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Ellis Marsalis joins Gwen Thompkins for a wide-ranging talk about his life in music - from modern jazz pianist, to jazz educator, to father of four...
- Added: May 20, 2020
- Length: 51:58
Spoon talks about his love for Star Trek and the day his TV was taken from him. Matthew visits a Star Trek fan club.
- Added: Apr 27, 2020
- Length: 20:00
Episode 2. Spoon talks about a dog rescue program that took place inside Lancaster State Prison. He talked to Common the rapper, Matthew visits a s...
- Added: Apr 27, 2020
- Length: 20:00
This show highlights the Delta Blues Museum in Clarksdale, Mississippi. I had the opportunity to interview the Active Executive Director, Shelley R...
- Added: Apr 18, 2020
- Length: 58:40
“The police had surrounded the house. They had been there for quite a while. They didn’t want to try to rush the house because they thought he migh...
- Added: Apr 15, 2020
- Length: 29:07
This week starts our series of conversations with Valrice “Whop” Cooper, the legendary cornerman who learned his craft training prisoners in the Lo...
- Added: Mar 12, 2020
- Length: 29:00
Across the country, thousands of prisoners are facing consequences for their participation in the national prison strike. Some are being denied co...
- Added: Mar 08, 2020
- Length: 29:31
World Footprints will uncover the stories behind the story of the Green Book and we’ll explore Rochester, New York’s rich African-American heritage .
- Added: Feb 20, 2020
- Length: 37:09
This week, we share a conversation we had with Andrea Ritchie, an attorney and activist whose work focuses on police violence against the queer com...
- Added: Feb 17, 2020
- Length: 29:35
This week, we return to the history of black radicalism within the prison system. You can hear more from Dr. Micol Seigel and Dr. Garrett Felber ab...
- Added: Feb 17, 2020
- Length: 29:23
This week, we are changing our format slightly. After hearing a letter from a prisoner involved in Operation PUSH, we are broadcasting an intervie...
- Added: Feb 17, 2020
- Length: 29:22
Tarish Pipkins performs puppetry under the name Jeghetto. The creations that emerge from Jeghetto’s Workshop are incredibly unique and endlessly fa...
- Added: Dec 30, 2019
- Length: 36:32
Have you ever felt like a stranger in your own home? Well, in the affluent black community of Oak Bluffs on Martha’s Vineyard, Abigail McGrath felt...
- Added: Nov 22, 2019
- Length: 04:48
In 1925, the African-American philosopher Alain Locke (1886-1954) launched a revolutionary black arts movement now known as the Harlem Renaissance....
Bought by KICI Iowa City and WNYO
- Added: Sep 18, 2019
- Length: 34:12
- Purchases: 2
In the late 1800s, North Carolina was trying to build a railway system through the Western part of the state. In December of 1882, something went w...
Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.
- Added: Sep 05, 2019
- Length: 20:27
- Purchases: 1
“My first instinct, to be honest, was they shot this guy and now there’s a coverup.” -Liz Riley, Special Assistant Public Defender, Monroe County P...
- Added: Sep 05, 2019
- Length: 31:22
Just about every place has a local hero, a hometown kid who grew up to make their mark on the world. In Yellow Springs, Ohio, one hometown hero mad...
- Added: Jan 03, 2019
- Length: 29:31
Leigh Hamilton is a dramatic soprano who has been based in Germany for more than 17 years. This episode follows Leigh’s story, which takes her from...
- Added: Dec 19, 2018
- Length: 23:25
Sam Bailey is a writer, actor and filmmaker. Her credits include the Tribeca Film Festival recognized and Gotham Award. Produced by Alex Kime.
- Added: Jul 15, 2018
- Length: 18:50
James Forman Jr., a former Washington, D.C., public defender, Yale University professor, and author of the Pulitzer Prize winner and The New York’s...
- Added: Jun 07, 2018
- Length: 24:54
Physical record stores have made a comeback in recent years, but there's one in Boston that never went away. At Skippy White's CDs & Records, owner...
- Added: Apr 13, 2018
- Length: 21:17
"For any child that has been struggling with their sexuality, who has seen that movie. That could have been a life saving moment for them." - Mike ...
- Added: Apr 09, 2018
- Length: 01:11:37
A woman becomes a best-selling novelist by writing 120 books about her first romance.
- Added: Mar 27, 2018
- Length: 24:49
"[Charles Burnett's] filmmaking is so quiet. It’s a deeply reflective cinema; it’s cinema that focuses on characterization, that really gives chara...
- Added: Mar 14, 2018
- Length: 59:02
