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The First Memorial Day
From: Charles McGuigan
Caption: Tiffany stained glass window inside Blanford Church.
Memorial Day, a national holiday of remembrance, was first celebrated south of the Mason/Dixon line in Petersburg, Virginia at Blandford Church Cem...

Bought by North Country Public Radio, RadioStPete Florida, KQAL, RadioFreePalmer, KUCB and more


  • Added: May 28, 2010
  • Length: 16:12
  • Purchases: 24
Texas Nuggets: Three Chords and a Station Wagon
From: KUT
Series: Texas Music Matters
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The incredible story of a lost chapter of music history...and the equally incredible songs now rediscovered.

Bought by KGLT, Marfa Public Radio, and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 12, 2010
  • Length: 56:34
  • Purchases: 3
Reenacting Like They're Related
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Confederate Civil War reenactors in Maine? The 15th Alabama is the largest Confederate Civil War reenacting group in the state.

Bought by WMPG


  • Added: Jan 06, 2010
  • Length: 06:29
  • Purchases: 1
Virginia Indians: The Nonexistant
From: Charles McGuigan
Caption: PRX default Piece image
In Virginia, there are eight Indian tribes, some several thousand people in all. Yet the United States doesn’t believe they exist. The seeds of thi...

  • Added: Dec 05, 2009
  • Length: 15:16
Calexico Episode V: The Star Spanglished Barrier
From: James McKee
Series: Calexico: The True Story of Life in the California Borderlands
Caption: at the border, Credit: Peter Laufer
Washington Monthly's Peter Laufer and Markos Kounalakis report on the Mexican-American Borderlands in this five-part series.

Bought by KALW


  • Added: Nov 19, 2009
  • Length: 59:07
  • Purchases: 1
Calexico Episode IV: Other Borders
From: James McKee
Series: Calexico: The True Story of Life in the California Borderlands
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Washington Monthly's Peter Laufer and Markos Kounalakis report on the Mexican-American Borderlands in this five-part series.

Bought by KALW


  • Added: Nov 17, 2009
  • Length: 59:03
  • Purchases: 1
Besides Life Here
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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What happens when the most important event in your whole life is something no one believes?

Bought by KPIK-LP, New Hampshire Public Radio, PRX Remix, XRAY.fm, WMPG and more


  • Added: Jun 22, 2009
  • Length: 08:32
  • Purchases: 8
The Farmington Diner
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The legendary Farmington Diner closed to make room for a new RiteAid pharmacy.

  • Added: Mar 05, 2009
  • Length: 06:11
What We Talk About When We Talk About Little Italy
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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An oral history of Portland, Maine's long-lost Little Italy.

  • Added: Jan 20, 2009
  • Length: 07:08
Nothing To Cheer About
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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A town is divided when presented with the idea of changing the school mascot.

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, KWIS 88.3 FM, KUOW, KRUA and more


  • Added: Jan 20, 2009
  • Length: 07:34
  • Purchases: 6
The First Fireside Chats: FDR in Albany
From: Cliomedia ~ University at Albany History and Media Program
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Franklin D. Roosevelt’s use of radio for political purposes was revolutionary; it began, though, not in Washington D.C. with his Fireside Chats, bu...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago and WRPI


  • Added: Jan 06, 2009
  • Length: 20:28
  • Purchases: 2
Wayne C. Henderson: How Guitar Making Saved His Life
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Wayne C. Henderson, Credit: http://www.waynehenderson.org/
In this edition, we travel to the homeland of American bluegrass to visit the workshop of guitar builder Wayne C. Henderson. His instruments are co...

Bought by KHNS


  • Added: Dec 18, 2008
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
How Long Must I Dream: Roy Orbison
From: KUT
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You know his music, now get to know the man behind these classic songs.

Bought by Prairie Public, Prairie Public, KUPR low power FM, Radio New Zealand, KFOK-LPFM and more


  • Added: Dec 05, 2008
  • Length: 55:35
  • Purchases: 12
OTL: The Bloomingdale Trail
From: OTL HQ
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The Bloomingdale Trail proposed elevated greenway park in Chicago

  • Added: Nov 21, 2008
  • Length: 09:30
America Swings
From: Sallie Bodie
Caption: Chester Whitmore
The Golden Age of Harlem dance comes alive in Seattle

  • Added: Nov 02, 2008
  • Length: 06:51
Coming Home: the Return of the Alutiiq Masks
From: Native Voice One
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A one-hour radio documentary about the cultural resurgance taking place in Kodiak, Alaska.

Bought by Wyoming Public Radio, KSFR, WRIR, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, Radio Catskill and more


  • Added: Oct 13, 2008
  • Length: 53:56
  • Purchases: 23
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
SXSW 08 Coverage - Roky Erikson
From: KUT
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One of the most stunning comebacks in the history of rock and roll...

Bought by PRX Remix and WMPG


  • Added: Mar 10, 2008
  • Length: 05:44
  • Purchases: 2
Creative Time: 33 Years of Public Art in NYC, Julian LaVerdiere
From: Megan Martin
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Julian LaVerdiere & The Tribute in Light: an audio stop on a tour of Creative Time's 33 Years of Public Art series

  • Added: Mar 04, 2008
  • Length: 01:41
Presidential Shortcuts
From: Peter Bochan
Series: Shortcuts
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Historical look at Presidential Elections

Bought by KBRP Community Radio and KGLT


  • Added: Feb 19, 2008
  • Length: 27:36
  • Purchases: 2
Serbian Church Choirs: A Musical Tradition
From: Cissy Rebich
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A musical documentary about Serbian Orthodox church choirs today

Bought by KZYX


  • Added: Feb 13, 2008
  • Length: 25:10
  • Purchases: 1
THE COLOR OF NIGHT
From: Phillip Martin
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Race and the Sexual Politics of Nightlife in Chicago

  • Added: Feb 11, 2008
  • Length: 29:36
A Shortcut Through 2007
From: Peter Bochan
Series: Shortcuts
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An hour-long retrospective of the year 2007

Bought by Remix Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., Radio Catskill, Marfa Public Radio, KWIT and more


  • Added: Dec 29, 2007
  • Length: 59:33
  • Purchases: 11
Jump for Joy - Duke Ellington's Celebratory Musical
From: WFIU
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Perfect for Black History Month (February), this one-hour special tells the story of Duke Ellington's musical "Jump for Joy"

Bought by WVIK, High Plains Public Radio, Wyoming Public Radio, KSUT, KCSM and more


  • Added: Dec 19, 2007
  • Length: 59:05
  • Purchases: 37
Banducci's Memorial Day
From: Third Coast Live Radio Theater
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Another San Franciscan Entertainment Icon, gone. This is his memorial party, and some of the characters recalling who he was, and what he stood for.

  • Added: Dec 04, 2007
  • Length: 10:34

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