All Pieces for Rebecca Sheir

 
Remembering the Subtle Signs of Segregation
From Rebecca Sheir
Caption: This rough sketch for a children's book drew one D.C. native into a mystery regarding “Colored Only” signs in D.C. in the 1930s. , Credit: Rebecca Sheir
A well-meaning illustration in a children's book sparks controversy over segregation in the nation's capital in the 1930s.

Bought by WAMC and WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Jan 31, 2012
  • Length: 00:07:41
  • Purchases: 2
An Extra-Chilly Successor To Hubble
From Rebecca Sheir
Caption: Scientists working on the Webb Telescope say it's so revolutionary, it’s like “our generation’s Apollo.”
Come winter, your neck of the woods may be cold. But guess how frigid the James Webb Space Telescope will be when it launches in 2018? 400 degrees ...

Bought by KUOW, New Hampshire Public Radio, and WAMC


  • Added: Jan 20, 2012
  • Length: 00:06:22
  • Purchases: 3
From Scott Joplin to Super Mario Bros.: Making Old-Time Piano New Again
From Rebecca Sheir
Caption: At age 29, Martin Spitznagel is the World Champion of Old-Time Piano Playing., Credit: Martin Spitznagel
A 20-something pianist is making old-time piano new again... with a little help from Darth Vader and Super Mario Bros.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, Public Radio Remix, KUOW, and WAMC


  • Added: Nov 14, 2011
  • Length: 00:03:48
  • Purchases: 4
A Beer'n'Burger Stock Exchange: The Big Board
Series: Soundbites: A Series On Food
From Rebecca Sheir
Caption: The Big Board offers a stock exchange... for beer., Credit: agencyQ
A new restaurant is trying to corner the market on neighborhood pubs, with beer prices that fluctuate in real time, based on customer demand.

Bought by Public Radio Remix and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 08, 2011
  • Length: 00:03:45
  • Purchases: 2
Keeping It Clean For Nearly 80 Years: The Talented Jim Dandy
From Rebecca Sheir
Caption: 97-year-old Jim Dandy says "clothes are people, and people are clothes.", Credit: Rebecca Sheir
Meet a man who's been dry cleaning for nearly 80 years, with a little bit of stain-removing savvy... and a whole lot of love.

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Oct 12, 2011
  • Length: 00:04:28
  • Purchases: 1
Injera Bread & Shark Meat: Tasting Ethiopia & Jamaica
Series: Soundbites: A Series On Food
From Rebecca Sheir
Caption: At RAS, you can order Caribbean food (like the Bake and Shark, left) or Ethiopian cuisine (like the vegetarian platter, right)., Credit: Rebecca Sheir
What happens when Africa and the Caribbean culinarily collide in the U.S. capital? Dig in and find out!

  • Added: Aug 15, 2011
  • Length: 00:04:46
The House That Beer -- and Pyrophobia -- Built
From Rebecca Sheir
Caption: There's quite a story behind D.C.'s first fireproof residence..., Credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/josepha/2977738045/
After losing a home and two breweries to fire, one German beermaker vowed not to let history repeat itself... and built an extraordinary house that...

  • Added: Aug 09, 2011
  • Length: 00:04:42
Keeping the Music Playing... After Losing Your Hearing
From Rebecca Sheir
Caption: Charles Mokotoff spent years hiding his hearing loss, as he performed and taught classical guitar., Credit: Cathy Dyer
Finding out you have hearing loss might not be music to your ears... but it doesn't mean you have to change your tune.

Bought by KUOW, WAMC, and WFPL News


  • Added: Aug 01, 2011
  • Length: 00:06:10
  • Purchases: 3
Giving the House of Representatives a Human Face
From Rebecca Sheir
Caption: Nicholas Longworth's gavel is among the treasures curated and conserved by the House of Representatives' very first curator., Credit: Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives
Meet the very first curator of the U.S. House of Representatives collection... 4,000 artifacts strong.

