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A commentary on the major role unions played in the Democratic Party's midterm sweep.
Bought by KPFT
- Added: Nov 10, 2006
- Length: 02:32
- Purchases: 1
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
Comparing Chicago Cubs collapse a few years back to Hindenburg Disaster
- Added: Oct 30, 2006
- Length: 03:27
A commentary noting that if pitcher Kenny Rogers did indeed use pine tar to gain an illegal edge on batters in the World Series, he was only doing ...
- Added: Oct 26, 2006
- Length: 02:48
- Added: Sep 22, 2006
- Length: 02:39
- Purchases: 1
Traveling with chickens while moving from coast to coast
- Added: Sep 19, 2006
- Length: 03:31
Although most people work for a living, the mainstream media generally ignore their working lives.
- Added: Sep 15, 2006
- Length: 03:25
A short narrative on a unique annual fall festival celebrating the Steam Engine.
- Added: Sep 15, 2006
- Length: 03:00
Vietnam Veteran and drug therapist Woody Curry returns to Vietnam forty years later.
Bought by WRVO Public Media, KUOW, WNYC, New England Public Media, KSUT and more
- Added: Sep 14, 2006
- Length: 59:01
- Purchases: 9
Bethany Ocansey reminisces about the influence of racism on her childhood and how it didn't affect her until she moved from Europe to America.
- Added: Sep 11, 2006
- Length: 03:55
Unions have launched one of labor's biggest political campaigns ever in behalf of their Democratic Party allies.
- Added: Sep 08, 2006
- Length: 02:39
Interesting events that happened at a state fair.
- Added: Sep 08, 2006
- Length: 05:35
birthday cake batter runs amok
- Added: Aug 28, 2006
- Length: 02:21
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 "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
Part of the audio sketch series, Micro-Texts, exploring culture and technology.
- Added: Jul 11, 2006
- Length: 02:00
Part of the audio sketch series, Micro-Texts, exploring culture and technology.
- Added: Jul 11, 2006
- Length: 02:01
Relationships to skin: an artful approach to dealing with pride and self-destruction.
- Added: Jul 11, 2006
- Length: 01:33
Peter Mattox alone in the woods, contemplates wilderness in America.
- Added: Jun 27, 2006
- Length: 04:36
A musing on the consequences of frequent traveling.
- Added: Jun 21, 2006
- Length: 01:06
- Purchases: 2
How do we remember best - through people or the buildings we live in?
- Added: Jun 21, 2006
- Length: 01:34
- Purchases: 2
David Greenberger's monologue introduces his work with the Duplex Planet, interviews with the elderly that began at a Boston nursing home. Here Gre...
- Added: Jun 18, 2006
- Length: 02:15
Passage of the constitutional ban on same-sex marriages sought by President Bush could make him an Eliot Ness, chasing violators as Ness chased vio...
- Added: Jun 15, 2006
- Length: 03:25
Peter Boyer's "Ellis Island: The Dream of America" is featured, performed by the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by the composer.
- Added: Jun 08, 2006
- Length: 58:00
- Purchases: 30
Sound Rich Journey on a traditional wagon train in North-Central Nebraska.
- Added: Jun 06, 2006
- Length: 04:02
