PRX - Pieces for Topic: Historical Anniversaries

Can't find it? Try Advanced Search
View by:

77 results


The Spanish Hour 2412: Profile: Teresa Berganza
From: Candice Agree
Caption: Teresa Berganza
On this week’s program, we celebrate the artistic legacy of Spanish mezzo-soprano Teresa Berganza, who died May 13, 2022 at the age of 89. Joining ...

Bought by KSJE, KVNO, WRTI, WXXI Rochester, WCQS and more


  • Added: Mar 17, 2024
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 15
Triumph Over Adversity: The Inspiring Journey of 'The Boys in the Boat
From: Paul VOGELZANG
Caption: The Not Old Better Show
The Not Old Better Show, Movie Review and Interview Series: Author of the book, The Boys in the Boat,’ Daniel James Brown, and star of the film Cal...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Dec 25, 2023
  • Length: 31:36
  • Purchases: 1
International Day of the Girl Child: We're NOT number one
From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk
Caption: Host Martha Burk
The United Nations designates October 11 as the International Day of the Girl Child, promoting empowerment and rights of girls to safe, educated, ...

  • Added: Oct 19, 2023
  • Length: 03:00
Labor Day: Some So-called Good Guy Companies are Bad Guys for Workers
From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk
Caption: Host Martha Burk
Labor Day has been a national holiday since 1894, when President Grover Cleveland signed the law making the first Monday in September a day off for...

  • Added: Aug 31, 2023
  • Length: 03:00
Want a Better Country? Here's a Wish List
From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk
Caption: Host Martha Burk
August is the month when we mark Women's Equality Day, when the 19th Amendment giving women the right to vote passed in 1920. But we're still behi...

  • Added: Aug 23, 2023
  • Length: 02:30
Civil rights Act and Equal Pay: The Joke's on Women
From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk
Caption: Host Martha Burk
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibited pay discrimination against women and minorities was passed August 1964. Some thought it was a joke -- looks...

  • Added: Jul 27, 2023
  • Length: 03:00
Father's Day -- What Dads Really Need
From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk
Caption: Host Martha Burk
The annual June Father’s day shopping binge is upon us. Stores are touting the latest gizmos, and everybody loves Dad. All except corporate Ameri...

  • Added: Jun 09, 2023
  • Length: 02:31
Memorial Day - Honor the Military Dead, and Some Others Too
From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk
Caption: Host Martha Burk
Memorial Day is when we honor those who died while serving in the armed forces. It dates from 1866, when women decorated graves from both sides of ...

  • Added: May 25, 2023
  • Length: 06:00
Equal Pay Day is March 14 - Are Women Catching Up with Men?
From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk
Caption: Host Martha Burk
March 14 is date this year when U.S. working women finally reach the amount men earned by the end of last year. And that’s only when all women are...

  • Added: Mar 04, 2023
  • Length: 03:01
Women's Equality Day - Where Do We Stand in the World?
From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk
Caption: Host Martha Burk
March 8 is Women's Equality Day, when the World Economic Forum measures how women are doing in every country compared to men. So how do US women me...

Bought by WJAB


  • Added: Feb 28, 2023
  • Length: 02:56
  • Purchases: 1
17th Anniversary Extravaganza (JazzGrass Is Old Enough for a Driver's License)
From: Brian Aust
Series: WoodWarbler's JazzGrass Radio Show
Piece image
Seventeen years on the air, now reaching 18 terrestrial stations and also globalcommunityradio.org, this is a celebration of what it means to be Ja...

  • Added: Oct 29, 2022
  • Length: 01:57:56
American Bandstand
From: Mike Ficher
Series: The Ultimate Oldies Show
Piece image
Salute to the iconic TV dance show!

  • Added: Aug 02, 2022
  • Length: 01:55:41
Constitution Day Special: The Constitution & The Bill of Rights
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101
Piece image
In honor of Constitution Day, Civics 101, the podcast refresher course on how our democracy works, shares the story of the two most important docum...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, Prairie Public, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WITF, and WYAP


  • Added: Sep 13, 2021
  • Length: 51:32
  • Purchases: 5
The Secret Meeting that Transformed the World Economy
From: Mateo Schimpf
Piece image
In this episode, NPR’s Chief Economics Correspondent Scott Horsley talks with Jeffrey Garten, former Undersecretary of Commerce in the Clinton Admi...

