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Stars for Freedom
From: With Good Reason
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The little-known story of how black actors and entertainers in Hollywood contributed their money, connections, and fame to aid the civil rights mov...

Bought by WLPR , WNSB, Morehead State Public Radio, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, Spokane Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 21, 2016
  • Length: 53:34
  • Purchases: 10
The Man Who Put the 'P' in NPR
From: Radio Diaries
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One of the best mission statements I’ve read is the original NPR mission, which was written in 1969 by Bill Siemering. Bill is an amazing guy who, ...

Bought by Northwest Public Broadcasting, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 15, 2016
  • Length: 19:24
  • Purchases: 3
Communication in Egypt: A Journey of Letters and Beyond
From: kim fox
Series: Student Produced Audio Documentaries
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This audio documentary was produced by Karima Ragab for the audio production course at The American University in Cairo in Cairo, Egypt. The course...

  • Added: Dec 30, 2015
  • Length: 06:57
"Whats Race Got to do With It ?" part 3
From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique
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On this episode of Culture Clique, we bring you part 3 of “What’s Race Got to do With It?” Media Management of Minority Images”. previously, Bryant...

  • Added: Dec 14, 2015
  • Length: 31:24
Listener Supported: A BackStory Fundraising Special
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Caption: A family listening to the radio in Royal Oak, Michigan, 1939. Photo by Arthur S. Siegel., Credit: Library of Congress.
Pledge drive hour for stations carrying BackStory with the American History Guys. Includes special content on the history of pledge drives and fund...

Bought by Troy Public Radio, Troy Public Radio, Troy Public Radio, Tri States Public Radio, KHNS and more


  • Added: Dec 03, 2015
  • Length: 38:20
  • Purchases: 11
The People's Pope and the Changing Face of Catholicism
From: History Talk from Origins
Series: History Talk Shorts
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Listen to how Pope Francis - the "people's pope" - fits into the longer history of the papacy.

  • Added: Aug 27, 2015
  • Length: 05:00
Just Call me NOLA
From: Nina Feldman
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The genesis, lovers and haters of New Orleans newest nickname.

Bought by WABE


  • Added: Aug 18, 2015
  • Length: 05:25
  • Purchases: 1
Radio Retrospective: The Woman Behind "Let's Pretend"
From: Katy Sewall
Series: Radio Retrospective
Caption: Nila Mack
There weren’t a lot of female directors during the Golden Age of Radio. Nila Mack was one of the few who earned herself an office on the 14th floo...

Bought by WMMT, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WABE, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 05, 2015
  • Length: 06:37
  • Purchases: 4
President Obama Message to GOPs
From: New Jersey Radio Exchange Network
Caption: President Obama with a Message for Republicans
Coverage of the 2015 Annual Democratic National Committee Meeting with keynote speaker, President Barack Obama

  • Added: Feb 22, 2015
  • Length: 08:45
Radio Retrospective: George Burns Loves Gracie Allen
From: Katy Sewall
Series: Radio Retrospective
Caption: George Burns and Gracie Allen
The famous duo of radio, television and film – George Burns and Gracie Allen – were married for 38 years. We look back at how their relationship a...

Bought by WMMT, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 09, 2015
  • Length: 11:51
  • Purchases: 3
Radio Retrospective: Radio at War
From: Katy Sewall
Series: Radio Retrospective
Caption: Frank Sinatra being interview during World War II, Credit: Wikipedia
Radio reached its height of popularity during World War II. But the war also ushered in its greatest competitor - television.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WMMT, and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Dec 01, 2014
  • Length: 04:59
  • Purchases: 3
Radio Retrospective: Rod Serling
From: Katy Sewall
Series: Radio Retrospective
Caption: Rod Serling, Credit: Wikipedia
Rod Serling is know for his television series "The Twilight Zone," but he got his start writing radio dramas at WNYC in the summer of 1946. Listen ...

