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Who knew antiquing could be such a rush? The producers of Antiques Roadshow
From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
Series: Audacious with Chion Wolf
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On this episode of Audacious: What goes into producing an episode of Antiques Roadshow? And what does it feel like to find out your heirloom is wor...

  • Added: Feb 21, 2024
  • Length: 50:01
The Democratic Party
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101
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How did the party that supported slavery become the party that nominated our first African-American president?

  • Added: Nov 07, 2023
  • Length: 19:25
Bruce Patterson – "Old Time Tales of Anderson Valley"
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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Originally Broadcast: August 30, 2006 Walking Tractor And Other Tales of Old Anderson Valley Stories of the days that no longer exist in rural ar...

  • Added: Oct 27, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
Japanese American Internment
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101
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In 1942, FDR authorized the removal and relocation of anyone in certain military areas. The result? The incarceration of over 120,000 people of Jap...

  • Added: Jul 21, 2021
  • Length: 30:15
The Chinese Exclusion Act
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101
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Between 1882 and 1965, the vast majority of would-be Chinese immigrants were banned from the U.S..

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Jul 21, 2021
  • Length: 26:40
  • Purchases: 2
Episode 149: Dr. Parkman Is Missing
From: Criminal
Series: Criminal
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In the mid-1800s, Harvard Medical School had a reputation for being a “den of body snatchers.” And then, in November 1849, the school’s most promin...

  • Added: Dec 16, 2020
  • Length: 36:45
Montgomery to East New York
From: Brooklyn Public Library
Series: "Borrowed" Podcast from Brooklyn Public Library
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We dig into the history of a once-unacknowledged African burial ground in East New York, Brooklyn, and ask how a new library branch can honor that ...

  • Added: Nov 18, 2020
  • Length: 33:36
The Republican Party
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101
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How did the party of Lincoln become the party of Trump?

  • Added: Sep 30, 2020
  • Length: 23:12
The BBC Domesday Project
From: Sean Haas
Series: Advent of Computing
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In 1986 the BBC released a comprehensive survey of Britain. Burned onto two LaserDiscs, the early computer encyclopedia was a technological marvel.

  • Added: Dec 28, 2019
  • Length: 33:04
Work in Progress
From: Brooklyn Public Library
Series: "Borrowed" Podcast from Brooklyn Public Library
Caption: Borrowed, from Brooklyn Public Library, Credit: Meryl Friedman
From “the most expensive pigeon roost in the world” to one of the world’s most unique libraries, Brooklyn’s Central Library has many stories to tel...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 26, 2019
  • Length: 23:01
  • Purchases: 1
Census
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101
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It's about people, money and power.

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KVNF, WNYO, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 04, 2019
  • Length: 19:28
  • Purchases: 4
Primaries and Caucuses
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101
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Choosing who we're gonna choose.

Bought by WNYO and PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 04, 2019
  • Length: 27:34
  • Purchases: 2
85: Two Penny Hangover
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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In the late 19th century, London had the beginnings of homeless shelters. They weren't always comfortable (try sleeping in a four-penny coffin), bu...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 24, 2019
  • Length: 04:42
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 122: Professor Quaalude
From: Criminal
Series: Criminal
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John Buettner-Janusch was one of the first Americans to study lemurs. He held prestigious faculty positions at Yale, Duke and NYU, before surprisin...

  • Added: Oct 08, 2019
  • Length: 28:12
Starter Kit: Checks and Balances
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101
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The glue that slows us down and holds us together.

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KWMR, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 06, 2019
  • Length: 15:34
  • Purchases: 3
The Untold Story of African American History in St. Cloud, Minnesota with Christopher Lehman
From: KVSC
Series: Untold Stories of Central Minnesota
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In today’s installment of the Untold Stories of Central Minnesota, Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack talks with SCSU Ethic Studies Pro...

  • Added: Jun 24, 2019
  • Length: 27:49
53: Barbed Wire Phones
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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One more example of how farmers MacGyver everything. No phone lines? Use the fence.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 04, 2019
  • Length: 03:42
  • Purchases: 1
Clyde Bellecourt
From: Bois Forte Tribal Community Radio
Series: Native Spirituality Circle
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Clyde Bellecourt talks about his experiences with AIM, native american culture and heritage.

  • Added: Dec 18, 2018
  • Length: 04:20
How Sputnik Sent Women to College
From: Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University
Series: Ways & Means "Shorts"
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Today, women outnumber men on college campuses, but that wasn't always the case. Before the 1960s, colleges routinely used gender quotas to suppres...

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


  • Added: Apr 13, 2018
  • Length: 04:17
  • Purchases: 3
Drowned at Sea
From: Barry Lam
Series: Hi-Phi Nation
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This week, we look at how a religious cult of number worshipers on the Italian coast gave rise to modern science, mathematics, philosophy, and musi...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 22, 2018
  • Length: 30:09
  • Purchases: 1
Turn of Phrase
From: Rosa Olson McKenzie
Series: Google It, Bitch
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We explore the origins of your favorite cliches.

  • Added: Aug 03, 2017
  • Length: 39:15
2017 Anniversaries - Part 1
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Hear what happened this week in rock-n-roll history to lay the groundwork for today's musical landscape.

Bought by WOUB, KSRQ, 89.1 Trapper Radio KNWT, and KSKQ


  • Added: Dec 15, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
277-Old Girl
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Imagine a telescope old enough for Senior Citizen discounts, which has traveled between mountains, and started life with a metal mirror measuring o...

Bought by KRSC, WLPR , KUPR low power FM, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, KENW and more


  • Added: Aug 13, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8
The Search for Fort Holes, Dakota Conflict Era Settlers Fort, Begins on the SCSU Campus
From: KVSC
Series: Untold Stories of Central Minnesota
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Today’s Untold Stories of Central Minnesota is about a critical St. Cloud building that hasn’t existed for over 100 years and the Minnesota Histori...

  • Added: Sep 21, 2015
  • Length: 29:45
Classic Rock Originals - Part Two
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Pt. 2 from last week's show! Get your fill on who ORIGINALLY wrote your favorite classic rock songs with Dr. Joe Burns and Monique Gregoire. The hi...

Bought by KSKQ and KSRQ


  • Added: Jul 06, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2