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A Shortcut Tribute Mix- 2016 (Part Two)
From: Peter Bochan
Series: Shortcuts
Caption: Scotty Moore with Elivis
This special mix features another gathering of the many artists, actors, musicians, comedians and celebrities who left us in 2016--from Muhammad Al...

Bought by KVMR


  • Added: Dec 23, 2016
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 1
Out of the Blue: 50 Years After the UT Tower Shooting
From: KUT
Caption: UT Tower, Credit: Miguel Gutierrez Jr. /KUT News
It’s been 50 years since the University of Texas Tower shooting – long considered the first modern mass shooting of its kind. On Aug. 1, 1966, a sn...

Bought by WVTF, KUER, Prairie Public, WBEZ, KUOW and more


  • Added: Jul 26, 2016
  • Length: 53:49
  • Purchases: 13
Dying Words: The AIDS Reporting of Jeffrey Schmalz
From: Kerry Donahue
Caption: Jeffrey Schmalz
Twenty-five years ago, New York Times reporter Jeffrey Schmalz ended up in the middle of one of the biggest stories of our time: He had AIDS. His w...

Bought by KICI Iowa City, WFDD, Central Florida Public Media, WNYC, WVTF and more


  • Added: Apr 18, 2016
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 93
Introduction to the 2015 Heisman Trophy Winner
From: New Jersey Radio Exchange Network
Series: North Jersey Radio Series
Caption: Derrick Henry
Derrick Henry of Alabama Football

  • Added: Dec 13, 2015
  • Length: 10:50
WASPs / Honoring Heroic Legacies / Servicewomen Today / Reunions! / Cultivating Life After War
From: 2BoomerBabes Radio Hour
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Segment 1: Deanie Bishop Parish/WASPs Segment 2: Melvin Morris/ Medal of Honor Segment 3: Tanya Biank/Women in military Segment 4: Larry Kelle...

Bought by WUFT


  • Added: May 25, 2015
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 1
In Their Own Words: Voices of Our Veterans
From: Johnna Kerres
Caption: In Their Own Words: Voices of Our Veterans
This radio program features veterans of all eras beginning with World War II to the present day. Nine veterans share their recollections of before,...

Bought by 'The Sea' and WDSE


  • Added: Apr 07, 2015
  • Length: 01:41:34
  • Purchases: 2
World War II - Hampton Roads Heroes
From: WHRV
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Interviews with WWII Veterans radio companion piece to The War

  • Added: Mar 16, 2015
  • Length: 29:03
The Ghosts of Fire Island
From: Myke Dodge Weiskopf
Caption: The Invasion of the Pines on Fire Island, Credit: Mike Fisher
For most of the 20th Century, New York's Fire Island was virtually the only place on Earth where gay men and lesbians felt safe to live and to love...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, KFAI Minneapolis, and Wild Planet Radio


  • Added: Nov 25, 2014
  • Length: 25:00
  • Purchases: 3
Teajay and the (Berlin) Wall
From: Olivia Oyama
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For the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, Teajay details his world, before and after the event through his lens as a youth.

  • Added: Nov 03, 2014
  • Length: 18:40
Passage from "Out Of Africa" on giraffes
From: Paul Messing
Series: Paul Messing's Audio Producer's Grab Bag
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This reading is a passage describing two giraffes seen in crates on a ship bound for Germany.

  • Added: Oct 14, 2014
  • Length: 03:49
WAR WIDOWS - Part One
From: Phil Mariage
Series: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
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WWII widow Peggy S. Harris lost her husband of 6 weeks and never remarried. Pauline Laurent's husband died in Vietnam in 1968 and Erin Dructor's hu...

  • Added: Mar 10, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
Echoes from Rwanda: Twenty Years After the Genocide
From: Barbara Simmons
Caption: PRX default Piece image
In April 2014, the world is taking time to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Rwanda Genocide and to remember the more than 800,000 lives that...

  • Added: Mar 10, 2014
  • Length: 12:27
Halloween ... Past and Present.
From: Todd Crotty
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Ever wonder how the Halloween we Americans celebrate came to be? In search of answers reporter Todd Crotty ventured into the past to unravel the m...

