This is America
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There are 223 fifteen-minute programs. That is about 51 hours of listening.
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Sections on This Page: 2010 - 2009 - 2008 - 2007 - 2006 - 2005
2010
- 2010-07-04 - This is a rerun. - See Bandelier National Monument and Taos Pueblo (In New Mexico)
- 2010-06-27 - Becoming an Explorer of Your Family History
- 2010-06-14 - The Vampires Are Back, Along With Talking Toys and a Huge Dog
- 2010-06-06 - Fighting Childhood Obesity in the US
- 2010-05-30 - Six Men, a World War, a Pacific Island and an Image for All Time
- 2010-05-23 - 'The Fantasticks' at 50
- 2010-05-16 - Record-Breaking Storm Floods "Music City"
- 2010-05-09 - Lincoln's Cottage: A Visit to a 19th Century Camp David
- 2010-05-03 - Three People Making a Difference: Heidi Kuhn, Joel Selanikio & Lisa Nesser
- 2010-04-25 - Mailing a Letter to California in the Old West
- 2010-04-18 - After 40 Years, Record Label Has Deep Roots in American Music
- 2010-04-12 - Finding Sweetness in a Cupcake
- 2010-04-04 - Celebrating National Poetry Month
- 2010-03-28 - For Many, NCAA Means Championships
- 2010-02-28 - A Crowded Field for Best Picture at Academy Awards
- 2010-02-22 - Music Spotlight: Reba, Zac Brown Band and More
- 2010-02-07 - Valentine's Day Offers a Chance to 'Refocus on What Love Is All About'
- 2010-01-31 - Reaching Out to the People of Haiti
- 2010-01-24 - How the Lomax Family Helped Save American Folk Music, Part 2
- 2010-01-17 - How the Lomax Family Helped Save American Folk Music, Part 1
2009
- 2009-12-27 - MP3 - Saying Goodbye to 2009, Hoping for a Better 2010
- 2009-12-19 - MP3 - Christmas 2009 in America: A Joyful Season in Not So Joyful Times
- 2009-11-22 - MP3 - What Thanksgiving Day Means to People in US
- 2009-11-15 - MP3 - The Biltmore Estate (Asheville, North Carolina)
- 2009-11-08 - MP3 - What Is Your Favorite Song About Autumn?
- 2009-11-01 - MP3 - Donations Likely to Face Slow Recovery in US
- 2009-10-26 - MP3 - A Scary Story to Get You Into the Halloween Spirit
- 2009-10-18 - MP3 - A Musical History of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
- 2009-10-11 - MP3 - The National Book Festival Celebrates Reading for Everyone
- 2009-10-04 - MP3 - Maurice Sendak's Books Have Helped Redefine Children’s Literature
- 2009-09-27 - MP3 - National Parks: An Idea That Began in the US
- 2009-09-20 - MP3 - Secret to Avoiding Summer Crowds in Washington: Wait for Fall
- 2009-09-13 - MP3 - How We Are Connecting With Social Networks
- 2009-09-06 - MP3 - Marching to the Music: Songs From the American Labor Movement
- 2009-08-30 - MP3 - Beyond 'Law & Order': The US Jury System
- 2009-08-23 - MP3 - Nancy Drew: The Secret of the Girl Detective
- 2009-08-16 - MP3 - America's 'Lost Colony': A Story Whose Ending Remains to Be Written
- 2009-08-09 - MP3 - 40 Years Later, Taking Stock of Woodstock
- 2009-08-03 - MP3 - How a Housing Bubble Burst Into a Global Financial Crisis
- 2009-07-26 - MP3 - From Traditional to 'Freak,' the Evolution in American Folk Music
- 2009-07-19 - MP3 - Beyond Country Roads: The Wild and Wonderful in West Virginia
- 2009-07-12 - MP3 - City of Pittsburgh Enjoys Its Days in the Sun
- 2009-07-05 - MP3 - More US Parents Think Beyond Most Popular Names for Babies
- 2009-06-27 - MP3 - Celebrating July Fourth at the Statue of Liberty
- 2009-06-21 - MP3 - What Is Your Favorite Song About Summer?
