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The Forgotten Story of Clinton Melton
From: Radio Diaries
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On December 3, 1955, a 33-year-old Black gas station attendant named Clinton Melton was shot and killed in Glendora, Mississippi. Two witnesses — i...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Oct 18, 2021
  • Length: 11:44
  • Purchases: 2
Honor Flight: Recognizing our War Heroes
From: Stephen Grant
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Most World War II veterans didn’t receive accolades or experience the infamous New York City ticker-tape parade most Americans are familiar with in...

Bought by WBEZ


  • Added: Jun 23, 2018
  • Length: 07:10
  • Purchases: 1
Ep. 9 Answers
From: Honolulu Civil Beat
Series: Offshore
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Five years, two trials, and hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees have failed to resolve Special Agent Christopher Deedy’s case. That hasn...

  • Added: Dec 08, 2016
  • Length: 31:21
Out of the Blue: 50 Years After the UT Tower Shooting
From: KUT
Caption: UT Tower, Credit: Miguel Gutierrez Jr. /KUT News
It’s been 50 years since the University of Texas Tower shooting – long considered the first modern mass shooting of its kind. On Aug. 1, 1966, a sn...

Bought by WVTF, KUER, Prairie Public, WBEZ, KUOW and more


  • Added: Jul 26, 2016
  • Length: 53:49
  • Purchases: 13
Introduction to the 2015 Heisman Trophy Winner
From: New Jersey Radio Exchange Network
Series: North Jersey Radio Series
Caption: Derrick Henry
Derrick Henry of Alabama Football

  • Added: Dec 13, 2015
  • Length: 10:50
New Orleans Calling: "After The Flood" - How Community Radio Station WWOZ Was Saved In 2005
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Caption: WWOZ's abandoned studio in Armstrong Park, New Orleans
Ten years ago, there was a storm, and then there was a flood, and they changed New Orleans forever. Many stories from that time have been told, but...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Aug 27, 2015
  • Length: 01:00:00
  • Purchases: 1
CRACK: The Drug That Consumed the Nation's Capital
From: Kellen Quigley
Caption: Mayor Marion Barry
For years, powdered cocaine was D.C.'s drug of choice, but when crack hit the streets in the eighties, the city was afflicted by levels of addictio...

  • Added: Mar 11, 2014
  • Length: 51:30
A Shortcut Through 2013
From: Peter Bochan
Series: Shortcuts
Caption: Nelson Mandela
A journey through the past twelve months, this retrospective gathers the major and minor events, the sounds, voices, music, memories, and emotional...

Bought by PRX Remix, KISU, KUNC & The Colorado Sound, North Country Public Radio, KREV-LP and more


  • Added: Dec 26, 2013
  • Length: 59:03
  • Purchases: 8
No Common Market: Whither Kensington?
From: Marion Kane
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There's a battle going on for the soul of Kensington Market in downtown Toronto...

  • Added: Jan 29, 2013
  • Length: 22:00
We Were All Incarcerated
From: Geoff Storm
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An examination of Steve Barnes' wrongful conviction and eventual exoneration.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 10, 2011
  • Length: 56:00
  • Purchases: 1
Odetta: The Queen of American Folk Music
From: Dred-Scott Keyes
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This 55 min piece features excerpts from a Feb.24th tribute to folk singer Odetta at the Riverside Church in NYC. Performing artists include Pete S...

Bought by KMUW, Prairie Public, WSLR, Marfa Public Radio, WNMU-FM and more


  • Added: Feb 26, 2009
  • Length: 55:21
  • Purchases: 6
Inauguration at Independence Mall in Philadelphia: Street Interviews, Ambient Sounds
From: Chris Goldstein
Caption: Philly, Independence Mall, Credit: Chris Goldstein
Interviews with members of the public attending the Presidential Inauguration on Philadelphia's Independence Mall.

  • Added: Jan 20, 2009
  • Length: 13:50
Human Rights in Argentina: Missing witness Julio Lopez
From: Marie Trigona
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Human Rights in Argentina: Witness still missing

  • Added: Sep 19, 2007
  • Length: 04:31
Peace Talks Radio: 9/11 Families for Peaceful Tomorrows (59:00 / 54:00)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Three people who lost family members in the September 11th terrorist attacks on the U.S. talk about turning their grief into action for peace. The...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WNMU-FM, WESM 91.3 FM, KSFR, KUOW and more


  • Added: Aug 21, 2007
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 22
Tough Decisions in Biloxi
From: Michael Fitzhugh
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A closer look at the changing face of Biloxi's Point Cadet

Bought by Mississippi Public Broadcasting


  • Added: Jun 18, 2006
  • Length: 12:31
  • Purchases: 1
Countdown Discovery
From: Mike Crane
Caption: PRX default Piece image
NASA tries to launch the first Space Shuttle since the Columbia disaster in 2003

Bought by KPIK-LP, KBBI Alaska, WBST, WYSO, WAER Syracuse, NY and more


  • Added: Jun 13, 2005
  • Length: 58:52
  • Purchases: 16