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265: Midwifing a Movement: Community Birth Centers and the Care Economy, 11/15/2023
From: Bioneers
Series: Bioneers - Revolution From the Heart of Nature
Caption: Indra Lusero
In this episode, we visit with Leseliey Welch and Indra Lusero, parents and birth justice advocates who are helping lead a movement to create commu...

  • Added: Nov 13, 2023
  • Length: 28:30
Let's Hear from Pulitzer Prize-winning Poet Jericho Brown
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Jericho Brown, Credit: Brian Cornelius
Jericho Brown reads and discusses his work, his creative process, and Black queer poetry’s capacity to expand concepts of love

Bought by WMPG, WSLR, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KZUM and more


  • Added: Jun 13, 2023
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 6
Kevin Washington and Ra Spirit Combine Spirituality with Diasporic Outlook
From: KBEM
Series: Minnesota Music Profiles
Caption: jazz88 logo 2022, Credit: Tim Nyberg (Octane Creative)
Kevin Washington views himself as an artist in the tradition of Pharaoh Sanders and john and Alice Coltrane, of spirituality and healing. When Kevi...

  • Added: Oct 14, 2022
  • Length: 08:00
EE 22-32: Black farmers in the Midwest look to history for inspiration moving forward, 8/5/2022
From: WFIU
Series: Earth Eats
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Hear stories from Black farmers in Ohio, and Ojibwe wild rice traditions in Minnesota.

  • Added: Aug 04, 2022
  • Length: 54:00
Henry Threadgill--creating on music's cutting edge
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Henry Threadgill, Credit: Nhumi Threadgill
Composer, multi-instrumentalist, and 2021 NEA Jazz Master Henry Threadgill reflects on his musical life and shares his thoughts about improvised mu...

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WDCB, New England Public Media, Spokane Public Radio, KZUM and more


  • Added: Jul 13, 2022
  • Length: 28:47
  • Purchases: 6
Saluting Zora Neale Hurston and her biographer the late Valerie Boyd
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Valerie Boyd, Credit: Courtesy: Valerie Boyd
We’re marking Women’s history month by replaying my in-depth interview with the late Valerie Boyd who wrote the acclaimed “Wrapped in Rainbows: the...

Bought by RADIOLEX, KZUM, RadioFreePalmer, KWMR, Spokane Public Radio and more


  • Added: Mar 08, 2022
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 6
EE 22-04: Groundwork Indy helps to build personal and community resilience through garden and conservation work, 1/21/2022
From: WFIU
Series: Earth Eats
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Join us for a community garden tour and conversation with Phyllis Boyd, former director of Groundwork Indy.

  • Added: Jan 20, 2022
  • Length: 54:01
Dream of Detroit
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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Dream of Detroit combines community organizing with housing and land development to build a healthy community and empower a marginalized neighborho...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Nov 29, 2021
  • Length: 06:16
  • Purchases: 1
Life Is Music (Encore from 08/28)
From: Simply Timeless Radio
Series: Simply Timeless (Subscribable)
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When we listen to the world around us, we can hear rhythms, harmonies, and melodies. Life really is filled with music. Join host Jay Daniels for "l...

  • Added: Nov 29, 2021
  • Length: 01:50:40
2145: HBO's 'Insecure' with Issa Rae & Larry Wilmore, 11/11/2021
From: Austin Film Festival's On Story®
Series: Austin Film Festival's On Story®
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This week on On Story, web series creator-turned cable TV sensation Issa Rae on her journey from YouTube to HBO, her desire for diversity on televi...

  • Added: Nov 11, 2021
  • Length: 54:00
Creativity Culture & Capital
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Sheoyki Jones
This week is a bit different: the podcast is divided into two parts with one subject: investing in the creative economy with Laura Callanan, foundi...

Bought by KMUN, RADIOLEX, KFAI Minneapolis, KZUM, and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 10, 2021
  • Length: 28:54
  • Purchases: 5
What's New? (July 2021)
From: Simply Timeless Radio
Series: Simply Timeless (Subscribable)
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Every day, we get to hear the sounds of new jazz being released by talented artists from around the world, and this week, we share some of those di...

  • Added: Jul 23, 2021
  • Length: 01:50:40
S05 Ep46: Women of Color: Composers, Part 4, 7/17/2021
From: WCNY
Series: Feminine Fusion
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This week we hear an hour dedicated to music composed by Women of Color. These remarkable women have worked to overcome both gender and racial bia...

  • Added: Jul 09, 2021
  • Length: 58:30
What's New? (May 2021)
From: Simply Timeless Radio
Series: Simply Timeless (Subscribable)
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Join us for a journey of musical discovery as we uncover newly released jazz treasures from artists like Nnenna Freelon, John Pizzarelli, Dara Tuck...

  • Added: May 22, 2021
  • Length: 01:50:40
Inspirational Life and Travel Journeys from a Woman Marine
From: World Footprints LLC
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One of America’s first Black female Marines talks about boot camp below the Mason-Dixon line, military service, her inspirational life journey and ...

  • Added: Apr 20, 2021
  • Length: 40:42
"Wilkerson, Isabel — America’s Great Migration: 1915-1970 Part One"
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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In the years between 1915 and 1970 almost six million black American citizens from the south migrated to northern and western cities seeking freedo...

  • Added: Mar 04, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
Simply Mad About March
From: Simply Timeless Radio
Series: Simply Timeless (Subscribable)
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Every March, a number of college basketball teams square off in a tournament called March Madness. So, we thought we'd put up our own best players ...

  • Added: Feb 25, 2021
  • Length: 01:50:40
WoodSongs 798: The Fairfield Four and The McCrary Sisters
From: WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour
Series: WoodSongs
Caption: The legendary Fairfield Four perform on the WoodSongs Stage.
On this week's WoodSongs broadcast, folksinger Michael Johnathon welcomes two of the most prominent and respected names in the worlds of pop, rock,...

Bought by KLRE, Angelica Community Radio, KTRL, KMUN, KSRQ and more


  • Added: Jun 18, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 39
Doing Business Her Way on Stage at any Age
From: Angel Livas
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Today's show is a compilation of interviews captured during the HOPE Global Forum in Atlanta, GA.

  • Added: Jul 16, 2019
  • Length: 58:57
How to Light it up, Smoke it, and Blow your Competition away
From: Angel Livas
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On this week's WBB talk show, we focus on integrating highly effective processes in your business specifically in the cannabis industry.

  • Added: Jun 30, 2019
  • Length: 01:00:11
Is your Brand your Number one Attraction?
From: Angel Livas
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On today's WBB show, we have to guests who seem to attack branding from opposite ends of the spectrum, so I'm excited to see just how different the...

  • Added: May 07, 2019
  • Length: 01:00:58
Race and Social Change
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Dr. Max Klau
Recent events in America have once again turned the spotlight on the issues of race. Just when we think we are overcoming our racial divide, anothe...

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., KVSC, and KCBX


  • Added: Mar 28, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
RDD: Making it Work
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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Will Lucas is an entrepreneur, businessman, podcast host, and commissioner serving on the University of Toledo's Board of Trustees, the Ohio Casino...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jun 12, 2017
  • Length: 06:40
  • Purchases: 1
WoodSongs 878: Linkin' Bridge and Run Boy Run
From: WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour
Series: WoodSongs
Caption: The powerful voices of Linkin' Bridge.
On this week's WoodSongs broadcast, folksinger Michael Johnathon welcomes singing group from the west end of Louisville, Kentucky and finalists on ...

Bought by KDLG, WETS, High Plains Public Radio, WLPR , WOUB and more


  • Added: Apr 13, 2017
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 9