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Humankind: Rubin Carter's Hurricane

From: Humankind

Memorialized in a Bob Dylan song and an Academy Award nominated Denzel Washington film, Rubin “Hurricane” Carter was a successful prize fighter, wh...

Bought by WEZU, WOUB, NPR Illinois, RadioFreePalmer, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi) and more

Added: Dec 28, 2011
Length: 59:00
Purchases: 28

The Last Man on the Mountain

From: James Mills
Series: The Joy Trip Project

An interview with writer and climber Jennifer Jordan on her book that recounts the events surrounding the first American to die on K2 the second hi...

Bought by PRX Remix

Added: Oct 04, 2011
Length: 15:39
Purchases: 1

The Raven's Gift

From: James Mills

An interview with explorer and author Jon Turk

Added: Oct 04, 2011
Length: 11:54

Ball Game Days of Swan's Island

From: Meghan Vigeant
Series: Swan's Island Memory Project

The softball players on Swan's Island were more than a team. They were a family.

Added: Sep 02, 2011
Length: 04:41

Wonder Girl: Babe Didrikson Zaharias

From: AARP Radio
Series: Prime Time Radio

Don Van Natta Jr. and David Baldacci, this week on Prime Time Radio.

Bought by WCNY

Added: Jul 12, 2011
Length: 59:55
Purchases: 1

Robert Leo Sheppard (Voice of Yankee Stadium) July 11, 2010

From: Jonathan Thomas Stratman
Series: Who Died Today

For more than fifty years ... an unbroken streak of more than 4500 games, Bob Sheppard was the voice of Yankee Stadium. As Reggie Jackson said, "t...

Added: Jul 06, 2011
Length: 03:00

Who's Yo Sensei!? Pt. 1

From: Karate Cafe
Series: Karate Cafe

Martial arts lineage, is it important?

Added: Jun 29, 2011
Length: 03:29:15

Jack Dunn (Discovered Babe Ruth), October 22, 1928

From: Jonathan Thomas Stratman
Series: Who Died Today

His was a life that nearly didn't happen. He fell under a boxcar, his left arm mangled as a child, yet went on to own and manage one of the greates...

Added: May 05, 2011
Length: 03:00

Glenn Cunningham, March 10, 1988

From: Jonathan Thomas Stratman
Series: Who Died Today

He was a runner, early on. Before it was popular. Before Spandex, before Nike and Gatorade. At one time, he was one of a handful of the fastest hum...

Added: Apr 09, 2011
Length: 03:00

Baseball: Great American Pastime

From: Loyola Productions, Inc.
Series: Kaleidoscope

“Whoever would understand the heart and mind of America had better learn the game of baseball...” As this quotation sums up our attitude toward the...

Bought by KZYX and KREV-LP

Added: Apr 06, 2011
Length: 58:48
Purchases: 2

"We're All Giants": the story of the SF Giants’ 2010 World Series victory

From: KALW

Caption: Civic Center in orange lights for World Series, Credit: Martina Castro

This is the story of the underdog team that was always pushing the envelope when it came to fashion, to nicknames and to hairstyles … on their face...

Bought by North State Public Radio

Added: Apr 04, 2011
Length: 01:00:00
Purchases: 1

Ruffian

From: Third Coast International Audio Festival

When Re:sound host, Gwen Macsai was fourteen, the incredible female race-horse, Ruffian, ran straight into her heart and left a permanent impression.

Bought by RADIOLEX, WHCP-LP Cambridge, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KZYX, KISU and more

Added: Jan 12, 2011
Length: 09:40
Purchases: 10

Jack Norworth, September 1, 1959

From: Jonathan Thomas Stratman
Series: Who Died Today

You may not know his name, but chances are good you could sing, hum or whistle one of his tunes.

Added: Nov 12, 2010
Length: 03:00

Big Time Baseball in a Small Texas Town

From: Marfa Public Radio

The real life version of "Field Of Dreams" takes place in Alpine, Texas in the 1940s and 50s. This is a story about a man, his baseball field and ...

Bought by KMXT, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WNMU-FM, KMXT, and KUT

Added: Nov 08, 2010
Length: 28:59
Purchases: 5

Swashbucklers go public in Bemidji

From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Culturology

A secret society of swordsmen revealed their talents and charitable aspirations to their home community of Bemidji at the Swashbucklers' Guild Equi...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio

Added: Oct 28, 2010
Length: 09:34
Purchases: 1

Jim Thorpe, The World's Greatest Athlete

From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious

A sports icon of the first half of the 20th century, Jim Thorpe, was a Native American athlete who rose to athletic stardom at the Carlisle Indian ...

Bought by KPIK-LP

Added: Jun 07, 2010
Length: 26:20
Purchases: 1

The Mckenzie River Drift Boat

From: KLCC

The piece tells the history of the rapid-running fishing boat that was designed and built along the shores of the Mckenzie River in Oregon.

Added: Jun 10, 2009
Length: 08:12

This I Believe - Muhammad Ali

From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe

To be the “Greatest of All Time,” boxing legend Muhammad Ali says you have to believe in yourself.

Bought by WEZU, KRZA, KFAI Minneapolis, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KFOK-LPFM and more

Added: May 13, 2009
Length: 02:54
Purchases: 10

A PEOPLE'S HISTORY OF SPORTS IN THE UNITED STATES

From: Dred-Scott Keyes

A look at the developement of Sports in the United States

Added: Feb 02, 2009
Length: 01:19:32

Nothing To Cheer About

From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies

A town is divided when presented with the idea of changing the school mascot.

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, KWIS 88.3 FM, KUOW, KRUA and more

Added: Jan 20, 2009
Length: 07:34
Purchases: 6

My Dad the World Champion

From: Laura Spero

Just before the opening of the 2008 Bejing Olympics, Don Spero tells his daughter, for the billionth time, of the epic rivalry he once had with gre...

Added: Oct 13, 2008
Length: 05:09

Boston Bandits: The outlaws of the Marathon community

From: Kris Carter