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Who knew antiquing could be such a rush? The producers of Antiques Roadshow
From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
Series: Audacious with Chion Wolf
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On this episode of Audacious: What goes into producing an episode of Antiques Roadshow? And what does it feel like to find out your heirloom is wor...

  • Added: Feb 21, 2024
  • Length: 50:01
HARM 23-40: Program 1000! With David McCormick, 9/25/2023
From: WFIU
Series: Harmonia
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On Harmonia this week: it’s episode number one thousand . . . and we’re celebrating by going medieval, or mostly anyway, podcast-style, with my gue...

  • Added: Sep 12, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
Constant Wonder - Float Like a Butterfly, Major Taylor
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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The man who changed the course of boxing history.

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio) and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Oct 05, 2022
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 2
220115 The First Rock and Roll Song
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
Caption: Jumping Bill Carlisle
The first rock and roll song is centered in the post World War II era when a new music captured the imagination and hope of people in the US and ar...

Bought by KCHU, WQCS, KPRG, Prairie Public, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio] and more


  • Added: Jan 10, 2022
  • Length: 02:57:02
  • Purchases: 6
Covid in the Country
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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Is being rural a pre-existing vulnerability in this crisis? Equipped with a mask and a selfie stick, Laura Flanders reports (from a responsible dis...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KDNK, and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Jun 25, 2020
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 3
Kansas Poets Laureate: Part 1
From: New Letters on the Air
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Our celebration of State Poets Laureate continues with a look back at previous holders of the title in Kansas. Part one of this public reading feat...

Bought by WNJR


  • Added: Sep 04, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Mommy Dearest: A History of American Motherhood [rebroadcast]
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Series: BackStory with the American History Guys: Special Programming
Caption: Twin mothers with their newborn babies at Columbia Maternity Hospital, Washington, D.C., April 7th, 1939 , Credit: Library of Congress
Some say motherhood is the hardest job in the world; turns out, there's a lot of history to back that up. In this special Mother's Day episode, the...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, WUFT, KISU, KAZU Seaside, Calif., KICI Iowa City and more


  • Added: May 03, 2018
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 24
NOLA vs Nature: The Other Biggest Flood In New Orleans History
From: WWNO
Series: TriPod: New Orleans At 300
Caption: The Crevasse, viewed from the levee., Credit: The Historic New Orleans Collection
For the next few episodes TriPod dives into the city’s messy relationship with water through a new series called NOLA vs. Nature. First up: a look ...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 30, 2017
  • Length: 11:45
  • Purchases: 1
Interview w/ Journalist Bill Carlsen author of "Jungle of Stone: The True Story of Two Men, Their Extraordinary Journey & The Discovery of the Lost Civilization of the Maya"
From: Out of Bounds
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Journalist (LAT) and author BILL CARLSEN discusses his compelling book "Jungle of Stone: The True Story of Two Men, Their Extraordinary Journey & T...

  • Added: Sep 14, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
Full Moon Hacksaw #1570 (Hour 1 & 2) - 03/02/2017
From: KRDP
Series: Full Moon Hacksaw
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A great arrangement from trumpeter Donald Byrd harkens back the ‘50s, then straight into salsa. What’s the difference between “Jazzvanes” and “Java...

Bought by WMOT, WVBI-LP, WJSU, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and WKAR


  • Added: Feb 28, 2017
  • Length: 01:59:59
  • Purchases: 5
2017 Anniversaries - Part 1
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Hear what happened this week in rock-n-roll history to lay the groundwork for today's musical landscape.

Bought by WOUB, KSRQ, 89.1 Trapper Radio KNWT, and KSKQ


  • Added: Dec 15, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
Could the Soviet Union Have Won the Space Race?
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Scale rendering of the Soviet LK moon lander next to the US Lunar Module., Credit: Eberhard Marx
Space historian and policy expert John Logsdon joins Mat Kaplan for a fascinating conversation about how the US could have lost the race to the moo...

