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New Libraries, Old Buildings
From: Brooklyn Public Library
Series: "Borrowed" Podcast from Brooklyn Public Library
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Libraries weren't always located in their own stately buildings. Many of our branches used to operate out of pharmacies, laundry rooms, storefronts...

Bought by Northeast Indiana Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 28, 2022
  • Length: 26:16
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps Griot: Mary Othella Burnette and Debora Hamilton Palmer
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Mary Othella Burnette and Debora Hamilton Palmer at their StoryCorps interview in Saint Clair Shores, MI, and Sparks, NV, on Feb. 6, 2022. , Credit: By StoryCorps
Mary Othella Burnette tells her daughter, Debora Hamilton Palmer, about “Granny Hayden,” a second-generation midwife in Black Appalachia.

Bought by Vermont Public


  • Added: Feb 25, 2022
  • Length: 02:37
  • Purchases: 1
Constant Wonder - Audrey Hepburn, Jimmy Stewart
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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Topic 1: This movie star knew what depravation felt like; Topic 2: How Jimmy Stewart stole our hearts

  • Added: Nov 17, 2021
  • Length: 52:47
Finntown
From: Brooklyn Public Library
Series: Building Brooklyn
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In the early 1900s, if you walked around Sunset Park, you might have heard Finnish being spoken on the streets. That's because the neighborhood was...

  • Added: Oct 21, 2021
  • Length: 18:31
Eighth Avenue
From: Brooklyn Public Library
Series: Building Brooklyn
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Brooklyn is constantly changing. This episode takes a look at the changes on just one street in one neighborhood: Eighth Avenue in Sunset Park, whi...

  • Added: Oct 15, 2021
  • Length: 27:02
Women on the Waterfront
From: Brooklyn Public Library
Series: Building Brooklyn
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At the start of World War II, 200 women were employed at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. That number ballooned to 7,000 at the height of the war, but after...

Bought by KVNF and KCNP


  • Added: Oct 15, 2021
  • Length: 29:59
  • Purchases: 2
Like Coming Home
From: Brooklyn Public Library
Series: Building Brooklyn
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In the middle of the 20th century, a ten square block area in North Gowanus was home to the largest Mohawk settlement outside of Canada. We hear ab...

  • Added: Sep 30, 2021
  • Length: 28:17
StoryCorps Historias: Casimiro "Cas" Torres
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Casimiro “Cas” Torres reflects on how his childhood led him to incarceration at New York City’s Hart Island, where he buried the poor and unclaimed...

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Aug 10, 2021
  • Length: 02:12
  • Purchases: 1
The Origins of Vaccine Hesitancy
From: Celine Gounder
Series: Coronavirus Pandemic
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More than half of all American adults have received a COVID-19 vaccine. But even though we’ve made great strides in our vaccination efforts, there ...

  • Added: Jul 08, 2021
  • Length: 03:27
A MEDITATION ON AMERICA Music Mix - Hour 3
From: Paul Ingles
Series: 10,000 Good Songs
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Great for on or near the Fourth of July...or other patriotic holidays. Third of 4 music mix hours featuring a host of performers expressing the c...

Bought by KHNS, KXCV, WXXI Rochester, WHYY, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA and more


  • Added: Jun 30, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 13
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
Railroads & Fire
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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Since the first rail line was completed in Minnesota in 1862, the railroad has had a storied existence in the state. Fire is part of that story. KF...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Apr 25, 2021
  • Length: 07:09
  • Purchases: 1
The Lisa Show - Memorial Day Special
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Lisa Show
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Topic 1 - Conceptualizing Death to Children; Topic 2 - Oral Histories and the Military; Topic 3 - The History and Meaning of Memorial Day

Bought by KTXK and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Apr 20, 2021
  • Length: 54:52
  • Purchases: 2
The Apple Seed - Memorial Day Special
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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Memorial Day can be filled with backyard barbeques and summer fun, but it can also be filled with remembrances that bring us closer to the ones we ...

