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Milwaukee has been called the most German city in America – already in the 1840s, large numbers of Germans who were fleeing wars in Europe began se...
Bought by KICI Iowa City and KICI Iowa City
- Added: May 29, 2019
- Length: 17:28
- Purchases: 2
Two replica Christopher Columbus ships are sailing across the Great Lakes this summer, offering visitors a chance to learn about the famous explore...
Bought by Interlochen Public Radio, WFIU, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WXXI Rochester and more
- Added: Jul 28, 2017
- Length: 03:20
- Purchases: 10
In this episode we're looking at the small town through the literary lens. Hear how Shirley Ann Grau author of "Keepers of the House" hung up on th...
- Added: Apr 25, 2017
- Length: 24:59
James J. Hill is known as the “Empire Builder.” His vision for a Great Northern Railway in the 19th century helped put Minnesota on the map. Produc...
Bought by KSRQ and Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
- Added: Feb 24, 2015
- Length: 04:17
- Purchases: 2
San Francisco is America’s second most densely populated area, after Manhattan. And with new construction all over town, it’s going to get even den...
- Added: Feb 03, 2015
- Length: 06:01
Off the coast of Virginia, in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay, lies a shrinking island called Tangier. Here, an unlikely adventurer docked his sai...
Bought by KENW, New Hampshire Public Radio, WTJU, and PRX Remix
- Added: Jan 30, 2015
- Length: 03:51
- Purchases: 4
Before the great speech maker Patrick Henry died, he credited a Presbyterian minister named Samuel Davies with “teaching me what an orator should b...
Bought by KENW and West Virginia Public Broadcasting
- Added: Aug 22, 2014
- Length: 02:30
- Purchases: 2
The tales of Paul Bunyan and his friends have captivated Minnesotans for over 100 years. Statutes of the lumberjack can be found in the towns of A...
- Added: Sep 25, 2012
- Length: 05:56
Off the Beat explores secret spaces around Providence, including the abandoned underground railroad tunnel, Keeney tunnels, and some less literal p...
- Added: Jan 17, 2012
- Length: 27:47
Stand on a street corner at dawn in Newmarket, England and you'll see a spectacle unique in the world: 3,000 racehorses parade through town every d...
- Added: Apr 22, 2010
- Length: 05:38
