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Millennial History
From: Andrea Voets
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In Millennial History, we relive recent history through the eyes of millennials who were there when it happened. The murder of anti-mafia judge Fal...

  • Added: Jun 17, 2023
  • Length: 01:39:06
Korematsu v United States & Japanese American Internment
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101: Civil Rights
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The story of Japanese-American internment during WWII, and the Supreme Court case that challenged it.

Bought by KUPR low power FM, WCMU Michigan, WYAP, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KUNM and more


  • Added: Aug 11, 2021
  • Length: 51:30
  • Purchases: 14
MOVE Demands Justice for Children and The Return of Stolen Remains
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: On April 28, 2021, MOVE and community members gathered in front of Penn Museum to protest and demand the remains be returned., Credit: Joe Piette
On Making Contact - Members of MOVE, a Black radical liberation group, demand that the University of Pennsylvania and Princeton University return t...

Bought by WXDU


  • Added: May 12, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
2120: Refeed: The Power of True Stories to Drive Change, 5/20/2021
From: Austin Film Festival's On Story®
Series: Austin Film Festival's On Story®
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This week on On Story we’ll look at how true stories are told on the screen. From narrative films adapted from true events to documentaries that ex...

  • Added: May 04, 2021
  • Length: 54:00
Episode 6: In one lifetime
From: Margaret Poethig
Series: Keeping Dad Alive
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Richard reflects on the connection between his life’s work and that of his daughter Erika, who is leading the Biden/Harris transition team for the ...

  • Added: Dec 02, 2020
  • Length: 10:30
His Royal Highness Prince Emanuele Filiberto: True Moments of Happiness
From: Shefik Macauley
Series: Shefik presents Invocation: The Journey Continues
Caption: His Royal Highness Prince Emanuele Filiberto, Credit: Shefik
Happiness - Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy, Prince of Venice is an Italian television personality, a member of the House of Savoy and the son and heir...

  • Added: Jul 06, 2020
  • Length: 03:32
The Untold Story of Promise Neighborhood on Juneteenth, the FULL Public Forum
From: KVSC
Series: Untold Stories of Central Minnesota
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In a this Juneteenth edition of the Untold Stories of Central Minnesota, Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack attended the June 19th obse...

  • Added: Jun 27, 2020
  • Length: 01:10:53
F-Word: What lies ahead; Tulsa 1921 or Somewhere We Haven’t Built Yet?
From: Laura Flanders
Series: The F-Word: Laura Flanders' Bi-Weekly Commentary
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"Every Juneteenth has me thinking about life and the unknown, and the experience of those who lived two and half years enslaved, denied the news th...

  • Added: Jun 19, 2020
  • Length: 03:00
Southern Sierra Miwuk's struggle for Federal Acknowledgement (Yosemite)
From: Jennifer Robin
Series: Resilience Radio
Caption: Tribal Logo, Credit: Tribal website
Southern Sierra Miwuk's struggle for Federal Acknowledgement (Yosemite). We discuss the 'Scam and sham" with Tribal Chairman, members and Lawyer.

  • Added: Feb 19, 2020
  • Length: 47:28
The Untold Story of Dealing with Racism and Xenophobia in St. Cloud with Mayor Dave Kleis
From: KVSC
Series: Untold Stories of Central Minnesota
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In today’s Untold Story of Central Minnesota, Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack sits down with St. Cloud Mayor Dave Kleis to talk abou...

  • Added: Aug 19, 2019
  • Length: 30:00
Listening to Our Better Angels
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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Red, blue, rich, poor, country, city, left or right. Chances are you probably fall into one of those categories. And you may be quite happy where y...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer and KDNK


  • Added: Jul 11, 2019
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
Episode 27 - Summer of '69 - We are Stardust
From: David Grimes
Series: Into Each Life
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Woodstock - the Summer of 1969

  • Added: Jul 09, 2019
  • Length: 03:53
Episode 25 - Summer of '69 - I Know White People
From: David Grimes
Series: Into Each Life
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Muhammed Ali is convicted of refusing induction into the Armed Services

  • Added: Jul 09, 2019
  • Length: 05:33
Episode 23 - Summer Of '69 - Chappaquiddick
From: David Grimes
Series: Into Each Life
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Ted Kennedy - The Summer of 1969

  • Added: Jul 08, 2019
  • Length: 09:41
The Untold Story of the 2019 Women’s March in St. Cloud
From: KVSC
Series: Untold Stories of Central Minnesota
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In this timely Untold Story of Central Minnesota, Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack brings us excerpts from the 2019 Women’s March in ...

Bought by WMPG


  • Added: Jun 10, 2019
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 1
As the Denver Post declines, so does the Colorado News Market
From: James Szkobel-Wolff
Caption: Cover of Denver Post Editorial Page on April 7th, 2018, Credit: Chicago Tribune
A look into the fall of the Denver Post, the impact it's had on the Colorado News Market and the future of reporting in the state.

  • Added: Nov 20, 2018
  • Length: 13:16
Episode 1: A Radical Approach to Disaster Relief
From: Tom Llewellyn
Series: The Response
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In the first episode of The Response, we ask the question: how do communities come together in the aftermath of disasters—often in the face of ina...

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: Oct 02, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Who Bombed Judi Bari?
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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Radio Curious revisits a conversation with Darryl Cherney, the Earth First! activist who along with Judi Bari, was car bombed in Oakland, Californi...

Bought by KVMR


  • Added: May 30, 2018
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 1
#820- Freedom, Liberty and Democracy explained
From: marc cuniberti
Series: Money Matters Economic Forum
Caption: Money Matters host Marc Cuniberti
What is the difference between liberty, democracy and freedom? Controversial news piece on political stances and the American belief of what these ...

  • Added: Mar 31, 2018
  • Length: 05:30
Chasing Love (Clean)
From: Miguel Macias
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Chasing Love profanity edited version. A poetic exploration of the notion of romantic love, and the way it drives lives and societies.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Feb 09, 2018
  • Length: 59:42
  • Purchases: 1
EP 2.2 — Welcome to Frome: A Town Divided
From: Robert Raymond
Series: Upstream
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Part 2 of an in-depth documentary series using the small town of Frome, UK as a microcosm for political, social, and economic successes and challen...

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Jan 29, 2018
  • Length: 58:51
  • Purchases: 1
Getting Into Vietnam (promo)
From: With Good Reason
Series: WGR Special Series
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In the first episode of a new documentary series on the Vietnam War, historians Fred Turner and Wilbur J. Scott explore how the self-image of Ameri...

Bought by KWMU St. Louis and WLPR


  • Added: Nov 08, 2017
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 2
Getting Into Vietnam (hour version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: WGR Special Series
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In the first episode of With Good Reason’s new documentary series on the Vietnam War, historians Fred Turner and Wilbur J. Scott explore how the se...

Bought by KWMU St. Louis, Troy Public Radio, KOSU, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WPCA-LP and more


  • Added: Nov 08, 2017
  • Length: 53:57
  • Purchases: 14
Getting Into Vietnam (half hour version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: WGR Special Series
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In the first episode of With Good Reason’s new documentary series on the Vietnam War, historians Fred Turner and Wilbur J. Scott explore how the se...

  • Added: Nov 08, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
Alicia Garza: On Historical Amnesia, and Fighting White Supremacy
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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We interview Alicia Garza, Special Projects director for the National Domestic Workers Alliance, and one of the founding leaders of Black Lives Mat...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle


  • Added: Sep 14, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1