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RN Documentary: She-wood & Cypress - The Mississippi River Rats
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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Listen to people on the banks of the Mississippi river describe the hardy bunch that survived on driftwood: the river rats.

Bought by KVNF and The Nature Podcast


  • Added: Jan 18, 2005
  • Length: 29:28
  • Purchases: 2
Lenny Bruce Gets Busted
From: Jonathan Mitchell
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how comedy's great free speech martyr fought the law, and how the law won

Bought by PRX Remix, Remix Radio, Hearing Voices, KGLT, KFAI Minneapolis and more


  • Added: Jan 15, 2005
  • Length: 08:02
  • Purchases: 7
In the Spirit
From: WPSU
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A one-hour retrospective of 20th Century African-American Religious Music and Interviews

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WSGE, 90.5 WSNC, KLCC, KTNA and more


  • Added: Jan 13, 2005
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 16
Martin Luther King Jr.: A Champion of Labor
From: Dick Meister
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Some of Martin Luther King Jr.'s Most important work was done in behalf of the labor movement.

Bought by WGHC-LP 98.3 FM Chicago, KPFT, and WYSO


  • Added: Jan 12, 2005
  • Length: 02:23
  • Purchases: 3
City X
From: Jonathan Mitchell
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A history of the mall, as told by an anonymous city

Bought by Connecticut Public (WNPR), PRX Remix, KUOW, PRX to iTunes, KFAI Minneapolis and more


  • Added: Jan 12, 2005
  • Length: 22:33
  • Purchases: 16
Rip, Rift, and Panic: Earthquake Stories of Life and Death Along the Faultlines
From: Susan Stone
Caption: San Francisco, Marina district, October 17, 1989
Earthquake stories from around the Pacific Rim

Bought by KPIK-LP, WUAL, KMXT, KWMR, KFAI Minneapolis and more


  • Added: Jan 10, 2005
  • Length: 29:22
  • Purchases: 11
Martin Luther King Jr.'s Path To Nonviolence -29:00 Version (Peace Talks Radio Series)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
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Martin Luther King Jr.'s journey to a philosophy of nonviolence and his lasting legacy as a peace proponent is recalled in interviews with his daug...

Bought by KQAL, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., KWMU St. Louis, WFHB, KISU and more


  • Added: Jan 06, 2005
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 49
Peace Talks Radio: Martin Luther King Jr.'s Path To Nonviolence (59:00/54:00)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Martin Luther King Jr.'s journey to a philosophy of nonviolence and his lasting legacy as a peace proponent is recalled in interviews with his daug...

Bought by WKSU, RadioStPete Florida, WKAR, WKSU, KWMU St. Louis and more


  • Added: Jan 06, 2005
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 104
Chuck Berry and Rock & Roll
From: Lester Graham
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The history of Chuck Berry and rock & roll.

Bought by KWMU St. Louis, 90.5 WSNC, WHQR, and Public Radio East


  • Added: Jan 05, 2005
  • Length: 07:16
  • Purchases: 4
Boston Marriages
From: Talking History
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Same sex union is nothing new, find out what was meant by the term "Boston Marriage" in this week's show.

  • Added: Dec 28, 2004
  • Length: 29:00
Dr. Seuss
From: Talking History
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Philip Nel author of Dr. Seuss American Icon talks with host, Bryan Le Beau and shares some interesting information about the man, his life and more.

Bought by WHQR


  • Added: Dec 28, 2004
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
RN Documentary: Hoppin’Alive
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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A Radio Netherlands’ program about the revival of the 30’s swing jazz dance Lindy Hop

  • Added: Dec 21, 2004
  • Length: 29:30
The Coney Island Pier
From: Seth Lind
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A hypnotic tour of the boardwalk and pier at Coney Island

Bought by East Village Radio


  • Added: Dec 13, 2004
  • Length: 13:37
  • Purchases: 1
A Memento of War
From: Dick Meister
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Lessons learned from a grotesque necklace of human teeth.

  • Added: Dec 08, 2004
  • Length: 03:19
Remembering John Lennon
From: KUT
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Rembering Lennon, with clips

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., and WYSO


  • Added: Dec 08, 2004
  • Length: 04:04
  • Purchases: 3
DNA evidence leads to freedom.
From: David Barasoain
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Prisoner freedom after a 17 year wrongful conviction.

  • Added: Dec 05, 2004
  • Length: 06:30
Great American Scandals
From: Talking History
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Program features an interview with Michael Farquhar on some historical scandals, a commentary and history in the news

  • Added: Dec 01, 2004
  • Length: 29:00
Saboteurs
From: Talking History
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Nazi Raid on America

  • Added: Dec 01, 2004
  • Length: 29:00
The Boomtown Chronicles: Reflections on a Changing California
From: Coastridge Productions
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A documentary from the epicenter of California's housing crisis. Two versions available: 59 minute and NPR-Clock Friendly with cutaways.

  • Added: Nov 30, 2004
  • Length: 59:02
RN Documentary: The Intriguing Theremin
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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The history of the first electronic instrument and its enigmatic maker.

Bought by WMUH, KFAI Minneapolis, XRAY.fm, Radio New Zealand, New Hampshire Public Radio and more


  • Added: Nov 30, 2004
  • Length: 29:28
  • Purchases: 9
Talking About Abortion: A Resurgence in Sound
From: Marian van der Zon
Caption: PRX default Piece image
An experiential history told primarily through women’s voices, spanning six decades.

  • Added: Nov 29, 2004
  • Length: 59:21
Deep In Our Hearts
From: Sandra Sleight-Brennan
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Deep In Our Hearts is an award winning hour-long documentary about four white women who defied the color line to work in the southern Civil Rights ...

Bought by WCPN, KZYX, WRPI, KUT, KLCC and more


  • Added: Nov 29, 2004
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 19
Edward Barrett Rings the Chapel Bell
From: Jackson Braider
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Edward Barrett rings the bell at King's Chapel, Boston, at 10:45 on Sunday mornings.

  • Added: Nov 15, 2004
  • Length: 01:15
Remembering Mother Warren
From: jessica lockhart
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A look into the labor history of one of the world's oldest paper mills.

Bought by WMPG, KVSC, WMPG, PRX Remix, Prairie Public and more


  • Added: Nov 11, 2004
  • Length: 28:41
  • Purchases: 9
Seekers of the Truth: The Veterans' Sangha
From: Meg O'Shaughnessy
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Timeless and true, these powerful narratives, passionately delivered by Vietnam Veterans, convey the grief, guilt and rage that can endure in the w...

Bought by WSKG


  • Added: Nov 10, 2004
  • Length: 57:04
  • Purchases: 1

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