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Facing Climate Change: Building Resilience at the Local Level
From: KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio
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An exploration of the work being done in Washington State's Skagit Valley to better understand and prepare for the effects of a changing climate.

  • Added: Jun 13, 2016
  • Length: 54:17
Muhammad Ali As Conscientious Objector
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
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In this excerpt from the Peace Talks Radio series, learn about the history of Conscientious Objectors in the U.S. and the high profile role that th...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and WRGY


  • Added: Jun 06, 2016
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 2
Peace Greats (Part 1) - Gandhi, the Dalai Lama, Chavez & Huerta, Mandela, and King
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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This is a Peace Talks radio special… from the archive of the series on peacemaking and nonviolent conflict resolution. We’re calling it Peace Great...

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif., KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and KUOW


  • Added: May 27, 2016
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 3
Peace Greats (Part 1) - Gandhi, the Dalai Lama, Chavez & Huerta, Mandela, and King
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
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This is a Peace Talks radio special… from the archive of the series on peacemaking and nonviolent conflict resolution. We’re calling it Peace Grea...

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI, KMUN, Radio Baha'i, WLGI, and KUNM


  • Added: May 22, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
50 Years of Paperback Writer and Rain: A Beatles Classic Single
From: Paul Ingles
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On or around May 20, 2016 (or for no other good reason), let your listeners into this deconstruction and history behind one of the Beatles greatest...

  • Added: May 19, 2016
  • Length: 12:28
Thirsty Planet
From: American Public Media
Series: APM Reports
Caption: Residents of India, Israel confront water issues such as flooding, drought, pollution, and lack of access by the poor.
Scientists say most people on Earth will first experience climate change in terms of water — either too much or too little. This documentary explor...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WMUU-LP, Interlochen Public Radio, WVPE, WRIR and more


  • Added: May 12, 2016
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 15
Out Takes: The Unheard Stories of LGBTQ Teens
From: Safe Space Radio
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This hour-long special is about the courage of teenagers who come out at a time in life when it is hardest to be different. So many of the legal an...

Bought by WGTE Public Media, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, Interlochen Public Radio, WFAE, KMUN and more


  • Added: May 12, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 23
A Bow To Prince: An Appreciation of The Artist (Hour 2)
From: Paul Ingles
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Music host Paul Ingles continues his appreciation of Prince, the legendary musician who died April 21, 2016 at the age of 57. NPR Music's Ann Powe...

Bought by WUTC, Spokane Public Radio, WJAB, KZYX, WMNF and more


  • Added: Apr 22, 2016
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 7
A Bow To Prince: An Appreciation of The Artist
From: Paul Ingles
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Paul Ingles hosts an hour of music and reflections by his friends and fans of music legend Prince who died April 21, 2016.

Bought by WDDE, WUTC, KRCB 104.9, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, Troy Public Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 21, 2016
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 39
Hank Williams: I Saw The Light
From: Joyride Media
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Tom Hiddleston takes on the role of the enigmatic country legend.

Bought by KPSQ-LP, KHNS, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and more


  • Added: Mar 21, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
The Fifth Beatle: A George Martin Appreciation
From: Paul Ingles
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Radio Producer Paul Ingles mines his many documentaries on Beatles albums for a few stories that show off producer George Martin’s contributions to...

Bought by Prairie Public, Prairie Public, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), KGOU, KVMR and more


  • Added: Mar 09, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 22
Ten More From David: A David Bowie Appreciation (Part 2)
From: Paul Ingles
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Paul Ingles is joined by music writers Holly George-Warren and Richie Unterberger to further consider the musical legacy of David Bowie. Bowie die...

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), KRCB 104.9, Prairie Public, WSKG, KGLT and more


  • Added: Jan 13, 2016
  • Length: 57:58
  • Purchases: 7
Ten From David: A David Bowie Appreciation
From: Paul Ingles
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Paul Ingles and NPR Music's Ann Powers host a survey of the music of British musician David Bowie, who died January 10, 2016 of cancer at 69.

