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Angela Davis: A Revolutionary Roadmap for Building a Better Future
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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In this first episode of Laura Flanders & Friends (formerly The Laura Flanders Show), Laura is joined by Angela Davis, a leading voice in the movem...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., Radio Catskill, RadioFreePalmer, KDNK, KMUN and more


  • Added: Apr 10, 2024
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 7
My Iron Lung
From: Radio Diaries
Caption: Martha Lillard in an iron lung in the 1950s., Credit: Courtesy of Martha Lillard
Martha Lillard is one of the last two people in the United States who depend on an iron lung to breathe.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: May 30, 2023
  • Length: 12:41
  • Purchases: 2
The Sierra Club’s Ben Jealous: Parables of Healing for the Environmental Movement
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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The Earth's temperature is rising and time is running out to change direction according to the IPCC. But veteran organizer/strategist Ben Jealous (...

Bought by KWMR, RadioFreePalmer, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KDNK, and WNYE


  • Added: Apr 19, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 5
Political Junkie 2019 Remembrances Special
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Specials)
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As 2018 draws to a close, Political Junkie Ken Rudin remembers the lawmakers and newsmakers from the world of politics who passed away this year. K...

Bought by KISU, KTXK, WLPR , Mississippi Public Broadcasting, Troy Public Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 20, 2019
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 17
Political Junkie 2019 Remembrances Special (PROMO)
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Specials)
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As 2019 draws to a close, Political Junkie Ken Rudin remembers the lawmakers and newsmakers from the world of politics who passed away this year. K...

Bought by WBEZ, WLPR , WVPE, and KISU


  • Added: Nov 06, 2019
  • Length: :29
  • Purchases: 4
Political Junkie 2018 Remembrances Special
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Specials)
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As 2018 draws to a close, Political Junkie Ken Rudin remembers the lawmakers and newsmakers from the world of politics who passed away this year. K...

Bought by WHRV, WBEZ, KJZZ, KCPW Salt Lake City, WITF and more


  • Added: Dec 20, 2018
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 6
Political Junkie 2016 Remembrances Special
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Specials)
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As 2016 draws to a close, Political Junkie Ken Rudin remembers the lawmakers and newsmakers from the world of politics who passed away this year. K...

Bought by WJSU, WVPE, KSFR, KUOW, KCPW Salt Lake City and more


  • Added: Dec 21, 2016
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 7
RDD: Old Number 18
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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It's not surprising that our last episode on The Rough Draft Diaries, an interview with a local Lt. firefighter, has led The RDD to a firefighters ...

  • Added: Jun 06, 2016
  • Length: 06:13
Political Junkie 2015 Remembrances Special
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Specials)
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As 2015 draws to a close, Political Junkie Ken Rudin remembers the lawmakers and newsmakers from the world of politics who passed away this year. K...

Bought by KZYX, WVPE, WCQS, WBEZ, WRFA-LP and more


  • Added: Dec 17, 2015
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 14
Political Junkie 2015 Remembrances Special (PROMO)
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Specials)
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SPECIAL NOW AVAILABLE -- Please purchase and download the program files from the PRX piece linked in the description below.

Bought by WCQS and KISU


  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: :29
  • Purchases: 2
The Lower 9th Ward Lives On
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Robert Green, Lower 9th ward resident, Credit: Andrew Stelzer
We visit the Lower 9th Ward Living Museum, to learn how some are trying to preserve the lessons and legacies of the past. And we talk to a residen...

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio


  • Added: Aug 03, 2015
  • Length: 13:31
  • Purchases: 1
Remember the Veterans
From: John Messmer
Caption: John A. Messmer, Jr. says:
During this time of year remember the veterans.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Mar 27, 2014
  • Length: :10
  • Purchases: 1
The Beat: Candace Simar - "The Greatest Generation"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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Candace Simar is a Pequot Lakes poet who with her sister Angela Foster, has written a book of poems and essays, "Farm Girls," which was recently re...

  • Added: Aug 11, 2013
  • Length: 02:06
Acoustic Stories: Aaron Brown On Minnesotans and Bragging - "No Time To Brag. Holes To Dig, Or Talk About Digging. You're Welcome."
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Acoustic Stories
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Aaron J. Brown is an author and community college instructor from the Iron Range. He writes MinnesotaBrown.com and hosts Northern Community Radio's...

  • Added: May 22, 2013
  • Length: 03:36
Acoustic Stories : Aaron Brown: "Jettisoning Important History To Brighten the Future?"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Acoustic Stories
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Aaron J. Brown is an author and community college instructor from the Iron Range. He writes MinnesotaBrown.com and hosts Northern Community Radio's...

  • Added: May 20, 2013
  • Length: 03:54
Banducci's Memorial Day
From: Third Coast Live Radio Theater
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Another San Franciscan Entertainment Icon, gone. This is his memorial party, and some of the characters recalling who he was, and what he stood for.

  • Added: Dec 04, 2007
  • Length: 10:34
What happened to San Francisco's "Greektown?"
From: Next Generation Radio
Series: NPR's Next Generation Radio
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Looking for San Francisco's Greektown

  • Added: Nov 30, 2006
  • Length: 05:42
The Military Honor Guard (short version)
From: Charles Lane
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A look at the history and tradition of the military funeral.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WKMS, and WFUV


  • Added: Dec 02, 2005
  • Length: 04:27
  • Purchases: 3
Another Lousy Day
From: Long Haul Productions
Series: Homeplace Series
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A critically-acclaimed story detailing one man's quest to find the author of two diaries from 1960 and 1961 that he found in a thrift store.

Bought by PRX Remix, Remix Radio, WYBC, and WYSO


  • Added: Sep 03, 2004
  • Length: 17:36
  • Purchases: 4