Bought by KMUD, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KWMR, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: Aug 23, 2016
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 7
Food Sleuth Radio, Garrett Broad Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that J. Edgar Hoover expressed concerns over the Black Panthers’ empowering community food programs? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and ...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Jun 09, 2016
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Tuned to Yesterday #7
From: WRVO Public Media
Series: Tuned to Yesterday
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Tuned to Yesterday #7 Mystery Broadcasts include, "Sherlock Holmes" and "Suspense".

Bought by WMUU-LP


  • Added: Jul 13, 2015
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 1
Please Burn After Reading
From: Hold That Thought
Series: Writing from History
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A historian raises questions about the morality of the archival process and reveals how the NSA may change the future of history research.

  • Added: Oct 29, 2014
  • Length: 12:39
Fear Tactics: A History of Domestic Terrorism [2014]
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Caption: “The Anarchist Riot in Chicago,” from Harper's Weekly, May 15, 1886, Credit: Library of Congress
The Boston Marathon bombings took place one year ago, leaving a stunned nation to wrestle with what the government response should be. But how did ...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WRPI, and 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 11, 2014
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 3
Responsibility to Protect? A History of Humanitarian Intervention [rebroadcast]
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Caption: "Save me from my friends!" Uncle Sam shelters Cuba, illustration from Puck, 1898, Credit: Library of Congress
In 1898, President McKinley called for war with Spain to liberate Cuba from the “barbarities, bloodshed, starvation, and horrible miseries now exis...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Apr 04, 2014
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 1
On the Clock: A (Brief) History of Time [2014]
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Caption: “Victory! Congress Passes Daylight Saving Bill,” detail from 1918 lithograph, Credit: Library of Congress
As we "spring forward" into Daylight Saving Time, BackStory explores the different ways Americans have experienced and understood time, over time.

Bought by KTSW 89.9, KPIK-LP, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, and 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 07, 2014
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 4
On the Clock: A (Brief) History of Time [2014]
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Caption: “Victory! Congress Passes Daylight Saving Bill,” detail from 1918 lithograph , Credit: Library of Congress
As we "spring forward" into Daylight Saving Time, BackStory explores the different ways Americans have experienced and understood time, over time.

  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: 54:00
PROMO - On The Money: A History of American Currency
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Series: Promos for Upcoming Shows
Caption: “The Almightier,” illustration from Puck, May 15th, 1907 , Credit: Library of Congress
30-second promo for BackStory episode, "On the Money: A History of American Currency," with 5-second music bed at end for station-specific time/dat...

Bought by WUFT


  • Added: Feb 18, 2014
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 1
Contagion: Responding to Infectious Disease [rebroadcast]
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Caption: Detail from Chicago Department of Health vaccination poster, produced by the Works Progress Administration, late 1930s , Credit: Library of Congress
It’s the height of the flu season, and federal public health agencies have been spending millions of dollars trying to keep this year’s virus under...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WEZU, and 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 14, 2014
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 3
Sweet Talk: A History of Sugar
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Caption: "Sugar - save it!" Detail from U.S. Food Administration poster, c1917 , Credit: U.S. National Archives
Valentine’s Day is around the corner, and that means candy, chocolate, cakes – all the sweet stuff for your sweetheart! It’s just one of the ways s...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WUFT, WMUU-LP, WRPI, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and more


  • Added: Feb 07, 2014
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 7
Outed: Sexual Identity in America
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Caption: Affectionate Valentine couple, c1890., Credit: Wikimedia Commons
As the Winter Olympics in Sochi approach, countries around the world have expressed concerns over Russian legislation outlawing LGBTQ “propaganda.”...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WCPN, WRPI, WPCA-LP, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 31, 2014
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 7
PROMO - Outed: Sexual Identity in America
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Series: Promos for Upcoming Shows
Caption: Affectionate Valentine couple, c1890, Credit: Wikimedia Commons
30-second promo for BackStory episode, "Outed: Sexual Identity in America," with 5-second music bed at end for station-specific time/date tag.

  • Added: Jan 28, 2014
  • Length: :30
Young Americans: A History of Childhood [rebroadcast]
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Caption: Harlem Newsboy, 1943, by Gordon Parks , Credit: Library of Congress
BackStory takes on the history of childhood in America. Have children shared a common core experience across American history? Or has the nature o...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and WEZU


  • Added: Jan 24, 2014
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 2