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"Smallpox - The Death of a Disease" ... then, Remembering "The Food of a Younger Land" ...
this week on Prime Time Radio.
- Added: Feb 16, 2010
- Length: 59:55
A tribute to the legacy and influence of the 1930’s band, the Mississippi Sheiks.
- Added: Feb 01, 2010
- Length: 59:01
- Purchases: 3
25 years before the battle of ‘The Little Bighorn,’ 40 years before the ‘Battle of Wounded Knee,’ there was ‘The Bloody Island Massacre’ in the spr...
- Added: Jan 20, 2010
- Length: 26:04
“The Making of an Elder Culture” and “In Cheap We Trust” … this week on Prime Time Radio.
- Added: Dec 14, 2009
- Length: 59:54
Harold Evans on “My Paper Chase” … this week on Prime Time Radio.
- Added: Dec 14, 2009
- Length: 59:54
From: Chris Goldstein
Robert Platshorn "Bobby Tuna" spent 30 years behind bars after being convicted of marijuana smuggling in the 1970's. Out of prison now, Bob has pie...
- Added: Nov 25, 2009
- Length: 30:46
Why is it that Thanksgiving is celebrated almost exclusively in the United States and Canada. How has it been celebrated and how is it celebrated now?
- Added: Nov 24, 2009
- Length: 28:40
- Purchases: 2
“Teaching What Really Happened” and Rediscovering Anne Frank … this week on Prime Time Radio.
- Added: Nov 20, 2009
- Length: 59:55
Historical novel writer Sarah Dunant talks about she applies her background writing thrillers to write more literary books. The author of the best...
- Added: Nov 19, 2009
- Length: 29:00
In this edition we talk about ‘The Art Instinct: Beauty, Pleasure and Human Evolution” based on a book by our guest Denis Dutton.
- Added: Nov 16, 2009
- Length: 28:59
Two Native American scholars explore how the Europeans' "Doctrine of Discovery" has affected American Indian nations from 1607 to today.
Bought by KGNU, WRNC-LP, and WGBH Radio Boston
- Added: Nov 11, 2009
- Length: 28:59
- Purchases: 3
Joe Strummer spins his favorite tracks from around the world
Bought by Prairie Public, KRCB-FM, WGBH Radio Boston, WTIP, North Country Public Radio and more
- Added: Oct 13, 2009
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 14
Rare Earth is know for their hits; Get Ready, I Just Want To celebrate, I Know I'm Losing You, Big John Is My Name, Hey Big Brother, What'd I Say, ...
- Added: Sep 26, 2009
- Length: 57:33
The death of a disease and The Food of a Younger Land ... this week on Prime Time Radio.
- Added: Sep 25, 2009
- Length: 59:54
1959: The Year Everything Changed and Caring for Our Parents ... this week on Prime Time Radio.
- Added: Sep 24, 2009
- Length: 59:54
- Added: Sep 20, 2009
- Length: 27:59
Re-broadcast of 2005 program featuring older, middle and younger generations discussing the changes in our culture
- Added: Sep 13, 2009
- Length: 29:00
This week on Smart City, we'll look at the next generation of housing design with architect Avi Friedman and discover the lessons learned from Dani...
Bought by Red River Radio Network, WLRN, WFSU, Spokane Public Radio, and WBEZ
- Added: Sep 09, 2009
- Length: 58:52
- Purchases: 5
Prof. Richard Wrangham discussed Catching Fire.
- Added: Jul 14, 2009
- Length: 29:49
State Controlled Radio host Jon Kanis has a conversation with legendary photographer and founding member of the Modern Folk Quartet Henry Diltz, on...
- Added: Jul 14, 2009
- Length: 01:59:52
On a trip to see his brother, Walt Whitman was so struck by the violence of the Civil War that he stayed to help heal wounded soldiers. He hoped hi...
- Added: Jul 13, 2009
- Length: 28:56
- Purchases: 2
Generational discussion on the impact of Discount and Sale buying on our culture.
Bought by KVSC
- Added: Jul 11, 2009
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 1
For better or worse, this show is not about an end to all those re-enactments. It is a tale of post-war reconciliation between Union and Confederates.
- Added: Jul 09, 2009
- Length: 28:56
- Purchases: 3
During and despite the Great Depression, the entertainment industry was working overtime. Listen to some of the gems and the stories behind them.
Bought by WGBH Radio Boston, KFAI, and WRPI
- Added: Jul 09, 2009
- Length: 28:56
- Purchases: 3
Roy Underhill - host of PBS's Woodwrights Shop along with Steve Johnson of www.tooltimer.com discuss older and middle generation perspectives on to...
- Added: Apr 26, 2009
- Length: 29:00
