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Two episodes from two of WPR’s award-winning podcasts.

Bought by KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio)


  • Added: Jun 14, 2023
  • Length: 50:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Borrowed, from Brooklyn Public Library, Credit: Meryl Friedman
It turns out that libraries weren’t always so friendly toward children. That started to change around the turn of the 20th century, thanks to a lib...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 26, 2019
  • Length: 20:41
  • Purchases: 1
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'Step-', as in stepparents or stepchildren, originated in grief. Family structures have evolved, but are stepmothers now so tainted by fairytale as...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 12, 2015
  • Length: 38:16
  • Purchases: 1
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A family living in Idaho during the early 20th Century test the limits of the Postal Service, when they send a very special parcel through the Post.

Bought by Boise State Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 26, 2014
  • Length: 06:09
  • Purchases: 1
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Today's privacy concerns with cell phones seem trivial when we look back at the world of open telephone wires.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 22, 2013
  • Length: 02:07
  • Purchases: 1
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Murder in Chicago, 1919; Prohibition; Gangs; Surprises in Genealogy Research

  • Added: Feb 01, 2008
  • Length: 01:40
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An exploration into the events that sparked a journey.

Bought by The PRX Podcast


  • Added: Aug 05, 2007
  • Length: 08:43
  • Purchases: 1
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When it comes to life after death, you get 5 Jews... you get 50 opinions.

Bought by Iowa Public Radio and Audible


  • Added: Dec 13, 2006
  • Length: 18:04
  • Purchases: 2
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Poem about New York City's Potters Field

  • Added: Nov 21, 2005
  • Length: 02:11