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Who Invented Mother's Day? Not Hallmark or the Florist Society
From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk
Caption: Host Martha Burk
Most people think Mother's Day is just a day for mom to get gifts and thanks. But it has a far more serious and important origin and history.

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Apr 27, 2024
  • Length: 03:01
  • Purchases: 1
La Divina: Maria Callas at 100
From: WRTI
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A celebration of soprano Maria Callas's voice, life, and legacy in honor of her centennial.

Bought by WCLV and Interlochen Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 21, 2023
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 2
A Day To Remember Radio Modules - May 15-19, 2023
From: KUCO
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Date-based history modules for broadcast May 15-19, 2023. Run time 02:45 for all episodes

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: May 11, 2023
  • Length: 13:45
  • Purchases: 1
A Day To Remember Radio Modules - April 3-7, 2023
From: KUCO
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Date-based history modules for broadcast April 3-7, 2023. Run time 02:45 for all episodes.

  • Added: Mar 03, 2023
  • Length: 13:45
Dr. LaNada Warjack and Buffy Sainte-Marie on Alcatraz 50th
From: Jennifer Robin
Series: Resilience Radio
Caption: Alcatraz is not an island!, Credit: Indians of All Tribes
Dr. LaNada Warjack and Buffy Sainte-Marie reflect on activism and the upcoming Alcatraz Occupation 50th Anniversary.

  • Added: Feb 19, 2020
  • Length: 57:07
RDD: The Fight of The Past and the Future
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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This week on The Rough Draft Diaries we celebrate the 100th birthday of the League of Women Voters, the LWV. The League is a nonpartisan political ...

  • Added: Feb 10, 2020
  • Length: 06:02
OutCasting 0063 - The Stonewall Uprising, 50 years Later - Part 3 of a 3 Part Series
From: Media for the Public Good, Inc. - OutCasting Media
Series: OutCasting
Caption: The Stonewall Inn, NYC, Credit: Diana Davies via New York Public Library
A look back at LGBTQ activism, putting the Stonewall uprising into historical context on its 50th anniversary.

Bought by KZYX and C89.5 - KNHC Seattle


  • Added: Jul 31, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Nailing the Moon Landing
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Nailing the Moon Landing
Neil, Buzz, and Michael made it look effortless, but the moon landing was neither easy nor inevitable. So on July 20, 1969, despite enormous diffi...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, CHSR-FM 97.9, KCPW Salt Lake City, WCQS, WUFT and more


  • Added: Jul 01, 2019
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 19
OutCasting 0062 – The Stonewall Uprising, 50 years Later – Part 2 of a Series
From: Media for the Public Good, Inc. - OutCasting Media
Series: OutCasting
Caption: Journalist and activist Andy Humm
A look back at LGBTQ activism, putting the Stonewall uprising into historical context on its 50th anniversary.

Bought by KZYX, Radio Catskill, and C89.5 - KNHC Seattle


  • Added: Jun 29, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
OutCasting 0061 - The Stonewall Uprising, 50 years Later - Part 1 of a Series
From: Media for the Public Good, Inc. - OutCasting Media
Series: OutCasting
Caption: The Stonewall Inn, NYC, Credit: Diana Davies via New York Public Library
A look back at LGBTQ activism, putting the Stonewall uprising into historical context on its 50th anniversary.

Bought by KZYX, Radio Catskill, KPSQ-LP, WMPG, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA and more


  • Added: May 31, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 9
Quebec City’s New France Festival – a walk through Canadian history
From: World Footprints LLC
Caption: Old World wine merchant at the New France Festival., Credit: Photo by Tonya Fitzpatrick
Today on World Footprints we celebrate Canada’s Francophone roots in the Quebec region as we walk in the footsteps of history at the New France Fes...

  • Added: Feb 19, 2018
  • Length: 59:55
The Write Question - David Quammen - 247
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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David Quammen talks about the history, animals, and land use conflicts related to Yellowstone National Park and reads a passage from the May issue ...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KGLT, Yellowstone Public Radio, KSJD, Spokane Public Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 29, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 6
Some Wampanoag Tribe Members Leery of Plymouth 400 Commemoration
From: Alexandra Morrow
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Some members of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe are concerned that their perspective won't be adequately portrayed at the 400th commemoration of the Pi...

  • Added: Jul 28, 2014
  • Length: 05:47
Political Junkie 4-16-14
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Minisodes)
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With the 50th anniversary of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, comparisons between LBJ and Barack Obama are being made. Johnson, who left office in 1969 ...

Bought by KCCU Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KUER, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WRKF and more


  • Added: Apr 17, 2014
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 6
This Week in History: Jack Kemp Announces Bid for President in 1988
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
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This week in history looks back to April 1987 and the Republican race to succeed Ronald Reagan. This week, Jack Kemp, a longtime Congressman and fo...

  • Added: Mar 31, 2014
  • Length: 04:40