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A Recast of ‘Radio Diaries’

First-person diaries, sound portraits, and hidden chapters of history from Peabody Award-winning producer Joe Richman and the Radio Diaries team. From teenagers to octogenarians, prisoners to prison guards, bra saleswomen to lighthouse keepers. The extraordinary stories of ordinary life. Radio Diaries is a proud member of Radiotopia, from PRX. Learn more at radiotopia.fm

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Recastable Episodes (262)

1. Teenage Diaries Revisited: Amanda May 17, 2013
2. Teenage Diaries Revisited: Josh May 30, 2013
3. Teenage Diaries Revisited: Melissa June 12, 2013
4. Burma ’88: Buried History Aug. 8, 2013
5. Teenage Diaries Revisited: Juan Aug. 19, 2013
6. The View From the 79th Floor Oct. 16, 2013
7. The Last Man on the Mountain Nov. 14, 2013
8. Mandela: An Audio History Dec. 5, 2013
9. A Guitar, A Cello, and the Day that Changed Music Dec. 20, 2013
10. Teenage Diaries Revisited 1-Hour Special Jan. 13, 2014
11. Willie McGee and the Traveling Electric Chair Feb. 18, 2014
12. Frankie’s Teenage Diary, Revisited March 20, 2014
13. The Day Nelson Mandela Became Nelson Mandela April 20, 2014
14. The Long Shadow of Forrest Carter May 12, 2014
15. Video Podcast: Help Kickstart Our New Season May 28, 2014
16. Walter the Seltzerman – It’s Not Easy Being Last June 2, 2014
17. “Halfrican” Revisited June 23, 2014
18. The Gospel Ranger July 17, 2014
19. Strange Fruit – Voices of a Lynching Aug. 25, 2014
20. Working, Then and Now Sept. 1, 2014
21. When Borders Move Oct. 6, 2014
22. When Ground Zero was Radio Row Oct. 17, 2014
23. Weasel’s Diary, Revisited Nov. 7, 2014
24. Busman’s Holiday Nov. 13, 2014
25. Last Man on the Mountain – Updated Dec. 11, 2014
26. Miss Subways Dec. 22, 2014
27. The View from the 79th Floor Jan. 8, 2015
28. George Wallace and the Legacy of a Sentence Jan. 23, 2015
29. The Greatest Songwriter You’ve Never Heard Of Feb. 3, 2015
30. First Kiss Feb. 12, 2015
31. Claudette Colvin – A “Teenage Rosa Parks” March 5, 2015
32. Fly Girls March 19, 2015
33. The Square Deal April 2, 2015
34. From Bullets to Balance Sheets April 25, 2015
35. The Traveling Electric Chair May 7, 2015
36. Seeing the Forrest Through the Little Trees May 22, 2015
37. Matthew and the Judge June 5, 2015
38. A Visit to the Memory Palace June 18, 2015
39. Mandela’s Prison Years July 9, 2015
40. Strange Fruit Aug. 6, 2015
41. Crime Pays Sept. 11, 2015
42. The Man Who Put the ‘P’ in NPR Oct. 8, 2015
43. Serving 9-5: Diaries from Prison Guards Oct. 22, 2015
44. The Story of ‘Ballad for Americans’ Nov. 5, 2015
45. A Guitar, A Cello, And The Day That Changed Music Nov. 19, 2015
46. The Last Place Dec. 3, 2015
47. From Prison to President Dec. 24, 2015
48. The Ski Troops of WWII Jan. 7, 2016
49. Friday Night Lights Jan. 22, 2016
50. Frankie’s Second Chance (Updated) Feb. 5, 2016
51. Identical Strangers Feb. 18, 2016
52. Claudette Colvin: “A Teenage Rosa Parks” March 2, 2016
53. The Man in the Zoo March 25, 2016
54. Radio Diaries Turns 20! April 8, 2016
55. A Mother, Then and Now April 28, 2016
56. Majd’s Diary: Two Years in the Life of a Saudi Girl June 1, 2016
57. Contenders: Women Who Fought for the White House June 24, 2016
58. Contenders: Say it Like You Mean it July 7, 2016
59. Contenders: The Veep July 14, 2016
60. From Flint to Rio July 27, 2016
61. The Working Tapes – A Preview Sept. 24, 2016
62. The Working Tapes – Part 1 Sept. 30, 2016
63. The Working Tapes – Part 2 Oct. 12, 2016
64. The Working Tapes – Part 3 Oct. 25, 2016
65. The Song that Crossed Party Lines Nov. 4, 2016
66. March of the Bonus Army Nov. 22, 2016
67. The Working Tapes – Part 4 Dec. 6, 2016
68. Busman’s Holiday Dec. 20, 2016
69. Strange Fruit (Updated) Jan. 19, 2017
70. The Border Wall (Updated) Feb. 2, 2017
71. The Last Civil War Widows Feb. 13, 2017
72. Weasel’s Diary, Revisited March 2, 2017
73. The Vietnam Tapes of Michael A. Baronowski March 16, 2017
74. Remembering Robben Island March 31, 2017
75. The Gospel Ranger April 13, 2017
76. Radio Diaries Live at the Moth May 4, 2017
77. The Oddest Town in America May 19, 2017
78. The Rubber Room June 2, 2017
79. Mexico ’68 and the Tlatelolco Massacre June 27, 2017
80. Miss Subways July 27, 2017
81. Willie McGee and The Traveling Electric Chair Aug. 17, 2017
82. The Working Tapes of Studs Terkel (Hour Special) Sept. 3, 2017
83. The Last Place Sept. 21, 2017
84. The Two Lives of Asa Carter Oct. 5, 2017
85. Juan’s Story, Live at the Moth Oct. 23, 2017
86. Under the Radar Nov. 2, 2017
87. Majd’s Diary: Two Years in the Life of a Saudi Girl Nov. 21, 2017
88. The Dropped Wrench Dec. 23, 2017
89. The Story of Jane Jan. 19, 2018
90. A Voicemail Valentine Feb. 14, 2018
91. Nine Months Before Rosa Parks Feb. 28, 2018
92. Deported: Weasel’s Diary March 8, 2018
93. The Green Book March 22, 2018
94. Crime Pays April 6, 2018
95. Strange Fruit, Revisited April 19, 2018
96. Fly Girls May 3, 2018
97. Last Witness: Surviving the Tulsa Race Riot May 31, 2018
98. Last Witness: The General Slocum June 14, 2018
99. Busman’s Holiday June 21, 2018
100. Nelson Mandela at 100 July 17, 2018
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