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Prince: The Story of Diamonds and Pearls
From: True Tone Media Group
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The story of Prince's 1991 album "Diamonds and Pearls," as told through its hits and outtakes, live recordings, and interviews with members of the ...

Bought by WBGO and KSRQ


  • Added: Oct 18, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
The Evolution of Multicultural Education: The CUNY Brooklyn College Story
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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In this back to school special, we look at the grassroots movement led by student activists with the support of some faculty to establish Africana ...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, RadioStPete Florida, RadioFreePalmer, KDNK, WNYE and more


  • Added: Sep 06, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 6
Dreaming with, about, and for the Ancestors with Stephanie Burns, PhD
From: Katherine Bell
Series: The Dream Journal
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Connecting with our ancestors. Our guest Stephanie R. Burns starts by describing her all-inclusive view of ancestors which is far vaster than our b...

  • Added: Sep 04, 2023
  • Length: 53:37
StoryCorps Griot: Luz Kenyon and Anna Paloma Williams
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Anna Paloma Williams and Luz Kenyon at their StoryCorps interview in Columbus, GA on October 30, 2021, Credit: By Sarah Padgett for StoryCorps
Luz Kenyon tells her daughter, Anna Paloma Williams, about the unexpected start of their family and how she navigated raising mixed kids in America.

  • Added: Aug 14, 2023
  • Length: 03:11
Up Close And Acoustic with Norman Taylor
From: Charlie Silvestri
Series: Up Close And Acoustic
Caption: Norman Taylor, Credit: Up Close And Acoustic
Norman Taylor is a Philly-based Country-Blues artist. His style is based around such blues greats as Robert Johnson and Skip James, along with mode...

Bought by KTNA


  • Added: Jul 04, 2023
  • Length: 56:20
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps Griot: Jarie Bradley and Menaja Obinali
From: StoryCorps
Caption: Jarie Bradley and Menaja Obinali at their first StoryCorps interview in Dallas, Texas on December 13, 2014., Credit: By Callie Thuma for StoryCorps.
Jarie Bradley reflects with her aunt, Menaja Obinali, on the lessons she’s learned in their decades-long friendship.

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio


  • Added: Jun 26, 2023
  • Length: 03:07
  • Purchases: 1
S5 EP5: Homelonging
From: The Nocturnists
Series: Stories from the World of Medicine
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Primary care doctor Tseganesh Selameab brings us inside her practice as a provider for immigrants and refugees, and describes one of the most commo...

  • Added: May 04, 2023
  • Length: 39:02
Heritage Scraps from Heritage Hands: African-American Vintage Quilts
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: The Folklorist Next Door
Caption: The Folklorist Next Door, Credit: Jeannelle Ramirez
African American women have created beautiful works of art with quilting. Are you holding on to a piece of family history? Laura Casmore talks to...

  • Added: Mar 25, 2023
  • Length: 10:12
Grief, Sisterhood & Becoming an Athlete: Chetna Maroo, WESTERN LANE & Black History Month: Ta-Nahisi Coates, THE BEAUTIFUL STRUGGLE
From: Francesca Rheannon
Series: Writer's Voice
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We speak with Chetna Maroo about her debut novel, Western Lane. It’s a beautifully written coming of age story about a young girl and her British I...

  • Added: Feb 16, 2023
  • Length: 58:53
StoryCorps Griot: Martha High and Sandra Bears
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Martha High and Sandra Bears
Sandra Bears and Martha High remember singing together as The Jewels, before hitting the road with James Brown.

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio


  • Added: Dec 20, 2022
  • Length: 02:40
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps Griot: Atiba Mbiwan, Didi Ndando, and Egbe Monjimbo
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Sisters Didi Ndando and Egbe Monjimbo talk with Atiba Mbiwan, who honored the memory of their late brother Acha by taking on the family’s last name.

  • Added: Dec 06, 2022
  • Length: 02:47
Dr. Robert Bullard: Environmental Justice is Equal Justice
From: Broken Ground
Series: Season 2: Environmental Writers
Caption: Dr. Robert Bullard
Dr. Robert Bullard, widely considered the father of environmental justice, talks about the inequality of pollution and climate change.

