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Becoming an Honorary Mariachi
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
In this episode, g'beda shares what it means to pursue their dream of playing in a mariachi band, and how they found themselves in a rich, vibrant ...

  • Added: Mar 25, 2023
  • Length: 14:04
In Good Faith - Lt. Cl. Ruth N. Segres & Elissa Bjeletich
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: In Good Faith
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Exhibitions of spirit as one commits themselves to daily faith.

  • Added: Feb 23, 2023
  • Length: 52:50
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
The Write Question - Charmaine Wilkerson
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Writer Charmaine Wilkerson discusses her bestselling debut novel, "Black Cake."

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


  • Added: Apr 12, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 7
Native Guard
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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A Pulitzer Prize-winner for Black History Month.

Bought by KFCF FM, Spokane Public Radio, WPCA-LP, KMUN, KUOW and more


  • Added: Feb 16, 2022
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 18
Dan Stokes of Solo: Sex Is a Necessity
From: Shefik Macauley
Series: Shefik presents Invocation: The Journey Continues
Caption: Dan Stokes, Credit: Shefik
Sex - Solo is a R&B musical group. The original members were Robert Anderson, Darnell Chavis, Eunique Mack, and Dan Stokes. The group recorded thei...

  • Added: Dec 11, 2021
  • Length: 01:21
StoryCorps: Jason Thomas and Jason Christian Thomas
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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For the 20th anniversary of 9/11, Former Marine Sergeant Jason Thomas opens up to his youngest son, Jason Christian Thomas, about the search and re...

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Sep 15, 2021
  • Length: 03:26
  • Purchases: 1
The Perks and Pitfalls of Multiethnic Family Life
From: Diana Opong
Caption: Diana Opong & Kristin Leong, Credit: Photo by Jessica Peterson & Keri Zierler
Race and Identity at Home is a narrated public radio audio feature exploring parenting in multicultural families with Kristin Leong and Diana Opong...

  • Added: Jun 04, 2021
  • Length: 17:47
Ishia Lynette of Austin Justice Coalition on Fighting Racial Injustice in Austin
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Akins High School Spring 2021
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Ishia Lynette is Austin Justice Coalitions Social Media Manager and Community Service Director. An El Paso native who moved to Austin in 2012, she ...

  • Added: May 29, 2021
  • Length: 07:51
A Successful Summer
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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This week on The Rough Draft Diaries we're talking to David Ross, a community artist turned advocate for youth and creativity. He's currently a me...

  • Added: May 17, 2021
  • Length: 06:19
The Big Ponder #11: Home
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
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Is ‘home’ a place or more of a feeling? Jocelyn Robinson speaks with three American expats who unpack the relationship between self and place, draw...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: May 06, 2021
  • Length: 27:58
  • Purchases: 1
The Write Question - Khadijah Queen
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Poet Khadijah Queen discusses her new collection of poetry, "Anodyne."

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio, Yellowstone Public Radio, WYAP and more


  • Added: Mar 24, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 6
National Book Award-winning Poet Nikky Finney: Part 2
From: New Letters on the Air
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Affrilachian and Cave Canem poet Nikky Finney talks about her father, the first African American Chief Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court,...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio)


  • Added: Mar 04, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
On Just Being with Scott Russell Sanders
From: WFHB
Series: Interchange
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The centerpiece in today’s program is our talk about the essay “The Suffering of Strangers” which details a visit Sanders took to Charleston, South...

Bought by RADIOLEX


  • Added: Oct 27, 2020
  • Length: 59:06
  • Purchases: 1
Black Voices in Healthcare - Ep.3: Home
From: The Nocturnists
Series: Black Voices in Healthcare
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As healthcare workers, many of us have had to leave our home and go wherever our profession takes us. This week we asked you to reflect on what hom...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Oct 19, 2020
  • Length: 31:03
  • Purchases: 1
S. A. Cosby discusses "Blacktop Wasteland"
From: Steven Nester
Series: Poets of the Tabloid Murder
Caption: S. A. Cosby
S..A. Cosby is an Anthony award winning writer from Southeastern Virginia.

  • Added: Aug 31, 2020
  • Length: 15:10
Sonny Turner: Blood, Sweat, and Tears
From: Shefik Macauley
Series: Shefik presents Invocation: The Journey Continues
Caption: Sonny Turner, Credit: Shefik
Love - Sonny Turner is best known for replacing Tony Williams as lead singer of The Platters. The group had 40 charting singles on the Billboard Ho...

  • Added: Jul 06, 2020
  • Length: 01:42
M.C. El Bee: Not Changing That for Anyone
From: Shefik Macauley
Series: Shefik presents Invocation: The Journey Continues
Caption: M.C. El Bee, Credit: Shefik
Identity - Author Larry Boatright, also known as M.C. El Bee in the hip-hop community, talks about the birth and propagation of hip-hop in the 1970...

  • Added: Jul 06, 2020
  • Length: 01:36
Cave Canem Fellow Marcus Jackson
From: New Letters on the Air
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Our celebration of National Poetry Month continues with Marcus Jackson, a Cave Canem Fellow, who reads from his 2019 Ohioana Award-winning poetry b...

Bought by WNMU-FM and Raven Radio


  • Added: Apr 14, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
StoryCorps Griot: Drew Lanham and John Lane
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Drew Lanham tells his friend John Lane about his lifelong passion for birds and nature.

Bought by WOUB


  • Added: Jan 23, 2020
  • Length: 03:02
  • Purchases: 1
MLK Day Segments
From: KXCI
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We asked members of Tucson's black community to share insight on topics related to their blackness. A series of short segments designed for broadca...

  • Added: Jan 17, 2020
  • Length: 14:29
The Write Question - Shonda Buchanan - 431
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Shonda Buchanan discusses her memoir, "Black Indian." She also reads a short passage from the book.

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., Spokane Public Radio, Yellowstone Public Radio, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., Spokane Public Radio and more


  • Added: Nov 13, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 6
StoryCorps: Lisa Bouler Daniels and Benjamin Chambers
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Lisa Bouler Daniels tells her biological brother Benjamin Chambers what it was like to learn about her birth mother after she passed away.

  • Added: May 20, 2019
  • Length: 02:49
StoryCorps: Keith Sims and Melvin Pender
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Melvin Pender (right) with his friend, Keith Sims, at their StoryCorps interview in Atlanta last month.
During the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, many black athletes were called to protest racial inequality. Not all were able to do so. That was the case f...

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Oct 18, 2018
  • Length: 02:34
  • Purchases: 1
National Writers Series: Jodi Picoult
From: Interlochen Public Radio
Series: National Writers Series
Caption: Jodi Picoult with Neal Rubin
A conversation with bestselling author Jodi Picoult.

Bought by WKAR and WDET Detroit Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 11, 2018
  • Length: 54:31
  • Purchases: 2