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Reproductive Rights, The Issue that Could Define the 2024 Election
From: Mateo Schimpf
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The Dobbs Domino Effect

Bought by Classic107.3, WMUU-LP, GCR (Global Community Radio), RADIOLEX, WHCP-LP Cambridge and more


  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Civil rights Act and Equal Pay: The Joke's on Women
From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk
Caption: Host Martha Burk
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibited pay discrimination against women and minorities was passed August 1964. Some thought it was a joke -- looks...

  • Added: Jul 27, 2023
  • Length: 03:00
Women fought trafficking and created a refuge in this Chinatown building
From: KSFP
Series: Civic
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We look at the history of the Cameron House in San Francisco's Chinatown. The women who founded the organization worked to rescue Chinese women and...

  • Added: Jan 03, 2022
  • Length: 29:30
Follow your recycling from bin to bale
From: KSFP
Series: Civic
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Ride along with a sanitation worker who collects everything in San Francisco’s blue bins, and learn some dos and don’ts of recycling at a Recology ...

  • Added: Dec 23, 2021
  • Length: 29:30
Knock-knock: Have you been vaccinated against COVID-19?
From: KSFP
Series: Civic
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Outreach workers go door-to-door in San Francisco's Bay View neighborhood to encourage more people to get the vaccine to reduce the risk and harm f...

  • Added: Oct 21, 2021
  • Length: 28:30
Mallory Moench - San Francisco Reporter Discusses "Rampant Shoplifting"
From: Ray Samuels
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Mallory Moench, City Hall reporter for San Francisco, California, discusses the alarming trend of "rampant shoplifting" in the city.

  • Added: Jun 09, 2021
  • Length: 11:40
Radio 586 AZ Roots for 10-07 thru 10-13-20 Show 372
From: KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA
Series: Radio 586 AZ Roots
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Arizona Musicians letter C, cont'd. We continue our gradual pace thru our alphabetized collection, this episode hear Chris Champion, Bob Corritore,...

  • Added: Oct 07, 2020
  • Length: 58:00
Blues America 180 - Screaming Jay Hawkins pt. 1
From: Drew Verbis
Series: Blues America
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Author Steve Bergsman talks about his new book, I Put a Spell on You: The Bizarre Life of Screamin' Jay Hawkins.

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), Prairie Public, KMUW, GCR (Global Community Radio), Raven Radio and more


  • Added: Oct 10, 2019
  • Length: 57:55
  • Purchases: 8
Blues America 170 - Charley Crockett
From: Drew Verbis
Series: Blues America
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Charley Crockett hails from the same Texas border town as Freddy Fender and has a unique talent for naturally mixing country with blues.

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), Prairie Public, WSLR, Raven Radio, WLPR and more


  • Added: Mar 08, 2019
  • Length: 01:56:08
  • Purchases: 12
Blues America 168 - Christone Kingfish Ingram
From: Drew Verbis
Series: Blues America
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Alligator Records hottest new artist who gained internet fame prior to releasing his first studio single, Fresh Out, featuring Buddy Guy.

Bought by Prairie Public, KMUW, Raven Radio, WLPR , Public Radio East and more


  • Added: Mar 01, 2019
  • Length: 58:04
  • Purchases: 11
Blues America 167 - Thaddeus Krolicki
From: Drew Verbis
Series: Blues America
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Thad is a young guitar player on the Chicago blues scene who has performed with some of the areas most recognized legends.

Bought by Raven Radio, Public Radio East, WEAA, RadioFreePalmer, WCPN and more


  • Added: Feb 15, 2019
  • Length: 58:07
  • Purchases: 8
Blues America 165 - Westcoast Johnny
From: Drew Verbis
Series: Blues America
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Johnny Burgin is a renowned bluesman who has established himself as a major player on the scene since arriving in Chicago for college during the ea...

Bought by Raven Radio, Public Radio East, WEAA, RadioFreePalmer, WCPN and more


  • Added: Feb 01, 2019
  • Length: 58:05
  • Purchases: 8
Blues America 163 - 2018 Rewind Show
From: Drew Verbis
Series: Blues America
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Blues America Rewinds the tape to hear what 2018 sounded like with some of the best guests, music and features.

