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The So-called Mystery of Rapa Nui (Easter Island)
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
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Three hundred years ago this Easter, Europeans landed on what they called "Easter Island," and ever since, the statues there have been a mystery. B...

Bought by WKSU, KWIT, WYAP, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KCPW Salt Lake City and more


  • Added: Mar 17, 2022
  • Length: 51:58
  • Purchases: 18
Holocaust Memories (Hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Everyone remembers things differently. With Good Reason takes you to Washington D.C., Poland and Jerusalem to reveal the different ways people in ...

Bought by KECG, KWIT, WCNY, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: Sep 10, 2020
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 13
Husayn Means Beauty: The Attraction of the Seventh Century Martyr (2 of 2)
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
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Scholars and religious leaders explore the impact of Husayn and the devotion of the 20 million pilgrims who visit his shrine. Part 2 of 2.

Bought by WETS


  • Added: May 21, 2018
  • Length: 54:01
  • Purchases: 1
Confronting Hatred: 70 Years After the Holocaust
From: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
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This hour-long radio special, narrated by Morgan Freeman, brings together a broad range of voices to talk about racism, antisemitism, and the ways ...

Bought by WVTF, KSQD Santa Cruz, WKSU, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), C89.5 - KNHC Seattle and more


  • Added: Mar 09, 2015
  • Length: 54:27
  • Purchases: 72
Fresh Talk: Franklin Sirmans 2014
From: Cathy Byrd
Series: Fresh Art International
Caption: Cathy Byrd with Franklin Sirmans, 2014, Credit: Amy Sherald
Cathy Byrd talks with Franklin Sirmans about Prospect New Orleans, the U.S. Biennial the size of a city.

  • Added: May 15, 2014
  • Length: 13:50
Australia Day in Brussels
From: Alison Turner
Caption: Australian flag
A special feature marking Australia Day, celebrated by Australia Society Belgium. Reporter, Alison Turner, met some fascinating Australians now li...

  • Added: Jan 28, 2013
  • Length: 22:30
WINGS #32-12 Remembrance and Action
From: WINGS Women's International News Gathering Service
Caption: Poster for the National Day of Remembrance and Action December 1, 2012 event, in Vancouver BC Canada, Credit: Vancouver Rape Relief and Women's Shelter
23 years after the Montreal Massacre, feminists are still working like hell for accountability around violence against women.

  • Added: Dec 03, 2012
  • Length: 28:49
Our Polish Heritage Part 1
From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique
Caption: Tradition Polish Kashubian Costume worn during the Polish Mass at St. Stanisulaus Kostka Church in Winona Minnesota, Credit: Terese Tenseth
Over the next couple of weeks, we take a look into the Polish Heritage of Winona MN. On Saturday, May 1st the Polish community celebrated Polish He...

  • Added: Dec 13, 2010
  • Length: 28:29
Tibetan Uprising: The Meaning of March 10th
From: The Tibet Connection
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Documentary on the significance of March 10th for Tibetans

Bought by CKMO, KVMR, and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Feb 25, 2009
  • Length: 10:00
  • Purchases: 3
Afropop Artists Celebrate Human Rights: The UN Declaration at 60
From: Matt Payne
Caption: Beninese Chanteuse Angelique Kidjo
This special edition of Afropop Worldwide looks at the 60th Anniversary of the U.N.'s Universal Declaration of Human Rights through the eyes (and m...

Bought by WNCU, KZYX, KRCB 104.9, and KSFR


  • Added: Dec 08, 2008
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
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
International Women's Day torture survivors in Argentina fight for justice
From: Marie Trigona
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Women who survived Argentina's military dictatorship fight to put their perpetrators behind bars

  • Added: Mar 12, 2007
  • Length: 07:22
Burj el-Shemali Refugee Camp
From: Stefan Christoff
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A radio documentary on Burj el-Shemali refugee camp, located on the outskirts of the southern Lebanese city of Tyre and home to upwards of 20 000 P...

  • Added: Dec 27, 2006
  • Length: 29:03
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
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
Peace Talks Radio: The Peace Corps Revisited [59:00/54:00/29:00]
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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The Peace Corps was established in 1961 by U.S. president John F. Kennedy. On this program, 5 returned Peace Corps volunteers share stories and g...

Bought by KXOT Public Radio, WNYC, KUOW, KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm, KGOU and more


  • Added: Mar 03, 2006
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 8
RN Documentary : Building the Bomb
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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Joseph Rotblat explains how he came to work on the first atomic bomb.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, WVTF, WMMT, KUAF Public Radio, WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: Aug 05, 2005
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 12