Independent Producers
Judging Joseph McCarthy
Senator Joseph McCarthy led a crusade against Soviet spies he believed were operating in the United States government. He called Democrats "soft" on the war on communism. This audio story describes why the American public's view of...
Red Rock Films
Who was Walter Francis White?
How the grandson of a slave embedded himself with racists, revealed the truth behind a horrific mass lynching, and became head of the NAACP.
Curated Video
Statistics for Data Science and Business Analysis - What Does the F-Statistic Show Us and Why Do We Need to Understand It?
Learn about F-statistic in detail. This clip is from the chapter "Subtleties of Regression Analysis" of the series "Statistics for Data Science and Business Analysis".This section explains the Markowitz Portfolio theory, obtaining the...
AllTime 10s
10 Times The World Almost Ended By Accident
Humanity is a clumsy species. How else can you explain all the times we've almost fumbled our way into extinction. From nuclear false alarms to poisoned crops, here are 10 Times The World Almost Ended By Accident.
Financial Times
Tasmania poppy growers hit by opiate crackdown
Australian farmers produce nearly half of the world's supply of opiates and new painkiller regulation in the US is hurting their business.
Red Rock Films
Who was Sojourner Truth?
How a former slave - bought and sold four times - became a powerful speaker and a champion of women's rights.
Next Animation Studio
Residents of El Paso to drink treated sewage water
Drought caused by climate change is forcing El Paso, Texas residents to find alternate sources of water.
Next Animation Studio
RCEP: 15 Asia-Pacific countries sign world’s largest trade deal
China has signed the world’s largest trade deal, one that excludes the U.S., with 14 other economies in the Asia-Pacific region
Red Rock Films
Who were the Tuskegee Airmen?
How the skills and bravery of men in combat helped to desegregate the military.
Financial Times
How Donald Trump's disruptive foreign policy affects the world
Gideon Rachman, the FT's chief foreign affairs commentator, asks whether the president's unpredictable decision-making on foreign affairs has increased the risk of conflict.
Independent Producers
Integrating Central High: Little Rock Nine and the Civil Rights Movement
Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas was only one of many schools being desegregated in accordance with the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education that racial segregation in public schools was...
Makematic
Abstract Expressionism
By showing people that art can be used to express what we feel, rather than what we see, Abstract Expressionism changed how we define what art is.
Independent Producers
Coming to America: Modern Day Immigration
Throughout time, the American dairy industry has been in desperate need of workers and this attracts immigrants from all over the world. This story begins in the home of an immigrant family as they start their workday. Listen to learn...
Red Rock Films
Who was Maya Angelou?
How a once-silent little girl came to be a powerful voice involved in some of the most significant events in modern history.
Financial Times
US-China tariffs in numbers
As another round of tariffs are imposed by both countries in the trade war, the FT takes a look at some key facts and figures, as well as the types of goods affected.
Financial Times
The Nafta shake-up explained
The US and Mexico have redrawn the historic trade agreement - but where might that leave Canada?
Red Rock Films
What was the March on Washington?
How a much-feared gathering of 250,000 demonstrators became a shining example of peaceful protest and set the stage for one of the world's most famous speeches.
Weird History
All the Features We Know About On Air Force One
As a frequent flyer, the president of the United States deserves relief from typical travel nuisances like baggage fees and shoe removal in security lines. Access to the Air Force One plane, however, is the ultimate travel perk, based on...
Independent Producers
The Dust Bowl During the Great Depression
The Dust Bowl was one of the worst man-made environmental disasters. It turned the southern Great Plains of the U.S. into a desert. When the native prairie grass was pulled out and replaced with wheat fields, the loose soil had nothing...
Epic History TV
US Presidents Part 1
Co-produced with Bridgeman Images, this is Part 1 of an overview of America's first 44 Presidents, from George Washington to Barack Obama. The presidents' rankings are taken from a 2010 survey by the Siena Research Institute.
Independent Producers
Memories from Japanese Internment During World War II
After Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, Americans of Japanese descent were taken away to internment camps. The terrible conditions they lived in during internment were only surpassed by the shock and humiliation the people...
Weird History
Jealous of the Teddy Bear, How President Taft Tried to Make Billy Possum Happen
Presidents William Howard Taft and Theodore Roosevelt battled it out in the election of 1912, even though Roosevelt had handpicked Taft as his successor just four years earlier. What made the Republicans turn on each other? And did the...
Independent Producers
Martin Luther King, Jr.: I Have a Dream
Martin Luther King, Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream" speech was delivered at the March on Washington on August 28, 1963. In this public radio story you will hear from activists who were present that day and heard the speech. They remember...
Curated Video
Indigenous North American Tattoos
To Indigenous Americans, tattoos aren’t just decorative, they’re also sacred, rich in artistry and meaning, and of huge social, cultural and religious significance.