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WITNESS THE GENIUS: RAY CHARLES (An Appreciation)
From: Paul Ingles
Caption: Ray Charles
A deep dive into the remarkable career of RAY CHARLES, one of the formative forces in 20th century music whose impact is still clearly felt today. ...

Bought by WJCT, KSJE, WABE, WNMU-FM, KTNA and more


  • Added: Jan 20, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
Echoes of a Coup
From: Scene on Radio
Caption: Echoes of a Coup art, Credit: Zaire McPhearson
One-hour special (59:00 with 5-minute news hole), Echoes of a Coup, telling the story of the only successful coup d'etat in U.S. history -- the 189...

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], WNYC, WUNC, WYPR, WFDD and more


  • Added: Jan 17, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 25
Civics 101: The True Story Of Reconstruction
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101
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Reconstruction has long been taught as a lost cause narrative. We talk about what that narrative leaves out.

  • Added: Jan 09, 2024
  • Length: 51:30
Civics 101: How Should We Teach Civics?
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101
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Civics and social studies education are getting a lot of attention these days. How do we teach about our democracy?

  • Added: Jan 09, 2024
  • Length: 57:30
Are We A Democracy Or A Republic?
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101: 2024 Election Toolkit
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Is the US a democracy or a republic? And why do we only have two dominant political parties?

Bought by Vermont Public


  • Added: Jan 08, 2024
  • Length: 51:32
  • Purchases: 1
Gerrymandering
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101: 2024 Election Toolkit
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The line between fairly splitting a state into voting districts, and purposely grouping voters to give one party an advantage.

Bought by WKSU and Vermont Public


  • Added: Jan 08, 2024
  • Length: 51:30
  • Purchases: 2
How Secure Are Our Elections?
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101: 2024 Election Toolkit
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A wave of recent legislation across the country promised to make our elections "more secure." Where did this suspicion of our voting process come f...

Bought by Vermont Public


  • Added: Jan 08, 2024
  • Length: 51:31
  • Purchases: 1
Disinformation, Misinformation, and Propaganda
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101: 2024 Election Toolkit
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In preparation for the upcoming election, we’re going to talk about lies, manipulation, and confusion.

Bought by WHFR and Vermont Public


  • Added: Jan 08, 2024
  • Length: 57:30
  • Purchases: 2
Why Vote, And How To Do It
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101: 2024 Election Toolkit
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We vote for our leaders, and those leaders represent our interests, but the impact of your vote isn't always so clear. Here's why you should vote a...

Bought by WYPR, WKSU, KSKA, and Vermont Public


  • Added: Jan 08, 2024
  • Length: 51:30
  • Purchases: 4
THE 2023 MUSICIANS MEMORIAL SPECIAL (Optional Hour 2)
From: Paul Ingles
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Part 2 of music special producer Paul Ingles' thoughtful, heart-felt, year-end music mix program that allows us all to honor many of the music grea...

Bought by WORT, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, KSJE, KFSK, KRVS and more


  • Added: Dec 14, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 29
THE 2023 MUSICIANS MEMORIAL SPECIAL
From: Paul Ingles
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For the 7th year straight, music specials producer Paul Ingles offers the thoughtful, heart-felt, year-end compendium program that allows us all to...

Bought by WORT, Spokane Public Radio, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WUSF, WHCP-LP Cambridge and more


  • Added: Dec 12, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 40
The Negotiators: Confronting Conflict
From: Rob Sachs
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In this episode, we learn about two historic negotiations – one failed and one successful – from the negotiators themselves. We begin with a peace...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, KUHF, WXXI Rochester, WLPR , Oregon Public Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Dec 07, 2023
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 20
Part 2: Unholy Alliance
From: GBH News
Series: The Big Dig
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In the early 1970s a radical idea took shape: tearing down Boston’s elevated downtown highway, and rebuilding it underground.

  • Added: Nov 21, 2023
  • Length: 53:57
Part 1: We Were Wrong
From: GBH News
Series: The Big Dig
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There is a strange irony behind the Big Dig: the most expensive highway project ever built in America began with a man who hated highways.

