PRX - Pieces for Tone: This American Life-esque

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1996 was a turning point for Burning Man. Two people were run over in their tents. And another person died in a head-on collision.

  • Added: Aug 21, 2023
  • Length: 27:08
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Dr. Lidar Sapir-Hen of Tel Aviv University introduces us to a celebrity piglet. Discovered in a Jerusalem home from the 8th century BCE, it challen...

  • Added: Feb 24, 2022
  • Length: 08:46
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Alzheimer's disease used to be a rare diagnosis. But today, more than 5.8 million Americans are living with Alzheimer's and this number is projecte...

  • Added: Jan 14, 2022
  • Length: 45:47
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What's in a name? We reflect on where we belong and what it means to be American, especially in the wake of anti-Asian hate crimes.

  • Added: Apr 06, 2021
  • Length: 52:02
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How can we make space for concerns about the vaccine and grapple with a difficult history? Infectious disease specialist Dr. Joyce Sanchez says th...

Bought by WFHB and WRFA-LP


  • Added: Mar 26, 2021
  • Length: 28:40
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: The Big Ponder, Credit: © Goethe-institut
Since World War II, there have been countless American GIs stationed at military bases all over Germany. Sylvia Cunningham and Monika Müller-Kroll ...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Mar 10, 2021
  • Length: 28:52
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Cover of Economy Hall
Join us as author Fatima Shaik uncovers the hidden history of a free Black brotherhood that was almost lost forever.

  • Added: Feb 21, 2021
  • Length: 24:52
Caption: Kelly Ingram Park, Credit: Courtesy Pixabay
Join World Footprints as we explore the story of Black Americans’ fight for freedom and equality with U.S. Civil Rights Trail guide author Deborah ...

Bought by WHFR


  • Added: Feb 15, 2021
  • Length: 30:54
  • Purchases: 1
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Today's Rough Draft Diaries celebrates Veterans Day, a holiday honoring military veterans while marking the anniversary of the end of World War I. ...

  • Added: Nov 10, 2020
  • Length: 06:12
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Chris Strachwitz is a man possessed. A “songcatcher,” capturing and recording the traditional, regional, down-home music of the US, his adopted hom...

Bought by WDCB, KICI Iowa City, WNYO, and KWMR


  • Added: Sep 11, 2019
  • Length: 29:23
  • Purchases: 4
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Historically, New Orleans is a cultural, spiritual and ethnic melting pot. In the streets, you immediately come across signs of French, Caribbean, ...

Bought by KICI Iowa City and WNYO


  • Added: Sep 04, 2019
  • Length: 13:32
  • Purchases: 2
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Arianna Skibell takes us to Battir, a pastoral village about three kilometers southwest of Jerusalem. Over the centuries, the serene landscape has ...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 27, 2019
  • Length: 19:16
  • Purchases: 1
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In this episode, producer Katie Davis profiles German-American photographer Volkmar Wentzel who was born in Dresden, Germany in 1915 before moving ...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jul 24, 2019
  • Length: 12:31
  • Purchases: 1
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It is estimated that 30,000 Hessian soldiers fought for the British during the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). Where did they come from and...

  • Added: Mar 25, 2019
  • Length: 23:47
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Coffee is more than just a beverage – it can be a jumpstart to a day at work or a relaxing afternoon with friends. This episode explores the meanin...

Bought by KICI Iowa City and KWMR


  • Added: Feb 20, 2019
  • Length: 15:56
  • Purchases: 2
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On this episode of Culture Clique the dead walk again and history comes alive. Willard Huyck sits down with Jonelle Moore and Jim Vrchota to talk a...

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: Nov 09, 2018
  • Length: 19:15
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Pea Island marker., Credit: Photo by Tonya Fitzpatrick
North Carolina’s Outer Banks offers everything from open-sea beaches, theatre, wildlife preserves and popular shipwreck diving sites to down home c...

  • Added: Aug 21, 2018
  • Length: 59:55
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We’ll say goodbye to the “Red Scare Next Door” in Evansville, Indiana and travel East to the Green Mountains of Vermont where it turns out that eve...

  • Added: Aug 10, 2018
  • Length: 58:01
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This week on The Rough Draft Diaries we're going back in time! I visit with Betty Metts the current president of The Oregon-Jerusalem Historical So...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Sep 18, 2017
  • Length: 07:20
  • Purchases: 1
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This episode of Art Beat we cover The Dinky Town Uprising, a film from the 2016 Frozen River Film Festival dealing with a 40 day and 40 night occup...

  • Added: Aug 09, 2017
  • Length: 40:28
Caption: Garden at Newmours Estate., Credit: Photo by Tonya Fitzpatrick
World Footprints will explore Wilmington, Delaware and the Brandywine Valley’s rich American history and vibrant arts and cultural scene with its E...

  • Added: Apr 18, 2017
  • Length: 59:55
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In a Rough Draft Diaries first, we're entering the world of science by learning about the past (and present) struggles of Lake Erie with the former...

  • Added: Mar 20, 2017
  • Length: 06:06
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In a Rough Draft Diaries first, we'll be entering the world of science by learning about the past (and present) struggles of Lake Erie with the for...

  • Added: Mar 13, 2017
  • Length: 05:59
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In this episode of The Rough Draft Diaries, Haley gets acquainted with one of Toledo's Jazz Icons, Clifford Murphy. Clifford is known for playing i...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 27, 2017
  • Length: 06:31
  • Purchases: 1
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In this episode of The Rough Draft Diaries, Haley gets acquainted with one of Toledo's Jazz Icons, Clifford Murphy. Clifford is known for playing i...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 21, 2017
  • Length: 05:56
  • Purchases: 1