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The Write Question - Bill Vaughn
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Writer Bill Vaughn discusses his new book, "The Last Heir: The Triumphs and Tragedies of Two Montana Families."

Bought by Prairie Public, WETS, Yellowstone Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio, and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Apr 06, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 5
18: Traditions and Philosophy of Midwestern Baking, 03/31/22
From: Heritage Radio Network
Series: Eat Your Heartland Out
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This episode of Eat Your Heartland Out is all about baking. First up is Shauna Sever, the author of Midwest Made, who shares her insights into the ...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, KRPS, and Prairie Public


  • Added: Mar 31, 2022
  • Length: 54:02
  • Purchases: 3
17: A Smattering of European Influences on Midwestern Foodways, 03/24/22
From: Heritage Radio Network
Series: Eat Your Heartland Out
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This week's episode showcases the culinary traditions of Scandinavian, Germanic and Eastern European immigrants into the American Midwest. Capri's ...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, KRPS, and Prairie Public


  • Added: Mar 24, 2022
  • Length: 54:05
  • Purchases: 3
25: Celebrating Culinary Diversity in the Midwest: Spotlighting Japanese and Latino Flavors; 03/03/22
From: Heritage Radio Network
Series: Eat Your Heartland Out
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Coming up on this episode, we are celebrating the ethnic and cultural diversity that makes the food of the American Midwest unique. In Champlain, ...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh and KRPS


  • Added: Mar 03, 2022
  • Length: 54:02
  • Purchases: 2
24: The Cultural Heritage and Culinary Charm of Amana Colonies, Iowa; 02/17/22
From: Heritage Radio Network
Series: Eat Your Heartland Out
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This week on Eat Your Heartland Out, we are spotlighting the Amana Colonies in Iowa. This unique community with German roots has a surprising histo...

Bought by KRPS


  • Added: Feb 17, 2022
  • Length: 54:02
  • Purchases: 1
Little Richard
From: Mike Ficher
Series: The Ultimate Oldies Show
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The hits plus the early cuts from the legendary Little Richard!

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Feb 16, 2022
  • Length: 01:54:49
  • Purchases: 1
11: Old World Influences of Southern Europe: Spotlight on Greek and Italian Immigrants in the Midwest, 1/06/22
From: Heritage Radio Network
Series: Eat Your Heartland Out
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This episode of Eat Your Heartland Out is a special one for host Capri Cafaro. As an Italian-American from the Midwest, Capri shares her own person...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, KRPS, and Prairie Public


  • Added: Jan 06, 2022
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 3
2: Midwestern Cocktail Culture, 11/11/21
From: Heritage Radio Network
Series: Eat Your Heartland Out
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Capri is joined by author Jeanette Hurt. Jeanette has written 12 books about food and drink including Wisconsin Cocktails and The Joy of Cider: All...

Bought by Prairie Public


  • Added: Nov 11, 2021
  • Length: 54:04
  • Purchases: 1
Is the United Nations Still Relevant?
From: Mateo Schimpf
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We look at the UN’s achievements, its shortcomings and what the future holds for international cooperation.

Bought by Classic107.3, WMUU-LP, GCR (Global Community Radio), RADIOLEX, and WHCP-LP Cambridge


  • Added: Nov 04, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
The Rolling Stones - 1964-1967
From: Mike Ficher
Series: The Ultimate Oldies Show
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The Rolling Stones records from 1964 to 1967

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Nov 03, 2021
  • Length: 01:55:46
  • Purchases: 1
18: Traditions and Philosophy of Midwestern Baking
From: Heritage Radio Network
Series: Eat Your Heartland Out
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This episode of Eat Your Heartland Out is all about baking. First up is Shauna Sever, the author of Midwest Made, who shares her insights into the ...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh and Prairie Public


  • Added: Oct 07, 2021
  • Length: 54:02
  • Purchases: 2
Class of 1967 - Summer of Love
From: Mike Ficher
Series: The Ultimate Oldies Show
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Music and voices from the Summer of Love 1967

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Sep 10, 2021
  • Length: 01:56:18
  • Purchases: 1
Woodstock
From: Mike Ficher
Series: The Ultimate Oldies Show
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Music and voices of the seminal 1969 festival.

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Aug 19, 2021
  • Length: 01:55:57
  • Purchases: 1
The Saxes--and More--of Steve Douglas
From: Mike Ficher
Series: The Ultimate Oldies Show
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The career of the legendary saxophone player, Steve Douglas

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Jul 07, 2021
  • Length: 01:56:15
  • Purchases: 1
Revolutionary Parallels: Zhang Taiyan and Anti-Imperialism
From: WFHB
Series: Interchange
Caption: Zhang Taiyan
Our show is on the Chinese scholar and philosopher Zhang Taiyan with guest Viren Murthy. In it we seek to detail the tangle of the so-called East a...

Bought by RADIOLEX


  • Added: Jul 06, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Epidemics Change History
From: Celine Gounder
Series: Coronavirus Pandemic
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Pandemics have played a huge role in human history. A cholera outbreak in Europe had huge implications for the way we see public health. And it was...

  • Added: Apr 22, 2021
  • Length: 04:06
Barn Raising For a Better America
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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In the aftermath of the January 6th siege of the Capitol by a mob of Trump supporters, Laura convenes a panel of pro-democracy activists to discuss...

Bought by KDNK and KWMR


  • Added: Jan 13, 2021
  • Length: 56:00
  • Purchases: 2
KFRC Fantasy Fair and Magic Mountain Music Festival
From: Mike Ficher
Series: The Ultimate Oldies Show
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A seminal event in pop music history--the 1967 KFRC Fantasy Fair.

  • Added: Sep 11, 2020
  • Length: 01:55:27
The History, Role, & Significance of the U.S. Post Office
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
Caption: Headshot: Richard R. John
In this episode, we talk about the post office with Dr. Richard R. John, Professor of History & Communications in the Columbia Journalism School at...

  • Added: Aug 20, 2020
  • Length: 29:30
Fifteenth Anniversary Extravaganza
From: Brian Aust
Series: WoodWarbler's JazzGrass Radio Show
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A celebration of a decade and a half of sonic explorations on the radio into bluegrass, jazz and that chimeric, shapeshifting space between.....

  • Added: Jul 28, 2020
  • Length: 01:57:40
Musician's Spotlight -Seamus Egan Mspot Part One - 744
From: John Floridis
Series: Musician's Spotlight
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Multi-instrumentalist and composer Seamus Egan returns for a visit with host John Floridis to talk about his newest group The Seamus Egan Project a...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, RadioFreePalmer, KMXT, WMUU-LP, and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: May 08, 2020
  • Length: 29:05
  • Purchases: 5
1918 Flu Pandemic vs. COVID-19: Nancy Bristow, U Puget Sound
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
Caption: Headshot: Nancy Bristow
In this episode, we talk with Dr. Nancy Bristow… Chair of the History Department at the University of Puget Sound… and author of American Pandemic:...

  • Added: May 07, 2020
  • Length: 29:30
Pio Pico & Roberto Garza – Meet the Last Mexican Governor of California
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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In this program, we are going to go back into California history about 150 years, and visit with the last Mexican governor of California, Pio Pico....

  • Added: Apr 29, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
Leonard Garment – "Crazy Rhythm: My Journey from Brooklyn, Jazz, and Wall Street to Nixon’s White House, Watergate, and Beyond…,"
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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Some people’s memories of President Richard Nixon are negative due to his role in escalating the Vietnam War, the student demonstrations at Kent St...

  • Added: Feb 12, 2020
  • Length: 29:00