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'To Heal A Sick Nation: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and IDEAS'
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Caption: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 1966, Credit: AFP/Getty Images
This program tells the untold story about Dr. Martin Luther King and his appearance on the most prestigious lecture series in Canada, shortly befor...

Bought by WXXI Rochester


  • Added: Apr 04, 2014
  • Length: 49:57
  • Purchases: 1
Renowned poet, playwright, and activist Sonia Sanchez
From: New Letters on the Air
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One of the most important writers of the Black Arts Movement, Sonia Sanchez recently completed her term as Philadelphia's first Poet Laureate. This...

Bought by KBIA, WVAS, and WJCU


  • Added: Feb 14, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
A Conversation with Artist, Nick Cave
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Nick Cave, chosen to participate in the U.S. State Department's Arts-in-Embassies program, talks about his Sound Suits, a unique blend of sculpture...

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Feb 12, 2014
  • Length: 26:13
  • Purchases: 1
A Conversation with Writer, Christopher Paul Curtis
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Christopher Paul Curtis talks about making history real for young readers [34:01]

Bought by Harford Community Radio and KPIP-LP


  • Added: Feb 11, 2014
  • Length: 29:06
  • Purchases: 2
PPW 23: The Poets of Cooper Street Correctional Facility
From: Narrative Arts
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Since 1996, the Prison Creative Arts Project (PCAP) has organized annual exhibits and led poetry workshop with inmates at Michigan's correctional f...

  • Added: Feb 11, 2014
  • Length: 11:25
PPW 22: Living in the D.: Shaun Moore-Bey
From: Narrative Arts
Series: Prison Poetry Workshop Podcasts
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Shaun Moore-Bey is a poet, activist, and regular on the Detroit spoken-word circuit. He is working to be a cultural force for his community.

Bought by WRGY and KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Feb 11, 2014
  • Length: 06:21
  • Purchases: 2
PPW 21: Prison Creative Arts Project
From: Narrative Arts
Series: Prison Poetry Workshop Podcasts
Caption: Prison Creative Arts Project
The Prison Creative Art Project (PCAP) brings together artist from inside and outside the prison walls of Michigan to create a vibrant arts communi...

Bought by WRGY and KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Feb 11, 2014
  • Length: 12:30
  • Purchases: 2
PPW 19: Patrick Mathieu
From: Narrative Arts
Series: Prison Poetry Workshop Podcasts
Caption: Patrick Mathieu
Patrick Mathieu is a New York city based artist who majored in dance at City College of New York and had a successful career as a performer. Then, ...

Bought by KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Feb 11, 2014
  • Length: 09:00
  • Purchases: 1
PPW 18: Workshop with Judith Tannenbaum
From: Narrative Arts
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Judith has taught poetry in prisons across the United States and intensively at San Quentin and other California prisons through Arts-in-Correction...

  • Added: Feb 11, 2014
  • Length: 07:27
PPW 11: Broadside Press
From: Narrative Arts
Series: Prison Poetry Workshop Podcasts
Caption: Broadside Press
Poet, publisher, editor, and founder of Broadside Press. Dudley Randall was born 14 January 1914 in Washington, D.C., but moved to Detroit in 1920 ...

Bought by KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Feb 10, 2014
  • Length: 13:42
  • Purchases: 1
PPW 13: Workshop with Buzz Alexander
From: Narrative Arts
Series: Prison Poetry Workshop Podcasts
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We asked poet Buzz Alexander of University of Michigan's Prison Creative Art Project to record a poetry workshop for us. Prison Poetry Workshop ha...

Bought by KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Feb 10, 2014
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
PPW 10: New Orleans
From: Narrative Arts
Series: Prison Poetry Workshop Podcasts
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Join the Prison Poetry Workshop as we travel to New Orleans and join a group of prison poets who are taking on Walt Whitman.

Bought by KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Feb 10, 2014
  • Length: 07:31
  • Purchases: 1
PPW 05: Patrick Young Story
From: Narrative Arts
Series: Prison Poetry Workshop Podcasts
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We met dozens of poets behind bars in our nation's prisons and we sat with formerly incarcerated people like Native New Orleanian, Patrick Young, w...

