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Heather Cox Richardson on Whether We Are Seeing the Birth of a New Era in American History
From: Letters from an American
Series: Letters from an American
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Heather Cox Richardson discusses: VP Harris, Gov. Walz, Midwest Progressivism, and the Wisconsin Idea Today

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Aug 12, 2024
  • Length: 14:59
  • Purchases: 1
Eisenhower's D-Day Dilemma: Triumph, Tension, and the Birth of a Superpower
From: Paul VOGELZANG
Caption: The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Series, Credit: Paul Vogelzang
🇺🇸Happy Memorial Day! 🌟 Join us for an unforgettable journey into history! 🌟 📚 New Episode Alert: Dive into the heart of WWII with Smithsonian Asso...

  • Added: May 27, 2024
  • Length: 29:43
The Secret History of Women at the CIA - Liza Mundy
From: Paul VOGELZANG
Series: Smithsonian Associates Interview Series, Not Old Better Show
Caption: The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Series
🔍 Join #TheNotOldBetterShow in partnership with #SmithsonianAssociates for an enthralling episode! 🎧 We delve into "The Sisterhood: The Secret Hist...

  • Added: Dec 09, 2023
  • Length: 33:50
War Crimes in Real Time - Waging War on Refugees
From: David Kattenburg
Series: Green Planet Monitor Podcast
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Hamas didn't parachute into Gaza from another planet. The Islamic Resistance Movement, its leaders and militants are an organic part of a packed po...

  • Added: Nov 19, 2023
  • Length: 58:39
Florence Price
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: Conversations in African American Music
Caption: Florence Price, Credit: Public Domain
Dr. Louise Toppin examines the life and music of trailblazing composer Florence Price.

  • Added: Aug 28, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
National Writers Series: Jerry Dennis and Dave Dempsey
From: Interlochen Public Radio
Series: National Writers Series: Season Four
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Sheri McWhirter talks with environmental authors Jerry Dennis and Dave Dempsey.

Bought by Michigan Radio and WKAR


  • Added: Oct 10, 2022
  • Length: 54:31
  • Purchases: 2
Tamara Payne on Les Payne’s THE DEAD ARE ARISING (Re-Broadcast)
From: Francesca Rheannon
Series: Writer's Voice
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For Black History Month, we air our conversation with Tamara Payne about her late father Les Payne’s acclaimed biography of Malcolm X, The Dead Are...

  • Added: Feb 02, 2022
  • Length: 58:42
Episode 4: On The Death Penalty - The Unexpected Messenger
From: Will Coley
Series: Shifting the Narrative
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Over the past decade, support for the death penalty has plummeted. In this episode, we look at why this happened and how one unexpected messenger, ...

  • Added: Sep 27, 2021
  • Length: 35:11
Episode 2: On Poverty - The Power of The Camera
From: Will Coley
Series: Shifting the Narrative
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Fifty years ago, the Poor People’s Campaign took over a portion of the National Mall in Washington, DC. Their aim: change how Americans understand ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Sep 27, 2021
  • Length: 37:10
  • Purchases: 1
National Writers Series: Rochelle Riley and Chris Bohjalian
From: Interlochen Public Radio
Series: National Writers Series: Season Three
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Discussions with authors Rochelle Riley and Chris Bohjalian.

Bought by WKAR, Michigan Radio, and WKAR


  • Added: Jul 22, 2021
  • Length: 54:30
  • Purchases: 3
The Telephone Show (Feb 2, 2019)
From: Rhythm & News Service
Series: American Rhythm
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This week, American Rhythm explores songs that reference that all-important communication technology: the telephone.

  • Added: Aug 06, 2020
  • Length: 01:57:56
Forms of Concentration: Constructing Racialized Bodies
From: WFHB
Series: Interchange
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What is most striking is that what Dan Nemser describes of 17th century Mexico City is a mode of organization nearly unchanged over four centuries....