Bought by KRCB 104.9, KRWG, KCNP, KRVS, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and more


  • Added: Apr 19, 2021
  • Length: 54:58
  • Purchases: 16
Military Women’s Memorial: A little known gem preserving HERstory
From: World Footprints LLC
Caption: Phyllis Wilson's Military headshot
Phyllis Wilson, a retired Army veteran of 37 years and President of the Military Women’s Memorial Foundation, joins us to talk about the Memorial a...

  • Added: Mar 23, 2021
  • Length: 42:48
Top of Mind - Sports Bra, Stealing Home
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Topic 1 & 2 - Sports Bra; Topic 3 - Stealing Home

Bought by WMUU-LP, KOWS, and WYAP


  • Added: Mar 16, 2021
  • Length: 51:56
  • Purchases: 3
From Community Dance to Dance Community: Recalling the Old Farmer's Ball
From: Carla Seidl
Caption: The original Farmer's Ball, and an OFB dance today, Credit: Phil Jameson/Carla Seidl
The Old Farmer's Ball is a regional folk dance organization in Asheville, North Carolina that is best known for its lively Thursday night contra da...

  • Added: Feb 22, 2021
  • Length: 49:50
The Lisa Show Presidents Day Special - Washington's Legacy, Lessons from the Founding Fathers, Talking to Kids about Politics
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Lisa Show
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Topic 1 - Washington's Legacy; Topic 2 - Morning Buzz - Lessons from the Founding Fathers; Topic 3 - Talking to Kids about Politics

Bought by KTXK


  • Added: Jan 27, 2021
  • Length: 52:48
  • Purchases: 1
The Apple Seed - Presidents Day
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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Join us today for a good-natured celebration of some of our early presidents. We share tales about Washington, Jefferson, and Lincoln. It's an hour...

Bought by KALW, WHCP-LP Cambridge, KTSW 89.9, WVPE, KCNP and more


  • Added: Jan 19, 2021
  • Length: 54:56
  • Purchases: 7
Discover President Joe Biden’s Delaware
From: World Footprints LLC
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In honor of America’s 46th President, World Footprints will share a cultural slice of President Joe Biden’s home state of Delaware.

  • Added: Jan 19, 2021
  • Length: 52:36
StoryCorps: Cohen
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Time now for StoryCorps, As the end of year approaches, we’re taking time to remember those we’ve lost. This week, we honor the late Justice Ruth...

Bought by Angelica Community Radio and WYAP


  • Added: Dec 19, 2020
  • Length: 02:54
  • Purchases: 2
Uncovering Appalachia
From: World Footprints LLC
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Author and scholar Nancy Brown Diggs joins World Footprints to peel back the layers of Appalachian culture that she uncovers in her new book, In Se...

  • Added: Dec 08, 2020
  • Length: 30:36
Top of Mind - Vietnam Stories, Artificial Intelligence Friend
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Topic 1 and 2 - “The Mountains Sing”: Trauma, Resilience and the Legacy of War in Vietnam, Topic 3 - An App That’s Designed to Be Your BFF

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, RadioStPete Florida, and WYAP


  • Added: Nov 30, 2020
  • Length: 52:07
  • Purchases: 3
On Passing
From: Brooklyn Public Library
Series: "Borrowed" Podcast from Brooklyn Public Library
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Belle da Costa Greene and Nella Larsen are two librarians of color, one who is white passing, and the other of mixed heritage who wrote famously ab...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Nov 18, 2020
  • Length: 32:46
  • Purchases: 1
Votes for Women
From: Brooklyn Public Library
Series: "Borrowed" Podcast from Brooklyn Public Library
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To honor the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, we take a trip to Green-Wood cemetery to the grave of Sarah Smith Garnet, one of Brooklyn's B...

Bought by WCNY and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Nov 18, 2020
  • Length: 12:56
  • Purchases: 2

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