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When the Berlin Wall came down in 1989 a country that had been divided was reunited. But after the physical wall was torn down, Germany was still l...
- Added: Dec 06, 2012
- Length: 02:27
A recent book critical of Thomas Jefferson as a slaveholder has raised controversial questions about our founding father. Allison Quantz has the st...
- Added: Nov 09, 2012
- Length: 02:47
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
In the early years of the Cold War, a number of Hollywood directors and writers were blacklisted from the motion picture industry. One author says ...
Bought by KENW and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio
- Added: Jul 17, 2012
- Length: 02:32
- Purchases: 2
Charles Dickens turns 200 this year, and two new films based on his books are in the works. But one scholar says there’s more to Dickens than his m...
- Added: May 31, 2012
- Length: 02:27
Southern Gothic writer Harry Crews died in March of this year. Although many people have never heard of him, Crews’ stories about outcasts inspired...
- Added: May 24, 2012
- Length: 02:26
- Added: May 02, 2012
- Length: 01:59
A review of the intriguing WWII documentary.
- Added: Apr 25, 2012
- Length: 01:59
A review of the Rwandan genocide drama.
- Added: Apr 12, 2012
- Length: 01:59
Ron Carter is an icon of jazz. He has played his bass on more than 2000 albums. His name, however, is most vividly linked with Miles Davis. Carte...
- Added: Mar 16, 2012
- Length: 07:27
- Purchases: 2
The Civil Rights Movement was the United States’ first major domestic news story to be televised. The author of a new book exploring television’s r...
Bought by WMTNradio, Troy Public Radio, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: Feb 03, 2012
- Length: 02:25
- Purchases: 3
When the American Civil War ended, Southern veterans faced the same shattered family lives and economic hardships that U.S. war veterans face today.
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Aug 18, 2011
- Length: 02:30
- Purchases: 1
Where Ancient Greece appears in modern culture.
Bought by Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP, and Listenwise
- Added: Dec 14, 2010
- Length: 15:23
- Purchases: 3
The Paschall Brothers of Chesapeake sing four-part harmony in a style with a storied tradition.
- Added: Nov 24, 2009
- Length: 03:30
- Added: Jul 29, 2009
- Length: 04:19
- Purchases: 2
Roy Underhill - host of PBS's Woodwrights Shop along with Steve Johnson of www.tooltimer.com discuss older and middle generation perspectives on to...
- Added: Apr 26, 2009
- Length: 29:00
Sir Patrick Moore talks about his life in astronomy, life on Mars, and playing music with Einstein.
- Added: Feb 19, 2008
- Length: :18
- Added: Nov 07, 2007
- Length: 01:02
- Added: Oct 25, 2007
- Length: 01:03
Sara Fishko tells us how percussive dancing, or tap, has a special place in showbiz history.
- Added: Aug 07, 2007
- Length: 07:17
Sara Fishko shares her thoughts on her own recent music-listening-habits.
- Added: Aug 07, 2007
- Length: 06:43
In an unlikely moment at the height of the Cold War, art and culture crossed seemingly impassable political barriers.
- Added: Aug 07, 2007
- Length: 07:17
- Added: Dec 19, 2006
- Length: 06:33
- Purchases: 1
A look at the history of Seattle's pioneering public art program
- Added: May 15, 2006
- Length: 07:00
- Added: May 15, 2006
- Length: 07:00
