The men of the 10th Mountain Division led a series of daring assaults against the Nazis in the mountains of Italy. After returning home, many of these soldiers helped to create the modern ski industry.

80 years ago, 20,000 American Nazis threw a party at Madison Square Garden.

Audio love letters from 1930s and 1940s.

Stories about walls and borders, and what happens when – instead of people crossing the border – the border crosses the people.

Thembi Ngubane carried a tape recorder from 2004 to 2005 to document her life. She was willing to speak out at a time when few South Africans were willing to say, “I have AIDS.”

There’s an old saying that “sound is like touch from a distance.” We think it’s a perfect metaphor for what we do at Radio Diaries.

November 23, 1936 was a good day for recorded music. Two men – an ocean apart – sat before a microphone and began to play.

Our country is so politically polarized these days, it’s hard to remember a time when Republicans and Democrats could agree on anything at all. But once upon a time (80 years ago), there was a song that brought red and blue together.

Stories of three women who launched bids to be President of the United States: Victoria Woodhull, Margaret Chase Smith, and Shirley Chisholm.

Audio diaries from prison guards at Polk Youth Institution in North Carolina.