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Like the pioneers of the American West, the birds that are now settling the Arctic frontier in response to climate change aren’t necessarily the bi...
- Added: Dec 16, 2013
- Length: 01:00
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Series: BackStory with the American History Guys: Favorites
Series: BackStory with the American History Guys: Favorites
Host Brian Balogh sits down with historian Joseph Crespino, who explains the Democratic conflict that led to the Dixiecrat Bolt of 1948.
Bought by Radio Newark
- Added: Oct 28, 2013
- Length: 09:27
- Purchases: 1
If the food industry adds an ingredient to our food, it has to be pre-tested and determined safe, right? Not always. Join Food Sleuth Radio host an...
- Added: Oct 03, 2013
- Length: 28:00
Andy Warhol once said: "In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes." But in this town, you'll meet people who claim that in the pa...
- Added: Sep 12, 2013
- Length: 06:26
Bigger doesn’t always mean better. Case in point: fruits and vegetables. Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn...
- Added: Aug 30, 2013
- Length: 28:00
Donald Perry was found not guilty--so why is he still in prison?
Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and New Hampshire Public Radio
- Added: Aug 05, 2013
- Length: 05:41
- Purchases: 2
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Series: BackStory with the American History Guys: Favorites
Series: BackStory with the American History Guys: Favorites
Host Ed Ayers talks with historian Walter Johnson about the rise of steamboats in the 19th Century, and how the cotton economy fueled an ever more ...
Bought by Radio Newark, KHNS, and PRX Remix
- Added: Jun 17, 2013
- Length: 08:58
- Purchases: 3
With so many dietary supplements to choose from, it’s hard for consumers to sort through marketing claims, assorted ingredients and whether there’s...
- Added: May 23, 2013
- Length: 28:00
On this episode of Art Beat, we learn how theatre and history collide in Theatre du Mississippi's Production of Angels in the Trees: Rockwell Kent ...
- Added: Feb 05, 2013
- Length: 34:12
- Purchases: 2
A look inside the issue of gender neutral bathrooms -- through online maps, art museums, and one person's struggle to find a decent place to pee.
- Added: Dec 30, 2012
- Length: 05:09
Digital technologies are changing how many Americans go to college - from online courses to robo-tutors. Can these innovations make college cheaper...
- Added: Nov 14, 2012
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 5
Two Kenyan boys from different backgrounds, cultures and educations discover how to make toothbrushes at an overnight outing. This is how traditio...
- Added: Jul 22, 2012
- Length: 04:52
It takes great courage to rescue orphaned baby chimpanzees from a country in the middle of a deadly war. But Annie Olivecrona flew from Kenya into ...
- Added: Jul 22, 2012
- Length: 28:54
Washington's oldest monuments have nearly been forgotten. But a group of engineers, preservationists and history buffs is racing to change that.
- Added: Jun 04, 2012
- Length: 04:10
A well-meaning illustration in a children's book sparks controversy over segregation in the nation's capital in the 1930s.
Bought by Listenwise, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and WRST-FM Oshkosh
- Added: Jan 31, 2012
- Length: 07:41
- Purchases: 3
Changing Gears reporters spent a week on the road, traveling to places throughout the Midwest where local economies and town cultures revolve aroun...
- Added: Dec 14, 2011
- Length: 20:12
Meet the very first curator of the U.S. House of Representatives collection... 4,000 artifacts strong.
Bought by Louisville Public Media, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and PRX Remix
- Added: Jul 25, 2011
- Length: 06:05
- Purchases: 3
This week on Culture Clique Dr. Aurea Osgood assistant professor of Sociology at Winona State University asks the question "What about Dad?" in he...
Bought by KSRQ
- Added: Apr 18, 2011
- Length: 39:12
- Purchases: 1
The Big Dig, the Bay Bridge, the Chunnel...
Why do transportation projects go so spectacularly over budget? There's a simple explanation - this doc...
Bought by The Neighborhood and PRX Remix
- Added: Aug 06, 2010
- Length: 26:38
- Purchases: 2
Violinist Hilary Hahn performed on the Tonight Show in March 2010. The late night show had been in the news lately with a little hosting drama. D...
Bought by BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
- Added: Jan 13, 2010
- Length: :22
- Purchases: 1
Some obsessions and compulsions are better than others, and conductor Lorin Maazel admits that at one point in his career, he spent too much time a...
Bought by WXXI Rochester, KVLU, KUHF, and BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
- Added: Oct 29, 2009
- Length: :29
- Purchases: 4
The Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 is a part of nearly every pianist's concert repertoire, and for many Russian pianists, it's often the first ma...
- Added: Mar 02, 2009
- Length: :26
You may have heard that the future of the recording industry is somewhat up in the air as new technologies make it possible to access music in new ...
- Added: Mar 02, 2009
- Length: :22
Hong Kong commemorated the Tiannanman Square massacre in Beijing.
- Added: Aug 06, 2008
- Length: 22:08
A visit to one of America's two tsunami warning centers... and a lesson that just might save your life.
Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: Mar 17, 2008
- Length: 04:27
- Purchases: 1
