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"Surviving The Bataan Death March" (Narration by the late Senator John McCain) Special Encore Presentation
From: Ronald Duffy
Caption: Ken Porwoll, Proud Veteran, Credit: Brainerd Dispatch (Brainerd, MN)
For 2023-24 "Surviving The Bataan Death March" Narrated by the late Senator John McCain (former POW) Special Encore Presentation Offered as ...

Bought by WUOT 91.9 FM, KWMU St. Louis, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WVTF, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA and more


  • Added: Oct 19, 2023
  • Length: 57:22
  • Purchases: 17
Bold Women of Montana - 0327 - Fannie Sperry Steele
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: Bold Women of Montana
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Learn about today's bold woman with Beth Judy in honor of women's history month.

  • Added: Mar 17, 2023
  • Length: 01:59
A Feast of Booths?
From: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Series: Sounds Jewish
Caption: Sounds Jewish, Credit: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Tune in to the next "Sounds Jewish" for a musical celebration of the many sides of Sukkos.

  • Added: Oct 21, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
Get Right With The Universe
From: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Series: Sounds Jewish
Caption: Sounds Jewish, Credit: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
We're approaching Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, your official opportunity to get right with the universe.

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Sep 30, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Surviving The Bataan Death March (Narration by Jack Doepke)
From: Ronald Duffy
Caption: Ken Porwoll, Proud Veteran, Credit: Brainerd Dispatch (Brainerd, MN)
Veteran Ken Porwoll’s story recounts his inhumane treatment & riveting story of survival as one of 10,000 American & roughly 50,000 Filipino soldie...

Bought by KJZZ, KFAI Minneapolis, WRKF, WWNO, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and more


  • Added: Jun 06, 2022
  • Length: 57:32
  • Purchases: 17
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
Memorial in Song with John Brancy and Peter Dugan
From: The WFMT Radio Network
Series: Holiday Specials from WFMT
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A program for Memorial Day/Veteran’s Day to honor those whose lives have been forever changed by war, including songs written by composers and poet...

Bought by WVIA, KMFA, Troy Public Radio, KWAX, WGUC/ WVXU and more


  • Added: Feb 07, 2022
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 26
Welcome Hunukkah
From: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Series: Sounds Jewish
Caption: Sounds Jewish, Credit: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Sounds Jewish welcomes Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, with songs from around the Jewish world.

Bought by KBEM, WNIJ, KMXT, and WLPR


  • Added: Nov 26, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
Constant Wonder - 4th of July Special
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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Topic 1: America the Beautiful: A Story in Photographs; Topic 2: Legendary Photographer, Steve McCurry

Bought by KETR-FM, KSTK, WPCA-LP, Troy Public Radio, RadioStPete Florida and more


  • Added: Jun 11, 2021
  • Length: 55:02
  • Purchases: 7
The Story: Veterans Day Special (narrated by Alec Baldwin)
From: Stephanie Postles
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This immersive Veterans Day one hour special is narrated by Alec Baldwin and uncovers the backstories of six veterans who have built companies, pro...

Bought by WGUC/ WVXU, KTOO, KCPW Salt Lake City, Raven Radio, KUNM and more


  • Added: Oct 14, 2020
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 38
Happy B-Day USA (Encore Episode)
From: Wind & Rhythm
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How do you celebrate Independence Day? With hotdogs and a baseball game? Sunscreen and swimming pools? What about patriotic music and a slice of ...

Bought by KMXT, KMFA, KCNP, WLRH, KWIT and more


  • Added: Jun 30, 2020
  • Length: 59:29
  • Purchases: 15
Chanukkah In Story & Song
From: William Zukof
Series: The Western Wind Judaica Series
Caption: The Western Wind
Chanukkah In Story and Song Sung by the The Western Wind Narrated by Leonard Nimoy The acclaimed vocal sextet and the renowned actor present 25 ...

