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RDD: A Conversation with Pete Culp
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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This week on the RDD, Haley meets with Pete Culp, a member of the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority board of directors. Baldemar Velasquez nominat...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 06, 2017
  • Length: 06:57
  • Purchases: 1
Blues Unlimited #308 - Hot Wax & Down Home Classics from Checker Records (1952-1953)
From: Steve c/o Ernest Franz
Series: Blues Unlimited
Caption: Recorded in May 1952, “Juke” became a huge number one hit for Little Walter, when it climbed to the top of the R&B charts later that year.
Join us as we put the Checker label in the spotlight. Started by Phil and Leonard Chess as a subsidiary imprint in 1952, Checker issued some specta...

  • Added: Feb 04, 2017
  • Length: 01:58:59
GPV19 Book Review - Griftopia
From: Gerald Jones
Series: GetPublished! Radio Book Review Featurettes
Caption: GetPublished! Radio Host Gerald Everett Jones, Credit: La Puerta Productions
Here's Gerald's audio book review of Griftopia by Matt Tiaibi

  • Added: Jan 25, 2017
  • Length: 02:18
GPV17 Book Review - The Arsenal of Democracy
From: Gerald Jones
Series: GetPublished! Radio Book Review Featurettes
Caption: GetPublished! Radio Host Gerald Everett Jones, Credit: La Puerta Productions
Here's Gerald's audio book review of The Arsenal of Democracy: FDR, Detroit, and an Epic Quest to Arm an America at War by A. J. Baime

  • Added: Jan 25, 2017
  • Length: 02:31
Blues Unlimited #307 - The Blues Unlimited 3rd Annual Year In Review Special: Best of 2016
From: Steve c/o Ernest Franz
Series: Blues Unlimited
Caption: Third & Beale: According to some, the epicenter of the Blues Universe.
Join us as we take a look back at some of our favorite moments from 2016. In a year filled with highlights, great blues, and a bunch of good music,...

  • Added: Jan 14, 2017
  • Length: 01:58:59
GPV08 Book Review - The Prague Cemetery
From: Gerald Jones
Series: GetPublished! Radio Book Review Featurettes
Caption: GetPublished! Radio Host Gerald Everett Jones, Credit: La Puerta Productions
Here's Gerald's audio book review of The Prague Cemetery by Umberto Eco about the roots of fascism in Europe.

  • Added: Jan 12, 2017
  • Length: 03:14
Blues Unlimited #306 - Blue Horizon Records Presents the Giants of Country Blues
From: Steve c/o Ernest Franz
Series: Blues Unlimited
Caption: Blue Horizon often featured striking and distinctive album covers, such as this one for Bukka White’s “Memphis Hot Shots” LP.
Join us as we dig into some of the great recordings made by Mike Vernon's Blue Horizon label during the 1960s. This time we’ll be focusing on some ...

  • Added: Jan 02, 2017
  • Length: 01:58:59
Jefferson Christmas 2016
From: The Thomas Jefferson Hour with Clay Jenkinson
Series: The Thomas Jefferson Hour
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This will be the final episode posted to PRX

Bought by KTXK, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KPIP-LP, and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Dec 22, 2016
  • Length: 58:51
  • Purchases: 4
FRDH: How America Got This Way
From: MIchael Goldfarb
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Veteran overseas journalists look at America as it enters the Age of Donald Trump

  • Added: Dec 19, 2016
  • Length: 49:16
James Rollins discusses "The Seventh Plague"
From: Steven Nester
Series: Poets of the Tabloid Murder
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James Rollins is a prolific novelist who lives in the Sierra Nevada mountains.

  • Added: Dec 15, 2016
  • Length: 09:17
Constitution Day in Maryland Part 2
From: The Thomas Jefferson Hour with Clay Jenkinson
Series: The Thomas Jefferson Hour
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This week's show is the second part of a recording made by WAMD 970 in Abingdon, Maryland for the Harford County Library Foundation. The program wa...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and KRDP


  • Added: Dec 13, 2016
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 3
Constitution Day in Maryland
From: The Thomas Jefferson Hour with Clay Jenkinson
Series: The Thomas Jefferson Hour
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This week's show comes from a recording made by WAMD 970 in Abingdon, Maryland for the Harford County Library Foundation. The program was recorded ...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Dec 13, 2016
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 2
Optimistic Revolution
From: The Thomas Jefferson Hour with Clay Jenkinson
Series: The Thomas Jefferson Hour
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Special guest host Joe L. Lovell of Amarillo, Texas returns to speak with President Thomas Jefferson about revolution, public education and the nee...

