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"Shout, Sister, Shout: The Sister Rosetta Tharpe Story
From: Dred-Scott Keyes
Series: The Cutting Edge
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An interview/music mix with Gayle Wald, author of "Shout, Sister, Shout. The story of Rock and Roll trailblazer, Sister Rosetta Tharpe"

Bought by Prairie Public, KMUW, and WSGE


  • Added: Mar 27, 2016
  • Length: 02:26:14
  • Purchases: 3
Larry Tye, author of "Satchel"
From: Boise State Public Radio
Series: Reader's Corner with Bob Kustra
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Host Bob Kustra talks with Tye about his book about the baseball legend, Satchel Paige.

  • Added: Mar 18, 2016
  • Length: 29:30
Sighting The Sites Of The New Orleans Slave Trade
From: WWNO
Series: TriPod: New Orleans At 300
Caption: Sale of Estates, Pictures and Slaves in the Rotunda, New Orleans; by William Henry Brooke, engraver; engraving with watercolor from The Slave States of America, vol. 1; London: Fisher and Son, 1842, Credit: THE HISTORIC NEW ORLEANS COLLECTION
This episode plots points on the map of the domestic slave trade in New Orleans. Producer Laine Kaplan-Levenson visited physical landmarks that bea...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 29, 2016
  • Length: 09:25
  • Purchases: 1
Traveling the Underground Railroad from Virginia to Buxton, Ontario
From: World Footprints LLC
Series: Celebrating Black History with World Footprints
Caption: Unmarked graves on Yellow Hill, Credit: Tonya Fitzpatrick
World Footprints travels along one path of the Underground Railroad starting in Norfolk, Virginia and finishing in Buxton, Ontario. We will also s...

  • Added: Feb 04, 2016
  • Length: 59:55
In the Footsteps of Birmingham's Civil Rights History
From: World Footprints LLC
Series: Celebrating Black History with World Footprints
Caption: Slave Memorial on Martinique, Credit: Tonya Fitzpatrick
Walk through a chapter of America's darkest history in Birmingham, Alabama as we visit iconic sites that were central in the civil rights movement.

Bought by KISA Digital Studios


  • Added: Jan 31, 2016
  • Length: 59:55
  • Purchases: 1
Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. - Dreaming the DREAM
From: World Footprints LLC
Series: Celebrating Black History with World Footprints
Caption: The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, Credit: Tonya Fitzpatrick
Celebrate and relive the MLK Memorial dedications as we remember the life, legacy and dreams of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with celebrity and news...

  • Added: Jan 17, 2016
  • Length: 59:55
Syracuse Community Leaders Fight to End Poverty
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism - 2
Caption: These are the six components of the Anti Poverty Initiative. Each component is designed to help people in the community more efficiently by targeting their specific needs.
This is a story about how leaders of charities and organizations that help people in poverty, are joining together to help lower poverty. A couple ...

  • Added: Dec 16, 2015
  • Length: 03:42
THE BLACK PANTHERS: VANGUARD OF THE REVOLUTION -- Stanley Nelson Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Stanley Nelson, San Francisco, CA 10/1/15, Credit: Andrea Chase
Stanley Nelson talks history, irony, and delivering the unexpected.

  • Added: Oct 03, 2015
  • Length: 15:03
16: The Value of Diversity, Allyson Hobbs and Joelle Emerson
From: KALW
Series: Inflection Point with Lauren Schiller
Caption: Allyson Hobbs, Stanford
Companies are now paying consultants to increase the diversity of their workforce with an eye on innovation and the bottom line. But shouldn't it b...

Bought by KSJD, WMUU-LP, and KSJD


  • Added: Sep 23, 2015
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 3
Curing Violence Like an Infectious Disease
From: Tiny Spark
Series: Tiny Spark
Caption: Dr. Gary Slutkin and Autry Philips, Credit: Bill Healy
American communities are still reeling from recent gun violence, including the June mass shooting at a church in Charleston, S.C., and the gang vio...

Bought by KRZA and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Aug 01, 2015
  • Length: 12:06
  • Purchases: 2
Black Music Month Radio Special (Hour 1)
From: D. Grant Smith
Series: The Appetizer Radio Show
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It’s Black Music Month and we’re celebrating with a look at only a few of the many many incredible artists who have shaped music, crossed genres an...

