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Remembering a Vanished Way of Life on Virginia's Barrier Islands
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: The southern end of Hog Island was once home to the thriving community of Broadwater., Credit: Rebecca Sheir
Many generations of people once lived and worked on Virginia's barrier islands — until erosion and hurricanes drove them back to the mainland.

  • Added: Feb 27, 2014
  • Length: 06:10
The Curb Market
From: Sidewalk Radio
Series: Sidewalk Radio with Gene Kansas
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In 1917, an enormous fire ravaged 75 blocks of Atlanta, leaving 1 mile of destruction in its wake. To replant the seeds of commerce, the city of A...

  • Added: Feb 17, 2014
  • Length: 26:49
Sugar in your Tea Party?
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Series: BackStory with the American History Guys: Favorites
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Political scientist Peter Andreas tells host Peter Onuf about the ways sugar – and smuggling – shaped early America, and helped fuel the Revolution.

Bought by XRAY.fm, Radio Newark, and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Feb 10, 2014
  • Length: 08:41
  • Purchases: 3
Sickly Sweet?
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Series: BackStory with the American History Guys: Favorites
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Host Brian Balogh talks with historian Carolyn de la Peña about the rise of artificial sweeteners in the 20th Century, as they went from unhealthy ...

Bought by Radio Newark, KFAI Minneapolis, WRST-FM Oshkosh, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 10, 2014
  • Length: 10:08
  • Purchases: 4
Tainted with Blood
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Series: BackStory with the American History Guys: Favorites
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Host Ed Ayers sits down with historian Alan Taylor to discuss the 18th Century search for a sweetener untainted by slavery.

Bought by Radio Newark, KFAI Minneapolis, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 10, 2014
  • Length: 07:39
  • Purchases: 3
Sweet Talk: A History of Sugar
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Caption: "Sugar - save it!" Detail from U.S. Food Administration poster, c1917 , Credit: U.S. National Archives
Valentine’s Day is around the corner, and that means candy, chocolate, cakes – all the sweet stuff for your sweetheart! It’s just one of the ways s...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WUFT, WMUU-LP, WRPI, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and more


  • Added: Feb 07, 2014
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 7
PROMO - Sweet and Dangerous: A History of Sugar
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Series: Promos for Upcoming Shows
Caption: "Sugar - save it!" Detail from U.S. Food Administration poster, c1917, Credit: U.S. National Archives
30-second promo for BackStory episode, "Sweet and Dangerous: A History of Sugar," with 5-second music bed at end for station-specific time/date tag.

Bought by WUFT


  • Added: Feb 04, 2014
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 1
Three Squares: Mealtime in America [rebroadcast]
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Caption: Dinner at Broad Channel, in Queens, New York City, c1910, Credit: Library of Congress
As families across the United States sit down for their Thanksgiving meal, this episode of BackStory explores the meals we eat for the rest of the ...

Bought by Boise State Public Radio, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WRGY, and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Nov 27, 2013
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 4
PROMO - Three Squares: Mealtime in America [rebroadcast]
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Caption: Dinner at Broad Channel, in Queens, New York City, c1910, Credit: Library of Congress
30-second promo for BackStory episode, "Three Squares: Mealtime in America [rebroadcast]," with 5-second music bed at end for station-specific time...

  • Added: Nov 26, 2013
  • Length: :30
Food and American Culture
From: Hold That Thought
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English professor and Harlem Renaissance expert Rafia Zafar discusses the ways in which food relates to ethnic, personal, and class identity.

  • Added: Nov 25, 2013
  • Length: 08:55
Chinese cuisine has a long history on East Lake Street
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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East Lake Street is home to some of the city’s oldest Chinese restaurants. The food itself has a unique history, and may be more American than you ...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Nov 08, 2013
  • Length: 03:22
  • Purchases: 1
An Oasis For Date Palms, But Not For Their Workers
From: Lisa Morehouse
Series: After the Gold Rush: The Future of Small Town California
Caption: Palmero Francisco Paniagua., Credit: Lisa Morehouse
Agricultural explorers, Arabian fantasy agri-tourism, and dangerous work: all about date palms in California's Coachella Valley.

