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Karen Ann Daniels--Opening Up The Folger Shakespeare Library and Theatre
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Karen Ann Daniels, Credit: Garlia Cornelia Jones
Exploring the New Horizons for the Folger Shakespeare Library and Theatre with Karen Ann Daniels

Bought by KMUN, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and WSLR


  • Added: Dec 15, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 5
The Blues I Love to Sing
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Victoria Spivey
The 1920s was a time when traditional gender roles were deeply ingrained in society. Women were expected to conform to certain standards of behavio...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Dec 13, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Brandon Victor Dixon--Alicia Keys' Dad in "Hell's Kitchen"
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Brandon Victor Dixon, Credit: Dario Calmese
Actor, singer, and producer Brandon Victor Dixon talks about his long and storied career on Broadway.

Bought by KMUN, WMPG, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Dec 11, 2023
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 7
Schools Too
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Andy Kirk
On the previous program, the time was spent with the three primary “schools” of jazz: New Orleans, Chicago and New York. It’ now time to spend with...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Dec 07, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
What does the future of natural gas look like in Rhode Island?
From: Possibly
Series: What does a Public Utilities Commission have to do with climate change?
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It’s getting colder, and a lot of people are turning on their furnaces. Many of those run on “natural” gas, which is basically methane, a potent gr...

Bought by WRFA-LP and Raven Radio


  • Added: Dec 04, 2023
  • Length: 03:52
  • Purchases: 2
The Schools of Jazz
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Jelly Roll Morton
Although it’s understood that Jazz was born in New Orleans, its siblings did not stay in the Crescent City. First, they migrated to Chicago. Then i...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Nov 30, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Language of Jazz
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Spirits of Rhythm
An often times ignored facet of jazz is its hidden language … or “jazz speak”. The music wasn't just about the notes on the page but the language ...

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  • Added: Nov 21, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
“Where there’s flavor, there’s history:” Zella Palmer talks about food in New Orleans
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Caption: Dr. Zella Palmer, Credit: Courtesy of Dillard University
“Where there’s flavor, there’s history:” Educator, Author, and Filmmaker Dr. Zella Palmer discusses her work in preserving the legacy of African-Am...

  • Added: Nov 19, 2023
  • Length: 28:40
The Dream as Oracle with Scott Mason
From: Katherine Bell
Series: The Dream Journal
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Scott Mason recently went through a serious health crisis during which he had a profound, life-changing dream. Scott gives a riveting description o...

  • Added: Nov 14, 2023
  • Length: 56:58
We're Celebrating Indigenous Peoples Month with author Cynthia Leitich Smith
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Cynthia Leitich Smith, Credit: Christopher T Assaf
YA and children’s author and curator Cynthia Leitich Smith (Muscogee) discusses the joys and responsibilities of writing and curating authentic Nat...

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  • Added: Nov 10, 2023
  • Length: 28:23
  • Purchases: 6
The House, Part 2
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: The House, Credit: Catherine Rose McGuigan
Kimberly had talked about her house as if it was a person, her best friend as she put it. Stephanie saw her house as a metaphor for her life, falli...

  • Added: Nov 10, 2023
  • Length: 24:53
Individualistic
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Jack Purvis
Trumpet artist Jack Purvis made his solo debut in 1929 to considerable acclaim. But, the potential of his lustrous career (albeit brief) never quit...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Nov 02, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Ghostly Encounters of a Third Kind Part 2
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: ILLUSTRATION, Credit: by Doug Dobey
More ghostly encounters of a Third Kind with a woman named Sarah who seems to have something of a shine.

  • Added: Oct 31, 2023
  • Length: 25:23
Novelist Isabel Cañas: Terror with an Historical Twist
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Isabel Cañas , Credit: Kilian Blum
Author Isabel Cañas discusses her novels and the space created by gothic fiction’s trope for exploring issues of social hierarchy, race and gender.

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WSLR, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, and KZUM


  • Added: Oct 29, 2023
  • Length: 28:40
  • Purchases: 5
Windy City Decendants
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: '20s Chicago
Guitarist Eddie Condon is quoted as saying that there was so much music in Chicago’s South Side in the 1920s, “you could hold a musical instrument ...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Oct 27, 2023
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 1
Novelist Peng Shepherd talks about her new book The Cartographers
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Peng Shepherd, Credit: Rachel Crittenden
Peng Shepherd discusses her speculative mystery The Cartographers, her fascination with maps, her love of speculative fiction, and the challenges o...

Bought by KZUM, KUT, RADIOLEX, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KZUM and more


  • Added: Oct 24, 2023
  • Length: 28:57
  • Purchases: 7
A group of young people in Montana sued the state for not taking climate change seriously. What happened at the trial?
From: Possibly
Series: A group of young people in Montana sued the state for not taking climate change seriously. What happened at the trial?
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I’ve been hearing about this landmark climate case in Montana, where a group of young people sued the state, and won. How did they do it?

Bought by KICI Iowa City, WRFA-LP, and Raven Radio


  • Added: Oct 23, 2023
  • Length: 03:51
  • Purchases: 3
Hot Chamber Music
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Miff Mole
In 1917, New York became a hub of jazz activity. At the center of that universe sits Reisenweber’s Restaurant and nightclub at the intersection of ...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Oct 20, 2023
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 1
Behind the Scenes with Actors Sylvia Kwan and Jacob Yeh
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Actors Sylvia Kwan and Jacob Yeh discuss their many roles in Lauren Yee's play "The King of the Yees."

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., and KZUM


  • Added: Oct 17, 2023
  • Length: 28:07
  • Purchases: 4
Slava Ukraini with Frank Pichel Part 2
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: Frank transporting his first group of Ukrainian passengers. , Credit: Frank Pichel
In the first part of this story we heard from Uliana Bazar who, with her husband, Matthew Propert, left their home in Ukraine five hours before th...

  • Added: Oct 16, 2023
  • Length: 24:18
It's All Happening - Alpha Variant Edition (IAH 001)
From: Andy Valeri / Big Beef Productions
Series: It's All Happening
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The premiere pilot episode of "It's All Happening", a music-based program delivering an inspired reinvention in how we inform ourselves about and ...

  • Added: Oct 15, 2023
  • Length: 57:00
The Jazz Phools
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Perry Bradford
When the aging jazz artist was hospitalized, his doctors thought they should get some background information on his life, and he told them that he ...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Oct 10, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month: Meet Manuel Delgado, 3rd Generation Luthier
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Manuel Delgado, Credit: Delgado Guitars
Luthier and Community Activist Manuel Delgado talks about continuing his family’s tradition of hand-crafting stringed instruments while working to ...

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KFCF FM, KZUM, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Oct 10, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 5
Mental Health Breakthroughs
From: Aspen Public Radio
Series: Aspen Psychedelic Symposium 2023
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This special broadcast from Aspen Public Radio was recorded live at the 2023 Aspen Psychedelic Symposium earlier this year. “Mental Health Breakthr...

  • Added: Oct 10, 2023
  • Length: 58:00
What is Healing, What is Ceremony?
From: Aspen Public Radio
Series: Aspen Psychedelic Symposium 2023
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This special broadcast from Aspen Public Radio was recorded live at the 2023 Aspen Psychedelic Symposium earlier this year. “What is Healing, What ...

  • Added: Oct 10, 2023
  • Length: 58:30

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