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Pearl Harbor...Generational Perspectives
From: Phil Mariage
Series: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
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3 Generations compare their perspectives on this very important day in history

Bought by WMUU-LP, 'The Sea', WXDU, and KVSC


  • Added: Dec 05, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
"Bob Marley and the Golden Age of Reggae"
From: Dred-Scott Keyes
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Producer Dred-Scott Keyes converses with photographer Kim Gottlieb-Walker and her husband, writer Jeff Walker about their collaboration in producin...

Bought by KBBI Alaska and WGDR


  • Added: Nov 21, 2010
  • Length: 57:21
  • Purchases: 2
A Christmas Masterpiece
From: Loyola Productions, Inc.
Series: Kaleidoscope
Caption: Hallelujah Chorus, Credit: Paulo Ordoveza
An account of the life and works of George Frederick Handel, most notably the writing of "Messiah."

Bought by KREV-LP


  • Added: Nov 19, 2010
  • Length: 45:47
  • Purchases: 1
The Great Adventure
From: Loyola Productions, Inc.
Series: Kaleidoscope
Caption: Mayflower II, Credit: joiseyshowaa, Keith Tyler
Our Pilgrim Fathers & Mothers—Mike Whorf details the first few years of the Plymouth colony and the natives they befriended.

  • Added: Nov 09, 2010
  • Length: 44:09
Action Speaks! - What's Eating Us?:1987 The Roaming Mobro Trash Barge
From: Action Speaks Radio
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In 1987, a barge filled with New York City garbage was dragged up and down the East Coast and into Mexican and Caribbean waters. Our panelists use ...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, Interlochen Public Radio, WCPN, WRPI and more


  • Added: Nov 09, 2010
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 8
Winona Woodlawn Cemetery Walk
From: KQAL
Series: Don't Cha Know
Caption: A group of students ask questions about the effects of 18th century disease and illness Friday at the annual Winona County Historical Society's Woodlawn Cemetery Walk., Credit: Rory O'Driscoll/Winona Daily News
On this edition of Don't Cha Know we’re headed into Winona’s historic Woodlawn Cemetery. The 12th Annual Woodlawn Cemetery Walk commenced and we we...

  • Added: Nov 09, 2010
  • Length: 14:58
Big Time Baseball in a Small Texas Town
From: Marfa Public Radio
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The real life version of "Field Of Dreams" takes place in Alpine, Texas in the 1940s and 50s. This is a story about a man, his baseball field and ...

Bought by KMXT, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WNMU-FM, KMXT, and KUT


  • Added: Nov 08, 2010
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 5
Massasoit's Peace Pact with the Pilgrims: Peace Talks Radio [29:00]
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
Caption: Massasoit, as depicted in PBS Series WE SHALL REMAIN, Credit: www.pbs.org
Massasoit was the leader of the Wampanoag Confederacy who negotiated a truce with British settlers of Plymouth Colony that lasted for 40 years in t...

Bought by KVSC, WNCW, KVMR, WFHB, RadioFreePalmer and more


  • Added: Nov 08, 2010
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 26
The State of Latino's in Minnesota with Jesse Bethke Gomez, Part 2
From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique
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Latinos have been living in Minnesota for generations. The first record of Latino residents date back to the 1860's. Since the 1990 Census, the sta...

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: Oct 23, 2010
  • Length: 30:54
  • Purchases: 1
Jesse Bethke Gomez on The State of Latino's in Minnesota, Part 1
From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique
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Latinos have been living in Minnesota for generations. The first record of Latino residents date back to the 1860's. Today on Culture Clique we fea...

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: Oct 23, 2010
  • Length: 31:21
  • Purchases: 1
Humankind: An Informed Republic
From: Humankind
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Ideal for broadcast around July 4th: America's founders knew their democracy required informed citizens, but is quality journalism now threatened b...

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif., KVSC, WBEZ, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WFHB and more


  • Added: Jun 11, 2010
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 14
The Chieftains: San Patricio
From: Joyride Media
Caption: The Chieftains and Ry Cooder, Credit: Judith Burrows
The Chieftains and Ry Cooder present the history behind their collaboration inspired by The St Patrick's Battalion of Irish-born soldiers in the Me...