Bought by WEAA, Public Radio East, GCR (Global Community Radio), WOUB, WLPR and more


  • Added: Jan 10, 2019
  • Length: 58:13
  • Purchases: 7
Blues America 162 - Thornetta Davis
From: Drew Verbis
Series: Blues America
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The Queen of Detroit Blues shares her story

Bought by KMUW, WEAA, WCPN, RadioFreePalmer, Public Radio East and more


  • Added: Dec 28, 2018
  • Length: 58:32
  • Purchases: 10
Blues America 161 - Christmas Show
From: Drew Verbis
Series: Blues America
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A BBQ smothered Christmas special featuring various artists, including Oklahoma’s blues elder and reigning queen of the blues, Dorothy Ellis, bette...

Bought by WJAB, WJAB, KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle, WEAA, WSGE and more


  • Added: Dec 14, 2018
  • Length: 58:09
  • Purchases: 14
Blues America 160 - Lindsay Beaver
From: Drew Verbis
Series: Blues America
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Lindsay Beaver is a multi-instrumentalist from Halifax, Nova Scotia who is the most recent young talent to sign with Chicago-based Alligator Record...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), WLPR , KDLG, KBBI Alaska, WEAA and more


  • Added: Nov 30, 2018
  • Length: 58:12
  • Purchases: 12
Blues America 158 - Death of Johnny Ace
From: Drew Verbis
Series: Blues America
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Johnny Ace is one of the first black artists to cross-over into the white pop charts and is widely regarded as an integral part of the advent of R&...

Bought by WYAP, WCPN, Public Radio East, WEAA, KDLG and more


  • Added: Oct 26, 2018
  • Length: 58:01
  • Purchases: 10
Blues America 157 - Whitney Shay
From: Drew Verbis
Series: Blues America
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Whitney Shay is a talented upcoming blues talent from Southern California with 2-San Diego Music Awards under her belt.

Bought by WLPR , WCPN, Public Radio East, RadioFreePalmer, WEAA and more


  • Added: Oct 12, 2018
  • Length: 58:14
  • Purchases: 10
Blues America 156 - Sugar Brown
From: Drew Verbis
Series: Blues America
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Dr. Kawashima is an Asian-American multi-instrumentalist traditional Chicago blues talent who is recognized under the moniker, Sugar Brown. He cut ...

Bought by WLPR , WCPN, KDLG, WSLR, WEAA and more


  • Added: Sep 21, 2018
  • Length: 58:23
  • Purchases: 12
Cricket and the Goddess
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Author Devdutt Pattanaik, Credit: Sandip Roy
Now that the Indian Supreme Court has decriminalized homosexuality, the real battles begin. The battle over what is and isn’t “Indian."

  • Added: Sep 17, 2018
  • Length: 06:00
Blues America 154 - Harrison Kennedy
From: Drew Verbis
Series: Blues America
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Canadian-born Harrison “Sweet-Taste” Kennedy is a multi-instrumentalist and a founding member of the famed Detroit R&B-Pop band Chairmen of the Boa...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), Public Radio East, WLPR , WCPN, WSLR and more


  • Added: Sep 07, 2018
  • Length: 58:04
  • Purchases: 13
Blues America 153 - Shemekia Copeland
From: Drew Verbis
Series: Blues America
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Shemekia Copeland is the Grammy-nominated reigning Queen of Chicago Blues who released her 8th studio effort on Alligator records, ‘America’s Child.’

Bought by Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, GCR (Global Community Radio), WLPR , KMUW, Public Radio East and more


  • Added: Aug 26, 2018
  • Length: 58:21
  • Purchases: 12
Blues America 152 - Dom Flemons
From: Drew Verbis
Series: Blues America
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Dom Flemons is a multi-instrumentalist and native of Arizona who emerged onto the roots scene as the co-founder of the Grammy-Award winning folk ba...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), GCR (Global Community Radio), WOUB, Spokane Public Radio, WEAA and more


  • Added: Aug 12, 2018
  • Length: 58:21
  • Purchases: 9
Blues America 150 - George Bowman
From: Drew Verbis
Series: Blues America
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George Bowman is a singing legend in his home state of Arizona. He recently collaborated with Bob Corritore on a single for the Vizztone Records re...

Bought by WLPR , WEAA, Public Radio East, RadioFreePalmer, Spokane Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jul 27, 2018
  • Length: 58:03
  • Purchases: 9
Blues America 148 - Marcia Ball
From: Drew Verbis
Series: Blues America
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Marcia Ball has been inducted into the Austin City Limits Hall of Fame and her latest studio effort on Chicago’s famous Alligator records is called...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), Public Radio East, WLPR , KMUW, WART FM and more


  • Added: Jul 13, 2018
  • Length: 58:09
  • Purchases: 12