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Local author Dwane Schwartz and his latest called "Calumet," a mystery set in Calumet that involves the Klan.
- Added: Apr 26, 2010
- Length: 08:42
The history of Mary Gibbs and Itasca State Park & her showdown with the lumber industry as told by historian Dr. Janet Rith-Najarian.
- Added: Apr 21, 2010
- Length: 18:07
Guido shares the story of the beginning of Empty Bowls, the fundraiser for Second Harvest Foodbank and The Community Cafe, now in it's 9th year...
- Added: Apr 12, 2010
- Length: 08:02
Wanda Hoyum, the Director of the Beltrami County Historical Society, talked about the history of Lake Julia Sanatorium.
- Added: Apr 08, 2010
- Length: 12:49
We talk with Brian Vroman, Philosophy Instructor at Itasca Community College, about the history Ku Klux Klan in Itasca County in the 1920s.
- Added: Mar 31, 2010
- Length: 08:46
Julie Klassen about her book of historical fiction that's been nominated for a Minnesota Book Award, "The Silent Governess."
- Added: Mar 25, 2010
- Length: 15:36
Andrea LeVasseur, Archeologist and Historian at the Chippewa National Forest, talks about the history of the Supervisor's Headquarters in the CNF a...
Bought by KVSC
- Added: Mar 25, 2010
- Length: 14:23
- Purchases: 1
From: Chris Goldstein
Robert Platshorn "Bobby Tuna" spent 30 years behind bars after being convicted of marijuana smuggling in the 1970's. Out of prison now, Bob has pie...
- Added: Nov 25, 2009
- Length: 30:46
Why is it that Thanksgiving is celebrated almost exclusively in the United States and Canada. How has it been celebrated and how is it celebrated now?
Bought by RadioStPete Florida, KRZA, RadioFreePalmer, KMUN, KMUN and more
- Added: Nov 24, 2009
- Length: 28:40
- Purchases: 6
Historical novel writer Sarah Dunant talks about she applies her background writing thrillers to write more literary books. The author of the best...
- Added: Unknown
- Length: 29:00
Joe Strummer spins his favorite tracks from around the world
Bought by KPSQ-LP, KHNS, Prairie Public, KUPR low power FM, KBBI Alaska and more
- Added: Oct 13, 2009
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 25
- Added: Sep 20, 2009
- Length: 27:59
On a trip to see his brother, Walt Whitman was so struck by the violence of the Civil War that he stayed to help heal wounded soldiers. He hoped hi...
Bought by KVNF, WHFR, WRKF, RadioFreePalmer, KVSC and more
- Added: Jul 13, 2009
- Length: 28:56
- Purchases: 13
During and despite the Great Depression, the entertainment industry was working overtime. Listen to some of the gems and the stories behind them.
Bought by KUER, WGBH Radio Boston, KFAI Minneapolis, and WRPI
- Added: Jul 09, 2009
- Length: 28:56
- Purchases: 4
Why you've never heard of the Wright Brothers' sister, Katharine.
- Added: Apr 14, 2009
- Length: 29:00
Noel Hendrickson considers questions about what might have been if the past had happened differently.
- Added: Feb 11, 2009
- Length: 29:39
Elementary school teachers may want to encourage a noisier classroom this fall. Adam Winsler’s recent research shows that 5-year-olds perform bette...
- Added: Feb 11, 2009
- Length: 29:43
The groundbreaking discovery of an unknown master painter and perhaps one of the greatest women in art.
- Added: Dec 17, 2008
- Length: 29:31
West Virginia born, Nashville songcatcher Kathy Mattea talks with John & Viv about the creative process behind her recent release Coal. Deeply pers...
- Added: Dec 16, 2008
- Length: 59:00
Two interviews for the curious among us: Why we can thank the anarchist movement for an 8 hour work week , then a discussion of new insights into t...
- Added: Jul 16, 2008
- Length: 29:36
Very personal conversation with author Diane ACKERMAN about The Zoo Keeper's Wife, now a major film.
- Added: Jan 16, 2008
- Length: 29:30
5 generations share essays on Community from This I Believe archive
- Added: Oct 29, 2007
- Length: 59:59
Author Nancy MacLean interviews on her newest book Freedom is Not Enough_The Opening of the American Workplace
Bought by KSFR
- Added: Feb 01, 2007
- Length: 29:45
- Purchases: 1
Historian Howard Zinn reflects on the conditions necessary to support democracy.
- Added: Nov 12, 2006
- Length: 28:55
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News and features on the War in Iraq
- Added: Apr 07, 2006
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 2
