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Robert Henke tracks Shakespeare back to his Italian inspirations and uncovers sources for his early comedies.

  • Added: Jan 04, 2016
  • Length: 12:26
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Jami Ake questions the role of marriage in Shakespeare's plays and whether the famous playwright qualifies as a feminist.

Bought by Prairie Public


  • Added: Jan 04, 2016
  • Length: 15:11
  • Purchases: 1
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Musa Gurnis describes the characteristics and lasting influence of theater in Shakespeare's time.

  • Added: Jan 04, 2016
  • Length: 13:50
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In 2002, retired FBI and CIA investigator Charlie Hess began writing letters Robert Charles Browne, a convicted murderer who claimed to have killed...

  • Added: Dec 30, 2015
  • Length: 58:18
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In this episode, we ask how Colorado Springs' evangelical Christian community has changed in the decade since former New Life Church Pastor Ted Hag...

  • Added: Dec 29, 2015
  • Length: 58:59
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On this episode of CC, we continue our coverage of the Winona County Historical Societies’ annual Voices from the Past Cemetery Walk”. The walk is ...

  • Added: Dec 18, 2015
  • Length: 28:35
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On this episode of Culture Clique, we bring you part one Voices of the Past Cemetery Discovery Walk 2015, sponsored by the Winona County Historical...

  • Added: Dec 18, 2015
  • Length: 28:35
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On this episode of CC, we continue our coverage of the Winona County Historical Societies' annual Voices from the Past Cemetery Walk”. The walk is ...

  • Added: Dec 18, 2015
  • Length: 19:01
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On this episode of Culture Clique, we continue our coverage of the Winona County Historical Societies' annual Voices from the Past Cemetery Walk”. ...

  • Added: Dec 18, 2015
  • Length: 11:06
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On this episode of Culture Clique, we bring you part one of Voices of the Past Cemetery Discovery Walk 2015, sponsored by the Winona County Histori...

  • Added: Dec 18, 2015
  • Length: 21:06
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On this episode of Culture Clique, we bring you our conclusion of Voices of the Past Cemetery Discovery Walk 2014, sponsored by the Winona County H...

  • Added: Dec 17, 2015
  • Length: 13:42
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Today on Culture Clique, we continue our coverage of the Voices of The Past Woodlawn Cemetery Discovery Walk 2014 sponsored by The Winona County Hi...

  • Added: Dec 17, 2015
  • Length: 19:00
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On this episode of Culture Clique, we bring you part one Voices of the Past Cemetery Discovery Walk 2014, sponsored by the Winona County Historical...

  • Added: Dec 17, 2015
  • Length: 16:35
Caption: King Poster, Credit: Nicolene DuToit
King Stories is a one hour documentary of captivating stories told by close friends and associates of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Host Julian Bond,...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, KRWG, Mississippi Public Broadcasting, Radio Baha'i, WLGI, 90.5 WSNC and more


  • Added: Nov 16, 2015
  • Length: 54:26
  • Purchases: 88
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Historian Mark Valeri examines the truths about the first Thanksgiving and the myths of American identity we have created around the event.

Bought by 'The Sea'


  • Added: Nov 13, 2015
  • Length: 14:52
  • Purchases: 1
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Dabbling in religious conspiracy, not even the pope can escape the commentary of this show...

  • Added: Oct 12, 2015
  • Length: 02:41:15
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Schools were not created with the intention of making geniuses and filling its pupils with knowledge. Hear three historians explain the surprising ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 27, 2015
  • Length: 11:41
  • Purchases: 2
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On fifty-two square miles of rural land in Kankakee County Illinois there is a unique sand savannah sandwiched between corn and soybean fields wher...

  • Added: Aug 09, 2015
  • Length: 11:26
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Louis Armstrong's vast and enduring influence on musicians especially trumpeters and singers is explored from Dorothy Fields to Harry James.

  • Added: Jun 18, 2015
  • Length: 56:42
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Xanath Caraza likes to use poetry to showcase some of Mexico's linguistic and cultural diversity, drawing inspiration from Afro-Mexican history, La...

Bought by KRZA and WNJR


  • Added: Jun 12, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Author, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
This time on Peace Talks Radio, we explore how Indigenous people in the United States handle the conflict of living in a world taken from their anc...

Bought by KRWG, KUOW, WCPN, WEKU, and KUOW


  • Added: Mar 23, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
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In a remote corner of Tel Aviv's grimy, labyrinthine central bus station, Mendy Cahan has built a home for Israel's rejected Yiddish books, and it'...

  • Added: Mar 09, 2015
  • Length: 16:05
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Rebecca McInroy invites Kate Betts, Margaret Cook, Nancy Baker Jones, and Jean Heath to discuss The Bullock Texas State History Museum's exhibit on...

  • Added: Feb 11, 2015
  • Length: 58:08
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In this episode, Rebecca McInroy is joined by Dr. Coleman Hutchinson, Dr. Dina Berry, and Steve Wilson to discuss the some of the creative decision...

  • Added: Feb 11, 2015
  • Length: 59:03
Caption: Judyth Vary-Baker
Unspun talks with Lee Harvey Oswald's lover and confidant, Judyth Vary-Baker. Judyth is an author, artist, poet, teacher and social scientist. 35...

  • Added: Oct 27, 2014
  • Length: 59:58