Bought by KWMR


  • Added: Oct 26, 2013
  • Length: 07:02
  • Purchases: 1
Not California, it's the State of Jefferson
From: Lisa Morehouse
Series: After the Gold Rush: The Future of Small Town California
Caption: Rick Jones, owner of the Seiad Valley store, Credit: Lisa Morehouse
In Northern California and Southern Oregon, many residents identify less with those official states than with the State of Jefferson. The piece ex...

Bought by KWMR, Rhythm & News Service, PRX Remix, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 03, 2013
  • Length: 07:00
  • Purchases: 4
Food Sleuth Radio, Donald Davis Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Bigger doesn’t always mean better. Case in point: fruits and vegetables. Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn...

  • Added: Aug 30, 2013
  • Length: 28:00
San Francisco, the island within an island
From: Generation Anthropocene
Series: Generation Anthropocene
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Rebecca Solnit, a writer and native of the Bay Area, provides a brief history of San Francisco’s transformation from a working class port city to a...

  • Added: Aug 11, 2013
  • Length: 25:58
The Jane Fonda
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Reporter Jake Ryan follows the rabbit hole to uncover the truth behind a sandwich and a controversy that's been around since the Vietnam War.

Bought by PRX Remix and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 07, 2013
  • Length: 07:37
  • Purchases: 2
Alice the Cook
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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Alice the Cook is a character created by food historian, performer and author Anjila K. Olsen. Olsen lives in the Twin Cities, but Alice the Cook t...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jul 19, 2013
  • Length: 05:06
  • Purchases: 1
Derby Time - THE perfect mint julep
From: One Tan Hand Productions
Series: Sips, Suds, & Smokes
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Review and recipe of the THE perfect mint julep

  • Added: Jul 03, 2013
  • Length: 09:52
Blackbird Pot Pie: Not the Pie Umami Made
From: Mary T. Diorio Schilling
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For some South Jersey residents, "Sing a Song of Sixpence" is more than just a nursery rhyme; it's supper.

  • Added: Jun 26, 2013
  • Length: 02:53
The Beat: Connie Wanek - "Honey"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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Duluth writer Connie Wanek is the author of three books, most recently "On Speaking Terms" from Copper Canyon Press. She has received several award...

  • Added: Jun 10, 2013
  • Length: 02:11
Forgotten Foods of NYC: "Eating Out" in Old New York
From: Anne Noyes Saini
Series: Forgotten Foods of NYC
Caption: Hilda Baumol (left) and Monte Malach (right)., Credit: Photo by Emon Hassan, courtesy of Narratively.
Longtime New Yorkers recall a bygone era of NYC when eating out was a rare luxury, and eateries that vanished long ago -- automats, Nedick's (hot d...

  • Added: May 28, 2013
  • Length: 02:13
Forgotten Foods of NYC: "Cooking In" in Old New York
From: Anne Noyes Saini
Series: Forgotten Foods of NYC
Caption: Paul J. Hintersteiner (left) and Debra Klaber (right)., Credit: Photo by Emon Hassan, courtesy of Narratively.
Longtime New Yorkers recall cooking and food shopping in NYC's bygone era of milk and ice delivery men, ice boxes, horse-drawn fruit and vegetable ...

  • Added: May 28, 2013
  • Length: 02:18
Forgotten Foods of NYC: Learning to Like Roast Turkey and Other Memories of a Jewish Refugee Childhood
From: Anne Noyes Saini
Series: Forgotten Foods of NYC
Caption: Margot Karp., Credit: Photo courtesy of Margot Karp.
Margot Karp, 86, moved with her family to Washington Heights, Manhattan, in 1939 to escape Nazi Germany. Karp has fond memories of her mother's str...

  • Added: May 28, 2013
  • Length: 03:04
Fran V. Dan
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Kealing Middle School Spring 2013
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Two iconic Austin burger joints created by a dueling divorced couple, Kealing youth producers report on how Fran and Dan’s hamburgers might be succ...

  • Added: May 06, 2013
  • Length: 05:34
Food Sleuth Radio, Sandor Katz Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Where there’s fermentation, there’s culture. Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for her interview with Sando...

  • Added: Apr 15, 2013
  • Length: 28:00

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