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Elise Hooper's ANGELS OF THE PACIFIC
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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ANGELS OF THE PACIFIC by Elise Hooper (her fourth novel) tells the powerful story of American Army and Navy nurses kept as prisoners for nearly thr...

  • Added: Mar 03, 2022
  • Length: 09:36
Civil War and Revolution in Lebanon - A Commander's Perspective
From: Suzi Montgomery
Caption: Commander Ramsey Farrage
The reflective story of the October Revolution from a commander in the Druze militia during the 15 year civil war.

  • Added: Dec 19, 2019
  • Length: 28:25
Booktalk: Retired Naval Aviator Dan Pedersen’s “TOPGUN. An American Story”
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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Dan Pedersen, author of, TOPGUN. An American Story, was the boss of the group that formed the elite Navy Fighter Weapons School. Also known as the...

  • Added: Jul 05, 2019
  • Length: 09:56
Novelist Lisa See's “The Island of Sea Women”
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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Chinese-American Lisa See’s 11th novel, “The Island of Sea Women,” centers on the female friendship and family secrets of the haenyeo. For centurie...

  • Added: Mar 15, 2019
  • Length: 09:44
Booktalk: Historian Hampton Sides discusses his sixth book, “On Desperate Ground”
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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New Mexico-based Hampton Sides’ newest book is "On Desperate Ground: The Marines at The Reservoir, the Korean War’s Greatest Battle.” Based on ne...

  • Added: Nov 17, 2018
  • Length: 09:55
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
Burn your bridges
From: Don Hill
Series: Xpressions
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XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.

Bought by Key Radio KEYK 89.3 FM


  • Added: Apr 13, 2015
  • Length: 01:44
  • Purchases: 1
Carrots help you see in the dark
From: Don Hill
Series: Xpressions
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XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.

Bought by Key Radio KEYK 89.3 FM


  • Added: Mar 15, 2015
  • Length: 01:44
  • Purchases: 1
A Soldier's Story on Film
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Sgt. Matthew Pennington was injured while serving on combat duty in Iraq. He showed signs of PTSD, but is working toward recovery by promoting self...

Bought by KUOW and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 21, 2012
  • Length: 06:11
  • Purchases: 2
G Wani
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Geoffrey is a guy with his feet in a couple places. He attends school full time, works two jobs, takes care of six siblings and a daughter, and ha...

Bought by WMPG and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 11, 2011
  • Length: 05:50
  • Purchases: 2
Bridging the Shores: The Hmong-American Experience
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
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Sound-rich documentary about Hmong-Americans living in the U.S.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WESM 91.3 FM, KWIT, KHEN-LP, KUNM and more


  • Added: Sep 10, 2008
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 10
Steve Reich's Different Trains meets the Borromeo String Quartet -- on ThoughtCast!
From: Jenny Attiyeh
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The Borromeo String Quartet tackles renowned composer Steve Reich's notoriously difficult "Different Trains for String Quartet and Tape" with stirr...

Bought by WBHM, WDAV Classical Public Radio, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 21, 2008
  • Length: 14:00
  • Purchases: 3
Sisters from Las Vegas serving in the Iraq War
From: Next Generation Radio
Series: NPR's Next Generation Radio
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Sisters in military both serving in Iraq

  • Added: Aug 30, 2007
  • Length: 03:52
U.S. Army turns over Patrol Base Razor to Iraqi Army
From: Eric Pahon
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Package about turnover of American Patrol Base ?Razor? near Samarra, Iraq to Iraqi Army.

  • Added: Dec 11, 2006
  • Length: 02:14
Family on the Frontlines
From: WFUV
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A look at what family life is like for soldiers after their return from war.

  • Added: Sep 01, 2006
  • Length: 03:49
The After-Effects of War
From: WFUV
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Soldiers in Iraq are suffering a higher rate of traumatic injuries than soldiers in previous wars.

  • Added: Sep 01, 2006
  • Length: 04:29
Returning to Nowhere
From: WFUV
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Some veterans are returning from Iraq homeless.

  • Added: Sep 01, 2006
  • Length: 04:43
Clearing Their Heads
From: WFUV
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Research shows one in ten soldiers returning from Iraq suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. It's symptoms include anxiety, depression, night...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 01, 2006
  • Length: 05:36
  • Purchases: 1
War Stories from the Homefront
From: WFUV
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Veterans returning from Iraq are facing a new set of post-war challenges.

  • Added: Aug 31, 2006
  • Length: 30:02
Military Mom
From: BSR Radio
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Hoping for emails, scouring the news...a Rhode Island military mother describes the challenges of waiting for her son to come home from Iraq.

Bought by NPR Station Showcase with PRX and KUOW


  • Added: Apr 29, 2006
  • Length: 04:55
  • Purchases: 2
Recounting a Year in Iraq
From: KRCC-FM
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Fort Carson soldiers talk about the time they've spent in Iraq

Bought by Kansas Public Radio, KCCU Radio, and KVMR


  • Added: Mar 10, 2006
  • Length: 09:39
  • Purchases: 3
Third ACR Starts Coming Home from Iraq
From: KRCC-FM
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Homecoming for Colorado soldiers

Bought by KDNK


  • Added: Feb 13, 2006
  • Length: 05:20
  • Purchases: 1
"EchoTaps" (866 people play Taps)
From: Gregory Keeler
Caption: PRX default Piece image
866 brass players in a line 41 miles long play Taps, then play as a group

Bought by Public Interactive


  • Added: May 27, 2005
  • Length: 10:24
  • Purchases: 1
World War One and Armistice Day
From: Lester Graham
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Veterans Day was originally Armistice Day, the day that World War I was to end. Here's one veteran's experiences.

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, WRVO Public Media, KUCB, 'The Sea', KRPS and more


  • Added: Nov 07, 2004
  • Length: 03:45
  • Purchases: 33