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A New View
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Word of Mouth
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Word of Mouth is New Hampshire Public Radio's show about new ideas, emerging trends, and unexplored history. In this hour, "A New View" of Jane Au...

  • Added: May 09, 2013
  • Length: 51:30
Crime, Punishment, and the Search for Justice
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Word of Mouth
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Conversations about ideas and innovations in investigations and imprisonment, the search for justice, and the unexpected intersection of crime and ...

  • Added: Apr 18, 2013
  • Length: 51:30
Tabled Fables 7 Jack and the Beanstalk
From: Amy Kraft
Series: Tabled Fables
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In this episode we discuss how Jack's conquest of the giant relates to 19th century English colonialism with the help of scholar Brian Szumsky. We ...

  • Added: Mar 29, 2013
  • Length: 22:35
Miss Subways
From: Radio Diaries
Series: Audio History Project
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Beauty pageants promote the fantasy of the ideal woman. But for 35 years, the Miss Subways contest in New York City celebrated the everyday working...

Bought by Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Feb 26, 2013
  • Length: 14:15
  • Purchases: 1
Cultural Regionalization - Colin Woodard Part Two
From: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow- Phil Mariage
Series: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
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Part Two - Generational discussion with author Colin Woodard

  • Added: Feb 17, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
2013 San Francisco Silent Film Festival Winter Event -- Anita Monga Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Anita Monga, San Francisco, CA 2/1/13, Credit: Andrea Chase
Artistic Director Anita Monga talks the context of German Expressionism, the birth of celebrity culture, and why Buster Keaton will always be cont...

  • Added: Feb 15, 2013
  • Length: 18:40
Independent Book Stores Speak Up for the Written Word - on ThoughtCast!
From: Jenny Attiyeh
Caption: Kate Rosenberger@Dog Eared Books, Credit: Jenny Attiyeh
Be it a curmudgeonly Galwegian on the West coast of Ireland, an erudite scholar in Dublin or a literary motorcyclist 'flower child' of San Francisc...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Dec 20, 2012
  • Length: 56:24
  • Purchases: 1
William Jennings Bryan: The Speech That Changed Politics
From: Radio Diaries
Series: Contenders
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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 Public Radio Remix, KUT, WDET, Detroit Public Radio, and KFAI


  • Added: Oct 16, 2012
  • Length: 07:11
  • Purchases: 4
The “Veep”
From: Radio Diaries
Series: Contenders
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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 Public Radio Remix, WDET, Detroit Public Radio, and KFAI


  • Added: Oct 16, 2012
  • Length: 07:25
  • Purchases: 3
Victoria Woodhull: The First Woman to Run for President
From: Radio Diaries
Series: Contenders
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In the 19th century, Victoria Woodhull was many things: a clairvoyant, a businesswoman, an advocate for women’s rights and sexual freedom, and a ma...

Bought by Prairie Public, Public Radio Remix, WDET, Detroit Public Radio, and KFAI


  • Added: Oct 16, 2012
  • Length: 07:18
  • Purchases: 4
Margaret Chase Smith: Cold Warrior in Pearls
From: Radio Diaries
Series: Contenders
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In 1964, Margaret Chase Smith became the first woman from a major party to run for President. The Republican Senator ran as a staunch hawk and expe...

Bought by Public Radio Remix, WDET, Detroit Public Radio, and KFAI


  • Added: Oct 16, 2012
  • Length: 07:38
  • Purchases: 3
Adlai Stevenson: A Candidate in the Age of Television
From: Radio Diaries
Series: Contenders
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The 1952 presidential campaign pitted the immensely popular General Dwight D. Eisenhower against the ferociously intellectual and intensely private...

Bought by Public Radio Remix, WDET, Detroit Public Radio, and KFAI


  • Added: Oct 16, 2012
  • Length: 07:36
  • Purchases: 3
Gracie Allen: The Joke That Became a Campaign
From: Radio Diaries
Series: Contenders
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In 1940 the United States was just emerging from the shadow of the Great Depression and war loomed in Europe. Into these serious times stepped Grac...

