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Transparent Body Armor
From: Ears Adrift
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Ears Adrift's MC2 Sonja Wickard interviews scientists at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory about the advancements in body armor technology.

  • Added: Nov 05, 2020
  • Length: 08:03
The Big Pond #20: Hessian Barracks in Maryland
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
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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
POLICING THE NATION’S CAPITAL
From: Michelle Harven
Series: Legacy
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Gary Hankins is recruited from the air force during the Vietnam War to become a D.C. police officer.

Bought by KUER and PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 30, 2018
  • Length: 15:30
  • Purchases: 2
RDD: A Piece of History
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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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
The Triangle Seagals
From: Mary Samouelian
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The Triangle Seagals, WAVES national unit #144 is a North Carolina based women’s organization for active, former active, retired, and reservists. F...

  • Added: Jul 17, 2016
  • Length: 36:27
Birds of a Feather
From: Israel Story
Caption: "Yoram" aiming at one of his soon-to-be crow victims.
Every summer tourists flock to the beautiful beaches of Eilat, Israel. But in the past thirty years, a new kind of tourist has made its way down so...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis and PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 25, 2015
  • Length: 12:49
  • Purchases: 2
Author Siobhan Fallon and “You Know When the Men Are Gone”
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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Siobhan’s debut collection of short stories is that most unusual of war books. It's not about the battlefields. Most of the stories take place at F...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Mar 16, 2013
  • Length: 10:05
  • Purchases: 1
New Voices
From: War News Radio
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News and features on the wars in Libya, Iraq and Afghanistan

  • Added: May 27, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
Pearl Harbor...Generational Perspectives
From: Phil Mariage
Series: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
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3 Generations compare their perspectives on this very important day in history

Bought by WMUU-LP, 'The Sea', WXDU, and KVSC


  • Added: Dec 05, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
Isn't That Something?
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Some say the war in Afghanistan accomplished nothing.

  • Added: Jun 23, 2010
  • Length: :40
Draft Dodgers Gun Down Sheriff
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Draft Dodgers shot the sheriff --- and his posse

  • Added: Mar 12, 2010
  • Length: :30
Jailed for Starting a Dog Fight
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
A man went to jail for starting a dog fight.

  • Added: Feb 04, 2010
  • Length: :34
A Misplaced Sense of Moral Responsibility
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Where but in American could a man start a war that kills a million or so people and not be castigated as much as another man who cheats on his wife?

  • Added: Feb 01, 2010
  • Length: :28
Preparing for Iraq
From: Arndt Peltner
Caption: Arndt Peltner
The National Training Center at Fort Irwin, California, prepares the troops

  • Added: Jan 23, 2009
  • Length: 21:29
Why Fight A War That Cannot Be Won?
From: The humble Farmer
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Why would a leader destroy a country he claims to love?

Bought by Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920


  • Added: Oct 28, 2008
  • Length: :49
  • Purchases: 1
A Definition of Propaganda
From: The humble Farmer
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Truth is not as important as winning

Bought by Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920


  • Added: Oct 19, 2008
  • Length: 01:27
  • Purchases: 1
A Side Benefit of Unemployment
From: The humble Farmer
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Unemployment is handy when there is no draft

  • Added: Oct 09, 2008
  • Length: :20
Catch-22
From: The humble Farmer
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war and business

Bought by Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920


  • Added: Sep 25, 2008
  • Length: 01:17
  • Purchases: 1
Coo Coo
From: The humble Farmer
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The War On Terror

  • Added: Sep 14, 2008
  • Length: 04:04
How To Prepare For Your Army Physical
From: The humble Farmer
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There is a right way and a wrong way

  • Added: Sep 03, 2008
  • Length: :34
I Have A Plan
From: The humble Farmer
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How to get out of doing something that you should do.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 20, 2008
  • Length: :51
  • Purchases: 1
Black Gold
From: War News Radio
Caption: PRX default Piece image
This week, War News Radio presents the second of a series of shows that will explore the big questions still unanswered about the situation in Iraq...

Bought by KXOT Public Radio and KGOU


  • Added: Apr 04, 2008
  • Length: 29:02
  • Purchases: 2
Riding out the Storm
From: War News Radio
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We hear from Iraqi refugees in Syria and Jordan and look at how their lives are changing.

Bought by KXOT Public Radio and KGOU


  • Added: Mar 07, 2008
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Good Soldiers All
From: Dick Meister
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A commentary about the supporting roles played by me and my teen and pre-teen buddies on the World War II Home Front.

  • Added: Oct 29, 2007
  • Length: 04:17
Coming Out Against the Odds
From: Outright Radio
Series: Outright Radio Series 2004
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Coming Out Against the Odds ? stories of folks who put their lives and careers at risk to be gay.

Bought by North State Public Radio, KUT-HD, KQED, WGBH Radio Boston, and KUOW


  • Added: Jan 12, 2005
  • Length: 57:56
  • Purchases: 5