Bought by KPIP-LP, RadioFreePalmer, KRDP, and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Dec 05, 2016
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 4
Whitestone Queens - a fascinating history of the northeast part of Queens
From: WCWP
Series: Taking Care of Business with Richard Solomon
Caption: Whitestone 11357, Credit: Richard Solomon
Whitestone New York 11357

  • Added: Dec 02, 2016
  • Length: 54:00
WorldCanvass: Higher Education in the Age of Internationalization (Part 2)
From: Joan Kjaer
Series: WorldCanvass
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Host Joan Kjaer interviews Howard Kerr, 2016 recipient of the University of Iowa International Impact Award, about his national and international c...

  • Added: Nov 30, 2016
  • Length: 23:55
Blues Unlimited #305 - Rare Paramount 78s from the Collection of John Tefteller
From: Steve c/o Ernest Franz
Series: Blues Unlimited
Caption: One of the rare 78s from the collection of John Tefteller. Courtesy of Blues Images.
Join us as we explore some of the rarest of the rare — John Tefteller's legendary collection of Paramount 78s. One of the most important blues labe...

  • Added: Nov 28, 2016
  • Length: 01:58:59
Trial by Jury
From: The Thomas Jefferson Hour with Clay Jenkinson
Series: The Thomas Jefferson Hour
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Guest host Joe L. Lovell of Amarillo, Texas speaks with President Thomas Jefferson about the workings of America’s legal system and the importance ...

Bought by KTXK, KALH, KPIP-LP, RadioFreePalmer, and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Nov 28, 2016
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 5
We Have Voted
From: The Thomas Jefferson Hour with Clay Jenkinson
Series: The Thomas Jefferson Hour
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Prompted by requests from many Jefferson Hour listeners, the creator of The Thomas Jefferson Hour, Clay S. Jenkinson, discusses the outcome of the ...

Bought by KPIP-LP, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KRDP, and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Nov 21, 2016
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 4
The Band 40th Anniversary of "The Last Waltz:" All Access
From: Dan Neer
Series: All Access World Premieres
Caption: The 40th Anniversary of the Band's "The Last Waltz:" All Access
Robbie Robertson shares insights looking back from 40 years on at one of, if not THE best rock and roll concerts and films, The Last Waltz. Interv...

Bought by Prairie Public, KGLP, Prairie Public, KSRQ, KAZU Seaside, Calif. and more


  • Added: Nov 21, 2016
  • Length: 58:24
  • Purchases: 11
American side of Niagara Falls to go silent
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: BY ANGELICA A. MORRISON / Pedestrian Bridge to be replaced at Niagara Falls State Park., Credit: BY ANGELICA A. MORRISON / Pedestrian Bridge to be replaced at Niagara Falls State Park.
New York State plans to shut off the American Falls, a major attraction for tourists who flock to Niagara Falls. It's part of a project to replace...

Bought by WCPN, WXXI Rochester, North Country Public Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WSKG and more


  • Added: Nov 18, 2016
  • Length: 03:25
  • Purchases: 7
Save the Republic (Part Two)
From: The Thomas Jefferson Hour with Clay Jenkinson
Series: The Thomas Jefferson Hour
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This week, part two of a discussion of suggestions sent in by listeners in response to Clay S. Jenkinson’s request as to their ideas on how to impr...

Bought by KPIP-LP, WYAP, RadioFreePalmer, KRDP, and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Nov 15, 2016
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 5
Michael Waldman, author of "The Fight to Vote"
From: Janelle Brown
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The struggle for the right to vote isn't over yet. Host Bob Kustra talks with Michael Waldman about his timely new book.

  • Added: Nov 04, 2016
  • Length: 30:30
Save the Republic (Part One)
From: The Thomas Jefferson Hour with Clay Jenkinson
Series: The Thomas Jefferson Hour
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On episode #1200 Our Republic, President Thomas Jefferson spoke about the differences between a true democracy and a republic. In the podcast intro...

Bought by KPIP-LP, RadioFreePalmer, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and KRDP


  • Added: Oct 31, 2016
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 4
The Minimum
From: The Thomas Jefferson Hour with Clay Jenkinson
Series: The Thomas Jefferson Hour
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In episode #1196 Jefferson 113, Clay S. Jenkinson asked listeners to write in with their thoughts and personal experiences about living on the mini...

Bought by KPIP-LP, KRDP, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Oct 24, 2016
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 4
Benjamin Franklin's Visit
From: The Thomas Jefferson Hour with Clay Jenkinson
Series: The Thomas Jefferson Hour
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President Thomas Jefferson, as portrayed by humanities scholar Clay S. Jenkinson, is joined in conversation by Benjamin Franklin. Franklin is portr...

Bought by KALH, RadioFreePalmer, and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Oct 17, 2016
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 3

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