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Reel Discovery: The Human Factor
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Reel Discovery
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On the latest Reel Discovery, Kristin examines the involvement of US negotiators in Middle East peace talks in the 1990s with The Human Factor.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, RadioStPete Florida, GCR (Global Community Radio), Harford Community Radio, and KKRN


  • Added: May 07, 2021
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 5
Mackenzie's Odyssey
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
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Sandip investigates the journey of a small town Scottish postmaster to his resting place in Kolkata.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 14, 2019
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 1
A Jewish Museum in Kolkata?
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Magen David Synagogue in Kolkata, India, Credit: Ashok Sinha
A Jewish museum just opened in Kolkata. Not a brick and mortar museum, but an online museum.

  • Added: Sep 10, 2014
  • Length: 04:30
When America Took to the Air (Half Hour Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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In the years after World War I, stunt pilots in small airplanes would fly throughout the country, performing tricks and selling rides to locals—int...

Bought by WJCT, WXDU, WEZU, WLIW, KVSC and more


  • Added: Aug 29, 2014
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 7
A telegram for you...
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Central Telegraph Office in Kolkata, Credit: Sandip Roy
The telegram was 163 years old in India, and only recently has the reliable old machine been put away.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 16, 2013
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 1