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Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for February 7, 2024
From: Scott Harris
Series: Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine
Caption: Timely, In-Depth Progressive Analysis
This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Preventing a Wider Middle East War Linked to Ending Israel’s Brutal War in...

Bought by WFHB and WETS


  • Added: Feb 07, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Latino leaders hope Fort Hood's new name also helps reform the base's culture
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Crews change the lettering on a sign at Fort Hood, Texas in preparation for the May 9 renaming of the base to Fort Cavazos., Credit: U.S. Army Garrison Fort Hood
Fort Hood, the sprawling Army base in Central Texas, will be redesignated Fort Cavazos May 9. The new name honors the Army’s first Hispanic four-st...

Bought by WRFA-LP, KUT, and Texas Public Radio


  • Added: May 03, 2023
  • Length: 03:34
  • Purchases: 3
StoryCorps Historias: Juan Pablo Encinias and Isabel Encinias
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Miguel Encinias crouched beneath a F105 aircraft in 1967., Credit: Courtesy of the Encinias family
Isabel and Juan Pablo Encinias remember their father, Lt. Col. Miguel Encinias, a Hispanic combat pilot that served in the U.S. Air Force during Wo...

  • Added: Nov 08, 2021
  • Length: 02:15
'Little comments, outright inappropriateness': Why minority military families may feel unwelcome off-base
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Karockas Watkins of the Huntsville/Madison Chamber of Commerce talks with the local board and staff of BancorpSouth in Hunstville, Alabama in 2020. Watkins heads the chamber's task force on diversity, equity. and inclusion., Credit: Courtesy Karockas Watkins
A survey found widespread concern from Black, Latino, and Asian military families about inequality in cities where bases are located.

Bought by North Country Public Radio, WRFA-LP, KJZZ, KPBS, and Texas Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 27, 2021
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 5
StoryCorps Historias and Military Voices Initiative: Connie Doria Rocha
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Connie Doria Rocha talks about her experience as a civilian mechanic during WWII, and how that taste of independence changed her life.

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Aug 10, 2021
  • Length: 02:52
  • Purchases: 1
'Sesame Street' takes on a new challenge: Teaching military kids about racial justice
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Sesame Street characters Rosita, Elmo, and Wes perform in “Great Things,” a music video about how to process the emotions that can occur after experiencing bias., Credit: Sesame Workshop
As part of a special project targeted at military kids, Sesame Workshop and its Muppets are tackling the subjects of race, diversity, and discrimin...

Bought by Texas Public Radio, WRFA-LP, KJZZ, KPBS, and North Country Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 21, 2021
  • Length: 03:45
  • Purchases: 5
Frontline East LA: The Chicano Moratorium 50 Years Later
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Chicano Moratorium march, Aug. 29, 1970., Credit: Courtesy of Joe Razo and the publication La Raza.
Fifty years ago, 30,000 people peacefully protested the disproportionate number of Latinos dying on the frontlines in Vietnam. The August 29th Chic...

Bought by WFHB, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, WXDU, KVNF, KDNK and more


  • Added: Aug 26, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 6
Hundreds of National Guardsmen Remain Deployed At The Border. For Some, It's A Plum Assignment
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: National Guard Specialist Joshua Smoak, a camera operator, sits inside a Mobile Video Surveillance System Truck in Rio Grande City, Texas., Credit: DeJon WIlliams / Texas Air National Guard
For military personnel at the U.S.-Mexico border, including National Guard troops, it's an unusual assignment. Many are quartered in hotels, and th...

Bought by WUSF, KRZA, and Colorado Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 09, 2020
  • Length: 03:45
  • Purchases: 3
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for October 30, 2019
From: Scott Harris
Series: Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine
Caption: Timely, In-Depth Progressive Analysis Since 1991
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for October 30, 2019 This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Killing of I...

Bought by WKPW


  • Added: Oct 30, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for July 17, 2019
From: Scott Harris
Series: Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine
Caption: Timely, In-Depth Progressive Analysis Since 1991
This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Blocked from Rigging Census, Trump Pushes Use of Citizenship Data to Draw...

Bought by WKPW and KMXT


  • Added: Jul 17, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
A fallen Vietnam veteran has returned home. The water he drank helped identify his remains
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: 52 years after he died in a Vietnam plane crash, Raul Guerra's memorial service was held at Risher Mortuary in Montebello, Cal., Credit: Libby Denkmann/American Homefront
Raul Guerra was adopted, so his DNA couldn't be matched to blood relatives. Scientists instead turned to an emerging technique that linked his bone...

