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The American Experience |
PBS |
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The American Experience is television's
most watched history series. Its stories capture important events,
individuals and issues in American history through historical analysis
and investigative journalism. The show is broadcast on
Monday nights at 9PM and is produced in Boston. Most of these
podcasts are about 5-10 minutes long. |
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Audio Podcasts |
Audio Podcasts |
Video Podcasts |
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The Alaska Pipeline |
The Lobotomist |
The Alaska Pipeline |
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Annie Oakley |
Minik, The Lost Eskimo |
Annie Oakley |
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Ansel Adams |
Mount Rushmore |
The Boy in the Bubble |
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Behind the Scenes_ City Biographies |
Murder of the Century |
Eugene O'Neill |
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Behind the Scenes_ Presidential Biographies |
New Orleans |
Golden Gate Bridge |
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Behind the Scenes_ Season 18 Mail |
The Nuremberg Trials |
The Great San Francisco Earthquake |
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Behind the Scenes_ The Man Behind Hitler |
Oswald's Ghost |
Hijacked |
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The Berlin Airlift |
Patriots Day |
Jesse James |
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The Black Lions Remember Vietnam |
The Presidents_ American Conservativism |
John & Abigail Adams |
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The Boy in the Bubble |
The Presidents_ Campaigning and Primaries |
Las Vegas_ Bellagio Maid |
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Buffalo Bill |
The Presidents_ Critical Elections |
Las Vegas_ Culinary Training |
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The Carter Family |
The Presidents_ First Ladies |
Las Vegas_ Gambling Addict |
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The Center Of The World_ New York |
The Presidents_ Foreign Policy Leadership |
Las Vegas_ Real Estate Agent |
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Chicago_ City of the Century |
The Presidents_ The Conventions |
Las Vegas_ Wedding Minister |
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Coney Island |
The Presidents_ The Debates |
The Man Behind Hitler |
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Daughter from Danang |
The Presidents_ The Democratic Party |
The Nuremberg Trials |
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Eleanor Roosevelt |
The Presidents_ The Economy |
Reconstruction_ The Second Civil War |
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Eugene O'Neill |
The Presidents_ The Two-Party System |
Remember the Alamo |
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Eyes on the Prize |
A preview of New Orleans |
Two Days in October |
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Fatal Flood |
Race To The Moon |
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FDR |
Reagan_ From Acting to Politics |
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The Fight |
Reagan_ Summit at Reykjavik |
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The Fight_ Behind the Scenes |
Reconstruction_ Civil Rights |
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Fourth of July 1826 |
Reconstruction_ Plantations in Ruins |
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George H.W. Bush_ At Kennebunkport |
Remember the Alamo |
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The Gold Rush |
Riding the Rails |
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Golden Gate Bridge |
Roberto Clemente_ Filmmaker Interview |
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Grand Central Preview |
Roberto Clemente_ Legacy |
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The Great Fever |
The Space Race |
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The Great San Francisco Earthquake |
Summer of Love |
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Guerrilla_ The Taking of Patty Hearst |
Truman |
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Hijacked |
Tupperware! |
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Hoover Dam |
Two Days in October_ America |
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Influenza 1918 |
Two Days in October_ Vietnam |
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Jesse James |
Victory in the Pacific |
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Joe DiMaggio_ The Hero's Life |
Viewer response to Two Days in October |
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John and Abigail Adams |
Walt Whitman |
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Jonestown_ Peoples Temple |
World War II Memories |
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Kinsey |
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Kit Carson |
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Las Vegas_ Atomic City, U.S.A. |
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Las Vegas_ The Color Line |
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The Living Weapon |
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Frontline World|
PBS |
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Frontline World is a national PBS series
that turns its lens on the global community, covering countries and
cultures rarely seen on American television. This international
news magazine travels the earth in a series of video podcasts - a unique
mix of stories from a small planet by a diverse group of reporters and
producers. Each of the video podcasts is about 15-20 minutes long. |
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Video Podcasts |
Video
Podcasts |
Video Podcasts |
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Afghanistan_ The Other War |
Haiti_ Belo's Song of Peace |
Philippines_ The Black Stain of Oil |
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Albania_ Getting Out of Gitmo |
Iceland_ The Future of Sound |
Poland_ Chopin's Heart |
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Bangladesh_ The Mystery of a Mutiny |
India_ A New Life |
Puerto Rico_ Samurai Surfers |
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Bosnia_Arrest of Radovan Karadzic |
India_ A Pound of Flesh |
Russia_ Putin's Plan |
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Brazil_ The Obama Samba |
India_ Calcutta Calling |
South Africa_ The Play Pump |
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Burma_ Inside the Saffron Revolution |
India_ Design Like You Give a Damn |
Sri Lanka_ A Terrorist in the Family |
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Burma_ State of Fear |
Iraq_ Law and Disorder |
Tanzania_ Hero Rats |
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Cambodia_ The Silk Grandmothers |
Iraq_ Saddam's Road To Hell |
Tibet_ Eye Camp |
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Chicago_ Little Mexico |
Iraq_ The Alcohol Smugglers |
Tuvalu_ That Sinking Feeling |
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China_ Shanghai Nights |
Italy_ Taking on the Mafia |
Uganda_ A Little Goes a Long Way |
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China_ The Women's Kingdom |
Japan_ The Slow Life |
Uganda_ Condom Controversy |
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China_ Undermined |
Jesus in China |
Vietnam_ Forgive and Forget_ |
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Congo_ On the Trail of an AK-47 |
Kenya_ Sweet Home Obama |
Zimbabwe_ Shadows and Lies |
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Cuba_ The Art Revolution |
