, many residents identify less with those official states than with the State of Jefferson. The piece ex...

Bought by KWMR, Rhythm & News Service, PRX Remix, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 03, 2013
  • Length: 07:00
  • Purchases: 4
Did a WWII nuclear experiment make the U of C radioactive?
From: WBEZ
Series: Curious City
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Um, No. But did the Manhattan Project’s Enrico Fermi consider the risk to Chicago?

Bought by XRAY.fm, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 19, 2013
  • Length: 10:03
  • Purchases: 3
Is the Bay Area home to the "last rustic town of metropolitan America"?
From: KALW
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One of the attractions of living in the Bay Area is that you have the buzz and activity of towns located near impressive natural surroundings – eve...

  • Added: Jun 20, 2013
  • Length: 04:52
REBELS WITH A CAUSE -- Nancy Kelly Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Nancy Kelly,, San Francisco, CA 9/27/12, Credit: Andrea Chase
Nancy Kelly talks cause, effect, and how saving the Marin Headlands paved the way for Alice Waters.

  • Added: May 30, 2013
  • Length: 24:05
356 Years Later
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Earlier this year, Kateri Tekakwitha became the first Native American saint. The 356-year-old saint helps American Indians cope with the Catholic C...

Bought by KUER


  • Added: Mar 27, 2013
  • Length: 05:36
  • Purchases: 1
Michelangelo: Sacred and Profane
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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Twenty-five masterpiece drawings by Renaissance artist Michelangelo are now on a rare, two-stop tour in America. Kelley Libby attended the first le...

Bought by KENW and Radio Newark


  • Added: Feb 26, 2013
  • Length: 02:28
  • Purchases: 2
Michelangelo: Sacred and Profane
From: Kelley Libby
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Twenty-five masterpiece drawings by Renaissance artist Michelangelo are now on a rare, two-stop tour in America. Producer Kelley Libby attended the...

Bought by Listenwise


  • Added: Feb 25, 2013
  • Length: 05:05
  • Purchases: 1
Back to War
From: Traveling 219
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A weekend with the West Virginia Re-enactors Association, as they re-create the Battle of Droop Mountain.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 14, 2013
  • Length: 06:04
  • Purchases: 1
The Trick That Turned Skateboarding Upside Down
From: Andrew Norton
Caption: The February 1985 cover featuring McGill unveiling the McTwist, Credit: Transworld Skateboarding
After almost 30 years, the McTwist still perplexes skaters—and sends them to the hospital. Tony Hawk and other skaters recount the history of the t...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 28, 2012
  • Length: 05:25
  • Purchases: 1
Comedy in Current Events
From: Radio K
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The Brave New Workshop has helped launch the careers of humorists such as Al Franken and Tom Davis, the first head writers for Saturday Night Live...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 15, 2012
  • Length: 05:01
  • Purchases: 1

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