PRX - Pieces for Topic: Historical
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Country music has long been popular in the American South but is gaining popularity in the North, a place with more country roots than you may think.
- Added: Nov 14, 2018
- Length: 05:45
J.M.W. Turner is perhaps the most important British painter--you would surely recognize an image of Tintern Abbey--and yet his life story has remai...
- Added: May 01, 2015
- Length: 03:42
- Purchases: 2
For centuries, religion has sparked the design of some of the world’s most beautiful buildings. But what is that process? What built elements make ...
- Added: Feb 05, 2015
- Length: 07:53
Ever wonder what happens to films too bizarre for the big, or even small screen? Many of them end up at Oddball Film and Video, a stock footage com...
Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio
- Added: Jan 06, 2015
- Length: 04:57
- Purchases: 1
If you look beyond the new restaurants, cafés and boutique shops, on Valencia Street there are hints of what gave this neighborhood the reputation ...
- Added: Jan 06, 2015
- Length: 08:24
In the 19th century, Richmond, Virginia was central to the American slave trade, earning the city more than 4 million dollars annually. A new exhib...
- Added: Nov 07, 2014
- Length: 02:42
- Purchases: 2
A Facebook selfie or Instagrammed lunch is a far cry from what used to be required to take a picture. With expensive, slow technology, most photos ...
Bought by WABE, New Hampshire Public Radio, and PRX Remix
- Added: Apr 28, 2014
- Length: 02:24
- Purchases: 3
Twenty-five masterpiece drawings by Renaissance artist Michelangelo are now on a rare, two-stop tour in America. Kelley Libby attended the first le...
Bought by KENW and Radio Newark
- Added: Feb 26, 2013
- Length: 02:28
- Purchases: 2
Twenty-five masterpiece drawings by Renaissance artist Michelangelo are now on a rare, two-stop tour in America. Producer Kelley Libby attended the...
Bought by Listenwise
- Added: Feb 25, 2013
- Length: 05:05
- Purchases: 1
The Cherokee Heritage Center is using art to help pass on the Cherokee language.
Bought by KWIS 88.3 FM, Yellowstone Public Radio, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: Jul 01, 2009
- Length: 03:38
- Purchases: 3