PRX - Pieces for Topic: Historical Anniversaries

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James Beard: Brave New Kitchen
From: Melissa Waldron Lehner
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Friends of Beard talk about his influence on the world of food.

Bought by PRX to iTunes, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and KAZU Seaside, Calif.


  • Added: May 04, 2005
  • Length: 08:36
  • Purchases: 3
Stories of Liberation
From: WAER Syracuse, NY
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Two World War II veterans recall memories of serving on the front lines, and helping to liberate two concentration camps.

Bought by KVMR, Prairie Public, KMXT, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: May 04, 2005
  • Length: 11:12
  • Purchases: 4
Surviving The Holocaust
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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A survivor of 5 concentrations camps tells his story

  • Added: May 01, 2005
  • Length: 29:00
James Beard: An American Revolution [1 hour version]
From: Melissa Waldron Lehner
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A Reading of Letters from the James Beard Collection

Bought by PRX to iTunes, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KUOW, and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Apr 28, 2005
  • Length: 53:44
  • Purchases: 4
RN Documentary: Leaving a Mark - The Story of an Auschwitz Survivor
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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Eva Schloss is the posthumous stepsister of Anne Frank. She tells her own story of how she survived two years in hiding, nine months in Auschwitz a...

Bought by KCLU


  • Added: Apr 26, 2005
  • Length: 29:28
  • Purchases: 1
Unquiet Graves
From: Marjorie Van Halteren
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Special essay on living in Flanders

Bought by KMXT, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., Prairie Public, KMSU, Public Radio East and more


  • Added: Apr 21, 2005
  • Length: 29:21
  • Purchases: 11
Never Again: A Holocaust Memorial - with Elie Wiesel and Abraham Foxman
From: RadioArt(r)
Series: ONLY IN AMERICA: 350 Years of the American Jewish Experience
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NEVER AGAIN: A HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL: is a one hour special that includes Larry Josephson's recent exclusive interview with Elie Wiesel, a Holocaust s...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, West Virginia Public Broadcasting, WRGY, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KREV-LP and more


  • Added: Apr 21, 2005
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 15
Bergen-Belsen
From: Sound Portraits
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In 1945, the BBC broadcasted one reporter's description and field recording of a Shabbat service conducted on the grounds of the Bergen-Belsen conc...

Bought by WMMT, PRX Remix, Remix Radio, KFAI Minneapolis, and KCLU


  • Added: Apr 21, 2005
  • Length: 03:49
  • Purchases: 5
The Poet and the Painter
From: Jackson Braider
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The story of how a poet inspired a painter to draw a picture about a poem that had, in turn, been inspired by a piece of the painter's work.

Bought by KUCB, Connecticut Public (WNPR), WHQR, and WZBC


  • Added: Mar 27, 2005
  • Length: 05:20
  • Purchases: 4
What's the Word? Literature of the Holocaust
From: Modern Language Association
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Memoirs, poetry, drama, and fiction about the Holocaust.

Bought by WLIW, WLIW, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KFSR and more


  • Added: Mar 24, 2005
  • Length: 29:43
  • Purchases: 8
What's the Word? Literature by Child Survivors of the Holocaust
From: Modern Language Association
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Fiction and a memoir by child survivors.

Bought by WLIW, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KBYS 88.3 FM, WXDU and more


  • Added: Mar 24, 2005
  • Length: 30:01
  • Purchases: 8
Lunch with Xenophon
From: Aaron Henkin
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A profile of Greek immigrant and restaurauter Xenophon Kohilas

Bought by KZUM


  • Added: Mar 23, 2005
  • Length: 05:10
  • Purchases: 1
Elvis Presley's Passion for Peas
From: Marion Owen
Series: The UpBeet Gardener Series
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The lowly garden pea has many fans, including Elvis Presley and NASA.

  • Added: Mar 22, 2005
  • Length: 02:00
Lucille Ball and Carol Burnett: A Bond of Flowers
From: Marion Owen
Series: The UpBeet Gardener Series
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Lucille Ball and Carol Burnett shared a special love for each other, through flowers.

  • Added: Mar 22, 2005
  • Length: 02:00
Music At Sea
From: Amber Edwards
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Brief history of the music played on ocean liners past and present, including the last song heard as the Titanic sank

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, Connecticut Public (WNPR), KUT-HD, WKMS, NPR Station Showcase with PRX and more


  • Added: Mar 08, 2005
  • Length: 07:31
  • Purchases: 8
Written in My Soul from Me to You: Blood on the Tracks at 30
From: WFUV
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A special radio tribute to Bob Dylan's landmark album.

Bought by KSUT, NPR Illinois, WBEZ, WMPG, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and more


  • Added: Jan 19, 2005
  • Length: 01:58:58
  • Purchases: 9
Shades of Gray
From: Jonathan Mitchell
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an hour-long audio mosaic about abortion in America

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WRIR, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KUNM, KFAI Minneapolis and more


  • Added: Jan 12, 2005
  • Length: 58:27
  • Purchases: 18
"My Daughter Knocked Out The Power On The Whole East Coast"
From: Charles Lane
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Amusing vox pop about how a girl caused the '77 Blackout

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and High Plains Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 19, 2004
  • Length: 01:17
  • Purchases: 2
Kennedy and the Promise of the Sixties
From: Talking History
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An interview with W. Rorabaugh on JFK, plus regular features ...history in the news, commentary and site of the week.

  • Added: Nov 22, 2004
  • Length: 29:00
Fall of the Berlin Wall
From: monika mueller
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Thoughts about the Fall of the Berlin Wall

  • Added: Nov 16, 2004
  • Length: 02:58
Chile's September 11th: Chilean Musicians Reflect on the 30th Anniverary of Allende's Coup
From: Pauline Bartolone
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September 11th 2003 marks the 30th anniversary of the Chilean coup that toppled Socialist president Salvador Allende. The death of the coveted lead...

Bought by KALW and WYSO


  • Added: Nov 11, 2004
  • Length: 07:10
  • Purchases: 2
World War One and Armistice Day
From: Lester Graham
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Veterans Day was originally Armistice Day, the day that World War I was to end. Here's one veteran's experiences.

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, WRVO Public Media, KUCB, 'The Sea', KRPS and more


  • Added: Nov 07, 2004
  • Length: 03:45
  • Purchases: 33
SubwayLand
From: WFUV
Series: Subculture Series
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New York Times columnist Randy Kennedy finds his writing muse underground

Bought by KALW and PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 24, 2004
  • Length: 04:18
  • Purchases: 2
Subculture
From: WFUV
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A one-hour documentary celebrating the centennial of the New York City Subway

  • Added: Sep 24, 2004
  • Length: 01:00:00
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

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