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The Untold Story of Photographer and Historian Jay Grammond and His Project to Record World War II Stories
From: KVSC
Series: Untold Stories of Central Minnesota
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In today’s Untold Story of Central Minnesota, Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack talks with photographer and historian Jay Grammond. G...

Bought by Radio Catskill


  • Added: Jul 27, 2021
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
Top of Mind - Democracy, Scholarships, WAVES
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Topic 1 - Democracy; Topic 2 - Scholarships; Topic 3 - WAVES

Bought by KSTK


  • Added: Jun 14, 2021
  • Length: 51:47
  • Purchases: 1
Amid a 'stark' racial disparity in military academy nominations, should Congress be doing more?
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Members of the U.S. Naval Academy Class of 2021 take the oath of office to become Marine Corps second lieutenants during their May graduation and commissioning ceremony., Credit: Stacy Godfrey / U.S. Naval Academy
Advocates say more members of Congress should reach out to Black and Latino high school students and make them aware of opportunities at the elite ...

Bought by KMXT, KPBS, KCUR, North Country Public Radio, Texas Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jun 07, 2021
  • Length: 03:45
  • Purchases: 6
168: The 442nd Infantry
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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Once again we dive into a piece of history that should be explored in schools. Thousands of American born Japanese defied prejudice and hate to fig...

Bought by WRFA-LP and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: May 24, 2021
  • Length: 03:59
  • Purchases: 2
For military children, changing schools in a pandemic presents new challenges
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: At General Clarence Tinker K-8 School on MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., about four in five students are attending classes in person., Credit: Danielle Quilla / U.S. Air Force
Most military children are used to moving and changing schools. But during the COVID-19 pandemic, it can be especially hard to make friends and fee...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KPBS, Texas Public Radio, KMXT, and Colorado Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 29, 2020
  • Length: 03:32
  • Purchases: 5
The Untold Story of the Homefront Resource Center
From: KVSC
Series: Untold Stories of Central Minnesota
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In today’s Untold Story of Central Minnesota, Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack talks with Maureen Gaedy from the Homefront Resource C...

  • Added: Aug 29, 2020
  • Length: 29:35
Otras dimensiones - Diana Gómez [Cósmica]
From: HUIA Lab
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Es un espacio de diálogo sobre las relaciones históricas y nacientes entre conflictos y diseños en Colombia, Sur América.

  • Added: Jul 11, 2020
  • Length: 20:44
OC, OC, OC
From: Levingston Lewis
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Why being pepper sprayed as a Sailor is actually a good thing.

  • Added: Jan 03, 2020
  • Length: 06:24
Unbroken Promise
From: Levingston Lewis
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For over 70 years, Sailors of the Pearl Harbor attacks have been unidentifiable. The Defense POW/MIA accounting agency is part of the effort to ide...

Bought by WOUB and KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.


  • Added: Dec 06, 2019
  • Length: 06:39
  • Purchases: 2
Learning Lessons from History to Make Peace Today
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
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On this episode of Peace Talks Radio, correspondent Sarah Holtz speaks with three historians who warn against the danger of historical amnesia to p...

Bought by KCNP, Radio Baha'i, WLGI, and KUNM


  • Added: Aug 28, 2019
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 3
RDD: Us Together
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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US Together is a non-profit Refugee Resettlement Agency welcoming refugees from all over the world who are forced to seek refuge in another country...

  • Added: Aug 26, 2019
  • Length: 06:09
Unable to recruit enough techies, the military is partnering with universities and start-ups
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Duke graduate engineering student Matt Hawkins volunteers for a demonstration of a nasal ventilation tube during a class called "Hacking for Defense.", Credit: Jay Price/American Homefront
To keep up with potential adversaries such as China, the Pentagon is teaming with civilian technological innovators and trying to adopt some of the...

Bought by Texas Public Radio, WRST-FM Oshkosh, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KPBS, WUSF and more


  • Added: Feb 25, 2019
  • Length: 04:03
  • Purchases: 7
To reach potential recruits, the Army is working to win over high school teachers
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: High school educators take part in a virtual firing range exercise as they tour Fort Carson, Col. Army leaders hope these tours will result in educators steering more students toward military service., Credit: Dan Boyce / American Homefront
To increase interest in military service among teenagers, the Army is reaching out to some of the people who know them best: high school teachers a...

