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Jesse Bethke Gomez on The State of Latino's in Minnesota, Part 1
From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique
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Latinos have been living in Minnesota for generations. The first record of Latino residents date back to the 1860's. Today on Culture Clique we fea...

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: Oct 23, 2010
  • Length: 31:21
  • Purchases: 1
Calexico Episode V: The Star Spanglished Barrier
From: James McKee
Series: Calexico: The True Story of Life in the California Borderlands
Caption: at the border, Credit: Peter Laufer
Washington Monthly's Peter Laufer and Markos Kounalakis report on the Mexican-American Borderlands in this five-part series.

Bought by KALW


  • Added: Nov 19, 2009
  • Length: 59:07
  • Purchases: 1
Calexico Episode III: Imperial Valley Reality
From: James McKee
Series: Calexico: The True Story of Life in the California Borderlands
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Washington Monthly's Peter Laufer and Markos Kounalakis report on the Mexican-American Borderlands in this five-part series.

Bought by KALW


  • Added: Nov 17, 2009
  • Length: 59:04
  • Purchases: 1
Calexico Episode IV: Other Borders
From: James McKee
Series: Calexico: The True Story of Life in the California Borderlands
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Washington Monthly's Peter Laufer and Markos Kounalakis report on the Mexican-American Borderlands in this five-part series.

Bought by KALW


  • Added: Nov 17, 2009
  • Length: 59:03
  • Purchases: 1
Si Se Puede
From: Long Haul Productions
Series: Song/Story
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An oral history account of the successful workers' sit-in at the Republic Windows and Doors factory in Chicago in December of 2008, the first Ameri...

Bought by PRX Remix and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Oct 07, 2009
  • Length: 21:57
  • Purchases: 2
Calexico Episode II: A Line In The Sand
From: James McKee
Series: Calexico: The True Story of Life in the California Borderlands
Caption: Calexico - Mexicali, Credit: Peter Laufer
Washington Monthly's Peter Laufer and Markos Kounalakis report on the Mexican-American Borderlands in this five-part series.

Bought by XRAY.fm and KALW


  • Added: Jul 03, 2009
  • Length: 59:11
  • Purchases: 2
Calexico Episode I: Bordering on a State of Mind
From: James McKee
Series: Calexico: The True Story of Life in the California Borderlands
Caption: Calexico - Mexicali, Credit: Peter Laufer
Washington Monthly's Peter Laufer and Markos Kounalakis report on the Mexican-American Borderlands in this five-part series.

Bought by WABE, XRAY.fm, KQED, and KALW


  • Added: Jul 03, 2009
  • Length: 59:04
  • Purchases: 4
Johnny "El Maestro" Pacheco: The Man who Invented Salsa"
From: Dred-Scott Keyes
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Musician Johnny Pacheco to be honored in NYC

  • Added: Mar 17, 2009
  • Length: 10:03
Impunity and Accountability in Colombia
From: A World of Possibilities
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The state of Colombia's renewed Justice system.

  • Added: Mar 12, 2009
  • Length: 55:00
“.A WOMYN OF COLOR’S RESPONSE TO FAITH, FEMINISM AND HIP HOP.”
From: Dred-Scott Keyes
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IN IT’S THIRD ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL WORKING WOMEN;S DAY PROGRAM, CASA ATABEX ACHE & MOMMAS HIP HOP KITCHEN PRESENT “.A WOMYN OF COLOR’S RESPONSE TO ...

  • Added: Mar 09, 2009
  • Length: 54:15
"Havana Nocturne: How The Mob Owned Cuba And Then Lost It To The Revolution"
From: Dred-Scott Keyes
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A look at the contending forces-the mob,a brutal dictatorship, United Fruit and Fidel Castro-prior to the Cuban revolution

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Feb 02, 2009
  • Length: 54:37
  • Purchases: 1
Action Speaks!: What’s race got to do with it?
From: Action Speaks Radio
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Action Speaks looks at contemporary issues through the lens of history by using under-appreciated dates of the twentieth-century that have changed ...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, WRNC-LP, WRVO Public Media, KUT-HD, WDCV and more


  • Added: Jan 13, 2009
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 6
Ernesto Che Guevara, the myth
From: Anton Foek
Caption: PRX default Piece image
How a myth destroys the truth in ourselves

  • Added: Nov 16, 2008
  • Length: 43:53
The Bus to Rosario for a lecture
From: Muriel Murch
Series: Letter From A. Broad
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Taking the bus to Rosario to give a lecture

Bought by KWMR


  • Added: Nov 07, 2008
  • Length: 09:58
  • Purchases: 1
World War II Veteran Roque Riojas
From: KCUR
Series: KC Currents
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World War II veteran talks about his experiences as a midwest Latino in the Army.

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Nov 06, 2008
  • Length: 15:51
  • Purchases: 1
SANTANA: MULTI-DIMENSIONAL WARRIOR
From: Joyride Media
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Carlos Santana explores his extensive catalog to highlight tracks that reflect his deep spirituality.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, Harford Community Radio, Prairie Public, KRZA, CBC Inside the Music and more


  • Added: Oct 22, 2008
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 16
Surviving the Depression and Segregation
From: KUT
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First-Person Oral History on surviving the Great Depression in a Segregated Society.

  • Added: Oct 16, 2008
  • Length: 07:09
No Rules: The Life & Music of Esteban 'Steve' Jordan
From: KUT
Caption: Esteban 'Steve' Jordan, Credit: www.estebanjordan.com
Music-Rich Hour-long Radio Documentary on Latino Accordion Legend Esteban 'Steve' Jordan

Bought by High Plains Public Radio, KMUN, WNMU-FM, 90.5 WSNC, KPVL and more


  • Added: Sep 15, 2008
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
An Immigrants' History of South Park
From: Seattle Globalist
Series: Life on the Duwamish: Rediscovering Seattle's Dirty South
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Life on the Duwamish, Segment 1

  • Added: Jul 04, 2008
  • Length: 09:01
Women's History Month: "Don' t be a Marshmallow!"
From: Dick Meister
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A commentary noting that few women are more deserving of special attention during Women's History Month than farm worker leader Dolores Huerta.

Bought by KGLP and KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.


  • Added: Mar 03, 2008
  • Length: 05:15
  • Purchases: 2
Lore of the Land Program 15 - From Now On
From: KUNM
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Cultural Survival Along the Continental Divide

  • Added: Jan 03, 2008
  • Length: 28:51
Lore of the Land Program 14 - New Deal ll
From: KUNM
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Cultural Survival Along the Continental Divide

  • Added: Jan 03, 2008
  • Length: 28:51
Lore of the Land Program 13 - New Deal l
From: KUNM
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Cultural Survival Along the Continental Divide

  • Added: Jan 03, 2008
  • Length: 28:51
Lore of the Land Program 12 - Coming of Anglo
From: KUNM
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Cultural Survival Along the Continental Divide

  • Added: Jan 03, 2008
  • Length: 28:54
Lore of the Land Program 11 - Hispano
From: KUNM
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Cultural Survival Along the Continental Divide

  • Added: Jan 03, 2008
  • Length: 28:46