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WWII Life in the Navy

From: Stephen Baker
Series: Water is a Many Splendor'ed Thing

Joining the US Navy at 18, John Baker was called to duty after the United States had been fighting in WWII for three years. His two year experience...

Added: Jul 29, 2017
Length: 06:02

A Self-Evident Truth

From: Wind & Rhythm

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, t...

Bought by KTXK and WUAL

Added: Jun 26, 2017
Length: 58:30
Purchases: 2

Memories of Heroes

From: Wind & Rhythm

Many Americans celebrate their Memorial Day holiday by relaxing, spending time with family, catching up on projects, grilling out or going to the p...

Bought by Morehead State Public Radio, RadioStPete Florida, KRCU Public Radio, WVIA, WVIA and more

Added: May 21, 2017
Length: 58:30
Purchases: 9

The Voice of the Casals Cello

From: David Schulman

Time machine? Try this cello: The stories swirling around Pablo Casals's instrument — now almost 300 years old — are full of time-warp coincidence,...

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio, WFSU, KENW, and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.

Added: Oct 09, 2016
Length: 59:00
Purchases: 4

World Audio Drama Day Public Service Announcements

From: Kettle Falls Media

Caption: Celebrate World Audio Drama Day, which honors modern audio drama, old time radio and Orson Welles' "War of the Worlds" broadcast., Credit: Audio Drama Day, October 30th

World Audio Drama Day Public Service Announcements

Added: Sep 25, 2016
Length: :59

Where the Buffalo Roam

From: Rob MacClanahan
Series: The Time Traveler

Fourth of July broadcast featuring the film "Where the Buffalo Roam"

Added: Jul 16, 2016
Length: 02:36:57

A Birthday for Our Country

From: Wind & Rhythm

The words of the Declaration of Independence are some of the most eloquent words ever written. John Adams and the committee of five who drafted it ...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida and WUAL

Added: Jun 24, 2016
Length: 58:30
Purchases: 2

Happy Heimlich Maneuver Day (June 1)

From: Judith Lavelle

Though June 1st marks a day to honor the Heimlich Maneuver, experts continue to disagree on just how effective it can be. Judith Lavelle has the st...

Added: Jun 01, 2015
Length: 04:58

2015 Holidays for Quiet Folks with a Surprising Sinatra Centennial Twist

From: Sharon Glassman
Series: What's to Love About...?

Caption: Writer/performer Sharon Glassman, Credit: Katie Weisberger

Get the scoop on twelve holidays for quiet folks in 2015 from humorist Sharon Glassman. All delightful. One surprising...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio

Added: Dec 15, 2014
Length: 02:44
Purchases: 1

Give War and Peace a Chance (Hour Long Version)

From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes

January 2015 marks the 150th anniversary of the first publication of Tolstoy’s War and Peace. A new book offers Tolstoyan wisdom for troubled times...

Bought by WCNY, KPVL, CHSR-FM 97.9, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, WFHB and more

Added: Dec 12, 2014
Length: 53:56
Purchases: 8

Humankind special: The Christmas Truce

From: David Freudberg

Produced in association with WGBH/Boston. On the occasion of its 100th anniverary, we take a moving look at the 1914 Christmas Truce, in which oppo...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, Interlochen Public Radio, KWIT, KVSC, KWMR and more

Added: Nov 25, 2014
Length: 58:59
Purchases: 48

The War in the Air

From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

It's the 100th anniversary of World War One. CBC Radio presents The War in the Air. At the start of the war generals publicly stated their disdain ...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KVSC, KFAI Minneapolis, Marfa Public Radio, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago and more

Added: Oct 01, 2014
Length: 26:03
Purchases: 8

Messages From a Forgotten Troopship (Hour Long Version)

From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes

Caption: Troops aboard the General Nelson M. Walker, Credit: Vietnam Graffiti Project

Sound-rich stories from and about a Vietnam War-era troopship, in the voices of people whose lives were affected by the journey to war.

Bought by WCNY, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WGCU, KMUN, KAZU Seaside, Calif. and more

Added: May 21, 2014
Length: 53:32
Purchases: 29

Star Spangled Banner

From: John Messmer

A reading of the entire Star Spangled Banner.

Bought by WEZU

Added: Mar 30, 2014
Length: 02:01
Purchases: 1

Latkes & Turkey: A Holiday Special

From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious

Radio Curious discusses Hanukkah and Thanksgiving, two holidays which intersect this year. Our guests are Mark Binder, author of "A Hanukkah Presen...

Bought by KGNU Community Radio and KMUN

Added: Nov 19, 2013
Length: 29:01
Purchases: 2

Jazz-O-Rama #17: "Al Jolson Meets Cab Calloway"

From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: The Jazz-O-Rama Hour

Caption: Joe Bev presents 78 RPM Jazz with a Sense of Humor: "Al Jolson Meets Cab Calloway", Credit: Lorie B. Kellogg

"Swanee", "Hi De Ho Man" and "Avalon" will be among the 78 RPM records (and movie soundtracks) heard on the 16th edition of Joe Bev's Jazz-O-Rama H...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio, and Radio New Zealand

Added: Mar 15, 2013
Length: 57:07
Purchases: 3

What You Don't Know About Thanksgiving

From: Loyola Productions, Inc.
Series: Kaleidoscope

Caption: Pilgrims, Credit: turtlemom4bacon

Just who were the Pilgrims and what did they want?

Bought by WRFA-LP and KREV-LP

Added: Oct 24, 2011
Length: 46:15
Purchases: 2

Reflections of 9-11

From: WDSE

"Reflections of 9-11" is a one-hour program Hosted by KUMD's Lisa Johnson, commemorating the 10th Anniversary of the 9/11 attacks with a conversati...

Bought by 'The Sea' and KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm

Added: Sep 08, 2011
Length: 55:48
Purchases: 2

Patriotism: Unquestioned Commitment or Dangerous Justification

From: Carnegie Council
Series: Global Ethics Corner

Can you acknowledge dissenters as patriots? Can you dissent and still sing the national anthem wholeheartedly? Can you live in a middle ground?

Bought by WEZU and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio

Added: Jul 11, 2011
Length: 02:00
Purchases: 2

One Last Word: Signs

From: Mark Blackmon
Series: One Last Word

Signs. They’re everywhere, but do we ever stop to examine them? Probably not, unless there’s something about them that one finds funny. Or weird. O...

Added: Aug 15, 2010
Length: 04:56

Granite City Days

From: KVSC
Series: St. Cloud Area Arts & Culture Collage

Summer in Minnesota means a few things: playing in the park, playing in the water and playing around at all the festivals scattered about Central M...

Added: Jun 28, 2010
Length: 29:19

The First Memorial Day

From: Charles McGuigan

Caption: Tiffany stained glass window inside Blanford Church.

Memorial Day, a national holiday of remembrance, was first celebrated south of the Mason/Dixon line in Petersburg, Virginia at Blandford Church Cem...

Bought by North Country Public Radio, RadioStPete Florida, KQAL, RadioFreePalmer, KUCB and more

Added: May 28, 2010
Length: 16:12
Purchases: 24

Inauguration Day 2009

From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious

Recorded on January 20, 2009, the day Barack Obama became President of the United States, Radio Curious visited again with Congressman Sam Farr, wh...

Bought by KVSC