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Remembering George Kennedy
From: Boise State Public Radio
Series: Reader's Corner with Bob Kustra
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In an interview from our archives, host Bob Kustra talks with the Oscasr-winning actor about his memoir. Kennedy died Feb. 28, 2016.

  • Added: Mar 04, 2016
  • Length: 30:30
16-08 Live from NY, Syria, Brazil
From: Tony Morris
Series: Classical Guitar Alive!
Caption: Susan McDonald, Credit: J.M. Lennon
This week's edition of Classical Guitar Alive! is titled “Live from NY, Syria, and Brazil, and features performances recorded at the 2015 Barrios i...

Bought by KXIQ , Ohm Radio , New Hampshire Public Radio, KXIQ , WHCP-LP Cambridge and more


  • Added: Feb 24, 2016
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 38
RDD: Way Will Open
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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This week on The Rough Draft Diaries we'll meet Shelley Kotz, a person so involved in the community of Toledo it's hard to cover everything she doe...

  • Added: Feb 16, 2016
  • Length: 06:03
The Spirit of '74: How the American Revolution Began
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Ray Raphael
We’ve all read about “the Boston Tea Party,” as well as the famous “shot heard ‘round the world”. These two important events occurred 28-months apa...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Feb 10, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
The History of Peace Studies in the U.S. and a Profile of "Peace Pedalers"
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
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When you think back about your own history education, think about how much of it was a history of wars, and then ask yourself how much in there was...

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI and KUNM


  • Added: Aug 26, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
StoryCorps: Yvette Benavidez Garcia and Rene Garcia
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Yvette Benavidez Garcia (L) and Rene Garcia (R)
Yvette Benavidez Garcia and her husband, Rene, remember her father, Army Master Sgt. Roy P. Benavidez, a Medal of Honor recipient.

Bought by WTJU


  • Added: Jul 10, 2015
  • Length: 02:18
  • Purchases: 1
Reader's Corner featuring military historian John C. McManus
From: Boise State Public Radio
Series: Reader's Corner with Bob Kustra
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Reader’s Corner with Bob Kustra features lively interviews with today’s leading writers about ideas and issues that matter today. This week, to mar...

  • Added: Jun 05, 2015
  • Length: 29:35
The Remarkable Resilience of Zebrafish
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Dr VootYin survived the Cambodian genocide as a child and has gone on to become a leading scientist in the field of cardiac regeneration.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and Radio Newark


  • Added: May 27, 2015
  • Length: 07:14
  • Purchases: 2
"WOMEN Write About WAR" -- five readings (M-F)
From: Peter Johnson
Series: The Author's Corner on Public Radio daily show: MAY 2015
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Our Special for Memorial Day week: 5 female authors. For Monday, Dava Guerin reads about a wounded woman, a vet from the Afghanistan theater, from ...

  • Added: May 20, 2015
  • Length: 08:20
Dr. Ed Tick - Warrior s Return - Part 1
From: Donna Descoteaux
Series: Living Well Show
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The Living Well Show presents a two part interview with Dr. Edward Tick, author of War And The Soul and Warrior's Return: Restoring the Soul After ...

  • Added: May 09, 2015
  • Length: 28:43
Why West Point's 2015 Cadet First Captain Now Sees Memorial Day In a New Way
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism
Caption: West Point Austin Welch, Credit: westpoint.edu
The United States Military Academy's Cadet First Captain Austin Welch shares how the loss of a dear friend changed not only his perspective on Memo...

Bought by WSGE, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KRZA, and Delta College Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 23, 2015
  • Length: 01:39
  • Purchases: 4
Somali artist Aziz Osman paints life, loss, and hope
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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Somali artist Aziz Osman left home for Florence, Italy, as a young man to pursue his dream of becoming a painter, sculptor and architect. Extensiv...

  • Added: Mar 18, 2015
  • Length: 05:05
World War II - Hampton Roads Heroes
From: WHRV
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Interviews with WWII Veterans radio companion piece to The War

  • Added: Mar 16, 2015
  • Length: 29:03
Thom Tran
From: The Summit
Series: Recovery Minutes
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Thom Tran is an actor, comedian, and an Iraq War veteran with PTSD. His humor is his therapy.

  • Added: Mar 11, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
Reverend John Schluep
From: The Summit
Series: Recovery Minutes
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Reverand John Shluep is a pastor and veteran who directs Warrior's Journey Home.

  • Added: Mar 11, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
David Peacock
From: The Summit
Series: Recovery Minutes
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David Peacock directs the Valor Home in northeast Ohio for homeless vets trying to find a new life in recovery.

  • Added: Mar 11, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
Finding Peace: From Ethiopian Refugee to United States Citizen
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Nigisti Hailemariam has been in the United States for over 20 years; she has two kids, a stable job, and a red Honda outside her three bedroom apar...

  • Added: Jan 15, 2015
  • Length: 05:26
Seeking Peace on Earth: A Peace Talks Radio Special -2014 (29:00)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
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Some compelling and timeless moments drawn from just one of our many seasons of programs in the Peace Talks Radio series on peacemaking and non-vio...

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI, Aspen Public Radio, and KUNM


  • Added: Jan 06, 2015
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 3
Tylor Willis: "The day I got blown up is the first day that comes to mind."
From: University of Montana Journalism
Series: Combat Stories: Vets on War and Why They Went
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Tylor Willis was a Corporal E-4 who served with the U.S. Marines in Afghanistan in the Battle of Sangin. He was awarded a Purple Heart. While in co...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio and KALH


  • Added: Dec 29, 2014
  • Length: 02:50
  • Purchases: 2
StoryCorps: Roy Wilkins and Keith Melick
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Command Sergeant Major Roy Wilkins and Retired Army 1st Sergeant Keith Melick, who first crossed paths at war in 2004, talk about reuniting in a VA...

Bought by Blue Mountain Radio , WEZU, and WTJU


  • Added: Dec 09, 2014
  • Length: 03:44
  • Purchases: 3
Humankind special: The Christmas Truce
From: David Freudberg
Caption: Wounded young soldier in WW1
Produced in association with WGBH/Boston. On the occasion of its 100th anniverary, we take a moving look at the 1914 Christmas Truce, in which oppo...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, Interlochen Public Radio, KWIT, KVSC, KWMR and more


  • Added: Nov 25, 2014
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 48
StoryCorps: Max Voelz and Mary Dague
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Retired Army Sgt 1st Class Max Voelz first recorded in 2011 to remember his wife...

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Nov 17, 2014
  • Length: 01:59
  • Purchases: 1
Field Exercises
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Stephanie Westlund
Stephanie Westlund holds a PhD in Peace and Conflict Studies. For the past 5-years she has been researching the lives of war veterans. Specifically...

Bought by KVNF and KCBX


  • Added: Nov 12, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
E-TEAM -- Ross Kauffman, Katy Chevigny, Anna Neistat and Ole Solvang Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
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Ross Kauffman, Katy Chevigny, Anna Neistat and Ole Solvang talk mental balance, cultural sensitivity, and images that they can’t shake.

  • Added: Nov 06, 2014
  • Length: 26:12
Pulitzer Winner On Washington's Legacy & Death
From: Peter Johnson
Series: The Author's Corner on Public Radio daily show: NOVEMBER 2014
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Pulitzer-winner Edward Larson reads from his new biography, The Return of George Washington, 1783-1789, recently reviewed positively in WSJ and NYT...

  • Added: Nov 05, 2014
  • Length: 01:40

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