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In the second half of the nineteenth century, American and Russian traveled to each other's countries and wrote about their experiences and observa...

  • Added: Nov 21, 2011
  • Length: 00:28:59
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In the early years of the Cold War, a number of Hollywood directors and writers were blacklisted from the motion picture industry. One author says ...

  • Added: Oct 24, 2011
  • Length: 00:02:32
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When it was first published in 1890, Oscar Wilde's "The Picture of Dorian Gray" appeared as a much changed version of the original text. Now, for ...

  • Added: Oct 24, 2011
  • Length: 00:28:59
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Episode thirty-nine! Just had to say it, hope you don’t mind. We speak with Whit Patten, a man who grew up on a farm in the country (he had to boar...

  • Added: Aug 23, 2011
  • Length: 00:28:03
Caption: Indian farmer and his wheat, Credit: Petr Kosina / CIMMYT
Journalist Christian Parenti speaks about his new book, "Tropic of Chaos: Climate Change and the New Geography of Violence." He connects the effect...

  • Added: Aug 16, 2011
  • Length: 00:29:00
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A dark comedy about American intervention and the Cold War.

Bought by KMUN, KUT, WBEZ, KUOW, and Nevada Public Radio


  • Added: May 16, 2011
  • Length: 01:57:58
  • Purchases: 5
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Looking for something a little different? Try something "Far Out," but not too far out... An hourlong program of music from the late 1950s and ear...

Bought by WPTC


  • Added: Sep 27, 2010
  • Length: 00:58:58
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: The American pilot Gail Halvorsen
Berlin the capital of Germany, was in a difficult situation after world war 2: The city was split into sectors by the allied forces. Military jets ...

  • Added: Aug 22, 2010
  • Length: 00:25:00

  • Added: Sep 28, 2009
  • Length: 01:57:54
  • Purchases: 5
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in which the CIA enlists a kitty cat as a listening device in its fight against the Soviets. The plan fails. It really, really fails.

Bought by Vocalo.org, Public Radio Remix, KUT, KFAI, and KUOW


  • Added: Jul 28, 2009
  • Length: 00:03:43
  • Purchases: 5
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Chris Goldstein interviews Catholic Worker James Douglass on his book JFK and the Unspeakable. The book reveals a President at odds with the milita...

  • Added: Jan 17, 2009
  • Length: 00:33:27