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He Loved Me Truly: Abraham Lincoln
From: Loyola Productions, Inc.
Series: Chronicle
Caption: Abraham Lincoln, Credit: Matt Lemmon
Much has been written about the life, times and experiences of Abraham Lincoln, but perhaps the nicest part of the truth is the story of Lincoln an...

Bought by KREV-LP


  • Added: Jan 12, 2011
  • Length: 50:47
  • Purchases: 1
Poetry Slam Celebration of Miller Learning Resources Center
From: KVSC
Series: St. Cloud Area Arts & Culture Collage
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It’s been 10 years since the James W. Miller Learning Resources Center on the campus of St. Cloud State University opened its doors to students. Ar...

  • Added: Dec 10, 2010
  • Length: 30:00
A March to Freedom: Martin Luther King
From: Loyola Productions, Inc.
Series: Kaleidoscope
Caption: Martin Luther King press conference, Credit: Marion S. Trikosko
On the anniversary of his birth, the life and work of the civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. His own voice and words make this a mean...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, KVSC, WGHC-LP 98.3 FM Chicago, KCNP, KCNP and more


  • Added: Dec 07, 2010
  • Length: 44:36
  • Purchases: 6
One Last Word: Signs
From: Mark Blackmon
Series: One Last Word
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Signs. They’re everywhere, but do we ever stop to examine them? Probably not, unless there’s something about them that one finds funny. Or weird. O...

  • Added: Aug 15, 2010
  • Length: 04:56
"THE WORKING STIFF -- THAT'S WHO!"
From: Dick Meister
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A commentary on labor leader Harry Bridges, one of the 20th century's greatest leaders of any kind, on the anniversary of his death.

  • Added: Mar 18, 2010
  • Length: 04:21
Two Miles From Bethel -- On the Road, well, "almost," to Woodstock!
From: Binnie Klein
Caption: 2 girls who didn't quite make it there
There are many stories of those who made it to Woodstock, and those who never went. What about those who, well, "almost" made it?

Bought by CKMO


  • Added: Aug 13, 2009
  • Length: 08:50
  • Purchases: 1
Organizing Farm Workers: The Beginning
From: Dick Meister
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Of the many dramatic events in the long struggle to win decent conditions for America's farm workers, none have been more dramatic -- or influentia...

  • Added: Aug 07, 2009
  • Length: 03:11
A Bloody Day in San Francisco
From: Dick Meister
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It's the 75th anniversary of "Bloody Thursday," the day in July of 1934 when open warfare between police and striking longshoremen raged on San Fra...

  • Added: Jul 02, 2009
  • Length: 04:45
David Bouchier Essay: Presidents' Day 2009
From: WSHU
Series: Essays by David Bouchier
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David suggests that we should pay more attention to Presidents' Day.

  • Added: Feb 13, 2009
  • Length: 03:43
A Postcard from Paris: Armistice Day 2008
From: Janet Robbins
Series: A Postcard from Paris
Caption: Paris, 2008
The 90th Anniversary of the end of World War I

Bought by KWMR


  • Added: Nov 13, 2008
  • Length: 07:11
  • Purchases: 1
David Bouchier Essay: Freedom Trail
From: WSHU
Series: Essays by David Bouchier
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David visits Boston and rewrites some history.

  • Added: Aug 11, 2008
  • Length: 03:45
MLK: He Died Defending Union Rights
From: Dick Meister
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A commentary noting Martin Luther King Jr.'s staunch support of union rights, which he died defending.

  • Added: Apr 04, 2008
  • Length: 02:58
Is This an Exercise?
From: Julie Shapiro
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Apocalyptic tv, the sounds of The End and the quirk (and power) of memory.

Bought by WDBM, XRAY.fm, PRX Remix, and WXDU


  • Added: Mar 10, 2008
  • Length: 07:17
  • Purchases: 4
MLK Was a Working-Class Hero
From: Dick Meister
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A commentary noting that Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the staunchest and most effective supporters working Americans have ever had.

Bought by Prairie Public, WEZU, RadioFreePalmer, KBRP Community Radio, KUT and more


  • Added: Jan 13, 2008
  • Length: 03:11
  • Purchases: 7
Stravinsky @ 1-2-5: Three Glances at the Composer's Mirror
From: Jackson Braider
Series: Stravinsky@125
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Three essays about different aspects of Stravinsky's life and work

Bought by WCQS


  • Added: Jun 07, 2007
  • Length: 01:00:25
  • Purchases: 1
Holocaust Essay Lite
From: Joel Brussell
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Discussion of the Holocaust both serious and comic

  • Added: Apr 27, 2007
  • Length: 03:41
Cesar Chavez was Right: "Si Se Puede."
From: Dick Meister
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A commentary on the significance of Cesar Chavez Day,

Bought by KPFT


  • Added: Mar 23, 2007
  • Length: 03:44
  • Purchases: 1
Six Days When Seattle Stood Still
From: Dick Meister
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A commentary on the Seattle general strike that broke out 88 years ago.

Bought by KPFT


  • Added: Jan 20, 2007
  • Length: 03:38
  • Purchases: 1
Commentary: Sit Down! Sit Down!
From: Dick Meister
Caption: PRX default Piece image
This commentary celebrates the 70th anniversary of the fledgling auto workers union's spectacular victory over mighty General Motors.

Bought by KPFT


  • Added: Jan 20, 2007
  • Length: 03:20
  • Purchases: 1
The Man Who Didn't Die
From: Dick Meister
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A commentary marking the anniversary of the execution of Joe Hill, one of the most enduring and influential of American symbols.

Bought by KPFT


  • Added: Nov 05, 2006
  • Length: 04:06
  • Purchases: 1
Commentary: Labor's Unhappy Anniversary
From: Dick Meister
Caption: PRX default Piece image
This is a commentary about the 25th anniversary of President Ronald Reagan's firing of 11,500 air gtraffic controllers, an action that propelled A...

  • Added: Aug 10, 2006
  • Length: 02:28
The Legacy of Wheatland
From: Dick Meister
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The "Wheatland Riot" nine decades ago laid the foundation for creation of an effective union and other steps to improve the miserable conditions of...

  • Added: Jul 23, 2006
  • Length: 03:14
RN Documentary: Rembrandt: Portraits of the Artist
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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Rembrandt , as he has been seen and portrayed through the ages by admirers and critics, from his contemporaries to the present-day, in various coun...

Bought by KICI Iowa City, KFAI Minneapolis, KREV-LP, and WYSO


  • Added: May 31, 2006
  • Length: 29:31
  • Purchases: 4
The Film that Exposed a Memorial Day Massacre
From: Dick Meister
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A once-suppressed newsreel showing Chicago police chasing, killing and wounding strikers and their families on Memorial Day in 1937 played an impor...

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., KFAI Minneapolis, and KPFT


  • Added: May 27, 2006
  • Length: 03:02
  • Purchases: 3
The Massacre at Ludlow
From: Dick Meister
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The Ludlow Massacre of April 20, 1914 was one of the most horrific events in U.S. labor history -- but one that led to desperately needed reforms.

  • Added: Apr 14, 2006
  • Length: 04:22