PRX - Pieces for Topic: Historical

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New York has its Coney Island; Tulsa had its Bell’s Amusement Park. Founded in 1951, Bell’s rapidly became the city’s must-visit attraction--but to...

Bought by The Neighborhood


  • Added: Jan 14, 2010
  • Length: 06:18
  • Purchases: 1
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What happens when the most important event in your whole life is something no one believes?

Bought by KPIK-LP, New Hampshire Public Radio, PRX Remix, XRAY.fm, WMPG and more


  • Added: Jun 22, 2009
  • Length: 08:32
  • Purchases: 8
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Having an affair wasn’t bad. Getting caught was bad.

  • Added: Jun 04, 2009
  • Length: 01:09
Caption: This Week In History, Credit: SLG
Flashback to a voice this week in History -- for a lesson we can learn for today.

  • Added: Apr 10, 2009
  • Length: 04:30
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Residents of Provincetown, a small fishing village and world reknowned gay vacation destination, remember the devastating affects of AIDS

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WRST-FM Oshkosh, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, KFAI Minneapolis, PRX Remix and more


  • Added: Apr 06, 2009
  • Length: 12:13
  • Purchases: 9
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Dred-Scott Keyes interviews author Peter Guralnick about the relationship between African-Americans and Elvis Presley.

Bought by Radio New Zealand and KREV-LP


  • Added: Mar 18, 2009
  • Length: 23:53
  • Purchases: 2
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Musician Johnny Pacheco to be honored in NYC

  • Added: Mar 17, 2009
  • Length: 10:03
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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
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This 55 min piece features excerpts from a Feb.24th tribute to folk singer Odetta at the Riverside Church in NYC. Performing artists include Pete S...

Bought by KMUW, Prairie Public, WSLR, Marfa Public Radio, WNMU-FM and more


  • Added: Feb 26, 2009
  • Length: 55:21
  • Purchases: 6
Caption: A Tranquilizer Chair inside the Glore
An otherworldly visit to one of America's most bizarre museums, the Glore Psychiatric Museum in St. Joseph, MO.

Bought by PRX Remix, KUT, KUOW, Remix Radio, KFAI Minneapolis and more


  • Added: Feb 03, 2009
  • Length: 13:48
  • Purchases: 6
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An interview with pioneering African-American radio disk jockey,The Magnificent Montague"

Bought by WJSU and KSJD


  • Added: Feb 03, 2009
  • Length: 57:53
  • Purchases: 2

  • Added: Jan 22, 2009
  • Length: :31
  • Purchases: 1

  • Added: Jan 21, 2009
  • Length: :50
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Along Mt. Tam River
Rich history of Sausalito, California, once the sex and drug capitol of the San Francisco Bay Area, has gentrified houseboat living. Hosting our t...

Bought by KVMR


  • Added: Dec 04, 2008
  • Length: 16:44
  • Purchases: 1
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Andre sings beneath the streets of New York City

  • Added: Oct 26, 2008
  • Length: 07:00
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Myth blends in with facts to create history

  • Added: Oct 18, 2008
  • Length: :47

  • Added: Oct 14, 2008
  • Length: :20
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A one-hour radio documentary about the cultural resurgance taking place in Kodiak, Alaska.

Bought by Wyoming Public Radio, KSFR, WRIR, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, Radio Catskill and more


  • Added: Oct 13, 2008
  • Length: 53:56
  • Purchases: 23
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Original unproduced 1944 romantic fantasy, with orchestral score

Bought by WGUC/ WVXU


  • Added: Sep 08, 2008
  • Length: 27:45
  • Purchases: 1
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Electricity is habit forming

  • Added: Jul 23, 2008
  • Length: 01:52
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Some Gee Whiz Facts About Lindberg

  • Added: Jun 25, 2008
  • Length: 02:03
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This is not a remarkable quote ---

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 17, 2008
  • Length: :20
  • Purchases: 1
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Is is ok to lie if you're not under oath?

  • Added: Jun 05, 2008
  • Length: 01:17
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Genocide: How Will History Judge Us?

  • Added: May 28, 2008
  • Length: 28:39
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Margareta Matsson was the only person ever tried for witchcraft in Pennsylvania.

  • Added: May 14, 2008
  • Length: 01:38