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The Vaughan Williams Christmas Connection
From: Capital Public Radio
Series: Connections
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The son of a clergyman, he became an atheist in college, then settled for a life as a “cheerful agnostic.” And yet, he probably wrote more Christma...

Bought by WVIA, Northwest Public Broadcasting, and WUAL


  • Added: Dec 28, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
The Christmas Connection 2
From: Capital Public Radio
Series: Connections
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December is filled to bursting with carols and other vocal works—and as a result a great deal of instrumental and orchestral music is often overloo...

Bought by Hawaii Public Radio, Northwest Public Broadcasting, WUAL, and KRPS


  • Added: Dec 27, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
A New Take on an Old Story: “Juliet” by Danish author Anne Fortier
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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Anne’s debut novel is an imaginative contemporary view of Italy's iconic star-crossed lovers Romeo and Juliet. Her newest book, "The Lost Sisterho...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh and KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 04, 2016
  • Length: 09:56
  • Purchases: 2
Science writer Mary Roach talks about "Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers”
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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Mary has developed a career specializing in popular science and doing it with respect and wit. Since the publication of her first book “Stiff,” she...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Oct 04, 2015
  • Length: 09:15
  • Purchases: 1
The Messiah Connection
From: Capital Public Radio
Series: Connections
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One is earthy and comical--an 18th century musical tale of thieves, tramps and trollops. The other is the most beloved holiday concert piece in the...

Bought by WUAL


  • Added: Nov 13, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Plane Queer: Airline stewards gay?! Really?!? (A history)
From: Out in the Bay - Queer Radio from San Francisco
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Are most airline stewards gay? How did their legal battles with airlines advance gay rights and gender workplace equity? History professor Phil Tie...

  • Added: May 30, 2013
  • Length: 28:54
The Carol Connection
From: Capital Public Radio
Series: Connections
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George Bizet used an old Provencal carol to open his L’Arlesienne Suite. A British hymn writer borrowed the tune from a now-forgotten work by Felix...

Bought by Interlochen Public Radio, WUAL, WUFT, KRPS, KRPS and more


  • Added: Oct 29, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11
Indie on Demand Reviews CITIZEN GANGSTER
From: Daniel Persons
Series: The Indie on Demand Movie Review
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A review of the stylish crime film.

  • Added: May 02, 2012
  • Length: 01:59
Indie on Demand Reviews KINYARWANDA
From: Daniel Persons
Series: The Indie on Demand Movie Review
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A review of the Rwandan genocide drama.

  • Added: Apr 12, 2012
  • Length: 01:59
Kennedy and the Peace Corps: Idealism on the Ground
From: Lester Graham
Caption: Kennedy challenging university students to serve the Third World., Credit: University of Michigan
This compelling documentary explains how a John F. Kennedy challenge to college students ultimately became the Peace Corps. It explores Kennedy's...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., Interlochen Public Radio, Michigan Radio, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WYSO and more


  • Added: Oct 12, 2010
  • Length: 53:25
  • Purchases: 14
Unquiet History 2
From: Matthew Battles
Series: Unquiet History
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Magellan, Nelson, and the Comanche

  • Added: Oct 21, 2008
  • Length: 02:55
Sir Patrick Moore. The British star of astronomy. Promo 2.
From: Carl Stiansen
Caption: Carl Stiansen and Sir Patrick Moore
Sir Patrick Moore talks about his life in astronomy, life on Mars, and playing music with Einstein.

  • Added: Feb 19, 2008
  • Length: :18
Stephanie Coontz: Marriage Today Ain't So Bad
From: KUOW
Series: Speaker's Forum
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Woe is me. Marriage today just isn't what it used to be. Isn't that the truth? Nope! Not true! Historian Stephanie Coontz knows the facts. Marriage...

Bought by KCUR


  • Added: Aug 01, 2007
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 1
#2: The Rite of Spring, or when Lenny met Igor
From: Jackson Braider
Series: Stravinsky@125
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Few musical works have inspired so many stories as Stravinsky's 1913 hit, The Rite of Spring. These are just three or four of them.

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KPIK-LP, KGLT, KFAI Minneapolis, Connecticut Public (WNPR) and more


  • Added: Mar 12, 2007
  • Length: 13:16
  • Purchases: 8
#1: The Birth, Reversion, and Rebirth of "The Soldier's Tale"
From: Jackson Braider
Series: Stravinsky@125
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The 46-year history behind a new release of Stravinsky's "The Soldier's Tale"

  • Added: Mar 06, 2007
  • Length: 29:00
Passaic On Strike!
From: New Jersey Historical Commission and NJN Public Radio
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In 1926, 16,000 Wool Workers Strike for nearly a year in New Jersey

Bought by WVTF, KBRP Community Radio, Iowa Public Radio, KLCC, KZYX and more


  • Added: Apr 25, 2006
  • Length: 54:55
  • Purchases: 10
THEY MADE AMERICA: From the Steam Engine to the Search Engine: Two Centuries of Innovators, with Sir Harold Evans
From: Sarah Montague
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Sir Harold Evans looks at the lives, times and ideas of the innovators that shaped America.

Bought by WNIJ, WFDD, WFIU, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KPBS and more


  • Added: Oct 26, 2005
  • Length: 58:55
  • Purchases: 11