最高の Radio Diaries ポッドキャスト (2024)

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Teen Contender 21:08

1d ago21:08

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If you follow boxing, you've heard of Claressa Shields. At the 2012 Olympics, she became the first American woman to win gold in boxing. She repeated the feat 4 years later, becoming the first American boxer — woman or otherwise — to win consecutive medals. Now, she's the subject of a new movie called The Fire Inside, tracing her journey to Olympic…

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Last Witness: The Kerner Commission 12:45

19d ago12:45

12:45

Former Oklahoma senator Fred Harris died recently, at 94 years old. In 1967, Fred Harris and 10 senators came together and released the Kerner Report, a 1400-page explanation of the causes of the protests that filled American cities that summer. It was an instant — and unlikely — bestseller, selling over half a million copies in just three weeks, g…

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A Guitar, A Cello and the Day that Changed Music 17:15

1M ago17:15

17:15

November 23, 1936 was a good day for recorded music. Two men, an ocean apart, sat before a microphone and began to play. One, Pablo Casals, was a cello prodigy who had performed for the Queen of Spain. The other, Robert Johnson, played guitar and was a regular in the juke joints of the Mississippi Delta. These recordings would change music history.…

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The John Birch Society 15:18

2M ago15:18

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In today’s political climate, conspiracy theories are commonplace. But they’re nothing new. In fact, back in the 1960s, there was one organization that built a movement around them. The John Birch Society was started by a small group of wealthy businessmen including Robert Welch and Fred Koch. It expanded, with chapters of like-minded Americans mee…

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American Migrant 15:59

3M ago15:59

15:59

During the Dust Bowl of the 1930s, millions of desperate Americans abandoned their homes, farms and businesses. It was one of the largest migrations in US history. In the 1940s, Pat Rush’s family were farm laborers, exhausted by trying to make ends meet. So they left Arkansas and followed the hundreds of thousands who had traveled Route 66 to Calif…

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The Longest Game 44:13

3M ago44:13

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In the spring of 1981, the Pawtucket Red Sox and the Rochester Red Wings met for a minor league baseball game of little importance. But over the course of 33 innings — 8 hours and 25 minutes — the game made history. It was the longest professional baseball game ever played. This story was produced in collaboration with ESPN's 30 for 30.…

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When Borders Move 13:22

4M ago13:22

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Ever since Texas became a state, the Rio Grande has been the border between the U.S. and Mexico. But rivers can move — and that's exactly what happened in 1864, when torrential rains caused it to jump its banks and go south. Suddenly the border was a different place, and Texas had gained 700 acres of land called the Chamizal, named after a plant th…

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Guest Spotlight: The Phantom of the World's Fair 23:52

4M ago23:52

23:52

This week we're featuring a story we loved from the StoryCorps podcast. In 1964, a 12-year-old paperboy from suburban Long Island spent nearly two weeks hiding among the gleaming attractions of the New York World's Fair. His adventure caused a media sensation. But the world only learned half the story.…

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HOUR SPECIAL: Stories from the Unmarked Graveyard 53:42

5M ago53:42

53:42

Hart Island is America’s largest public cemetery—sometimes known as a “potter’s field.” The island has no headstones or plaques, just numbered markers. More than a million people are buried on Hart Island in mass graves, there are no headstones or plaques, just numbered markers. In this special, hour-long episode we're untangling mysteries about ho…

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The Almost Astronaut (Revisited) 25:23

6M ago25:23

25:23

When it comes to the space race, we all know names like Neil Armstrong and Yuri Gagarin. But in most moments in history, there are a few names that fall through the cracks. One of those names was Ed Dwight. When Ed was selected to train to become an astronaut, many thought he would become the first Black man to go to space — but Ed faced some unexp…

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The End of Smallpox 21:24

7M ago21:24

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Humanity isn't great at eradicating diseases. But there is one disease that humanity has managed to eradicate: smallpox. Smallpox was around for more than 3,000 years and killed at least 300 million people in the 20th century. Then, by 1980, it was gone. Rahima Banu was the last person in the world to have the deadliest form of smallpox. In 1975, B…

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Meet Miss Subways 10:57

7M ago10:57

10:57

Most beauty pageants promote the fantasy of the ideal woman. But for 35 years, one contest in New York City celebrated the everyday working girl: Miss Subways. Each month starting in May 1941, a young woman was elected “Miss Subways,” and her face gazed down on transit riders as they rode through the city. Her photo was accompanied by a short bio d…

