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A History of Live Radio
From: Peter Bochan
Series: Shortcuts
Caption: WBAI Staff, Credit: 1960s
In honor of radio pioneers Larry Josephson, Steve Post and Bob Fass, a look back at the early days of free form radio at Pacifica and WBAI in New Y...

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio


  • Added: Aug 21, 2022
  • Length: 59:39
  • Purchases: 1
Lost Children of Turtle Island: The Forgotten History of Indian Boarding Schools
From: Jack Eidt
Series: EcoJustice Radio
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Our guests Indigenous Activists SunRose IronShell and Manape LaMere speak on the history and impact of the Indian Boarding Schools, generational tr...

  • Added: Aug 21, 2022
  • Length: 58:00
Door to Suspense featuring Bob Hope
From: WRVO Public Media
Series: Door to Suspense
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Door to Suspense #12 featuring Bob Hope in: Bob Hope Show 3/21/50 NBC, Suspense “Death Has a Shadow” 5/5/49 CBS.

  • Added: Aug 17, 2022
  • Length: 53:00
Door to Suspense featuring Paula Winslowe
From: WRVO Public Media
Series: Door to Suspense
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Door to Suspense featuring Paula Winslowe in: Life of Riley 5/4/51 NBC, Suspense “The Cellar Door” 1/24/56 CBS.

  • Added: Aug 10, 2022
  • Length: 53:00
Door to Suspense featuring Eddie Bracken
From: WRVO Public Media
Series: Door to Suspense
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Door to Suspense #10 featuring Eddie Bracken in: Eddie Bracken Show 2/11/45 NBC, Suspense “Elwood” 3/6/47 CBS.

  • Added: Aug 03, 2022
  • Length: 53:00
Door to Suspense featuring Ginger Rogers
From: WRVO Public Media
Series: Door to Suspense
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Door to Suspense #9 featuring Ginger Rogers in: Gulf Screen Guild Theater 4/6/41 CBS, Suspense “Vamp Till Dead” 1/11/51 CBS.

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jul 27, 2022
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 1
223: Turnspit Dogs
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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It's 1576 and you don't have a young boy to spare to turn your meat while it cooks. So what could you use? A turnspit dog.

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Jul 12, 2022
  • Length: 05:05
  • Purchases: 1
Door to Suspense featuring Marie Wilson
From: WRVO Public Media
Series: Door to Suspense
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Door to Suspense #5 featuring Marie Wilson in: My Friend Irma 2/23/48 CBS, Suspense “Star Over Hong Kong” 2/22/59 CBS.

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Jul 05, 2022
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps Griot: Fred Gilliam and Jerry Harris
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Dr. Thomas in his lab., Credit: Public Domain
Fred Gilliam and Jerry Harris remember their mentor, Dr. Vivien Thomas, a surgical researcher who developed groundbreaking medical techniques.

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio and WYAP


  • Added: Jul 05, 2022
  • Length: 02:20
  • Purchases: 2
Door to Suspense featuring Ralph Edwards
From: WRVO Public Media
Series: Door to Suspense
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Door to Suspense #4 featuring Ralph Edwards in: Truth or Consequences 6/23/45 NBC, Suspense “Ghost Hunt” 6/23/49 CBS.

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Jun 21, 2022
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 1
Door to Suspense featuring Judy Garland
From: WRVO Public Media
Series: Door to Suspense
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Door to Suspense #3 featuring Judy Garland in: Mail Call 4/11/45 AFRS, Suspense “Drive-In” 11/21/46 CBS.

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Jun 15, 2022
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 1
Door to Suspense featuring Ronald Colman
From: WRVO Public Media
Series: Door to Suspense
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Door to Suspense #2 featuring Ronald Colman in: Halls of Ivy 1/3/51 NBC, Suspense “A Vision of Death” 3/8/51 CBS.

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Jun 15, 2022
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 1
Door to Suspense featuring Lucille Ball
From: WRVO Public Media
Series: Door to Suspense
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Door to Suspense #1 featuring Lucille Ball in: My Favorite Husband 2/29/45 CBS, Suspense "A Little Piece of Rope" 10/14/48 CBS.

Bought by KECG


  • Added: Jun 15, 2022
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 1
221: Harriet the Tortoise
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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Harriet lived from around 1835 to 2006! She is believed to be one of the Earth's longest lived creatures ever recorded.

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Jun 06, 2022
  • Length: 04:59
  • Purchases: 1
218: Gladiatrices
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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Seldom written about, female gladiators fought for glory and Rome from around 509 BCE to 200 AD. What little information we have about them was in ...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: May 31, 2022
  • Length: 05:08
  • Purchases: 1
Oslo
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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Sometimes the only thing you need to solve an intractable interntional conflict is waffles.

Bought by KFCF FM, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KWMR, Spokane Public Radio, KMUN and more


  • Added: May 18, 2022
  • Length: 01:58:04
  • Purchases: 19
216: Parachuting Beavers
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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In 1948, Idaho Fish and Game got the bright idea to transport beavers into the back country with PARACHUTES. It was a wild and wacky compromise to ...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: May 13, 2022
  • Length: 05:06
  • Purchases: 1
215: James Madison & the 4 Letters
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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It's 1789 and the beginning of bureaucracy in the United States. James Madison is writing letters to smooth the path of George Washington's disorga...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: May 13, 2022
  • Length: 05:06
  • Purchases: 1
Living in America!
From: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Series: Sounds Jewish
Caption: Sounds Jewish, Credit: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Sounds Jewish celebrates Jewish American Heritage Month with an eclectic playlist of quintessentially Jewish American music.

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: May 13, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Mountain Time Podcast Hour Episode 2
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: Mountain Time Podcast Hour
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Two pieces about booms and busts.

Bought by KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio) and KFCF FM


  • Added: Apr 26, 2022
  • Length: 52:01
  • Purchases: 2
201: Ancient Prosthetic Eye
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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In 2007, a woman's 5,000 year old skeleton was found in Burnt City, Iran. She was at least six feet tall and had what researchers think may be the ...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Apr 07, 2022
  • Length: 05:05
  • Purchases: 1
Franklinland
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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A unconventional comedy about one of the nation's founders

Bought by KKRN, KFCF FM, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KMUN, KWMR and more


  • Added: Mar 23, 2022
  • Length: 01:58:01
  • Purchases: 11
Dolly and the Hall
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominated Dolly Parton. She said no. They said sorry, the ballots have already gone out. Dolly is not the first a...

Bought by WKPW, KSRQ, KTRL, KNCT FM, WYAP and more


  • Added: Mar 20, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
Druid Stories To Ward Off St. Patrick
From: Desert Oracle
Series: Desert Oracle Radio
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In tribute to the Druids who were canceled by Saint Patrick, we will tell some stories. Ghost stories. From those ancient Celtic lands that gave us...

Bought by KFCF FM


  • Added: Mar 17, 2022
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
205: Vatican Women's Rifle Team
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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Amy pulled out all the stops for this shenanigan filled episode. Don't be an April's Fool like Trace.

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Feb 17, 2022
  • Length: 05:33
  • Purchases: 1

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