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Hal Higdon discusses "Leopold and Loeb: The Crime of the Century"

From: Steven Nester
Series: Poets of the Tabloid Murder

Among the criminal celebrities of Prohibition-era Chicago, not even Al Capone was more notorious than two well-educated and highly intelligent Jewi...

Michael Wolraich discusses "The Bishop and the Butterfly:Murder, Politics, and the End of the Jazz Age"

From: Steven Nester
Series: Poets of the Tabloid Murder

Vivian Gordon went out before midnight in a velvet dress and mink coat. Her body turned up the next morning in a desolate Bronx park, a dirty cloth...

Echoes of a Coup

From: Scene on Radio

One-hour special (59:00 with 5-minute news hole), Echoes of a Coup, telling the story of the only successful coup d'etat in U.S. history -- the 189...

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], WNYC, WUNC, WYPR, WFDD and more

The Secret History of Women at the CIA - Liza Mundy

From: Paul VOGELZANG
Series: Smithsonian Associates Interview Series, Not Old Better Show

Caption: The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Series

🔍 Join #TheNotOldBetterShow in partnership with #SmithsonianAssociates for an enthralling episode! 🎧 We delve into "The Sisterhood: The Secret Hist...

War Crimes in Real Time - Waging War on Refugees

From: David Kattenburg
Series: Green Planet Monitor Podcast

Hamas didn't parachute into Gaza from another planet. The Islamic Resistance Movement, its leaders and militants are an organic part of a packed po...

Colorado, Minnesota & Michigan Courts Consider “Insurrection Act” Cases Attempting to Keep Trump Off the Ballot

From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute

Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report

Colorado, Minnesota & Michigan Courts Consider “Insurrection Act” Cases Attempting to Keep Trump Off the Ballot

Bought by KICI Iowa City

Henrietta Lacks' Immortal Cells

From: David Kattenburg

Caption: Henrietta Lacks, Credit: Courtesy: Lacks family & Estate

David Kattenburg speaks about Henrietta Lacks and medical racism in America with Dorothy Roberts. Roberts is Professor of Law and Sociology at the ...

The First 9-11

From: David Kattenburg
Series: Green Planet Monitor Podcast

A year after SCOTUS banished abortion rights, millions of American women and girls face dire threats to their health and emotional well-being. Twen...

Florence Price

From: WGTE Public Media
Series: Conversations in African American Music

Dr. Louise Toppin examines the life and music of trailblazing composer Florence Price.

Green Planet Monitor Podcast # 23

From: David Kattenburg
Series: Green Planet Monitor Podcast

Long debunked -- the mythology of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Out of the mushroom clouds, nuclearism's dark expanding circle. And, the world’s latest n...

Little Boy & Fat Man

From: David Kattenburg
Series: Green Planet Monitor Podcast

Commemorating the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki: a nuclear scientist remembers. A historian paints a different picture. And, the Pacific...

Whistle Stops: The 1948 Presidential Campaigns

From: Lester Graham

Caption: President Harry Truman holds up a copy of the Chicago Tribune with the inaccurate headline: Dewey Defeats Truman., Credit: public domain

2023 is the 75th anniversary of one of the biggest political upsets in American political history (although the documentary does not mention the 75...

Bought by Iowa Public Radio, WRVO Public Media, Michigan Radio, KUOW, and WAMU

Salomé and Oedipus the King

From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works

A hypnotic double bill of tragedies set in the ancient world.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, KFCF FM, KMUN, KWMR, WPCA-LP and more

The Great Tennessee Monkey Trial

From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works

The famous court battle over the right to teach evolution in public school comes to life.

Bought by KKRN, KFCF FM, Spokane Public Radio, KWMR, KMUN and more

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...

Feminist Poets: Past American Voices

From: New Letters on the Air

For Women's History Month, we feature a special program about four important feminist poets who led the the next generations into the 21st century....

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), WNMU-FM, KBIA, WNMU-FM, WDCB and more

The Chicago Conspiracy Trial

From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works

"The whole world is watching."

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KKRN, KFCF FM, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KUOW and more

Blue Dimensions K42: Connie Han Jazzifies The Myth Of The Goddess Inanna

From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions

Music from pianist Connie Han, exploring the theme of the goddess Inanna of Sumerian mythology

Bought by KJZX-Austin, GCR (Global Community Radio), KKRN, Royalton Community Radio, KHNS and more

National Writers Series: Jerry Dennis and Dave Dempsey

From: Interlochen Public Radio
Series: National Writers Series: Season Four

Sheri McWhirter talks with environmental authors Jerry Dennis and Dave Dempsey.

Bought by Michigan Radio and WKAR

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...

Intersection of Black and Indigenous Resistance & Justice in the U.S. with Kyle T. Mays - EcoJustice Radio

From: Jack Eidt
Series: EcoJustice Radio

In his book “An Afro-Indigenous History of the United States,” Kyle T. Mays argues that the foundations of the United States are rooted in Anti-Bla...

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