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Caption: César Franck
It took a Belgian composer to convince France of the value of German musical ideals. In this episode we investigate César Franck’s legacy as a te...

  • Added: Dec 05, 2023
  • Length: 01:00:00
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The Monroe Doctrine on its 200th birthday. Messy American politics in 1823, messy American politics in 2023. And, Cambodia’s Great Lake, the Tonle ...

  • Added: Nov 26, 2023
  • Length: 58:39
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A year after SCOTUS banished abortion rights, millions of American women and girls face dire threats to their health and emotional well-being. Twen...

  • Added: Sep 10, 2023
  • Length: 56:42
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If you want to cool off in this brutal desert summer, you need to get up someplace higher, around 7,000 feet up — the high-desert plateau around Lo...

Bought by KSJE and KFCF FM


  • Added: Aug 12, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: President Harry Truman holds up a copy of the Chicago Tribune with the inaccurate headline: Dewey Defeats Truman., Credit: public domain
2023 is the 75th anniversary of one of the biggest political upsets in American political history (although the documentary does not mention the 75...

Bought by Iowa Public Radio, WRVO Public Media, Michigan Radio, KUOW, and WAMU


  • Added: Jul 30, 2023
  • Length: 55:31
  • Purchases: 5
Caption: Host Martha Burk
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibited pay discrimination against women and minorities was passed August 1964. Some thought it was a joke -- looks...

  • Added: Jul 27, 2023
  • Length: 03:00
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Would the Founding Fathers Have Given You the Freedom to Vote?

  • Added: Jul 03, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
Caption: Host Martha Burk
Last year's State of the Union Speech was pretty short on details for the majority of Americans -- women. Will he pass them by again this year?

  • Added: Feb 02, 2023
  • Length: 02:37
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The AIDS Memorial Quilt is displayed in San Francisco. "Civic" hears from activists and officials about future plans for combating AIDS.

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif.


  • Added: Aug 29, 2022
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, resources were diverted from HIV prevention to battle the new health threat. "Civic" talks to doctors about how that ...

  • Added: Aug 29, 2022
  • Length: 29:30
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A WoodWarbler's JazzGrass thank you to all of the phenomenal musicians who play bluegrass, jazz and that shapeshifting sonic fusion of these styles...

  • Added: Nov 23, 2020
  • Length: 01:57:40
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This week on the show: A decades old conflict flares up in Nagorno Karabakh - causing alarm in Europe. Lockdown leads to lawsuits in Germany. Is ...

  • Added: Oct 01, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
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This week on the show: Poland's Andrzej Duda wins a 2nd presidential term by a narrow majority. The massacre of Srebrenica — 25 years on. People...

  • Added: Jul 16, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
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Select artist interviews from The Wax Museum show files The Wax Museum interview series goes in depth with the artist and their music. For promotio...

  • Added: Dec 01, 2019
  • Length: 38:27
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In today’s Untold Story of Central Minnesota, Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack attends a presentation at the Stearns History Museum b...

  • Added: Nov 26, 2019
  • Length: 01:01:12
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In today’s Untold Story of Central Minnesota, Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack attends a presentation at the Stearns History Museum b...

  • Added: Nov 26, 2019
  • Length: 29:20
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This week on the show: Rights and Aid in Times of Crisis - Germany's increasing role in humanitarian assistance. 70 years of the Geneva Conve...

  • Added: Aug 15, 2019
  • Length: 30:00
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 C89.5 - KNHC Seattle


  • Added: Jul 31, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
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This week on the show: British PM Boris Johnson appoints hard-line Brexiters to top government jobs. The new Greek PM clamps down on smoking, but...

  • Added: Jul 25, 2019
  • Length: 58:59
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On the show this week: Germany's former defense minister is confirmed as EU Commission president. Sustainable energy projects are facing oppositio...

  • Added: Jul 18, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
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 Radio Catskill and C89.5 - KNHC Seattle


  • Added: Jun 29, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
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This week on the show: Will a crucial election backfire on Turkey's president? What to do about Kosovo's brain drain of young talent. Two Hongko...

  • Added: Jun 13, 2019
  • Length: 58:59
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 Radio Catskill, KPSQ-LP, WMPG, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, KUAF Public Radio and more


  • Added: May 31, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 8
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This week on the show: Secret video footage brings down Austria's government . Is Istanbul's mayoral election re-run a blow to Turkey's democrac...

  • Added: May 23, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
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This week on the show: Defending human rights - As the UN Declaration of Human Rights turns 70, we take a look at the state of human rights....

  • Added: Dec 13, 2018
  • Length: 30:00