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Voices of D-Day
From: Charlie Warren
Caption: French Coast Dead Ahead, Credit: history101.com
A powerful remembrance of the preparation, execution, and aftermath of Operation Overlord, June 6, 1944. For broadcast anytime from Memorial Day We...

Bought by Marfa Public Radio and KUOW


  • Added: Mar 19, 2013
  • Length: 13:48
  • Purchases: 2
Dr. James Robertson: The Untold Civil War
From: Liz Humes
Series: Wordy Birds
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On this episode of Wordy Birds we interview Dr. James Robertson, the author, professor, and famed historian, on his new book-The Untold Civil War: ...

  • Added: Jul 25, 2012
  • Length: 27:30
The Amazing True Story of Paul Revere
From: Jonathan Thomas Stratman
Caption: Paul Revere by Copley
On the 237th anniversary of Paul Revere's famous ride, re-visiting the Longfellow poem. What did Longfellow get right or wrong? Who rode that night...

Bought by KUT and Prairie Public


  • Added: Mar 21, 2011
  • Length: 10:18
  • Purchases: 2
Civil War 150th: The Road to War
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Series: The Civil War, 150 Years Later
Caption: "The Hercules of Union Slaying the Great Dragon of Secession," 1861 , Credit: Library of Congress
To mark the sesquicentennial of the Civil War's beginnings, the History Guys take an in-depth look at the pivotal six months between Abraham Lincol...

Bought by WUIS, WRNC-LP, WAMU, WCPN, Wisconsin Public Radio and more


  • Added: Mar 09, 2011
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 16
Independent Minds: Winston Churchill -- Into the Storm
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: Independent Minds
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Winston Churchill -- known for powerful prose, undaunted persistence, and uncompromising ideals -- led Britain against all odds, to overcome the Na...

Bought by WNIN, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WRIR, WGBH Radio Boston, Remix Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 30, 2009
  • Length: 57:29
  • Purchases: 14
Remembrance Day
From: Julie Subrin
Caption: Hillside in Murambi, Credit: Photo by Gregory Warner
A visit to a Rwandan memorial raises questions about when and how we remember genocide.

Bought by Prairie Public and WBEZ


  • Added: Apr 14, 2009
  • Length: 11:48
  • Purchases: 2
Whether you like it or not, it affects you too.
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason news features
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The 150th anniversary of the Civil War is fast approaching. Nancy King, with the radio program "With Good Reason," discovered that many of our cur...

  • Added: Jul 25, 2008
  • Length: 02:29
A TALE OF TWO CAMPS: Palestinian Identity unravels in exile
From: Don Duncan
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11 minute doc, produced in May 2008

  • Added: Jul 05, 2008
  • Length: 11:50
All Politics is Local
From: War News Radio
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A close look at the state of local government in Iraq.

Bought by KGOU and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 21, 2008
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Owners of a Purple Heart
From: Hillary Frank
Caption: Bill Jones
Three Purple Heart recipients talk about how they earned their medals.

Bought by The Story, KUT, KRUA, and KFAI


  • Added: Feb 12, 2008
  • Length: 05:25
  • Purchases: 4
Burj el-Shemali Refugee Camp
From: Stefan Christoff
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A radio documentary on Burj el-Shemali refugee camp, located on the outskirts of the southern Lebanese city of Tyre and home to upwards of 20 000 P...

  • Added: Dec 27, 2006
  • Length: 29:03
World War One Living History Project (with newshole)
From: Treehouse Productions
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Interviews with the last surviving veterans of World War I.

Bought by WUIS, Iowa Public Radio, WRVO, WILL, KRBD and more


  • Added: Oct 23, 2006
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 14
World War One Living History Project (w/o newshole)
From: Treehouse Productions
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Interviews with the last surviving veterans of World War I.

Bought by KISU, WKMS, WESM 91.3 FM, Delta College Public Radio, WXAV 88.3FM and more


  • Added: Oct 18, 2006
  • Length: 01:56:02
  • Purchases: 36
The Nuclear Disarmament Question: A Conversation With Dr. Zia Mian (Peace Talks Radio Series)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio - Series of Half-Hours
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On this edition of Peace Talks Radio, host Carol Boss talks with Princeton University's Dr. Zia Mian about the history of the development and proli...

Bought by WERU


  • Added: Aug 02, 2005
  • Length: 29:06
  • Purchases: 1
Saipan-Emperor
From: Steve Herman
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Japanese emperor makes historic visit to Saipan

  • Added: Jun 30, 2005
  • Length: 04:56