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Marriage: A History
From: Talking History
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Marriages were not historically speaking, founded on love, Stephanie Coontz discusses the institution of marriage with Talking History's Linna Plac...

Bought by KVSC and WEPS


  • Added: Feb 04, 2006
  • Length: 29:02
  • Purchases: 2
RN Documentary: The Free Radio Complex
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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After supporting the war of ideas against communism, Radio Free Europe /Radio Liberty have been mobilized to support the war on terror.

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 01, 2006
  • Length: 29:29
  • Purchases: 1
RN Documentary: Sólheimar, a place in the sun
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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The story of Sólheimar,a village in Iceland where mentally disabled persons live together with people without a handicap.

Bought by WFUV, KFAI Minneapolis, and KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA


  • Added: Nov 08, 2005
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 3
John Brown: Abolitionist
From: Talking History
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Program features an interview with David Reynolds author of "John Brown: Abolitionist," and excerpt adapted from the unpublished recollections of T...

  • Added: Oct 03, 2005
  • Length: 29:00
Jesus in America
From: Talking History
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Richard Wightman Fox and Fred Nielsen discuss the changing perceptions of Jesus in America.

  • Added: Sep 07, 2005
  • Length: 29:00
Slam: Literary Fad or Movement
From: Don McIver
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In the 80's Marc Smith invented the Poetry Slam, which has swept the country and created a spoken word revolution.

Bought by KRZA, Marfa Public Radio, KUT-HD, KUHB, WEKU and more


  • Added: Aug 29, 2005
  • Length: 58:54
  • Purchases: 7
The Full Monty
From: Chrysti M. Smith
Series: Chrysti the Wordsmith
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The Full Monty means "the entire amount, the whole enchilada." Why?

  • Added: Jul 19, 2005
  • Length: 02:03
1968
From: Talking History
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Our interview features Mark Kurlansky who joins host Bryan Le Beau to discuss just what made 1968 "the year that rocked the world," and Robert Bren...

  • Added: Jul 10, 2005
  • Length: 29:00
The Scopes Trial
From: Talking History
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According to John Herron's guest, Edward Larson, the Scopes Trial took on a life and meaning of its own, and William Ashworth comments on the defin...

  • Added: Jul 10, 2005
  • Length: 29:02
Treasonable Doubt
From: Talking History
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Interview with Bruce Craig on the Harry Dexter White spy case and commentary from Jon Wiener on secrecy in the archives.

  • Added: Jul 10, 2005
  • Length: 29:02
The Bicycle: A History
From: Talking History
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Fred Nielsen and guest David Herlihy retrace the history of the bicycle and Sam Wineburg comments on why history teachers need history degrees.

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WMPG, Marfa Public Radio, and BSR Radio


  • Added: Jul 10, 2005
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
Cold War: Cool Medium
From: Talking History
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Interview with Thomas Doherty author of Cold War: Cool Medium, topical commentary and regular features on History in the News, and our Site of the ...

  • Added: May 27, 2005
  • Length: 29:00
William Clark
From: Talking History
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Interview with Landon Jones on the life of William Clark, plus topical history news and commentary.

  • Added: May 27, 2005
  • Length: 29:00
RN Documentary: Whitman - The Good Gray Poet
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Focus on Poetry
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Explores the later life of Walt Whitman, considered by many to be the Father of Modern Poetry.

Bought by KMUN, KSJD, WHQR, and KUOW


  • Added: Mar 22, 2005
  • Length: 29:25
  • Purchases: 4
RN Documentary: Whitman - Songs of the Poet
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Focus on Poetry
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Explores the early life of Walt Whitman, considered by many to be the Father of Modern Poetry.

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston, KUOW, and Radio Catskill


  • Added: Mar 22, 2005
  • Length: 29:28
  • Purchases: 3
Jimmy Carter Builds a Tree House
From: Marion Owen
Series: The UpBeet Gardener Series
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President Jimmy Carter builds daughter Amy an environmentally-friendly tree house on the White House grounds.

  • Added: Mar 22, 2005
  • Length: 02:00
Venice At 100: A Touch of Eden
From: KCRW
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We celebrate Venice California's 100th Anniversary with a look at some historical highlights.

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif.


  • Added: Feb 25, 2005
  • Length: 28:14
  • Purchases: 1
In the Spirit
From: WPSU
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A one-hour retrospective of 20th Century African-American Religious Music and Interviews

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WSGE, 90.5 WSNC, KLCC, KTNA and more


  • Added: Jan 13, 2005
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 16
Boston Marriages
From: Talking History
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Same sex union is nothing new, find out what was meant by the term "Boston Marriage" in this week's show.

  • Added: Dec 28, 2004
  • Length: 29:00
DNA evidence leads to freedom.
From: David Barasoain
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Prisoner freedom after a 17 year wrongful conviction.

  • Added: Dec 05, 2004
  • Length: 06:30
RN Documentary: From Harbor to Hotspot
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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Amsterdam’s Eastern Docklands have been redeveloped from an industrial site to an urban area with more than 8,000 houses.

  • Added: Oct 05, 2004
  • Length: 29:29
The Creative Remix
From: Benjamen Walker
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a lawyer free exploration of the remix in music, art and literature.

Bought by KVNF, WCFM, KUOW, WBEZ, KFAI Minneapolis and more


  • Added: Sep 28, 2004
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 8
Walking High Steel: Mohawk Ironworkers at the Twin Towers
From: The Kitchen Sisters
Series: The Sonic Memorial Project: 5 Stories
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Mohawk ironworkers built some of the most recognizable buildings in NYC, including the Twin Towers.

Bought by PRX Remix, KUER, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KGLT, Marfa Public Radio and more


  • Added: Sep 09, 2004
  • Length: 15:18
  • Purchases: 10
Promo for "Ask the Librarian"
From: Jackson Braider
Series: Ask the Librarian
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Man cannot live by Google alone!

  • Added: Jul 14, 2004
  • Length: 01:30
Broadway Memories
From: Helen Borten
Series: A Sense of Place
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From a riot in 1849 to today’s regulars at Barrymore’s Bar, how a street became the universal symbol of live theater.

Bought by PRX Remix, Audible, and WFUV


  • Added: May 28, 2004
  • Length: 29:35
  • Purchases: 3

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