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Crys Matthews - Black History
From: Art of the Song
Series: Art of the Song
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SHOW 947 (Air Dates Feb 20 - 26, 2023) For Black History Month we revisit our 2021 interview with singer-songwriter-music educator, Crys Matthews. ...

Bought by KRZA, KUNM, WHRV, High Plains Public Radio, WETS and more


  • Added: Feb 13, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 20
Gail Myers, Ph.D,, creator and director of the multimedia documentary film project, Rhythms of the Land: A Love Story of Land and Family
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that Black farmers faced grave injustices, racist policies and land loss while attempting to feed their families and communities? Join...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Feb 09, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Smokey Robinson - Black History
From: Art of the Song
Series: Art of the Song
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SHOW 946 (Air Dates: Feb 13 - 19, 2023) This week for Black History Month, we revisit our 2015 interview with Motown artist Smokey Robinson. His ...

Bought by WBHM, KTSW 89.9, KRZA, KUNM, WHRV and more


  • Added: Feb 06, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 23
#23-06 American Impressions: NSO with Er-Gene Kahng
From: All Classical Public Media
Series: Played In Oregon
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Violinist Er-Gene Kahng joins the Newport Symphony for an all-American program including Dvorak's New World Symphony.

Bought by KPOV, WCNY, Rhythm & News Service, RadioFreePalmer, KWAX and more


  • Added: Feb 01, 2023
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 6
Eric Bibb
From: Art of the Song
Series: Art of the Song
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SHOW 945 (Air Dates: Feb 6 - 12, 2023) For Black History Month we go into the archive to replay a live interview and concert with Eric Bibb. Eric w...

Bought by KEDT, Angelica Community Radio, KRZA, WHRV, KUPR low power FM and more


  • Added: Jan 31, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 20
13-18: Bending Toward Justice: The Arc of Black Lives Matter , 2/8/2023
From: Bioneers
Series: Bioneers - Revolution From the Heart of Nature
Caption: Patrisse Cullors
There are periods when history comes to a boil – when powerful forces of both destruction and creation result in massive social change. In 2020, th...

  • Added: Jan 30, 2023
  • Length: 28:30
Operatic Soprano Tori Davis
From: PJ Ewing
Series: Lester the Nightfly
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Victoria Davis was a Giulio Gari contest winner in the spring of 2022. She sang gorgeous arias and simply wowed the judges and the audience in the ...

  • Added: Jan 23, 2023
  • Length: 58:31
WoodSongs 1017: Bobby Rush
From: WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour
Series: WoodSongs
Caption: Blues legend Bobby Rush on the WoodSongs Stage.
On this week's WoodSongs broadcast, folksinger Michael Johnathon welcomes GRAMMY winning blues legend Bobby Rush.

Bought by Angelica Community Radio, KUAR, Radio Bristol, WVIK, Allegheny Mountain Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 04, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 47
Bob Francois - President and Booking Manager of Rara Bel Poze - 33rd Lowell Folk Festival
From: MergingArts Productions
Series: MergingArts Conversations
Caption: Rara Bel Poze
Bob Francois - President and Booking Manager of Rara Bel Poze - 33rd Lowell Folk Festival

  • Added: Jan 01, 2023
  • Length: 15:00
In Good Faith - Dr. Jean P. Kelly & Danny Duncan Collum
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: In Good Faith
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Personal accounts on increased devotion after life experiences elicited change

Bought by RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Dec 28, 2022
  • Length: 52:55
  • Purchases: 1
EP216 Hubert Sumlin
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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He was ranked as #43 in Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Guitarists of all time. That is a great legacy to leave behind.

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Dec 19, 2022
  • Length: 59:49
  • Purchases: 1
2250: Writing John Wick + A Conversation with Channing Godfrey Peoples, 12/15/2022
From: Austin Film Festival's On Story®
Series: Austin Film Festival's On Story®
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This week on On Story writer Derek Kolstad, creator of the John Wick franchise reflects on his thrilling career, how he weaves emotion and humanity...

