PRX - Pieces for Topic: Historical
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We usually don’t think of the free market as a very… sentimental place. But a new book suggests that Adam Smith’s classical economics aren’t so hea...
Bought by KENW
- Added: Jun 09, 2017
- Length: 03:35
- Purchases: 1
In the 200 years since ground was broken on the Erie Canal, it has evolved from means of transportation and mode of industrial shipping -- to a pla...
Bought by WCPN, WRVO Public Media, WCMU Michigan, North Country Public Radio, and WBFO
- Added: May 30, 2017
- Length: 01:18
- Purchases: 5
Frank Casey was the first investment analyst to blow the whistle on rogue financier Bernard Madoff whose Ponzi scheme looted the savings of thousan...
- Added: Nov 06, 2015
- Length: 29:08
When work began to rebuild the Calaveras Dam, Paleontologist Jim Walker was called to the scene to hunt for fossils. He expected to find a few, but...
Bought by KUOW
- Added: Jan 12, 2015
- Length: 05:50
- Purchases: 1
Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard in Central City has recently seen a lot of redevelopment. Why has it been so hard to bring business back to this bou...
- Added: Oct 16, 2014
- Length: 05:10
After losing a home and two breweries to fire, one German beermaker vowed not to let history repeat itself... and built an extraordinary house that...
Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio
- Added: Aug 09, 2011
- Length: 04:42
- Purchases: 1
Rents have always been high in New York; but since 1994, so called ‘Quality of Life’ policing, and business friendly development strategies have de...
- Added: Dec 01, 2010
- Length: 17:01
The Herndon Home is facing financial uncertainty just as it's celebrating its centennial year. The imposing two-story brick mansion sits largely un...
Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: Sep 01, 2010
- Length: 03:31
- Purchases: 1
A fine cider revival could provide a lifeline to struggling New Hampshire apple growers.
Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, Yellowstone Public Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: Nov 20, 2009
- Length: 03:27
- Purchases: 4