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Progressions: 100 Years of Jazz Guitar
From: Joyride Media
Series: Black History Month Specials
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A one-hour music intensive radio special tracing the history of Jazz guitar from 1906 through today; hosted by Les Paul.

Bought by WICR, KPSQ-LP, Prairie Public, KGLT, KPIP-LP and more


  • Added: Aug 17, 2005
  • Length: 59:05
  • Purchases: 31
De Donde Eres?
From: KRCC-FM
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Latino oral history project at Colorado library

Bought by KSUT


  • Added: Aug 17, 2005
  • Length: 05:01
  • Purchases: 1
Herbie Hancock: Imagine the Possibilities
From: Tres Hombres Productions
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This one-hour music intensive radio special salutes legendary keyboardist Herbie Hancock.

Bought by Prairie Public, KGLT, and WOMR


  • Added: Aug 11, 2005
  • Length: 57:00
  • Purchases: 3
Sand Creek Historic Site
From: KRCC-FM
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Congress authorizes a historic site at Sand Creek

  • Added: Jul 29, 2005
  • Length: 06:12
Music in the Killing Fields: Daran Kravanh
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
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Cambodian Musician Daran Kravanh says music saved his life during the Kiling Fields.

Bought by The Story, KGLT, and KZSC


  • Added: Jul 21, 2005
  • Length: 08:55
  • Purchases: 3
The Scopes Trial
From: Talking History
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According to John Herron's guest, Edward Larson, the Scopes Trial took on a life and meaning of its own, and William Ashworth comments on the defin...

  • Added: Jul 10, 2005
  • Length: 29:02
Treasonable Doubt
From: Talking History
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Interview with Bruce Craig on the Harry Dexter White spy case and commentary from Jon Wiener on secrecy in the archives.

  • Added: Jul 10, 2005
  • Length: 29:02
The Bicycle: A History
From: Talking History
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Fred Nielsen and guest David Herlihy retrace the history of the bicycle and Sam Wineburg comments on why history teachers need history degrees.

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WMPG, Marfa Public Radio, and BSR Radio


  • Added: Jul 10, 2005
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
Crystal Meth spreads in Georgia.
From: David Barasoain
Series: Meth spread in Georgia
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Crystal Methamphetamine in Georgia.

  • Added: Jun 27, 2005
  • Length: 06:40
The Story of Ing (Doc) Hay-Frontier Herbalist-feature
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Series: Crossing East - Asian American History series
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The Story of Ing (Doc) Hay is about a frontier herbalist and acupuncturist in John Day, Oregon.

Bought by KZYX, KREV-LP, and 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 23, 2005
  • Length: 09:10
  • Purchases: 3
Peppino D'agostino & Stef Burns: Fingerstyle Vs The Fret Burner
From: John Diliberto
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A collaboration between an acoustic fingerstyle guitarist & an electric guitarist

  • Added: Jun 09, 2005
  • Length: 07:03
Mark Isham: Crashing In Ambience
From: John Diliberto
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Composer Mark Isham talks about his latest score, to Paul Haggis' film "Crash"

  • Added: Jun 08, 2005
  • Length: 07:37
Interview with James Morone: Hellfire Nation
From: Talking History
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Interview with James Morone: how “America became a nation with the soul of a church.” Anna Rubin comments on the new exhibit at The Smithsonian "W...

  • Added: May 27, 2005
  • Length: 29:02
Cold War: Cool Medium
From: Talking History
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Interview with Thomas Doherty author of Cold War: Cool Medium, topical commentary and regular features on History in the News, and our Site of the ...

  • Added: May 27, 2005
  • Length: 29:00
William Clark
From: Talking History
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Interview with Landon Jones on the life of William Clark, plus topical history news and commentary.

  • Added: May 27, 2005
  • Length: 29:00
UPDATED RELEASE: Security Check: Confronting Today's Global Threats
From: The Stanley Foundation
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Updated NON-Collaboration version of the documentary "Security Check: Confronting Today's Global Threats."

Bought by KSKA, WAER Syracuse, NY, KUOW, 90.5 WSNC, and WVPE


  • Added: May 24, 2005
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 5
Cowboy Campaign
From: KUT
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Modern Texas cowboys in Tin type photos

  • Added: May 11, 2005
  • Length: 07:53
Charlie Poole - You Ain't Talkin' to Me
From: Joyride Media
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Charlie Poole and the Roots of Country Music

Bought by Harford Community Radio, Prairie Public, KCMJ Community Radio, KISU, Radio New Zealand and more


  • Added: May 09, 2005
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 24
Grassroots Goes Global
From: WFUV
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A report on grassroots organizations driving change in how big nonprofits raise funds for global causes.

  • Added: Apr 19, 2005
  • Length: 04:08
Spectrum Radio Special: China's Tech Revolution #004
From: Spectrum Radio
Series: Spectrum Radio
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A new monthly web-based technology newsmagazine takes an in-depth look at the tech revolution in China.

  • Added: Apr 17, 2005
  • Length: 01:26:04
"Security Check: Confronting Today's Global Threats" - A THINK GLOBAL Documentary Special
From: The Stanley Foundation
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Complete broadcast of the 2005 Public Radio Collabortation documentary "Security Check: Confronting Today's Global Threats"

Bought by Jefferson Public Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WETA, WKSU, KTOO and more


  • Added: Apr 14, 2005
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 16
Islamic History - Made in America
From: Hana Baba
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A long feature on the the first female-led Islamic prayer in history, and the new Progressive Muslim movement that's behind it.

Bought by KCUR


  • Added: Apr 06, 2005
  • Length: 13:41
  • Purchases: 1
Your Light Bulbs Waste Energy
From: The Environment Report
Series: Your Choice; Your Planet series
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Your incandescent light bulbs waste 95-percent of the energy they use.

Bought by KVNF, Central Florida Public Media, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., Connecticut Public (WNPR), and American Independence Radio


  • Added: Mar 22, 2005
  • Length: 04:05
  • Purchases: 5
Paternalism
From: Talking History
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Interview with David Leverenz on the transformation of the image of the role and image of the father. Raymond Geselbracht comments on the relations...

  • Added: Mar 06, 2005
  • Length: 29:00
No Turning Back
From: Talking History
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Interview with Estelle Freedman, author of No Turning Back: The History of Feminism and the Future of Women. Commentary: Spinning the Casualties: ...

Bought by KQED and KUHB


  • Added: Mar 06, 2005
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2

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