Best 100 Oral History Podcasts

Here is our list of top Oral History podcasts you can listen to or contact them for your outreach campaign. Find hosts, booking agents and producers info for each podcast for collaboration.

1. Making Gay History

Making Gay History
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Intimate, personal portraits of both known and long-forgotten champions, heroes, and witnesses to history

Host

Eric Marcus

Producer/Network

Eric Marcus

Email

****@makinggayhistory.org

Rating

4.7/5

Reviews

1253

Episodes

216

2. Radio Diaries

Radio Diaries
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First-person diaries, sound portraits, and hidden chapters of history from Peabody Award-winning producer Joe

Host

Joe Richman

Producer/Network

Radio Diaries & Radiotopia

Email

****@radiodiaries.org

Rating

4.6/5

Reviews

1180

Episodes

247

3. Latin@ Stories

Latin@ Stories
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Latin@ Stories is a podcast born out of the oral history project about Latin@s in Ohio, Oral Narratives of

Host

Elena Foulis

Email

****@tamusa.edu

Rating

4.7/5

Reviews

12

Episodes

162

4. Audioarchiv Kunst

Audioarchiv Kunst
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Stimmen zu den Anfängen der zeitgenössischen Kunst im Rheinland.

Producer/Network

AudioarchivKunst

Email

****@audioarchivkunst.de

Episodes

65

5. Saving Stories

Saving Stories
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Doug Boyd, director of the UK Libraries' Nunn Center for Oral History shares stories.

Producer/Network

WUKY

Rating

5/5

Reviews

1

Episodes

29

6. Meet Me at Monache: A Walk Down Memory Lane

Meet Me at Monache: A Walk Down Memory Lane
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Meet Me at Monache is an oral history project dedicated to preserving the history of Monache High School

Producer/Network

Monache High School

Episodes

19

7. Cofre de Leyendas

Cofre de Leyendas
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Proyecto que rescata y preserva la tradición oral de la República Mexicana a través de leyendas o cuentos

Producer/Network

Podcast OEM

Rating

4/5

Reviews

2

Episodes

101

8. Aire!

Aire!
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Aire! és un programa sobre la memòria oral de les Illes Balears, dirigit i presentat per Joan Cabot.

Producer/Network

IB3

Episodes

99

9. The Nameless Collective Podcast

The Nameless Collective Podcast
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The Nameless Collective Podcast is hosted by Milan Singh, Naveen Girn & Paneet Singh - a trio of historians,

Producer/Network

Milan Singh, Naveen Girn and Paneet Singh

Episodes

18

10. '68

'68
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'68 is a BBC Radio Foyle series marking the 50th anniversary of the start of the Troubles.Each episode tells

Producer/Network

BBC Radio Foyle

Episodes

22

11. Eyewitness

Eyewitness
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What it's like to come face-to-face with history.

Producer/Network

RNZ Originals

Rating

5/5

Reviews

2

Episodes

57

12. Drexel Alumni: Dragons Remember

Drexel Alumni: Dragons Remember
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Run by faculty and students in Drexel's History Department, the 'Dragon's Remember' oral history project aims

Producer/Network

Drexel Alumni: Dragons Remember

Episodes

12

13. SOHP

SOHP
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Since 1973, the Southern Oral History Program has worked to preserve the voices of the southern past. We have

Producer/Network

Southern Oral History Program

Episodes

14

14. St. Paul's School for Girls Oral History Podcast

St. Paul's School for Girls Oral History Podcast
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This podcast interviews alumnae of St. Paul's School for Girls and explores the history and impact of SPSG.

Producer/Network

Eliza McGehee

Episodes

4

15. Gravy Podcast

Gravy Podcast
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The Southern Foodways Alliance documents, studies, and celebrates the diverse food cultures of the changing

Producer/Network

Southern Foodways Alliance

Email

****@southernfoodways.org

Rating

4.6/5

Reviews

527

Episodes

276

16. StoryCorps

StoryCorps
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Stories of the human heart. A candid, unscripted conversation between two people about what's really

Host

Kamilah Kashanie

Producer/Network

NPR

Email

****@storycorps.org

Rating

4.5/5

Reviews

3758

Episodes

201

17. Myanmar Oral History Project

Myanmar Oral History Project
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Oral histories of Myanmar - life stories; some starting as far back as the late 1920's.From my years of

