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As President Trump moves to ban Muslims from entering the U.S., we look at two moments where we found ourselves at a similar crossroads. First, th...
- Added: Feb 11, 2017
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 4
Arriving on a Super Stallion Helicopter in the Atlantic Ocean, Richard Solomon meets the crew of the USS Bataan (LHD-5) and is granted behind the s...
- Added: Aug 21, 2016
- Length: 54:00
David Quammen talks about the history, animals, and land use conflicts related to Yellowstone National Park and reads a passage from the May issue ...
Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KGLT, Yellowstone Public Radio, KSJD, Spokane Public Radio and more
- Added: Apr 29, 2016
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 6
The nuclear industry pays a fraction of the cost of an accident and in Canada taxpayers pick up the balance.
- Added: Mar 13, 2016
- Length: 01:14
This Live "LIstener Call-in" Discussion Program tells the story of the first contact in 1607 including the extermination of 20 tribes at the hands ...
Bought by KWIS 88.3 FM
- Added: Mar 09, 2016
- Length: 43:06
- Purchases: 1
It's International Women's Day and who better to celebrate than Rosa Luxemburg? And we also with Rosa Luxemburg a belated happy birthday. She was b...
- Added: Mar 08, 2016
- Length: 56:57
Minnesota’s state park system turns 125 this year. Nationwide, park attendance has declined for the last twenty years or so. But in Minnesota, a ri...
- Added: Jan 27, 2016
- Length: 12:37
For Israelis, especially in recent years, Rabin can take on almost any shape or form. Shai Satran speaks to filmmakers, educators and politicians a...
- Added: Nov 11, 2015
- Length: 09:29
From: 2BoomerBabes Radio Hour
Segment 1: Deanie Bishop Parish/WASPs Segment 2: Melvin Morris/ Medal of Honor Segment 3: Tanya Biank/Women in military Segment 4: Larry Kelle...
Bought by WUFT
- Added: May 25, 2015
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 1
Our guest David Blight reminds us that Americans are re-fighting the Civil War 150 years after it ended. Historians, he said, “buried the questions...
- Added: Apr 11, 2015
- Length: 58:37
- Purchases: 2
In Defense of a National Flag Burning Day
- Added: Apr 03, 2015
- Length: 06:26
This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: FBI 9/11 Whistle-blower Coleen Rowley: Post-Charlie Hebdo Massacre Rush to...
- Added: Jan 21, 2015
- Length: 29:00
Bro Adams says the humanities can help us solve problems brought on by
advances in technology. And: The hustler who inspired the "Beats." Plus: Wha...
- Added: Jan 16, 2015
- Length: 53:57
- Purchases: 4
Bro Adams says the humanities can help us solve problems brought on by
advances in technology. And: The hustler who inspired the "Beats." Plus: Wha...
- Added: Jan 16, 2015
- Length: 28:59
- Purchases: 5
The protests chanting “Black Lives Matter” and “I Can’t Breathe” in the wake of the police killings in Missouri, New York, and elsewhere, will draw...
Bought by KZYX
- Added: Dec 22, 2014
- Length: 58:37
- Purchases: 1
Minnesotans and National Geographic Adventurers of the Year Amy and Dave Freeman just returned from canoeing, portaging and sailing over 2,000 mile...
Bought by KSRQ
- Added: Dec 17, 2014
- Length: 19:14
- Purchases: 1
The Scottsboro Boys are infamous — nine black teenagers falsely accused
and convicted of raping two white women. Last year, the state of Alabama f...
Bought by WJCT
- Added: Nov 28, 2014
- Length: 23:08
- Purchases: 1
National Geographic Adventurers of the Year Dave & Amy Freeman are starting their next adventure, Paddle to DC, to mark the 50th anniversary of the...
- Added: Aug 27, 2014
- Length: 22:32
- Purchases: 2
As the weather warms, locals are flocking to the lakes for recreation. But keep your bathing suits on, folks. KFAI producer Allison Herrera has the...
Bought by KSRQ
- Added: May 25, 2014
- Length: 03:41
- Purchases: 1
Radio essays recorded in the writer's own voice about topics related to northern Minnesota art, culture and history. Made possible in part by the M...
Bought by KSRQ
- Added: May 13, 2014
- Length: 04:13
- Purchases: 1
With more than 300,000 words and over 800 amendments, Alabama’s Constitution is 40 times longer than the US Constitution, and holds the record for ...
Bought by Troy Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, and KUOW
- Added: Mar 07, 2014
- Length: 04:40
- Purchases: 3
First, Medgar Evers was heavily involved in civil rights activism and was instrumental in efforts to end segregation in Mississippi. His widow, Myr...
Bought by WCWP
- Added: Feb 11, 2014
- Length: 59:56
- Purchases: 1
This episode we honored the work and life of Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. with music, quotes, and reflections on the meaning of his legacy.
- Added: Feb 04, 2014
- Length: 59:27
As part of the New Deal, the Works Progress Administration, or They were scared, poor, on the dole, and desperate for work. From 1935-1943, 250 Min...
Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, KVSC, and KSRQ
- Added: Jan 30, 2014
- Length: 27:57
- Purchases: 3
In January 1964 President Lyndon B. Johnson announced the War on Poverty. Much has changed, but much has stayed the same.
- Added: Jan 02, 2014
- Length: 02:30
