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He Joined the Army after 9-11
From: The humble Farmer
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A young man was so upset over 9-11 that he immediately joined the army.

Bought by Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920


  • Added: Nov 21, 2008
  • Length: :20
  • Purchases: 1
War and Peace: Four Snapshots
From: Deborah Begel
Series: Calling America: Give Us Your Stories, Poems & Essays
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Memories of War, Dreams of Peace

  • Added: Nov 13, 2008
  • Length: 03:39
TALES FROM THE GREAT WAR - Episode 1
From: Rachel Jeffreys
Series: TALES FROM THE GREAT WAR -- Series
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A Welsh-American remembers World War One with uncommon candor, poignancy, and even humor.

  • Added: Nov 11, 2008
  • Length: 04:00
TALES FROM THE GREAT WAR - Episode 2
From: Rachel Jeffreys
Series: TALES FROM THE GREAT WAR -- Series
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A Welsh-American remembers World War One with uncommon candor, poignancy, and even humor.

  • Added: Nov 11, 2008
  • Length: 04:00
TALES FROM THE GREAT WAR - Episode 3
From: Rachel Jeffreys
Series: TALES FROM THE GREAT WAR -- Series
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A Welsh-American remembers World War One with uncommon candor, poignancy, and even humor.

  • Added: Nov 11, 2008
  • Length: 04:00
TALES FROM THE GREAT WAR - Episode 4
From: Rachel Jeffreys
Series: TALES FROM THE GREAT WAR -- Series
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A Welsh-American remembers World War One with uncommon candor, poignancy, and even humor.

  • Added: Nov 11, 2008
  • Length: 04:00
TALES FROM THE GREAT WAR - Episode 5
From: Rachel Jeffreys
Series: TALES FROM THE GREAT WAR -- Series
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A Welsh-American remembers World War One with uncommon candor, poignancy, and even humor.

  • Added: Nov 11, 2008
  • Length: 04:00
Why Fight A War That Cannot Be Won?
From: The humble Farmer
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Why would a leader destroy a country he claims to love?

Bought by Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920


  • Added: Oct 28, 2008
  • Length: :49
  • Purchases: 1
TALES FROM THE GREAT WAR
From: Rachel Jeffreys
Series: TALES FROM THE GREAT WAR -- Series
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A Welsh-American remembers World War One with uncommon candor, poignancy, and even humor. Visit a very different era and a very different war.

  • Added: Oct 27, 2008
  • Length: 29:00
A Definition of Propaganda
From: The humble Farmer
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Truth is not as important as winning

Bought by Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920


  • Added: Oct 19, 2008
  • Length: 01:27
  • Purchases: 1
A Side Benefit of Unemployment
From: The humble Farmer
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Unemployment is handy when there is no draft

  • Added: Oct 09, 2008
  • Length: :20
Iraq Kidnap Diary
From: Joshua E. S. Phillips
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An Iraqi refugee describes his kidnapping experience

  • Added: Oct 09, 2008
  • Length: 08:04
Catch-22
From: The humble Farmer
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war and business

Bought by Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920


  • Added: Sep 25, 2008
  • Length: 01:17
  • Purchases: 1
Coo Coo
From: The humble Farmer
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The War On Terror

  • Added: Sep 14, 2008
  • Length: 04:04
How To Prepare For Your Army Physical
From: The humble Farmer
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There is a right way and a wrong way

  • Added: Sep 03, 2008
  • Length: :34
A Year in the Life
From: War News Radio
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A compilation of the most compelling stories that we've heard over the past year in our series, "A Day in the Life".

Bought by KGOU


  • Added: Aug 21, 2008
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
I Don't Care For War
From: The humble Farmer
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Should intelligent people say nothing when a wimpy little nothing of a man tries to blow half the world to kingdom come?

  • Added: Aug 07, 2008
  • Length: 03:31
This I Believe - Kim Phuc
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Kim Phuc, best known as the girl in the Vietnam War napalm-bombing picture, believes in forgiveness.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, and KBGA 89.9 FM


  • Added: Aug 05, 2008
  • Length: 04:14
  • Purchases: 3
War! America?
From: Voices of Youth - Moab
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Honoring those who fight a war, no matter how unjust

  • Added: Jun 29, 2008
  • Length: 04:09
This I Believe - Aileen Mory
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Listener Aileen Mory believes democracy is a shared responsibility -- especially during a time of war.

Bought by WEZU and WEZU


  • Added: May 07, 2008
  • Length: 03:52
  • Purchases: 2
This I Believe - Elie Wiesel
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel explains how his experiences during the Holocaust shaped his beliefs.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, and KBGA 89.9 FM


  • Added: May 07, 2008
  • Length: 04:23
  • Purchases: 3
I Have A Plan
From: The humble Farmer
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How to get out of doing something that you should do.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 20, 2008
  • Length: :51
  • Purchases: 1
Do You Open Your Egg On the Big End
From: The humble Farmer
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There is no philosophy insignificant enough but what some people will fight to defend it.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 03, 2008
  • Length: :54
  • Purchases: 1
Traveling to a War Zone
From: Adam Allington
Series: Front Line: Missouri Soldiers in Iraq
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Traveling from St. Louis to Baghdad with the U.S. Army

  • Added: Mar 14, 2008
  • Length: 03:24
This I Believe - Steve Banko
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Buffalo listener Steve Banko believes Christmas music helped heal some of his Vietnam War wounds.

Bought by WEZU, New Hampshire Public Radio, WEZU, and WAMU


  • Added: Feb 21, 2008
  • Length: 03:48
  • Purchases: 4