Host

Peter Church

Producer/Network

Peter Church

Email

****@gmail.com

Rating

5/5

Reviews

7

Episodes

149

18. Voices of Oklahoma

Voices of Oklahoma
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Voices of Oklahoma.com is dedicated to the preservation of the oral history of Oklahoma. Voices and stories

Host

John Erling

Producer/Network

Voices of Oklahoma

Email

****@johnerling.com

Rating

4.7/5

Reviews

25

Episodes

200

19. East Bay Yesterday

East Bay Yesterday
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East Bay history podcast that gathers, shares & celebrate stories from Oakland, Berkeley, Richmond and other

Producer/Network

East Bay Yesterday

Rating

4.9/5

Reviews

364

Episodes

69

21. Slumberland

Slumberland
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This audio drama invites your ears to visit Slumberland, a small island town in the US. Come along with

Producer/Network

Slumberland Productions

Rating

4.7/5

Reviews

28

Episodes

63

22. First Person

First Person
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KPBS' recurring series that tells the stories of San Diegans in their own words, offering a unique lens into

Producer/Network

KPBS

Episodes

6

23. Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, The by Olaudah Equiano (1745 - 1797)

Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, The by  Olaudah Equiano (1745 - 1797)
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The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, written in 1789, is the autobiography of Olaudah

Producer/Network

LibriVox

Episodes

13

24. Life and Adventures of Venture, The by Venture Smith (1729 - 1805)

Life and Adventures of Venture, The by Venture Smith (1729 - 1805)
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Venture Smith was an African captured as a child and transported to the American colonies to be sold as a

Producer/Network

LibriVox

Episodes

3

25. Indian Child Life by Charles Alexander Eastman (1858 - 1939)

Indian Child Life by Charles Alexander Eastman (1858 - 1939)
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The author was raised as an American Indian and describes what it was like to be an Indian boy (the first 7

Producer/Network

LibriVox

Episodes

15

26. Struggle for a Name: Women in the Namantar Andolan

Struggle for a Name: Women in the Namantar Andolan
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Change the name of Marathwada University in Aurangabad, India to Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar University. It was a

Producer/Network

Emily Ewing Hays

Episodes

4

27. Stories of Belmont

Stories of Belmont
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Since it's founding in 1890 Belmont University has held true, through good times and bad, to a 'Belief in

Producer/Network

Belmont University

Episodes

14

28. Brian Rohr Storyteller

Brian Rohr Storyteller
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Stories that educate, entertain and bring healing to individuals, communities and the living world. More

Producer/Network

Brian Rohr

Episodes

1

29. StoryCorps Detroit

StoryCorps Detroit
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StoryCorps seeks to preserve and share humanity's stories in order to build connections between people and

Producer/Network

WDET

Rating

4.4/5

Reviews

7

Episodes

16

30. Living History: Breathing Artifacts of the 21st Century

Living History: Breathing Artifacts of the 21st Century
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The goal of this podcast is to look at the various unique human experiences of the 21st century. The emphasis

Producer/Network

Living History: Breathing Artifacts of the 21st Century

Episodes

2

31. Audio Evidence

Audio Evidence
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Audio Evidence: archiving sound capsules . . .

Producer/Network

Nacho J. Palmieri

Episodes

6

32. Bread and Butter

Bread and Butter
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Bread and Butter is the result of a ten week Farm School course offered at Portland State University through

Producer/Network

A collaboration between Farm School and students at Portland State University

Episodes

8

33. Fighting Through WW2 History

Fighting Through WW2 History
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Dunkirk, D-Day, London Blitz, North Africa, Lancasters, POW stories. Second World War Memoirs & interviews -

Host

Paul Cheall

Producer/Network

Paul Cheall WW2

Email

****@yahoo.co.uk

Rating

4.6/5

Reviews

174

Episodes

208

34. Veterans Chronicles

Veterans Chronicles
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Veterans Chronicles tells the stories of America's greatest heroes in their own words.

Producer/Network

Radio America

Email

****@americanveteranscenter.org

Rating

4.5/5

Reviews

162

Episodes

433

35. Cold War Conversations History Podcast

Cold War Conversations History Podcast
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In conversation with those that experienced the Cold War and those who are fascinated. Cold War Conversations

Host

Ian Sanders

Producer/Network

Ian Sanders

Email

****@coldwarconversations.com

Rating

4.7/5

Reviews

353

Episodes

588

36. Coffee With My Ma

Coffee With My Ma
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The host's radical activist mother Kahentinetha Horn tells stories of her very long adventurous life,

Host

Kaniehtiio Horn

Producer/Network

Kaniehtiio Horn

Email

****@thunderhaus.ca

Rating

4.9/5

Reviews

345

Episodes

70

37. Canadian History Ehx

Canadian History Ehx
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From the simplest farmer to the craziest outlaw, there are many amazing stories to tell from Canada's

Host

Craig Baird

Producer/Network

Craig Baird

Email

****@canadaehx.com

Rating

4.8/5

Reviews

28

Episodes

445

38. What's Your Legacy?

What's Your Legacy?
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Pennsylvania estate planning attorney Yvette E. Taylor explores the extraordinary legacies of ordinary people.

