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The adage: If one does not learn from the past, one is doomed to repeat it. Although that doesn’t mean people or their governments are going to rep...
Bought by KCBX
- Added: Jul 27, 2021
- Length: 29:01
- Purchases: 1
Katie Bowler Young talks about the life and work of artist Enrique Alférez.
Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, RADIOLEX, and Spokane Public Radio
- Added: Jul 13, 2021
- Length: 28:59
- Purchases: 3
Booktalk: Boulder historian Silvia Pettem’s “Cold Case Chronicles. Mysteries, Murders & The Missing”
From: Diana KorteSeries: Booktalk
“Cold Case Chronicles” tells the stories of victims – some missing, some murdered and some with changed identities. All are true, and each are myst...
- Added: Jul 02, 2021
- Length: 09:54
She began as a blues singer. Then turned to popular song with a jazz flavor. She was a movie star for her next recreation. And, finally, a gospel s...
- Added: Jun 24, 2021
- Length: 59:01
- Purchases: 2
“The change was immediate. The country opened up west of Harrisburg and suddenly we could drink from streams and build fires without getting caught...
- Added: Jun 06, 2021
- Length: 09:17
Flynn Berry’s third thriller, a Reese’s Book Club Pick, is “Northern Spy.” It's a thriller about the contemporary IRA, and two sisters who find the...
- Added: May 20, 2021
- Length: 09:56
Unconventional folk-blues-rock-bluegrass trio “The Howlin’ Brothers” perform live at Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mountain View, Arkansas. Also...
- Added: May 11, 2021
- Length: 58:59
Polarizing debates over the meaning behind Confederate monuments have intensified lately. There are legal battles to remove them. Legislative maneu...
Bought by KCBX
- Added: Apr 20, 2021
- Length: 29:01
- Purchases: 1
Regenerative agriculture is more than a human-centered enterprise: it means working with nature and alongside other creatures, to accomplish larger...
- Added: Apr 20, 2021
- Length: 12:04
The Columbus and Franklin County Metro Parks have transitioned thousands of acres of farmland back into the prairie habitat, reconstructing parts o...
- Added: Apr 19, 2021
- Length: 05:39
What's in a name? We reflect on where we belong and what it means to be American, especially in the wake of anti-Asian hate crimes.
- Added: Apr 06, 2021
- Length: 52:02
New York based folk duo Jay Ungar & Molly Mason perform live at Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mountain View, Arkansas. Also, interviews with Jay...
- Added: Mar 31, 2021
- Length: 58:59
If you are going to write a history, a basic premise is that it must be believable. But, as you know, there are several true stories that actually ...
Bought by KCBX
- Added: Mar 30, 2021
- Length: 29:01
- Purchases: 1
How can we make space for concerns about the vaccine and grapple with a difficult history?
Infectious disease specialist Dr. Joyce Sanchez says th...
- Added: Mar 26, 2021
- Length: 28:40
- Purchases: 2
The Old Farmer's Ball is a regional folk dance organization in Asheville, North Carolina that is best known for its lively Thursday night contra da...
- Added: Feb 22, 2021
- Length: 49:50
Quite a number of jazz musicians who were too young to take part in traditional jazz of the 1920s, joined the Revivalist era of the 1940s. To them ...
Bought by KCBX
- Added: Feb 18, 2021
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 1
Imagine spending your youth witnessing to the rise of Nazi Germany under Hitler’s dictatorship. You’re watching your country fall into the hands of...
Bought by KCBX
- Added: Dec 21, 2020
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 1
An interview with Danforth Prince, author of "The Seductive Sapphic Exploits of Mercedes de Acosta: Hollywood's Greatest Lover"
- Added: Dec 10, 2020
- Length: 24:30
Separate but equal. That phrase came from the U.S. Supreme Court in 1896. It was a landmark decision known as Plessy v Ferguson that upheld the con...
Bought by KCBX
- Added: Nov 30, 2020
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 1
Explore a glimpse of this vast repertoire of poetry, songs, stories, and recitations about the “Blessed Virgin Mary” in this holiday special. The i...
Bought by High Plains Public Radio and High Plains Public Radio
- Added: Nov 25, 2020
- Length: 01:58:01
- Purchases: 2
Radio and television star, and Country Music Hall of Fame member Grandpa Jones performs live at Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mountain View, Arka...
- Added: Nov 12, 2020
- Length: 58:59
World renowned Irish button accordion & melodeon player Paul Brock & his band recorded live at Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mountain View, Arkan...
- Added: Oct 06, 2020
- Length: 58:59
The Covid-19 and AIDS epidemics - similarities and notable differences
Bought by RADIOLEX, WGHC-LP 98.3 FM Chicago, Radio Catskill, and C89.5 - KNHC Seattle
- Added: Jul 31, 2020
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 4
On the evening of February 9, 1950, Wisconsin Senator Joseph McCarthy dramatically announced that he had a list of over 200 members of the Communis...
Bought by KCBX
- Added: Jul 07, 2020
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 1
How the murder of George Floyd at the hands of four Minneapolis police officers led to an ever-expanding ripple of protests across the country and...
- Added: Jul 01, 2020
- Length: 27:51
