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The Freedom Riders
From: James Mills
Series: The Joy Trip Project
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A conversation with Freedom Rider and civil rights historian Earnest “Rip” Patton and German-American artist Charlotta Janssen whose depiction of F...

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: May 11, 2011
  • Length: 10:18
  • Purchases: 1
Josh White: The Music The Man (Part A)
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Funk Show
Caption: Josh White
Interview and discussion on the subject of the legendary JOSH WHITE with his son JOSH WHITE, Jr. his daughter JUDY WHITE-GOARD and his granddaughte...

  • Added: Mar 31, 2011
  • Length: 54:13
National Book Award Finalist imagines the stories within I-Hotel
From: KALW
Caption: "I Hotel" by Karen Tei Yamashita
The eviction of the residents of San Francisco’s International Hotel took place the night of August 4th, 1977, but the drama played out throughout ...

  • Added: Mar 06, 2011
  • Length: 07:15
Belva Davis on reporting during the tumultuous ‘60s
From: KALW
Caption: elva Davis (right) interviewing Coretta Scott King., Credit: Courtesy of Belva Davis
In 1964, the Republican Party was holding its convention in San Francisco. Barry Goldwater was running for president. President Johnson had recentl...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 06, 2011
  • Length: 07:56
  • Purchases: 1
Producer Profile: Diane E. Benson
From: Vision Maker Media
Series: Native Producer Profile
Caption: Diane E. Benson
Reporter Ben Kreimer speaks with Diane E. Benson (Tlingit). She is an actress in the film For the Rights of All: Ending Jim Crow in Alaska.

Bought by KSTK


  • Added: Feb 08, 2011
  • Length: 15:29
  • Purchases: 1
Loyalty - Generational Perspectives
From: Phil Mariage
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Older, middle and younger generations discuss loyalty

  • Added: Jan 31, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
Freedom Summer, Bob Moses, and the Fight for First Class Citizenship
From: Francesca Rheannon
Caption: Bruce Watson
Journalist Bruce Watson talks about FREEDOM SUMMER: The Savage Season That Made Mississippi Burn and Made America a Democracy. And the great civil ...

Bought by WESM 91.3 FM


  • Added: Jan 14, 2011
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 1
The Secrets of Shanghri La
From: James Mills
Series: The Joy Trip Project
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An interview with professional mountaineer Peter Athans that explores his project preserve ancient Tibetan artifacts that pre-date Buddhism.

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Jan 03, 2011
  • Length: 11:36
  • Purchases: 1
Ivan Doig's "Work Song"
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Series: Stage and Studio
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Dmae Roberts features an in-depth and lively interview with Northwest Writer Ivan Doig.

  • Added: Dec 02, 2010
  • Length: 28:02
Secession Showdown
From: With Good Reason
Caption: Camp at Ft. Monroe, VA, Credit: Library of Congress
A conversation about the contingency of one state's role in the Civil War.

Bought by KRUA and WRPI


  • Added: Jun 09, 2010
  • Length: 28:57
  • Purchases: 2
Jazz and Civil Rights
From: With Good Reason
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Musicians' impact on the Movement.

Bought by WVAS, WVAS, WABE, WVAS, Oregon Public Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Jun 09, 2010
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 6
Bible Babel: Making Sense of the Most Talked About Book of All Time
From: With Good Reason
Caption: Bible Babel Cover, Credit: Harper Collins
A conversation about the Bible's universality and relevance in pop culture, with the author who aims to give "people what they don't get in church ...

Bought by WFIU


  • Added: Jun 09, 2010
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 1
54 Years
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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The nation's last sardine cannery in Gouldsboro, Maine closed its doors in April 2010. Lela Anderson worked at the cannery for fifty-four years.

  • Added: Jun 03, 2010
  • Length: 07:46
The Parks of the City of St. Cloud
From: KVSC
Series: St. Cloud Area Arts & Culture Collage
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Summer in St. Cloud means getting outdoors for fun, frolick, and festivals. From the foliage of the Beaver Island Trails and the Clemens/Munsinger...

  • Added: May 27, 2010
  • Length: 26:07
CREATION -- Darwin's great-great-grandson, Randal Keynes, on the evolutionary theorist.
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Randal Keynes on CREATION, the film version of his book of the same name about his ancestor, Charles Darwin.

  • Added: Apr 29, 2010
  • Length: 14:27
THE MOST DANGEROUS MAN IN AMERICA: Judith Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith on their documentary.
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
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Judith Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith talk to Andrea Chase about their Oscar(R)-nominated documentary, THE MOST DANGEROUS MAN IN AMERICA: DANIEL ELLSBE...

  • Added: Feb 14, 2010
  • Length: 18:33
A Government Out of Sight
From: With Good Reason
Caption: Book Cover
With all the talk about Big Government, two scholars reflect on how the Federal Government and taxes have evolved since the founding era.

  • Added: Jan 28, 2010
  • Length: 28:59
ME AND ORSON WELLES: Richard Linklater and Christian McKay talk about making the film.
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Director Richard Linklater and actor Christian McKay talk to Andrea Chase about theater, synchronicity, and the difference between an impersonation...

  • Added: Jan 03, 2010
  • Length: 18:20
The 'Discovery' of North America
From: With Good Reason
Caption: Pamlico Village, Credit: Library of Congress
Two Native American scholars explore how the Europeans' "Doctrine of Discovery" has affected American Indian nations from 1607 to today.

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, KZYX, KMUD, KZMU Moab Community Radio, Aspen Public Radio and more


  • Added: Nov 11, 2009
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 10
Women at War
From: With Good Reason
Caption: On Their Own, Credit: Joyce Hoffman
Covering a beat, or a family: two different perspectives on women at war

Bought by High Plains Public Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, 90.5 WSNC, and WRNC-LP


  • Added: Sep 10, 2009
  • Length: 28:56
  • Purchases: 4
Sustainable Communities
From: Smart City Radio
Caption: PRX default Piece image
This week on Smart City, we'll look at the next generation of housing design with architect Avi Friedman and discover the lessons learned from Dani...

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WLRN, WFSU, Spokane Public Radio, and WBEZ


  • Added: Sep 09, 2009
  • Length: 58:52
  • Purchases: 5
Poet Robert Pinsky takes on another poet, King David of the Bible - and of the Psalms - in his "Life of David."
From: Jenny Attiyeh
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Former poet laureate Robert Pinsky tackles King David of the Bible - the shepherd, poet, warrior and adulterer - in his "Life of David."

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Sep 06, 2009
  • Length: 28:26
  • Purchases: 1
The Peabody Sisters: an interview with biographer Megan Marshall on ThoughtCast
From: Jenny Attiyeh
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An interview with Megan Marshall, the biographer of The Peabody Sisters -- three women who helped found the Transcendentalist movement in the mid-1...

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston


  • Added: Sep 06, 2009
  • Length: 35:58
  • Purchases: 1
Virgil's Georgics: ThoughtCast interviews the poet and translator David Ferry
From: Jenny Attiyeh
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Virgil's Georgics: an interview with poet David Ferry, who recently translated Virgil's second great poem, The Georgics. We're joined by Virgil sch...

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston


  • Added: Sep 06, 2009
  • Length: 28:56
  • Purchases: 1

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