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Civics 101: Strikes, Unions, and Workers' Rights
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101
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This is the story of what happens (and what's happening) when the American workforce tries to get a seat at the table.

Bought by WXDU, RadioStPete Florida, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KHNS and more


  • Added: Jun 28, 2024
  • Length: 51:31
  • Purchases: 12
Labor Day Special - "Workin’: The Work Song in Jazz and Popular Music"
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz: Specials
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Jazz for the Labor Day holiday, with special guest jazz historian Ted Gioia (author of the book WORK SONGS). Featured artists include Duke Ellingt...

Bought by WNMU-FM, South Dakota Public Broadcasting - Radio, KAZU Seaside, Calif., WNMU-FM, South Dakota Public Broadcasting - Radio and more


  • Added: Aug 25, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 42
Labor Day
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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Labor Day is a great opportunity for all of us to reflect on some of the memories we have from working hard, being with family, or learning somethi...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WNMU-FM, WHFR, WYPL, KTXK and more


  • Added: Aug 24, 2020
  • Length: 54:52
  • Purchases: 9
Debs In Canton
From: The National Audio Theatre Festivals
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American labor leader Eugene V. Debs gave a speech in June of 1918 to a movement rally in which he condemned US involvement in the First World War....

Bought by KUNM and KFCF FM


  • Added: May 01, 2020
  • Length: 57:48
  • Purchases: 2
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 Interlochen Public Radio, Troy Public Radio, Michigan Radio, WHYY, Mississippi Public Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Aug 13, 2017
  • Length: 54:59
  • Purchases: 78
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
Scraping the Sky: Art Deco Architecture in the Twin Cities
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: MinneCulture In-Depth
Caption: The outdoor observation deck on the Foshay Tower in Minneapolis, MN., Credit: Noel Clark
The skyline of the Twin Cities in the 1920’s and 30’s was an ever-changing sight. Buildings like the Foshay Tower, the Ramsey County Courthouse and...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KSRQ


  • Added: Jan 28, 2015
  • Length: 28:06
  • Purchases: 2
The Nonviolent Path of Cesar Chavez
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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A conversational profile of Cesar Chavez featuring his United Farm Workers co-founder Dolores Huerta, Chavez scholar Jose-Antonio Orosco and Texas ...

Bought by KICI Iowa City, KDNK, KGUA, WWNO, KGLP and more


  • Added: Mar 19, 2014
  • Length: 58:45
  • Purchases: 44
Crossing East: Exclusion & Resistance - Program Four
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Series: Crossing East - Asian American History series
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Accounts of immigration laws designed specifically to restrict Asian Americans. THE ACTUAL SHOW LENGTH IS 59 MINUTES. THERE ARE SEVERAL VERSIONS O...

Bought by KUT, Radio Catskill, WCPN, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, WCPN and more


  • Added: Apr 18, 2006
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 23
Georgia Market Bulletin
From: Helen Borten
Series: A Sense of Place: Third Season
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A chronicle of rural life in Georgia unfolds between the lines of a farmers' newspaper.

Bought by Audible


  • Added: May 24, 2005
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 1