PRX - Pieces for Topic: Historical
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Two and one-half minute commentary on D-day in 1941, and the only woman who made the landing at Normandy.
Bought by KVNF, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, Prairie Public, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KRZA and more
- Added: May 12, 2023
- Length: 02:30
- Purchases: 8
104-year-old Gil Seltzer speaks with his granddaughter, Sarah Seltzer, about what it was like to be part of a top-secret deception unit in World Wa...
- Added: Aug 15, 2019
- Length: 02:59
When Walter Dixon fought in the Korean War, he was captured and kept a prisoner of war for more than two years. The whole time, he was believed to ...
Bought by KWMU St. Louis and WHRV
- Added: Aug 08, 2019
- Length: 02:53
- Purchases: 2
"Home On The Waves With A Seafaring Cowboy"
A special edition of HumaNature formatted for air: Herb Pownall wanted to see the world. So he boarded...
Bought by KSTK and KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.
- Added: Mar 08, 2018
- Length: 28:00
- Purchases: 2
Herb Pownall wanted to see the world. So he boarded a ship bound for Europe…along with 800 cows.
- Added: Oct 07, 2016
- Length: 19:18
- Purchases: 2
William and Yvonne Russell talk about life after his return from Vietnam; and how they dealt with PTSD before the term existed.
- Added: Sep 17, 2014
- Length: 04:45
Few people have ever been to Bly, Oregon. Fewer people know the story of what happened at Bly. Here's the story behind the plaque.
- Added: Jul 20, 2014
- Length: 15:01
He was shy, geeky ... a genius ... and helped turn the tide in World War II.
- Added: Apr 28, 2011
- Length: 03:00
"Vietnam Visits Uncle Bill" is a story in which a Vietnam veteran confronts his past through a dialogue with the ghost of the My Lai massacre.
Bought by The PRX Podcast
- Added: May 11, 2008
- Length: 19:31
- Purchases: 1
- Added: Oct 26, 2007
- Length: 04:17