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For more than a century, it was almost impossible to find out much about people buried on Hart Island. But in 2008, that all changed — thanks in la...
- Added: Jan 25, 2024
- Length: 17:56
KQAL's Jiovani Bermudez meets with Mai'a Williams to discuss her project, Blooming Underground. Blooming Underground is a centers on their relation...
- Added: Jan 18, 2023
- Length: 26:03
On December 3, 1955, a 33-year-old Black gas station attendant named Clinton Melton was shot and killed in Glendora, Mississippi. Two witnesses — i...
Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago
- Added: Oct 18, 2021
- Length: 11:44
- Purchases: 2
One step for hate, two steps for peace. A village in Germany took action against local Nazis by tricking them into raising money against their cause.
- Added: Apr 23, 2021
- Length: 02:30
A community in Germany fights back an annual nazi parade with pledges to a group that counters hate groups.
- Added: Jan 26, 2021
- Length: 02:30
This week the United States Senate voted to overrule the intention of the Founding Fathers and disregard the process that give minority membership ...
- Added: Apr 07, 2017
- Length: 03:08
Gemini GEL, Graphic Editions Limited, has been contributing to the cultural fabric of American Contemporary Art for over 50 years. As they celebrat...
- Added: Aug 20, 2016
- Length: 05:43
Lee Harvey Oswald was murdered before he could stand trial for the assassination of JFK. But that hasn’t stopped people from trying to get him into...
Bought by PRX Remix, KPIK-LP, and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago
- Added: Jun 08, 2015
- Length: 20:21
- Purchases: 3
In this special program, you'll hear Nelson Mandela as you've never heard him before. This program draws on 50 hours of recorded conversations with...
Bought by Iowa Public Radio, KUHF, 90.5 WSNC, WRPI, WCBE and more
- Added: Jun 28, 2013
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 36
April 15th came with an explosion this year at the Boston Marathon, this mix blends sounds from that afternoon with the ongoing bad history on that...
- Added: Apr 18, 2013
- Length: 59:47
This week, in honor of Big Walter Smith, we focus on the blues in Minnesota. The feature segment is an intimate interview recorded in 2010 in which...
Bought by KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle, WTIP, and KSRQ
- Added: Aug 01, 2012
- Length: 59:20
- Purchases: 3
Week of April 12 to April 18 in History - FDR dies - HST becomes President
- Added: Apr 15, 2009
- Length: 06:40
DeadVenues.com looks at Baltimore's past venues and shows hosted in the area.
- Added: Mar 18, 2009
- Length: 04:22
This 55 min piece features excerpts from a Feb.24th tribute to folk singer Odetta at the Riverside Church in NYC. Performing artists include Pete S...
Bought by KMUW, Prairie Public, WSLR, Marfa Public Radio, WNMU-FM and more
- Added: Feb 26, 2009
- Length: 55:21
- Purchases: 6
From: Chris Goldstein
Interviews with members of the public attending the Presidential Inauguration on Philadelphia's Independence Mall.
- Added: Jan 20, 2009
- Length: 13:50
Between 4 and 6 million of American do not live in the U.S.A. Voters among them can play a decisive role in the upcoming elections.
- Added: Oct 24, 2008
- Length: 15:47
I asked "Who Do You Think Should Be The Next President?" To People Around my school.
- Added: Oct 16, 2008
- Length: 02:26
Exploring the enduring "attraction" of war
Bought by WCPN, KPFT, and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.
- Added: Dec 04, 2005
- Length: 50:57
- Purchases: 3
Whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg who released the Pentagon Papers in 1971 talks about the Valerie Plame-CIA affair
- Added: Nov 02, 2005
- Length: 02:43