  • Added: Dec 13, 2022
  • Length: 54:00
The State of Blackness—with Andrea Fatona
From: Cathy Byrd
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Toronto-based curator and scholar Andrea Fatona has been addressing institutionalized racism on her own terms since the 1990s. Our conversations ac...

  • Added: Dec 06, 2022
  • Length: 16:17
EP214 Muddy Waters "Folk Singer"
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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Muddy Waters went back to his bare roots on this 1964 album "Folk Singer".

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Nov 23, 2022
  • Length: 57:14
  • Purchases: 1
EP213 Magic Slim
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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Magic Slim and the Teardrops stayed true to the sound of Chicago Blues

Bought by WLPR and WLPR


  • Added: Nov 23, 2022
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 2
EP212 Luther Allison
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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Luther Allison took Blues to a new level, yet stayed true to it's roots.

Bought by WLPR and WLPR


  • Added: Nov 23, 2022
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 2
S07 Ep10: Women of Color: Performers, Part 6, 11/5/2022
From: WCNY
Series: Feminine Fusion
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Once again, we highlight women of color performing outstanding classical music.

  • Added: Nov 04, 2022
  • Length: 58:30
The Georgia Way: Strategies that Work for Winning Elections
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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What happened in Georgia in 2020? The election of two Democrats to the Senate from that state handed the presidency to Joe Biden and control of Con...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KWMR, RadioFreePalmer, RadioStPete Florida, KMUN and more


  • Added: Oct 26, 2022
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 7
Author Dwayne Ratleff on ‘Dancing to the Lyrics’
From: Out in the Bay - Queer Radio from San Francisco
Caption: Dancing to the Lyrics won Dwayne Ratleff a Best Indie Book Award in the “LGBTQ Coming Of Age” category., Credit: Book cover art by Leann E. Johnson / L&J Graphics
Dwayne Ratleff grew up Black, poor and gay in 1960s Baltimore. As a youngster, his loving grandma taught him: “Don’t explain yourself, be yourself....

  • Added: Oct 21, 2022
  • Length: 29:30
Soledad O’Brien on Rosa Parks: The Untold Story
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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Rosa Parks is best known to Americans as a national treasure — the little old lady who sat down on a bus and “ended racism.” What we lose in that d...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KWMR, Radio Catskill, RadioFreePalmer, KDNK and more


  • Added: Oct 19, 2022
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 7
EP210 Buddy Guy "The Blues Don't Lie"
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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Buddy Guy: At 86 years old, this artist shows no signs of slowing down and still has the chops and voice to make it happen.

Bought by WLPR and WNMU-FM


  • Added: Oct 18, 2022
  • Length: 59:48
  • Purchases: 2
EP208 Kat Riggins
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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Kat Riggins 2022 release "Progeny is a collection of diverse tracks with blues roots as a foundation.

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Oct 18, 2022
  • Length: 57:57
  • Purchases: 1
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
Hanging Out with Royalty
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: WRK
The group went by quite a number of different names, but the one they were best know for was The Washboard Rhythm Kings. They were, by far, the mos...

Bought by KCBX and KCBX


  • Added: Oct 06, 2022
  • Length: 59:29
  • Purchases: 2
Author Dwayne Ratleff on ‘Dancing to the Lyrics’
From: Out in the Bay - Queer Radio from San Francisco
Caption: Dancing to the Lyrics won Dwayne Ratleff a Best Indie Book Award in the “LGBTQ Coming Of Age” category., Credit: Book cover art by Leann E. Johnson / L&J Graphics
Dwayne Ratleff grew up Black, poor and gay in 1960s Baltimore. As a youngster, his grandma taught him: “Don’t explain yourself, be yourself.” His a...

Bought by WMUU-LP, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KALW, and WORT


  • Added: Oct 04, 2022
  • Length: 29:10
  • Purchases: 4

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