Bought by WMMT, KSUT, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, Troy Public Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 01, 2014
  • Length: 05:53
  • Purchases: 5
Radio Retrospective: The First Woman of Sound Effects
From: Katy Sewall
Series: Radio Retrospective
Caption: Ora Nichols (left) and the CBS Sound Effects Team, Credit: Wikipedia
Ora Nichols lead the sound effects team that brought "War of the Worlds" to life on the radio. That doesn't mean she got along with Orson Wells. Me...

Bought by WMMT, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, and Troy Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 01, 2014
  • Length: 04:41
  • Purchases: 3
Designing a Crime-Free World
From: Ben Orlando
Series: History Repeating Itself
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Solitary confinement used to be a good thing, and other revelations.

  • Added: Oct 09, 2014
  • Length: 11:31
Radio hosts Joe Teehan, KBAI, Rip Robbins, KSVR, and Phil Andrus, KPTZ
From: KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio
Series: We Do the Work
Caption: Phil Andrus, Joe Teehan, Rip Robbins
Joe, Rip, and Phil converse about radio from their various perspectives. KBAI, Bellingham, WA, KSVR, Skagit Valley, WA, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA

  • Added: Jun 13, 2014
  • Length: 27:57
Top 100 Americans?
From: Jeff Karr
Series: The Jeff Karr Show
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What's wrong with this list?

  • Added: Jun 10, 2014
  • Length: 03:24
The Nonviolent Path of Cesar Chavez
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
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A conversational profile of Cesar Chavez featuring his United Farm Workers co-founder Dolores Huerta and Chavez scholar Jose-Antonio Orosco. Toget...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KZMU Moab Community Radio, KZYX, KVSC, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo. and more


  • Added: Mar 20, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 10
Quiet In The House! Rediscover Silent Movies: Simple Rediscovery #514
From: Teosson Wells
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It’s generally agreed that the silent film era lasted from 1894 to 1929; however, the history of projected images is much longer. Beginning in the ...

  • Added: Oct 18, 2013
  • Length: 11:02
Dance Until the World Ends
From: Andrew Bales
Series: Into It
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A look at the odd trend of "doomsday" music that took over the pop charts leading up to the Mayan end date.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 22, 2013
  • Length: 02:19
  • Purchases: 1
HN- Thomas Nast
From: Conor Bentley
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In this episode, we take an in-depth look at political cartoonist, Thomas Nast.

  • Added: Jan 28, 2013
  • Length: 09:42
Near vs. Minnesota - The First Great Press Case
From: Susan Gray
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When Minneapolis officials shut down a scandal sheet publisher for printing malicious and defamatory material it sparked our country's first debate...

  • Added: Sep 25, 2012
  • Length: 27:37
Tom Keith: Sound Effects Man from "A Prairie Home Companion"
From: Katy Sewall
Caption: Tom Keith takes a bow with his sound effects behind him, Credit: Katy Sewall
Tom Keith, long time sound effects man for A Prairie Home Companion, could have worked during the Golden Age of Radio. He preferred to create sound...

Bought by KPIK-LP


  • Added: Nov 01, 2011
  • Length: 06:39
  • Purchases: 1
Witness to History: Richard C. Hottelet
From: GW Global Media Institute
Caption: Richard C. Hottelet
If you've ever listened to the radio or watched television news, you owe thanks in part to Richard C. Hottelet. One of the original "Murrow Boys," ...

  • Added: Oct 27, 2011
  • Length: 53:30
Blacklisted Artists
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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In the early years of the Cold War, a number of Hollywood directors and writers were blacklisted from the motion picture industry. One author says ...

Bought by KENW


  • Added: Oct 24, 2011
  • Length: 02:32
  • Purchases: 1
NPR at 40
From: GW Global Media Institute
Series: This Just In!
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Close your eyes and listen to the story: the hustle and bustle of a busy city sidewalk, the moan and groan of an approaching metro car, the hiss an...

Bought by WCBE


  • Added: Sep 19, 2011
  • Length: 53:30
  • Purchases: 1