- 2009-06-14 - MP3 - What Modern America Expects of Its Dads
- 2009-06-07 - MP3 - Summer Brings Out the Music at US Festivals
- 2009-06-01 - MP3 - Cape May, a Beach Town With Waves of History
- 2009-05-22 - MP3 - On Memorial Day, Honoring Military Service and Sacrifice
- 2009-05-17 - MP3 - Beaders Form Jewelry, and a Circle of Friends
- 2009-05-10 - MP3 - Motown: Celebrating 50 Years of American Music
- 2009-05-03 - MP3 - Mothers Through the Eyes, and the Years, of TV and Movie Makers
- 2009-04-27 - MP3 - The Spoken Word is Still Heard After 35 Years At Nuyorican Poets Café in New York City
- 2009-04-19 - MP3 - How the Web Could Save Newspapers, or Kill Them
- 2009-04-09 - MP3 - Nine New Members Enter Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
- 2009-04-04 - MP3 - Barbie Not the Only Thing Turning 50
- 2009-03-28 - MP3 - Follow the Santa Fe Trail to Oldest US Capital City
- 2009-03-21 - MP3 - Two Art Exhibits in Washington Tell Stories About American Culture
- 2009-03-14 - MP3 - Irish in America: Remembering Three Who Made Their Mark
- 2009-03-07 - MP3 - Kids, Before the Age of TV There Was a Funny Thing Called Radio
- 2009-02-28 - MP3 - Alaska and Hawaii Mark 50 Years as States
- 2009-02-21 - MP3 - The Truth About Cats and Dogs
- 2009-02-16 - MP3 - Mountain and Cowboy Culture Meet in Jackson Hole
- 2009-02-07 - MP3 - The Complex Story of Abraham Lincoln and How He Saved the Union
- 2009-02-02 - MP3 - For Fans of Edgar Allan Poe, a Happy 200th Birthday
- 2009-01-26 - MP3 - Songs About Winter Are Lovely but Sad
- 2009-01-20 - MP3 - Barack Obama Becomes 44th US President
- 2009-01-12 - MP3 - Change in Washington Has Special Meaning to People in Chicago
- 2009-01-03 - MP3 - Exploring the Finger Lakes and Lake Champlain
2008
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- 2008-12-24 - MP3 - Music for a Day When Memories and Hopes Meet at Midnight
- 2008-12-15 - MP3 - Coming to Town for the Inaugural? Add These Sights to See
- 2008-12-08 - MP3 - Trying to Live With a Recession in the World's Largest Economy
- 2008-12-01 - MP3 - Kennedy Center Honors Six Artists for Life's Work
- 2008-11-24 - MP3 - Batman, Spider-Man Face a Growing Crowd in Comics, Graphic Novels
- 2008-11-17 - MP3 - The Making of One of Jazz's Most Influential Recordings
- 2008-11-10 - MP3 - Election 2008: 'At This Defining Moment, Change Has Come to America'
- 2008-10-27 - MP3 - What Is Your Favorite Song About Autumn?
- 2008-10-18 - MP3 - Tombstone, Arizona: 'The Town Too Tough to Die'
- 2008-10-11 - MP3 - When Mailing a Letter to California Meant 25 Days in a Stagecoach
- 2008-10-05 - MP3 - Another World, Underground: Carlsbad Caverns National Park
- 2008-09-27 - MP3 - The Color of Money: Bureau of Engraving and Printing Produces Millions of Dollars a Day
- 2008-09-20 - MP3 - White Sands National Monument: A Wonder of Nature, in New Mexico
- 2008-09-14 - MP3 - When Songwriters Leave Their Heart in a City, San Francisco or Any Other
- 2008-08-30 - MP3 - Schools Feel Effects of Weak Economy, High Fuel Prices as Classes Begin
- 2008-08-24 - MP3 - Democrats Gather in Denver to Nominate Obama and Biden
- 2008-08-10 - MP3 - C.F. Martin Guitar Company Still Making Music and Money at 175 Years Old
- 2008-08-03 - MP3 - The Drive That Separates a Biker From a Motorcyclist
- 2008-07-27 - MP3 - US Supreme Court: When Society Needs Answers, if Only on a 5-to-4 Vote
- 2008-07-13 - MP3 - How Mississippi River, Budweiser Beer Flow Through St. Louis' Spirit
- 2008-07-06 - MP3 - 'The Migration Series' by Jacob Lawrence Shows an Important Period in American History
- 2008-06-29 - MP3 - 'New Birth of Freedom' Guides New Museum of Gettysburg Battle
- 2008-06-23 - --- - In 1968, Americans Kept Wondering: What More Could Happen Next?
