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Caption: African-American emigrants to the U.S.S.R., aboard the German ship Deutschland, c1930s, Credit: Yelena Khanga.
With lawmakers tackling immigration, we're devoting an episode to its flip-side -- emigration. We’ll consider the stories of those who left the U.S...

Bought by KFOK-LP, KREV-LP, WRPI, WOUB, and WTJU


  • Added: Apr 19, 2013
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 5
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Carol Ann Russell is a Professor of English at Bemidji State University. She has published four full-length books of poetry. Russell has also been ...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Mar 20, 2013
  • Length: 02:32
  • Purchases: 1
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The Island of California appeared on maps for over a century.

Bought by Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Feb 26, 2013
  • Length: 01:45
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Joseph Conrad (back, center) at sea posing with apprentices aboard Torrens. , Credit: Provided courtesy of the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library of Yale University
In this episode of World Ocean Radio host Peter Neill will suggest that the greatest author of such sea-based literature was Joseph Conrad and will...

  • Added: Feb 25, 2013
  • Length: 05:37
Caption: The Göta Canal, Credit: Insightguides.com
In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill will take us on a tour of the canals of the world.

  • Added: Feb 19, 2013
  • Length: 06:11
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Ted Maloney, Director of Global Initiatives at Skagit Valley College talks with Dave about two recent trips to Vietnam; trips that included crawlin...

  • Added: Jan 22, 2013
  • Length: 28:12
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Peace Talks Radio rebroadcasts excerpts from the 2011 program produced by Amy Mayer. Produced in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the Peace ...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio and KUNM


  • Added: Jul 20, 2012
  • Length: 29:02
  • Purchases: 2
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Who were the mysterious Maya? Their predecessors were nomadic hunters. They followed game animals across the Bering Land Bridge, and populated the ...

  • Added: Jun 18, 2012
  • Length: 27:00
Caption: Train Station, Credit: Jake Warga
The Frenchman Alexis de Tocqueville arrived in Detroit in 1831 to the quote: “utmost limits of European civilization” and wrote ‘Democracy in Amer...

Bought by The Story, WAMC, KUT, and Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Jun 08, 2012
  • Length: 05:33
  • Purchases: 4
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Exploring the secrets of these ancient flooded caves from Australia to Egypt to Belize.

Bought by Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Feb 11, 2012
  • Length: 01:50
  • Purchases: 1
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High up on that list of the shocks of aging is the first time a cop calls you "sir."

  • Added: Mar 29, 2010
  • Length: 03:14
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New York has its Coney Island; Tulsa had its Bell’s Amusement Park. Founded in 1951, Bell’s rapidly became the city’s must-visit attraction--but to...

Bought by The Neighborhood


  • Added: Jan 14, 2010
  • Length: 06:18
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: The Starlite Express stops for a breather, Credit: Muriel Murch
Taking the Train through California past and presentAmtracknow

Bought by KVMR


  • Added: Sep 30, 2009
  • Length: 08:59
  • Purchases: 1
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A visit to Berlin and the Berlin Film Festival

  • Added: Mar 16, 2008
  • Length: 13:35
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A walking tour of Chicago's historical disasters

  • Added: Jun 28, 2007
  • Length: 09:47
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A newcomer to Los Angeles discovers the city's past -- and future -- through the books of noir master Raymond Chandler.

  • Added: Nov 08, 2006
  • Length: 13:28
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Jason Sheehan believes barbecue unites us, comforts us and is the only thing he can?t get enough of.

Bought by KJZZ


  • Added: Oct 06, 2006
  • Length: 03:33
  • Purchases: 1