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Well, you might believe some, of course. "Watergate" was a conspiracy, indeed.... Touching on a more recent national trauma, author Rob Brotherton ...

  • Added: Dec 11, 2015
  • Length: 01:40
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While waiting for the sunlight of a bright new, less-needful day to wake all of us from our collective buying frenzy, there are a few steps we can ...

  • Added: Oct 18, 2013
  • Length: 09:31
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Anne Dunn is an Ojibwe storyteller, writer, and poet. Following Paul Wellstone's death she wrote this poem to honor his legacy.

  • Added: Oct 31, 2012
  • Length: 02:03
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John Berryman was a widely known poet, and teacher at the University of Minnesota. This is a recording of John Berryman reading his poem titled "Dr...

  • Added: Oct 03, 2012
  • Length: 02:37
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CarolAnn Russell is a Professor of English at Bemidji State University. She has published four full-length books of poetry. Russell has also been a...

  • Added: Oct 03, 2012
  • Length: 01:59
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John Berryman was a widely known poet, and teacher at the University of Minnesota. This is a recording of John Berryman reading his poem titled "Dr...

  • Added: Sep 10, 2012
  • Length: 02:27
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Officially the last American to be killed in World War I. In a cruel twist of fate, Henry Gunther "cheated life" by dying needlessly on a field in ...

Bought by WRVG - Georgetown College Student Radio and KTRL


  • Added: Oct 09, 2011
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
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Explorer, naturalist, writer ... in his too-short life, Lewis helped to make this country ... literally ... what it is today. From sea to shining s...

  • Added: Sep 30, 2011
  • Length: 03:00
Caption: THE AVERAGE JOE MAKES A POINT
Joe Carraro describes how even from the start, the Department of Homeland Security was created with the intention of grabbing more power for the go...

  • Added: Apr 15, 2011
  • Length: 04:08
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Brian Frayer and Pete Kovac both DoD Law Enforcement officers

  • Added: Mar 22, 2011
  • Length: 50:00
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Today on The Union Edge, Michael J Wilson of Americans for Democratic Action, (ADAction.org) and his guests Andy Gussert Citizens Trade Campaign (c...

Bought by WCNY


  • Added: Mar 22, 2011
  • Length: 49:52
  • Purchases: 1
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Today on The Union Edge, Jack Wade & Doug Cunningham, then our new program, "What Vets Need to Know”. Later, Jack Shea, Allegheny County CLC Presid...

  • Added: Mar 22, 2011
  • Length: 50:02
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Today on The Union Edge, Jim Little, International President of the Transport Workers Union,(TWU.org) then labor history with Charlie McCollester a...

  • Added: Mar 22, 2011
  • Length: 50:02
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Today on The Union Edge, Maggie Priebe of Working America (workingamerica.org) and later Tim Burga President of the Ohio AFL-CIO (ohaflcio.org), Ti...

  • Added: Mar 21, 2011
  • Length: 02:09
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Today on The Union Edge, National Workrights Institute (workrights.us) president Lew Maltby will join ADA (ADACtion.org) national director Michael ...

Bought by WCNY


  • Added: Mar 21, 2011
  • Length: 50:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Today on The Union Edge we're featuring the building trades. Rich Stanizzo, President of Pittsburgh Building and Construction Trade Council; Willia...

Bought by WCNY


  • Added: Mar 21, 2011
  • Length: 50:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Dr. Charlie McCollester with the Battle of Homestead Foundation (battleofhomesteadfoundation.org) and Rosemary Trump of the Pennsylvania Labor Hist...

  • Added: Mar 21, 2011
  • Length: 50:00
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Darryl Moch, Executive Director for The Labor Heritage Foundation, Later Tom Hoffman, Western Pennsylvania Director for Clean Water Action and Rach...

  • Added: Mar 21, 2011
  • Length: 50:00
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Dr. Charlie McCollester with the Battle of Homestead Foundation (battleofhomesteadfoundation.org) and Rosemary Trump of the Pennsylvania Labor Hist...

  • Added: Mar 21, 2011
  • Length: 50:00
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Frank Empsak, Executive Director of Workers Independent News, we will talk about Wisconsin and Gov. Walker telephone call.

  • Added: Mar 21, 2011
  • Length: 50:00
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Dan Wilson of Blue Goat Technologies, we will be talking about union information technology and Labor Tracks, which is a customizable solution that...

  • Added: Mar 21, 2011
  • Length: 50:00
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Gerard Oleksiak, Pennsylvania State Education Association Treasurer (PSEA.org)

  • Added: Mar 21, 2011
  • Length: 50:00
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Gary Allen, General Vice President of the International Association of Machinist, assigned to the Western Territory discusses a variety of labor to...

  • Added: Mar 21, 2011
  • Length: 50:02
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Tom Hoffman and Nathan Sooy of Clean Water Action (cleanwateraction.org) discuss how Marcellus Shale drilling affects water sources. Then Darryl M...

  • Added: Mar 21, 2011
  • Length: 50:00
Caption: Paul Robeson testifies
Equality under the law became viable for African Americans only after hard, dangerous work turned public opinion and federal policy against the whi...

Bought by WCPN and KSJD


  • Added: May 05, 2009
  • Length: 58:51
  • Purchases: 2