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Vivaldi For All Seasons: Program Four
From: WILL
Series: Vivaldi For All Seasons
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One of four programs exploring the instrumental music of Antonio Vivaldi.

Bought by KHEN-LP, WMNR, WUGA (part of GPB), South Dakota Public Broadcasting - Radio, WMUK and more


  • Added: Aug 09, 2006
  • Length: 58:40
  • Purchases: 16
Vivaldi For All Seasons: Program Three
From: WILL
Series: Vivaldi For All Seasons
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One of four programs exploring the instrumental music of Antonio Vivaldi.

Bought by WMNR, WUGA (part of GPB), South Dakota Public Broadcasting - Radio, WMUK, WCQS and more


  • Added: Aug 09, 2006
  • Length: 58:39
  • Purchases: 15
Lewis&Clark_week119
From: leni holliman
Series: Day by Day with Lewis & Clark
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Modules for August 14 thru 18, 2006

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 05, 2006
  • Length: 06:50
  • Purchases: 1
What's the Word? Images of the American Self
From: Modern Language Association
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A look at the "American self," from Puritans to successful businessmen to changing roles for women.

Bought by WLIW, WLIW, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KDUR and more


  • Added: Jun 09, 2006
  • Length: 29:09
  • Purchases: 6
The Massacre at Ludlow
From: Dick Meister
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The Ludlow Massacre of April 20, 1914 was one of the most horrific events in U.S. labor history -- but one that led to desperately needed reforms.

  • Added: Apr 14, 2006
  • Length: 04:22
Holiday Series: Memorial Day
From: Talking History
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Guest Matthew Dennis and Talking History's host Bryan Le Beau delve into the history and meaning of Memorial Day.

Bought by Kansas Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 30, 2006
  • Length: 11:50
  • Purchases: 1
After The White House
From: Talking History
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Max Skidmore takes a look at what America's former Presidents have done in their post presidential years. The show features our regular segments.

Bought by WILL


  • Added: Feb 04, 2006
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Pike Bicentennial Kick-off
From: KRCC-FM
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Zebulon Pike turns 200

  • Added: Jan 20, 2006
  • Length: 03:28
Beyond the Scars
From: Voices of Our World
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BEYOND THE SCARS: A perspective from the survivors of America?s race wars; author Roger Gottlieb, Liberating Faith & the memories of a survivo...

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston, WYSO, and WGBH Radio Boston


  • Added: Jan 19, 2006
  • Length: 27:58
  • Purchases: 3
Dec. 28 - English: Alona on Woodrow Wilson
From: Alona Suvórova
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Birthday piece

  • Added: Dec 28, 2005
  • Length: 02:09
Russian: Alona on van Beethoven
From: Alona Suvórova
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Alona on this famous composer

  • Added: Dec 05, 2005
  • Length: 02:17
English: Alona on Francisco Franco
From: Alona Suvórova
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Alona on this famous politician and statesman

  • Added: Dec 03, 2005
  • Length: 02:45
Early Signals
From: Darren Copeland
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Sound-rich reflection on origins of wireless and radio broadcasting

Bought by KWMR, KZSC, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Oct 23, 2005
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 4
United Nations
From: Talking History
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Interview features Stephen Schlesinger Director of the World Policy Institute, regular segments History in the News and series of special readings ...

  • Added: Oct 03, 2005
  • Length: 29:00
John Brown: Abolitionist
From: Talking History
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Program features an interview with David Reynolds author of "John Brown: Abolitionist," and excerpt adapted from the unpublished recollections of T...

  • Added: Oct 03, 2005
  • Length: 29:00
Progressions: 100 Years of Jazz Guitar
From: Joyride Media
Series: Black History Month Specials
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A one-hour music intensive radio special tracing the history of Jazz guitar from 1906 through today; hosted by Les Paul.

Bought by WICR, KPSQ-LP, Prairie Public, KGLT, KPIP-LP and more


  • Added: Aug 17, 2005
  • Length: 59:05
  • Purchases: 31
1776
From: Cambridge Forum
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Historian David McCullough portrays the tumult and uncertainty of 1776 and shows how the courage and perseverance of a few dedicated men were respo...

Bought by WFHB, Radio Catskill, KZMU Moab Community Radio, Prairie Public, KPIK-LP and more


  • Added: Jun 09, 2005
  • Length: 28:55
  • Purchases: 33
Bergen-Belsen
From: Sound Portraits
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In 1945, the BBC broadcasted one reporter's description and field recording of a Shabbat service conducted on the grounds of the Bergen-Belsen conc...

Bought by WMMT, PRX Remix, Remix Radio, KFAI Minneapolis, and KCLU


  • Added: Apr 21, 2005
  • Length: 03:49
  • Purchases: 5
What's the Word? Literature of the Holocaust
From: Modern Language Association
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Memoirs, poetry, drama, and fiction about the Holocaust.

Bought by WLIW, WLIW, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KFSR and more


  • Added: Mar 24, 2005
  • Length: 29:43
  • Purchases: 8
What's the Word? Literature by Child Survivors of the Holocaust
From: Modern Language Association
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Fiction and a memoir by child survivors.

Bought by WLIW, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KBYS 88.3 FM, WXDU and more


  • Added: Mar 24, 2005
  • Length: 30:01
  • Purchases: 8
World War One and Armistice Day
From: Lester Graham
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Veterans Day was originally Armistice Day, the day that World War I was to end. Here's one veteran's experiences.

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, WRVO Public Media, KUCB, 'The Sea', KRPS and more


  • Added: Nov 07, 2004
  • Length: 03:45
  • Purchases: 33
Walking High Steel: Mohawk Ironworkers at the Twin Towers
From: The Kitchen Sisters
Series: The Sonic Memorial Project: 5 Stories
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Mohawk ironworkers built some of the most recognizable buildings in NYC, including the Twin Towers.

Bought by PRX Remix, KUER, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KGLT, Marfa Public Radio and more


  • Added: Sep 09, 2004
  • Length: 15:18
  • Purchases: 10
Stories of Love and Marriage at the Towers
From: The Kitchen Sisters
Series: The Sonic Memorial Project: 5 Stories
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Stories of love, marriage and memories at 1,377 feet.

Bought by KUT, KVNF, KUT-HD, KXOT Public Radio, Marfa Public Radio and more


  • Added: Sep 09, 2004
  • Length: 12:56
  • Purchases: 9
Messages from NPR's Sonic Memorial Phone Line
From: The Kitchen Sisters
Series: The Sonic Memorial Project: 5 Stories
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An impressionistic gathering of sounds and stories, many of them contributed by listeners who called the Sonic Memorial Phone Line.

Bought by WRNC-LP, WMBR, KCPW Salt Lake City, WHYY, and WUAL


  • Added: Sep 09, 2004
  • Length: 13:00
  • Purchases: 5
The WTC Construction Guides: The Building Stewardesses
From: The Kitchen Sisters
Series: The Sonic Memorial Project: 5 Stories
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They were called "Construction Guides" : friendly co-eds in mini-skirted uniforms posted at corner kiosks on the WTC site to inform an inquiring pu...

Bought by Marfa Public Radio, WHYY, and KUOW


  • Added: Sep 09, 2004
  • Length: 22:18
  • Purchases: 3

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