- 2008-06-12 - MP3 - From Folk Music to Rock, Bob Dylan Has Always Followed His Own Path
- 2008-06-08 - MP3 - Bob Dylan: His Musical Roots, and His Education in Greenwich Village
- 2008-06-01 - MP3 - If You Love Lucy and the Three Stooges, These Museums Are for You
- 2008-05-25 - MP3 - Six Men, a World War, a Pacific Island, and an Image for All Time
- 2008-05-18 - MP3 - Inside the Complex Worlds of Deafness and Deaf Culture in America
- 2008-05-11 - MP3 - Coming Down to the Finish Line for a Race That Is About to Begin
- 2008-04-27 - MP3 - All That Jazz, From a Man Named Dave Brubeck
- 2008-04-20 - MP3 - So What's the Story? News Museum Hopes Crowds Care to Find Out
- 2008-04-13 - MP3 - New York Yankees Leaving Famed Ballpark, but Won't Be Moving Far
- 2008-04-06 - MP3 - Philadelphia: A City at the Heart of American History
- 2008-03-30 - MP3 - Want to Be a Foreign Exchange Student? First Do Some Homework
- 2008-03-23 - MP3 - Songs About Spring Can Be Happy or Sad
- 2008-03-17 - MP3 - President Lincoln's Cottage: A Visit to a 19th Century Camp David
- 2008-03-09 - MP3 - With All the Talk About Illegal Immigration, a Look at the Legal Kind
- 2008-03-02 - MP3 - A Nation of Immigrants, Divided Over the Subject of Immigration
- 2008-02-24 - MP3 - Snow Business in US: Skiing Into the World of Winter Wonderlands
- 2008-02-17 - MP3 - A House Big and White, and About to Get New Occupants in January
- 2008-02-10 - MP3 - Cormac McCarthy and Thomas McGuane Write Stories Set in the American West
- 2008-02-03 - MP3 - On Super Tuesday, Presidential Candidates Aim for a Huge Prize
- 2008-01-20 - MP3 - The American Library of Congress Has Chosen 25 More Films for Its National Film Registry Collection
- 2008-01-13 - MP3 - Kids, Before the Age of TV There Was a Funny Thing Called Radio
- 2008-01-07 - MP3 - Annie Leibovitz Has Been Photographing Famous People for 35 Years
2007
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- 2007-12-23 - MP3 - From Traditional to Modern, Sampling This Year's Christmas Records
- 2007-12-09 - MP3 - A Quilt Exhibit Pieces Together a Story About American History
- 2007-12-02 - MP3 - How a Chemist Gets a Reaction From a Class of English Learners
- 2007-11-25 - MP3 - Every Year the Kennedy Center Honors Five Artists for a Lifetime of Excellence
- 2007-11-18 - MP3 - American Civics: Law, History and Political Science Combined
- 2007-11-11 - MP3 - North to Alaska: Call of the Wild Leads Visitors to the Last Frontier
- 2007-11-04 - MP3 - For Veterans, Pride in Service, and Health Systems Pushed to Limits
- 2007-10-21 - MP3 - Dancers, Artists and Merry-Go-Round Lovers Can All Enjoy This Park
- 2007-10-14 - MP3 - Going the Distance, Coast to Coast and Border to Border, on America's Highways
- 2007-10-07 - MP3 - A Few Steps Up From Fast Food, and Down the Road From Fine Dining, Lies the Diner
- 2007-09-30 - MP3 - Seeing the Sights (the Ones Above Water, at Least) for an Afternoon on the Chesapeake Bay
- 2007-09-23 - MP3 - 'West Side Story': Love, Hate and the Immigrant Experience
- 2007-09-16 - MP3 - How 'West Side Story' Gave Romeo and Juliet a New Home in America
- 2007-08-26 - MP3 - Two Years After Katrina, Revisiting New Orleans, and Its Struggles
- 2007-08-19 - MP3 - Chicago: Some Big Places to See in the 'City of the Big Shoulders'
- 2007-08-12 - MP3 - Hot Dogs and Apple Pie: Just Some of America's Favorite Foods
- 2007-07-29 - MP3 - Critics Praise Three American Playwrights
- 2007-07-22 - MP3 - New Movie Musical 'Hairspray' Takes You Back to the 1960s
- 2007-07-15 - MP3 - A High School Reunion in Chicago Brings a Meeting of the Minds
- 2007-07-08 - MP3 - Crayola Crayons Have Been Helping Children Color for Generations