Bought by KICI Iowa City, WMUU-LP, GCR (Global Community Radio), and WHCP-LP Cambridge


  • Added: Aug 18, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
Elvis Presley-All Mixed Up
From: Peter Bochan
Series: All Mixed Up
Caption: Elvis Presley
Extended Tribute to Elvis Presley who left the building this week back in 1977 (August 16th)

Bought by Prairie Public


  • Added: Aug 11, 2021
  • Length: 01:56:43
  • Purchases: 1
Peaceful Village (A Pandemic Anniversary Episode)
From: Laura Joyce Davis
Series: Shelter in Place
Piece image
What story will we tell when we look back on this pandemic year? On the one-year anniversary of the pandemic (and Shelter in Place, a pandemic-bor...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Mar 19, 2021
  • Length: 25:34
  • Purchases: 2
Brubeck's 100th; Take Jazz
From: Wind & Rhythm
Piece image
On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we celebrate Dave Brubeck’s 100th birthday with a show all about jazz. Join us as we listen to Frank Tichelli, A...

Bought by WUAL, KWAX, GCR (Global Community Radio), KMFA, WBAA and more


  • Added: Dec 02, 2020
  • Length: 59:29
  • Purchases: 7
Ep. 18: Our Most Memorable Snowfall
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: MinneCulture Podcast
Piece image
In Minnesota, freezing winters and big snowfalls come with the territory. But three feet of snow on Halloween? That was a day to remember. In this ...

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: Oct 08, 2019
  • Length: 33:50
  • Purchases: 1
1969-All Mixed Up
From: Peter Bochan
Series: All Mixed Up
Caption: First Man On The Moon, Credit: 50th Anniversary
Traveling through Time & Space back to 1969 with Richard Nixon, Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong, Walter Cronkite, Ted Kennedy, Arthur C. Clark, Ronald ...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio and KMXT


  • Added: Jul 02, 2019
  • Length: 01:55:02
  • Purchases: 2
Partition Museum
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Amar Kapoor's Diary, Credit: Partition Museum
This August 15th marked 70 years of India’s independence. But this also marks 70 years of one of India’s greatest human tragedies. The partition ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Aug 21, 2017
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 1
Private Price's War: The Long, Long Trail
From: Susan Barrett Price
Series: Family History: The Stars Who Guide Us
Caption: Walter Price, 314th Combat Engineers
Commemorate the 100th anniversary of US involvement in World War I by accompanying Walter Price and the 314th Engineers on their tour of duty.

  • Added: Jun 03, 2017
  • Length: 08:19
Hour 7: Louis Armstrong’s Hot Fives and Hot Sevens
From: WTJU
Series: Jazz at 100
Piece image
In this hour, we return with Louis Armstrong to Chicago and listen to his seminal small group recordings. We are joined in this hour by John D’ear...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), KENW, WCNY, KMUN, WMOT and more


  • Added: Apr 07, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 23
The Emergence of Otis Redding
From: Paul Ingles
Piece image
A lively ride through the story of the soul star’s all-too-brief career but long-enduring legacy. We’ll hear from other musicians, music writers, ...

Bought by WHRV, KUHF, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WXXI Rochester and more


  • Added: Nov 16, 2016
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 23
16-18 Agustin Barrios Mangore Tribute
From: Tony Morris
Series: Classical Guitar Alive!
Caption: Nitsuga Mangore (Agustin Barrios Mangore)
In honor of the 131st anniversary of his birth, this week's edition of Classical Guitar Alive features a tribute to Paraguayan guitarist-composer A...

Bought by Ohm Radio , New Hampshire Public Radio, WKMS, KXIQ , KTXK and more


  • Added: May 04, 2016
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 42
Netaji Lives!
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, Credit: nataji.org
The mystery of Subhas Chandra Bose has trumped the actual history of Subhas Bose.

  • Added: Jan 26, 2016
  • Length: 06:00