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13: County and State Fairs: An American Tradition, 1/27/22
From: Heritage Radio Network
Series: Eat Your Heartland Out
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Today we are celebrating the spirit of summer through the time-honored tradition of county and state fairs. There is nothing quite as American, o...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh and KRPS


  • Added: Jan 27, 2022
  • Length: 54:01
  • Purchases: 2
12: Southeast Asian Influences on Midwestern Foodways, 01/13/22
From: Heritage Radio Network
Series: Eat Your Heartland Out
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Host Capri S. Cafaro is joined by an inspiring lineup of guests who will share their insights on how Southeast Asian immigrants have impacted the M...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, KRPS, and Prairie Public


  • Added: Jan 13, 2022
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 3
11: Old World Influences of Southern Europe: Spotlight on Greek and Italian Immigrants in the Midwest, 1/06/22
From: Heritage Radio Network
Series: Eat Your Heartland Out
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This episode of Eat Your Heartland Out is a special one for host Capri Cafaro. As an Italian-American from the Midwest, Capri shares her own person...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, KRPS, and Prairie Public


  • Added: Jan 06, 2022
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 3
How did Bhutan become carbon negative?
From: Possibly
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These days, it’s popular for countries to make pledges about when they’ll be carbon neutral. But there’s one country that’s already there. Actually...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Dec 15, 2021
  • Length: 03:53
  • Purchases: 1
Cuzco, Peru
From: Fil Corbitt
Series: Postcards from The Wind
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A postcard from Cuzco, Peru.

Bought by KTNA


  • Added: Dec 13, 2021
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 1
Historian Nathaniel Philbrick’s “Travels with George. In Search of Washington and His Legacy”
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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Bestselling, award-winning historian Nathaniel Philbrick's "Travels with George" is a blended account of two road trips separated by about 230 year...

  • Added: Nov 04, 2021
  • Length: 08:47
Memories Not Yet Seen
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: A view from the Jhandi mountains, Credit: Sandip Roy
Sandip yearns for the life of traveler.

  • Added: Sep 27, 2021
  • Length: 06:00
Publishing the American Dream with Chase Backer Publisher of Metropolitan Magazine.
From: Ken Grey
Series: Maximum Health Radio "Quality Living" with Dr Ken Grey Holistic Physician
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Publishing the American Dream with Chase Backer Publisher of Metropolitan Magazine. Maximum Health Radio explores the images, people, and stories t...

Bought by WCNY and WYAP


  • Added: Jun 24, 2021
  • Length: 27:00
  • Purchases: 2
Ginsberg's Karma
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
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A new documentary explores Allen Ginsberg’s time in India.

  • Added: Jun 01, 2021
  • Length: 06:00
The Importance of Expanding America’s Hidden Historical Narratives
From: World Footprints LLC
Caption: Rotterdam Slavery Memorial, Credit: Courtesy of Pixabay
We discuss why preserving and expanding historical narratives is important to protecting our future with Cordell Reaves from the New York State Off...

  • Added: Feb 09, 2021
  • Length: 34:38
MS-13 and El Salvador's World of Violence
From: Mateo Schimpf
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In this episode, we revisit and update a program we recorded in January about the origins of El Salvador’s bloody gang war with journalist William ...

Bought by WHCP-LP Cambridge and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Aug 05, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Controlling the Narratives on Race, Transformation and Travel
From: World Footprints LLC
Caption: Ardre Orie with author clients, Credit: Ardre Orie
Join World Footprints as we discuss the power of storytelling, narratives on race and, of course, travel.

  • Added: Jul 27, 2020
  • Length: 39:54
599-Path to Mars
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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The human thirst for knowledge about our mysterious next door neighbor is about to receive more than a sip from robotic emissaries launched in 2020...

Bought by KCHW, KENW, Simply Beautiful, KGLP, WLPR and more


  • Added: Jul 16, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 12
Does speeding waste gas?
From: Possibly
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The answer lies in drag: every time you double the speed you travel in a car, the energy you use quadruples. That’s because you’re fighting against...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 24, 2020
  • Length: 04:02
  • Purchases: 2
Should you use your car's AC or roll down the windows?
From: Possibly
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It depends. When you’re driving slowly around town, it’s better to keep your windows down. But on the highway, it’s better to turn on the AC.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 24, 2020
  • Length: 03:08
  • Purchases: 1
Saltwater Honey
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: A crocodile in the Sundarbans, Credit: Sandip Roy
The Sundarbans in Bengal, India have become a speeded up version of global climate change.

  • Added: Jun 09, 2020
  • Length: 06:00
What Creates More Greenhouse Emissions - Flying Or Driving?
From: Possibly
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In general, if you're traveling alone, driving creates two times the emissions of flying in a plane. Driving with just two people in the car makes ...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 05, 2020
  • Length: 03:42
  • Purchases: 1
Is It Possible To Convert Your Gas Car Into An Electric Car?
From: Possibly
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Technically yes. There are some car hobbyists who have done this, but there's no streamlined approach to converting your car. The process would be ...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: May 29, 2020
  • Length: 03:44
  • Purchases: 1
Perspectives on American History and Culture
From: World Footprints LLC
Caption: Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC
Join us as we walk in the footsteps of America’s rich history and discover some places that bring history alive.

  • Added: Feb 28, 2020
  • Length: 31:17
Winter Sounds
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
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Sandip explores the very unique sounds that make up a Kolkata winter.

  • Added: Jan 27, 2020
  • Length: 06:00
"Walking These (Impeachment) Articles Back Home.." For The Great American Wrongbook
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: Taking my time..., Credit: Susan Cook"
As Nancy Pelosi gets ready to hand-deliver the Articles of Impeachment to Mitch McConnell in Kentucky at his home when she gets there from her home...

  • Added: Dec 30, 2019
  • Length: 01:51
Speakeasy with Denene: Fly
From: Georgia Public Broadcasting
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This episode focuses on the word Fly, and all of its meanings in the black community

  • Added: Dec 26, 2019
  • Length: 28:57
For some veterans, underwater adventures bring solitude and therapeutic benefits
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Shawn Campbell helps Justin Herris get back on the boat after a dive at the Circle of Heroes military memorial off the coast of Clearwater, Fla., Credit: Stephanie Colombini/American Homefront
A growing number of programs try to treat PTSD by getting veterans into nature, even deep under the sea. But there's little scientific evidence tha...

Bought by KPBS, WOUB, Texas Public Radio, WRST-FM Oshkosh, and Colorado Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 26, 2019
  • Length: 03:41
  • Purchases: 5
Gettin' Funky
From: Heritage Radio Network
Series: Meat + Three
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When the leaves start to fall and temperatures begin to drop, one of our favorite things to do is celebrate the funk in food. This week, we bring y...

  • Added: Aug 22, 2019
  • Length: 15:48
550-Lunar Telescopes
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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From the naked eye to the Hubble Space telescope each advance has enabled new astronomical discoveries. We have thus begun to understand our place...

Bought by KCHW, Simply Beautiful, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KENW, WTIP and more


  • Added: Aug 10, 2019
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8

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