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In this episode of Kite Line, we cover the recent demonstrations outside the Workhouse in St. Louis, Missouri. On July 21, police there used peppe...

  • Added: Jan 26, 2020
  • Length: 29:59
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Jennifer Crossley and William Hosea welcome Cherrish Pryor, Greg Taylor and Roberta Radovich

  • Added: Jul 16, 2018
  • Length: 58:39
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Jennifer Crossley and William Hosea welcome Ruben Marté and Rafi Hassan

  • Added: Jun 25, 2018
  • Length: 57:56
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Clarence Boone and William Hosea welcome Liz Mitchell

  • Added: Jun 18, 2018
  • Length: 59:02
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Our special 2018 Memorial Day "Best of" episode.

  • Added: May 27, 2018
  • Length: 01:00:08
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William Hosea and Cornelius Wright welcome Donald Griffin, Amber Skoby, Deborah Myerson & Tim Ballard.

  • Added: May 14, 2018
  • Length: 58:38
From: WFHB
Series: Bring It On!
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William Hosea and Jim Sims welcome Nicole Browne, Mia Beach and Faheem

  • Added: May 07, 2018
  • Length: 57:29
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Clarence Boone and Cornelius Wright welcome Katie Thompson and Aja Jester

  • Added: Apr 30, 2018
  • Length: 01:00:17
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Jim Sims and William Hosea welcome Mark Fraley, Dana Black and Robin Winston

  • Added: Apr 23, 2018
  • Length: 01:00:15
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Clarence Boone and William Hosea are joined by Caleb Poer, Ruth Nall, and Justin DeMatas.

  • Added: Apr 16, 2018
  • Length: 59:01
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Jim Sims and Clarence Boone welcome Amrita Myers, David Schunk, Tina Lampke, Ruben Marte’, Roger Logsdon and Allen Bell

  • Added: Apr 16, 2018
  • Length: 59:01
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William Hosea and Clarence Boone discuss the Bloomington housing market

  • Added: Apr 16, 2018
  • Length: 56:28
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Leila Randle and Roberta Radovich welcome Audrey T. McCluskey and Dr. Gladys Devane

  • Added: Apr 16, 2018
  • Length: 59:36
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Cornelius Wright and Clarence Boone welcome James Strong

  • Added: Apr 09, 2018
  • Length: 58:07
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Cornelius Wright and Clarence Boone welcome Liz Mitchell

  • Added: Mar 12, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
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William Hosea and Jim Sims welcome Vauhxx Booker, Mike Diekhoff, and Cherrish Pryor.

  • Added: Feb 19, 2018
  • Length: 01:00:21
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Clarence Boone and Jim Sims welcome Rafi Hassan and Maqubè Reese

  • Added: Feb 05, 2018
  • Length: 58:50
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Clarence Boone and William Hosea welcome Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton.

  • Added: Jan 08, 2018
  • Length: 58:52
Caption: Janice McClain poses beside the Use What You've Got Prison Ministry bus, which connects people with their incarcerated family members., Credit: Emily Forman/Side Effects Public Media
The lack of literal human connection in prison can take its toll on inmates and their families. A grassroots bus service in Indiana transports fami...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 12, 2017
  • Length: 03:40
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Chelsea Goodlow and her daughter Kaylee at the Indiana Black Breastfeeding Coalition picnic in August., Credit: Sarah Fentem/ Side Effects Public Media
The "breast is best" message seems often to miss black women, who breast-feed at a rate much lower than other races. Why?

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 12, 2017
  • Length: 03:45
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Aaron Murray pops a wheelie at the ParaQuad gym in St. Louis, Credit: Durrie Bouscaren
For every person shot and killed in the U.S., there are two who make it out alive. Those close calls can leave victims with a lifelong disability...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Aug 29, 2017
  • Length: 03:35
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Teacher Christopher McFadden is a member of The Fellowship, a group in Philadelphia trying to recruit and retain black male teachers. Only 2 percent of teachers in American public schools are black men., Credit: Emily Hanford
(8/28/2017) There may be nothing more important in the educational life of a child than having effective teachers. But the United States is struggl...

Bought by WMUU-LP, KUER, Georgia Public Broadcasting, KOSU, WRST-FM Oshkosh and more


  • Added: Aug 28, 2017
  • Length: 52:58
  • Purchases: 10
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his week is the first part of our interview with Mark Cook. Mark served 24 years in prison for his participation in a bank robbery and jail break a...

  • Added: Jun 30, 2017
  • Length: 30:00
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This week, we return to the story of Clinton “Boo” Gilkie, who died one year ago- on June 7, 2016- in the Monroe County Jail. We discussed the cir...

  • Added: Jun 18, 2017
  • Length: 29:38
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The death penalty is the barest, most explicit aspect of state violence. Relatively few people are sentenced to death, and even fewer are actively,...

  • Added: Jun 15, 2017
  • Length: 29:58