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Anna on the Homefront
From: Whit Richardson
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An intimate look at a wife of a National Guard member deployed to Iraq

Bought by KHNS, KZYX, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, The PRX Podcast, KTUH and more


  • Added: Nov 07, 2004
  • Length: 09:20
  • Purchases: 11
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
RN Documentary: The Day the World came to an End
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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THE 350TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DELFT EXPLOSION IN 1654.

  • Added: Nov 02, 2004
  • Length: 29:28
Presidential Performances
From: Talking History
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Host Bryan Le Beau and Max Skidmore, author of "Presidential Performances: A Comprehensive Review" discuss the pros and cons of presidential rankings.

  • Added: Oct 25, 2004
  • Length: 29:01
Halloween
From: Talking History
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Author, David Skal and Talking History's host, Bryan Le Beau discuss some of the myths and origins of Halloween.

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio, Radio Catskill, KVSC, KKWE Niijii Radio, Marfa Public Radio and more


  • Added: Oct 25, 2004
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 8
The Gray County Seat War
From: University of Kansas Office of University Relations
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The Gray County Seat War chronicles the bitter conflict between the rival boomtowns of Cimarron and Ingalls, Kansas.

  • Added: Oct 17, 2004
  • Length: 59:55
RN Documentary: Footnotes from the Fields
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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Dutch and American college students visit the Western Front with their professor.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 13, 2004
  • Length: 29:29
  • Purchases: 1
Reconstructing Providence: Adaptive Reuse, Urban Revitalization, & Neighborhood Change
From: Robin Amer
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Artists vs. developers vs. the city. The adaptive reuse of historic mill buildings in Providence, and all the controversy that's come with it.

Bought by WMFE, WMPG, and WZBC


  • Added: Oct 08, 2004
  • Length: 49:32
  • Purchases: 3
RN Documentary: From Harbor to Hotspot
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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Amsterdam’s Eastern Docklands have been redeveloped from an industrial site to an urban area with more than 8,000 houses.

  • Added: Oct 05, 2004
  • Length: 29:29
The Creative Remix
From: Benjamen Walker
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a lawyer free exploration of the remix in music, art and literature.

Bought by KVNF, WCFM, KUOW, WBEZ, KFAI Minneapolis and more


  • Added: Sep 28, 2004
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 8
The Sunshine Hotel
From: Sound Portraits
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This is an audio portrait of one of the final vestiges of the Bowery, New York's notorious skid row.

Bought by KUT, PRX Remix, KUT, Remix Radio, WYBC and more


  • Added: Sep 28, 2004
  • Length: 36:19
  • Purchases: 10
Strobe Talbott Diplomacy In The Post Cold War Era
From: WQLN
Series: Chautauqua Lectures
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Strobe Talbot compares pre and post-cold war diplomacy.

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Sep 28, 2004
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Lost & Found Sound: Hour Two
From: The Kitchen Sisters
Series: Lost & Found Sound
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Lost & Found Sound is an eclectic gathering of stories both historical and entertaining, woven together with lyrical sonic transitions, surprising ...

Bought by WITF, KOSU, PRX Remix, WVIK, KSFR and more


  • Added: Sep 27, 2004
  • Length: 59:04
  • Purchases: 12
Lost & Found Sound: Hour One
From: The Kitchen Sisters
Series: Lost & Found Sound
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Lost & Found Sound is an eclectic gathering of stories both historical and entertaining, woven together with lyrical sonic transitions, surprising ...

Bought by WITF, Marfa Public Radio, KOSU, PRX Remix, WFUV and more


  • Added: Sep 27, 2004
  • Length: 59:04
  • Purchases: 11
The Subway and the Silver Screen
From: WFUV
Series: Subculture Series
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The Subway and its many turns on the silver screen.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 24, 2004
  • Length: 05:17
  • Purchases: 1
The Miss Subways Reunion
From: WFUV
Series: Subculture Series
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Meet the ladies who won the bygone "Miss Subways" contest that ran from 1941 to 1976

  • Added: Sep 24, 2004
  • Length: 03:36
Take the 'A' Train
From: WFUV
Series: Subculture Series
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Take a ride on the A train - the subway's longest line

  • Added: Sep 24, 2004
  • Length: 04:27
Vietnam Bones
From: Karen Brown
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A man tries to repatriate the bones of a Viet Cong soldier that his father took from the jungle, 35 years earlier.

Bought by WRFA-LP, Prairie Public, WFHB, WTJU, PRX Remix and more


  • Added: Sep 21, 2004
  • Length: 10:02
  • Purchases: 10
Lost & Found Sound and Beyond: Hour One
From: The Kitchen Sisters
Series: Lost & Found Sound and Beyond
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Lost & Found Sound and Beyond" is the second anthology of greatest hits from the Peabody Award winning Lost & Found Sound radio series, heard over ...

Bought by KAAD-LP, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KUT, KOSU, KHNS and more


  • Added: Sep 15, 2004
  • Length: 59:18
  • Purchases: 18
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
Radio Row: The Neighborhood Before the World Trade Center
From: The Kitchen Sisters
Series: The Sonic Memorial Project: 5 Stories
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Before the WTC was built, the neighborhood was known as the bustling "Radio Row."

Bought by WRNC-LP, KVNF, KXOT Public Radio, WMPG, WHYY and more


  • Added: Sep 09, 2004
  • Length: 13:03
  • Purchases: 6
Stories of Love and Marriage at the Towers
From: The Kitchen Sisters
Series: The Sonic Memorial Project: 5 Stories
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Stories of love, marriage and memories at 1,377 feet.

Bought by KUT, KVNF, KUT-HD, KXOT Public Radio, Marfa Public Radio and more


  • Added: Sep 09, 2004
  • Length: 12:56
  • Purchases: 9
Messages from NPR's Sonic Memorial Phone Line
From: The Kitchen Sisters
Series: The Sonic Memorial Project: 5 Stories
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An impressionistic gathering of sounds and stories, many of them contributed by listeners who called the Sonic Memorial Phone Line.

Bought by WRNC-LP, WMBR, KCPW Salt Lake City, WHYY, and WUAL


  • Added: Sep 09, 2004
  • Length: 13:00
  • Purchases: 5
The WTC Construction Guides: The Building Stewardesses
From: The Kitchen Sisters
Series: The Sonic Memorial Project: 5 Stories
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They were called "Construction Guides" : friendly co-eds in mini-skirted uniforms posted at corner kiosks on the WTC site to inform an inquiring pu...

Bought by Marfa Public Radio, WHYY, and KUOW


  • Added: Sep 09, 2004
  • Length: 22:18
  • Purchases: 3
Sounds Like Yesterday
From: Aaron Henkin
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Gene Leitner remembers (and relives) the Golden Age of radio every day of his life.

Bought by Audible, WCFM, WHQR, WZBC, and WUAL


  • Added: Sep 08, 2004
  • Length: 13:00
  • Purchases: 5

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