PRX - Pieces for Topic: Historical
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A so-called spiritual medium, Clara Barton’s so-called spirit, and the man whose dedication swayed him to fall for an elaborate swindle.
- Added: Dec 07, 2015
- Length: 07:20
Air raid sirens were designed to alert the public of incoming enemy attacks during World War II. But 50 years ago--during the worst tornado outbrea...
- Added: Mar 18, 2015
- Length: 04:52
The Freedom Riders of 1961 were upholding the law. So why were they being arrested as soon as they got off the buses in Jackson, Mississippi? KFAI'...
- Added: Mar 18, 2015
- Length: 04:44
- Purchases: 2
David Feinberg started the Center for Genocide & Holocaust Studies at the University of Minnesota more than 10 years ago. This year, a group of Gol...
- Added: Mar 18, 2015
- Length: 05:59
James J. Hill is known as the “Empire Builder.” His vision for a Great Northern Railway in the 19th century helped put Minnesota on the map. Produc...
Bought by KSRQ and Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
- Added: Feb 24, 2015
- Length: 04:17
- Purchases: 2
San Francisco is America’s second most densely populated area, after Manhattan. And with new construction all over town, it’s going to get even den...
- Added: Feb 03, 2015
- Length: 06:01
There’s a new season brewing for a television series about the Salem Witch Trials. A scholar puts one of the witches under the spotlight. Lilia Fuq...
Bought by PRX Remix, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and Troy Public Radio
- Added: Nov 07, 2014
- Length: 02:46
- Purchases: 3
It’s election season! But since the 2013 Supreme Court ruling on the Voting Rights Act, many states have pushed changes to voter laws that raise di...
- Added: Oct 14, 2014
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 2
Not only was Washington, D.C., the site of The Beatles' first full North American concert in 1964... It was also the first North American city to a...
- Added: Feb 07, 2014
- Length: 09:45
Andy Warhol once said: "In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes." But in this town, you'll meet people who claim that in the pa...
- Added: Sep 12, 2013
- Length: 06:26
Until recently, not much was known about the first Africans who stepped foot on the North American continent. Today, scholars are learning unexpect...
- Added: Oct 12, 2012
- Length: 02:26
- Purchases: 2
Washington's oldest monuments have nearly been forgotten. But a group of engineers, preservationists and history buffs is racing to change that.
- Added: Jun 04, 2012
- Length: 04:10
A well-meaning illustration in a children's book sparks controversy over segregation in the nation's capital in the 1930s.
Bought by Listenwise, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and WRST-FM Oshkosh
- Added: Jan 31, 2012
- Length: 07:41
- Purchases: 3
A 20-something pianist is making old-time piano new again... with a little help from Darth Vader and Super Mario Bros.
Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, PRX Remix, KUOW, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: Nov 14, 2011
- Length: 03:48
- Purchases: 4
Only 120 copies of John Audubon’s Birds of America are known to exist and one complete set is stored in a climate controlled vault at the Minneapol...
- Added: Oct 03, 2011
- Length: 05:30
What happens when Africa and the Caribbean culinarily collide in the U.S. capital? Dig in and find out!
- Added: Aug 15, 2011
- Length: 04:46
After losing a home and two breweries to fire, one German beermaker vowed not to let history repeat itself... and built an extraordinary house that...
Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio
- Added: Aug 09, 2011
- Length: 04:42
- Purchases: 1