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The Whistleblower: Truth, Dissent and the Legacy of Daniel Ellsberg
From: The GroundTruth Project
Caption: The Whistleblower, Credit: The Ground Truth Project
To mark the passing of Daniel Ellsberg of the Pentagon Papers, the GroundTruth Project presents a special one hour program that traces the path o...

Bought by Prairie Public, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WABE, WORT, KOSU and more


  • Added: Jun 16, 2023
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 37
Prisoners of War
From: Radio Diaries
Caption: Inmates at LBJ
During the war in Vietnam, there was a notorious American military prison on the outskirts of Saigon called Long Binh Jail. But LBJ wasn’t for capt...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 11, 2018
  • Length: 18:19
  • Purchases: 1
The Man, the Myth, the Laser
From: Distillations
Series: Distillations
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The disputed origin story of one of the 20th century’s most important inventions.

Bought by KFCF FM


  • Added: Apr 23, 2018
  • Length: 30:06
  • Purchases: 1
The Working Tapes of Studs Terkel
From: Radio Diaries
Series: The Working Tapes
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In the early 1970’s, author Studs Terkel went around the country with a reel-to-reel tape recorder interviewing people about their jobs. The result...

Bought by KCUR, WWNO, Michigan Radio, WWNO, North Country Public Radio and more


  • Added: Aug 13, 2017
  • Length: 54:59
  • Purchases: 68
A Little Radio Station That Could, and Did: The Story of WGSP
From: Paul Ingles
Caption: The WGSP "Prisoner of Rock 'n' Roll" Album
An oral history of WGSP - a 5,000 watt daytime only AM radio station that, in early 1985, transformed itself from a dismally-rated "moldie oldies" ...

  • Added: Dec 15, 2015
  • Length: 02:20:10
Harry Nilsson Special Schmecial
From: Joyride Media
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Friends and family talk about the life and music of Harry Nilsson

Bought by KPSQ-LP, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, Prairie Public, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, Prairie Public and more


  • Added: Aug 19, 2013
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 18
Elvis Presley: Prince From Another Planet
From: Joyride Media
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Highlights from Elvis' one and only appearance in New York City.

Bought by KPSQ-LP, Harford Community Radio, Harford Community Radio, KMXT, KPVL and more


  • Added: Dec 05, 2012
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 10
Part Three-New Protein Sources
From: Jan Thompson
Series: The Tragedy of Bataan
Caption: Wounded Eating at Jungle Hospital on Bataan, Credit: National Archives
Segment Three Background Info: This segment goes into detail about how the food situation became so bad in the Philippines that the troops had to b...

Bought by KUER


  • Added: Oct 15, 2011
  • Length: 05:27
  • Purchases: 1
Elvis Presley: Young Man With The Big Beat
From: Joyride Media
Series: I Am An Elvis Fan
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A look into the year that Elvis became a national star.

Bought by KPSQ-LP, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., Prairie Public, Prairie Public, Prairie Public and more


  • Added: Aug 23, 2011
  • Length: 01:00:00
  • Purchases: 11
Peace Corps Voices
From: Amy Mayer
Caption: A multimedia documentary project--www.peacecorpsvoices.org
A one-hour documentary special in honor of the Peace Corps' 50th anniversary, Peace Corps Voices uses historic recordings and contemporary intervie...

Bought by KALW, Wisconsin Public Radio, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WRPI, KUNM and more


  • Added: Aug 11, 2011
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 12
The Clash: Revolution Rock
From: Joyride Media
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A new one-hour radio special pays tribute to "the only band that matters" with both exclusive and archival interviews.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KAZU Seaside, Calif., Prairie Public, WTJU, Radio New Zealand and more


  • Added: Feb 26, 2008
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 29
Live at the Monterey Jazz Festival - Celebrating 50 Years
From: WBGO
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Monterey Jazz Festival Story and Live Performances

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif., KHEN-LP, KMUW, WVAS, WNCU and more


  • Added: Sep 05, 2007
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 13
Lady Bird Johnson: Legacy of a First Lady
From: KUT
Caption: PRX default Piece image
This is an edited version of the award-winning documentary that was produced for KUT in 2001. 'Lady Bird Johnson: Legacy of a First Lady' chronicle...

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WEKU, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, and KFSK


  • Added: Jul 12, 2007
  • Length: 56:58
  • Purchases: 4
Rembrandt Anniversary Special
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
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Rembrandt?s image through the ages, and interviews with a copyist, a collector, and curators of Rembrandt , marking the 400th anniversary of the p...

Bought by WFUV, KXOT Public Radio, NPR Illinois, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WGBH Radio Boston and more


  • Added: Jun 20, 2006
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
LIVE! UN Event / Photo Exhibit Opening Ceremony - 1000Women for the Nobel Peace Prize -March 4, 2006
From: Lys Anzia
Caption: PRX default Piece image
UN event / Photo Exhibit Opening Ceremony - 1000 Women for the Nobel Peace Prize / Two files: 1. raw sound file / crowd mingling before event

  • Added: Apr 23, 2006
  • Length: 36:48
The Enchanted Highway, Part I
From: Long Haul Productions
Series: The Enchanted Highway/3 part series
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A radio documentary profiling artist Gary Greff’s attempt to save his dying Great Plains hometown by building giant metal sculptures along a lonely...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and 2SER FM 107.3


  • Added: May 23, 2005
  • Length: 07:43
  • Purchases: 2
Charlie Poole - You Ain't Talkin' to Me
From: Joyride Media
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Charlie Poole and the Roots of Country Music

Bought by Harford Community Radio, Prairie Public, KCMJ Community Radio, KISU, Radio New Zealand and more


  • Added: May 09, 2005
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 24
The Beatles In America - 1964 (2 Hours @ 59:00 or 54:00)
From: Paul Ingles
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A lively two-hour montage of rare archival audio, concert recordings, and new interviews on The Beatles' first U.S. grand tour. Hour 1 focuses on ...

Bought by WSKG, WUSF, WHRV, KSJE, Iowa Public Radio and more


  • Added: Feb 21, 2005
  • Length: 01:57:56
  • Purchases: 52
Lost & Found Sound: Hour Two
From: The Kitchen Sisters
Series: Lost & Found Sound
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Lost & Found Sound is an eclectic gathering of stories both historical and entertaining, woven together with lyrical sonic transitions, surprising ...

Bought by WITF, KOSU, PRX Remix, WVIK, KSFR and more


  • Added: Sep 27, 2004
  • Length: 59:04
  • Purchases: 12
Lost & Found Sound and Beyond: Hour One
From: The Kitchen Sisters
Series: Lost & Found Sound and Beyond
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Lost & Found Sound and Beyond" is the second anthology of greatest hits from the Peabody Award winning Lost & Found Sound radio series, heard over ...

Bought by KAAD-LP, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KUT, KOSU, KHNS and more


  • Added: Sep 15, 2004
  • Length: 59:18
  • Purchases: 18
Howard Dean: The Vermont Years
From: Vermont Public
Series: "The Home-State Record"
Caption: PRX default Piece image
One-hour documentary details Howard Dean's record as a long-serving governor of Vermont.

Bought by WKSU, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KPBS, KAZU Seaside, Calif., and KUOW


  • Added: Dec 02, 2003
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 5