Bought by WFPL News, WAMC, and Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Jul 25, 2011
  • Length: 00:06:05
  • Purchases: 3
Sound & Vision: Why Deaf People See Differently
From Rebecca Sheir
Caption: The secret behind Gallaudet's circular classrooms lies in something called "visual attention.", Credit: Gallaudet University
Deaf people don't see better... they see differently.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, WAMC, and Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Jun 28, 2011
  • Length: 00:03:17
  • Purchases: 3
"Please Call Stella": Capturing English, from Afrikaans to Zulu
From Rebecca Sheir
Caption: The Speech Accent Archive is the brainchild of GMU's Steven Weinberger, Credit: Rebecca Sheir
A look -- and listen -- inside the world's largest online database of English accents.

Bought by Public Radio Remix, KUOW, New Hampshire Public Radio, and WAMC


  • Added: Jun 24, 2011
  • Length: 00:05:19
  • Purchases: 4
That Was Invented By... Whom???
From Rebecca Sheir
Caption: A man who helped bring on the digital age used to live in this house in Garrett Park, Md., Credit: Rebecca Sheir
The most famous inventors... you've never heard of.

Bought by Public Radio Remix, KUOW, and WAMC


  • Added: Apr 25, 2011
  • Length: 00:06:29
  • Purchases: 3
How the White House Got Its Name
From Rebecca Sheir
Caption: Dr. Clarence Lusane is author of The Black History of the White House., Credit: Rebecca Sheir
Hint: It doesn't have a whole lot to do with paint swatches...

Bought by Public Radio Remix and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 13, 2011
  • Length: 00:03:19
  • Purchases: 2
The "Curse" of the Hope Diamond
From Rebecca Sheir
Caption: Does bad luck befall everyone who's owned the infamous Hope Diamond?, Credit: The Smithsonian
Is the world's most famous diamond... cursed?

Bought by Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Mar 17, 2011
  • Length: 00:05:50
  • Purchases: 1
The Quander Quality
From Rebecca Sheir
Caption: Nellie Mae Quander (1880-1961), 1st international president of Alpha Kappa Alpha, the 1st Greek-lettered sorority established/incorporated by African-American college women., Credit: Quander Historical Society, Inc.
Meet the oldest African-American family in Washington, D.C. - and, perhaps, the United States.

Bought by Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Jan 19, 2011
  • Length: 00:05:17
  • Purchases: 1
Remembering "I Have a Dream"
From Rebecca Sheir
Caption: Julian Bond (right) at the March on Washington for Freedom and Jobs, with other members of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee., Credit: Julian Bond
We know what history books say about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech - but what about the people who were there?

Bought by WSLR, Public Radio Remix, and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jan 18, 2011
  • Length: 00:05:41
  • Purchases: 3
The 2nd Most Haunted House In D.C.
From Rebecca Sheir
Caption: D.C.'s Octagon House is legendary for its ghostly lore., Credit: Rebecca Sheir
A ghostly tour of Washington, D.C.'s second-most haunted house, where many a thing may -- or may not -- go bump in the night...

Bought by KUOW and Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Nov 22, 2010
  • Length: 00:06:11
  • Purchases: 2
In The Prime: Washington's Meridian
From Rebecca Sheir
Caption: D.C.'s Meridian Hill Park got its name from the Prime Meridian Thomas Jefferson proposed along 16th Street NW., Credit: Rebecca Sheir
What if Washington, D.C., really were the middle of the world?

Bought by Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Nov 15, 2010
  • Length: 00:03:35
  • Purchases: 1
Lincoln, Memorialized: The Myths & Legends Of A D.C. Icon
Series: The Newcomer's Guide to Washington
From Rebecca Sheir
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Secret signs... hidden profiles... underground stalactites... This is not your 8th-grade tour of D.C.'s Lincoln Memorial.

Bought by Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Aug 09, 2010
  • Length: 00:06:58
  • Purchases: 1
The Myths And Mysteries Of Curious George(town)
Series: The Newcomer's Guide to Washington
From Rebecca Sheir
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Georgetown is one of Washington, D.C.'s most storied neighborhoods - but not all of those stories are true...

Bought by WAMC


  • Added: Jun 28, 2010
  • Length: 00:06:45
  • Purchases: 1

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