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Good to Great for Nonprofits (Half Hour Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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Bestselling business writer Jim Collins on what makes a successful nonprofit.

Bought by WJCT


  • Added: Dec 02, 2013
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 1
Good to Great for Nonprofits (Hour Long Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Bestselling business writer Jim Collins on what makes a successful nonprofit.

Bought by WCNY, KUHF, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and KHNS


  • Added: Dec 02, 2013
  • Length: 53:50
  • Purchases: 4
Grassy Knolls: Conspiracy Thinking in American History
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Caption: President John F. Kennedy greets the crowd in Dallas on November 22nd, 1963, shortly before his assassination., Credit: Library of Congress.
On November 22nd, 1963, 50 years ago, President John F. Kennedy was killed while riding in a motorcade in Dallas – a tragedy that inspired conspira...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WUFT, XRAY.fm, WRPI, and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Nov 22, 2013
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 5
PROMO - Grassy Knolls: Conspiracy Thinking in American History
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Series: Promos for Upcoming Shows
Caption: President John F. Kennedy greets the crowd in Dallas on November 22nd, 1963, shortly before his assassination., Credit: Library of Congress
30-second promo for BackStory episode, "Grassy Knolls: Conspiracy Thinking in American History," with 5-second music bed at end for station-specifi...

  • Added: Nov 20, 2013
  • Length: :30
The Myth of "Malaise"?
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Series: BackStory with the American History Guys: Favorites
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Gordon Stewart, former speechwriter to President Jimmy Carter, helps Brian Balogh tell the story of the “crisis of confidence” speech Carter delive...

Bought by WABE, XRAY.fm, Radio Newark, PRX Remix, and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Nov 18, 2013
  • Length: 10:06
  • Purchases: 5
The Future of Higher Education (Half Hour Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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In May of 2012, Harvard and MIT announced a partnership to provide free online courses to anyone, anywhere, sparking an intense debate about the fu...

Bought by WJCT, WMNR, KVSC, WFHB, WAMC Northeast Public Radio and more


  • Added: Nov 18, 2013
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 6
The Future of Higher Education (Hour Long Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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In May of 2012, Harvard and MIT announced a partnership to provide free courses to anyone, anywhere, sparking an intense debate about the future of...

Bought by WCNY and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 18, 2013
  • Length: 53:54
  • Purchases: 2
PROMO: Talk of the Nation: Oratory in America
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Series: Promos for Upcoming Shows
Caption: Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg, November 19th, 1863. , Credit: Library of Congress
30-second promo for BackStory episode, "Talk of the Nation: Oratory in America," with 5-second music bed at end for station-specific time/date tag.

Bought by WUFT


  • Added: Nov 12, 2013
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 1
Coming Home: A History of War Veterans [rebroadcast]
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Caption: Detail from 1919 Red Cross poster, “Facing the Future: Uncle Sam offers training to every man disabled in the service.”, Credit: Library of Congress
The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have created thousands of new combat veterans - but what is it like for those soldiers as they return home? How we...

Bought by WMMT, WHRV, WGCU, WLPR , KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and more


  • Added: Nov 08, 2013
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 7
Meet Oakland’s new Area 3 and its commander
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: Ricardo Orozco, Area 3 Captain, OPD, Credit: Oakland Police Department
Oakland Police Captain Ricardo Orozco says he’s living his dream of being a cop. “Ever since I was a small boy, the show that I always liked to wa...

  • Added: Nov 06, 2013
  • Length: 16:20
Behind the Kitchen Door: Restaurant Workers' Fight for Justice
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Saru Jayaraman
Americans eat out more than any other people. But the workers who put food on our restaurant tables are struggling to feed themselves and their fam...

  • Added: Oct 31, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
Splintered Parties: A History of Political Factions
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Caption: Rival factions of the Democratic Party tussle over President Martin Van Buren. Lithograph, 1837. , Credit: Library of Congress
The recent government shutdown highlighted the intense conflict between political parties today, but it also showed how critical conflict within th...

