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On Top of the World
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Series: BackStory with the American History Guys: Favorites
Caption: Elektro the Moto-Man and his Little Dog Sparko, created by Westinghouse Electric Company for the 1939 World’s Fair., Credit: New York City Public Library
Bradley Boyd and reporter Ashley Creek head to the top of an old hotel in Birmingham, Alabama, which made provisions for a future that never came. ...

Bought by Troy Public Radio, WABE, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 05, 2015
  • Length: 05:11
  • Purchases: 3
The New End of Old New York
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Series: BackStory with the American History Guys: Favorites
Caption: Elektro the Moto-Man and his Little Dog Sparko, created by Westinghouse Electric Company for the 1939 World’s Fair., Credit: New York City Public Library
Historian Max Page talks about why New York City is so often the target of destruction on the page and the silver screen. This segment comes from t...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 05, 2015
  • Length: 09:10
  • Purchases: 1
Aldo Leopold's Fierce, Green Fire
From: Marfa Public Radio
Series: Nature Notes
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Aldo Leopold's legendary essay collection, A Sand County Almanac, has inspired countless conservationists and earned Aldo Leopold a place alongside...

Bought by WTIP and KENW


  • Added: Apr 07, 2011
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 2
Last Tree Standing
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
You know, I'd like to meet the person who cut down the last palm tree on Easter Island. What were they thinking?

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Oct 29, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Dust Bowl Survivor
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Sunday, April 14th, 1935, mid-afternoon. A monstrous black dust cloud quickly forms over southwest Kansas -- and within minutes, people were runnin...

Bought by KUAC


  • Added: Dec 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 1

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