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For the past decade, now 98-year-old Betty Reid Soskin has served as the nation’s oldest Park Ranger, where she gives talks at the Rosie the Rivete...
Bought by WJCT, RadioStPete Florida, WLRH, KWIT, KKRN and more
- Added: Jun 29, 2020
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 11
It's our Halloween Special! Join us as we encounter the spookier side of Fort Meigs with the Garrison Ghost Walk. It's a night-time stroll through ...
- Added: Oct 28, 2019
- Length: 06:17
Founded by Virginia Secor Stranahan, The 577 Foundation is dedicated to preserving the integrity of the historic property at 577 East Front Street ...
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix
- Added: Aug 20, 2018
- Length: 06:22
- Purchases: 2
For the past decade, 96-year-old Betty Reid Soskin has served as the nation’s oldest Park Ranger, where she gives talks at the Rosie the Riveter/WW...
Bought by KWIT, KWMR, KUT, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more
- Added: Mar 30, 2018
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 12
On this episode, we pay homage to Paul Oliver’s legendary double LP set, "The Story of the Blues." Published as a companion piece to his critically...
- Added: Jul 21, 2016
- Length: 01:58:59
In a Rough Drafts Diaries first, the connections have run dry. In our last episode, our interview only gave one connection instead of the usual thr...
- Added: Jun 27, 2016
- Length: 06:11
Walk through a chapter of America's darkest history in Birmingham, Alabama as we visit iconic sites that were central in the civil rights movement.
Bought by KISA Digital Studios
- Added: Jan 31, 2016
- Length: 59:55
- Purchases: 1
Celebrate and relive the MLK Memorial dedications as we remember the life, legacy and dreams of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with celebrity and news...
- Added: Jan 17, 2016
- Length: 59:55
A reading from the Kings James Version of the Bible from Acts: Chapter 2 Verses 1 thru 39.
- Added: Nov 09, 2014
- Length: 05:43
Alison Weir, author of Against Our Better Judgment: The Hidden History of How the U.S. was used to Create Israel , Executive Director of If America...
- Added: Sep 07, 2014
- Length: 58:55
Auto Biography is the true story of a '57 Chevy and the 13 people who owned it.
Bought by WJCT, WLIW, and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.
- Added: Aug 01, 2014
- Length: 28:59
- Purchases: 3
It turns out that a community best known for winning spelling bees also has some radical skeletons in its closet.
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Aug 19, 2013
- Length: 04:30
- Purchases: 1
On this episode of Blues Unlimited, we're "recycling the blues" by taking a look at a handful of world-famous, iconic blues songs and tracing their...
- Added: Aug 15, 2011
- Length: 01:58:59
- Purchases: 4
Charles Lindbergh made history flying his plane, The Spirit of St. Louis, non-stop from New York to Paris in 1927. The trip took over 33 hours! Lis...
- Added: Nov 17, 2010
- Length: 01:00
The Liberty Bell is a symbol of freedom for the United States, but did you know it started life as a simple Statehouse Bell for Pennsylvania? Liste...
- Added: Nov 17, 2010
- Length: 01:00
On December 14, 1911, an expedition team led by Roald Amundsen became the first to reach the South Pole. Listen in on this historic moment in today...
- Added: Nov 03, 2010
- Length: 01:00
The caves in Lascaux feature thousands of Paleolithic paintings along the walls. Just who painted these and why remains a mystery. We provide you w...
- Added: Nov 03, 2010
- Length: 01:00
In January or 1894, Edison Labs were working on the Motion Picture camera. During that time William Dickson became the director of the very first m...
- Added: Nov 03, 2010
- Length: 01:00
On September 26, 1580, Sir Francis Drake completed his circumnavigation of the world. Find out what he said to his men as they pulled into the harb...
- Added: Nov 03, 2010
- Length: 01:00
Perhaps while driving down highway 61 you’ve noticed the dark steamboat gothic style home sitting on a hill looking over the Mississippi River. Wel...
- Added: Oct 23, 2010
- Length: 13:10
On December 25, 1776, George Washington crossed the Delaware River in what has become one of history’s most famous boat rides! Listen in moment bef...
- Added: Oct 04, 2010
- Length: 01:00
What was Sameul F.B. Morse like as a teenager? Find out in today’s episode of Did This Happen?!
- Added: Oct 04, 2010
- Length: 01:00
On November 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln gave his, now famous, Gettysburg Address. We take you to the moments before the president took the ...
- Added: Oct 04, 2010
- Length: 01:00
Everyone’s heard Neil Armstrong’s famous words as he set foot on the moon, but what happened in the moments after that? Find out in this episode of...
- Added: Oct 04, 2010
- Length: 01:00
Hannibal is credited as being one of the most talented military commanders of all time. Listen in as he ‘thinks outside the box’ while planning his...
- Added: Oct 04, 2010
- Length: 01:00
