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We talk with Michael Wolraich about his book, The Bishop And The Butterfly: Murder, Politics, And The End Of The Jazz Age. Then, we re-air part of ...
- Added: Mar 24, 2024
- Length: 01:10:45
HOUR ONE: "The Year Of Return" - 2019 marked the "year of return" to Ghana – attracting visitors from throughout the African diaspora. Now, scores ...
- Added: Jan 19, 2024
- Length: 01:59:01
HOUR ONE: "Docupoetry" - Have you ever wished there was a different way to read – or hear - the news? For generations, through wars and political u...
- Added: Jan 12, 2024
- Length: 01:59:00
HOUR ONE: "Astonishing African Futures" - The new Black Panther movie, "Wakanda Forever," dominated the global box office. This hour, a literary ta...
- Added: Oct 06, 2023
- Length: 01:59:00
HOUR ONE: "Going For Broke: Making Up Our Minds" - In episode two of our three-part series on the care economy: Mental health challenges can push p...
- Added: Sep 01, 2023
- Length: 01:59:00
Affirmative action's foes worked with conservative Chinese American organizations to sue two colleges over their admissions processes. The result w...
Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., Radio Catskill, RadioFreePalmer, KMUN, WNYE and more
- Added: Jul 28, 2023
- Length: 28:00
- Purchases: 7
In this moment of radical transformation, shifting the societal pronoun from “me, me, me” to “we” may be the single most transformational pivot we ...
- Added: Mar 17, 2023
- Length: 28:30
HOUR ONE: "Astonishing African Futures" - The new Black Panther movie, "Wakanda Forever," is dominating the global box office. This hour, a litera...
- Added: Dec 09, 2022
- Length: 01:59:00
HOUR ONE: "Empathy For Monsters" - The American soldiers who guarded Saddam Hussein came to like and care about him. This hour: Should we feel empa...
- Added: Oct 07, 2022
- Length: 01:59:00
HOUR ONE: "African Cities Of The Future" - The fastest growing cities in the world are in Africa. We'll take you there with a special TTBOOK from A...
- Added: Jul 16, 2021
- Length: 01:59:00
Color of Change board chair Heather McGhee talks with Laura about her New York Times best-selling book, The Sum of Us, What Racism Costs Everyone a...
Bought by RadioFreePalmer and KWMR
- Added: May 05, 2021
- Length: 28:00
- Purchases: 2
HOUR ONE: "Growing Justice" - Where does the racial justice movement need to go next? How about back to the land. HOUR TWO: "In Search Of Real Food...
- Added: Aug 21, 2020
- Length: 01:58:57
White Supremacy and the Covid crisis aren’t separate. They’re linked.
Defunding public health services and deregulating gun ownership have been ca...
Bought by KDNK and RadioFreePalmer
- Added: Jul 01, 2020
- Length: 28:00
- Purchases: 2
HOUR ONE: "Our Virtual Reality" - One of the most popular video games during the pandemic is "Animal Crossing." Can our virtual existence give us r...
- Added: May 15, 2020
- Length: 01:58:58
On Feb 3rd, 1945, The all women of color, Six-Triple-Eight, was sent overseas to clear a two year backlog of mail. They were told it would take six...
Bought by Spokane Public Radio
- Added: Feb 05, 2020
- Length: 04:25
- Purchases: 1
During the summer of 1967, Plymouth Avenue in North Minneapolis went up in flames. This was during a period known as the Long, Hot Summer when frus...
Bought by KVSC and MPR News Stations
- Added: Jul 18, 2019
- Length: 52:58
- Purchases: 2
HOUR ONE: "Weird World Of Mushrooms" - They can heal you. They can also kill you. This hour, take a trip into the wild world of toadstools. HOUR ...
- Added: Jun 07, 2019
- Length: 01:58:58
HOUR ONE: "Against Cynicism" - Why is the world so cynical? This hour, an irony-free exploration of cynicism. HOUR TWO: "Hip Hop Future" - "Strai...
- Added: Mar 08, 2019
- Length: 01:58:59
From: Francesca Rheannon
ana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah talks about his award-winning story collection Friday Black. Then, we talk about the art of the really really short story w...
- Added: Dec 20, 2018
- Length: 59:01
African Americans who fought for their country in Vietnam often experienced the same kinds of racism they had endured back home. While white and...
- Added: Jul 20, 2018
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 2
From: John Shuck
A "Bottom-Up" history of the U.S. from an African-American and Latinx viewpoint.
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and WJAB
- Added: Jun 04, 2018
- Length: 57:01
- Purchases: 2
The Living Well Show presents a two-part interview with Daryl Davis, author of Klan-destine Relationships - A Black Man's Odyssey in the Ku Klux Kl...
- Added: Feb 25, 2018
- Length: 28:31
- Purchases: 2
The Living Well Show presents a two-part interview with Daryl Davis, author of Klan-destine Relationships - A Black Man's Odyssey in the Ku Klux Kl...
Bought by KVSC
- Added: Feb 25, 2018
- Length: 28:30
- Purchases: 1
What does it mean to be a ‘research university?’ WorldCanvass guests answer that question from multiple perspectives on this program called “Resea...
- Added: Jan 29, 2016
- Length: 34:47
When your back is against the wall and you're all out of options, you don't want to break the law...but it wants to break you.
- Added: Jan 07, 2016
- Length: 53:57