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Before Prohibition hit, the New York mafia had another racket that netted millions of dollars in profits. The name of the game? Sweet, sweet baby a...
- Added: Jan 10, 2013
- Length: 09:56
At the 1896 Democratic Convention, Bryan gave a speech that electrified his party and won him the nomination. His “Cross of Gold” speech is known t...
Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, The Story, PRX Remix, KUT and more
- Added: Oct 16, 2012
- Length: 07:11
- Purchases: 7
Alben Barkley served in Congress for close to 40 years and was Harry Truman’s vice president from 1948-1952. Though he wanted to be President himse...
Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, PRX Remix, WDET Detroit Public Radio, and KFAI Minneapolis
- Added: Oct 16, 2012
- Length: 07:25
- Purchases: 4
In Chapel Hill, North Carolina, gentrification advances with a cautionary yellow light as a local property manger paints the town his own special hue.
- Added: Jul 24, 2012
- Length: 02:59
- Purchases: 2
Rudy has lived on this bizarre little block since 1953, before a dozen railroad tracks and nearly as many highway lanes separated it from other res...
- Added: Jul 24, 2012
- Length: 02:55
- Purchases: 3
The residents of Islesboro, Maine are fighting against a growing Lyme disease panic.
Bought by WRVO Public Media
- Added: Feb 24, 2012
- Length: 06:36
- Purchases: 1
Lynn Smith moved to Maine in hopes of retiring in peace - but there was one thing she hadn't counted on.
Bought by KUOW, PRX Remix, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: Feb 16, 2012
- Length: 06:24
- Purchases: 3
Patient Transfer Vehicles. They look like ambulances but they're not. Riding in one can land you in the wild wild west of unregulated care. 'Risky ...
- Added: Sep 29, 2010
- Length: 30:50
A cast of the largest and most complete T-Rex ever found has traveled to the Stearns County History Museum in Saint Cloud, Minnesota.
- Added: Oct 08, 2009
- Length: 04:22
An overview of the character perception of Tom Schleicher, the valued qualities that make up his character, and whether those valued qualities are ...
- Added: Oct 08, 2009
- Length: 04:56
Actuality Audio from the NJ Assembly health committee hearing on medical marijuana 6-4-09 and interview with New Mexico Drug Policy Alliance on the...
Bought by KSFR
- Added: Jun 10, 2009
- Length: 29:28
- Purchases: 1
A short piece of advice for the next president from Eva Moskowitz, Executive Director of the Harlem Success Academy.
- Added: Sep 30, 2008
- Length: 03:26
Michelle Rhee talks with John Merrow about her controversial first year as DC public school's chancellor and what she has planned for year two.
- Added: Sep 17, 2008
- Length: 16:19
From: Chris Goldstein
Cheryl Miller died in 2003 working to gain medical marijuana access in NJ, her husband Jim continues her work.
- Added: May 21, 2007
- Length: 26:00
Examining democracy in Ukraine
Bought by Connecticut Public (WNPR), KFAI Minneapolis, and KUHB
- Added: Nov 22, 2005
- Length: 22:31
- Purchases: 3