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From: Journeys to Love
Series: Love Is History

The untold and surprising behind-the-scenes history of Walt Disney's Lady and The Tramp.

Soli Deo Gloria

From: Kate O'Connell

Caption: The organ loft at St. Anne's Church Fall River, Massachusetts

An empty church, an orphaned organ, a solo organist. Scott Lariviere is 26 years old and volunteers to try to keep a magnificent 4,500 pipe Casavan...

Bought by PRX Remix and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.

The Haunting Tale of Why Clara Barton's Memorial Was 60 Years In The Making

From: Rebecca Sheir

Caption: Did Clara Barton's ghost commune with the living?, Credit: National Park Service/Clara Barton NHS

A so-called spiritual medium, Clara Barton’s so-called spirit, and the man whose dedication swayed him to fall for an elaborate swindle.

Island Stories The Scotch Bonnet Republic Part 4

From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand

Caption: J.B. Gaskill of Ocracoke Island, North Carolina., Credit: Charles McGuigan

Ocracoke Island North Carolina is the Key West of the mid-Atlantic. It's far removed from the mainland and the Outer Banks, surrounded by water, on...

Carrots help you see in the dark

From: Don Hill
Series: Xpressions

XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.

Bought by Key Radio KEYK 89.3 FM

Descendant Of Three Founding Fathers Keeps American History Alive

From: Rebecca Sheir

Caption: Laura Belman's family tree includes three Declaration signers., Credit: Rebecca Sheir

Laura Belman is descended from three signers of the Declaration of Independence, and is working to preserve the history of early Washington, D.C.

Francis Scott Key: Lawyer, Layman, Tone-Deaf Lyricist?

From: Rebecca Sheir

Caption: Francis Scott Key (shown here in a portrait by Theodor Horydczak) was far more than just the author of what would become our national anthem., Credit: Library of Congress

Turns out the author of our national anthem could very well have been nicknamed "Francis Scott Off-Key."

Bought by KUOW

50 Year Ago, D.C. Introduced The Beatles On Stage and On Air

From: Rebecca Sheir

Not only was Washington, D.C., the site of The Beatles' first full North American concert in 1964... It was also the first North American city to a...

Maryland Town Celebrates Its 15 Hours Of Fame

From: Rebecca Sheir

Caption: After fleeing Washington, D.C., during the War of 1812, President James Madison spent the night in this Brookeville home, supposedly making Brookeville “U.S. Capital for a Day.” , Credit: Washington Post

Andy Warhol once said: "In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes." But in this town, you'll meet people who claim that in the pa...

Racing to Save D.C.'s Oldest Federal Monuments

From: Rebecca Sheir

Caption: The boundary stones are the oldest federal monuments in D.C. (and Virginia)., Credit: Stephen Powers

Washington's oldest monuments have nearly been forgotten. But a group of engineers, preservationists and history buffs is racing to change that.

Library Of Congress Preserves A Treasure Trove... Underground (short version)

From: Rebecca Sheir

Caption: The Packard Campus is roughly 500,000 square feet, built into the side of a mountain in Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains., Credit: Library of Congress/Matt Raymond

What do you get when you take a former Cold War bunker and fill it with the world’s largest collection of films, TV shows, radio broadcasts and sou...

Is Virginia Really For Lovers?

From: Rebecca Sheir

The real story behind one of the most famous tourism slogans of all time.

Bought by WTJU, PRX Remix, and New Hampshire Public Radio

Remembering the Subtle Signs of Segregation

From: Rebecca Sheir

Caption: This rough sketch for a children's book drew one D.C. native into a mystery regarding “Colored Only” signs in D.C. in the 1930s. , Credit: Rebecca Sheir

A well-meaning illustration in a children's book sparks controversy over segregation in the nation's capital in the 1930s.

Bought by Listenwise, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and WRST-FM Oshkosh

From Scott Joplin to Super Mario Bros.: Making Old-Time Piano New Again

From: Rebecca Sheir

Caption: At age 29, Martin Spitznagel is the World Champion of Old-Time Piano Playing., Credit: Martin Spitznagel

A 20-something pianist is making old-time piano new again... with a little help from Darth Vader and Super Mario Bros.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, PRX Remix, KUOW, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio

Injera Bread & Shark Meat: Tasting Ethiopia & Jamaica

From: Rebecca Sheir
Series: Soundbites: A Series On Food

Caption: At RAS, you can order Caribbean food (like the Bake and Shark, left) or Ethiopian cuisine (like the vegetarian platter, right)., Credit: Rebecca Sheir

What happens when Africa and the Caribbean culinarily collide in the U.S. capital? Dig in and find out!

The House That Beer -- and Pyrophobia -- Built

From: Rebecca Sheir

Caption: There's quite a story behind D.C.'s first fireproof residence..., Credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/josepha/2977738045/

After losing a home and two breweries to fire, one German beermaker vowed not to let history repeat itself... and built an extraordinary house that...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio

Giving the House of Representatives a Human Face

From: Rebecca Sheir

Caption: Nicholas Longworth's gavel is among the treasures curated and conserved by the House of Representatives' very first curator., Credit: Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives

Meet the very first curator of the U.S. House of Representatives collection... 4,000 artifacts strong.

Bought by Louisville Public Media, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and PRX Remix

How the White House Got Its Name

From: Rebecca Sheir

Caption: Dr. Clarence Lusane is author of The Black History of the White House., Credit: Rebecca Sheir

Hint: It doesn't have a whole lot to do with paint swatches...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, PRX Remix, and New Hampshire Public Radio

The "Curse" of the Hope Diamond

From: Rebecca Sheir

Caption: Does bad luck befall everyone who's owned the infamous Hope Diamond?, Credit: The Smithsonian

Is the world's most famous diamond... cursed?

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and PRX Remix

Digging up the West Coast's first fraternity

From: Becky Palmstrom

Caption: Photograph of the first fraternity on the West Coast.

It turns out fraternities are not just popular in pop culture, but are as old as America itself. Dr Laurie Wilkie and Dr Grahaeme Hesp offer a hist...

Bought by PRX Remix