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Once a Marine
From: Gretta Herzog
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Bill recalls his time spent in the U.S. Marine Corps.

  • Added: Nov 14, 2012
  • Length: 02:51
Up All Night with an Elderly Parent
From: Emily Berman
Caption: Jane Beard, of Silver Spring, Maryland
Now that her kids are grown up, it's not them keeping Jane up at night—it's her father.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 02, 2012
  • Length: 04:26
  • Purchases: 1
WorldCanvass
From: Joan Kjaer
Series: WorldCanvass
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Conversations and live musical performance based on international themes. This month's program is about human rights.

  • Added: Jun 05, 2012
  • Length: 02:03:38
Veterans Turning Towards Peace (Peace Talks Radio) [29:00]
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
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Conversations with two U.S. Military Veterans who have chosen different paths for peaceful action in the years following their military service. F...

Bought by KGNU Community Radio, Radio Baha'i, WLGI, and KUNM


  • Added: Mar 22, 2012
  • Length: 29:02
  • Purchases: 3
Veterans Turning Towards Peace (Peace Talks Radio) [59:00 / 54:00]
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
Caption: Erik Gustafson, EPIC (lower right), Nabil Musa, Nature Iraq, (on computer) and Iraqi Youth Hike participants viewing wildlife photos from a camera trap near Mount Peramagroon, northwest of the city of Sulaimani, Iraq. , Credit: EPIC
Conversations with two U.S. Military Veterans who have chosen different paths for peaceful action in the years following their military service. F...

Bought by KUOW, KUOW, KUOW, and KUOW


  • Added: Mar 09, 2012
  • Length: 59:03
  • Purchases: 4
A Conversation with Tim O'Brien
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Tim O'Brien, who served in Vietnam, talks his novel (and Big Read selection) The Things They Carried and how fiction can often tell a deeper trut...

Bought by KPIP-LP, RadioFreePalmer, and KBBI Alaska


  • Added: Nov 10, 2011
  • Length: 29:35
  • Purchases: 3
The Homefront
From: War News Radio
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News and features on the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya.

Bought by WJCT


  • Added: Aug 19, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Remembering Hondros
From: War News Radio
Caption: Chris Hondros in Libya, Credit: John Moore (Getty Images)
News and features on the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Libya.

  • Added: Jun 21, 2011
  • Length: 07:57
“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” repeal a victory for local servicewomen
From: KALW
Caption: Retired Navy Commander Zoe Dunning rides in the SF Pride Parade as Celebrity Grand Marshal in 2010., Credit: Anthony Loverde
It’s been less than a year since “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” was repealed, and soon, gays and lesbians can come out – or go in – to the military withou...

Bought by KRCB 104.9


  • Added: May 25, 2011
  • Length: 06:43
  • Purchases: 1
The Backpack
From: Littleglobe
Caption: Photo by: mL., Flickr
Israeli United World College student, Nofar Hamrani, shares her moving story about growing up in the Gaza Strip. She begins her story with a famil...

Bought by Radijojo World Children's Radio Network and PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 06, 2011
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 2
When Former Enemies Sit Down and Talk About World War II
From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
Caption: Japanese WWII Propaganda
A Japanese student got fellow students from England, France, the USA, Germany, China and Japan to tell each other what World War II meant to them, ...

Bought by WMPG


  • Added: Dec 06, 2010
  • Length: 10:01
  • Purchases: 1
Making Peace With Ourselves in Troubled Times - Peace Talks Radio (58:30 / 53:30)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
Caption: Eric Kolvig, Credit: Dave Herman
Conversation with meditation teacher Eric Kolvig (Ph.D) and counselor/therapist Reyna Luna about coping with inner conflict, in light of terrorist ...

Bought by WUFT, KUOW, KUOW, and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 07, 2010
  • Length: 58:33
  • Purchases: 4
Miep Gies: Protector of Anne Frank Dies at 100 (19:00 Lecture Excerpt)
From: Paul Ingles
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Miep Gies, the Austrian woman whose family protected the family of Anne Frank during World War II and who found Anne's diary scattered on the floor...

  • Added: Jan 14, 2010
  • Length: 19:01
The Ribbon Demonstration
From: KVNF
Series: Mystics Almanac
Caption: Navigating Life with Science and Soul
The Ribbon Demonstration, on the 40th anniversary of Hiroshima - what people could not bear to lose in a nuclear war.

  • Added: Oct 06, 2009
  • Length: 05:14
Half Mast
From: War News Radio
Caption: Lowering the flag on Memorial Day, Credit: Elizabeth Threlkeld
News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

  • Added: May 29, 2009
  • Length: 28:56
WNR: Iraqis Reflect on Iraq War's 6th Anniversary
From: War News Radio
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From "Six Years In" (March 20, 2009): War News Radio hears from two Baghdad residents about how the Iraq War has shaped their country.

Bought by CKMO


  • Added: Mar 20, 2009
  • Length: 05:06
  • Purchases: 1
WNR: Sgt. Chuck's Tour of Iraq
From: War News Radio
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From "Six Years In" (March 20, 2009): War News Radio features the story of an U.S. soldier who found himself in the Sunni Triangle in April of 2003.

  • Added: Mar 20, 2009
  • Length: 06:24
WNR: The Iraq War, in Verse
From: War News Radio
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From "Pen to Paper" (March 13, 2009): War News Radio looks at the experiences of soldier-poets, who are shaping their memories of serving in the Ir...

Bought by Kansas Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 12, 2009
  • Length: 09:52
  • Purchases: 1
Writing, War and Fictitious Creatures
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: PRX default Piece image
With tenacious willpower, 24 year-old Brad Watts writes short stories to help him cope with stress.

  • Added: Mar 05, 2009
  • Length: 06:27
This I Believe - TJ Turner
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Soldier TJ Turner believes fighting the war on terror should include restoring hope in children.

Bought by WEZU and WEZU


  • Added: Jan 05, 2009
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
This I Believe - Veterans Day Feature
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Veterans from World War I through the Iraq War discuss how their combat experiences shaped their beliefs.

Bought by WUTC, KKWE Niijii Radio, WEZU, KBGA 89.9 FM, Vocalo.org and more


  • Added: Nov 10, 2008
  • Length: 05:59
  • Purchases: 6
The Power to Change
From: Pulse of Portland Music Project
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A collection of dreams, goals, and aspirations of people who wish to make a differnece in our world.

  • Added: Oct 30, 2008
  • Length: 02:17
Working Women
From: War News Radio
Series: Out of Work
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Unemployment in Iraq

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and Marfa Public Radio


  • Added: May 09, 2008
  • Length: 08:07
  • Purchases: 2
A Wink and a Nod
From: War News Radio
Series: Out of Work
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Unemployment in Iraq

  • Added: May 09, 2008
  • Length: 04:23
This I Believe - Aileen Mory
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Listener Aileen Mory believes democracy is a shared responsibility -- especially during a time of war.

Bought by WEZU and WEZU


  • Added: May 07, 2008
  • Length: 03:52
  • Purchases: 2