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819: Forged By Hand / 820: Empathy For Monsters, 8/12/2023

From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge

HOUR ONE: "Forged By Hand" - You would think that handcrafting, like iron forging and copper smithing, would be on the way out. But COVID has shown...

Added: Aug 11, 2023
Length: 01:59:00

The Witch Beat

From: Desert Oracle
Series: Desert Oracle Radio

Tonight we are talking about witches. And interesting religions, new & old. And especially California’s incredible occult countercultures—the esote...

Added: Jul 18, 2023
Length: 28:00

809: You Had To Be There / 810: More Than Just A Game, 7/8/2023

From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge

HOUR ONE: "You Had To Be There" - A new generation rediscovers pleasure palaces of the past, abandoned movie theaters and concert halls. What are t...

Added: Jul 07, 2023
Length: 01:59:00

The End of Smallpox

From: Radio Diaries

Caption: Rahima Banu and her mother in 1975, Credit: Daniel Tarantola/WHO

Only one human disease has ever been completely eradicated: Smallpox. Rahima Banu, a woman from rural Bangladesh, was the last person in the world ...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago

Added: May 19, 2023
Length: 09:37
Purchases: 1

The Almost Astronaut

From: Joe Richman

The story of how Ed Dwight went from being an Air Force captain to almost becoming the first Black astronaut in the world.

Added: May 19, 2023
Length: 16:36

Musician's Spotlight - Emma Donovan - 839

From: John Floridis
Series: Musician's Spotlight

"Emma Donovan can front a well-oiled soul band in her sleep” – Rolling Stone Renowned Indigenous Australian singer and songwriter Emma Donovan joi...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer and WMUU-LP

Added: May 15, 2023
Length: 58:36
Purchases: 2

National Writers Series: Alvin Hall

From: Interlochen Public Radio
Series: National Writers Series: Season Four

WDET's Jerome Vaughn talks with financial advisor and author Alvin Hall.

Bought by WNMU-FM, Michigan Radio, and WKAR

Added: Apr 25, 2023
Length: 54:30
Purchases: 3

National Writers Series: Keith Gave, Tim Rappleye and Lisa Brown-Miller

From: Interlochen Public Radio
Series: National Writers Series: Season Four

Tim Rappleye and Keith Gave talk about their book, "A Miracle of Their Own," with U.S. Olympian Lisa Brown-Miller.

Bought by WNMU-FM

Added: Apr 24, 2023
Length: 54:31
Purchases: 1

Laura & Stephanie Flanders: Sisters Debate the Economic Crisis

From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends

Laura and Stephanie Flanders are sisters with different points of view but a common fascination with economics. Tune in to this episode where they ...

Bought by KWMR, Radio Catskill, RadioStPete Florida, RadioFreePalmer, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle and more

Added: Apr 05, 2023
Length: 28:00
Purchases: 7

StoryCorps Missoula 2022 - 01

From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: MTPR Documentary Specials

The first special to come from StoryCorps' mobile tour visit to Missoula in 2022. First aired on Montana Public Radio on January 22nd, 2023, this f...

Added: Feb 22, 2023
Length: 59:00

767: Against Capitalism / 768: Rewriting The Romance Script, 2/11/2023

From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge

HOUR ONE: "Against Capitalism" - Congress has passed a Republican resolution "denouncing socialism." But what does that even mean? This hour, a soc...

Added: Feb 10, 2023
Length: 01:59:00

10-11: From Slavery to Stardust: What Would Healing Look Like?, 2/22/2023

From: Bioneers
Series: Bioneers - Revolution From the Heart of Nature

What’s it like to be in someone else’s skin? What if the color of the skin is different – say, black and white? What might happen when the descenda...

Added: Feb 06, 2023
Length: 28:30

StoryCorps Griot: Monica Mickle and Rev. Harry Blake

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Rev. Harry Blake came to StoryCorps to speak with his daughter Monica Mickle about how his experiences growing up the son of a sharecropper in Loui...

Added: Jan 17, 2023
Length: 02:44

Mountain Time Podcast Hour Episode 24

From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: Mountain Time Podcast Hour

Two stories about resilience.

Bought by KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio) and KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio)

Added: Jan 05, 2023
Length: 50:00
Purchases: 2

755: Time Beyond The Clock / 756: Living With Loneliness, 12/31/2022

From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge

HOUR ONE: "Time Beyond The Clock" - What's wrong with the way we tell time? What if we lived with no clocks at all? HOUR TWO: "Living With Loneli...

Added: Dec 30, 2022
Length: 01:59:00

The Big Sleep

From: KXCI
Series: Flicks with the Film Snob Chris Dashiell

It’s hard for me to believe that I’ve been doing this show for 17 years, and yet I haven’t talked about one of my favorite movies, The Big Sleep, u...

Added: Dec 13, 2022
Length: 03:25

American Veteran: This Black World War II aviator first experienced racial integration in a POW camp

From: American Homefront Project
Series: 2022 American Veteran

Caption: Lt. Colonel (Ret.) Harold Brown, member of World War II’s Tuskegee Airmen., Credit: Ronan Killeen

When he was 11 years old, Harold Brown decided he wanted to be a pilot. He flew 30 missions during World War II as one of the Tuskegee Airmen, the ...

Bought by KTEP, WTIP, KUT, Texas Public Radio, WVTF and more

Added: Oct 19, 2022
Length: 04:00
Purchases: 7

American Veteran: She dreamed of a Marine Corps career, but wasn't prepared for the 'shadow side.'

From: American Homefront Project
Series: 2022 American Veteran

Caption: Sergeant C.J. Scarlet, veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps., Credit: Ronan Killeen

Growing up as the daughter of a Marine, C.J. Scarlet dreamed of following in her father’s footsteps. When she enlisted in 1981, she was part of the...

Bought by KTEP, KWMU St. Louis, Texas Public Radio, WVTF, RadioStPete Florida and more

Added: Oct 18, 2022
Length: 04:00
Purchases: 7

Bobby McDaniel - The Lynyrd Skynyrd Crash

From: KSLU
Series: Rock School

This week is an interview with Bobby McDaniel, one of the first people to arrive and assist in the crash of the Lynyrd Skynyrd airplane, October 20...

Bought by WMTNradio, WYAP, KHNS, WLPR , KWIT and more

Added: Oct 09, 2022
Length: 59:00
Purchases: 9

731: Empathy For Monsters / 732: Growing Justice, 10/8/2022

From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge

HOUR ONE: "Empathy For Monsters" - The American soldiers who guarded Saddam Hussein came to like and care about him. This hour: Should we feel empa...

Added: Oct 07, 2022
Length: 01:59:00

What's Wrong With Work?

From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: What's Wrong With Work?

It's not easy in America today to find work that matters, that’s meaningful, and that pays enough to live on. Which is the one thing we don’t talk ...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, Spokane Public Radio, WFHB, WVTF, RadioFreePalmer and more

Added: Aug 22, 2022
Length: 59:00
Purchases: 17

StoryCorps MVI: Loretta Berning

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Caption: Loretta Berning at her StoryCorps interview in Mandeville, LA on May 11th, 2022., Credit: Katie Fernelius for StoryCorps

Loretta Berning’s father, Major Harold Martin, was an Air Force pilot during World War II. Loretta came to StoryCorps to remember her father and a ...

Added: Aug 09, 2022
Length: 02:50

Musician's Spotlight - Nani Vazana - 819

From: John Floridis
Series: Musician's Spotlight

Nani Vazana visits with host John Floridis prior to her appearance at the 2022 Montana Folk Festival in Butte, Montana to talk about her most recen...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer and WMUU-LP