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Phyllis Wilson, a retired Army veteran of 37 years and President of the Military Women’s Memorial Foundation, joins us to talk about the Memorial a...
- Added: Mar 23, 2021
- Length: 42:48
David M. Rubenstein, author of The American Story, visionary cofounder of The Carlyle Group, and host of Bloomberg TV’s The David Rubenstein Show r...
- Added: Sep 13, 2020
- Length: 20:39
World Footprints will uncover the stories behind the story of the Green Book and we’ll explore Rochester, New York’s rich African-American heritage .
- Added: Feb 20, 2020
- Length: 37:09
Tarik Moore always enjoyed nature. So when he found an outdoorsy community, it led to new adventures—like becoming a member of the first all-Black ...
Bought by KRZA and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.
- Added: Jan 29, 2020
- Length: 18:46
- Purchases: 2
The World Pieces Expedition hops on the bus and takes a ride to Detroit. Host Jason Kladiva takes listeners on his bus journey but discovers the v...
- Added: Jul 01, 2019
- Length: 06:49
The one-hour documentary features excerpts from three interviews that capture the essence of immigrant experiences in the US. Each interviewee talk...
Bought by KRWG, KAAD-LP, KKRN, Spokane Public Radio, Nevada Public Radio and more
- Added: Apr 30, 2019
- Length: 54:30
- Purchases: 7
Will Turner of Richmond, Virginia now holds the world record for the number of Ironman triathlons completed in a single calendar year—Sixty one. ...
- Added: Mar 05, 2019
- Length: 27:16
Will Turner is the Real Iron Man. No special effects, no suit of armor, no comic book fiction. Will is the genuine article. He now holds the world ...
- Added: Jan 16, 2019
- Length: 26:14
Will Turner is the Real Iron Man. No special effects, no suit of armor, no comic book fiction, He’s the genuine article. He now holds the world rec...
- Added: Dec 31, 2018
- Length: 15:04
"May The Road Rise Up To Meet You, And May The Wind Stop Blowing In Your Face" and "The Moon And The Possum"
A special edition of HumaNature forma...
Bought by KSTK
- Added: Mar 08, 2018
- Length: 28:14
- Purchases: 1
After breaking his back, doctors told Gary Havener he would never walk again. So…he decided to run.
Bought by Boise State Public Radio, KUER, and KRZA
- Added: May 12, 2017
- Length: 16:09
- Purchases: 3
Kaity Kasper does not wear her heart on her sleeve. But her right arm tells a tale. From wrist to shoulder, this appendage bears a polychromatic na...
- Added: Mar 17, 2017
- Length: 27:28
Christina Lee should have been having the time of her life. Instead, she was stressed and lonely. Until she decided to run away from the rat race…a...
- Added: Apr 20, 2016
- Length: 17:24
- Purchases: 2
An incredible story of a cancer survivor that goes on to do the impossible.
- Added: Dec 12, 2015
- Length: 34:49
Patrick Dobson was stuck in his life, so he decided to take a trip by canoe from Montana to Missouri. Only he had never canoed before.
- Added: Nov 17, 2015
- Length: 19:19
- Purchases: 2
Whenever I travel, I always hear heaps of worries/warnings.
Are they actually valid? That’s what we find out.
- Added: Sep 13, 2015
- Length: 13:01
- Added: May 12, 2013
- Length: 29:03
- Purchases: 1
This week, our stories are all about the power of friendship. Stories by George McLeod, Pat Gillum, and Susan Elder. True stories told by the South...
- Added: Oct 07, 2012
- Length: 29:00
On this week's show, our writers all grapple with expectations of others or themselves. Stories by Martin Ferguson, Anne Owings Wilson, and Richard...
- Added: Sep 29, 2012
- Length: 29:00
Chef Miles James is featured on our Tin Roof Project #20, a monthly special series where well-known Southerners bring their own true stories to lif...
- Added: Jun 01, 2012
- Length: 29:00
One night in May of 2007, a tornado wiped Greensburg, Kansas, off the map. The town's residents have decided to not only resurrect the town, but to...
Bought by KUER, WRKF, KACU, KTSW 89.9, KUNC & The Colorado Sound and more
- Added: Mar 31, 2010
- Length: 53:53
- Purchases: 29
Photographer John Burcham's tale of traversing the Alaska Range on foot with friends and the perils of loneliness
- Added: Apr 07, 2008
- Length: 22:05
Two friends recount their story of traveling in Laos and one spectacularly bad idea, building a bamboo raft.
- Added: Jan 23, 2008
- Length: 24:24
Photographer Blake Gordon cycles through South America hoping to capture the quintessential photo that illustrates his travels. But travel by bike ...
- Added: Jan 07, 2008
- Length: 26:47
Photographer Corey Rich tells us his favorite stories behind his photographs
- Added: Dec 20, 2007
- Length: 25:42
