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Thursday August 7, 2003

Radio Expeditions

The Legacy of Louis Leakey

August 7, 2003 • Today marks 100 years since the birth of Louis Leakey, the patriarch of the first family of human fossils. NPR's Christopher Joyce reports for National Geographic Radio Expeditions.

The Legacy of Louis Leakey

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Friday November 12, 1999

Lost & Found Sound

'Mental Hygiene' Films

November 12, 1999 • As many as 3,000 "mental hygiene" films were shown in schools in the years after the Second World War. They provide lessons about dating, manners and delinquency, all wrapped up in a tidy 10-minute package. Lost and Found Sound got a tour through these films from author Ken Smith.

'Mental Hygiene' Films

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Friday April 2, 1999

Lost & Found Sound

Extinct Tongues

April 2, 1999 • A linguist in Flagstaff, Arizona, Bonny Sands, told us about her colleague from South Africa, Tony Traill. Traill took some old wax cylinders and documented a lot of the now extinct languages of South Africa. He has now put out a CD copy of the original, which was recorded in 1936. We hear excerpts.

Extinct Tongues

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Lost And Found Sound

April 2, 1999 • Our Friday feature this week comes from a tip sent by Bonny Sands, a linguist in Flagstaff, Arizona.

Lost And Found Sound

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