Bought by KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Feb 10, 2014
  • Length: 05:16
  • Purchases: 1
PPW - Alabama: Black Birds Singing
From: Narrative Arts
Series: Prison Poetry Workshop
Caption: The Alabama Prison Arts + Education Project , Credit: The Alabama Prison Arts + Education Project
John Lomax and his son Alan toured the South in the 1930s gathering music for the Library of Congress. Life then, and now, can be pretty tough in ...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WWNO, Troy Public Radio, and KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Jan 28, 2014
  • Length: 54:18
  • Purchases: 4
James Brown:The Hardest Working Man in Show Businessl (Live Recordings)
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Soul Roots
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James Brown is one of the most recognizance and important figures in modern music during our lifetime. During this program we will explore some of ...

Bought by Mississippi Public Broadcasting, KFCF FM, KPIP-LP, Prairie Public, and WJAB


  • Added: Jan 14, 2014
  • Length: 59:09
  • Purchases: 5
A Modern Moment in Entertainment, 90 Years Ago. The Middle Edges #102
From: Teosson Wells
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Today, few Americans know much about Josephine Baker. Why? It wasn’t because she lacked artistic skill or failed to remain relevant during a long c...

Bought by WTJU


  • Added: Oct 18, 2013
  • Length: 18:38
  • Purchases: 1
Middle Ground Pilot 1
From: Middle Ground
Series: Middle Ground
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The first pilot for Middle Ground, a show focusing on news, politics and culture from middle America

Bought by NPR Illinois and KMXT


  • Added: Oct 08, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Cannonball Adderley
From: KUT
Series: KUTX Liner Notes
Caption: Cannonball Adderley
Cannonball Adderley was embraced by the jazz community as soon as he hit the stage. His solos on Miles Davis' record Kind of Blue were remarkable a...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Sep 14, 2013
  • Length: 03:02
  • Purchases: 1
Centerstage Minnesota: Southwire
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Centerstage Minnesota
Caption: Southwire at Tycoon's in Duluth, Credit: Charlie Pulkrabek - 4/20/13
A new band out of Duluth, Southwire, while drawing from some well established musical traditions, are operating in the realm of invention. When you...

Bought by WTIP and KSRQ


  • Added: Sep 05, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
The Bright and Dark Sides of Chicago's Riverview Park
From: WBEZ
Series: Curious City
Caption: Aladdin's Castle, Credit: Chuck Wlodarcyk
Investigating a historic Chicago amusement park.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 04, 2013
  • Length: 10:00
  • Purchases: 1
36: Bambaataa's Open Archive
From: Everything Sounds
Series: Everything Sounds
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Afrika Bambaataa's vinyl archive was on display for one month in New York City.

Bought by KALW and PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 22, 2013
  • Length: 12:04
  • Purchases: 2
Race and America
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: Turning Pages: Authors and Their Words
Caption: Professor Lawrence Blum
In his new book, professor Lawrence Blum provides insight into a rigorous high school course on race and racism.

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Jul 15, 2013
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 1
Lena Horne
From: KUT
Series: KUTX Liner Notes
Caption: Lena Horne
In this short feature Rabbi Neil Blumofe talks about the revolutionary life and work of Lena Horne.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jul 08, 2013
  • Length: 03:03
  • Purchases: 1
Cab Calloway
From: KUT
Series: KUTX Liner Notes
Caption: Cab Calloway
Singer, dancer, and bandleader, Cab Calloway is often referred to as the “hi- di -hi- di-ho” man. His nonsensical sounds and improvised melodies ma...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: May 27, 2013
  • Length: 03:02
  • Purchases: 1
Art Tatum
From: KUT
Series: KUTX Liner Notes
Caption: Art Tatum
Self taught pianist, Art Tatum is acknowledged as one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time. Listen as Rabbi Neil discusses the life of the inn...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: May 27, 2013
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 1

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