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From Paper Bags to Circular Saws -- Who Thunk 'Em Up?

From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk

The old saying "necessity is the mother of invention" may be true, but it leaves out an important component -- the real "mothers" and "aunts" and "...

Carlos

From: Joyride Media

One hour special celebrates the life of legendary guitarist Carlos Santana for Hispanic Heritage Month

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WBGO, Harford Community Radio, KRVS, and KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio

Christmas Radio Show Paul Sannerud Interview

From: KQAL
Series: Art Beat

On this episode of Art Beat, we talk to Paul Sannerud, writer and director of Theatre du Mississippi’s 6th Annual Christmas Radio Show at the Black...

Indiana Bicentennial

From: WBAA
Series: What's New

Caption: Composer Ned Rorem, Credit: Christian Steiner

We'll hear Zabur by Mohammed Fairouz and Cello Concerto by Nico Muhly, recordings with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra on a special Indiana Bic...

Bought by KMUN, KMUN, WETS, KMUN, KVNO and more

Can A Song Sway A Vote? Presidential Campaign Songs Since Washington

From: KUNM

Caption: The official Flag of the President of the United States, Credit: Wiki, Creative Commons

Can a song sway a vote? Learn about the use of campaign music throughout the history of American Presidential campaigns since George Washington thr...

Dancing the Shrimp Dry: How Chinese Immigrants Drove Louisiana Seafood (Gravy Ep. 45)

From: Southern Foodways Alliance
Series: Gravy Podcast

Caption: Man with rake and drying shrimp. , Credit: Photo courtesy of The Historic New Orleans Collection.

Imagine this: deep in the Louisiana wetlands, a wooden platform the size of three football fields, covered in shrimp, drying in the sun… which are ...

Bought by KVLU

Digging Up Myles Standish

From: Annie Sinsabaugh

There’s a recent trend to question historical icons with complicated histories—Andrew Jackson, Woodrow Wilson, and of course the confederate flag. ...

Bought by WCPN, Connecticut Public (WNPR), and New Hampshire Public Radio

Staying Alive: The Art and Science of Living to 100

From: Karen Brown

An audio essay that combines science, personal moments, and the wit and wisdom of four 100-year-old (and up) women.

The Speed of Sound: Cracker

From: Louisville Public Media
Series: The Speed of Sound

Kyle Meredith talks with David Lowery and Johnny Hickman of Cracker about their 25 year journey from the ashes of Camper Van Beethoven to writing m...

Bought by KPIP-LP, KUCB, KSUT, and KRCB 104.9

Yum! Retro Candy

From: Jennifer Cecil Moore

A little history, a lot of fun. Visit Atomic Boys - a Seattle shop specializing in nostalgic candy.

Bought by WMMT and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio

Ski Champion's Invention Transformed The Sport

From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY

Caption: Hjalmar Hvam was a champion ski jumper., Credit: courtesy of the Oregon Historical Society

A Norwegian immigrant in Oregon invented the first quick-release ski binding, which made skiing safer and more appealing.

Bought by KALW and PRX Remix

12: Playground Sounds (Standard Length)

From: Everything Sounds
Series: Everything Sounds (Standard Length)

The sounds of childhood: jokes and playground songs.

12: Playground Sounds

From: Everything Sounds
Series: Everything Sounds

The sounds of childhood: jokes and playground songs.

Bought by PRX Remix

Forgotten Foods of NYC: "Me Nacieron Mi Diente Cocinando; I Was Born Cooking"

From: Anne Noyes Saini
Series: Forgotten Foods of NYC

Caption: The Rice Bowl, NYC, 1950., Credit: Marcella Dear, Museum of Chinese in America.

Nurys Ortiz, 58, of Washington Heights, left the Dominican Republic ("DR") to work in a NYC factory when she was 17 years old. Ortiz started cooki...

Bought by PRX Remix

Forgotten Foods of NYC: Missing Hong Kong Handmade Noodles & Winter Melon Soup in NYC

From: Anne Noyes Saini
Series: Forgotten Foods of NYC

Caption: Photograph from The Rice Bowl, NYC, 1950. , Credit: Photo courtesy of Marcella Dear, Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) Collection.

Nancy Soong, 90, of Battery Park City, Manhattan, recalls the foods of her childhood in Hong Kong.

Bought by PRX Remix

Forgotten Foods of NYC: Learning to Cook and Eat in America

From: Anne Noyes Saini
Series: Forgotten Foods of NYC

Christina Lam, 68, of Chinatown, Manhattan, grew up in Hong Kong and moved to New York to work in a garment factory on East Broadway. She recalls h...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and PRX Remix

Forgotten Foods of NYC: Automat Baked Beans and Childs' Chocolate Syrup

From: Anne Noyes Saini
Series: Forgotten Foods of NYC

Caption: Hilda Baumol., Credit: Photo by Emon Hassan, courtesy of Narratively.

Hilda Baumol, 89, of Battery Park City, Manhattan, recalls the automat and a memorable (and long-shuttered) New York City restaurant chain, Childs.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and PRX Remix

Found Footage Festival -- Nick Prueher Interview

From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes

FOUND FOOTAGE FESTIVAL co-founder Nick Prueher talks context, unintended irony, and the video he thought might actually kill him.

Bought by KGOU

Today’s special: a tour of San Francisco’s dining history

From: KALW

Eating and drinking in a library are always forbidden – and with good reason. But that doesn’t mean you can’t learn a lot about eating and drinking...

Chic Silber: Broadway's Magic Man

From: Andrew Hiller

Caption: Chic Silber, Credit: Courtesy: Andrew Hiller

West Side Story, Carousel, Man of La Mancha, Amadeus, Wicked-- You may not know Chic Silber, but you probably know at least some of the spectacles ...

America America

From: Radijojo World Children's Radio Network

This show's main topic is the part that German immigrants played in the formation of the United States. We hear about General von Stueben who kicke...