Bought by Troy Public Radio, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), KHNS, Prairie Public, KCPW Salt Lake City and more


  • Added: Jan 11, 2016
  • Length: 57:52
  • Purchases: 38
Episode 2: Ludlow and its Legacy
From: KRCC-FM
Series: Wish We Were Here
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On April 20th, 1914, just north of Trinidad, Colorado, one of the bloodiest, most overlooked events in the history of the American labor movement s...

  • Added: Dec 30, 2015
  • Length: 58:45
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
King Stories: (Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.)
From: Dorothy Green Alcorn
Caption: King Poster, Credit: Nicolene DuToit
King Stories is a one hour documentary of captivating stories told by close friends and associates of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Host Julian Bond,...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, KRWG, Mississippi Public Broadcasting, Radio Baha'i, WLGI, 90.5 WSNC and more


  • Added: Nov 16, 2015
  • Length: 54:26
  • Purchases: 88
Isn't it Good: The Beatles' RUBBER SOUL (2 hour and 1 hour NEWSCAST FRIENDLY versions)
From: Paul Ingles
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To spotlight The Beatles' landmark album RUBBER SOUL, producer Paul Ingles presents another in his acclaimed series of specials on Beatles' history...

Bought by KZYX, KREV-LP, New Hampshire Public Radio, WVPE, KUOW and more


  • Added: Nov 15, 2015
  • Length: 01:47:58
  • Purchases: 11
FM Mutations with Allyson McCabe: "Radio, Radio: Elvis Costello Edition"
From: Allyson McCabe
Caption: Elvis Costello
Special edition of my radio show, FM Mutations, inspired by Elvis Costello’s new memoir Unfaithful Music and Disappearing Ink. SET 1: I recreate Co...

  • Added: Nov 15, 2015
  • Length: 02:45:46
Preview/Trailer Clips for "ISN'T IT GOOD: THE BEATLES' RUBBER SOUL" coming November 15
From: Paul Ingles
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Two sampler clips for the long-form special (NOW AVAILABLE AT PRX) from award-winning Beatles' history producer Paul Ingles to mark the December 3r...

  • Added: Oct 20, 2015
  • Length: 10:03
The Open Door
From: Side Effects Public Media
Series: Sick
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When Brandy Gibson was pregnant the first time, she noticed that opening her freezer gave her an odd, pleasant feeling. But when she got pregnant a...

Bought by KRZA and PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 27, 2015
  • Length: 15:59
  • Purchases: 2
Beyond the Blackboard: Building Character in Public Schools
From: American Public Media
Series: APM Reports: Focus on Education
Caption: A student at the Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School in New York conquers a high ropes course., Credit: Stephen Smith
In the 1940s a British headmaster named Kurt Hahn set up a wilderness school called Outward Bound to teach young men the skills they needed to surv...

Bought by WMUU-LP, XRAY.fm, WITF, Vermont Public, WGBH Radio Boston and more


  • Added: Sep 10, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
From Boots to Books: Student Veterans and the New GI Bill
From: American Public Media
Series: APM Reports: Focus on Education
Caption: A student hangs a flag outside the veteran’s center at Pasadena City College., Credit: Stephen Smith
The GI Bill of 1944 revolutionized the lives of millions of young veterans, America’s institutions of higher education, and American society at lar...

Bought by WMUU-LP, KUER, WHRV, KAZU Seaside, Calif., KSFR and more


  • Added: Sep 10, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Teaching Teachers
From: American Public Media
Series: APM Reports: Focus on Education
Caption: Teachers in Chicago doing "lesson study," a teacher improvement practice borrowed from Japan., Credit: Emily Hanford
This documentary what it would take to improve American teaching on a wide scale. We meet researchers who are trying to understand what makes teach...

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


  • Added: Sep 10, 2015
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 3
We've Never Been The Same: A War Story
From: Atlantic Public Media
Series: The Transom Radio Specials
Caption: Some of Delta 187 Rakassans
We've Never Been The Same: A War Story is the story of one night of battle and the decades of recovery that followed. Produced by Adam Piore and Ja...

Bought by Hawaii Public Radio, Iowa Public Radio, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, Prairie Public, WRGY and more


  • Added: Sep 08, 2015
  • Length: 53:28
  • Purchases: 112

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