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Grassy Knolls: Conspiracy Thinking in American History

From: BackStory with the American History Guys

Caption: President John F. Kennedy greets the crowd in Dallas on November 22nd, 1963, shortly before his assassination., Credit: Library of Congress.

On November 22nd, 1963, 50 years ago, President John F. Kennedy was killed while riding in a motorcade in Dallas – a tragedy that inspired conspira...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WUFT, XRAY.fm, WRPI, and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio

Added: Nov 22, 2013
Length: 54:00
Purchases: 5

PROMO - Grassy Knolls: Conspiracy Thinking in American History

From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Series: Promos for Upcoming Shows

30-second promo for BackStory episode, "Grassy Knolls: Conspiracy Thinking in American History," with 5-second music bed at end for station-specifi...

Added: Nov 20, 2013
Length: :30

The Myth of "Malaise"?

From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Series: BackStory with the American History Guys: Favorites

Gordon Stewart, former speechwriter to President Jimmy Carter, helps Brian Balogh tell the story of the “crisis of confidence” speech Carter delive...

Bought by WABE, XRAY.fm, Radio Newark, PRX Remix, and KFAI Minneapolis

Added: Nov 18, 2013
Length: 10:06
Purchases: 5

The Future of Higher Education (Hour Long Version)

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

In May of 2012, Harvard and MIT announced a partnership to provide free courses to anyone, anywhere, sparking an intense debate about the future of...

Bought by WCNY and WAMC Northeast Public Radio

Added: Nov 18, 2013
Length: 53:54
Purchases: 2

PROMO: Talk of the Nation: Oratory in America

From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Series: Promos for Upcoming Shows

Caption: Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg, November 19th, 1863. , Credit: Library of Congress

30-second promo for BackStory episode, "Talk of the Nation: Oratory in America," with 5-second music bed at end for station-specific time/date tag.

Bought by WUFT

Added: Nov 12, 2013
Length: :30
Purchases: 1

Coming Home: A History of War Veterans [rebroadcast]

From: BackStory with the American History Guys

Caption: Detail from 1919 Red Cross poster, “Facing the Future: Uncle Sam offers training to every man disabled in the service.”, Credit: Library of Congress

The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have created thousands of new combat veterans - but what is it like for those soldiers as they return home? How we...

Bought by WMMT, WHRV, WGCU, WLPR , KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and more

Added: Nov 08, 2013
Length: 54:00
Purchases: 7

Splintered Parties: A History of Political Factions

From: BackStory with the American History Guys

Caption: Rival factions of the Democratic Party tussle over President Martin Van Buren. Lithograph, 1837. , Credit: Library of Congress

The recent government shutdown highlighted the intense conflict between political parties today, but it also showed how critical conflict within th...

Bought by XRAY.fm, Northeast Indiana Public Radio, KBRP Community Radio, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, and WRPI

Added: Oct 25, 2013
Length: 54:00
Purchases: 5

PROMO: Splintered Parties: A History of Political Factions

From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Series: Promos for Upcoming Shows

30-second promo for BackStory episode, "Splintered Parties: A History of Political Factions," with 5-second music bed at end for station-specific t...

Bought by Troy Public Radio

Added: Oct 23, 2013
Length: :30
Purchases: 1

Into Eternity

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

The nation of Finland is building an underground cave, to hold thousands of tones of nuclear waste, for at least 100 thousand years. We hear excer...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis

Added: Oct 22, 2013
Length: 29:00
Purchases: 1

City Upon a Hill: A History of American Exceptionalism [rebroadcast]

From: BackStory with the American History Guys

Caption: "The great Bartholdi statue, Liberty enlightening the world," Currier & Ives, 1885., Credit: Library of Congress

President Obama recently invoked "American exceptionalism” in making the case for a military strike in Syria – a claim to special status for the U....

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KSRQ, KFOK-LPFM, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, and KUOW

Added: Sep 20, 2013
Length: 54:00
Purchases: 5

Degrees of Freedom: Higher Education in America

From: BackStory with the American History Guys

Caption: Detail from “Academic Gowns, American Usage,” chromolithographic print by Julius Bien & Co., 1903

President Obama recently proposed sweeping changes to the way government helps to finance students’ higher education, and an unprecedented system o...

Bought by XRAY.fm, KBRP Community Radio, WEZU, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WRPI and more

Added: Sep 06, 2013
Length: 54:00
Purchases: 6

All Hopped Up: Drugs in America [rebroadcast]

From: BackStory with the American History Guys

Caption: Detail from cocaine toothache drops advertisement, 1885.