- 2007-07-01 - MP3 - Ooh! Ah! Sis-Boom-Bah! Some Music to Go With the Fireworks on the Fourth of July
- 2007-06-25 - MP3 - Valerie Wilson Has a Story to Tell and a Book to Sell, if CIA Will Let Her
- 2007-06-10 - MP3 - Reaching for the Ball: NBA Finds More Players and Fans Overseas
- 2007-06-03 - MP3 - Philip Roth: Writing Award-Winning Books for Almost 50 Years
- 2007-05-27 - MP3 - Remembering Troops Who Died, and Worrying About Those About to Be Sent Into Harm's Way
- 2007-05-20 - MP3 - Washington Has Six of Top 10 of 'America's Favorite Architecture'
- 2007-05-06 - MP3 - Playing in the Sun and Sea at Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket
- 2007-04-29 - MP3 - Queen to Return to Jamestown to Mark 'America's 400th Anniversary'
- 2007-04-15 - MP3 - Put on Your Travel Shoes: Down the West Coast and to Points East
- 2007-04-08 - MP3 - From Bob Marley to Franklin Roosevelt, History in Sound
- 2007-04-01 - MP3 - Sports Programs Where a Disability Is No Barrier to Having Fun
- 2007-03-25 - MP3 - A Visit to the Florida Keys: Beautiful Islands in Southern Florida
- 2007-03-18 - MP3 - Farm Life in the 21st Century: 'You Can Eat an Old Cow, but You Can't Eat an Old Computer'
- 2007-03-11 - MP3 - Setting Out for a Day on the Lake, or Maybe a Trip Around the World
- 2007-03-04 - MP3 - How Technology Can Help Disabled People Live More Normal Lives
- 2007-02-25 - MP3 - In Charleston, Southern Friendliness Meets American History
- 2007-02-18 - MP3 - Academy Awards: The Night When the Stars Come Out in Hollywood
- 2007-02-11 - MP3 - Young, Strong-Willed, a Revolutionary. Meet George Washington
- 2007-02-04 - MP3 - Living With a Disability in America -- and Trying to Earn a Living
- 2007-01-28 - MP3 - Heroes: When the Worst of Events Bring Out the Best in People
- 2007-01-21 - MP3 - Hillary Clinton Enters Race for Prize As-Yet Unclaimed by a Woman
- 2007-01-14 - MP3 - Life With a Disability in America: Educating the Young
2006
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- 2006-12-24 - MP3 - Christmas in America: Music and Traditions of a Merry Season
- 2006-12-17 - MP3 - Traveling Through Vermont
- 2006-12-10 - MP3 - Coming to America: Writers and the Immigrant Story
- 2006-11-27 - MP3 - More Americans Take on the Physical Test of Marathon Races
- 2006-11-19 - MP3 - Thanksgiving Day: Filled With Family Traditions and, Oh Yes, Food
- 2006-11-12 - MP3 - Democrats Plan a Busy First 100 Hours When They Take Control of Congress in January
- 2006-11-05 - MP3 - Like Madonna, More and More Americans Turn to Foreign Adoptions
- 2006-10-22 - MP3 - Two Special Places in New Mexico Connect With Native History
- 2006-10-15 - MP3 - Crossing Borders, With Books by Four Authors in the United States
- 2006-10-08 - MP3 - Service Groups Offer All Ages a Chance to Help Those in Need
- 2006-09-24 - MP3 - Halls of Fame Mean Sports Stars' Best Days Never Have to End
- 2006-09-17 - MP3 - Great-Grandma Did What? Becoming a Family-History Explorer
- 2006-09-10 - MP3 - Plans for Ground Zero Slow to Take Shape in Glass and Steel
- 2006-09-02 - MP3 - Cooking in the Great Outdoors (Fireplace Included)
- 2006-08-27 - MP3 - One Year After Katrina, Uneven Progress Marks Efforts to Rebuild
- 2006-08-20 - MP3 - MTV at 25: How 'Music Television' Changed Its Tune With the Times
- 2006-08-13 - MP3 - White House Pressroom Getting a Makeover
- 2006-08-06 - MP3 - Take Me Out to the Ball Game, for Hits of the Musical Sort
- 2006-07-30 - MP3 - American Clergy: Still Mostly a Man's World, but Women Make Gains
- 2006-07-23 - MP3 - Making Beautiful Music Under the Stars at Ravinia and Tanglewood
- 2006-07-16 - MP3 - Fresh Look for Two Art Museums in Washington