  • Added: May 12, 2020
  • Length: 59:01
Bill Withers: Just As He Is
From: Joyride Media
Series: Black History Month Specials
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A deep look into the late Bill Withers early life in music that set up the making of his debut album, "Just As I Am." Please consider this free on...

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KPSQ-LP, WOMR, WKMS, KAZU Seaside, Calif. and more


  • Added: Apr 03, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 22
Kingwood Kowboy's History Of Country Music Episode 11
From: Larry W Jones - Kingwood Kowboy
Series: Kingwood Kowboy's History Of Country Music
Caption: Larry W Jones - Kingwood Kowboy
Kingwood Kowboy's History Of Country Music Episodes showcases the roots of classic and vintage country, cowboy, western and bluegrass music with co...

  • Added: Mar 15, 2020
  • Length: 01:00:03
The Dream Show, Part 2 (January 25, 2020)
From: Rhythm & News Service
Series: American Rhythm
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It's another week of songs all about the concept of dreaming.

  • Added: Jan 22, 2020
  • Length: 01:57:58
30 Seconds of Democracy
From: Bob Garfield
Caption: PRX default Piece image
30 Seconds of Democracy is series of 30 second spots. Each will offer a slice of our democratic freedoms, through history, law, and perspective wit...

  • Added: Oct 25, 2019
  • Length: 14:45
The Easter Connection
From: Capital Public Radio
Series: Connections
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The Easter season, and the music it inspires, combine tragedy and triumph, sorrow and celebration—joining with the coming of spring as a symbol of ...

Bought by KUAT, KCUR, WVTF, WVIA, KALW and more


  • Added: Apr 12, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
The Legacy of C.L.R. James
From: WFHB
Series: Interchange
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Best known for his path-breaking work on the Haitian Revolution, The Black Jacobins, published in 1938, Trinidadian C.L.R. James was often at the c...

  • Added: May 15, 2018
  • Length: 58:05
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
The Vaughan Williams Christmas Connection
From: Capital Public Radio
Series: Connections
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The son of a clergyman, he became an atheist in college, then settled for a life as a “cheerful agnostic.” And yet, he probably wrote more Christma...

Bought by WVIA, Northwest Public Broadcasting, and WUAL


  • Added: Dec 28, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
The Christmas Connection 2
From: Capital Public Radio
Series: Connections
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December is filled to bursting with carols and other vocal works—and as a result a great deal of instrumental and orchestral music is often overloo...

Bought by Hawaii Public Radio, Northwest Public Broadcasting, WUAL, and KRPS


  • Added: Dec 27, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
Gay youth look back on the Stonewall riots - PART 2 OF 2
From: Media for the Public Good, Inc. - OutCasting Media
Series: OutCasting
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LGBTQ youth are often unaware of their own history. In this occasional series, OutCasting connects them with that history. This is part 2 of a tw...

Bought by KZYX and Radio Catskill


  • Added: Jul 26, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Gay youth look back on the Stonewall riots - PART 1 OF 2
From: Media for the Public Good, Inc. - OutCasting Media
Series: OutCasting
Caption: Professor Karla Jay, Ph.D.
LGBTQ youth are often unaware of their own history. In this occasional series, OutCasting connects them with that history. This is part 1 of a tw...

Bought by KZYX, Radio Catskill, and WMMT


  • Added: Jun 30, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
James Forman, Jr., LOCKING UP OUR OWN
From: Francesca Rheannon
Series: Writer's Voice
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Writer’s Voice spends the hour with James Forman, Jr., talking about his groundbreaking book, Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black Ame...

  • Added: Jun 29, 2017
  • Length: 59:28
Bill Schutt discusses "The Himalayan Codex"
From: Steven Nester
Series: Poets of the Tabloid Murder
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Bill Schutt a vertebrate zoologist, college professor and author. Learn more about him at https://www.billschutt.com/.

  • Added: Jun 13, 2017
  • Length: 11:33