Bought by XRAY.fm, Northeast Indiana Public Radio, KBRP Community Radio, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, and WRPI


  • Added: Oct 25, 2013
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 5
PROMO: Splintered Parties: A History of Political Factions
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Series: Promos for Upcoming Shows
Caption: Rival factions of the Democratic Party tussle over President Martin Van Buren. Lithograph, 1837. , Credit: Library of Congress
30-second promo for BackStory episode, "Splintered Parties: A History of Political Factions," with 5-second music bed at end for station-specific t...

Bought by Troy Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 23, 2013
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 1
Give Syrian Women (and Peace) a Chance
From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk
Caption: Host Martha Burk
President Obama got a short reprieve when Russia put forward a plan to avoid a U.S. missile strike on Syria by sequestering Syria’s chemical weapon...

  • Added: Sep 11, 2013
  • Length: 02:30
Degrees of Freedom: Higher Education in America
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Caption: Detail from “Academic Gowns, American Usage,” chromolithographic print by Julius Bien & Co., 1903
President Obama recently proposed sweeping changes to the way government helps to finance students’ higher education, and an unprecedented system o...

Bought by XRAY.fm, KBRP Community Radio, WEZU, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WRPI and more


  • Added: Sep 06, 2013
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 6
Promo - "The Fierce Urgency of Now: The 1963 March on Washington"
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Caption: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., at the March on Washington, 8/28/1963, Credit: (National Archives)
30-second promo for "The Fierce Urgency of Now: The 1963 March on Washington" with 5 second hole for station-specific time/date tag

Bought by WUFT and Troy Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 21, 2013
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 2
Equality Day? Not Yet.
From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk
Caption: Host Martha Burk
Two and one half minute commentary by series host Martha Burk on the anniversary of women's suffrage, how far women have come, and what's left to b...

  • Added: Aug 15, 2013
  • Length: 02:30
Up to Speed: Remedial Math and Community Colleges (Hour Long Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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For every ten students who go to community college for an associate’s degree, only one graduates in three years. Is it time to overhaul the communi...

Bought by WCNY and WTJU


  • Added: Aug 12, 2013
  • Length: 53:53
  • Purchases: 2
Beach Bodies: A History of the American Physique [rebroadcast]
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Caption: Strongman Eugene Sandow, 1893, Credit: Library of Congress
It’s summer, the beach is calling, and so is the dreaded swimsuit! Americans are constantly bombarded by images of physical perfection, especially ...

Bought by WUFT, KSRQ, KBRP Community Radio, and Troy Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 26, 2013
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 4
Modern-Day Slavery (Half-Hour Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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Most of us learned in history class that slavery in the U.S. ended with the Thirteenth Amendment. But the trade in human beings—for sex and labor—i...

Bought by WJCT, Troy Public Radio, WFHB, and KVLU


  • Added: Jul 22, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
Modern-Day Slavery (Hour Long Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Most of us learned in history class that slavery in the U.S. ended with the Thirteenth Amendment. But the trade in human beings—for sex and labor—i...

Bought by WCNY, KWIT, and WTJU


  • Added: Jul 22, 2013
  • Length: 53:51
  • Purchases: 3
Keeping Tabs: Personal Data Collection in America
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Caption: An enumerator interviews a woman for the 1940 census, Credit: National Archives
In June, Americans learned that the NSA has been collecting data on millions of American’s phone calls, and tapping into data gathered by tech comp...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WUFT, KBRP Community Radio, KREV-LP, WRPI and more


  • Added: Jul 19, 2013
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 8
Weathering the Storm: A History of Extreme Weather [rebroadcast]
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Caption: Detail from Collier’s magazine cover, May 28th, 1954, Credit: Smithsonian Institution
100 years ago this week, the thermometer in Death Valley, California, hit the highest temperature ever recorded anywhere in the world: 134°F. This ...

Bought by WUFT, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WRIR, Louisville Public Media, WTJU and more


  • Added: Jul 12, 2013
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 6
Veterans in the Classroom
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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With the end of the War in Iraq, tens of thousands of soldiers have returned home, and many of them are going to college. Two writing professors ha...

Bought by KENW, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KFAI Minneapolis, and Radio Newark


  • Added: Jun 28, 2013
  • Length: 02:31
  • Purchases: 4
Military Headline News
From: Rick Rogers
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Unique, non-partisan military and veterans news and information in a short format.

  • Added: Apr 24, 2013
  • Length: 05:00