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KPSQ-LP, Harford Community Radio, KTSW 89.9, Prairie Public and more


  • Added: Mar 02, 2010
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 50
Return to Camelot PT. 2
From: Boyce Lancaster
Series: Return to Camelot: Music in the Kennedy White House
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As the Kennedy presidency begins, a veritable Who's Who of artists, writers, and composers visit the White House.

  • Added: Feb 23, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
Documentary - Coal: Dirty Past, Hazy Future
From: The Environment Report
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Brew the coffee, turn on the radio, and check your electronic mail – you’re on your way to burning 20 pounds of coal for the day. That’s how much ...

Bought by KUER, WYSO, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KUNM, KSFR and more


  • Added: Jan 25, 2010
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 16
The Mikie Show #8 Tom
From: Michael Carroll
Series: The Mikie Show
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Our guest is one of the greats in sound, Tom Clack. We talk about early days at BBC, MTV and traveling the world to record sounds. He performs the ...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Dec 14, 2009
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Paul Robeson: America's Sung Hero
From: Mark Lavonier
Caption: Paul Robeson
An exploration through the life and times of singer, activist, athlete and entertainer Paul Robeson.

Bought by WRVO Public Media and WRPI


  • Added: Dec 10, 2009
  • Length: 29:23
  • Purchases: 2
Into the Music of Bob Dylan (3 Hours)
From: Hwy. 61 Productions
Series: Into the Music
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A 3-part chronological profile of Dylan's career from the early 1960's until his most recent work. Each part has a :60 intro and 2 segments of app...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Nov 25, 2009
  • Length: 02:49:42
  • Purchases: 1
Bill Monroe Special
From: WAMU
Series: Special Programming
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Featuring Del McCoury [http://www.delmccouryband.com/], David Peterson of David Peterson and 1946 [http://www.1946band.com/], Phil Nusbaum [http://...

Bought by KHNS and Wyoming Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 12, 2009
  • Length: 52:59
  • Purchases: 2
10 Greats You've Probably Never Heard
From: KUT
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Think you know music? NPR music critic Tom Moon has found ten artists you probably don't know...but should.

Bought by KLCC, KGLT, and North Country Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 16, 2009
  • Length: 55:16
  • Purchases: 3
Action Speaks! - What Now? 1961: JFK Calls for the Moon!
From: Action Speaks Radio
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Action Speaks!-Underappreciated Dates that Changed America presents What Now? a series of 8 one hour programs suitable for individual or serial air...

Bought by KREV-LP, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, and WRNC-LP


  • Added: May 26, 2009
  • Length: 58:51
  • Purchases: 3
Action Speaks! - What Now? 1949: Arthur Miller's 'Death of a Salesman' First Produced
From: Action Speaks Radio
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Action Speaks!-Underappreciated Dates that Changed America presents What Now? a series of 8 one hour programs suitable for individual or serial air...

Bought by KREV-LP, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WRNC-LP, WRVO Public Media, and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: May 11, 2009
  • Length: 58:51
  • Purchases: 5
Action Speaks! - What Now? 1933: The Creation of the Civilian Conservation Corps
From: Action Speaks Radio
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Action Speaks! - Underappreciated Dates that Changed America presents What Now? a series of 8 one hour programs suitable for individual or serial a...

Bought by KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, WRPI, KWIT, WRNC-LP, WPTC and more


  • Added: May 04, 2009
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 7
Sovereignty and Technology
From: Native Public Media
Series: We Shall Remain
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What does it mean to be a "sovereign nation?" Modern technology is reshaping ancient conflicts over U.S. and Native American lands while also offer...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, Troy Public Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm


  • Added: Apr 21, 2009
  • Length: 04:55
  • Purchases: 4
Thanksgiving Hour (With WW2 Veterans in Hawaii) (59mn plus post bed)
From: Public Radio WorldWide - PRWW.org
Series: Public Radio Worldwide Holidays
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See info at PRX.org/pieces/20840

  • Added: Apr 20, 2009
  • Length: 01:00:00
Nipmuc Language Preservation, David White
From: Native Public Media
Series: We Shall Remain
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David White balances his day job as a Massachusetts electrician with his single-handed mission to save the Nipmuc language unused for 100 years but...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, Troy Public Radio, and KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm


  • Added: Apr 14, 2009
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 3

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