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Caption: Alcatraz Prison, where Whitey Bulger was incarcerated from 1959 to 1962., Credit: cliff1066/Flickr
What many people outside Massachusetts don't know is that the brother of reputed Boston mob boss Whitey Bulger, Billy Bulger, was similarly powerfu...

  • Added: May 29, 2013
  • Length: 02:24
Caption: U.S. Congressmen Charlie Rangel
The 2nd in a series of Conversation with the Newsmakers from around our region.

  • Added: Apr 21, 2013
  • Length: 21:11
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At the 1896 Democratic Convention, Bryan gave a speech that electrified his party and won him the nomination. His “Cross of Gold” speech is known t...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, The Story, PRX Remix, KUT and more


  • Added: Oct 16, 2012
  • Length: 07:11
  • Purchases: 7
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Alben Barkley served in Congress for close to 40 years and was Harry Truman’s vice president from 1948-1952. Though he wanted to be President himse...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, PRX Remix, WDET Detroit Public Radio, and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Oct 16, 2012
  • Length: 07:25
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani at the National Press Club, Sep. 6, 2011, Credit: Al Teich
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, assessed the state of U.S. security in the 10 years since the September 11 terrorist attacks at a National Pre...

  • Added: Sep 06, 2011
  • Length: 54:00
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Tom Hoffman and Nathan Sooy of Clean Water Action (cleanwateraction.org) discuss how Marcellus Shale drilling affects water sources. Then Darryl M...

  • Added: Mar 21, 2011
  • Length: 50:00
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Heba Morayef reports from Tahrir Square, where the crowd is celebrating after the announcement that President Hosni Mubarak has stepped down.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 11, 2011
  • Length: 01:06
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Reagan National Airport was almost permanently closed in the days after the 9/11 attacks., Credit: WikiCommons
How one Congressman's bald-faced bluff saved Reagan National from permanent closure.

  • Added: Sep 09, 2010
  • Length: 06:07
Caption: Hidden Histories
One thing to bear in mind as we approach the end of ‘Confederate History month’ -- the slaughter of the civil war failed in many ways to solve the ...

  • Added: Apr 26, 2010
  • Length: 02:00
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Between 4 and 6 million of American do not live in the U.S.A. Voters among them can play a decisive role in the upcoming elections.

  • Added: Oct 24, 2008
  • Length: 15:47
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I asked "Who Do You Think Should Be The Next President?" To People Around my school.

  • Added: Oct 16, 2008
  • Length: 02:26
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When will Armstrong Park Open? No One, including the city seems to know.

  • Added: Apr 22, 2008
  • Length: 06:46
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Comic book artist Frank Miller believes patriotism is a value that?s critical to our national security.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, and KJZZ


  • Added: Jan 30, 2007
  • Length: 03:36
  • Purchases: 3
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1976 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Mairead Maguire recalls her peace work in Northern Ireland and in this 2006 interview talks with host Carol Boss ab...

Bought by KCNP, Radio Baha'i, WLGI, KUNM, and KDUR


  • Added: Oct 24, 2006
  • Length: 29:02
  • Purchases: 4
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great pro peace performance by Ginsberg

Bought by KZYX and KUNM


  • Added: Mar 23, 2005
  • Length: 04:16
  • Purchases: 2
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Downwinder affected by the radiocative fallout from test at Nevada Test Site

Bought by KUER, PRX Remix, WYSO, and WMPG


  • Added: May 28, 2004
  • Length: 02:46
  • Purchases: 4