Bought by Mississippi Public Broadcasting and WJSU


  • Added: Jun 17, 2015
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 2
Around The Bend E28
From: Maximilian Eyle
Series: Around The Bend
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The first of the post-college series, this episode brings you Max's roots reggae picks along with exclusive, unreleased material from Stick Figure ...

  • Added: May 28, 2015
  • Length: 58:53
B.B. King and Homecoming
From: Erin Scott
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This weekend, Indianola will celebrate a three days of blues after the passing of their famous resident. This is the next chapter for the museum th...

  • Added: May 19, 2015
  • Length: 04:31
TALES OF THE GRIM SLEEPER -- Nick Broomfield Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Nick Broomfield, San Francisco, CA 2/20/14, Credit: Andrea Chase
Nick Broomfield talks respect, unsung heroes, and letting someone else drive.

  • Added: Apr 27, 2015
  • Length: 22:41
Real talk about race: W. Kamau Bell and the Elmwood Café
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: Comedian W. Kamau Bell performing his stand up act, Credit: flickr user Florida International University
In the auditorium of Willard Middle School, about 300 people have gathered, many of them sitting on those rickety school bucket chairs, the ones th...

Bought by WJCT and PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 21, 2015
  • Length: 09:31
  • Purchases: 2
First Novel to TV Series: Author Jason Mott and “The Returned"
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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Jason’s first novel was inspired by a dream in which his late mother visited him. He goes on to describe his day job while he was writing the book ...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Feb 19, 2015
  • Length: 09:55
  • Purchases: 2
Episode 40: We Know A Subconscious Habit Of Yours (Code Switching)
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: RadioActive Monthly Podcast
Caption: RadioActive reporters Antonia Dorn and Kadian Vanloo
There’s no such thing as a normal you. Do you talk to your boss the same way you talk to your dog? Probably not. This is called code switching.

  • Added: Jan 15, 2015
  • Length: 14:57
Echoes of the Call
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Series: BackStory with the American History Guys: Favorites
Caption: Classroom in the Islamic School in Seattle, Washington, 1982., Credit: Library of Congress
Sylviane Diouf of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture talks with Ed Ayers about some of the overlooked legacies of enslaved Muslims ...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 31, 2014
  • Length: 06:24
  • Purchases: 1
What's Next In Ferguson, MO? - One Degree of Separation
From: Nick Jaworski
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What's Next in Ferguson, MO? After the shooting of Michael Brown, many are left wondering what are the best ways to move forward. Nick Jaworski ta...

  • Added: Sep 04, 2014
  • Length: 53:23
The Humanist Hour #106: Black Nonbelievers with Mandisa Thomas
From: Bo Bennett
Series: The Humanist Hour
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In this episode, Todd and Kim interview Mandisa Thomas, Founder and current President of Black Nonbelievers, Inc., a non-profit fellowship of nonbe...

Bought by KFOI Radio


  • Added: Jul 16, 2014
  • Length: 53:24
  • Purchases: 1
NEA Jazz Moments with KEITH JARRETT
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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Three short "Moments" featuring 2014 NEA Jazz Master, Keith Jarrett. Narrated by Mark Ruffin of The Real Jazz channel on Sirius-XM, we learn about ...

Bought by WKSU, Harford Community Radio, WRTI, KCSM, Harford Community Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 12, 2013
  • Length: 03:27
  • Purchases: 15
Hank Mobley
From: KUT
Series: KUTX Liner Notes
Caption: Hank Mobley
In this short feature Rabbi Neil Blumofe illuminates the importance of those who will not settle for a glory in mediocrity, but who urge others to ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jul 08, 2013
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Dream Before the Dream: Detroit, 1963
From: Zak Rosen
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On June 23, 1963, labor and church leaders organized tens of thousands of people in Detroit for the Great March to Freedom. Dr. Martin Luther King ...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, WABE, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 22, 2013
  • Length: 07:18
  • Purchases: 3
Thelonious Monk
From: KUT
Series: KUTX Liner Notes
Caption: Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Monk was an original voice in the shaping the sound of American music. Both his compositions and his inimitable piano playing continue t...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 22, 2013
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 2
PN 233 - Doug Seroff - 'Ragged But Right'
From: Mark Hayes
Series: Passing Notes
Caption: Passing Notes
Doug Seroff, co-author of a book about some of the most popular songs of the ragtime era, talks about his part in writing the comprehensive study '...

  • Added: Feb 22, 2013
  • Length: 05:00