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Tenor Lawrence Brownlee and bass-baritone Eric Owens in concert at Hill Auditorium in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The preshow "Continuing In Their Footst...
- Added: Jan 24, 2020
- Length: 03:12:17
Black opera singers have always contributed to the art form. In this Come As You Are we highlight their performances, featuring famous opera star L...
Bought by 'The Sea'
- Added: Jan 04, 2019
- Length: 01:51:56
- Purchases: 1
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
2018 has been a year of upheaval for students, in and out of the classroom. This week educators and education activists talk about educational just...
- Added: Sep 13, 2018
- Length: 28:26
In today's Untold Story of Central Minnesota, Arts & Cultural Heritage producer Jeff Carmack talks about the Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast held ...
- Added: Jan 21, 2018
- Length: 30:45
Saxophonist Charles Neville was born into one of New Orleans' most famous musical families, and enjoyed a career spanning more than 60 years before...
Bought by KMUW
- Added: Dec 14, 2017
- Length: 51:59
- Purchases: 1
About ten years ago, the Herberger School of Business on the campus of St. Cloud State University moved to its current location in Centennial Hall,...
- Added: Oct 13, 2017
- Length: 31:09
If you have walked the streets of the Bay Area recently -- you might have seen posters featuring the names and faces of Oscar Grant, Renisha McBrid...
- Added: Mar 24, 2015
- Length: 06:00
You can't listen to a painting or see a song. But that doesn't mean there aren't really interesting places where the worlds of jazz and art overlap...
Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif., WNMU-FM, WNMU-FM, WCPN, KHNS and more
- Added: Feb 09, 2015
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 27
Song Story features songwriters telling the true stories behind their original songs. This pre-season sneak-peek features singer/songwriter/produce...
Bought by WJAB
- Added: Apr 08, 2014
- Length: 13:17
- Purchases: 1
Born Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe in New Orleans right before the turn of the 20th Century, Jelly Role Morton is credited as one of the founding father...
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio
- Added: Oct 21, 2013
- Length: 03:01
- Purchases: 1
In this short feature Rabbi Neil Blumofe explores what Gillespie's legacy can teach us about the revolutionary aspect of humor, and how we can live...
Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, PRX Remix, and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio
- Added: Apr 24, 2013
- Length: 03:00
- Purchases: 3
Using the poem "Where I'm From" by Willie Perdomo as a creative prompt, students created poems to share and express where they come from and how th...
- Added: Nov 12, 2012
- Length: 01:08
Using the poem "Where I'm From" by Willie Perdomo as a creative prompt, students created poems to share and express where they come from and how th...
- Added: Nov 12, 2012
- Length: 02:52
According to the 2010 census, Marin City is now a median-income community. But a stigma and challenges remain. Marin City still has higher crime an...
- Added: Aug 31, 2012
- Length: 05:59
In 1955 one woman refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man - in doing so she inspired a whole race to fight back against institutionaliz...
Bought by RadioStPete Florida, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio
- Added: Jan 21, 2012
- Length: 01:55
- Purchases: 3
Linda Kenney Miller (R) and her sister Diane Kenney (L) remember their grandfather, Dr. John A. Kenney, who founded the first hospital for African...
- Added: Feb 28, 2011
- Length: 01:31
- Purchases: 2
Many retirees enjoy the rest and relaxation that eluded them during their working years. But for some, retirement means opportunities to affect pos...
- Added: Feb 01, 2011
- Length: 07:30
One of our great actors. His mother called him by his initials R.C., but was mis-heard by the county clerk, so we knew him as Ossie.
- Added: Jan 17, 2011
- Length: 03:00
This year's college graduates weigh in on what's next for the American Dream, in this piece by Jordan Nelson of KOSU in Stillwater, Okla.
- Added: Jun 10, 2009
- Length: 03:33
From: WAMC Northeast Public Radio
Series: The Sounds of Progress: The Changing Role of Girls and Women in Science and Engineering
Series: The Sounds of Progress: The Changing Role of Girls and Women in Science and Engineering
Researchers conducting a longitudinal study on the effectiveness of the STEM scholarship program at Norfolk State University have some results. Ear...
Bought by Radio Newark
- Added: Sep 19, 2008
- Length: 10:26
- Purchases: 1
One-hour documentary **UPDATED for the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina
Bought by WVAS, WMNF, WRVO Public Media, KMUN, KWIT and more
- Added: Aug 26, 2008
- Length: 55:36
- Purchases: 8
- Added: Mar 18, 2008
- Length: 06:08
- Purchases: 2
5 generational essays from This I Believe archive on Race
- Added: Oct 17, 2007
- Length: 24:40
This arts program attempts to generate positivity in Oakland, CA
- Added: Jun 01, 2007
- Length: 04:28
- Purchases: 2