  • Added: Oct 31, 2013
  • Length: 04:08
Prisoners of War, The Battle of the Bulge
From: Erica Heilman
Series: Rumble Strip Vermont
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This hour features four Vermont soldiers captured at the Battle of the Bulge in World War II. The program weaves together their stories of capture,...

Bought by WXDU and KREV-LP


  • Added: Oct 23, 2013
  • Length: 56:00
  • Purchases: 2
The Legacy of Massive Resistance (Half Hour Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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When faced with a court order to integrate, Prince Edward County in Virginia closed its entire school system in 1959 rather than integrate. Now, fo...

Bought by WJCT, WABE, WFHB, and WTJU


  • Added: Oct 21, 2013
  • Length: 28:56
  • Purchases: 4
The Legacy of Massive Resistance (Hour Long Version)
From: With Good Reason
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When faced with a court order to integrate, Prince Edward County in Virginia closed its entire school system in 1959 rather than integrate. Now, fo...

Bought by WNYC, WRIR, WVAS, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WJAB and more


  • Added: Oct 21, 2013
  • Length: 53:52
  • Purchases: 10
No Common Market: Whither Kensington?
From: Marion Kane
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There's a battle going on for the soul of Kensington Market in downtown Toronto...

  • Added: Jan 29, 2013
  • Length: 22:00
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
All Mixed Up with Martin Luther King Jr.
From: Peter Bochan
Series: All Mixed Up
Caption: MLK Jr-Washington,DC 1963
A Celebration of Martin Luther King Jr and the historic March on Washington that took place in August 1963, with new mixes featuring Israel Kamakaw...

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, Prairie Public, KVMR, WRIR and more


  • Added: Jan 17, 2013
  • Length: 58:43
  • Purchases: 26
A Shortcut Through 2012
From: Peter Bochan
Series: Shortcuts
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A retrospective of 2012, mixing the sounds and emotions of an incredibly dark and stormy year into a hour long montage.

Bought by KCLU, KVMR, KZMU Moab Community Radio, North Country Public Radio, KSFR and more


  • Added: Dec 22, 2012
  • Length: 59:14
  • Purchases: 7
Never On Sunday: The Hidden World Of Elena Fonseca
From: Samuel Robinson
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The story of Elena Fonseca, a remarkable women from Montevideo, Uruguay. Elena was a diplomats wife who lived in a number of countries before retur...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: May 25, 2012
  • Length: 10:01
  • Purchases: 1
Compact Discoveries 196: Yours, Anne
From: Fred Flaxman
Series: Compact Discoveries
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A dramatic musical based on "The Diary of Anne Frank," with music by Michael Cohen and libretto by Enid Futterman. Perfect for scheduling in April ...

Bought by KPVL and KENW


  • Added: Apr 22, 2012
  • Length: 58:01
  • Purchases: 2
The Legacy of Massive Resistance
From: With Good Reason
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In 1959, Prince Edward County, Virginia closed its schools rather than integrate. The closures lasted for five years, and the people who were denie...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, Interlochen Public Radio, 90.5 WSNC, KZYX, WESM 91.3 FM and more


  • Added: Jan 12, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
William's Leap For Freedom
From: Sue Zizza
Caption: Portrait of William Wells Brown, Credit: Engraving from State Historical Society of Missouri
SueMedia Productions, in conjunction with the National Audio Theatre Festivals, (NATF) is offering "William’s Leap for Freedom" for Stations to bro...

Bought by KUNM, KFAI Minneapolis, KUNM, KFAI Minneapolis, WEMU and more


  • Added: Jan 02, 2011
  • Length: 52:57
  • Purchases: 21
A Shortcut Back Through The 20th Century
From: Peter Bochan
Series: Shortcuts
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A unique audio retrospective...A Shortcut Back through the 20th Century is an impressionistic glance back at the last one hundred years, featuring ...

  • Added: Jan 01, 2011
  • Length: 59:36