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Nebraska's first Heisman Trophy winner honors another pioneer black Nebraska athlete.
From: Deborah Van Fleet
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Johnny, "The Jet" Rodgers, Heisman '72, honors another pioneer Nebraska athlete, Marion Hudson, and talks about the importance of black communities...

Bought by WTIP and KRCC-FM


  • Added: Feb 14, 2007
  • Length: 04:31
  • Purchases: 2
Buzz, Bands and the Biz: Why SXSW Matters
From: KUT
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How a Regional Music Conference Became a International Phenomenon

Bought by WMNF, KTNA, WXPN, NPR Illinois, and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 31, 2007
  • Length: 01:00:00
  • Purchases: 5
Peace Talks Radio: Ralph Bunche - Profile in Peace (59:00/54:00/29:00)[Black History Month Offering]
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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A conversational profile of Ralph Bunche - a sometimes overlooked African-American who excelled in the world of diplomacy. Bunche negotiated tire...

Bought by South Dakota Public Broadcasting - Radio, KUOW, Radio Baha'i, WLGI, Aspen Public Radio, Radio Baha'i, WLGI and more


  • Added: Jan 12, 2007
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 30
Peace Talks Radio: Middle East Teen Girls Speak Their Truths (58:00/54:00/29:00)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Teen girls from Gaza, the West Bank, and Israel have been gathering each of the last several summers at the Creativity for Peace Camp in New Mexico...

Bought by KXOT Public Radio, KXOT Public Radio, WNYC, and WFDD


  • Added: Jan 04, 2007
  • Length: 58:22
  • Purchases: 4
Urban Green
From: Barbara Bernstein
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Urban Green explores the ribbons of greenery in our city environment: urban watersheds, community gardens and farmers' markets, that connect us to ...

Bought by KVMR, New Hampshire Public Radio, KXOT Public Radio, Oregon Public Broadcasting, WKSU and more


  • Added: Dec 03, 2006
  • Length: 52:12
  • Purchases: 6
The One-Room School in the Twenty-First Century
From: Neenah Ellis
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Veteran producer Neenah Ellis travels to rural communities in the US to visit some of the last remaining one-room schools.

Bought by WNIJ, KUT-HD, Northeast Indiana Public Radio, WCBU, WKSU and more


  • Added: Nov 08, 2006
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 32
A Shortcut Back to 9/11
From: Peter Bochan
Series: Shortcuts
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Sounds and Emotions of 9/11

Bought by 'The Sea', KMXT, KISU, WAMU, KUT and more


  • Added: Sep 08, 2006
  • Length: 29:17
  • Purchases: 11
Peace, War, & Indifference
From: Andrew Reissiger
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One-hour, newscast compatible program that examines the possibilities of peace in our world today by looking at excerpts from important presidentia...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KQED, New Hampshire Public Radio, WHRV, WETA and more


  • Added: Aug 07, 2006
  • Length: 59:06
  • Purchases: 6
Louis Romanos - New Orleans Musician Afloat after Katrina
From: Andrew Reissiger
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Mainstay New Orleans drummer/producer/teacher - a personal story of hurricane parties, performing at Jazzfest, teaching, and evacuating New Orleans...

Bought by Connecticut Public (WNPR)


  • Added: Jul 13, 2006
  • Length: 59:32
  • Purchases: 1
A Shortcut to Impeachment
From: Peter Bochan
Series: Shortcuts
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A Presidential look at misconduct, dirty politics and Impeachment

Bought by WUTC, KVMR, KZYX, KMUN, KTNA and more


  • Added: Jun 27, 2006
  • Length: 58:40
  • Purchases: 10
THE CITY WILL RISE
From: Jesse Boggs
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Lessons learned and lost from a century's catastrophes

Bought by WRIR, KUT-HD, WETA, Central Florida Public Media, WKUF-LP and more


  • Added: Mar 20, 2006
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 14
Border Radio: The Big Jukebox in the Sky
From: Texas Folklife
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An hour-long music special on the story of Border Radio. Toe tapping music from hillbilly, western swing, Mexican conjunto and contemporary, rhythm...

Bought by Prairie Public, KMUN, KZMU Moab Community Radio, WTIP, KEOS and more


  • Added: Feb 03, 2006
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 14
Girls from Cambodia with newshole
From: Outer Voices
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Girls From Cambodia - an honest look into sex trafficking in Cambodia

Bought by WUFT, KUT-HD, WOSU, KQED, KUNM and more


  • Added: Jan 10, 2006
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 9
"In Other Words, Townes Van Zandt"
From: KUT
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A personal, in-depth profile of legendary singer-songwriter Townes Van Zandt

Bought by Prairie Public, Radio New Zealand, KGLT, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), NPR Illinois and more


  • Added: Dec 07, 2005
  • Length: 58:28
  • Purchases: 19
Yesterday and Forever December Special
From: Helen Engelhardt
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Documentary composition featuring six widows in remembrance of Lockerbie tragedy - on 17th anniversary

Bought by KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, KRPS, Connecticut Public (WNPR), and KUOW


  • Added: Oct 17, 2005
  • Length: 24:31
  • Purchases: 4
The Gerson Legacy, Three Generations: Medical Evidence v.s. Persecution
From: Edward May
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Three generations of Gerson's have been persecuted by the medical and pharmaceutical industries, yet they continue to educate the public about the ...

  • Added: Aug 26, 2005
  • Length: 01:10:44
Poetry on Death Row - voices from inside
From: Arndt Peltner
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The voices from Death Row Inmates

Bought by XRAY.fm, Marfa Public Radio, and KALW


  • Added: Jun 10, 2005
  • Length: 27:50
  • Purchases: 3
Spectrum Radio Special: China's Tech Revolution #004
From: Spectrum Radio
Series: Spectrum Radio
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A new monthly web-based technology newsmagazine takes an in-depth look at the tech revolution in China.

  • Added: Apr 17, 2005
  • Length: 01:26:04
Shawn Brownell Fishing Tales
From: Edward May
Series: Fishing Tales
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Shawn and the fishing crew endured hurrican force winds and 25 foot waves - it took them 26 terrifying hours just to go 22 miles to the safety of s...

  • Added: Mar 05, 2005
  • Length: :04
George Edwards Fishing Tales
From: Edward May
Series: Fishing Tales
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George Edwards tells the story of when his boat sank.

  • Added: Mar 05, 2005
  • Length: 06:45
Becky Nash Fishing Tales
From: Edward May
Series: Fishing Tales
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Becky Nash knows about rearing children on a fishing boat, watching them grow up to be fisherman and losing one to the sea that helped rear them.

  • Added: Mar 05, 2005
  • Length: 14:51
David Trout Fishing Tales
From: Edward May
Series: Fishing Tales
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David Trout "Trapper" fishes out of a smaller boat called a Dory

  • Added: Mar 04, 2005
  • Length: 08:37
Jim Moore Fishing Tales
From: Edward May
Series: Fishing Tales
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Jim Moore tells a remarkable story of how a cow fell out of the sky and sunk a Japanese trawler and what he likes about being a commercial fisherman.

  • Added: Mar 04, 2005
  • Length: 06:30
Bruce Bauer Fishing Tales
From: Edward May
Series: Fishing Tales
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Bruce broke his arm and severed two arteries, his crew and a small fishing village worked together to get him to a hospital.

  • Added: Mar 04, 2005
  • Length: 11:43
Petals of Hope
From: Barbara Simmons
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Petals of Hope: Community Healing In the Aftermath of Terrorism.

Bought by KUOW and WHQR


  • Added: Jan 04, 2005
  • Length: 19:45
  • Purchases: 2