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StoryCorps MVI: Sarah and Gilbert Seltzer
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: A young Gilbert Seltzer in uniform in October, 1942, after graduating from Officer Candidate School in Fort Belvoir, VA., Credit: Courtesy Gilbert Seltzer
104-year-old Gil Seltzer speaks with his granddaughter, Sarah Seltzer, about what it was like to be part of a top-secret deception unit in World Wa...

  • Added: Aug 15, 2019
  • Length: 02:59
Archived Edition from August 2013
From: WHRV
Series: The Fish Fry with Neal Murray
Caption: PRX default Piece image
This is an archived edition of the Saturday Night Fish Fry from August 2013.

Bought by WPCA-LP and GCR (Global Community Radio)


  • Added: Aug 09, 2019
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 2
Archived Edition from August 4, 2012
From: WHRV
Series: The Fish Fry with Neal Murray
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This is an archived edition of the Saturday Night Fish Fry from August 4, 2012.

Bought by WPCA-LP and GCR (Global Community Radio)


  • Added: Aug 03, 2019
  • Length: 01:58:05
  • Purchases: 2
Archived Edition from July 23, 2011
From: WHRV
Series: The Fish Fry with Neal Murray
Caption: PRX default Piece image
This is an archived edition of the Saturday Night Fish Fry from July 23, 2011.

Bought by WPCA-LP and GCR (Global Community Radio)


  • Added: Jul 25, 2019
  • Length: 01:57:41
  • Purchases: 2
Archived Edition from July 16, 2011
From: WHRV
Series: The Fish Fry with Neal Murray
Caption: PRX default Piece image
This is an archived edition of the Saturday Night Fish Fry from July 16, 2011.

Bought by WPCA-LP and GCR (Global Community Radio)


  • Added: Jul 16, 2019
  • Length: 01:58:35
  • Purchases: 2
The Pentagon has settled a lawsuit over allegedly defective earplugs. Now veterans are suing, too.
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Gen. William J. Gothard (right) receives a spent shell casing as part of his 2014 retirement ceremony at Fort Jackson, S.C. Gothard says his 36 years of service left him with hearing loss and tinnitus., Credit: Shantelle Campbell / U.S. Army
The settlement with earplug manufacturer 3M has focused attention on service-related hearing loss, one of the most common health problems among vet...

Bought by KPBS, WUSF, Texas Public Radio, WRST-FM Oshkosh, KPCC and more


  • Added: Mar 11, 2019
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 6
Most veterans who kill themselves are 55 or older. The VA is trying to learn why.
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: 76 year old Army veteran Robert Neilson writes notes of encouragement to fellow veterans who have contemplated suicide. He's struggled with mental health issues since he left the Army in the 1960s., Credit: Matt Bowler / KPBS
Veterans are about twice as likely as non-veterans to die by suicide. But the majority of those suicides are among veterans aged 55 or older -- who...

Bought by WUSF, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, North Country Public Radio, KRZA, and Texas Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 13, 2018
  • Length: 03:35
  • Purchases: 5
As America's veterans grow older, the VA faces a long-term care crisis
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Participants in Oxnard Family Circle's Adult Day Healthcare program get transportation to and from home on weekdays., Credit: Libby Denkmann/American Homefront
The number of veterans in the VA healthcare system who are 70 or older is expected to grow 30 percent in the next eight years.

Bought by Texas Public Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WUSF, KMUD, and KPBS


  • Added: Aug 21, 2018
  • Length: 03:50
  • Purchases: 5
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for April 18, 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 Missile Strike Does Nothing to End Syria's Brutal War; Shift to Dist...

Bought by WMUU-LP and WRIR


  • Added: Apr 18, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
HumaNature: 30 Minute Special 7
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: HumaNature
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"Home On The Waves With A Seafaring Cowboy" A special edition of HumaNature formatted for air: Herb Pownall wanted to see the world. So he boarded...

Bought by KSTK and KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.


  • Added: Mar 08, 2018
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
Daniel Ellsberg, The Pentagon Papers and The Post
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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Radio Curious revisits a 1997 conversation with whistle blower Daniel Ellsberg who released “The Pentagon Papers” in 1971.

