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Peace Talks Radio: JFK's Turn Towards Peace (59:00 / 54:00)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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A conversation with James Douglass, author of "JFK and the Unspeakable: Why He Died and Why It Matters". Douglass makes the case for his theory th...

Bought by KRWG, Mississippi Public Broadcasting, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KMXT and more


  • Added: Nov 10, 2008
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 20
What happened to the truth?
From: Ted Magnuson
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The truth appears to be in short supply, especially when measured by the events of the past.

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Oct 06, 2008
  • Length: 18:35
  • Purchases: 1
The Electoral College: Democracy Gained or Lost?
From: Paul Ingles
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A roundtable explores The Electoral College system for electing the U.S. President - its history, its pros and its cons.

Bought by Marfa Public Radio, WGBH Radio Boston, KDUR, and KTNA


  • Added: Sep 18, 2008
  • Length: 28:15
  • Purchases: 4
Bridging the Shores: The Hmong-American Experience
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
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Sound-rich documentary about Hmong-Americans living in the U.S.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WESM 91.3 FM, KWIT, KHEN-LP, KUNM and more


  • Added: Sep 10, 2008
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 10
Eliot Spitzer and Witch Burning
From: The humble Farmer
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Is our generation just as irrational as the one that burned witches?

Bought by Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920


  • Added: Mar 26, 2008
  • Length: 01:14
  • Purchases: 1
The (de)Evolution of the Political Speech
From: Kevin Jones
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An investigation into the disappearance of great speeches from politics.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 01, 2007
  • Length: 04:07
  • Purchases: 1
Court Sentences Argentine Priest to Life in Prison for Genocide
From: Marie Trigona
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Court Sentences Argentinean Priest to Life in Prison for Genocide(3:24)

  • Added: Oct 11, 2007
  • Length: 03:47
Epicentro Latino: The Untold History of Latinos in the U.S. (1 of 4)
From: Rebeca Logan
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The History of Latinos in the United States

Bought by KRZA, KUNM, and 90.5 WSNC


  • Added: Oct 05, 2007
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
Palestine: Past, Present, and Future
From: Voices of Our World
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We discuss the nature of U.S. involvement in the Middle East and this country's support for Israel

Bought by KUNM


  • Added: Oct 05, 2007
  • Length: 27:57
  • Purchases: 1
Peace Talks Radio: 9/11 Families for Peaceful Tomorrows (59:00 / 54:00)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Three people who lost family members in the September 11th terrorist attacks on the U.S. talk about turning their grief into action for peace. The...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WNMU-FM, WESM 91.3 FM, KSFR, KUOW and more


  • Added: Aug 21, 2007
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 22
P.O.V. - Howard Zinn and Amy Goodman on the Living Wage
From: P.O.V. / American Documentary, Inc.
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A conversation with Howard Zinn about the history of the workers' movements in the U.S.

  • Added: Aug 08, 2007
  • Length: 34:46
Tough Decisions in Biloxi
From: Michael Fitzhugh
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A closer look at the changing face of Biloxi's Point Cadet

Bought by Mississippi Public Broadcasting


  • Added: Jun 18, 2006
  • Length: 12:31
  • Purchases: 1
Communists, Corruption and Consensus
From: Drew Leifheit
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ABC's of Hungary's 5th democratic elections since communism

  • Added: Apr 06, 2006
  • Length: 08:36
RN Documentary: Pagans and Patriarchs
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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The revival of ancient pre-Christian rites and rituals in post-communist Russia.

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Mar 30, 2006
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
Gale Norton Resigns: Analysis
From: KRCC-FM
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Colorado College Professor Walt Hecox offers perspective on the resignation of Interior Secretary Gale Norton

Bought by KOTO


  • Added: Mar 15, 2006
  • Length: 04:51
  • Purchases: 1
Chris Hedges: War is a Force that Gives Us Meaning
From: Janis Shields
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Exploring the enduring "attraction" of war

Bought by WCPN, KPFT, and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Dec 04, 2005
  • Length: 50:57
  • Purchases: 3
Headwaters Conference 2005
From: KRCC-FM
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Coloradans discuss immigration, both past and present

  • Added: Nov 09, 2005
  • Length: 15:24
Barbara Jordan Speech on Watergate and the Constitution
From: KUT
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History of Barbara Jordan's Constitutional speech on Watergate

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, KZYX, RadioStPete Florida, KZYX, WRIR and more


  • Added: Jul 22, 2005
  • Length: 08:44
  • Purchases: 17
Countdown Discovery
From: Mike Crane
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NASA tries to launch the first Space Shuttle since the Columbia disaster in 2003

Bought by KPIK-LP, KBBI Alaska, WBST, WYSO, WAER Syracuse, NY and more


  • Added: Jun 13, 2005
  • Length: 58:52
  • Purchases: 16
Is Capitalism Failing Middle America?
From: Craig Barnes
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While the Bush administration and the courts promote free markets, farmers, ranchers and consumers are suffering, making one wonder for whom modern...

Bought by WBFO


  • Added: Jun 10, 2005
  • Length: 03:05
  • Purchases: 1
Challenges To American Foreign Policy In The Middle East.
From: WQLN
Series: Chautauqua Lectures
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Career ambassador Richard Murphy talks about the deterioration of U.S./Arab relations.

  • Added: Jun 02, 2005
  • Length: 01:00:00
In Love with the Mob
From: Helen Borten
Series: A Sense of Place: Third Season
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One hundred years of mob rule in Youngstown, Ohio.

Bought by Audible


  • Added: May 24, 2005
  • Length: 29:28
  • Purchases: 1
Visitor Center Fever: Catch It!
From: Merle Kessler
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Visitor Centers Replace Museums. Discuss.

  • Added: May 11, 2005
  • Length: 01:51
End of a Red-Hunter's Crusade: The Censure of Joseph McCarthy
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
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A review of famed Communist-chaser Senator Joseph McCarthy's legacy a half-century past his condemnation by Congress.

Bought by Listenwise, KTNA, and 2SER FM 107.3


  • Added: May 05, 2005
  • Length: 07:49
  • Purchases: 3
Strobe Talbott Diplomacy In The Post Cold War Era
From: WQLN
Series: Chautauqua Lectures
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Strobe Talbot compares pre and post-cold war diplomacy.

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Sep 28, 2004
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1