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When Sinéad Shocked America
From: Matt Hill
Series: Today In History - with The Retrospectors
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Irish popstar Sinéad O’Connor tore up a photo of Pope John Paul II during her performance of Bob Marley’s ‘War’ on NBC’s TV show ‘Saturday Night Li...

  • Added: Oct 26, 2023
  • Length: 10:13
To Versailles! To Versailles!
From: Matt Hill
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The ‘Women’s March’ of 1789 began spontaneously, when a market trader banged a drum in a Parisian square on 5th October – launching a chain of even...

  • Added: Oct 26, 2023
  • Length: 09:58
Stealing The Star Of India
From: Matt Hill
Series: Today In History - with The Retrospectors
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In this week’s Sunday episode, exclusively for CLUB RETROSPECTORSsupporters on Patreon and Apple Podcasts, Arion, Rebecca and Olly investigate th...

  • Added: Oct 25, 2023
  • Length: 11:12
Rebel Without A Script
From: Matt Hill
Series: Today In History - with The Retrospectors
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Nicholas Ray’s ‘troubled teen’ picture, ‘Rebel Without A Cause’ opened in the US on 27th October, 1955. The film was eagerly anticipated, partly du...

  • Added: Oct 25, 2023
  • Length: 11:01
Carving Mount Rushmore
From: Matt Hill
Series: Today In History - with The Retrospectors
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Sculptor Gutzon Borglum began chiseling the rockface of Mount Rushmore on 4th October, 1927 - the start of a 14 year project to carve Presidents Wa...

  • Added: Oct 24, 2023
  • Length: :03
Playboy’s Identity Crisis
From: Matt Hill
Series: Today In History - with The Retrospectors
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The world’s most famous adult magazine went ‘SFW’ on 12th October, 2015 – when Scott Flanders, then Playboy’s chief executive, announced that futur...

  • Added: Oct 24, 2023
  • Length: 09:59
Governing Outer Space
From: Matt Hill
Series: Today In History - with The Retrospectors
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On 10th October, 1967 a treaty went into force that has gone on to become the backbone for all international space law – a United Nations-approved ...

  • Added: Oct 23, 2023
  • Length: 11:20
Slava Ukraini with Frank Pichel Part 2
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: Frank transporting his first group of Ukrainian passengers. , Credit: Frank Pichel
In the first part of this story we heard from Uliana Bazar who, with her husband, Matthew Propert, left their home in Ukraine five hours before th...

  • Added: Oct 16, 2023
  • Length: 24:18
2023-10-15 The Lives and Ideas of the Vienna Circle
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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Wouldn’t it be great if our society were based on sound logical principles instead of outdated superstition?

Bought by KTSW 89.9, KICI Iowa City, GCR (Global Community Radio), KTSW 89.9, KMUN and more


  • Added: Oct 16, 2023
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 7
Let's Buy Alaska
From: Matt Hill
Series: Today In History - with The Retrospectors
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On October 18th, 1867, the United States formally took possession of Alaska, after purchasing the territory from Russia for $7.2 million, or less t...

  • Added: Oct 16, 2023
  • Length: 10:04
A Pennsylvania man saw the true power of Atomic Annie
From: WITF
Caption: Tom Lambert
70 years ago, Tom Lambert witnessed the only time a nuclear device was fired from a cannon

  • Added: Sep 28, 2023
  • Length: 13:07
World in Progress 21/09/23
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: World in Progress: Global Development Issues ~ from DW
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This week on the show: The troubling trend looming over Cairo's City of the Dead. Who gets to decide the best way to make space in a city? Officia...

Bought by WFHB, Troy Public Radio, and KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio)


  • Added: Sep 21, 2023
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 3
Carlos
From: Joyride Media
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One hour special celebrates the life of legendary guitarist Carlos Santana for Hispanic Heritage Month

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WBGO, Harford Community Radio, KRVS, and KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 20, 2023
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 5
Truth and Reconciliation Commissions
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
Caption: Ereshnee Naidu-Silverman
On this edition of Peace Talks Radio, we’ll take a look at transitional justice through Truth and Reconciliation Commissions. We’ve looked at the t...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Aug 30, 2023
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 1
The Many Indias (hour/no bb or bed)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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As India celebrates 76 years of independence - Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, has drawn criticism for promoting a kind of hindu nationalism that's ...

Bought by KHEN-LP, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and Royalton Community Radio


  • Added: Aug 17, 2023
  • Length: 52:00
  • Purchases: 4
The Many Indias (half)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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As India celebrates 76 years of independence - Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, has drawn criticism for promoting a kind of hindu nationalism that's ...

Bought by Kansas Public Radio, WRMU, KVSC, KXCV, WFHB and more


  • Added: Aug 17, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 10
The Many Indias (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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As India celebrates 76 years of independence - Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, has drawn criticism for promoting a kind of hindu nationalism that's ...

Bought by WTJU, WMUU-LP, KEDT, and WRGY


  • Added: Aug 17, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 4
The Many Indias (promo)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason promo
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As India celebrates 76 years of independence - Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, has drawn criticism for promoting a kind of hindu nationalism that's ...

Bought by WUGA (part of GPB), KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KXCV, WABE, and WNMU-FM


  • Added: Aug 17, 2023
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 5
Entangling Alliances (half)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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During the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, tensions between the United States and Russia nearly led to nuclear disaster. So what prevented the unthinkab...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, Kansas Public Radio, WRMU, WUGA (part of GPB), WFHB and more


  • Added: Jul 20, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 11
Entangling Alliances (hour/no bb or bed)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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During the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, tensions between the United States and Russia nearly led to nuclear disaster. So what prevented the unthinkab...

Bought by KHEN-LP, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., RadioStPete Florida, Royalton Community Radio and more


  • Added: Jul 20, 2023
  • Length: 52:00
  • Purchases: 6
Entangling Alliances (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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During the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, tensions between the United States and Russia nearly led to nuclear disaster. So what prevented the unthinkab...

Bought by WTJU, WMUU-LP, KXCV, KEDT, and WRGY


  • Added: Jul 20, 2023
  • Length: 53:29
  • Purchases: 5
Entangling Alliances (promo)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason promo
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During the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, tensions between the United States and Russia nearly led to nuclear disaster. So what prevented the unthinkab...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KXCV, and WNMU-FM


  • Added: Jul 20, 2023
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 3
2328: Mexican Philosophy, 7/11/2023
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk: Weekly
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What does philosophy look like if you're standing in Mexico City rather than Munich?

  • Added: Jul 09, 2023
  • Length: 53:59
Destroying the Soul (promo)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason promo
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Political prisons in the Arab world are rooted in colonialism.

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KXCV, and WNMU-FM


  • Added: Jun 02, 2023
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 3
Destroying the Soul (half)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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Political prisons in the Arab world are rooted in colonialism.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, Kansas Public Radio, KMUN, KVSC, WRMU and more


  • Added: Jun 02, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 10

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