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A Look Back
From: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Series: Sounds Jewish
Caption: Sounds Jewish, Credit: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
The next “Sounds Jewish” marks Tisha B’Av, a day for mourning the many tragedies that have befallen the Jewish people on that day in history.

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Aug 05, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Chanukkah In Story & Song
From: William Zukof
Series: The Western Wind Judaica Series
Caption: The Western Wind
Chanukkah In Story and Song Sung by the The Western Wind Narrated by Leonard Nimoy The acclaimed vocal sextet and the renowned actor present 25 ...

Bought by RADIOLEX, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WCQS, Radio Kansas, West Virginia Public Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Dec 04, 2019
  • Length: 57:48
  • Purchases: 59
As the Denver Post declines, so does the Colorado News Market
From: James Szkobel-Wolff
Caption: Cover of Denver Post Editorial Page on April 7th, 2018, Credit: Chicago Tribune
A look into the fall of the Denver Post, the impact it's had on the Colorado News Market and the future of reporting in the state.

  • Added: Nov 20, 2018
  • Length: 13:16
Husayn Means Beauty: The Attraction of the Seventh Century Martyr (1 of 2) (ENCORE)
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
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Scholars and religious leaders explore the impact of Husayn and the devotion of the 15-20 million pilgrims who visit his shrine each year. Part 1 o...

Bought by WETS


  • Added: Oct 08, 2018
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 1
The Martyrdom of Thomas Merton: An Investigation
From: John Shuck
Series: Beloved Community
Caption: Hugh Turley, The Martyrdom of Thomas Merton
Heart failure, accident, or murder? John Shuck interviews Hugh Turley about the mysterious death of Thomas Merton.

  • Added: Jul 13, 2018
  • Length: 57:01
Assignment: Memphis
From: Drew Darling
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The plot that killed the dream. The Who, What, Where, How and Why Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., was assassinated.

Bought by WLPR and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Mar 03, 2018
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 2
Losing Our Religion, 9/11 Truth, and the Political Jesus
From: John Shuck
Series: Beloved Community
Caption: Celene Lillie, Leslea Mair, David Chandler, Arthur Dewey
The Political Jesus, Atheist Preachers, and 9/11.

  • Added: Nov 13, 2017
  • Length: 57:01
When the Equal Rights Amendment Came to Utah
From: Women Run the West
Caption: As soon as the 19th Amendment passed, giving women the right to vote, National Women's Party leader Alice Paul started drafting the Equal Rights Amendment., Credit: Caroline Ballard
Women are only mentioned in the Constitution once: in the Nineteenth Amendment which grants women the right to vote. In 1923, suffragists proposed ...

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 29, 2016
  • Length: 05:20
  • Purchases: 2
Community Forum: Confederate Flag Part Two
From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique
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The Winona Human Rights Commission and Winona State University sponsored a community forum in response to the recent displays of the Confederate Fl...

  • Added: Jul 20, 2016
  • Length: 47:38
Community Forum: Confederate Flag Part One
From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique
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The Winona Human Rights Commission and Winona State University sponsored a community forum in response to the recent displays of the Confederate Fl...

  • Added: Jul 20, 2016
  • Length: 34:07
Out of the Blocks: Penn-North (full version)
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks
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Voices from the epicenter of unrest in Baltimore

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Apr 26, 2016
  • Length: 48:30
  • Purchases: 1
Out of the Blocks: Penn-North (mini version)
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks
Caption: The intersection on Pennsylvania & North Avenues in Baltimore, Credit: Wendel Patrick
Voices from the epicenter of unrest in Baltimore

Bought by WESM 91.3 FM, PRX Remix, and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Aug 13, 2015
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 3
Engineering Gotham From Below
From: Bishop Sand
Caption: This is a look up from the 86th Street Station construction site.
The New York City Subway is a complex system that keeps NYC running and it is still being built. Hear the reasons for the initial construction, the...

