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The Face of Poetry
From: David Kates
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"The Face of Poetry" is an exhibit matching black and white photographs of some of the most important poets of the last 50 years with their poems.

  • Added: Jun 14, 2007
  • Length: 04:09
QUEST_The Legacy of Salt
From: KQED
Series: QUEST
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Quest radio takes a look at the largest wetlands restoration in the West - the South Bay Salt Ponds Restoration Project.

  • Added: Jun 14, 2007
  • Length: 05:48
The Sounds of Change in Downey, California
From: David Kates
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In many areas of Southern California, the primary language at home is no longer English. David Kates looks at one such community and what a largel...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Jun 07, 2007
  • Length: 11:20
  • Purchases: 1
Wiccan Memorial Day Service
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
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Wiccans commemorate three fallen Wiccan soldiers

Bought by Vocalo.org


  • Added: May 29, 2007
  • Length: 03:03
  • Purchases: 1
Ripple Rock meets its doom
From: John Ryan
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The greatest hazard to navigation on Canada's west coast, then and now.

Bought by The Nature Podcast and NPR Station Showcase with PRX


  • Added: Mar 13, 2007
  • Length: 05:30
  • Purchases: 2
New Doubts About Tuskegee Airmen's Perfect Record
From: Tanya Ott
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America's first black fighter pilots claim they never lost a bomber, but a historian says newly uncovered records prove otherwise.

  • Added: Dec 13, 2006
  • Length: 03:18
Black Belt Poverty
From: Tanya Ott
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The Black Belt of the Deep South stretches from Virginia to Texas. It got its name from the dark, rich soil that made cotton production a highly p...

  • Added: Dec 11, 2006
  • Length: 07:09
War and Medicine: Reflections of Battlefield Healers
From: Aaron Henkin
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Battlefield surgeons and nurses reflect on the ironies of their work as healers in a war zone

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 06, 2006
  • Length: 08:18
  • Purchases: 1
Civil Rights Photographer Spider Martin - His Life and Legacy
From: Stacey Torch
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An in-depth look at famed civil rights photographer Spider Martin - his work represents one of the most historically significant collections of the...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 27, 2006
  • Length: 09:35
  • Purchases: 1
Tough Decisions in Biloxi
From: Michael Fitzhugh
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A closer look at the changing face of Biloxi's Point Cadet

Bought by Mississippi Public Broadcasting


  • Added: Jun 18, 2006
  • Length: 12:31
  • Purchases: 1
Shakespeare In Black and White
From: Richard Paul
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The African-American experience with Shakespeare

Bought by KLCC, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WABE, KZYX, PRX Remix and more


  • Added: Apr 10, 2006
  • Length: 07:01
  • Purchases: 9
Healing Iraq: Part II
From: [redacted] [redacted]
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News and features on the War in Iraq

Bought by CKMO and KUOW


  • Added: Apr 07, 2006
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
From WWII to Iraq War: U.S Veterans on War and Peace
From: Miae Kim
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Four U.S. veterans share their views on war. An eighty-three year-old World War II veteran, two Vietnam War veterans, and a Gulf War veteran tell ...

Bought by KZYX, Marfa Public Radio, New England Public Media, and WDNA


  • Added: Mar 24, 2006
  • Length: 27:16
  • Purchases: 4
RN Documentary: The Free Radio Complex
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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After supporting the war of ideas against communism, Radio Free Europe /Radio Liberty have been mobilized to support the war on terror.

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 01, 2006
  • Length: 29:29
  • Purchases: 1
The Third Unheard: Connecticut's Hip-Hop History
From: Derek John
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A long forgotten hip-hop scene is unearthed in the unlikeliest of places.

Bought by 90.5 WSNC


  • Added: Oct 29, 2005
  • Length: 08:59
  • Purchases: 1
Redeveloping Oakland
From: Nathanael Johnson
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A history of redevelopment in Oakland, California.

Bought by KZSC


  • Added: Jul 26, 2005
  • Length: 16:06
  • Purchases: 1
Barbara Jordan Speech on Watergate and the Constitution
From: KUT
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History of Barbara Jordan's Constitutional speech on Watergate

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, KZYX, RadioStPete Florida, KZYX, WRIR and more


  • Added: Jul 22, 2005
  • Length: 08:44
  • Purchases: 17
End of a Red-Hunter's Crusade: The Censure of Joseph McCarthy
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
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A review of famed Communist-chaser Senator Joseph McCarthy's legacy a half-century past his condemnation by Congress.

Bought by Listenwise, KTNA, and 2SER FM 107.3


  • Added: May 05, 2005
  • Length: 07:49
  • Purchases: 3
Life Before Social Security
From: Richard Paul
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A look a life for the elderly in the years before Social Security was created

Bought by WBEZ, New Hampshire Public Radio, WYSO, KVMR, and WSHU


  • Added: Mar 30, 2005
  • Length: 07:03
  • Purchases: 5
Consistency of Jell-O
From: Rupa Marya
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Erik describes himself as a prisoner in his own body. Back from Iraq with a Traumatic Brain Injury, it's not hard to see why.

Bought by KRCC-FM and WMPG


  • Added: Feb 24, 2005
  • Length: 11:30
  • Purchases: 2
Uncommon Courage: The Viola Liuzzo story
From: David Person
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This is the story of the only white woman martyred in the Civil Rights movement.

Bought by WJAB, WJAB, WEKU, Audible, WFDD and more


  • Added: Feb 03, 2005
  • Length: 57:45
  • Purchases: 8
Biography of 100,000 Square Feet
From: Benjamin Temchine
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How does a public space fail? Can good intentions separated from reality border on negligence?

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, KPFA, Connecticut Public (WNPR), KALW, WZBC and more


  • Added: Jan 18, 2005
  • Length: 32:00
  • Purchases: 9
Great American Scandals
From: Talking History
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Program features an interview with Michael Farquhar on some historical scandals, a commentary and history in the news

  • Added: Dec 01, 2004
  • Length: 29:00
Talking About Abortion: A Resurgence in Sound
From: Marian van der Zon
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An experiential history told primarily through women’s voices, spanning six decades.

  • Added: Nov 29, 2004
  • Length: 59:21
The Orphan Train
From: Annie Wu
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Orphan Train riders re-live their journeys in search of a home in the West.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WMUU-LP, KFAI Minneapolis, KFAI Minneapolis, Northeast Indiana Public Radio and more


  • Added: Aug 24, 2004
  • Length: 52:59
  • Purchases: 33

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