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Seen and Obscene
From: Brooklyn Public Library
Series: Borrowed and Banned
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The birth of obscenity laws in the 1870s provides a cautionary tale for the present moment, when far-right conservatives incorrectly label books “s...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Oct 25, 2023
  • Length: 26:15
  • Purchases: 1
GJ and Miko Peled Keynote
From: Generation Justice Admin
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We bring you an incredible speech! The University of New Mexico’s Anthropology Department met with Miko Peled, who presented the speech, Palestinia...

  • Added: Jul 06, 2023
  • Length: 54:13
What difference can a play make? Ask Angola Prison
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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In 2020, the authorities at the Louisiana State Penitentiary (better known as Angola, for the former plantation on which it stands) shut down a pla...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KWMR, Radio Catskill, RadioFreePalmer, KDNK and more


  • Added: Dec 07, 2022
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 6
OutCasting 0075 - The Covid-19 and AIDS pandemics - Part 4 of 4
From: Media for the Public Good, Inc. - OutCasting Media
Series: OutCasting
Caption: Jay Blotcher and OutCaster Lucas, Credit: Jay Blotcher photo by Bill Bytsura
The Covid-19 and AIDS epidemics - similarities and notable differences

Bought by RADIOLEX, WGHC-LP 98.3 FM Chicago, Radio Catskill, and C89.5 - KNHC Seattle


  • Added: Jul 31, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
OutCasting 0074 - The Covid-19 and AIDS pandemics - Part 3 of 4
From: Media for the Public Good, Inc. - OutCasting Media
Series: OutCasting
Caption: Jay Blotcher and OutCaster Lucas, Credit: Jay Blotcher photo by Bill Bytsura
The Covid-19 and AIDS epidemics - similarities and notable differences

Bought by WGHC-LP 98.3 FM Chicago, Radio Catskill, and C89.5 - KNHC Seattle


  • Added: Jun 30, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
OutCasting 0073 - The Covid-19 and AIDS pandemics - Part 2
From: Media for the Public Good, Inc. - OutCasting Media
Series: OutCasting
Caption: Jay Blotcher and OutCaster Lucas, Credit: Jay Blotcher photo by Bill Bytsura
The Covid-19 and AIDS epidemics - similarities and notable differences

Bought by RADIOLEX, WGHC-LP 98.3 FM Chicago, Radio Catskill, and C89.5 - KNHC Seattle


  • Added: May 31, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
StoryCorps: Evan Yabu and Shig Yabu
From: StoryCorps
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Shig Yabu tells his grandson Evan about an unlikely friend he made as a Japanese American internee during World War II.

Bought by KALW and PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 25, 2020
  • Length: 02:18
  • Purchases: 2
Smart Talk - Mister Rogers' Neighborhood 50th Anniversary
From: WITF
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Take a trip down memory lane as Smart Talk celebrates Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood’s 50th Anniversary.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, WSKG, 90.5 WESA, and WPSU


  • Added: Feb 21, 2018
  • Length: 51:58
  • Purchases: 4
StoryCorps Griot: Gwen Moten
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Gwen Moten remembers her childhood best friend, Denise McNair, who was killed in the 1963 bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and WTJU


  • Added: Jun 26, 2015
  • Length: 01:41
  • Purchases: 2
Episode 16: Poster Boy
From: Criminal
Series: Criminal
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On July 17th, 1889, the residents of Clayton County, Iowa woke up to news of the worst crime in their history. A Civil War veteran and his young wi...

Bought by KALH and PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 20, 2015
  • Length: 17:25
  • Purchases: 2
Freedom: A Cross-Generational Examination of the Costs of War
From: Searsport Speeper
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Veterans' stories presented and reflected on by students.

  • Added: Jun 03, 2009
  • Length: 33:48
The Pink Triangle by Tim "Toaster" Henderson
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2008
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His fourth year in the competition, Tim says this piece is about the origin of the pink triangle. Tim "Toaster" Henderson is 18 years old and a me...

  • Added: Apr 02, 2008
  • Length: 02:26
The War Project (:30 Promo)
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
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Four high school journalists collaborate with Wisconsin Public Radio to share true stories from World War II. (Promo for program)

  • Added: Nov 06, 2007
  • Length: :30
The War Project (Full Program)
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
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Four high school journalists collaborate with Wisconsin Public Radio to share true stories from World War II.

Bought by KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KSQM 91.5 FM, WDSE, KUER and more


  • Added: Nov 06, 2007
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
"Familiar" by Team Morgan Park High School
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2007
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African-American history is repeating itself - how can we break the cycle? Morgan Park High School is in Chicago, IL.

Bought by KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 22, 2007
  • Length: 03:16
  • Purchases: 1
Surviving a Tsunami: The story of Valdivians in 1960
From: Terrascope Radio
Series: Terrascope Radio Major Features
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A college freshman travels to Chile and interviews survivors of the 1960 tsunami/earthquake.

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: Jun 12, 2006
  • Length: 09:38
  • Purchases: 1