PRX - Pieces for Topic: Historical
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1996 was a turning point for Burning Man. Two people were run over in their tents. And another person died in a head-on collision.
- Added: Aug 21, 2023
- Length: 27:08
Beth Houlihan and her husband Chris own and operate Haunts of Richmond. And for a city this this size, Richmond has an abundance of ghoulies and gh...
- Added: Nov 12, 2019
- Length: 26:58
A special edition of HumaNature formatted for air: journeys to freedom, on two legs…and four. Ten years ago, more than 50 pit bulls were discovered...
Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., New Hampshire Public Radio, KUT, and WRVO Public Media
- Added: Apr 20, 2017
- Length: 58:28
- Purchases: 4
Five years, two trials, and hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees have failed to resolve Special Agent Christopher Deedy’s case. That hasn...
- Added: Dec 08, 2016
- Length: 31:21
After a hung jury in the rape trial of five local Hawaiians, the family of the alleged victim looked for vengeance. They got it — by committing one...
- Added: Nov 10, 2016
- Length: 29:02
A privileged socialite. A Native Hawaiian wrongfully accused of rape. A ruling elite that favors whites. So begins the Massie Case. A story from 19...
- Added: Nov 03, 2016
- Length: 33:12
From: Donna Granata
The feature film Trumbo (2015), staring Breaking Bad’s Bryan Cranston, is based on the true story of blacklisted writer Dalton Trumbo. The followin...
- Added: Aug 21, 2016
- Length: 04:38
One man witnessed the 1964 Great Alaskan Earthquake and recorded the incredible things he saw onto a cassette tape shortly thereafter to mail to fa...
- Added: Feb 10, 2016
- Length: 29:00
One man witnessed the 1964 Great Alaskan Earthquake and recorded the incredible things he saw onto a cassette tape shortly thereafter to mail to fa...
- Added: Feb 09, 2016
- Length: 29:01
In 2002, retired FBI and CIA investigator Charlie Hess began writing letters Robert Charles Browne, a convicted murderer who claimed to have killed...
- Added: Dec 30, 2015
- Length: 58:18
XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.
Bought by Key Radio KEYK 89.3 FM
- Added: May 01, 2015
- Length: 01:47
- Purchases: 1
XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.
Bought by Key Radio KEYK 89.3 FM
- Added: Mar 09, 2015
- Length: 01:45
- Purchases: 1
CAFÉ ACOUSMATIC: the finest blend of electroacoustic music, sound art, and 3D binaural audio.
- Added: Feb 27, 2015
- Length: 59:07
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...
- Added: Feb 20, 2015
- Length: 17:25
- Purchases: 2
In the 1990s, Arch Coal began mining Pigeonroost Hollow. Now Jimmy Weekley is the last person left there.
Bought by Wyoming Public Radio, PRX Remix, West Virginia Public Broadcasting, and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago
- Added: Feb 19, 2013
- Length: 13:59
- Purchases: 4
On this special edition of "The Live Feed" we air a reading of the original play, "Enemy Alien" written by Scott Dixon of the Commonweal Theatre in...
Bought by KSRQ
- Added: Feb 05, 2013
- Length: 01:42:08
- Purchases: 1
Boston Irish mob boss "Whitey" Bulger and his girlfriend spent 15 years hiding out in Santa Monica. Residents say the most wanted man in America wa...
Bought by KMUZ, WFMU, Aspen Public Radio, KOSU, and PRX Remix
- Added: Jun 27, 2012
- Length: 28:31
- Purchases: 5
Original unproduced 1944 romantic fantasy, with orchestral score
Bought by WGUC/ WVXU
- Added: Sep 08, 2008
- Length: 27:45
- Purchases: 1