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The Gospel Ranger 16:38

8M ago16:38

16:38

This year marks 90 years since Claude Ely wrote "Ain't No Grave Gonna Hold My Body Down." The song was written as Ely was supposed to be on his death bed. Instead, Ely, known as the "Gospel Ranger," went on to inspire the birth of rock & roll. Follow us on X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram @radiodiaries. Learn more about our stories on radiodiarie…

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Mandela's Election: 30 Years Later 17:40

8M ago17:40

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This month marks 30 years since Nelson Mandela became South Africa's first democratically elected president. However, the story of Mandela's rise to the presidency isn't all that simple. The four years between Mandela’s release from prison and his election to the presidency were some of the most violent in South Africa's history. That's the story y…

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Working, Then and Now 57:38

9M ago57:38

57:38

50 years ago, radio broadcaster Studs Terkel published a book called WORKING: People Talk About What They Do All Day, and How They Feel About What They Do. Terkel went around the country with a tape recorder and had conversations with ordinary Americans about their jobs and their reflections on them. The book ended up being an unexpected bestseller…

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My Iron Lung (Revisited) 16:58

9M ago16:58

16:58

Paul Alexander, one of two people in the U.S. still relying on an iron lung to survive, died on March 11, 2024 at the age of 78. Paul contracted polio in 1952 at six years old, and has had to rely on an iron lung — a big metal ventilator that encases the body from the neck to toes — since then. We spoke to Paul a few years ago about his life and th…

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My So-Called Lungs (Revisited) 30:22

10M ago30:22

30:22

We’re revisiting one of our favorite stories from years ago — with a new twist. Laura Rothenberg spent most of her life knowing she would die young. She had cystic fibrosis, a genetic disorder that affects the lungs. She documented her life in an audio diary, showing her attempt to live the normal life of a nineteen year old college student. Laura …

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The Rise and Fall of Black Swan Records 23:51

10M ago23:51

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In 1921, a man named Harry Pace started the first major Black-owned record company in the United States. He called it Black Swan Records. In an era when few Black musicians were recorded, the company was revolutionary. It launched the careers of Ethel Waters, Fletcher Henderson, William Grant Still, and Alberta Hunter, artists who transformed Ameri…

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Guest Spotlight: Parakeet Panic 42:41

11M ago42:41

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This week, we’re featuring an episode of a podcast we’re big fans of: The Last Archive! The Last Archive tells little known histories and how they affect our modern lives. Today’s story, “Parakeet Panic,” explores when invasive parakeets began to spread in New York City in the 1970s — and the government decided that the solution was to kill them al…

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The Drum Also Waltzes 21:06

12M ago21:06

21:06

At the age of 16, he played with the Duke Ellington Orchestra. He went on to make landmark recordings with Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie and Thelonious Monk. He’s considered one of the most important drummers in history — and he would’ve turned 100 years old this week. Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes is a new film about the musician by award-win…

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The Unmarked Graveyard: Live at WNYC 1:01:24

1y ago1:01:24

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We bring you a lot of stories each year, but we don’t often get to share the work behind them. We recently held an event at WNYC’s The Greene Space in New York City, where our subjects and producers reflected on the challenges, and joys, of telling these untold stories. For the last podcast of the year, we’re bringing you that live show: a behind t…

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The Man on the President's Limo 12:07

1y ago12:07

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Today marks 60 years since the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. There are many photos from that day in 1963, but one image in particular caught people’s attention, spreading in newspapers across the country: a photo of a Secret Service agent jumping onto the back of the presidential limousine during the shooting. Today on the podcast, th…

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Teen Contender 21:08

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Last Witness: The Kerner Commission 12:45

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A Guitar, A Cello and the Day that Changed Music 17:15

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The John Birch Society 15:18

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American Migrant 15:59

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The Longest Game 44:13

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When Borders Move 13:22

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Guest Spotlight: The Phantom of the World's Fair 23:52

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HOUR SPECIAL: Stories from the Unmarked Graveyard 53:42

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The Almost Astronaut (Revisited) 25:23

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The End of Smallpox 21:24

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Meet Miss Subways 10:57

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The Gospel Ranger 16:38

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Mandela's Election: 30 Years Later 17:40

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Working, Then and Now 57:38

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My Iron Lung (Revisited) 16:58

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My So-Called Lungs (Revisited) 30:22

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The Rise and Fall of Black Swan Records 23:51

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Guest Spotlight: Parakeet Panic 42:41

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The Drum Also Waltzes 21:06

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The Unmarked Graveyard: Live at WNYC 1:01:24

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The Man on the President's Limo 12:07

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