A quick and engaging video features the origins of Women's History Month. Details start with its humble beginnings in Sonoma, California to its nationwide growth by way of the National Women's History Project. 

Money talks ... especially in the media world! How do finances influence the media we see? Answer that, and many other questions using a video in a media literacy series. The narrator discusses how economic reasons influence media...

Is having more choices always a good thing? Sheena Iyengar offers a thought-provoking presentation on the American predisposition toward more choices. A presentation with engaging anecdotes and real-world examples: from a simple study on...

Listen to the stories of neglected Americans in these audio profiles of people just trying to survive. Not only are their stories documented on the radio or on the web, but they also serve as a learning tool in classrooms across the...

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National Public Radio looks at the American cultural icon that is the French Quarter of New Orleans. Maintaining that the French Quarter we know "Is really more Spanish and American than it is French," this audio story traces its history.

What were Americans eating in the 50s? NPR offers a conversation with an author that declares the 50s as a time when the food industry tried to shape American women. Interesting ideas on how the modern American woman emerged from the 50s.

This segment from NPR features five clips which represent a sampling of aesthetically and culturally important radio broadcasts from 2006. These are part of a selection of 50 radio broadcasts taken yearly from the National Recording...

Audio episode [59:38] in which the American History Guys from BackStory explore in-depth, the history of advertising in America.

A narrated photographic tour through different European countries while discussing their history, contemporary culture and work ethic, and comparing these to American culture. It then looks at how companies conduct business in Europe and...