All Pieces for Al Letson

 
Caption: Viola Morse
Viola Morse, a lifelong Vermonter, died last year. After living in the same town for ninety-nine years, she must have left quite an imprint. State...

Bought by Public Radio Remix


  • Added: May 10, 2012
  • Length: 00:06:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Quaint storefronts along Main streets, covered bridges over clear streams, cows from dairy farms dotting green valleys: across the state, these are...

Bought by WKSU, WEAA, and Vermont Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 22, 2012
  • Length: 00:53:53
  • Purchases: 3
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The Tri-Cities are Richland, Pasco and Kennewick—3 cities clustered near one another in the vast plains and deserts of Washington state, to the eas...

Bought by WEAA


  • Added: Apr 22, 2012
  • Length: 00:53:53
  • Purchases: 1
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When we were researching our Wyoming episode in the summer of 2011, we came across a striking statistic: Wyoming has the nation's second highest ra...

Bought by Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Apr 16, 2012
  • Length: 00:10:07
  • Purchases: 1
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When we visited Cleveland last season, we found a city full of a new generation of entrepreneurs that were making their dreams a reality. We contin...

Bought by Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Mar 11, 2012
  • Length: 00:08:52
  • Purchases: 1
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We kick off our new podcast series with a story from host Al Letson, who asks filmmaker Steve Bognar a fairly simple question... but wasn't prepare...

Bought by Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Feb 24, 2012
  • Length: 00:05:28
  • Purchases: 1
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Host Al Letson discusses the powerful connection public radio provides, and how supporting your station helps ensure its future success.

Bought by KWMU


  • Added: Feb 14, 2012
  • Length: 00:01:30
  • Purchases: 1
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Host Al Letson shares audio of everyday residents from around the country facing incredible odds, becoming unlikely activists, and how supporting y...

Bought by KWMU


  • Added: Feb 14, 2012
  • Length: 00:01:29
  • Purchases: 1
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Host Al Letson shares the various scenes and sounds from around the country that public media brings to listeners and urges them to help support th...

Bought by KWMU


  • Added: Feb 14, 2012
  • Length: 00:01:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Host Al Letson discusses the tough conversations and understanding that listeners can only find on public radio, and how their contribution can help.

Bought by KWMU


  • Added: Feb 14, 2012
  • Length: 00:01:30
  • Purchases: 1
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Residents from around the country read letters they've written to their city, and host Al Letson compares their connection to their home towns to t...

Bought by KWMU


  • Added: Feb 14, 2012
  • Length: 00:01:29
  • Purchases: 1
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Host Al Letson, thanks listeners for their support and shares a dark, shameful secret.

Bought by KWMU


  • Added: Feb 13, 2012
  • Length: 00:00:59
  • Purchases: 1
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In one town, it might be an oil spill. "I should not have seen three dead dolphins in my lifetime. And I've seen em." In another, saving a basketba...

Bought by WEAA and KOSU


  • Added: Nov 30, 2011
  • Length: 00:00:30
  • Purchases: 2
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You know, listening to the news, it can sometimes feel like everything is falling apart. But across the country, ordinary people are bringing thing...

Bought by WEAA and KOSU


  • Added: Nov 30, 2011
  • Length: 00:00:30
  • Purchases: 2
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A company town, where the company is government. In a city where one in four households contain a government employee, the crippling state budget d...

Bought by KUOW, WGBH Radio Boston, KOSU, Vermont Public Radio, KQED and more


  • Added: Sep 15, 2011
  • Length: 00:53:53
  • Purchases: 14
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From Rockefeller's Standard Oil to GE's first industrial park, Cleveland was a city made by entrepreneurs. But since the polluted Cuyahoga River ca...

Bought by WXVU 89.1 FM Villanova, WGBH Radio Boston, KUOW, KOSU, Vermont Public Radio and more


  • Added: Sep 15, 2011
  • Length: 00:53:54
  • Purchases: 15
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Wyoming is the least populated state in the US. In this sparse landscape, where tradition and self-reliance are prized, what are the things that b...

Bought by WTIP, KUOW, KOSU, WGBH Radio Boston, Yellowstone Public Radio and more


  • Added: Sep 15, 2011
  • Length: 00:53:53
  • Purchases: 18
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After Hurricane Katrina ravaged the area, Mississippi Gulf Coast residents were forced to come together to deal with the aftermath. Then, just as t...

Bought by WXVU 89.1 FM Villanova, KOSU, WGBH Radio Boston, Vermont Public Radio, KQED and more


  • Added: Aug 28, 2011
  • Length: 00:53:53
  • Purchases: 20
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From President Carter’s famous 1977 urban decay photo-op in the wastelands of the South Bronx to Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five’s iconic ea...

Bought by WXVU 89.1 FM Villanova, WSKG, KUOW, KOSU, Spokane Public Radio and more


  • Added: Aug 25, 2011
  • Length: 00:53:37
  • Purchases: 21

  • Added: May 05, 2011
  • Length: 00:00:30
  • Purchases: 2