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Christine Yoo: 26.2 To Life
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Christine Yoo
For many of us, the holiday season presents an opportunity to spend some time thinking about people less fortunate than ourselves. This week on Sea...

  • Added: Dec 14, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
Generational Gene
From: Fluent Knowledge
Series: My Body Odyssey
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Generational Gene may seem a special case; a middle-aged school superintendent with a father and grandfather who’ve contracted Type 2 diabetes, Gen...

  • Added: Nov 01, 2022
  • Length: 18:29
StoryCorps Griot: Rob Maiden and Daniel Jacob
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Daniel Jacob and Rob Maiden at their StoryCorps interview in Dallas, TX in 2014., Credit: Liyna Anwar for StoryCorps.
Rob Maiden tells his friend and fellow Mavs ManiAACs performer, Daniel Jacob, about what led him to join their hip--hop dance group of self--procla...

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Apr 26, 2022
  • Length: 02:43
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps Griot: Harold Lucas, Jr., D'Lorah Butts-Lucas, and Darryll Lucas
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: D’Lorah Butts-Lucas, Harold Lucas, Jr. and Darryll Lucas at their StoryCorps interview in Daytona Beach, Florida on March 21, 2022., Credit: Jarrod Sport for StoryCorps.
Harold Lucas, Jr. sits down with his daughter, D’Lorah Butts-Lucas, to remember seeing Jackie Robinson train to become the first Black player in M...

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Apr 21, 2022
  • Length: 03:07
  • Purchases: 1
Top of Mind - A Most Beautiful Thing, Cleaning Videos, Vitiligo
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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A Most Beautiful Thing, Cleaning Videos, Vitiligo

Bought by KSTK, RadioStPete Florida, KOWS, RADIOLEX, GCR (Global Community Radio) and more


  • Added: Apr 19, 2022
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 6
Constant Wonder - Our Team
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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Cleveland cheered on the Indians as the team integrated and began winning big.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., GCR (Global Community Radio), KNCT FM, RadioStPete Florida, and WYAP


  • Added: Mar 22, 2022
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 5
RDD: The Freedom of Choice
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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On this episode of The Rough Draft Diaries, we tell the story of Chuck Ealey's long and winding road to the College Football Hall. Especially long ...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Feb 07, 2022
  • Length: 06:40
  • Purchases: 1
Get Better.
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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Dennis Hopson is a basketball player. Hopson's shooting skills placed him first on Ohio State's all-time men's basketball career points record an...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Nov 08, 2021
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 1
Women for Solheim
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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The Solheim Cup is headed to Toledo, Ohio in just about a week. It's a biennial golf tournament for professional women golfers with teams represent...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Aug 24, 2021
  • Length: 06:05
  • Purchases: 1
Dreaming of Gold
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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Oshae Jones continues to make history at the Tokyo Olympic Games 2020 after becoming the first female to represent Team USA in the welterweight div...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Aug 03, 2021
  • Length: 06:03
  • Purchases: 1
Mark My Words Sports Show (06-15-21)
From: KRDP
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Are the Phoenix Suns the best in the west? we talk about the NBA playoffs second round and talk to David Signmington CEO of Desert Domino

  • Added: Jun 15, 2021
  • Length: 01:03:00
Mark My Words Sports Show (06-07-21)
From: KRDP
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NBA play-in tournament, Aaron Rodgers, and an interview with David Signminton CEO of Desert Domino League

  • Added: Jun 07, 2021
  • Length: 01:08:50
Glenn Kaino and Tommie Smith Take a Stand
From: Cathy Byrd
Series: Fresh Art International
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In 1968, Black American athlete Tommie Smith set a new world record. He became a gold medalist when he raced to win the 200-meter event at the Summ...

  • Added: Jan 14, 2021
  • Length: 20:52
Top of Mind Martin Luther King Day Special - Bill Lester A Racing Trailblazer
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Topics 1, 2 and 3: NASCAR’s Bill Lester; A Racing Trailblazer

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, WXDU, KSTK, RadioStPete Florida, and WYAP


  • Added: Dec 17, 2020
  • Length: 54:30
  • Purchases: 5
RDD: 4th and Goal
From: WGTE Public Media
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We're talking football on today's episode of The RDD with 4th and Goal Athletics, a program designed to teach and enhance the athletic skills of co...

  • Added: Oct 20, 2020
  • Length: 06:24
From the National Endowment for the Arts--Art Works
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Poet Adrian Mateka talks about The Big Smoke a collection of 52 poems about Jack Johnson--the first African-American heavyweight world champion.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, KMUN, KGNU Community Radio, KZUM, and Harford Community Radio


  • Added: Jul 06, 2020
  • Length: 29:27
  • Purchases: 5
Dr. Hassan Tetteh: It Took Perseverance to Keep Going
From: Shefik Macauley
Series: Shefik presents Invocation: The Journey Continues
Caption: Dr. Hassan Tetteh, Credit: Shefik
Perseverance - Dr. Hassan Tetteh is a board-certified surgeon specializing in thoracic surgery, critical care, heart and lung transplantation, rese...

  • Added: Jul 03, 2020
  • Length: 02:05
Combat and Incarceration, Part Three
From: WFHB
Series: Kite Line
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This week’s episode ends our series of conversations with Valrice “Whop” Cooper. Whop is the legendary cornerman who learned his craft training pri...

  • Added: Mar 12, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
Combat and Incarceration, Part Two
From: WFHB
Series: Kite Line
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This week continues our set 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
Combat and Incarceration, Part One
From: WFHB
Series: Kite Line
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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
The Pursuit of Happiness with Ricky Williams NFL Football Immortal and CBD Wellness Mogul
From: Ken Grey
Series: Maximum Health Radio "Quality Living" with Dr Ken Grey Holistic Physician
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The Pursuit of Happiness with Ricky Williams NFL Football Immortal and CBD Wellness Mogul. What happens when Two-time All-American, Heisman Trophy...

Bought by WCNY


  • Added: Mar 12, 2020
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Keith Sims and Melvin Pender
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Melvin Pender (right) with his friend, Keith Sims, at their StoryCorps interview in Atlanta last month.
During the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, many black athletes were called to protest racial inequality. Not all were able to do so. That was the case f...

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Oct 18, 2018
  • Length: 02:34
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps Griot:Max Knauer and Kittie Weston-Knauer
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Kittie Weston-Knauer is the oldest female BMX bicycle racer in the United States. It was her son Max who introduced her to the sport more than 30 y...

Bought by KALW, WEZU, and WVBI-LP


  • Added: May 17, 2018
  • Length: 02:17
  • Purchases: 3
Alison Desir, Athlete
From: The Hangar Studios
Series: Sandi Klein's Conversations with Creative Women
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Alison Desir is a force to be reckoned with. Passionate about community, mental health and fitness she got into distance running in 2012 as a way t...

Bought by WCNY and CI Dolphin Radio


  • Added: Oct 09, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
StoryCorps: William Lynn Weaver
From: StoryCorps
Caption: Dr. William Lynn Weaver
In 1964, Dr. William Lynn Weaver was one of 14 black teens who integrated West High School in Knoxville, Tennessee. At StoryCorps, he spoke about h...

  • Added: Oct 03, 2017
  • Length: 05:41