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In The Time of The Butterflies: A Big Read Documentary
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: The Big Read
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A radio program featuring author Julia Alvarez along with Neko Case, Edwidge Danticat, and Junot Diaz, among others.

Bought by KMUN, Kansas Public Radio, KPIP-LP, KQED, and KRZA


  • Added: Aug 16, 2011
  • Length: 29:55
  • Purchases: 5
San Francisco Stories from StoryCorps and KALW: Congresswoman Speier remembers the Jonestown Massacre
From: KALW
Caption: Brian Perkins with San Mateo Congresswoman Jackie Speier, Credit: Photo courtesy StoryCorps
San Mateo Congresswoman Jackie Speier has lived quite an eventful life. But arguably the most remarkable event happened during her time spent as a ...

  • Added: Apr 11, 2011
  • Length: 07:43
Andrew Shapter - The Teller & The Truth
From: Abigail Mahnke, host of Inner Views
Caption: The Teller & The Truth
Andrew is a filmmaker whose credits include Happiness Is and Before the Music Dies. Andrew is working on a new film, The Teller and the Truth, abou...

  • Added: Mar 03, 2011
  • Length: 27:22
Doomed Island
From: peter stock
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The heart-wrenching true tale of a South Pacific island paradise that commits ecological suicide.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis and KUT


  • Added: Feb 02, 2011
  • Length: 23:02
  • Purchases: 2
The 2nd Most Haunted House In D.C.
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: D.C.'s Octagon House is legendary for its ghostly lore., Credit: Rebecca Sheir
A ghostly tour of Washington, D.C.'s second-most haunted house, where many a thing may -- or may not -- go bump in the night...

Bought by KUOW and PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 22, 2010
  • Length: 06:11
  • Purchases: 2
The Ghost of Heffron Hall with Patrick Marek Part 2
From: KQAL
Series: Don't Cha Know
Caption: Heffron Hall at St. Mary's University
In part two of our visit with Patrick Marek on the Ghost of Heffron Hall we learn of haunted happenings at the location itself. We also get to hear...

  • Added: Oct 23, 2010
  • Length: 24:34
The Ghost of Heffron Hall with Patrick Marek Part 1
From: KQAL
Series: Don't Cha Know
Caption: Heffron Hall at St. Mary's University
Special Guest Patrick Marek stops by KQAL to discuss the legendary ghost of Heffron Hall at St. Mary's University in Winona MN. This haunt has been...

  • Added: Oct 23, 2010
  • Length: 21:30
The Near Death of Reagan National Airport After 9/11
From: David Schultz
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
Advertising for Love in Old New York
From: Emma Jacobs
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Historian and blogger Pam Epstein why 19th century Americans turned to the personals.

Bought by KUT and WILL


  • Added: Feb 03, 2010
  • Length: 06:38
  • Purchases: 2
A Warm Day In Berlin
From: Dick Meister
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It was 20 years ago this month the Berlin Wall finally fell. But I still recall the incredibly intense atmosphere I witnessed in the days just afte...

  • Added: Nov 01, 2009
  • Length: 03:50
When the Spam hit the fan in Nam
From: Rich Halten
Caption: House in Hue where GI broadcasters made their stand
A Veteran's Day flashback to two tales of survival from one historic battle

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, WRST-FM Oshkosh, PRX Remix, KUT, and KUOW


  • Added: Oct 19, 2009
  • Length: 10:36
  • Purchases: 5
Lizzie Borden
From: WHRV
Series: Halloween Haunts
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The Legend of Lizzie Borden

Bought by KICI Iowa City, RadioStPete Florida, 'The Sea', WPSU, KPIK-LP and more


  • Added: Sep 22, 2009
  • Length: 02:02
  • Purchases: 15
Killer Al
From: WHRV
Series: Halloween Haunts
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A patient seeks revenge on an evil doctor.

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, 'The Sea', WPSU, WCBE, KKWE Niijii Radio and more


  • Added: Sep 22, 2009
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 10
Mary Celeste
From: WHRV
Series: Halloween Haunts
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The Mary Celeste ghost ship

Bought by KICI Iowa City, KZMU Moab Community Radio, 'The Sea', WPSU, WCBE and more


  • Added: Sep 22, 2009
  • Length: 02:02
  • Purchases: 11
The Guardian of the Murder House
From: Michael Paul Mason
Caption: The Villisca Axe Murder House
A riveting and haunting journey into one of America's most sensational murder mysteries.

Bought by KVSC, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., Marfa Public Radio, KPIK-LP, KFAI Minneapolis and more


  • Added: Feb 28, 2009
  • Length: 22:29
  • Purchases: 10
Ghosts of Gary
From: Robin Amer
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The story of one abandoned movie theater is the story of this very post-industrial city. People haunt places, and places haunt people.

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KUT, PRX Remix, and Third Coast Festival/Re:sound (Outside Purchaser)


  • Added: Jan 10, 2009
  • Length: 19:14
  • Purchases: 4
West Frankfort Mine Disaster
From: Chris Yoars
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This documentary tells the story of the 1951 West Frankfort Mine disaster in which 119 men were killed in an explosion on the last shift before the...

Bought by KRZA, KPIK-LP, NPR Illinois, WMMT, KUT and more


  • Added: Dec 01, 2008
  • Length: 16:21
  • Purchases: 6
The Tragedy of JULIUS CAESAR
From: Craig Wichman
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The true, timeless story of the ever-shifting lines between governance and oppresion, political action and violence.

Bought by PRX to iTunes, WAMU, and Marfa Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 26, 2008
  • Length: 59:09
  • Purchases: 3
The Rapping Ft. Eustis Ghost
From: WHRV
Series: Halloween Haunts
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The Rapping Ft. Eustis Ghost

Bought by 'The Sea', WPSU, WCBE, KKWE Niijii Radio, WLPR and more


  • Added: Jul 27, 2007
  • Length: 02:02
  • Purchases: 7
The Hay-Adams Hotel
From: WHRV
Series: Halloween Haunts
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The Hay-Adams Hotel

Bought by WPSU, 'The Sea', WPSU, WCBE, KKWE Niijii Radio and more


  • Added: Jul 27, 2007
  • Length: 02:01
  • Purchases: 9
Martha Washington Inn
From: WHRV
Series: Halloween Haunts
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Martha Washington Inn

Bought by 'The Sea', WPSU, WCBE, KKWE Niijii Radio, WLPR and more


  • Added: Jul 27, 2007
  • Length: 02:02
  • Purchases: 8
The Lady in White
From: WHRV
Series: Halloween Haunts
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The Lady in White

Bought by WPSU, WPSU, WCBE, KKWE Niijii Radio, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi) and more


  • Added: Jul 27, 2007
  • Length: 01:55
  • Purchases: 6
The Telephantom
From: WHRV
Series: Halloween Haunts
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The Telephantom

Bought by WPSU, WPSU, WCBE, KKWE Niijii Radio, KUT and more


  • Added: Jul 27, 2007
  • Length: 02:02
  • Purchases: 6
Abe Lincoln's Security Check
From: WHRV
Series: Halloween Haunts
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Abe Lincoln's Security Check

Bought by WPSU, WCBE, KKWE Niijii Radio, WPSU, KUT and more


  • Added: Jul 27, 2007
  • Length: 02:02
  • Purchases: 10
York County and the Ghost Coach
From: WHRV
Series: Halloween Haunts
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York County and the Ghost Coach

Bought by WPSU, WCBE, KKWE Niijii Radio, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), and KUT


  • Added: Jul 27, 2007
  • Length: 01:57
  • Purchases: 5