Bought by RADIOLEX, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WCQS, Radio Kansas, West Virginia Public Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Dec 04, 2019
  • Length: 57:48
  • Purchases: 59
Symbols and Cymbals
From: Wind & Rhythm
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George Washington is said to have asked 24 year old Betsy Ross to create a flag to be the symbol of our nation in 1776. Historians also have mentio...

Bought by WNMU-FM, KTXK, WUAL, GCR (Global Community Radio), and KMFA


  • Added: Jun 04, 2018
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 5
Mysterium
From: Wind & Rhythm
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Seeing wrapped gifts under the tree for days or weeks before being allowed to open them adds to the anticipation, suspense, and ultimately the joy ...

Bought by KRPS, KRPS, KTXK, WUAL, and KMFA


  • Added: Nov 26, 2017
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 5
Ani Tuzman, THE TREMBLE OF LOVE & Terry Tempest Williams, FINDING BEAUTY IN A BROKEN WORLD
From: Francesca Rheannon
Series: Writer's Voice
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Ani Tuzman talks about her novel based on the life of the 18th century Jewish mystic, the Baal Shem Tov. Its called The Tremble of Love. Then, we r...

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Dec 23, 2016
  • Length: 01:38:32
  • Purchases: 1
Interview with Kira Luna and Travis McKenzie
From: Generation Justice Admin
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Kira Luna and Travis McKenzie talk about the Recuerda a Cesar Chavez March and celebration plus the events leading up to this yearly event. Intervi...

  • Added: Aug 04, 2016
  • Length: 12:03
Thanksgiving: People Without A Nation
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: Chickahominy Assistant Chief Gene Adkins.
There are eleven tribes of Indians who call Virginia home, among them the Chickahominy. And though they all now enjoy state recognition, the federa...

  • Added: Nov 12, 2014
  • Length: 28:31
Anonymous and Diana
From: Littleglobe
Caption: Diana Moya Lujan's piece at the Museum of International Folk Art
An N’MPower participant, who wishes to remain anonymous, interviews Spanish Colonial artist Diana Moya Lujan, in a community engagement project bet...

  • Added: Apr 09, 2014
  • Length: 05:57
254: Intangible Cultural Heritage
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
Caption: Shrimp fishing from horseback in Belgium, Credit: UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has no central "ocean" theme, but many of its myriad studies, project...

  • Added: Jan 07, 2014
  • Length: 05:23
SITPE # 1151
From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Stuck in the Psychedelic Era
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Stuck with the hermit at Yuletide again.

Bought by Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, KMXT, KSRQ, KWMR, KKRN and more


  • Added: Dec 21, 2011
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 8
The Messiah Comes to Town
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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A behind-the-scenes look at how a community choral society in a small town prepares for its own grand holiday performance of Handel's Messiah.

  • Added: Dec 07, 2011
  • Length: 51:53
An Elizabethan Christmas w/ the Rose Ensemble
From: The Rose Ensemble
Caption: The Rose Ensemble, Credit: Michael Haug
The Rose Ensemble brings the time of the Tudors to life. Splendor, tension and intrigue, all reflected in the dark and light of tender carols, and...

Bought by KCME, WCVE, RadioStPete Florida, Northwest Public Broadcasting, WCVE and more


  • Added: Oct 24, 2010
  • Length: 58:14
  • Purchases: 80
Cheryl-Anne Millsap: The Carol of the Bells
From: Spokane Public Radio
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The Salvation Army bell ringer, bundled up to stay warm in weather that has turned brutal overnight, stands just beside the front door of the busy ...

  • Added: Dec 15, 2009
  • Length: 04:01
A Rockabilly Christmas
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: Joe Bevilacqua Christmas Programming
Caption: A Rockabilly Christmas, Credit: Lorie Kellogg
the story of underground rockabilly guitarist Ray Campi

Bought by High Plains Public Radio and WHCP-LP Cambridge


  • Added: Dec 10, 2007
  • Length: 04:49
  • Purchases: 2