  • Added: Nov 21, 2023
  • Length: 53:57
Fear, Hope, and Friendship: Mideast Teen Girls Speak Out (from 2005)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Recorded in 2005, teen girls from Gaza, the West Bank, and Israel all speak their truths. The group had gathered at an annual meet up at a Peace C...

Bought by KUNM


  • Added: Nov 16, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Civics 101: The History of Labor Policy
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
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The modern day workplace is the product of a centuries-long battle for fair wages, reasonable hours and safe conditions. Civics 101 tells the story...

Bought by Oregon Public Broadcasting, KUT, WXDU, RadioStPete Florida, and WVTF


  • Added: Nov 03, 2023
  • Length: 57:29
  • Purchases: 5
Hour 2: Disability during the pandemic and Two stories of Surviving Trauma
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Series: Speaking Our Truths: The -Ism Youth Files
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(A compilation of Episodes 3 and 4 for stations desiring a 59 minute version.) First half: Youth with disabilities had great challenges with onlin...

Bought by Prairie Public


  • Added: Oct 26, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Hour 1: The Pandemic and After
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Series: Speaking Our Truths: The -Ism Youth Files
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A compilation of Episodes 1 and 2 for stations desiring a 59 minute version.) 1) Youth experienced challenges on their mental health during the pa...

Bought by Prairie Public


  • Added: Oct 26, 2023
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 3: Added Challenges: Disabilities and the Pandemic
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Series: Speaking Our Truths: The -Ism Youth Files
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Youth with disabilities had learning challenges during the pandemic that still have a lingering effect.

Bought by WMUU-LP


  • Added: Oct 21, 2023
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 2: World On Fire
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Series: Speaking Our Truths: The -Ism Youth Files
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Social activism by youth during and after the pandemic helped their mental wellness.

Bought by WMUU-LP


  • Added: Oct 21, 2023
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
"Surviving The Bataan Death March" (Narration by the late Senator John McCain) Special Encore Presentation
From: Ronald Duffy
Caption: Ken Porwoll, Proud Veteran, Credit: Brainerd Dispatch (Brainerd, MN)
For 2023-24 "Surviving The Bataan Death March" Narrated by the late Senator John McCain (former POW) Special Encore Presentation Offered as ...

Bought by WUOT 91.9 FM, KWMU St. Louis, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WVTF, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA and more


  • Added: Oct 19, 2023
  • Length: 57:22
  • Purchases: 17
SPECIAL ISeeU EPISODE: MLK Day- Seeing (Me) Is Believing with author Tami Charles
From: I See U with Eddie Robinson
Series: I SEE U with Eddie Robinson Specials
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When Tami Charles’ son was in kindergarten, he asked her: “If Dr. King was such a good guy who wanted all these wonderful things for everyone, Momm...

Bought by Oregon Public Broadcasting, WRKF, RadioStPete Florida, Wyoming Public Radio, WUWM and more


  • Added: Oct 17, 2023
  • Length: 53:30
  • Purchases: 14
SPECIAL ISeeU EPISODE: Vietnamese Fishermen v. the KKK
From: I See U with Eddie Robinson
Series: I SEE U with Eddie Robinson Specials
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An intriguing look at the 1981 court case that brought justice to Vietnamese fishermen in East Texas who were terrorized by the Ku Klux Klan

Bought by KECG


  • Added: Oct 17, 2023
  • Length: 53:31
  • Purchases: 1
Smithsonian Associate, Dr. Shohini Ghose: Galactic Pioneers: The Women Who Mapped the Stars
From: Paul VOGELZANG
Series: Smithsonian Associates Interview Series, Not Old Better Show
Caption: The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Series
Her Space, Her Time: Trailblazing Female Scientists Who Decoded the Hidden Universe Women physicists and astronomers from around the world have tr...

  • Added: Oct 07, 2023
  • Length: 31:06
Post-Roe America: 3. Trust Women
From: The Nocturnists
Series: Post-Roe America
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After the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision, many states in the middle of the country severely restricted abortion – but Kansas stood out as an except...

Bought by KGLP, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif.


  • Added: Oct 06, 2023
  • Length: 36:11
  • Purchases: 3

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