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War, What Is It Good For? (half hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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If we can't end war, what can we learn from the fight? We look at 3 stories of conflict involving mercenaries, radicalized Union generals and the o...

Bought by WJCT, WVAS, WNSB, KRZA, WXDU and more


  • Added: Apr 07, 2017
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 10
MN90: The Wright Playwright
From: Ampers
Series: MN90: Minnesota History in 90 Seconds
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Craig Wright was working at a St. Paul church when he got ones of those calls every writer dreams of. Eventually, says Britt Aamodt, that call led ...

Bought by KSRQ, KVSC, WTIP, KSRQ, KVSC and more


  • Added: Mar 16, 2017
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 21
The Smell of Shame
From: Distillations
Series: Distillations
Caption: 1950s advertising. Vintage original magazine advertisement advert for MUM perspiration cream for women, Credit: f8 archive / Alamy Stock Photo
How deodorant became omnipresent in America.

Bought by WRIR


  • Added: Mar 15, 2017
  • Length: 15:47
  • Purchases: 1
The Story of Louie Louie
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Everything you need to know about the song Louie Louie.

Bought by KZYX, KKWE Niijii Radio, WOUB, KSKQ, WYAP and more


  • Added: Mar 09, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
John Dickerson on Presidential Campaign History
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: John Dickerson, Credit: Courtesy of CBS
Author and moderator of Face the Nation, John Dickerson’s book Whistlestop is a witty rollicking tour of presidential campaign history

Bought by KPIP-LP, WTJU, WMUU-LP, and WNJR


  • Added: Mar 02, 2017
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 4
Riding the MTA
From: Let's Travel! Radio
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Lets Travel Radio's February Show - Riding the MTA. With insight from the Long Island Railroad, NY By Rail Publishing, and MetroNorth Railroad boar...

  • Added: Feb 12, 2017
  • Length: 58:26
Democracy in Crisis Episode 2: Against Normalization: Journalism in the Ages of Hitler & Trump
From: Democracy In Crisis
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In the latest episode of the Democracy in Crisis Podcast, hosts Baynard Woods and Marc Steiner speak with Ron Rosenbaum. He is the author of "Expla...

Bought by WDBM


  • Added: Feb 08, 2017
  • Length: 18:54
  • Purchases: 1
FRDH: How America Got This Way
From: MIchael Goldfarb
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Veteran overseas journalists look at America as it enters the Age of Donald Trump

  • Added: Dec 19, 2016
  • Length: 49:16
Artists Are Wired to Steal
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Today's hits are inevitably stolen gems from the past.

Bought by WOUB, KSKQ, KSRQ, WYAP, and KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Oct 03, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Neuroscientist Daniel J Levitin and “A Field Guide to Lies”
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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“An increasing number of people under the age of 25 get all their news, not just some of it, from Facebook.” The author points out that we are bomb...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Sep 14, 2016
  • Length: 09:54
  • Purchases: 2
Jacob S. Hacker discusses "American Amnesia"
From: Boise State Public Radio
Series: Reader's Corner with Bob Kustra
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Host Bob Kustra talks with Jacob Hacker, author of "American Amnesia: How the War on Government Led Us to Forget What Made America Prosper."

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Sep 02, 2016
  • Length: 30:30
  • Purchases: 1
The Addiction to Celebrity Culture. The Middle Edges #107
From: Teosson Wells
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The more individually … and selfishly … motivated our public figures become, the less good they will do for the public at large and the more good t...

Bought by KUPR low power FM


  • Added: Aug 29, 2016
  • Length: 23:08
  • Purchases: 1
Rock Bio Pic Goofs #1
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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This week we feature flaws in biopics of rock legends. Yeah, it's petty, but it's still a bunch of fun!

Bought by WOUB, KSKQ, 89.1 Trapper Radio KNWT, WYAP, and KSRQ


  • Added: Aug 18, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
THE WITNESS -- James Solomon Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
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James Solomon talks fundamental questions, personal narratives, and the importance of listening.

  • Added: Jul 25, 2016
  • Length: 19:07
Maureen Corrigan, author of "So We Read On"
From: Boise State Public Radio
Series: Reader's Corner with Bob Kustra
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NPR's Fresh Air book critic Maureen Corrigan discusses her book about the enduring appeal of "The Great Gatsby"

  • Added: Jun 07, 2016
  • Length: 30:50
Judgment of Paris 40th Anniversary
From: Jeff Davis
Series: On The Wine Road
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May 24th was the 40th Anniversary of the Judgment of Paris, when California wines beat the best the French had to offer in a blind tasting heard 'r...

  • Added: May 25, 2016
  • Length: 37:30
The Second Battle Of New Orleans
From: WWNO
Series: TriPod: New Orleans At 300
Caption: "Fed Up With Downtown Traffic" flyer, Credit: HISTORIC NEW ORLEANS COLLECTION
TriPod: New Orleans at 300 returns with a two-part series on highways. The first looks at a controversy so intense, it’s called the ‘Second Battle ...

  • Added: Apr 21, 2016
  • Length: 10:34
Slippery Nonfiction
From: Hold That Thought
Series: Retellings
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How well does any nonfiction writer capture "The Truth?" Essayist Edward McPherson explores truth and memory in nonfiction.

  • Added: Mar 10, 2016
  • Length: 14:17
Equal Time (feature)
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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Last week Beyonce used the massive television platform of the Super Bowl to promote her new single, “Formation,” which made reference--among other ...

Bought by KENW, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and WABE


  • Added: Feb 12, 2016
  • Length: 03:21
  • Purchases: 3
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
Coming Home to Big Stone Gap (half)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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Best-selling author Adriana Trigiani talks about life growing up in the small Appalachian town of Big Stone Gap. And: looking to the past by colle...

Bought by WJCT, WLIW, KKRN, and WXDU


  • Added: Jan 15, 2016
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 4
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
Episode 9: Three Degrees of Lorne Greene
From: KRCC-FM
Series: Wish We Were Here
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On this episode of Wish We Were Here, we bring you three stories from three current or former Colorado springs residents, completely unknown to one...

  • Added: Dec 30, 2015
  • Length: 39:29
Peter Carlson, author of a lively tale about intrepid journalists
From: Boise State Public Radio
Series: Reader's Corner with Bob Kustra
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Host Bob Kustra and Carlson discuss "Junius and Albert’s Adventures in the Confederacy: A Civil War Odyssey."

  • Added: Dec 23, 2015
  • Length: 30:01

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