  • Added: Dec 01, 2022
  • Length: 29:53
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
StoryCorps: Mikayla Stephens and Tesia Williams
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Mikayla Stephens and Tesia Williams at their StoryCorps interview in Washington, D.C. on August 27, 2021., Credit: By Clean Cuts Studios for StoryCorps.
Tesia Williams talks to her daughter, Mikayla Stephens, about being at the Pentagon during the terrorist attack on 9/11 and how that day shaped her...

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Sep 22, 2022
  • Length: 03:07
  • Purchases: 1
The Write Question - Geffrey Davis - ENCORE
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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We revisit a conversation with award-winning poet Geffrey Davis about his collection, "Night Angler." He also reads several poems from the collection.

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., Yellowstone Public Radio, WETS, KNCT FM, and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: May 24, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 5
National Writers Series: Honorée Jeffers, Wanda Morris, Vanessa Riley
From: Interlochen Public Radio
Series: National Writers Series: Season Four
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Rochelle Riley talks with authors Honorée Jeffers, Wanda Morris, and Vanessa Riley.

Bought by WNMU-FM and WKAR


  • Added: Mar 23, 2022
  • Length: 54:30
  • Purchases: 2
The Spiritual Edge: Becoming Muslim Special NPR Clock
From: Judy Silber
Series: The Spiritual Edge Becoming Muslim
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We explore the motivations and challenges of converts as they carve out a uniquely American path for being Muslim in the United States. We profile ...

Bought by WKSU, Michigan Radio, KJZZ, WUWF, WFAE and more


  • Added: Feb 22, 2022
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 10
Sunni of Blush: Strength Is the Power to Withstand
From: Shefik Macauley
Series: Shefik presents Invocation: The Journey Continues
Caption: Sunni, Credit: Shefik
Strength - Mathew Knowles found phenomenal success grooming and managing the mega group Destiny's Child. He is now handing out mics to Blush, a har...

  • Added: Dec 18, 2021
  • Length: 01:30
StoryCorps: Johannah Owusu and Madzimoyo Owusu
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Johannah and Madzimoyo at their StoryCorps Recording on July 10th, 2010, in Fort Wayne, Indiana., Credit: Photo by Jorge Rios for StoryCorps.
Madzimoyo Owusu talks with her daughter, Johannah Owusu, about the memory of Madzimoyo’s grandmother.

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Nov 22, 2021
  • Length: 02:33
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps Griot: Mary Clark and Ron Gibson
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Mary Clark came to StoryCorps with her friend, Ron Gibson, to talk about the complicated history of their relationship, and where they are now.

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Oct 04, 2021
  • Length: 02:48
  • Purchases: 1
The Untold Story of Detroit Pistons Team Psychologist Corey Yeager and the Smithsonian Exhibit "The Bias Inside Us"
From: KVSC
Series: Untold Stories of Central Minnesota
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In today’s Untold Story of Central Minnesota, Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack talks with visiting lecturer Dr. Corey Yeager, Team Ps...

  • Added: Sep 03, 2021
  • Length: 30:00
Episode 34: Lost and Found
From: Criminal
Series: This is Love
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On today’s episode: Home recordings, people recording their friends, neighbors, and strangers — for a look at how we live, and who we are, by liste...

  • Added: Aug 13, 2021
  • Length: 45:28
Prince - The Story of Welcome 2 America
From: True Tone Media Group
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For the first time, a complete unreleased album is being issued from Prince’s vault. Over the next hour, we’re going to go deep on “The Story of We...

Bought by Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, KFCF FM, and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Jul 21, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
Black, Latinx Media: Cause for Celebration & Critique
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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The subversive, healing, and celebratory powers of music and media are at the heart of this week’s conversation, featuring Saida Pagán, a contribut...

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


  • Added: Jun 23, 2021
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 4
The Etiquette Show: Inter-racial and LGBTQ dating stories
From: Ray Samuels
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Inter-racial and LGBTQ dating stories

  • Added: Jun 04, 2021
  • Length: 58:00