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Narrated by CBS correspondent Mike Wallace, this program features Frank Stanton's remembrances of his life and career, as told to the Oral History Department of Columbia University in a series of interviews spanning ten years.
We have a great lineup for special programming this year beginning with Hanukkah and ending with New Year's. We hope you're able to tune in and enjoy.
In a season when people are speaking their hopes for a more peaceful planet, we present a compendium of highlights from the Peace Talks radio series on peacemaking and nonviolent conflict resolution.
An award-winning series of first-person portraits and essays by and about ordinary citizens
Hosted by Walter Cronkite, the "WWI Living History Project" honors the sacrifices and contributions of America's last surviving WWI veterans.
Daniel Schorr looks back on a lifetime of experiences reporting on historical events and people that range from Khrushchev and the Berlin Wall to Richard Nixon, Ted Turner, and Frank Zappa.
BBC World Service is teaming up with WBUR/Boston to bring "America and the World since 9/11" to audiences around the world. The live global call-in show will enable listeners to speak their minds on the state of the world five years after the devastating terror attacks of 9/11.
The New York Police Department has a long tradition of heroism and public service. Corruption, police brutality and controversy are also part of the NYPD's history.
America's attention has been focused on New Orleans. On how devastating the flooding was there and how slowly the city is picking up the pieces. But 90 miles east, in the city of Biloxi on Mississippi's gulf coast, a dramatically different story is unfolding.
The Democratic primary nears as both candidates vie for Maryland's United States Senate Nomination.
Surprising stories from survivors in New Orleans.
Five years after 9/11, Ted Koppel anchors a Discovery Channel 90-minute Town Hall Meeting, "The Price of Security," at the National War College at Fort McNair in Washington, D.C. This is the first in a series of town hall meetings Koppel expects to conduct in the coming year.
In this special town-hall event co-produced by America Abroad Media and WAMU 88.5 FM, a panel of experts examines the difficulties of fighting insurgents, and discusses the future of US counterinsurgency efforts.
Programs and news related to the 2006 election cycle, including live coverage of the primaries and election night.
This 4-hour compilation of concerts from the 40th annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival ends our 4th of July celebration for 2006.
This one-hour documentary takes a look at the American system of checks and balances.
This two-hour special celebrates the 4th of July with "America's Music".
A two-hour Hot Jazz celebration with host Rob Bamberger.
This one-hour documentary from America Abroad looks at the crisis in Darfur, Sudan.
This one-hour documentary captures the names and circumstances of the deaths of coalition forces, Iraqi and Afghan civilians, contractors and journalists killed since the fighting began.
This one-hour documentary profiles families whose loved ones have gone to war.
This panel discussion examines America's image around the world.
This 13-part series from Oregon Public Broadcasting commemorates the bicentennial anniversary of Lewis and Clark's 8,000 mile expedition across America from 1804-1806.
This four-part documentary takes the dramatic perspective of cancer survivors who have found hope in the face of death.
This one-hour documentary looks at the history of America's greatest global community outreach organization
A one-hour documentary that tells the story of the only African American member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
A one-hour program from American RadioWorks that features landmark sermons, speeches and broadcasts by African American orators over the past century.
Live, anchored coverage from NPR for President Bush's State of the Union Address.
A two-part series featuring a live panel discussion hosted by WAMU 88.5 FM, America Abroad and New York University's Center on Law and Security and a one hour, in-depth documentary produced by America Abroad.
This one-hour documentary looks at Martin Luther King Jr.'s journey to a philosophy of nonviolence and his lasting legacy as a peace proponent.
This one-hour documentary looks at African-American history in Alexandria.
The one-hour documentary from America Abroad goes beyond the headlines to provide historical context and international perspective on the potential Avian Flu crisis.
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