Bought by Hark!, WRST-FM Oshkosh, KFAI Minneapolis, WTIP, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 14, 2013
  • Length: 08:43
  • Purchases: 5
Mozart Comes to America
From: WGBH Radio Boston
Caption: Mozart's own violin, in its case, Credit: Greg Shea
The violin and viola once owned by Mozart himself speak through the composer's music during the Boston Early Music Festival, thanks to the Salzburg...

Bought by WCNY, 'The Sea', 'The Sea', WVIA, WDPR and more


  • Added: Jun 17, 2013
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 6
I Am Not The Only One
From: Arndt Peltner
Caption: Genozid Mermorial, Credit: A. Peltner
The Rwandan genocide of 1994 still haunts an entire country

  • Added: Jan 27, 2013
  • Length: 20:15
Zev Capital Research: An Emotionally Intelligent Approach to Investing
From: Chuck Wolfe
Series: The Emotion Roadmap: Take the Wheel & Control How You Feel
Caption: Emotion Roadmap and Investing
Worried about retirement? Worried about your future? Worried about your investments? What if there was a way to minimize your risk while offering a...

  • Added: Jan 25, 2013
  • Length: 45:04
The Story of Earth
From: Bishop Sand
Series: Sift
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The surprising history of the earth and life's impact on it. Also, a new perspective on the future of the planet: earth will likely be in constant ...

Bought by KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, XRAY.fm, KUT, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 26, 2012
  • Length: 14:32
  • Purchases: 4
The Blue Revolution
From: Chrys Bocast
Series: Aquaculture and You
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The history of aquaculture from the mid-20th century to the present.

  • Added: Jun 13, 2012
  • Length: 16:26
The Plot to Assassinate The President-Elect
From: Roy Trumbull
Caption: PRX default Piece image
This account of a plot to assassinate President-Elect Lincoln in Baltimore comes from Carl Sandburg's "Lincoln-The War Years"

  • Added: Feb 08, 2012
  • Length: 39:25
Neil Gaiman: A Reading and Interview
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Writers on a New England Stage
Caption: Neil Gaiman waits backstage, Credit: David J. Murray, Clear Eyed Photo
Multimedia sensation reads from the new edition of "American Gods," and talks Twitter, Dr. Who, and the power of librarians with host Virginia Pres...

Bought by KSRQ, Connecticut Public (WNPR), and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Jun 29, 2011
  • Length: 49:27
  • Purchases: 3
Amnesty At 50
From: Neil Gardner
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Amnesty has recently attracted criticism, sometimes from those who have been its most committed activists.  John Tusa asks if it has lost its way a...

  • Added: Jun 22, 2011
  • Length: 36:34
"Mother Tongue: Monologues from The Middle Passage to Today's Justice Movement"
From: Dred-Scott Keyes
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The Mother Tongue Monologues present Black women telling it like it is, with all its' truths, brazen acts, shouts and silent revolutions, from slav...

Bought by Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, KZYX, WOMR, WJSU, and KZYX


  • Added: Mar 08, 2011
  • Length: 58:04
  • Purchases: 5
Between Civil War and Civil Rights -1: How the South (or White Supremacy?) Won the War (1865 - 1877)
From: Alan Lipke
Series: Between Civil War and Civil Rights
Caption: An American Terrorist
From the founding of the Ku Klux Klan by ex-Confederate officers, through the defeat of Reconstruction: How history is made and remade, with histor...

Bought by WCPN, WRPI, and KUNM


  • Added: May 05, 2009
  • Length: 58:19
  • Purchases: 3
Between Civil War and Civil Rights - 5: White Protestant Nation (1915-25)
From: Alan Lipke
Series: Between Civil War and Civil Rights
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An exploration of American racism as cultural and commercial mass-phenomenon, covering the "reincarnation" of the Klan as a fraternal movement whic...

Bought by WCPN


  • Added: May 05, 2009
  • Length: 57:56
  • Purchases: 1
"Before The Legend: The Rise Of Bob Marley"
From: Dred-Scott Keyes
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Produced by Dred Scott Keyes, "Before The Legend: The Rise of Bob Marley", this entertaining and informational interview/music mix with author Chr...

Bought by WNCU, Mississippi Public Broadcasting, and WCPN


  • Added: Feb 04, 2009
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 3