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Author Michael Benanav who crossed the Sahara on a camel
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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In “Men of Salt” this adventurer and outdoorsman travels from Timbuktu to the salt mines deep in the Mali desert. He traveled eighteen hours daily ...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Aug 17, 2013
  • Length: 10:01
  • Purchases: 2
228: Atlantic Memory
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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Atlantic Memory is a concept which includes every aspect of maritime culture in order to inspire greater public understanding of maritime endeavors...

  • Added: Jul 01, 2013
  • Length: 05:10
The Mandela Tapes
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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In this special program, you'll hear Nelson Mandela as you've never heard him before. This program draws on 50 hours of recorded conversations with...

Bought by Iowa Public Radio, KUHF, 90.5 WSNC, WRPI, WCBE and more


  • Added: Jun 28, 2013
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 36
Recalling Mandela (Peace Talks Radio) [59:00 / 54:00]
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Nelson Mandela's life and times are recalled in conversation with radio documentarian Joe Richman who researched Mandela's story for a major 2004 d...

Bought by KUOW, KUOW, global24radio, KDNK, KFOK-LPFM and more


  • Added: Jun 24, 2013
  • Length: 58:41
  • Purchases: 10
Crime, Punishment, and the Search for Justice
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Word of Mouth
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Conversations about ideas and innovations in investigations and imprisonment, the search for justice, and the unexpected intersection of crime and ...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and NPR Illinois


  • Added: Apr 18, 2013
  • Length: 51:30
  • Purchases: 2
United Germany
From: With Good Reason
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When the Berlin Wall came down in 1989 a country that had been divided was reunited. But after the physical wall was torn down, Germany was still l...

  • Added: Dec 06, 2012
  • Length: 02:27
After the Berlin Wall Came Down
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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More than 20 years after Germans tore down the Berlin Wall, they are still dealing with the stigmas of a formerly divided country.

Bought by WJCT


  • Added: Dec 06, 2012
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 1
The Decline in Violence & The Pursuit of Dignity (Peace Talks Radio) [29:00]
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
Caption: Steven Pinker
Two Harvard scholars with recent books are featured on this edition of PEACE TALKS RADIO. First Steven Pinker, talks about his 2011 book "The Bett...

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI, Radio Baha'i, WLGI, and KUNM


  • Added: Oct 22, 2012
  • Length: 29:02
  • Purchases: 3
WorldCanvass: Napoleon and His Legacy
From: Joan Kjaer
Series: WorldCanvass
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Conversations and live musical performance based on international themes.

  • Added: Oct 03, 2012
  • Length: 01:55:41
The campsite that the Queen never visited
From: Paula Kahumbu
Series: AFRICA'S WILDEST STORIES
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Six decades ago Queen Elizabeth was on safari in Kenya when she her father, King George VI died, making her Queen. William Kimosop describes the si...

  • Added: Jul 22, 2012
  • Length: 04:16
Peace Corps Voices (Peace Talks Radio) [29:00]
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
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Peace Talks Radio rebroadcasts excerpts from the 2011 program produced by Amy Mayer. Produced in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the Peace ...

Bought by KWMR, Radio Baha'i, WLGI, Yellowstone Public Radio, and KUNM


  • Added: Jul 20, 2012
  • Length: 29:02
  • Purchases: 4
Peace Corps Voices (Peace Talks Radio) [54:00/59:00]
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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This time on Peace Talks Radio, we present producer Amy Mayer’s 2011 program that then marked the 50th anniversary of The Peace Corps.

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and KUOW


  • Added: Jul 15, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Blues City 9: Britain
From: Gary Pitts
Series: Blues City
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Taking a ride across the Pond for British Blues by Cream, The Rolling Stones, and Led Zeppelin.

Bought by KRZA, WJSU, and Radio New Zealand


  • Added: Jul 14, 2012
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 3
Journeymen Travels
From: Muriel Murch
Series: Letter From A. Broad
Caption: Journeymen Christian and Philip , Credit: Walter Slater Murch
Two young Journeymen from Germany show up on the farm and spend the night.

