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Know someone who wants to join the National Guard? In some states, you now can get a finder's fee.
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Recruiters and other Virginia National Guard soldiers talk with fans at a July 2022 minor league baseball game in Fredericksburg. Any Virginia resident can collect a finder's fee up to $750 for referring somebody who becomes a National Guard recruit., Credit: Virginia Guard Public Affairs
The referral bonuses are designed to boost recruiting at the National Guard, which fell thousands of troops short of its goal last year.

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


  • Added: Jan 19, 2023
  • Length: 03:11
  • Purchases: 7
What ISIS Can Teach Us About Drone Warfare in Ukraine
From: Mateo Schimpf
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What does accountability look like in the age of remote warfare?

Bought by Classic107.3, RADIOLEX, WMUU-LP, WHCP-LP Cambridge, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jan 18, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Struggling to meet its recruiting goals, the Navy is now accepting enlistees as old as 41
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Matt Allen conducts a surfing lesson with 11-year-old Ray Goodson on the beach in Encinitas, Cal. At the age of 41, Allen is enlisting in the Navy under a new rule that raises the maximum age for Navy recruits., Credit: Jay Price / American Homefront
The Navy has raised its age limit from 39 to 41 - the oldest of any of the services. But the Navy’s national chief recruiter said data shows older ...

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


  • Added: Jan 12, 2023
  • Length: 03:46
  • Purchases: 5
Weapons, tents, generators, and more: The U.S. military is sending supplies to Ukraine almost daily
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Troops at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware load pallets of ammunition onto an aircraft bound for Ukraine Aug. 9, 2022., Credit: Cydney Lee / U.S. Air Force
The U.S. Transportation Command has the primary responsibility to load planes, ships, and other vehicles with supplies bound for Ukraine.

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


  • Added: Jan 05, 2023
  • Length: 03:38
  • Purchases: 5
Top of Mind - American Guns, Cultivated Chicken
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Topic 1: Illegal Gun Purchases Fuel Violent Crime in the US and Latin America; Topic 2: Chicken Nuggets From Chicken Cells

Bought by KMXT, RADIOLEX, KSTK, WYAP, RadioStPete Florida and more


  • Added: Jan 03, 2023
  • Length: 52:46
  • Purchases: 8
Policymakers say addressing extremism among veterans is a 'delicate' challenge
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: According to the George Washington University Program on Extremism, more than a hundred veterans were criminally charged in connection with the January 6, 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol., Credit: Brett Davis / Flickr
While still a small percentage of the total veteran population, the number of veterans committing extremist violence has risen sharply, according t...

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


  • Added: Dec 30, 2022
  • Length: 03:55
  • Purchases: 5
Preparing for the 250th
From: WAMC Northeast Public Radio
Series: A New York Minute In History
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Believe it or not, the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution is right around the corner. On this episode, Devin and Lauren discuss how some ...

  • Added: Dec 28, 2022
  • Length: 29:30
Ithaca’s Tuskegee Airman
From: WAMC Northeast Public Radio
Series: A New York Minute In History
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On this episode, Devin and Lauren tell the story of Verdelle Louis Payne from Ithaca in Tompkins County, who joined the Army Air Forces during WWII...

  • Added: Dec 28, 2022
  • Length: 29:30
2301: The Examined Year: 2022, 1/3/2023
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk: Weekly
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Because the un-examined year is not worth reviewing!

  • Added: Dec 27, 2022
  • Length: 54:00
A Shortcut Through 2022
From: Peter Bochan
Series: Shortcuts
Caption: Volodymyr Zelensky
A retrospective featuring the major events of each passing year, Shortcuts features no narration, it's message evolves from the careful juxtaposit...

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio, KRCB 104.9, Raven Radio, KCPW Salt Lake City, Nevada Public Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 22, 2022
  • Length: 59:58
  • Purchases: 7
After a slow recruiting year, states are trying new ways to attract people to the National Guard
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: The concert band of the 42nd division of the New York Army National Guard performs holiday music at Warrior Ranch in Calverton, N.Y. Dec. 3, 2022., Credit: Desiree D'Iorio / American Homefront
The National Guard fell about 9,000 troops short of its goal in 2022. Some states are improving their outreach and incentive plans to try to counte...

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


  • Added: Dec 20, 2022
  • Length: 03:57
  • Purchases: 4
As data plays a bigger role in warfare, the military is building a new center to analyze it
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency plans to move into its new St. Louis building in 2025. The Pentagon is spending close to $2 billion on the facility, which will increase the government's capacity to analyze maps and satellite imagery., Credit: Brian Munoz / St. Louis Public Radio
The new western headquarters for The National Geospatial Intelligence Agency in St. Louis will mainly deal with mapping and satellite imagery.

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


  • Added: Dec 19, 2022
  • Length: 03:55
  • Purchases: 3
A lawsuit alleges a racial disparity in VA benefits and says the VA isn't doing enough about it
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: A VA spokesperson said the agency knows that racial disparities exist in benefits decisions, and it’s studying ways to address them. A federal lawsuit says the agency isn't doing enough., Credit: Adam Fagen / Flickr
Lawyers who filed the suit say agency records show the VA is more likely to pay claims from white veterans than from Black veterans.

