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Florynce Kennedy
From: KSLU
Series: In Your Face Women
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After she became a lawyer, Kennedy missed no opportunity to push every envelope she could related to either race or gender.

  • Added: Oct 08, 2012
  • Length: 02:18
Dolores Huerta
From: KSLU
Series: In Your Face Women
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Dolores Huerta left her teaching job as a young woman to commit herself to working in the struggle for equal rights

  • Added: Oct 08, 2012
  • Length: 02:14
Anne Hutchinson
From: KSLU
Series: In Your Face Women
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A profile of Anne Hutchinson - a maverick spiritual leader in Massachusetts during the early 1600's.

  • Added: Oct 08, 2012
  • Length: 02:08
The Lion
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Willie "the Lion" Smith
He was a master ”Tickler”. Stride piano is the term attached later to a specific rhythmic style where the left hand follows the pattern of the rig...

  • Added: Sep 07, 2012
  • Length: 58:54
Bix & Tram
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Bix Beiderbecke & Frankie Trumbauer
The dynamic duo work of cornet Bix Beiderbecke and saxophonist Frankie Trumbauer was one of the greatest in early jazz. Their first recording dates...

  • Added: Aug 15, 2012
  • Length: 58:53
Sophisticated Blues
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Bessie Smith
The blues melded with jazz long before the first recordings in the late teens. Although the music was, at least at first, structured on the 8 and 1...

  • Added: Jul 31, 2012
  • Length: 58:54
Two Hands, A Guitar & Genius = Wes Montgomery
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Jazz Time
Caption: John Leslie "Wes" Montgomery (March 6, 1923 – June 15, 1968)
TWO HANDS, A GUITAR & GENIUS = WES MONTGOMERY is a one hour program that looks at the musical life of Jazz guitarist WES MONTGOMERY. The ten record...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, Radio New Zealand, and KSRQ


  • Added: May 02, 2012
  • Length: 52:35
  • Purchases: 3
JazzStories: Billy Taylor
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
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Billy Taylor played with the best in the business. But his contributions to jazz went far beyond the bandstand.

Bought by WMOT, Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP, WCSU-FM, 90.5 WSNC and more


  • Added: Apr 08, 2011
  • Length: 09:46
  • Purchases: 8
Saint Ignatius: Knight of the New Crusade
From: Loyola Productions, Inc.
Series: Kaleidoscope
Caption: Saint Ignatius of Loyola, Credit: Randy OHC
Nobleman, soldier, gambler, womanizer, priest, theologian, and founder of the Society of Jesus—and all this of just one man!

  • Added: Mar 11, 2011
  • Length: 46:50
Heroes Come in Many Colors - Phillis Wheatley
From: Loyola Productions, Inc.
Series: Heroes Come in Many Colors
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The contributions of the Black Man—celebrating Black History Month. Recounted in this installment is the life, times, and legacy of Phillis Wheatle...

  • Added: Dec 08, 2010
  • Length: 47:29
A March to Freedom: Martin Luther King
From: Loyola Productions, Inc.
Series: Kaleidoscope
Caption: Martin Luther King press conference, Credit: Marion S. Trikosko
On the anniversary of his birth, the life and work of the civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. His own voice and words make this a mean...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, KVSC, WGHC-LP 98.3 FM Chicago, KCNP, KCNP and more


  • Added: Dec 07, 2010
  • Length: 44:36
  • Purchases: 6
The Needle Drop: 04-10-10
From: Anthony Fantano
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Soul and funk revival from Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings and minimalist pop from Sigur Ros frontman Jonsi.

Bought by KVNF, WTIP, Yellowstone Public Radio, and KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 12, 2010
  • Length: 57:08
  • Purchases: 4
Ira Rosofsky- Nasty, Brutish and Long: Adventures in Old Age and the World of Eldercare
From: Chris Goldstein
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Author and psychologist Ira Rosofsky on his new book: Nasty, Brutish and Long: Adventures in Old Age and the World of Eldercare

Bought by KSFR and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 15, 2009
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 2
Greg Ellis - Biomusique
From: Tony Tellado
Series: Best Of Sci-Fi Talk
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Together with Lisbeth Scott, Greg has formed Biomusique which offers textured music that mixes Greg's various percussion instruments with Lisbeth S...

  • Added: Feb 01, 2009
  • Length: 28:08
Active Voice Radio: Peter Karoff - Making Charitable Donations Count
From: Chris Goldstein
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Americans have an incredible capacity for charitable giving. Even in these difficult economic times donations are still flowing. What makes us give...

Bought by Aspen Public Radio and KSFR


  • Added: Dec 10, 2008
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 2
Sir Patrick Moore. The British star of astronomy. Promo 2.
From: Carl Stiansen
Caption: Carl Stiansen and Sir Patrick Moore
Sir Patrick Moore talks about his life in astronomy, life on Mars, and playing music with Einstein.

  • Added: Feb 19, 2008
  • Length: :18
Barbara Jordan Speech on Watergate and the Constitution
From: KUT
Caption: PRX default Piece image
History of Barbara Jordan's Constitutional speech on Watergate

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, KZYX, RadioStPete Florida, KZYX, WRIR and more


  • Added: Jul 22, 2005
  • Length: 08:44
  • Purchases: 17
The '63 March: Going to D.C.
From: WGBH Radio Boston
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This is the first in a five-part radio series focusing on the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. The leaders demanded an end to segreg...

Bought by Louisville Public Media, KUT, Georgia Public Broadcasting, WEAA, WJAB and more


  • Added: Sep 30, 2003
  • Length: 07:03
  • Purchases: 7