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Pat Livingston talks with bestselling author Ken Follett.
Bought by WKAR
- Added: Nov 10, 2023
- Length: 54:31
- Purchases: 1
Two and one-half minute commentary on D-day in 1941, and the only woman who made the landing at Normandy.
Bought by KVNF, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, Prairie Public, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KRZA and more
- Added: May 12, 2023
- Length: 02:30
- Purchases: 8
When Shigeru Yabu was a little boy he made a new friend in an unexpected place. “That bird walked up my arm all the way to my shoulder, and we look...
- Added: Aug 16, 2021
- Length: 34:47
This week on On Story we’ll hear from Bill Hader and Alec Berg, the creators of HBO’s hit crime show, Barry. And later we’ll hear from the filmmake...
- Added: May 25, 2021
- Length: 54:00
In the historic city of Magdeburg, Germany, there is a Johnny Cash themed country music festival called Nashville Days – complete with corndogs and...
Bought by KICI Iowa City and KICI Iowa City
- Added: Mar 27, 2019
- Length: 28:01
- Purchases: 2
It is estimated that 30,000 Hessian soldiers fought for the British during the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). Where did they come from and...
- Added: Mar 25, 2019
- Length: 23:47
Mark Galeotti joins us for War College’s Russian election special. The winner, Vladimir Putin, was never in doubt, but what’s the sham election all...
- Added: Mar 19, 2018
- Length: 33:56
"Home On The Waves With A Seafaring Cowboy"
A special edition of HumaNature formatted for air: Herb Pownall wanted to see the world. So he boarded...
Bought by KSTK and KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.
- Added: Mar 08, 2018
- Length: 28:00
- Purchases: 2
When Richard Newman accepted at job at the World Health Organization in Guatemala in the late 70s, he never expected to get mixed up in the country...
- Added: Jul 02, 2016
- Length: 17:13
With a national debate raging about the 2nd Amendment, we went to meet a man who epitomizes the right to bear arms: Dragonman. Born Mel Bernstein i...
- Added: Jan 18, 2016
- Length: 58:13
XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.
Bought by Key Radio KEYK 89.3 FM, WORT, and GraceRadio
- Added: Nov 09, 2014
- Length: 01:46
- Purchases: 3
A WWII Veteran's story of mishaps and machinery
- Added: Oct 25, 2014
- Length: 04:48
Reagan’s ghost gives a lesson in toughness as he recounts his heroic responses to attacks on Americans: underhanded deals, dawdling, and good old,...
- Added: Sep 15, 2014
- Length: 10:48
If you thought WWI was full of casual sniping, petty self-importance, and disregard for human decency, wait until you hear its Yelp reviews—turns o...
- Added: Aug 26, 2014
- Length: :56
If you thought WWI was full of casual sniping, petty self-importance, and disregard for human decency, wait until you hear its Yelp reviews—America...
- Added: Aug 26, 2014
- Length: :49
If you thought WWI was full of casual sniping, petty self-importance, and disregard for human decency, wait until you hear its Yelp reviews—France ...
- Added: Aug 26, 2014
- Length: :44
If you thought WWI was full of casual sniping, petty self-importance, and disregard for human decency, wait until you hear its Yelp reviews—Britain...
- Added: Aug 26, 2014
- Length: :44
If you thought WWI was full of casual sniping, petty self-importance, and disregard for human decency, wait until you hear its Yelp reviews—Germany...
- Added: Aug 26, 2014
- Length: 01:45
We mark the centennial of the start of World War I with the acclaimed author of 29 books, including the well-known SCHINDLER'S LIST (originally SCH...
- Added: Jul 17, 2014
- Length: 29:00
Turns out the author of our national anthem could very well have been nicknamed "Francis Scott Off-Key."
Bought by KUOW
- Added: Jul 16, 2014
- Length: 03:24
- Purchases: 1
The Final Edition probes the one thing we know about the Unknown Soldier.
- Added: May 26, 2014
- Length: 03:31
The Final Edition unearths a forgotten ‘60’s folk song that urges young people to stop being sissies and kill for US interests in Vietnam.
- Added: May 18, 2014
- Length: 03:04
A Welsh-American remembers World War One with uncommon candor, poignancy, and even humor.
- Added: Nov 11, 2008
- Length: 04:00
A Welsh-American remembers World War One with uncommon candor, poignancy, and even humor.
- Added: Nov 11, 2008
- Length: 04:00
A Welsh-American remembers World War One with uncommon candor, poignancy, and even humor.
- Added: Nov 11, 2008
- Length: 04:00