Producer/Network

Yvette E. Taylor

Email

****@taylorhachoose.com

Rating

4.6/5

Reviews

11

Episodes

200

39. Folklife Today Podcast

Folklife Today Podcast
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Folklife Today tells stories about the cultural traditions and folklore of diverse communities, combining

Hosts

Stephen D. Winick, John Fenn

Producer/Network

Library of Congress

Email

****@loc.gov

Rating

4.8/5

Reviews

19

Episodes

92

40. The Warrior Next Door Podcast

The Warrior Next Door Podcast
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We explore the oral histories of World War II veterans from interviews conducted by your hosts Tony Lupo and

Producer/Network

Micah Beckwith, Nathan Peternel

Email

****@gmail.com

Rating

4.5/5

Reviews

83

Episodes

433

41. New Books in Asian American Studies

New Books in Asian American Studies
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Interviews with Scholars of Asian America about their New Books.

Host

Marshall Poe

Producer/Network

Marshall Poe

Email

****@gmail.com

Rating

4.9/5

Reviews

24

Episodes

182

42. Ernie Pyle WWII Museum Podcast

Ernie Pyle WWII Museum Podcast
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Doug and Drew Hess (father and son) team up to share with you pieces of Ernie Pyle's life from his humble

Producer/Network

JLJ Media

Email

****@aol.com

Episodes

109

43. Connecting the Docs: True Stories from the Old North State

 Connecting the Docs: True Stories from the Old North State
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Connecting the Docs is a podcast from the State Archives of North Carolina. Our archivists use archival

Host

John Horan

Producer/Network

connectingthedocsnc

Rating

5/5

Reviews

12

Episodes

44

44. Dr. History's Tales of the Old West

Dr. History's Tales of the Old West
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Dr. History's audio stories of the Old West. Stories of Cowboys, Indians, Mountain men, pioneers, the

Host

Ken Turner

Producer/Network

Dr. Ken Turner

Email

****@gmail.com

Rating

4.4/5

Reviews

330

Episodes

239

45. Face To Face

Face To Face
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Face To Face is an interview show that focuses on Indigenous issues. Host Dennis Ward features guests who

Producer/Network

APTN News

Email

****@aptn.ca

Rating

4.8/5

Reviews

21

Episodes

94

46. Been All Around This World

Been All Around This World
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'Been All Around This World' explores the breadth and depth of folklorist Alan Lomax's seven decades of

Producer/Network

Association for Cultural Equity

Email

****@culturalequity.org

Rating

4.8/5

Reviews

42

Episodes

21

47. Устная история

Устная история
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Беседы о науке, культуре и повседневности ХХ века. Архив

Host

ORALHISTORY.RU

Producer/Network

oralhistory.ru

Email

****@oralhistory.ru

Episodes

92

48. South Bend's Own Words

South Bend's Own Words
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People's stories recorded from the Oral History Collection of the Civil Rights Heritage Center at the

Host

George Garner

Producer/Network

IU South Bend Civil Rights Heritage Center

Email

****@iusb.edu

Rating

5/5

Reviews

5

Episodes

56

49. Untold Stories

Untold Stories
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Untold Stories is a captivating live oral storytelling series that offers a platform for Northeast Florida

Producer/Network

WJCT Public Media & the Florida Theatre

Email

****@wjct.org

Episodes

25

50. Self Narrate: The Podcast

Self Narrate: The Podcast
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Grow Your Story, Grow Your Self! The Self Narrate Podcast tells the stories of residents of Gainesville

Producer/Network

Self Narrate

Email

****@selfnarrate.com

Rating

5/5

Reviews

5

Episodes

29

51. Breaking Walls

Breaking Walls
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Breaking Walls: The Podcast on the History of American Network Radio Broadcasting.

