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From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Series: BackStory with the American History Guys: Full Episodes
Series: BackStory with the American History Guys: Full Episodes
The declaration of "Mission Accomplished" in Iraq was famously premature. But have America's other wars had neat or definitive endings? In this ep...
- Added: May 03, 2013
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 5
Flutist Carol Wincenc has been around – standing in front of the orchestra, playing a wide range of chamber music with the who’s who of classical m...
- Added: May 30, 2010
- Length: :15
After years of lawsuits and public pressure, the federal government recently announced it will no longer hold families at The immigrant family imp...
- Added: Unknown
- Length: 07:51
What do you like about Mozart? There are so many things to like – and choose from. Pianist Leif Ove Andsnes simply likes all the action. Use thi...
Bought by WHRV
- Added: May 29, 2009
- Length: :18
- Purchases: 1
Composer John Corigliano’s father was the concertmaster (1st violinist) with the New York Philharmonic for 23 years, so violin playing and the viol...
- Added: May 29, 2009
- Length: :26
Stephanie Kaza links buddhism and sustainability in her new book, MINDFULLY GREEN: A Personal and Spiritual Guide to Whole Earth Thinking. Sea Cha...
- Added: Mar 06, 2009
- Length: 29:03
What do you do when they tell you your child is in a persistive vegetative state, tell you to put her in a nursing home and go on with your life? Y...
- Added: Mar 05, 2009
- Length: 04:30
There are many ways to get into the music we love. The pianist Lang Lang imagines characters and scenes from nature; for others, the music inspire...
- Added: Nov 27, 2008
- Length: :28
It's not enough to just play the notes; a performer takes great efforts to put their own personal stamp on the music they play. Pianist Angela Hew...
- Added: Feb 29, 2008
- Length: :23
Sir Patrick Moore talks about his life in astronomy, life on Mars, and playing music with Einstein.
- Added: Feb 19, 2008
- Length: :18
Some composers are influenced by other composers and earlier styles and trends. That was surely the case with Jean Sibelius, but conductor Herbert...
- Added: Oct 31, 2007
- Length: :41
If you're a conductor, it's helpful to have a living composer at your side to answer questions about their music that may come up during rehearsals...
Bought by WITF
- Added: Jun 26, 2007
- Length: :28
- Purchases: 1
This piece is an interview with Jo Anne Barnhart, Commissioner of Social Security about the new Medicare Part D prescription drug plan
- Added: Apr 26, 2006
- Length: 16:10
