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Billionaire entrepreneur John Catsimatidis, President of the Gristedes and Red Apple supermarkets, speaks about his campaign for the Republican nom...

  • Added: Jan 11, 2014
  • Length: 37:10
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The fear of public speaking can be debilitating. For some, it’s the stuff of nightmares, and so many of us avoid doing it altogether.

Bought by WJCT, KVSC, RadioFreePalmer, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., and KVSC


  • Added: Jan 07, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 5
Caption: Host Martha Burk
In January 1964 President Lyndon B. Johnson announced the War on Poverty. Much has changed, but much has stayed the same.

  • Added: Jan 02, 2014
  • Length: 02:30
Caption: New York City policemen pour liquor into a sewer following a raid during Prohibition, c1921, Credit: Library of Congress
30-second promo for BackStory episode, "Cheers and Jeers: Alcohol in America [rebroadcast]," with 5-second music bed at end for station-specific ti...

Bought by WHYY and Troy Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 24, 2013
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: “Testimony in the great Beecher-Tilton scandal case illustrated,” 1875 lithograph. , Credit: Library of Congress
15 years ago this month, then-President Bill Clinton was impeached by the US House of Representatives for perjury and obstruction of justice. The c...

Bought by WUFT, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WRPI, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 06, 2013
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 6
Caption: “Testimony in the great Beecher-Tilton scandal case illustrated,” 1875 lithograph. , Credit: Library of Congress
30-second promo for BackStory episode, "Shocked and Appalled: A History of Scandal," with 5-second music bed at end for station-specific time/date ...

  • Added: Dec 03, 2013
  • Length: :30
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"Globally, have we reached a point where we accept that genocide is not acceptable? I think we have. But what to do about it is something different...

  • Added: Nov 19, 2013
  • Length: 04:29
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Jim Hightower, political commentator and author of If the Gods Had Meant Us to Vote They Would Have Given Us Candidates; Thieves in High Places: Th...

  • Added: Nov 13, 2013
  • Length: 28:40
Caption: Host Martha Burk
On November 19th citizens of Albuquerque, New Mexico, will vote on the first city-level 20 week abortion ban in the U.S., with no exceptions for r...

  • Added: Nov 13, 2013
  • Length: 02:30
Caption: Ricardo Orozco, Area 3 Captain, OPD, Credit: Oakland Police Department
Oakland Police Captain Ricardo Orozco says he’s living his dream of being a cop. “Ever since I was a small boy, the show that I always liked to wa...

  • Added: Nov 06, 2013
  • Length: 16:20
Caption: Host Martha Burk
When it comes to how we treat our veterans,we do pretty well in some areas, but fall down in others. Homelessness is one of the worst. It’s way t...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Nov 06, 2013
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Host Martha Burk
The 2013 Global Gender Gap Index from the World Economic Forum is out. It measures overall equality between women and men in 136 countries. Is th...

  • Added: Oct 31, 2013
  • Length: 02:30
Caption: Rival factions of the Democratic Party tussle over President Martin Van Buren. Lithograph, 1837. , Credit: Library of Congress
The recent government shutdown highlighted the intense conflict between political parties today, but it also showed how critical conflict within th...

Bought by XRAY.fm, Northeast Indiana Public Radio, KBRP Community Radio, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, and WRPI


  • Added: Oct 25, 2013
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 5
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Our long national nightmare is over! Political Junkie Ken Rudin and NPR's Senior Political Editor Ron Elving team up this week to tackle the world ...

Bought by KCRW


  • Added: Oct 23, 2013
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 1
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When people get into trouble with the law, they normally don’t have a chance to have a conversation with their victims. To explain what happened. H...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Oct 09, 2013
  • Length: 07:59
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Mike Parker reviewing his energy bill, Credit: Laura Flynn
You might have heard about CleanPowerSF. It’s a program that would allow San Franciscans to choose where their electricity comes from. This model o...

  • Added: Oct 09, 2013
  • Length: 10:39
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The last decade has seen more than a hundred officer-involved shootings – 39 of them fatal. When one of those shootings happens, OPD’s Internal Aff...

  • Added: Sep 02, 2013
  • Length: 08:12
Caption: Professor Charles Seife
Numbers can be deceptive … we know this. Yet, in spite of how sophisticated we think we are, we still can be taken-in by numbers. Sometimes we’ll e...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Aug 26, 2013
  • Length: 28:57
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Host Martha Burk
Two and one half minute commentary by series host Martha Burk on the anniversary of women's suffrage, how far women have come, and what's left to b...

  • Added: Aug 15, 2013
  • Length: 02:30
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"More and more of the things that countries, nations, governments want to do for their citizens can't be done nationally. They have to reach out to...

  • Added: Aug 14, 2013
  • Length: 04:15
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"So I suppose, looking forward, what I would hope to see is a greater awareness of the richness of individual identities and less attention given t...

  • Added: Aug 06, 2013
  • Length: 04:16
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"I think what is morally distinct is our consciousness of the disconnect between our values, our aspirations, our capabilities, and our deliverable...

  • Added: Aug 06, 2013
  • Length: 03:44
Caption: Host Martha Burk
Two and one half minute commentary on why House Republicans took their 40th meaningless vote to repeal Obamacare before getting out of town for a 5...

  • Added: Aug 06, 2013
  • Length: 02:30
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We talk to three people who, when affected directly or indirectly by gun violence, have channeled their pain and upset into efforts to address the ...

Bought by KUT, KUOW, KUOW, KTSW 89.9, KMUZ and more


  • Added: Jul 24, 2013
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 7
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We talk to three people who, when affected directly or indirectly by gun violence, have channeled their pain and upset into efforts to address the ...

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI, Radio Baha'i, WLGI, and KUNM


  • Added: Jul 24, 2013
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 3