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Jan 24, 2018
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 1
RDD: A Piece of History
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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This week on The Rough Draft Diaries we're going back in time! I visit with Betty Metts the current president of The Oregon-Jerusalem Historical So...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Sep 18, 2017
  • Length: 07:20
  • Purchases: 1
Ranger Betty Reid Soskin
From: James Mills
Series: The Joy Trip Project
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An interview with National Park Ranger Betty Reid Soskin who at 95 shares her prespective as an African-American woman during the Second World War ...

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio and KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.


  • Added: Jul 12, 2017
  • Length: 22:16
  • Purchases: 2
Episode 12: Home On The Waves With A Seafaring Cowboy
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: HumaNature
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Herb Pownall wanted to see the world. So he boarded a ship bound for Europe…along with 800 cows.

Bought by KRZA and KUER


  • Added: Oct 07, 2016
  • Length: 19:18
  • Purchases: 2
Evil Hours: A Personal Account of PTSD
From: AARP Radio
Series: Prime Time Radio
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First, PTSD afflicts up to 30 percent of the United States global conflict with terrors veterans. Over 27 million Americans are PTSD survivors. Yet...

Bought by Harford Community Radio and WCWP


  • Added: Feb 24, 2015
  • Length: 59:54
  • Purchases: 2
Mike Remembers The War
From: Eric Molinsky
Caption: Mike at his home in Brookline, MA, Credit: Eric Molinsky
This audio was recorded in 2008 when I asked my uncle Mike Alexander to talk about his service as a bombardier in World War II. Mike was a proud Je...

  • Added: Dec 27, 2014
  • Length: 13:10
StoryCorps: Roy Wilkins and Keith Melick
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Command Sergeant Major Roy Wilkins and Retired Army 1st Sergeant Keith Melick, who first crossed paths at war in 2004, talk about reuniting in a VA...

Bought by Blue Mountain Radio , WEZU, and WTJU


  • Added: Dec 09, 2014
  • Length: 03:44
  • Purchases: 3
StoryCorps: Ryan and Kirk Sharp
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Army Sgt. Ryan Sharp speaks with his father, Kirk Sharp, about feeling off after coming...

Bought by WEZU, Troy Public Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 17, 2014
  • Length: 03:03
  • Purchases: 3
From Graduation to Deadly Confrontation: A WWII Story...
From: D. 'Fitz' Allgood
Series: The Allgood News
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It was 1945, Joe Prinster was just hours into his high school diploma when he was told to "pack and be ready to get on the train in the morning...

  • Added: Nov 03, 2014
  • Length: 01:35
One Date, A War, One Smooch & A 65 Year Journey of One Class Ring…Reunited.
From: D. 'Fitz' Allgood
Series: The Allgood News
Caption: Don & the 'Ring!', Credit: The Allgood News
It was 1944, Don was about to ship off to war...

  • Added: Oct 28, 2014
  • Length: 02:03
Sharing stories at the Veterans Open Round Table
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Seated L to R: Mark Nelson, Scott Limberg, Roy Collette, Mike Eckers; standing L to R: Gene Millang, Dave Thomas, Credit: Susan Budig
Veterans Open Round Table offers a safe space for former soldiers and others to talk about their military experiences. It’s a way to educate, commu...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jun 09, 2014
  • Length: 05:15
  • Purchases: 1
The Bay Area connection to the "Human Secret Weapons” of World War II
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: Frank and Ginger Masuoka at the Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center, Credit: Melanie Young
If you read your history books, you might think that America’s involvement in the war against Japan began with the attack on Pearl Harbor on Decemb...

  • Added: Mar 12, 2014
  • Length: 08:12
Veterans find peace and community through mindfulness
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
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Nathan and Lesley Keith met on a military base in Kuwait, in 2006. They’re both Navy veterans, and together they served for a cumulative 27 years. ...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 29, 2013
  • Length: 10:02
  • Purchases: 1
Addressing chronic homelessness with permanent supportive housing
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: Veterans Commons resident Jesse Breedwolf, 74, Credit: Liz Pfeffer
California has the largest concentration of homeless veterans in the nation, and in San Francisco, it’s likely that more than 700 homeless vets wil...

  • Added: Dec 29, 2013
  • Length: 07:22
StoryCorps MVI: Veterans Crisis Line
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Elizabeth Olson and her colleagues at the Veterans Crisis Line, the only national suicide prevention hotline for service members, talk about helpin...

Bought by WMUU-LP, WEZU, and WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Sep 18, 2013
  • Length: 03:42
  • Purchases: 3