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When Ground Zero was known as Radio Row
From: Radio Diaries
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For more than four decades, Radio Row it was the largest collection of radio and electronics stores in the world. Then in 1966 the stores were cond...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 18, 2014
  • Length: 13:55
  • Purchases: 4
Back to New Orleans
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Jazz Time
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Legendary musicians from New Orleans are featured in this program doing what they do best. This program contains the best of the New Orleans sound ...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, WSLR, WEZU, and Radio New Zealand


  • Added: Aug 22, 2013
  • Length: 55:35
  • Purchases: 4
Shirley Chisholm: The Politics of Principle
From: Radio Diaries
Series: Contenders
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In 1972, Shirley Chisholm launched a spirited campaign for the Democratic nomination. She was the first woman and first African American to run. De...

Bought by WABE, WEZU, New Hampshire Public Radio, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago and more


  • Added: Oct 16, 2012
  • Length: 07:37
  • Purchases: 10
JOE STRUMMER'S LONDON CALLING - EPISODE 7
From: Joyride Media
Series: JOE STRUMMER'S LONDON CALLING
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Joe Strummer spins his favorite tracks from around the world

Bought by KPSQ-LP, Prairie Public, KHNS, KUPR low power FM, KBBI Alaska and more


  • Added: Oct 13, 2009
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 25
JOE STRUMMER'S LONDON CALLING - EPISODE 6
From: Joyride Media
Series: JOE STRUMMER'S LONDON CALLING
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Joe Strummer spins his favorite tracks from around the world

Bought by KPSQ-LP, Prairie Public, KHNS, KUPR low power FM, KBBI Alaska and more


  • Added: Oct 13, 2009
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 27
JOE STRUMMER'S LONDON CALLING - EPISODE 5
From: Joyride Media
Series: JOE STRUMMER'S LONDON CALLING
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Joe Strummer spins his favorite tracks from around the world

Bought by KPSQ-LP, Prairie Public, KHNS, KUPR low power FM, KBBI Alaska and more


  • Added: Oct 13, 2009
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 27
JOE STRUMMER'S LONDON CALLING - EPISODE 4
From: Joyride Media
Series: JOE STRUMMER'S LONDON CALLING
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Joe Strummer spins his favorite tracks from around the world

Bought by KPSQ-LP, Prairie Public, KHNS, Harford Community Radio, KUPR low power FM and more


  • Added: Oct 13, 2009
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 28
JOE STRUMMER'S LONDON CALLING - EPISODE 3
From: Joyride Media
Series: JOE STRUMMER'S LONDON CALLING
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Joe Strummer spins his favorite tracks from around the world

Bought by KPSQ-LP, Harford Community Radio, Prairie Public, KHNS, KUPR low power FM and more


  • Added: Oct 13, 2009
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 29
JOE STRUMMER'S LONDON CALLING - EPISODE 2
From: Joyride Media
Series: JOE STRUMMER'S LONDON CALLING
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Joe Strummer spins his favorite tracks from around the world

Bought by KPSQ-LP, Prairie Public, KHNS, KUPR low power FM, KBBI Alaska and more


  • Added: Oct 13, 2009
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 29
JOE STRUMMER'S LONDON CALLING - EPISODE 1
From: Joyride Media
Series: JOE STRUMMER'S LONDON CALLING
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Joe Strummer spins his favorite tracks from around the world

Bought by KPSQ-LP, Prairie Public, KHNS, KUPR low power FM, Harford Community Radio and more


  • Added: Oct 13, 2009
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 34
The World of 1607 part 2
From: WCVE
Series: The World of 1607
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A Cabinet of Wonder

  • Added: Oct 25, 2007
  • Length: 01:01
Take The Old Road, program three
From: Spokane Public Radio
Series: Take The Old Road
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A 4-part series about small towns in eastern Washington state.

  • Added: Jun 23, 2007
  • Length: 29:00
Take The Old Road, program two
From: Spokane Public Radio
Series: Take The Old Road
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A 4-part series about small towns in eastern Washington state.

  • Added: Jun 23, 2007
  • Length: 31:27
Pastures of Plenty: Hard Times in the Country: The Depression Years
From: Coastridge Productions
Series: Pastures of Plenty: A History of California Farm Workers
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Program 2 in a four-part series on farmworker history.

Bought by KSQD Santa Cruz, North State Public Radio, KUSP, WCBU, KUOW and more


  • Added: Feb 27, 2007
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 13
Tejidos Culturales #7: Who Chained the Road up, y quien es Jack Taylor?
From: KRZA
Caption: PRX default Piece image
In this program we look at the closing off of a Land Grant easment by Jack Taylor, the decision in this will set precedent for land rights all over...

Bought by KCEI 90.1 FM Red River/Taos, NM


  • Added: Oct 22, 2006
  • Length: 29:05
  • Purchases: 1
Tejidos Culturales (prog.2)
From: KRZA
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A culturally historic piece looking at the San Luis Valley of Colorado.

Bought by KCEI 90.1 FM Red River/Taos, NM


  • Added: Aug 14, 2006
  • Length: 29:03
  • Purchases: 1
Tejidos Culturales 1 in Series
From: KRZA
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Part 1 in series about the cultural histroy of the San Luis Valley.

Bought by KCEI 90.1 FM Red River/Taos, NM, KSUT, and NPR Station Showcase with PRX


  • Added: Jul 31, 2006
  • Length: 29:09
  • Purchases: 3
Take the 'A' Train
From: WFUV
Series: Subculture Series
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Take a ride on the A train - the subway's longest line

  • Added: Sep 24, 2004
  • Length: 04:27
Hollister
From: Helen Borten
Series: A Sense of Place
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On July 4, 1947 thousands of bikers roared into a small California town and changed our assumptions about America. A new investigation raises prov...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, WRPI, KUT, PRX Remix, KALW and more


  • Added: May 28, 2004
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 7
Hollow Victory
From: Helen Borten
Series: A Sense of Place
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A David and Goliath battle against a mining technique that blows off mountaintops, buries streams and destroys communities in the hollows of West V...

Bought by WAMU, KGNU Community Radio, WRPI, KFAI Minneapolis, Audible and more


  • Added: Nov 24, 2003
  • Length: 30:01
  • Purchases: 7