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AG 23-11: Ella On Decca, 3/13/2023

From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow

This week on Afterglow, we celebrate the early years of the First Lady of Song Ella Fitzgerald, with a close look at her work for Decca Records, wh...

EP201 Reflecting Back

From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack

A look back at the past 200 episodes of "Cruising the Blues With Mr. Jack".

Bought by WLPR

WRM18 - Woody Guthrie and Will

From: KRSC
Series: The Will Rogers Minute

Woody Guthrie looked up to Will Rogers, and took a lot of his early stage presence from Will's influence.

Bought by WYAP

The Bombing of MOVE, 35 Years Later

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

Our radio adaptation of the film, Let the Fire Burn. Directed by Jason Osder, examines the controversial, 1985 clash between police in Philadelphia...

Bought by KOSU and KVSC

EP87 Alan Lomax records Muddy Waters 1941

From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack

Alan Lomax was one who documented many styles and genres of music for the Library of Congress. This show examines Lomax's interview and recordings ...

The WHITE ALBUM Listening Party - Hour 3 - Paul Ingles Music Archive Showcase #32

From: Paul Ingles
Series: Paul Ingles' Music Archive Showcase

Part 3 of 3. Beatle fans and musicians gather to re-experience The Beatles' top-selling album, which came to be known as The White Album.

Bought by KFSK, KUPR low power FM, Maine Public Radio, and KSJE

Arson At The UpStairs Lounge

From: WWNO
Series: TriPod: New Orleans At 300

Caption: Exterior of the UpStairs Lounge after the fire.

Tripod New Orleans @300 revisits the UpStairs Lounge Fire in the wake of last month’s Orlando Pulse Night Club shooting.

A Self-Evident Truth

From: Wind & Rhythm

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, t...

Bought by KTXK and WUAL

Messages From a Forgotten Troopship (Hour Long Version)

From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes

Caption: Troops aboard the General Nelson M. Walker, Credit: Vietnam Graffiti Project

Sound-rich stories from and about a Vietnam War-era troopship, in the voices of people whose lives were affected by the journey to war.

Bought by WCNY, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WGCU, KMUN, KAZU Seaside, Calif. and more

The Other 9/11: Part Two

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

Before 2001, there was another 9/11. In 1973, a military coup backed by the United States, overthrew the Chilean government and ushered in seventee...

Back to War

From: Traveling 219

A weekend with the West Virginia Re-enactors Association, as they re-create the Battle of Droop Mountain.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio

Seeking Justice and Police Accountability in Jamaica (Encore)

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

Caption: Jason Smith Candlelight Vigil, Credit: Madeleine Bair

On the second anniversary of the 2010 uprisings, this special documentary looks at police violence in Jamaica. In May 2010 a government crackdown l...

An Interview with Ms. Joanne Bland: Civil Rights Activist for the Selma Voting Rights Movement

From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique

On the last edition Culture Clique, Ms. Joanne Blackmon Bland discussed on Growing up in the Segregated South: The Selma Voting Rights Movement. Sh...

Bought by KSRQ

La Llorona: An Evolving Myth

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

On this edition we hear the story of La Llorona (the weeping woman)-- a story that's been told since the time of the Spanish conquest, all over Mex...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KZMU Moab Community Radio, KVNF, KZYX, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA and more