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Votes For Women!
From: Sandra Sleight-Brennan
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Most people think of George Washington’s election as the first time Americans voted on the national level. But it wasn’t until the election of 192...

Bought by KCUR, KWIT, Northeast Indiana Public Radio, KAZU, KHNS and more


  • Added: Apr 05, 2010
  • Length: 58:02
  • Purchases: 26
The Assassination
From: Boyce Lancaster
Series: Return to Camelot: Music in the Kennedy White House
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In a matter of moments, hope and joy turns to despair and sorrow.

  • Added: Feb 23, 2010
  • Length: 29:02
The Aftermath
From: Boyce Lancaster
Series: Return to Camelot: Music in the Kennedy White House
Caption: Marion Anderson sings at President Kennedy's memorial service
In the months following President Kennedy's assassination, musicians and composers the world over expressed their sorrow through music

  • Added: Feb 23, 2010
  • Length: 28:01
A Shortcut Back To 1969 -"The Lunar Module"
From: Peter Bochan
Caption: Buzz Aldrin Apollo 11
40th Anniversary Mix of man's trip to the moon which began on July 16th, 1969

Bought by Third Coast Festival/Re:sound and WFPL News


  • Added: Jul 16, 2009
  • Length: 12:13
  • Purchases: 2
Tibetan Uprising: The Meaning of March 10th
From: The Tibet Connection
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Documentary on the significance of March 10th for Tibetans

Bought by CKMO, KVMR, and KFAI


  • Added: Feb 25, 2009
  • Length: 10:00
  • Purchases: 3
Hayward Fault
From: KQED
Series: QUEST
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The big quake is coming

  • Added: Oct 20, 2008
  • Length: 04:47
Club 47/Passim
From: WGBH Radio Boston
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Recorded at the Brattle Theatre in Harvard Square on the 50th anniversary of the day the Club 47 opened in 1958, the program (in the best of folk t...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, WMNF, Chris Boros, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 16, 2008
  • Length: 58:24
  • Purchases: 4
The Great Alaska Earthquake: A Survivor's Tale
From: Rebecca Sheir
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On March 27, 1964, the largest earthquake ever to strike North America sparked tsunamis that destroyed a village. Paul Timothy Selanoff lived to te...

Bought by KRUA


  • Added: Mar 24, 2008
  • Length: 06:39
  • Purchases: 1
Live from Aroma Thyme Bistro
From: Joe Bevilacqua
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stories, songs and poems about love performed before a live audience

  • Added: Jan 10, 2008
  • Length: 59:34
Stravinsky @ 1-2-5: Three Glances at the Composer's Mirror
From: Jackson Braider
Series: Stravinsky@125
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Three essays about different aspects of Stravinsky's life and work

Bought by WCQS


  • Added: Jun 07, 2007
  • Length: 01:00:25
  • Purchases: 1
#6: Igor Stravinsky: The End of the End
From: Jackson Braider
Series: Stravinsky@125
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Igor Stravinsky's Requiem Canticles, from the beginning to the end

  • Added: Jun 06, 2007
  • Length: 17:29
#5: Igor Stravinsky and the Art of the Miniature
From: Jackson Braider
Series: Stravinsky@125
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Beloved for his full-length ballets, Stravinsky also created a surprising array of very short pieces for orchestra

  • Added: May 24, 2007
  • Length: 16:24
#3: Hang Time with Igor at Post 43
From: Jackson Braider
Series: Stravinsky@125
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The unusual setting where Igor Stravinsky conducted many of his recordings -- Hollywood Post 43 of the American Legion

  • Added: May 02, 2007
  • Length: 16:18
Lower Manhattan Diaries
From: WFUV
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Three New Yorkers reflect on 5 years since the 9/11 attacks in audio diary form.

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 08, 2006
  • Length: 29:14
  • Purchases: 1
Buddy Holly Profile
From: KUT
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A profile of Buddy Holly on his 70th birthday

Bought by WUAL and NPR Station Showcase with PRX


  • Added: Sep 02, 2006
  • Length: 07:06
  • Purchases: 2
I Fought the Law
From: KUT
Caption: PRX default Piece image
a profile of songwriter Sonny Curtis, his song "I Fought the Law," and its influence on rock 'n roll

  • Added: May 11, 2006
  • Length: 05:50
History: The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire
From: KALW
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An Audio Portrait of the San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906

Bought by WSCS-FM


  • Added: Apr 13, 2006
  • Length: 06:02
  • Purchases: 1
A Practical Guide to Disaster
From: KALW
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A reflection on the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire and a consideration of how well we are prepared for another disaster

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WMFE, and KUSP


  • Added: Apr 09, 2006
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
THE CITY WILL RISE
From: Jesse Boggs
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Lessons learned and lost from a century's catastrophes

Bought by WRIR, KUT-HD, WETA, WMFE, WKUF-LP and more


  • Added: Mar 20, 2006
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 14
Yesterday and Forever December Special
From: Helen Engelhardt
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Documentary composition featuring six widows in remembrance of Lockerbie tragedy - on 17th anniversary

Bought by KAWC, KRPS, WNPR, and KUOW


  • Added: Oct 17, 2005
  • Length: 24:31
  • Purchases: 4
Hiroshima-60th
From: Steve Herman
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Hiroshima remembers 60 years ago when the city was attacked with an atomic bomb

  • Added: Aug 05, 2005
  • Length: 02:59
Music At Sea
From: Amber Edwards
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Brief history of the music played on ocean liners past and present, including the last song heard as the Titanic sank

Bought by WNPR, KUT-HD, WKMS, NPR Station Showcase with PRX, WRVO and more


  • Added: Mar 08, 2005
  • Length: 07:31
  • Purchases: 7
Subculture
From: WFUV
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A one-hour documentary celebrating the centennial of the New York City Subway

  • Added: Sep 24, 2004
  • Length: 01:00:00
The '63 March: The Aftermath
From: WGBH Radio Boston
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This is the fourth in a five-part radio series focusing on the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Empowered by the march and stirring ...

Bought by WEAA, KRUA, WMNF, WJAB, KGOU and more


  • Added: Oct 06, 2003
  • Length: 07:31
  • Purchases: 8
The '63 March: Forty Years Later
From: WGBH Radio Boston
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This is the fifth in a five-part radio series focusing on the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. For some who were there, memories of t...

Bought by WEAA, 90.5 WSNC, WJAB, KZYX, WNPR and more


  • Added: Oct 06, 2003
  • Length: 07:42
  • Purchases: 6