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Making Sense of Klansville

From: Hold That Thought
Series: Inequality

When conducting research for his acclaimed book "Klansville, USA," sociologist David Cunningham encountered the work of a journalist who, in the 19...

Program 1 ~ The Battle of the Airwaves

From: WPSU
Series: Time to Lay it Down ~ The Soundtrack of the Vietnam War

The first hour of the two-part series, Time to Lay It Down ~ The Soundtrack of the Vietnam War that explores the music created during the Vietnam W...

Bought by KPIK-LP, KWSO, Radio Bristol, WQLN, Prairie Public and more

Islam, Immigration, and What It Means to Be French

From: Hold That Thought
Series: Going Global

Anthropologist John Bowen shares a brief history of Islam in France and offers commentary on the ongoing European migrant crisis.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio

Anarchism and Dissent in Medieval Islam

From: Hold That Thought
Series: Religion & Politics

Professor Hayrettin Yucesoy explores the turbulent political and religious climate of the medieval Islamic world.

Bought by PRX Remix

Harlem In Revolt - Part #3 (Malcolm X unedited interview)

From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: Harlem In Revolt (3 Parts)

Caption: Malcolm X (1964), Credit: Associate Press

Malcolm X 1963: The uncut interview.

Harlem In Revolt - Part #2

From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: Harlem In Revolt (3 Parts)

This is the second hour of the documentary 'Harlem In Revolt.' It was made by a young writer called Austin Clarke and looked at the state of Harlem...

Bought by KQED

Harlem In Revolt - Part #1

From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: Harlem In Revolt (3 Parts)

A little more than fifty years ago, 1963, was a time of great upheaval in the United States. The fight for civil rights was in full force with peop...

Bought by KQED

Chapter 23 - On the Line

From: Margaret Poethig
Series: On the Sidewalks of New York

On the job in the steel mills, the Ministers-in-Industry participants continue to shield their identities as seminarians to keep the situation real...

Chapter 17 - Up on the Co-op Farm

From: Margaret Poethig
Series: On the Sidewalks of New York

Richard and his friends sign up to work on the newly organized Carrot River Co-op Farm in the sparsely settled, harsh northern terrain of Saskatche...

Chapter 13 - Reclaiming a Heritage

From: Margaret Poethig
Series: On the Sidewalks of New York

After his mother's death, Richard throws himself into his academic work, four jobs, and campus political and social activities. He earns a reputati...

1971 Powell Memo

From: Action Speaks Radio

A call to arms to protect business from the anti-capitalist rhetoric of the 1960s.

Bought by WRIR, Spokane Public Radio, WGBH Radio Boston, and WRPI

1992 Invasion of the Body Scanner

From: Action Speaks Radio

Surveillance in America—needed or nightmare?

Bought by KREV-LP, Spokane Public Radio, and WGBH Radio Boston

1965 Griswold v. Connecticut

From: Action Speaks Radio

Contraception as a right of privacy? The Supreme Court say, ‘Yes’!

Bought by KZYX, Spokane Public Radio, and WGBH Radio Boston

William Jennings Bryan: The Speech That Changed Politics

From: Radio Diaries
Series: Contenders

At the 1896 Democratic Convention, Bryan gave a speech that electrified his party and won him the nomination. His “Cross of Gold” speech is known t...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, The Story, PRX Remix, KUT and more

Adlai Stevenson: A Candidate in the Age of Television

From: Radio Diaries
Series: Contenders

The 1952 presidential campaign pitted the immensely popular General Dwight D. Eisenhower against the ferociously intellectual and intensely private...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, XRAY.fm, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, PRX Remix, WDET Detroit Public Radio and more

Action Speaks! - What Now? 1933: The Creation of the Civilian Conservation Corps

From: Action Speaks Radio

Action Speaks! - Underappreciated Dates that Changed America presents What Now? a series of 8 one hour programs suitable for individual or serial a...

Bought by KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, WRPI, KWIT, WRNC-LP, WPTC and more

Peace Talks Radio: The Carter Center Human Rights To-Do List For Obama (29:00)

From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes

Caption: Former President Jimmy Carter with Carter Center Human Rights Director Karin Ryan, Credit: The Carter Center

CONTENT DATED. NOT RECOMMENDED FOR BROADCAST. OK FOR ONLINE LISTENING. A December 2008 two-day conference at The Carter Center in Atlanta, gene...

Tejidos Culturales #5 The Chicano Movment #2

From: KRZA

Tejidos Culturales is a cultural series looking at the San Luis Valley. This program is the 2nd part looking at the Chicano Movement.

Bought by KCEI 90.1 FM Red River/Taos, NM and KWCW

Thirty Years of Service - Barbara and Diane Snelling

From: Vermont Public
Series: VPR Presents StoryCorps in Vermont

Barbara and Diane Snelling visit StoryCorps in Vermont to talk about thirty years of public service.

Crossing East: New Waves, New Storms - Program Eight

From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Series: Crossing East - Asian American History series

Recently, Asian Americans have faced discrimination, but remained strong. THE ACTUAL SHOW LENGTH IS 59 MINUTES. THERE ARE SEVERAL VERSIONS OF THIS ...

Bought by KRCB 104.9, WCPN, WCPN, KQED, Connecticut Public (WNPR) and more

In Love with the Mob

From: Helen Borten
Series: A Sense of Place: Third Season

One hundred years of mob rule in Youngstown, Ohio.

Bought by Audible

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