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Messages From a Forgotten Troopship (Half Hour Version)

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

In the 1960s, it took almost three weeks to cross the sea from America to Vietnam. Three weeks for young men in crowded cabins, with salt water sho...

Bought by WHFR, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WJCT, KYUK, KFAI Minneapolis and more

Added: Jun 06, 2014
Length: 26:24
Purchases: 10

Cissy Houston Talks About Her Career, Elvis Pressley, and Her Daughter Whitney Houston

From: New Jersey Radio Exchange Network
Series: A. Curtis Farrow In Conversation With Another Great Performer

Gospel Artist Great, Cissy Houston talks about her career, her children which included her daughter, the late great recording Artist Whitney Housto...

Added: May 23, 2014
Length: 01:00:36

Curtis and Kathy

From: Littleglobe

N’MPower participant and Program Manager, Curtis Billie, interviews Kathy Wan Povi Sanchez, a potter from the San Ildefonso Pueblo, in a community ...

Added: Apr 09, 2014
Length: 06:32

Anonymous and Diana

From: Littleglobe

Caption: Diana Moya Lujan's piece at the Museum of International Folk Art

An N’MPower participant, who wishes to remain anonymous, interviews Spanish Colonial artist Diana Moya Lujan, in a community engagement project bet...

Added: Apr 09, 2014
Length: 05:57

Marquell, Sharon, and Jane

From: Littleglobe

Caption: Sharon Wirtz, left, talks to Marquell Hicks, right, in front of a panel from the NM AIDS Memorial Quilt, Credit: Katy Gross

N’MPower participant, Marquell Hicks, interviews quilt artists Sharon Wirtz and Jane Gabaldon, in a community engagement project between the Museum...

Added: Apr 09, 2014
Length: 10:00

My Earthquake Story: Jim Curran

From: Alaska Teen Media Institute

March 27, 2014 marked the 50th Anniversary of the Good Friday Earthquake in Alaska. What was that day like for teens and young people living in Anc...

Added: Apr 04, 2014
Length: 02:59

JazzStories: Abbey Lincoln

From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories

"The artists are the ones who make it possible for people to remember what the time was like, and who was there, and what we did as human beings. ...

Bought by WMOT, WHQR, Delmarva Public Media, and KREV-LP

Added: Aug 12, 2013
Length: 11:41
Purchases: 4

Forgotten Foods of NYC: Learning to Like Roast Turkey and Other Memories of a Jewish Refugee Childhood

From: Anne Noyes Saini
Series: Forgotten Foods of NYC

Caption: Margot Karp., Credit: Photo courtesy of Margot Karp.

Margot Karp, 86, moved with her family to Washington Heights, Manhattan, in 1939 to escape Nazi Germany. Karp has fond memories of her mother's str...

Added: May 28, 2013
Length: 03:04

Life By The Drop: Drought, Water and the Future of Texas

From: KUT

Life By the Drop is a close look at the state of water and drought in Texas, looking both to the past and the future for answers on how the state c...

Bought by WZEN.org, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), and KUHF

Added: Jun 22, 2012
Length: 59:00
Purchases: 3

Moments with NEA Jazz Master Jimmy Owens

From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments

4 "Moments" with trumpeter, flugelhornist, and advocate, Jimmy Owens.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, WRTI, KCSM, WART FM, WUSF and more

Added: Apr 18, 2012
Length: 05:56
Purchases: 10

JazzStories: Regina Carter

From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories

"Well, growing up in Detroit I was exposed to a lot of different music, a lot of different cultures at a very young age without ever having to leav...

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

Added: Jun 13, 2011
Length: 07:23
Purchases: 6

Josh White: The Music The Man (Part C)

From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Funk Show

Caption: Josh White Jr. , Credit: Silverwolf

Interview and discussion on the subject of the legendary JOSH WHITE with his son JOSH WHITE, Jr. his daughter JUDY WHITE-GOARD and his granddaughte...

Added: Apr 01, 2011
Length: 54:27

Ms. Joanne Bland Presents: Growing Up in the Segregated South: Selma Voting Rights Movement

From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique

In 1965 the Southern Christian leadership Conference (SCLC) joined a Joanne Bland is the co-founder of the National Voting Rights Museum and Insti...

Bought by KWMR and WJAB

Added: Mar 04, 2011
Length: 31:50
Purchases: 2

Pete Seeger on "We Shall Overcome"

From: Blank on Blank
Series: Blank on Blank

Folk music legend Pete Seeger explains the history behind the civil rights anthem, "We Shall Overcome", and why this famous song has many brothers ...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, Troy Public Radio, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, XRAY.fm, KWEMradio.com/KWEM LP and more

Added: Feb 01, 2011
Length: 06:34
Purchases: 17

Transgender Equality with Mara Keisling and Marcus Waterbury: Part 3

From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique

Caption: Mara Keisling from the National Center for Transgender Equality

This week on Culture Clique we continue our interview with two individuals from the national center for Transgender equality. Mara Kiesling is the...

Bought by WGDR

Added: Dec 20, 2010
Length: 27:26
Purchases: 1

Ann Sawyer - Winona State University Living History

From: KQAL
Series: Don't Cha Know

The nursing program is one of Winona State University’s most prominent departments. However before becoming such an important aspect in Winona Stat...

Added: Dec 13, 2010
Length: 13:46

Piece of My Heart: The Story of Janis Joplin

From: KUT

Winner of the Grand Trophy 2011, International Radio Festivals! An intimate reconsideration of Janis' journey from a tiny Texas refinery town to t...

Bought by KCNP, Prairie Public, WRGY, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WCPN and more

Added: Oct 01, 2010
Length: 57:31
Purchases: 20

Guido on the Beginning of Empty Bowls

From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Between You and Me

Guido shares the story of the beginning of Empty Bowls, the fundraiser for Second Harvest Foodbank and The Community Cafe, now in it's 9th year...

Added: Apr 12, 2010
Length: 08:02

Flory Jagoda

From: With Good Reason
Series: Folklife FieldNotes

"Don't open your mouth. Just sit and play. Keep on playing."

Bought by WABE

Added: Oct 02, 2009
Length: 03:30
Purchases: 1

Bach Mix "Bach on the Inside"

From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Classical Music in 60 Seconds(tm)

Three musical giants reflect on what they feel when they play and hear Bach. For any format, the 60 second drop-in is ideal for Bach's Birthday (Ma...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio

Added: Feb 21, 2009
Length: 01:00
Purchases: 1

Maxwell Street by Adam Gottlieb

From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2008

His fourth year in the competition, Adam says this piece is a poem for his Grandma - it's a beautiful reflection on a Chicago landmark. Adam Gottl...

Added: Apr 02, 2008
Length: 03:13

The Flipside

From: KUT

KUT`s Texas Music Matters - in cooperation with Texas Monthly magazine - presents The Flipside: An hour at the crossroads of music and memory.

Bought by KGLT, WCPN, and WBEZ

Added: Mar 04, 2007
Length: 59:00
Purchases: 3

Thirty Years of Service - Barbara and Diane Snelling

From: Vermont Public
Series: VPR Presents StoryCorps in Vermont

Barbara and Diane Snelling visit StoryCorps in Vermont to talk about thirty years of public service.

Added: Sep 01, 2006
Length: 05:18

Out of The Ashes

From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: CBC Radio's Outfront

Mastin's store was once the heart of the community where you could buy a bag of flour, a pair of boots, a side of beef and a flannel nightgown all ...

Bought by WTIP and KSUT