Bought by KMXT, KPBS, North Country Public Radio, Texas Public Radio, WUSF and more


  • Added: May 29, 2019
  • Length: 03:48
  • Purchases: 6
World in Progress 02/28/2019
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
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This week on the show: Setting out on the trek of hope from Central America - Running out of medications: After eight years of civil war, docto...

  • Added: Feb 28, 2019
  • Length: 29:59
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for December 5, 2018
From: Scott Harris
Series: Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine
Caption: Timely, In-Depth Progressive Analysis Since 1991
This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Trump’s Withdrawal from U.S.-Russia INF Treaty Could Ignite New Nuclear A...

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Dec 05, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
¿QPM? 2: Loyalty por la patria y la familia.
From: WNIN
Series: ¿Qué Pasa, Midwest?
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Because Pedro is a U.S. citizen, he was able to sign up for eight years of service and in return, his parents can stay in this country after living...

Bought by KPIP-LP and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 15, 2018
  • Length: 09:35
  • Purchases: 2
StoryCorps: George Rincon and Yolanda Reyes
From: StoryCorps
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At the beginning of the Iraq War, nearly 40,000 members of the United States military were not citizens. Army Private First Class Diego Rincon was ...

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Jun 29, 2017
  • Length: 04:23
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Lou Olivera and Joe Serna
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Lou Oliveram (left) and Joe Serna (right)
A retired Green Beret found adjusting to civilian life difficult. He talks with the judge that helped him change his life during a night in jail.

  • Added: Oct 17, 2016
  • Length: 02:31
Wolf Boys - Mexican Cartel Assassins
From: W F Strong
Series: GOOD BOOKS RADIO
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An interview with Dan Slater about his best-selling nonfiction work about American teenagers who worked as assassins for the Las Zetas cartel in La...

Bought by WXDU


  • Added: Oct 01, 2016
  • Length: 30:02
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps MVI: Ernesto Rodriguez and Sebastian Rodriguez
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Ernesto Rodriguez and his son, Sebastian, when Sebastian was 2 years old, Credit: Ernesto Rodriguez
For Father’s Day, retired Marine Lieutenant Ernesto Rodriguez answers tough questions about war and family from his 11-year-old son Sebastian.

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Jul 11, 2016
  • Length: 04:24
  • Purchases: 1
Novelist James Lee Burke and “The House of the Rising Sun”
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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JLB has published 36 books over 50 years. He’s best known for his mysteries, particularly the Dave Robicheaux series and the Holland family storie...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 24, 2016
  • Length: 09:57
  • Purchases: 2
StoryCorps MVI: Anny Pena and Jonny Pena
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Anny (L) and Jonny (R) Pena
Retired Marines Anny and Jonny Pena talk about the challenges they faced as military spouses, and what it was like when Jonny came home from Afghan...

Bought by WVBI-LP, KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm, and WTJU


  • Added: Jul 10, 2015
  • Length: 03:13
  • Purchases: 3
StoryCorps: Yvette Benavidez Garcia and Rene Garcia
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Yvette Benavidez Garcia (L) and Rene Garcia (R)
Yvette Benavidez Garcia and her husband, Rene, remember her father, Army Master Sgt. Roy P. Benavidez, a Medal of Honor recipient.

Bought by WTJU


  • Added: Jul 10, 2015
  • Length: 02:18
  • Purchases: 1
Don't Mess with Texas History
From: Victoria Davis
Series: Humanities Minutes
Caption: The Alamo, San Antonio, TX USA
This episode could change how you remember the Alamo.

Bought by KFOI Radio and KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 18, 2015
  • Length: 02:44
  • Purchases: 2
Deadly Divide: Migrant death on the Border
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: One of the few remaining unknown markers left in the county cemetery in Falfurrias, Texas, Credit: Brandon Thibodeaux
Over 6,000 migrant deaths were recorded on the U.S. side of the border with Mexico between 1998 and 2013. This documentary travels to the desert ra...

Bought by WNJR


  • Added: Nov 24, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Trista and Hector Matascastillo
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Trista Matascastillo speaks with her husband, Army 1st Sergeant Hector Matascastillo, about being sexually assaulted...

Bought by WEZU and PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 17, 2014
  • Length: 05:14
  • Purchases: 2
Cleto Rodriguez
From: KUHF
Series: Texas Originals
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World War II Medal of Honor recipient.

Bought by KTTZ, KTTZ, and KAMU


  • Added: May 22, 2014
  • Length: 01:59
  • Purchases: 3