Host

James Scully

Producer/Network

James Scully

Email

****@thewallbreakers.com

Rating

4.8/5

Reviews

99

Episodes

187

52. Connectopod™

Connectopod™
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What is right, wrong or missing from the narrative? How does a narrative help or harm a community? How did

Producer/Network

Betsy Foldes Meiman

Rating

5/5

Reviews

4

Episodes

36

53. Voz Off

Voz Off
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Apresentado por Antonio Viviani e Nicola Lauletta, o Voz Off apresenta mensalmente entrevistas com algumas

Producer/Network

Rádiofobia Podcast Network

Episodes

62

54. Immigrant Stories

Immigrant Stories
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What would it be like to be an immigrant, to leave your home, family, culture, and country to face the

Producer/Network

Walter Gallacher

Rating

4.4/5

Reviews

7

Episodes

30

55. GILDA MIROS

GILDA MIROS
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Broadcaster, actress, author and Smithsonian Museum honoree Puerto Rican/New Yorker, Gilda Miros, presents

Producer/Network

Gilda Miros

Rating

5/5

Reviews

5

Episodes

60

56. Moja zgodba

Moja zgodba
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Oddaja Moja zgodba nastaja v sodelovanju med Muzejem novejše zgodovine Slovenije, Študijskim centrom za

Producer/Network

Radio Ognjiš?e

Episodes

94

57. Our Ancient Lands

Our Ancient Lands
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Where distinctive Indigenous voices and perspectives are honored. Support this podcast:

Producer/Network

Diveena Marcus

Rating

5/5

Reviews

1

Episodes

12

59. Por el principio

Por el principio
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Una persona, relevante por su trabajo en el ámbito cultural, artístico, literario, o deportivo, habla de su

Producer/Network

SER Podcast

Rating

5/5

Reviews

1

Episodes

67

60. Galley Stories®

Galley Stories®
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Dedicated to capturing and sharing the oral history of commercial fishing and other maritime tales.

Producer/Network

Mark Caylor

Rating

5/5

Reviews

69

Episodes

73

61. History Workshop Podcast

History Workshop Podcast
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Listen to leading scholars, activists and writers talk about the practice of history and reflect on the

Producer/Network

History Workshop

Episodes

67

62. The Oxford Centre for Life-Writing

The Oxford Centre for Life-Writing
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A series of talks, workshops and conference highlights hosted by the OCLW based at Wolfson College.

Producer/Network

Oxford University

Episodes

13

63. ?????? ?? ??????

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Producer/Network

BBC Russian Radio

Episodes

24

64. The People of Abilene

The People of Abilene
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Listen to the people of Abilene share their experiences from our great community. This podcast hopes to bring

Producer/Network

West Texas Podcast Network

Episodes

4

65. The Lip podcast

The Lip podcast
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A podcast of unforgettable true stories. Each story is 100 percent lived by the person telling it. Be

Producer/Network

Megan McChesney

Episodes

19

66. The Life Story Coach

The Life Story Coach
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Want to make your living as a writer? Love listening to other people's life stories? Tune in for advice on

Producer/Network

Amy Woods Butler, LIfe Story and Memoir Ghostwriter

Episodes

55

67. L'histoire secrète de l'Outaouais

L'histoire secrète de l'Outaouais
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Découvrez les histoires oubliées ou méconnues des artistes et des oeuvres qui ont marqué la culture de

Producer/Network

Transistor Média

Episodes

6

68. Buried Truths

Buried Truths
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'Buried Truths' acknowledges and unearths still-relevant stories of injustice, racism, and resistance in the

Producer/Network

WABE

Rating

4.8/5

Reviews

2337

Episodes

56

69. Warriors In Their Own Words | First Person War Stories

Warriors In Their Own Words | First Person War Stories
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The unsanitized truth of what we have asked of those who defend this nation. From archived tapes of WWI

Host

Ken Harbaugh

Producer/Network

Evergreen Podcasts | The Honor Project

Email

****@gmail.com

Rating

4.7/5

Reviews

565

Episodes

67

70. SERIE VOCES DE CHERNOBYL

SERIE VOCES DE CHERNOBYL
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Testimonios extraidos del libro Voces de Chernobyl de la ganadora al Premio Nobel Svetlana Aleksievich,

Producer/Network

Ritual de lo virtual

Episodes

13

71. What was it like last time?

What was it like last time?
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The 29th of July 1948.. The biggest sporting event in the world comes to London….Billed as the Austerity

Producer/Network

JACK fm Oxfordshire

Episodes

5

72. Story of My Life, The by Helen Keller (1880 - 1968)

Story of My Life, The by Helen Keller (1880 - 1968)
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The Story of My Life is a personal account of Helen Keller's life, from her early days to those as an adult.