Kuwait_ The Ninety-Nine |
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Dubai_ Night Secrets |
Libya_ Out of the Shadow |
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Ecuador_ Country Doctors |
Mexico_ Crimes at the Border |
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Egypt_ Extraordinary Rendition |
Mozambique_ Guitar Hero |
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France_ Soundtrack to a Riot |
Nepal_ A Girl's Life |
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Ghana_ Baseball Dreams |
Pakistan_ Disappeared |
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Guatemala_ The Secret Files |
Pakistan_ State of Emergency |
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The Choices Program|
Brown University |
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The Choices Program at Brown University is
a national educational initiative produced by the Watson Institute for
International Studies at Brown University. These video podcasts
bring university scholars into secondary classrooms. They are
designed to be used with printed lesson materials available at
www.choices.edu. Each of the
video podcasts is about 1-3 minutes long. |
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A Forgotten History: Slavery & the Slave Trade
in New England | Video Podcasts |
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Did African slave traders enslave their own people? |
How was Northern Slavery Forgotten? |
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How can historians use gravestones as primary sources? |
How was slavery in New England different from slavery in...? |
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How did religion influence abolitionists in New England? |
How were New Englanders involved in the slave trade? |
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How did religion influence early Africans in New England? |
What countries were involved in the triangle trade? |
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How did segregation develop in New England? |
What is a day name? |
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How did slave traders acquire captives? |
What percentage of Newport's population was African? |
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How did the slave ship Sally acquire slaves? |
What role did Quakers play in the abolitionist movement? |
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How did the slave trade affect communities in Africa? |
What was family slavery? |
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How did the War of Independence affect people's views of...? |
What was gradual emancipation? |
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How did this forgotten history contribute to whites' views? |
What was life like for free blacks in New England? |
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How did white Northerners view free people of color...? |
What was the American Colonization Society? |
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How do scholars get information about early Africans in...? |
What was the journey from Africa to the Americas like for...? |
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How do scholars get information about slave trading voyages...? |
What was the mortality rate on slave ships? |
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How has the telling of this part of American history changed...? |
What was the triangle trade? |
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How many Africans were transported across the Atlantic during...? |
What was unique about enslaved people's lives in New England? |
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How was Newport, Rhode Island involved in the triangle trade? |
What was unique about the African slave trade in the America? |
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What were the arguments for and against abolition? |
Where did African slavery originate in the United States? |
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Where did enslaved people come from in Africa? |
Why did Africans participate in the slave trade? |
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Why did the Constitution have to be amended to abolish...? |
Why is it important to study this period of history? |
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Why was slavery accepted for so long? |
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The Cuban Missile Crisis: Considering its Place
in Cold War History | Video Podcasts |
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What were U.S.-Cuban relations like leading up to the Cuban...? |
What was Nikita Khrushchev like as a person? |
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How close did we come to nuclear war? |
What was the Cuban Missile Crisis like from the Soviet...? |
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What could have happened if the United States had attacked...? |
How did Americans, Soviets, and Cubans react to the crisis? |
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How did Soviet submarines increase the chance of nuclear...? |
What do Cubans think about Khrushchev withdrawing the...? |
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What advice did General Curtis LeMay give Kennedy? |
What did Kennedy learn from the Bay of Pigs invasion? |
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How did Kennedy react to Khrushchev's letters of October 26? |
What was the Bay of Pigs invasion and why was it significant? |
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How did many Cubans view U.S. influence in Cuba in the 1950's? |
Why did Cuba align itself with the Soviet Union? |
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What did the Soviet people think of Fidel Castro? |
How did different national perspectives lead to three names...? |
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How did Khrushchev react to Castro's letter of October 26? |
Did Khrushchev think he could manipulate Kennedy? |
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A More Perfect Union? American Independence and
the Constitution | Video Podcasts |
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Why has the U.S. Constitution endured for more than 200 years? (1) |
Why has the U.S. Constitution endured for more than 200 years? (2) |
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How democratic was the United States in its early years? |
How did the relationship between states develop after the War? |
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Why did people in the United States believe their revolution...? |
What is the role of the Constitutional amendment? |
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What is the basic principle of American democracy? |
Why did the Constitution have to be amended to abolish...? |
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How did the War of Independence affect people_s views of...? |
How did the Constitution exclude certain groups? |
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Why did Federalists and Anti-Federalists disagree about...? |
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POV |
PBS |
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POV brings together documentary
filmmakers, writers, historians and others for conversations on themes
and topics relevant to POV's non-fiction films. These films are
extraordinary and incredibly thought-provocative. POV is an
award-winning program on PBS. You can learn more about the films
themselves at their website,
www.pbs.org/pov. Each of the audio podcasts is
about 15-30 minutes long. |
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