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Tribute to the Late Urban Provocateur Mike Davis

From: Jack Eidt
Series: EcoJustice Radio

We feature a lecture by Mike Davis about his book Planet of Slums, which investigates the increasing inequality of the urban world. According to th...

Historic Political Transitions in Honduras, Colombia, and Haiti - EcoJustice Radio

From: Jack Eidt
Series: EcoJustice Radio

Jack Eidt discusses new government transitions in Honduras and Colombia. Professor Gerard Pigeon covers the history of Haiti, and why we have seen...

Bought by KTSW 89.9

Reconciling John Muir, Racial Politics and the Restoration of Indigenous Lands in Yosemite

From: KSFP
Series: Civic

A look at the legacy of John Muir, his actions in Yosemite, and the impacts on the Indigenous people in the area.

Bought by KALW

Wealth Gap Grew With Lower Taxes, Fewer Worker Protections

From: KSFP
Series: Civic

Part 2/2 in our coverage of Income Inequality and the policies and practices that led to this on "Civic."

America’s Wealth Gap Is Rooted in Racism. How Did We Get Here?

From: KSFP
Series: Civic

Income inequality is at a breaking point in America. "Civic" takes a look at the history of policies and programs in part 1/2.

Lost Children of Turtle Island: The Forgotten History of Indian Boarding Schools

From: Jack Eidt
Series: EcoJustice Radio

Our guests Indigenous Activists SunRose IronShell and Manape LaMere speak on the history and impact of the Indian Boarding Schools, generational tr...

Arkansas recorded 5/2003

From: Phil Mariage
Series: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow

A generational discussion about life in Arkansas over history

Presidents recorded 2/2003

From: Phil Mariage
Series: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow

A very special program comparing US Presidents with special guest the late Helen Thomas of UPI. Others on the panel discuss many aspects comparing ...

Randall Fuller, author of "The Book That Changed America"

From: Boise State Public Radio
Series: Reader's Corner with Bob Kustra

Bob Kustra interviews Randall Fuller who's written an historical take on how Darwin's Theory of Evolution ignited leaders and thinkers in the US in...

Bought by KRZA

The United Auto Workers Union: Its Effect on American Life

From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious

Radio Curious discusses “Brothers on the Line” a film about the Reuther brothers who unionized the auto industry and galvanized the middle class. T...

Bought by KVMR

Confronting Nazi Art Looting in the 21st Century

From: WFHB
Series: Interchange

Caption: Phillips de Koninick, Portrait of a Boy, 1673, Eskenazi Museum of Art 2001.45.

From 1933 until the end of World War II, a number of Nazi units known as the Kuntschutz, plundered gold, silver and important art works from all ov...

Ellis Island: Those Who Arrived There, Why, and What Was it Like?

From: Barry Vogel

Radio Curious revisits a conversation about Ellis Island, it's history and the people who arrived there, with Andrew Weiss, a historian and then to...

Secrecy in the Sunshine Era (Half Hour Version)

From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes

In the 1970s, a series of laws ushered in a new “sunshine era” of unprecedented government transparency. A new book investigates how, despite these...

Bought by WJCT, WKCC, KVSC, KENW, and WLIW

Secrecy in the Sunshine Era

From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes

In the 1970s, a series of laws ushered in a new “sunshine era” of unprecedented government transparency. A new book investigates how, despite these...

Bought by WCNY, WTJU, KKRN, and KPVL

Brigham Young: American Moses?

From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes

Brigham Young was a rough-hewn transient from New York who was electrified by the Mormon faith. He married more than 50 women, and transformed a ba...

Bought by WJCT, WLIW, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., Delmarva Public Media, and WMNF

Evicted from the Mountains (Half Hour Version)

From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes

When Shenandoah National Park was built, hundreds of families were forced off their land. New information has emerged suggesting that some of those...

Bought by WJCT, West Virginia Public Broadcasting, WFHB, WLIW, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and more

Fear Tactics: A History of Domestic Terrorism [2014]

From: BackStory with the American History Guys

Caption: “The Anarchist Riot in Chicago,” from Harper's Weekly, May 15, 1886, Credit: Library of Congress

The Boston Marathon bombings took place one year ago, leaving a stunned nation to wrestle with what the government response should be. But how did ...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WRPI, and 90.1 WFYI Public Radio

Responsibility to Protect? A History of Humanitarian Intervention [rebroadcast]

From: BackStory with the American History Guys

Caption: "Save me from my friends!" Uncle Sam shelters Cuba, illustration from Puck, 1898, Credit: Library of Congress

In 1898, President McKinley called for war with Spain to liberate Cuba from the “barbarities, bloodshed, starvation, and horrible miseries now exis...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio

PROMO - On The Money: A History of American Currency

From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Series: Promos for Upcoming Shows

Caption: “The Almightier,” illustration from Puck, May 15th, 1907 , Credit: Library of Congress

30-second promo for BackStory episode, "On the Money: A History of American Currency," with 5-second music bed at end for station-specific time/dat...

Bought by WUFT

Contagion: Responding to Infectious Disease [rebroadcast]

From: BackStory with the American History Guys

Caption: Detail from Chicago Department of Health vaccination poster, produced by the Works Progress Administration, late 1930s , Credit: Library of Congress

It’s the height of the flu season, and federal public health agencies have been spending millions of dollars trying to keep this year’s virus under...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WEZU, and 90.1 WFYI Public Radio

Sweet Talk: A History of Sugar

From: BackStory with the American History Guys

Caption: "Sugar - save it!" Detail from U.S. Food Administration poster, c1917 , Credit: U.S. National Archives

Valentine’s Day is around the corner, and that means candy, chocolate, cakes – all the sweet stuff for your sweetheart! It’s just one of the ways s...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WUFT, WMUU-LP, WRPI, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and more

Outed: Sexual Identity in America

From: BackStory with the American History Guys

Caption: Affectionate Valentine couple, c1890., Credit: Wikimedia Commons

As the Winter Olympics in Sochi approach, countries around the world have expressed concerns over Russian legislation outlawing LGBTQ “propaganda.”...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WCPN, WRPI, WPCA-LP, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and more

PROMO - Outed: Sexual Identity in America

From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Series: Promos for Upcoming Shows

30-second promo for BackStory episode, "Outed: Sexual Identity in America," with 5-second music bed at end for station-specific time/date tag.

Young Americans: A History of Childhood [rebroadcast]

From: BackStory with the American History Guys

Caption: Harlem Newsboy, 1943, by Gordon Parks , Credit: Library of Congress

BackStory takes on the history of childhood in America. Have children shared a common core experience across American history? Or has the nature o...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and WEZU

Border Crossings: A History of US-Mexico Relations

From: BackStory with the American History Guys

Caption: Map of Mexico, 1847, Credit: Library of Congress

Twenty years ago, NAFTA — the North American Free Trade Agreement — removed barriers to trade between the United States and Mexico, marking a more ...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WUFT, XRAY.fm, WRPI, KREV-LP and more

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