At the beginning of August, Illinois legalized medical marijuana, becoming the 20th state to do so. And less than a year ago, Washington and Colora...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, RadioFreePalmer, KREV-LP, and Troy Public Radio

Added: Aug 16, 2013
Length: 54:00
Purchases: 4

A Life on Parole

From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies

Donald Perry was found not guilty--so why is he still in prison?

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and New Hampshire Public Radio

Added: Aug 05, 2013
Length: 05:41
Purchases: 2

Weathering the Storm: A History of Extreme Weather [rebroadcast]

From: BackStory with the American History Guys

Caption: Detail from Collier’s magazine cover, May 28th, 1954, Credit: Smithsonian Institution

100 years ago this week, the thermometer in Death Valley, California, hit the highest temperature ever recorded anywhere in the world: 134°F. This ...

Bought by WUFT, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WRIR, Louisville Public Media, WTJU and more

Added: Jul 12, 2013
Length: 54:00
Purchases: 6

Moving Together Differently: The Afro-German Radio Project- Part Two

From: Dred-Scott Keyes

In a recent visit to Cologne, Germany, producer Dred-Scott Keyes spoke with three Afro-German men: Joe Otoyo, Denis Nunekpeku and Ermias Bilai abou...

Added: Apr 13, 2013
Length: 59:57

Peace News in Wartime

From: War News Radio

This week on War News Radio, “Peace News in Wartime”, we discuss the role of Morocco in the Arab Spring. Then, we learn about the process of establ...

Added: Dec 12, 2012
Length: 30:01

StoryCorps: Boyd Applegate and Rhonda Dixon

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Big-rig driver Boyd Applegate tells his sister, Rhonda Dixon, about volunteering at the polls nearly every Election Day for 20 years.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WEZU, New Hampshire Public Radio, and WEZU

Added: Nov 09, 2012
Length: 02:03
Purchases: 4

On the Move

From: WAMU
Series: Latitudes

Caption: Commuting to Syria., Credit: Courtesy of Tom A. Peter

Moving up, moving home, and moving your body. In Latitudes’ On the Move special we’ll sample many varieties of mobility. From self-deportation to ...

Bought by KUOW and Marfa Public Radio

Added: Oct 12, 2012
Length: 51:28
Purchases: 2

Changing on the Inside

From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies

The US has the highest per capita incarceration rate of any country. At the Maine State Prison, inmates are being taught skills to care for their ...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and New Hampshire Public Radio

Added: Jul 02, 2012
Length: 07:26
Purchases: 2

Why Your Dog Can Get Vaccinated Against Lyme Disease And You Can’t

From: Curt Nickisch

Caption: Canine vaccines protect against Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacterium that causes Lyme. The human one was discontinued., Credit: Jesse Costa

Modern science has given us a vaccine to protect against Lyme disease, the most common tick-borne illness in the United States. But we don't use it.

Bought by WABE and WAMC Northeast Public Radio

Added: Jun 29, 2012
Length: 07:26
Purchases: 2

The Community Has Spoken. We Reject This Plan.

From: On Blast

The Philadelphia School District released a plan to close schools, dismantle the school district as we know it, eliminate union jobs & and privatiz...

Added: Jun 12, 2012
Length: 04:15

Racing to Save D.C.'s Oldest Federal Monuments

From: Rebecca Sheir

Caption: The boundary stones are the oldest federal monuments in D.C. (and Virginia)., Credit: Stephen Powers

Washington's oldest monuments have nearly been forgotten. But a group of engineers, preservationists and history buffs is racing to change that.

Added: Jun 04, 2012
Length: 04:10

Baltimore, MD: Outsiders In

From: Al Letson
Series: State of the Re:Union: Season Three

Baltimore is a city of many neighborhoods, of intense divides—racial, class, and otherwise-- not easily overcome. It’s a city bogged down by a repu...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, WESM 91.3 FM, WRKF, KACU, WVTF and more

Added: May 23, 2012
Length: 53:53
Purchases: 20

Byran Crigler of Herbal Turtle Farms Talks About Sustainable Foods

From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique

Caption: Owners of Herbal Turtle Farms: Kate Foerster with partner Bryan Crigler and son Ayden

Local farmer and President of The Winona Farmers Market, Bryan Crigler stops by to inform us on Community Supported Agriculture, the importance of ...

Bought by KSRQ and KSRQ