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RESISTANCE: THEY FOUGHT BACK -- Paula Apsell Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Paula Apsell, 4/10/24
Paula Apsell talks uncovering history, creating unity, and depicting Jews saving Jews.

  • Added: Apr 12, 2024
  • Length: 25:10
Bill Withers: Just As He Is
From: Joyride Media
Series: Black History Month Specials
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A deep look into the late Bill Withers early life in music that set up the making of his debut album, "Just As I Am." Please consider this free on...

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KPSQ-LP, WOMR, WKMS, KAZU Seaside, Calif. and more


  • Added: Apr 03, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 22
The Pillsbury A Mill
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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The Pillsbury A Mill is a National Historic Landmark, and in the midst of a $150 million redevelopment project. But back in the 1800s, it was the b...

  • Added: Mar 19, 2015
  • Length: 04:31
Mayo Clinic traces roots back to the state fontier
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Dr. Charles Horace Mayo operating at the Mayo Clinic, 1913 , Credit: Courtesy The Minnesota Historical Society
The Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, is one of the state's most iconic entities, renowned worldwide for its top-quality healthcare. KFAI produc...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jan 28, 2015
  • Length: 04:58
  • Purchases: 1
Newly discovered John Steinbeck story now on newsstands
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents - The Litography Project
Caption: John Steinbeck's childhood home., Credit: Max Pringle
John Steinbeck, the author of such classics as “the Grapes of Wrath” and “Of Mice and Men” was born to a middle class family in a beautiful, turret...

  • Added: Jan 14, 2015
  • Length: 07:27
A park ranger and Buffalo Soldier
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: Yosemite National Park ranger Shelton Johnson in uniform as a "Buffalo Soldier."
Shelton Johnson is a ranger at Yosemite National Park. He’s part Cherokee, part African American, and part Seminole. And he’s used his background ...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and WABE


  • Added: Jan 14, 2015
  • Length: 08:28
  • Purchases: 2
The "Ghost Church"
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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Before the great speech maker Patrick Henry died, he credited a Presbyterian minister named Samuel Davies with “teaching me what an orator should b...

Bought by KENW and West Virginia Public Broadcasting


  • Added: Aug 22, 2014
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 2
Southern Folklorist Bill Ferris
From: Tanner Latham
Series: Authentic South
Caption: The Storied South , Credit: Bill Ferris
Preeminent Southern folklorist Bill Ferris has spent the last 40 years documenting the South in print, photography and film. His latest book, The S...

Bought by Troy Public Radio, Georgia Public Broadcasting, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 07, 2014
  • Length: 15:59
  • Purchases: 3
SPARK: A BURNING MAN STORY -- Jessie Deeter and Steve Brown Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Jessie Deeter & Steve Brown, San Francisco, CA 9/3/13, Credit: Andrea Chase
Jessie Deeter and Steve Brown talk staying hydrated, defining authenticity, grilled cheese sandwiches at three in the morning.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 06, 2013
  • Length: 16:19
  • Purchases: 1
Michelangelo: Sacred and Profane
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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Twenty-five masterpiece drawings by Renaissance artist Michelangelo are now on a rare, two-stop tour in America. Kelley Libby attended the first le...

Bought by KENW and Radio Newark


  • Added: Feb 26, 2013
  • Length: 02:28
  • Purchases: 2
Michelangelo: Sacred and Profane
From: Kelley Libby
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Twenty-five masterpiece drawings by Renaissance artist Michelangelo are now on a rare, two-stop tour in America. Producer Kelley Libby attended the...

Bought by Listenwise


  • Added: Feb 25, 2013
  • Length: 05:05
  • Purchases: 1
Back to War
From: Traveling 219
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A weekend with the West Virginia Re-enactors Association, as they re-create the Battle of Droop Mountain.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 14, 2013
  • Length: 06:04
  • Purchases: 1
SXSW 08 Coverage - Roky Erikson
From: KUT
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One of the most stunning comebacks in the history of rock and roll...

Bought by PRX Remix and WMPG


  • Added: Mar 10, 2008
  • Length: 05:44
  • Purchases: 2
The Greatest Funk Band in the World?
From: KUT
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Rediscovered disks by a '70's era high school stage band are creating a new cult following

  • Added: Jul 25, 2006
  • Length: 09:08
The Return of the Hellenes
From: Homelands Productions
Series: Worlds of Difference
Caption: Triphon Olympios officiates at a naming ceremony at the annual gathering of Greek pagans on Mount Olympus.. , Credit: Photo by Jon Miller
Jon Miller reports on a resurgence of interest among Greeks in their pre-Christian roots.

Bought by Documentary on One - RTE, Ireland


  • Added: Jul 07, 2006
  • Length: 06:26
  • Purchases: 1
I Heard it on the X !
From: KUT
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Do you remember...? It's the song that immortalized Border Radio. Here's the story behind the song.

Bought by WXXI Rochester


  • Added: Mar 09, 2006
  • Length: 05:56
  • Purchases: 1
Building Pueblo's Steelworks Museum
From: KRCC-FM
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New museum underway in Pueblo

  • Added: Jan 20, 2006
  • Length: 07:33
From Sideman to Stevie Ray
From: KUT
Series: The Godfather
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Part one of a two-part special on W.C. Clark, the Godfather of Austin Blues and Soul

Bought by Prairie Public


  • Added: Sep 02, 2005
  • Length: 09:35
  • Purchases: 1
A Place of His Own
From: KUT
Series: The Godfather
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Part 2 of a two-part special on W.C. Clark, the Godfather of Austin Blues and Soul.

  • Added: Sep 02, 2005
  • Length: 06:23
De Donde Eres?
From: KRCC-FM
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Latino oral history project at Colorado library

Bought by KSUT


  • Added: Aug 17, 2005
  • Length: 05:01
  • Purchases: 1
Sand Creek Historic Site
From: KRCC-FM
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Congress authorizes a historic site at Sand Creek

  • Added: Jul 29, 2005
  • Length: 06:12
Music in the Killing Fields: Daran Kravanh
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
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Cambodian Musician Daran Kravanh says music saved his life during the Kiling Fields.

Bought by The Story, KGLT, and KZSC


  • Added: Jul 21, 2005
  • Length: 08:55
  • Purchases: 3
The Story of Ing (Doc) Hay-Frontier Herbalist-feature
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Series: Crossing East - Asian American History series
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The Story of Ing (Doc) Hay is about a frontier herbalist and acupuncturist in John Day, Oregon.

Bought by KZYX, KREV-LP, and 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 23, 2005
  • Length: 09:10
  • Purchases: 3
Cowboy Campaign
From: KUT
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Modern Texas cowboys in Tin type photos

  • Added: May 11, 2005
  • Length: 07:53
Chuck Berry and Rock & Roll
From: Lester Graham
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The history of Chuck Berry and rock & roll.

Bought by KWMU St. Louis, 90.5 WSNC, WHQR, and Public Radio East


  • Added: Jan 05, 2005
  • Length: 07:16
  • Purchases: 4