- 2006-07-02 - MP3 - Celebrating July Fourth With Fireworks, Music, Picnics and Parades
- 2006-06-26 - MP3 - Route 66 at Age 80: Taking a Drive on the Historic 'Mother Road'
- 2006-06-18 - MP3 - A Visit to Houston, Where Cowboys, Astronauts and Culture Meet
- 2006-06-11 - MP3 - Planning a Wedding Becomes a Marriage of a Million Details
- 2006-06-04 - MP3 - They Sing in English, Put on American Works, and Redefine Opera
- 2006-05-21 - MP3 - Issues of Economics, Fairness Shape Debate on Working Mothers
- 2006-05-07 - MP3 - Chicago: Some Big Places to See in the 'City of the Big Shoulders'
- 2006-04-23 - MP3 - From Donald Duck to Biting Commentary, Cartoons in America
- 2006-04-02 - MP3 - National Poetry Week: When Words Take Flight
- 2006-03-26 - MP3 - Library of Congress Presents 'Song of America' Tour
- 2006-03-20 - MP3 - Podcasts: When Students Speak in Class, the World Can Listen
- 2006-03-12 - MP3 - Six Months After Storm, New Orleans Tries to Reclaim Famous Spirit
- 2006-03-05 - MP3 - Ballroom Appeal Gives Americans Dancing Feet, in Step With Times
- 2006-02-26 - MP3 - Hollywood Presents a Serious Side in Oscar Hopefuls
- 2006-02-19 - MP3 - Coming Face-to-Face With the History of Slavery in New York City
- 2006-02-12 - MP3 - After Safest Year on Record, Coal Mining Deaths Raise Concerns
- 2006-02-05 - MP3 - Jamestown Gets Ready to Celebrate Its 400th Anniversary
- 2006-01-29 - MP3 - Ride 'em, Cowboys and Cowgirls! Rodeos Keep Old West Spirit Alive
- 2006-01-22 - MP3 - Telecommuting: Going to Work Without Ever Leaving Home
- 2006-01-08 - MP3 - 'Phantom of the Opera' Rewrites Broadway History After 18 Years
- 2006-01-01 - MP3 - Diners: A Taste of the Past Stays Fresh in Minds, and Stomachs
2005
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- 2005-12-25 - MP3 - What Are You Doing on New Year’s Eve?
- 2005-12-11 - MP3 - To Win New Visitors, Las Vegas Bets Its Money on Popular Image
- 2005-12-04 - MP3 - Not Just Child's Play: The World of Video and Computer Games
- 2005-11-20 - MP3 - Behind the Turkey: The Story of Thanksgiving
- 2005-11-13 - MP3 - Southern Friendliness Meets American History in Charleston
- 2005-11-07 - MP3 - A Soldier's Life: Women in the U.S. Military
- 2005-10-30 - MP3 - Grand Ole Opry Celebrates Its 80th Anniversary on Radio
- 2005-10-23 - MP3 - PETA at 25: Animal Rights Activists Are Defended, Deplored
- 2005-09-25 - MP3 - Finding Child Care Is No Easy Job for U.S. Parents
- 2005-09-04 - MP3 - The American Labor Movement: Past, Present and Wal-Mart
- 2005-08-28 - MP3 - Megachurches in America: Where Bigger Is Better
- 2005-08-21 - MP3 - A 'Band of Sisters' Who Fight Fires, and Try to Break Through Barriers
- 2005-08-14 - MP3 - Late 20th-Century Jazz: New Beats for a Changed World
- 2005-08-07 - MP3 - Birth of Jazz: How an American Musical Form Came Into the World
- 2005-06-27 - MP3 - Immigration Issues Shape the Experience of U.S. Latinos
- 2005-06-19 - MP3 - Latinos Grow in Influence; Say 'Hola' to America's Largest Minority Now
- 2005-06-12 - MP3 - Life for Many Grandparents Not All Fun and Games
- 2005-05-29 - MP3 - Memorial Day: Honoring America's War Dead
- 2005-05-22 - MP3 - Keeping New Orleans Jazz Alive
- 2005-05-15 - MP3 - Remembering the Cold War: A Bomb Shelter Fit For Congress
- 2005-05-01 - MP3 - Living a Simple Life: the Amish of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
- 2005-04-24 - MP3 - America’s ‘House of Rock’: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Turns 10
- 2005-04-03 - MP3 - Some Companies Provide After-School Programs for Children of Employees
- 2005-03-28 - MP3 - Penobscot Indians in Maine See New Hope for Economic Future
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