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Tell Saki - Part II
From: Israel Story
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In Part II of this tale, Yochai Maital brings the kind of war story we rarely hear – that which begins once the fighting ends. On October 8, 1973, ...

  • Added: Mar 01, 2021
  • Length: 47:57
Chester and Gertrude (at War)
From: WNIN
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Just in time for the centennial of the end of World War One, a story of triumph and tragedy that spawned a national womens' movement and a historic...

  • Added: Oct 23, 2018
  • Length: 53:58
First World War Poetry - Graham Vincent reads Dulce et Decorum Est, by Wilfred Owen
From: Alison Turner
Series: Armistice Day for Expats in Belgium
Caption: Trooper Henry Dixon
As part of a series marking Armistice Day, the anniversary of the end of the First World War, reporter, Alison Turner, asked expat actors living in...

  • Added: Nov 01, 2012
  • Length: 06:49
Part Five-The Night Before The Surrender
From: Jan Thompson
Series: The Tragedy of Bataan
Caption: American Troops Surrendering
The final segment describes the fall of Bataan and those who were able to escape to Corregidor Island. Interviews are with: Art Campbell, Ralph Lev...

Bought by KUER


  • Added: Oct 15, 2011
  • Length: 06:38
  • Purchases: 1
The Rwandan Genocide
From: Arndt Peltner
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In the evening of April 6th 1994 the plane of the Rwandan president was shot down. This sparked the genocide that nearly killed one million people

  • Added: Apr 05, 2010
  • Length: 14:39
Sculpting Agent Orange's Legacy
From: Avishay Artsy
Caption: A Vietnamese boy exposed to Agent Orange., Credit: Kirk Torregrossa
A Dartmouth student travels to Vietnam to document in sculpture the legacy of Agent Orange.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Oct 20, 2009
  • Length: 07:13
  • Purchases: 1
Veterans Speak Out: Winter Soldier
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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In March 2008, hundreds of Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans gathered for "Winter Soldier": to talk about what they saw and did in combat, and diff...

Bought by KGOU


  • Added: Jun 20, 2008
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Waiting for Jarod
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Marjorie Richard keeps company with a life-size, cardboard cut out of her son as she waits for his return from the war in Iraq.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, SALTcast Podcast, and WBEZ


  • Added: Dec 19, 2006
  • Length: 07:00
  • Purchases: 3
Voice of the Troubles: 25th Anniversary of the Irish Hunger Strike (Segment)
From: Charles Lane
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Exploring conflict in the modern world through the stories and experiences of the Irish Troubles

  • Added: Jul 09, 2006
  • Length: 10:52
Voice of the Troubles: 25th Anniversary of the Irish Hunger Strike (Cutaway)
From: Charles Lane
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Exploring conflict in the modern world through the stories and experiences of the Irish Troubles

  • Added: Jul 09, 2006
  • Length: 08:23
The Military Honor Guard (long version)
From: Charles Lane
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A look at the history and tradition of the military funeral.

Bought by Troy Public Radio, KGOU, WRVO Public Media, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KUAC and more


  • Added: Dec 02, 2005
  • Length: 04:39
  • Purchases: 12
The Military Honor Guard (short version)
From: Charles Lane
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A look at the history and tradition of the military funeral.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WKMS, and WFUV


  • Added: Dec 02, 2005
  • Length: 04:27
  • Purchases: 3