Bought by KWMR


  • Added: Jan 29, 2012
  • Length: 16:12
  • Purchases: 1
Black Country Waterways
From: Christopher Williams
Caption: Bonded Warehouse
A short 5minute documentary based on and around the Black Country Waterways based in the Midlands, UK. Interview includes Graham Fisher MBE. One of...

  • Added: Dec 03, 2011
  • Length: 05:01
Jay Ipson: The Original Survivor
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: Jay Ipson in front of the Virginia Holocaust Museum., Credit: John MacLellan
Jay Ipson, the youngest Holocaust survivor living in Virginia today, lived in an underground lair for six months during the Nazi occupation of his ...

  • Added: Oct 14, 2011
  • Length: 59:14
Tales & Tools of Revolution: From Serbia to Egypt
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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A new generation is telling their stories of overthrowing corrupt regimes. And in the digital age, their lessons can spread more quickly than ever ...

  • Added: Sep 20, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
Squeezebox Stories
From: Julie Caine
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Squeezebox Stories, a sound-rich, narrative-driven public radio documentary hosted by Marco Werman of PRI's The World, explores the rich musical wo...

Bought by WCNY, WWNO, KZUM, KLCC, Marfa Public Radio and more


  • Added: Sep 06, 2011
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 20
Peace Corps Voices
From: Amy Mayer
Caption: A multimedia documentary project--www.peacecorpsvoices.org
A one-hour documentary special in honor of the Peace Corps' 50th anniversary, Peace Corps Voices uses historic recordings and contemporary intervie...

Bought by KALW, Wisconsin Public Radio, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WRPI, KUNM and more


  • Added: Aug 11, 2011
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 12
The "Curse" of the Hope Diamond
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: Does bad luck befall everyone who's owned the infamous Hope Diamond?, Credit: The Smithsonian
Is the world's most famous diamond... cursed?

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 17, 2011
  • Length: 05:50
  • Purchases: 2
The U.S. Institute of Peace: A Profile (Peace Talks Radio) [54:00/59:00]
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
Caption: United States Institute of Peace New World Headquarters, Credit: USIP
The United States Institute of Peace is an independent, nonpartisan, national institution established in 1984 and funded by Congress to increase th...

Bought by KUOW, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KUOW, WFIU, and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 24, 2011
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 5
The Quander Quality
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: Nellie Mae Quander (1880-1961), 1st international president of Alpha Kappa Alpha, the 1st Greek-lettered sorority established/incorporated by African-American college women., Credit: Quander Historical Society, Inc.
Meet the oldest African-American family in Washington, D.C. - and, perhaps, the United States.

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, Radio Catskill, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WABE, WAMC Northeast Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 19, 2011
  • Length: 05:17
  • Purchases: 6
Norwegian Culture with Völva Kari Tauring
From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique
Caption: Kari Tauring is a Völva -- which is Old Norse for "staff carrier", Credit: http://karitauring.com
Kari Tauring: Author, singer, educator, runes reader and self proclaimed Völva -- which is Nordic for "staff carrier"-- definitely knows her way ar...

Bought by CI Dolphin Radio, KSRQ, and KVSC


  • Added: Dec 30, 2010
  • Length: 25:10
  • Purchases: 3
In The Prime: Washington's Meridian
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: D.C.'s Meridian Hill Park got its name from the Prime Meridian Thomas Jefferson proposed along 16th Street NW., Credit: Rebecca Sheir
What if Washington, D.C., really were the middle of the world?

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 15, 2010
  • Length: 03:35
  • Purchases: 1
Kennedy and the Peace Corps: Idealism on the Ground
From: Lester Graham
Caption: Kennedy challenging university students to serve the Third World., Credit: University of Michigan
This compelling documentary explains how a John F. Kennedy challenge to college students ultimately became the Peace Corps. It explores Kennedy's...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., Interlochen Public Radio, Michigan Radio, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WYSO and more


  • Added: Oct 12, 2010
  • Length: 53:25
  • Purchases: 14

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