The Keepers

Series produced by The Kitchen Sisters

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The Keepers, two new hour-long Specials from The Kitchen Sisters and PRX with host, Academy Award-winning actress, Frances McDormand. Stories of activist archivists, rogue librarians, curators, collectors and historians. Keepers of the culture and the culture and collections they keep. Striking and surprising stories of preservation and civic life. Available soon from PRX. Sound-rich, highly produced, hope-filled — perfect for the holiday season and turn of the year.

The Keepers, two new hour-long Specials from The Kitchen Sisters and PRX with host, Academy Award-winning actress Frances McDormand. Stories of activist archivists, rogue librarians, curators, collectors and historians. Guardians of history, large and small. Protectors of the free flow of information and ideas. Keepers of the culture and the culture and collections they keep. The Hip Hop Archive at Harvard, The Pack Horse Librarians of Eastern Kentucky, Lenny Bruce’s Archive, Bob Dylan’s Secret Archive, Prince’s Legendary Vault, The Nation’s Official Keeper at the National Archives. Striking and surprising stories of preservation and civic life. Available soon on PRX. Sound-rich, highly produced, hope-filled. Perfect for the holiday season and turn of the year.


8 Pieces

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The Keepers, a new hour-long special from The Kitchen Sisters and PRX with host, Academy Award-winning actress Frances McDormand

Bought by WLRH, Georgia Public Broadcasting, Nevada Public Radio, KGOU, WNYC and more


  • Added: Nov 01, 2019
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 13
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The Keepers, two new hour-long Specials from The Kitchen Sisters and PRX with host, Academy Award-winning actress Frances McDormand.

Bought by WLRH, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), Nevada Public Radio, KGOU, WNYC and more


  • Added: Nov 01, 2019
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 13
Caption: The Keepers hosted by Frances McDormand
The Keepers, two new hour-long specials from The Kitchen Sisters and PRX with host, Academy Award-winning actress Frances McDormand. Stories of act...

Bought by Prairie Public, 90.5 WESA, New England Public Media, KGUA, WLRH and more


  • Added: Nov 07, 2019
  • Length: 01:00:02
  • Purchases: 61
Caption: The Keepers hosted by Frances McDormand
The Keepers, two new hour-long specials from The Kitchen Sisters and PRX with host, Academy Award-winning actress Frances McDormand. Stories of act...

Bought by Prairie Public, 90.5 WESA, WLRH, KOSU, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi) and more


  • Added: Nov 19, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 51
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Lou Reed—music icon, poet, photographer, Tai Chi master, vital force in the cultural life and underworld of New York City. Lou died in 2013 and lef...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Feb 25, 2020
  • Length: 30:57
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Cleve Jones and Gert McMullin, 1987, Credit: Deanne Fitzmaurice / SF Chronicle
Gert McMullin, The "Mother of the AIDS Memorial Quilt" memorializing those who died in the AIDS pandemic, is now sewing masks for nurses and health...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Jun 19, 2020
  • Length: 30:01
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Frances McDormand, Credit: Photo by Alison Rosa
The Keepers: Archiving the Now — a new hour-long special from The Kitchen Sisters and PRX with host, Academy Award-winner, Frances McDormand. Stori...

Bought by WABE, KGOU, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, Georgia Public Broadcasting, KCLU and more


  • Added: Nov 19, 2020
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 6
Caption: Host, Frances McDormand, Credit: Alison Rosa
The Keepers: Archiving the Now — a new hour-long special from The Kitchen Sisters and PRX with host, Academy Award-winner Frances McDormand. Storie...

Bought by Prairie Public, WJCT, WABE, WNMU-FM, WCQS and more


  • Added: Nov 24, 2020
  • Length: 54:25
  • Purchases: 70