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Black History
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Martin Luther King Jr.'s Path To Nonviolence Paul Ingles, 59:00 Two women with very close ties to Martin Luther King Jr. reflect on how King developed into one of the great moral and political philosophers of the 20th century. |
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A Shortcut To The Mountaintop Peter Bochan, 29:28 A tribute to Martin Luther King Jr, featuring many of his most famous speeches mixed with music from Stevie Wonder, The Freedom Singers, Jimmy Cliff, James Taylor, Nina Simone, Bill Lee/Branford Marsalis, Moodswings, U2 and more. |
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Mandela: An Audio History Joe Richman / Radio Diaries, 59:00 The story of South Africa's struggle against apartheid. "One of the best tributes our country has to a great and peaceful man." - Jake Warga |
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A Small Southern Town: The Nation's Capital In Slave Times Richard Paul, 60:00 A dramatization of the largest mass-escape of slaves in American history. |
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In the Spirit WPSU, 59:00 A one-hour retrospective of 20th century African-American religious music and interviews. "My listeners are blowing up our phones today after airing this special." - Erica Fox, WVAS |
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The Undiscovered Explorer: Imagining York Oregon Public Broadcasting, 58:55 Danny Glover narrates the story of an American legend. "A solid addition to programming during Black History Month." - Joseph Dougherty , WVAS |
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The Afro: Personal Reflections David Person, 59:00 A personal and historical look at the Afro hairstyle as a cultural and political phenomenon. |
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Making History in Massachusetts: WBUR, 59:00 A profile of Gov. Deval Patrick, his history making election and his place in the new politics of race nationally. |
Current Events
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Lost & Found Sound: Hour One The Kitchen Sisters, 58:36 A Peabody Award-winning collection of eccentric, endangered and undiscovered sounds and oral traditions. Hosted by Francis Ford Coppola. |
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Lost & Found Sound: Hour Two The Kitchen Sisters, 59:03 A Peabody Award-winning collection of eccentric, endangered and undiscovered sounds and oral traditions. Hosted by Francis Ford Coppola. |
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Doctors Without Borders: Inside Out WBUR / Michael Goldfarb, 58:36 Michael Goldfarb takes listeners to the Niger River delta following a team of medical workers as they set up a humanitarian relief project. "In short, this is excellent radio." - Jonathan Groubert 
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Healing Heathcare WHYY, 59:00 An in-depth look at the relationship between healthcare providers and patients. |
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Stories from the NYPD John Rudolph, 59:00 An audio history of the New York Police Department. |
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The Future of the Planet Lydon McGrath Productions, 58:30 What if we narrowed the environmental mission to feeding the human race now and for centuries to come? Has modern food production managed our way past a crisis of survival? Just what can you tell from your daily diet about how the old globe, and the new globalism, are doing? |
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The One-Room School in the Twenty-First Century Neenah Ellis, 59:00 Veteran producer Neenah Ellis travels to rural communities in the US to visit some of the last remaining one-room schools. |
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Coming Home David Gilmore / Outright Radio, 59:00 Stories from the heart of gay America. |
Judaism
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"Why This Night?" A Passover Special The Radio Foundation, 59:00 Larry Josephson, a secular Jew who now wants to know more about the religion of his grandparents, asks Rabbi Ismar Schorsch, Chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary, to explain the meaning of Passover. |
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Brooklyn According to Kalish Jon Kalish, 60:00 Veteran public radio reporter Jon Kalish's 16-year journey into the Orthodox Jewish community of Brooklyn.. |
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Shoah Holocaust Special HearingVoices, 60:00 "Shoah" is Hebrew for whirlwind, complete destruction." --Rabbi Samual Cohen |
Music
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Butterbeans and Susie: A Vaudeville Cabaret Riverwalk Jazz / PRI, 59:00 The comic interplay between two great Afro-American vaudeville performers, Butterbeans & Susie. |
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Buzz, Bands and the Biz: Why SXSW Matters David Brown / KUT, 59:00 How a regional music conference became an international phenomenon. |
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In the Spirit WPSU, 59:00 A one-hour retrospective of 20th century African-American religious music and interviews. "My listeners are blowing up our phones today after airing this special." - Erica Fox, WVAS |
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The Chieftains Paul Chuffo / Joyride Media, 59:00 Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with The Chieftains. |
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Radio Lab, Show 202: Musical Language WNYC / Jad Abumrad, 58:59 What is music? How does it work? Why does it move us? Why are some people better at it than others? |
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The Heart of Song: Renee Fleming with Fred Hersch WNYC, 59:00 In conversation and performance, Renee Fleming reveals her great love of jazz. |
Poetry
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Walt Whitman: Song of Myself WNYC / Curtis Fox & Elena Park, 59:00 Hosted by Carl Hancock Rux, the program peels back Walt Whitman's "Leaves of Grass" and we discover that this groundbreaking work was the product of a man so far ahead of his time that we are just now able to fully appreciate his work. |
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Ralph Waldo Emerson Radio Open Source, 59:00 Was Ralph Waldo Emerson thinking of the Internet when he said: Invent a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door. We're taking a 21st Century walk through the American Plato's 19th Century woods. |
Science
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Radio Lab, Show 102: Stress WNYC / Jad Abumrad, 58:59 The modern epidemic of stress, as seen from inside the body and out. |
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Radio Lab, Show 104: Time WNYC / Jad Abumrad, 58:59 An exploration of the physics, history and music of time. |
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Radio Lab, Show 105: Beyond Time WNYC / Jad Abumrad, 58:59 A closer look at relativity... and the scientists and artists waging a war against the tyranny of the clock. |
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Radio Lab, Show 202: Musical Language WNYC / Jad Abumrad, 58:59 What is music? How does it work? Why does it move us? Why are some people better at it than others? |
War
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Prisoners of War: A Story of Four American Soldiers Vermont Folklife Center Media, 58:41 Four Vermont soldiers talk about life in German prison camps after their capture at the Battle of the Bulge, and the life-changing effects of this experience. |
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The Silent Generation: From Saipan to Tokyo Helen Borten, 58:56 The final year of World War II in the Pacific, told by men who came back and kept silent about the harrowing ordeal that changed their lives. |
Women's History
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Her Stories HearingVoices, 58:00 Stories by, for, and about women. |
Other
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Seeking Peace on Earth: The 2007 Peace Talks Radio Special Good Radio Shows, Inc./Paul Ingles, 59:00 During the season when hopes for Peace on Earth are expressed, spend an hour hearing from people whose life's work is pursuing peace in different ways. |
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Team of Rivals Janelle Haskell, 58:00 Doris Goodwin's new book: Team of Rivals, is an exhaustive biography of "honest Abe." |
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Love's Labors HearingVoices, 54:00 Tales of true and tainted love for Valentine's Day. |
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RN Valentine's Day Special Radio Netherlands, 59:00 Long Distance Love - two tales of transatlantic romance to warm up your Valentine's Day. |
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Farmer, Soldier, Statesman: The Life of George Washington KBYU, 58:30 An Educational Program following the life of George Washington. |
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The Story of Ing "Doc" Hay-Frontier Herbalist Dmae Roberts, 57:59 The life and times of a frontier herbalist and acupuncturist in John Day, Oregon. |
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