Bought by KPBS, WUSF, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and Texas Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 05, 2019
  • Length: 03:56
  • Purchases: 4
"The Bed I Made" Author Mr. Robert Lynch on his Father the U.S. Marine Korean War Hero and Healing from PTSD like we've never heard it before.
From: Ken Grey
Series: Maximum Health Radio "Quality Living" with Dr Ken Grey Holistic Physician
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"The Bed I Made" Author Mr. Robert Lynch on his Father the U.S. Marine Korean War Hero and Healing from PTSD like we've never heard it before. Thi...

Bought by WCNY and KFOI Radio


  • Added: Aug 19, 2018
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
These Air Force trainees spend less time in the cockpit, more time in flight simulators
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Airman 1st Class Jack Pepper (with goggles) attempts a maneuver on a simulator while Lt. Col. Paul Vicars looks on. Pepper is among the first participants in Pilot Training Next, which uses off-the-shelf virtual reality technology., Credit: Carson Frame / American Homefront
Facing a shortage of pilots, the Air Force is experimenting with ways to make training programs faster and less expensive.

Bought by Texas Public Radio, WUSF, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KPBS, and KPCC


  • Added: Aug 07, 2018
  • Length: 03:45
  • Purchases: 5
#803- Veterans Organizations
From: marc cuniberti
Series: Money Matters Economic Forum
Caption: Money Matters host Marc Cuniberti
Stand Down and Welcome Home Vets, two great entities that help our war vets. Hear about them here!

  • Added: Dec 23, 2017
  • Length: 03:48
Police Week
From: Sonya Dunn
Series: MilitaryHomeLife - Talk Radio
Caption: MHL Talk Radio
Host Sonya Dunn interviews squadron commanders in the Air Force – Lt. Colonel Mike Shirley from the 10th ABW - Security Force Squadron at USAFA and...

  • Added: Jun 23, 2017
  • Length: 55:08
A Syrian refugee adjusts to life in Los Angeles
From: Bending Borders
Series: Tectonic Urbania
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Shahan Sanosian, a student living in the U.S., fears for the safety of his parents back in Damascus.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jun 13, 2017
  • Length: 06:32
  • Purchases: 1
Soldier Philosophers Part 2: The Morality of War
From: Barry Lam
Series: Hi-Phi Nation
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An army whistle-blower returns to combat during the height of the surge in Iraq, now surrounded me hostile comrades. We then look at the morality o...

  • Added: Feb 07, 2017
  • Length: 46:14
Soldier Philosophers Part 1: Moral Exploitation
From: Barry Lam
Series: Hi-Phi Nation
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As a new U.S. administration takes hold, with talk of new military action against ISIS in the Middle East, and the reinstatement of Bush-era tortur...

  • Added: Jan 30, 2017
  • Length: 45:50
Wolf Boys - Mexican Cartel Assassins
From: W F Strong
Series: GOOD BOOKS RADIO
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An interview with Dan Slater about his best-selling nonfiction work about American teenagers who worked as assassins for the Las Zetas cartel in La...

Bought by WXDU


  • Added: Oct 01, 2016
  • Length: 30:02
  • Purchases: 1
Veterans Comedy Bootcamp (feature)
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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A new course is teaching veterans the art of stand-up comedy. “Veterans Comedy Bootcamp” is designed for vets with PTSD and combat-related injuries...

Bought by KENW, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and WABE


  • Added: May 06, 2016
  • Length: 03:56
  • Purchases: 3
Voices of The Past: Winona During Wartime - Part Eight
From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique
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On this episode of Culture Clique, we bring you our conclusion of Voices of the Past Cemetery Discovery Walk 2014, sponsored by the Winona County H...

  • Added: Dec 17, 2015
  • Length: 13:42
Voices of The Past: Winona During Wartime - Part Seven
From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique
Caption: Waiting in line for nylon stockings at Stansfield Knitting Mills and ration stamps.
On this episode of Culture Clique, we bring you part seven of Voices of the Past Cemetery Discovery Walk 2014, sponsored by the Winona County Histo...

  • Added: Dec 17, 2015
  • Length: 12:45
Voices of The Past: Winona During Wartime - Part Five
From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique
Caption: Charlie Goddard
On this episode of Culture Clique, we bring you part five of Voices of the Past Cemetery Discovery Walk 2014, sponsored by the Winona County Histor...

  • Added: Dec 17, 2015
  • Length: 17:18