Bought by The Story, Public Radio Remix, WDET, Detroit Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, and KFAI


  • Added: Oct 16, 2012
  • Length: 05:12
  • Purchases: 5
The 2012 Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards
From: Dred-Scott Keyes
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In this first of a two-part series, Dred-Scott Keyes interviews winners of the 2012 Anisfield-Wolf Awards David W. Blight, author of "American Ora...

  • Added: Aug 26, 2012
  • Length: 56:00
SLY & THE FAMILY STONE with JERRY MARTINI Vol. I
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Funk Show
Caption: Sly & the Family Stone with Jerry Martini, Credit: Epic Records 1968
Original and founding member of SLY & THE FAMILY STONE'S JERRY MARTINI talks about the history of the group and his new cover band THE FAMILY STONE...

Bought by KMUW


  • Added: Apr 08, 2012
  • Length: 58:27
  • Purchases: 1
Sly & The Family Stone with Jerry Martini Vol. II
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Funk Show
Caption: The Familystone Project, Credit: http://www.classiqueproductions.com/pages/PAGE214A.HTM
Original and founding member of SLY & THE FAMILY STONE, JERRY MARTINI talks about the history of the group plus his new group THE FAMILY STONE PROJ...

  • Added: Apr 08, 2012
  • Length: 53:59
Black Women Make History/ Coretta Scott King & Carol Moseley Braun
From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk
Caption: Coretta Scott King, Credit: NNDB
Equal Time Series Host Martha Burk explores the life of Coretta Scott King with biographer Barbara Reynolds, a founding editor of USA Today. Burk...

Bought by KAZU


  • Added: Jan 26, 2012
  • Length: 56:48
  • Purchases: 1
1972: The Birth of Pong and the Rise of Video Games
From: Action Speaks
Series: Action Speaks! 2011 Season: Conflict and Amusement in America: How Can it Hurt if it's so Much Fun?
Caption: A snapshot of Pong , Credit: Google Images
Pong introduced America to video games and now there seems to be no turning back. Is this why we don't leave our houses anymore?

Bought by KUNM, WRIR, Spokane Public Radio, Yellowstone Public Radio, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio and more


  • Added: Oct 24, 2011
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 10
Nature Dreaming: Rediscovering California's Landscapes with David Mas Masumoto
From: California Legacy Project
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Listeners will find Nature Dreaming: Rediscovering California’s Landscapes with David Mas Masumoto both entertaining and enlightening. Two one hour...

Bought by KZYX and KALW


  • Added: Sep 02, 2011
  • Length: 01:50:16
  • Purchases: 2
Ivan Doig's "Work Song"
From: Dmae Roberts
Series: Stage and Studio
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Dmae Roberts features an in-depth and lively interview with Northwest Writer Ivan Doig.

  • Added: Dec 02, 2010
  • Length: 28:02
Bible Babel: Making Sense of the Most Talked About Book of All Time
From: With Good Reason
Caption: Bible Babel Cover, Credit: Harper Collins
A conversation about the Bible's universality and relevance in pop culture, with the author who aims to give "people what they don't get in church ...

Bought by WFIU


  • Added: Jun 09, 2010
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 1
BackStory - Panic! A History of Financial Crisis
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Caption: Panic Attack, Credit: Aidan Hughes
Speculation... deregulation... crash... bailout. Sound familiar? Probably. Sound modern? It shouldn’t.

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, 90.5 WSNC, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WSKG, WAMU and more


  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: 54:30
  • Purchases: 11
BackStory - Partisanship and the Press
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
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Americans' confidence in the news media is at an all-time low. What, people ask, ever happened to good, old-fashioned, objective reporting?

Bought by WCAI / WNAN, Spokane Public Radio, 90.5 WSNC, KXOT Public Radio, Yellowstone Public Radio and more


  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 6
BackStory - Black & White: The Idea of Racial Purity
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
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In America, we tend to see race in black & white. But dig a little deeper, and things quickly get mixed up.

Bought by KAZU, WCQS, WGCU, Kansas Public Radio, WYSO and more


  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 21
Action Speaks! - What Now? 1933: The Creation of the Civilian Conservation Corps
From: Action Speaks
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Action Speaks! - Underappreciated Dates that Changed America presents What Now? a series of 8 one hour programs suitable for individual or serial a...

Bought by KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, WRPI, KWIT, WRNC-LP, WPTC and more


  • Added: May 04, 2009
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 7