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StoryCorps: Michael Yandell and Amy Yandell
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Michael Yandell tells his wife, Amy, about being exposed to sarin gas while serving in the U.S. Army as a bomb disposal technician in Iraq.

Bought by WVBI-LP


  • Added: May 01, 2017
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
Week in review for January 8, 2017
From: Jonah Meadows
Series: Snow Crash Radio
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A look back at the week's developments in technology and power. Featuring a discussion of Julian Assange's appearance on Hannity, Senate Armed Serv...

Bought by WYAP and KRZA


  • Added: Jan 09, 2017
  • Length: 25:00
  • Purchases: 2
David E. Hoffman, author of "The Billion Dollar Spy"
From: Boise State Public Radio
Series: Reader's Corner with Bob Kustra
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Host Bob Kustra interviews the Washington Post's David Hoffman about his book about the amazing true story of a Cold War spy.

  • Added: Dec 16, 2016
  • Length: 29:45
A.J. Baime, author of "The Arsenal of Democracy"
From: Boise State Public Radio
Series: Reader's Corner with Bob Kustra
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Host Bob Kustra and author A.J. Baime discuss "The Arsenal of Democracy: FDR, Detroit, and an Epic Quest to Arm an America at War."

  • Added: Apr 19, 2016
  • Length: 30:07
Against the Tide (pledge drive special)
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Against the Tide, Credit: Naval Academy Press
As early as the 1940s, Admiral Hyman Rickover saw the need for radical change in America’s submarine serice. Without his perseverance the Cold War ...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Apr 10, 2015
  • Length: 21:31
  • Purchases: 1
Drones
From: The Final Edition Radio Hour
Series: Singles from The Final Edition Radio Hour
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For all of life's most meaningful moments, say it with a drone.

  • Added: Feb 18, 2015
  • Length: 02:07
Smartphone App Warns Israeli Citizens if Missiles are Headed Their Way
From: A. Randall Wenner
Caption: Iron Dome App, Credit: iTunes
A new smartphone app developed by an American college student and his colleague uses up-to-the minute data from the Israeli Defense Force to warn I...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 15, 2014
  • Length: 03:24
  • Purchases: 1
Contradictions in U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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Radio Curious discusses the contradictions in U.S. nuclear weapons policy with author and professor Dr. Seyom Brown, who is currently an adjunct se...

  • Added: Jul 08, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
Amputees
From: Phil Mariage
Series: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
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Generational discussion on amputee issues over the ages

  • Added: May 19, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
Rules of Engagement: Ethics in Warfare [rebroadcast]
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Caption: The Gatling Gun patent drawing (1865). The gun was patented on May 9, 1865, and was officially adopted by the U.S. Army on August 21, 1866. , Credit: National Archives
Reports that chemical weapons have been used in Syria raise important questions about what is—and is not—an appropriate means of waging war. This w...

Bought by XRAY.fm, KBRP Community Radio, KFOK-LPFM, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and more


  • Added: Aug 30, 2013
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 6
Fly Away Drones
From: War News Radio
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News and features on global conflict.

  • Added: May 23, 2013
  • Length: 07:39
Forward Thinking
From: War News Radio
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This month on War News Radio, “Forward Thinking”, we first discuss the future of Iraq in light of the ten year anniversary this past March. Then, w...

  • Added: Apr 11, 2013
  • Length: 30:01
Drone practice above Upstate New York
From: North Country Public Radio
Caption: Air National Guard students train on maintaining the MQ-9 Reaper at Hancock Air Base in Syracuse, NY., Credit: David Sommerstein, NCPR
Drones, or unmanned aircraft, are making headlines for their controversial attacks in Afghanistan and Pakistan…and for how they could be used for s...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 24, 2013
  • Length: 07:01
  • Purchases: 1
Sourcing Conflict: Mineral Supply Chains and Human Rights in the Congo
From: Ian Gray
Series: Ceres Sustainability Podcast
Caption: Gold from a days work by an artisanal miner in Kaniola in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Credit: By Sasha Lezhnev - Enough Project
This is the first episode in a mini-series covering the impacts corporate supply chains have on labor standards and human rights. We explore how re...

  • Added: Dec 05, 2012
  • Length: 16:00
Life at Bletchley Park -- Groks Science Show 2012-11-07
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Sinclair McKay joins us to discuss The History of the Wartime Codebreaking.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KMXT


  • Added: Nov 07, 2012
  • Length: 30:20
  • Purchases: 2
StoryCorps: Joel Healy and Kelli Healy Salazar
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Joel Healy tells his daughter, Kelli Healy Salzar, about participating in Operation Plumbbob, one of the largest nuclear tests conducted by the U.S...

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  • Added: Oct 16, 2012
  • Length: 02:37
  • Purchases: 1
Returning Fire: Interventions in Video Game Culture
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: America's Army
Interactive, realistic, pro-war video games have become part of American culture. But protestors and artists are finding ways to turn the virtual ...

  • Added: Aug 03, 2012
  • Length: 29:01
Global Ethics Corner: The Ethics of Cyber Warfare
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Global Ethics Corner
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An influential Russian engineer recently called for an international ban on cyber weapons, saying that they could have unforeseen consequences, but...

  • Added: Jun 19, 2012
  • Length: 01:58
What They Saw
From: Nate DiMeo
Series: the memory palace
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Musings on the life of a civil war aeronaut, whose memories of the war were different than any other combatant.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, KZYX, WABE, New Hampshire Public Radio, Louisville Public Media and more


  • Added: Jun 06, 2012
  • Length: 05:26
  • Purchases: 7
Global Ethics Corner: When Are Drones Strikes Ethical?
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Global Ethics Corner
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President Obama's top counterterrorism adviser recently defended drone strikes, saying they are legal, wise, and moral. But, citing international l...

  • Added: May 07, 2012
  • Length: 01:53
Submarines
From: Andrew Bales
Series: Into It
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From a lumbering, oar-propelled apparatus to an advanced nuclear-powered machine, the submarine has evolved since the early 1600s.

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  • Added: Feb 11, 2012
  • Length: 01:52
  • Purchases: 1
99% Invisible #35- Elegy for WTC (Standard 4:30 Version)
From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Standard Length)
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A building’s worth is an infinitesimal fraction of the worth a person’s life. But a building is still a living thing in a way.

Bought by Rhythm & News Service, Spokane Public Radio, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, Rhythm & News Service, WABE and more


  • Added: Dec 20, 2011
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 10
146: Navy Unmanned
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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Unmanned systems to meet the changing modern challenges of security at sea.

  • Added: Nov 10, 2011
  • Length: 04:39
Even with new treatments, few PTSD vets seek help
From: KALW
Caption: Under CC License by The U.S. Army http://www.flickr.com/photos/soldiersmediacenter/2898270225/
Just as the state California needs to shift gears to address the needs of today’s veterans, so does the medical community. Veterans Association stu...

  • Added: Sep 19, 2011
  • Length: 08:21