Producer/Network

LibriVox

Episodes

23

73. Black Experience in America, 18th-20th Century, Vol. 1, The by Various

Black Experience in America, 18th-20th Century, Vol. 1, The by Various
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This is not the copyrighted work by Norman Coombs currently on Project Gutenberg but a collection of

Producer/Network

LibriVox

Episodes

21

74. Every-day Life of Abraham Lincoln, The by Francis Fisher Browne (1843 - 1913)

Every-day Life of Abraham Lincoln, The by  Francis Fisher Browne (1843 - 1913)
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This detailed biography covers the places in Lincoln's life: Indiana, Illinois, Washington. It also traces

Producer/Network

LibriVox

Episodes

58

75. Diary Written in the Provincial Lunatic Asylum by Mary Huestis Pengilly (1831 - 1893)

Diary Written in the Provincial Lunatic Asylum by Mary Huestis Pengilly (1831 - 1893)
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Mary Pengilly was taken to a Lunatic Asylum by her sons where she kept a diary, which this book is taken

Producer/Network

LibriVox

Episodes

1

77. Thirty Years A Slave by Louis Hughes (1832 - 1913)

Thirty Years A Slave by Louis Hughes (1832 - 1913)
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Louis Hughes was born a slave near Charlottesville, Virginia to a white father and a black slave woman.

Producer/Network

LibriVox

Episodes

9

78. How to Tell Stories to Children by Sara Cone Bryant (1873 - )

How to Tell Stories to Children by Sara Cone Bryant (1873 - )
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Sarah Cone Bryant was an educator and storyteller who wrote several books on the importance of oral

Producer/Network

LibriVox

Episodes

17

79. Folk om fortida

Folk om fortida
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Historier fra eldre folk om stort og smått i livet.

Producer/Network

Hyggelaget

Episodes

20

81. Histories Of The Ephemeral

Histories Of The Ephemeral
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Historian of music and listening in Mughal India. Through stories about powerful courtesans, legendary

Producer/Network

Katherine Schofield

Episodes

4

82. Escondido LibraryYOU

Escondido LibraryYOU
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LibraryYOU, brought to you by the Escondido Public Library, is a project to collect and share local knowledge

Producer/Network

Escondido LibraryYOU

Episodes

3

83. Dois Diretores Em Cena

Dois Diretores Em Cena
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O bate-papo de Antônio Augusto Amaral de Carvalho, o Seo Tuta, fundador da Jovem Pan, com o diretor Nilton

Producer/Network

Jovem Pan

Episodes

55

84. Recording Artists

Recording Artists
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Artists in their own words from the Getty Research Institute archives

Producer/Network

Getty

Rating

4.8/5

Reviews

184

Episodes

17

85. Trails, Tales, and Spruce Tea

Trails, Tales, and Spruce Tea
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Conversations about contemporary Mi'kmaw life and the things that sustain us, like the land, friends, and

Producer/Network

sprucetea

Episodes

22

86. Ten Days in Newark

Ten Days in Newark
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First Love. First Heartbreak. Radical Politics of the 1960s -- an Audio Memoir

Producer/Network

binnieklein

Episodes

6

87. True Stories With Jay Gould

True Stories With Jay Gould
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This podcast is about an interview with Jay Gould and his impact on the gilded age.

Producer/Network

Albert Yin

Episodes

1

88. Tupac

Tupac
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History project

Producer/Network

Kamron Frank

Episodes

1

89. La Lupa

La Lupa
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Relatos e historias en la voz de sus protagonistas.

Producer/Network

Podcast UNTREF

Episodes

7

90. Potlatch Stories

Potlatch Stories
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We record the unique history of our town, Potlatch Idaho, one story at a time.

Producer/Network

Charlie Wilson

Episodes

4

91. Stories of Elders

Stories of Elders
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Anthropologist Veronica Kirin traveled 12,000 miles across the United States interviewing the Greatest

Producer/Network

Veronica Kirin

Episodes

49

92. Stories Of Thanksgiving: What Makes Me... Me

Stories Of Thanksgiving: What Makes Me... Me
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A series of short podcasts featuring stories told by people who have shaped my childhood and my world into a

Producer/Network

SavannahBanana

Episodes

8

93. Anne frank

Anne frank
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This is a book review

Producer/Network

Jonathan Ingemarsson

Episodes

1