Bought by North Country Public Radio, WRFA-LP, KUT, KWMU St. Louis, and KMXT


  • Added: Dec 14, 2022
  • Length: 03:48
  • Purchases: 5
Military suicides have become slightly less common, but are still a 'massive problem'
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Judy Beckett of Cornerstone Equine Therapy Center in Escondido, California is working with the Navy to help build resilience among sailors. She said being around horses can help service members work through a number of mental health issues, such as PTSD a, Credit: Steve Walsh / American Homefront
Though military suicide has been a problem for decades, critics say the Pentagon hasn’t come to terms with the fact that anyone can potentially be ...

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


  • Added: Dec 07, 2022
  • Length: 03:42
  • Purchases: 7
EE 22-50: “Profound acts of care” at the Ukrainian-Polish border , 12/9/2022
From: WFIU
Series: Earth Eats
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Stories of ordinary people assisting those fleeing Ukraine at the start of the war earlier this year.

  • Added: Dec 06, 2022
  • Length: 54:01
For disabled children of military parents, frequent moves can lead to schooling and health care gaps
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: 8 year old Victoria Thomas boards a bus to attend school outside of San Antonio, Texas. Victoria is nonverbal and relies on a motorized wheelchair and assistive communication devices., Credit: Carson Frame / American Homefront
When service members move from base to base, they sometimes find it takes too long for their child's new school to begin providing special educatio...

Bought by KWMU St. Louis, KMXT, North Country Public Radio, WRFA-LP, KUT and more


  • Added: Nov 29, 2022
  • Length: 03:47
  • Purchases: 7
An ‘insane’ housing market is hitting military families hard when they have to move
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Lisa Koroma and her family moved to this Colorado Springs subdivision after her husband was transferred to Fort Carson. She said their rental home here costs more than the monthly housing allowance her husband receives from the Army., Credit: Lisa Koroma
A recent study found military families are spending more time and money to find places to live when they change duty stations.

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


  • Added: Nov 17, 2022
  • Length: 03:45
  • Purchases: 4
StoryCorps: Gina Livingston and Decio Rubano
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Just as his music career was heating up, Decio Rubano discovered he was not a U.S. citizen and was deported to Canada as a young man. He came to St...

  • Added: Nov 15, 2022
  • Length: 02:15
81 years after it was founded, the USO is making changes to remain relevant to today's troops
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Army soldiers help themselves to free food in the USO lounge at Fort Bragg, N.C. The organization plans to close about 40 of its lesser-used lounges while opening 28 in places where it says troops are especially isolated or face high stress., Credit: Jay Price / American Homefront
The service organization is closing some of its centers, opening new ones, and expanding its online programs to respond to funding reductions and t...

Bought by KWMU St. Louis, KUT, North Country Public Radio, WRFA-LP, KRPS and more


  • Added: Nov 14, 2022
  • Length: 03:52
  • Purchases: 7
High Country Celtic Radio 242 - Remembrance
From: High Country Celtic Radio
Series: High Country Celtic Radio
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[This episode originally aired 11/06/21] It's the week of Veteran's Day in the US, which falls on November 11th

Bought by WMTNradio, WFHB, WDSE, KAAD-LP, WOMR and more


  • Added: Nov 12, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 14
Honoring the Soldiers
From: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Series: Sounds Jewish
Caption: Sounds Jewish, Credit: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Tune in to "Sounds Jewish" for Jewish music honoring our troops and urging an end to the killing.

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Nov 10, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Benediction Film Review
From: KXCI
Series: Flicks with the Film Snob Chris Dashiell
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For many modern historians, the First World War, from 1914-18, has a special significance, as the point at which an older version of civilization f...

  • Added: Nov 09, 2022
  • Length: 03:33
Storycorps MVI: Diane Evans and Edie Meeks
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Diane Evans and Edie Meeks at the Vietnam Women’s Memorial in Washington, D.C., Credit: Courtesy of Diane Evans
Diane Evans and Edie Meeks were nurses at the height of the Vietnam War in 1969, and they remember serving next to the front lines--and their decad...

  • Added: Nov 08, 2022
  • Length: 03:25
Veterans Appreciation Music Mix - Hour 2
From: Paul Ingles
Series: 10,000 Good Songs
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For on or near VETERAN'S DAY or MEMORIAL DAY, or most any time, a second carefully curated hour of music for and about veterans, appreciating their...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WVIA, KUHF, KMSU, KXCV and more


  • Added: Nov 04, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
Veterans Appreciation Music Mix - Hour 1
From: Paul Ingles
Series: 10,000 Good Songs
Caption: Host Paul Ingles' father John S. Ingles, and grandfather Harry C. Ingles, 1944
For on or near VETERAN'S DAY or MEMORIAL DAY, or most any time, a carefully curated hour of music for and about veterans, appreciating their sacrif...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., KSJE, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota and more


  • Added: Nov 02, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 19

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