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Encore Presentation: Tales from the South 002 with Grif Stockley
From: Paula Morell
Series: Tin Roof Project Encore Presentations
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Author Grif Stockley on a special edition of Tales from the South, where Southern writers bring their own true stories to life in front of a live a...

  • Added: Aug 31, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
Director Lee Daniels on his film PRECIOUS
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Director Lee Daniels talks to Andrea Chase about making the film, PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL PUSH BY SAPPHIRE

  • Added: Nov 01, 2009
  • Length: 11:35
Jazz Time Vol. 2 - The Best in Mainstream Jazz
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Jazz Time
Caption: Rahsaan Roland Kirk
One hour of classic Jazz in three segments. The show is hosted by Howard Burchette. The sets include vocals and instrumentals.

Bought by WTIP, Spokane Public Radio, and KSJD


  • Added: Sep 29, 2009
  • Length: 58:20
  • Purchases: 3
Michael Jackson- Remix
From: Peter Bochan
Series: Shortcuts
Caption: The King of Pop
A tribute mix to the "King of Pop" who changed and shocked the world over his short fifty years in front of us all.

  • Added: Jun 26, 2009
  • Length: 28:23
Between Civil War and Civil Rights -1: How the South (or White Supremacy?) Won the War (1865 - 1877)
From: Alan Lipke
Series: Between Civil War and Civil Rights
Caption: An American Terrorist
From the founding of the Ku Klux Klan by ex-Confederate officers, through the defeat of Reconstruction: How history is made and remade, with histor...

Bought by WCPN, WRPI, and KUNM


  • Added: May 05, 2009
  • Length: 58:19
  • Purchases: 3
Growing the Green Collar Economy
From: A World of Possibilities
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A one hour interview with Majora Carter and Van Jones.

Bought by WRPI and KZMU Moab Community Radio


  • Added: Mar 12, 2009
  • Length: 55:00
  • Purchases: 2
Barack Obama-The Inauguration Mix
From: Peter Bochan
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Short modules for Inauguration Day

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Jan 15, 2009
  • Length: 22:53
  • Purchases: 1
Can Do: Stories of Black Visionaries, Seekers, and Entrepreneurs
From: The Kitchen Sisters
Caption: Alfre Woodard
From The Kitchen Sisters and PRX, a Black History Month Special: "Can Do: Stories of Black Visionaries, Seekers, and Entrepreneurs," with host, Gol...

Bought by WDDE, 90.5 WESA, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WKMS, WHRV and more


  • Added: Jan 12, 2009
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 130
WTW Texts of Resistance
From: Modern Language Association
Series: What's the Word? Two half-hour programs celebrating Black History Month
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How did slaves resist their oppression? Three works explore what it means to resist and to survive.

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, KICI Iowa City, KUOW, KVNF, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo. and more


  • Added: Jan 07, 2009
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 24
A Musician's Life: Blues guitarist and songwriter Michael Hill
From: WXPN
Series: A Musician's Life
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Michael Hill says he doesn't judge people but he does judge actions. His music addresses the injustices he sees in the neighborhoods of New York a...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio and Mississippi Public Broadcasting


  • Added: Dec 23, 2008
  • Length: 05:01
  • Purchases: 2
A Musician's Life: C.J. Chenier ( the prince of Zydeco music)
From: WXPN
Series: A Musician's Life
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As a young sax player, C.J. Chenier planned to pursue a career in jazz. Then his father Zydeco great Clifton Chenier, recruited his son to play in...

Bought by WGDR


  • Added: Nov 20, 2008
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Little Giant: A Tribute to Johnny Griffin
From: WBEZ
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A one-hour, music rich appreciation of the legendary Chicago-born jazz saxophonist. Griffin died at the age of 80 on July 25, 2008.

Bought by Vermont Public, WNIJ, WCPN, and WNCU


  • Added: Aug 26, 2008
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
The R&B Chronilces - The Temptations
From: WHRV
Series: The R&B Chronicles
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Exploration of R&B Music

Bought by KUCB, WSGE, WFSU, WNCU, and 90.5 WSNC


  • Added: Jun 24, 2008
  • Length: 59:57
  • Purchases: 5
The R&B Chronicles - The Jackson 5
From: WHRV
Series: The R&B Chronicles
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Historical look at R&B Music

Bought by KUCB, WFSU, WEFT, NPR Illinois, KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm and more


  • Added: Jun 24, 2008
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 8
WWOZ Jazzfest Feature-Mr Ike
From: David Weinberg
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A visit to the home of Mardi Gras Indian Chief Mr. Ike

  • Added: Jun 06, 2008
  • Length: 04:46
Moran on Monk
From: WNYC
Series: WNYC's Fishko Files
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Pianist Jason Moran on Thelonious Monk

Bought by KVNF and KUT


  • Added: Jan 29, 2008
  • Length: 07:02
  • Purchases: 2
Chris Calloway: A Jazz Life of Her Own (29:00 / 21:30 / 9:33 / 7:20)
From: Paul Ingles
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Jazz singer Chris Calloway, daughter to the legendary singer and band leader Cab Calloway, died August 7, 2008. Chris recalls her father's legacy ...

Bought by KRCB 104.9, KGLT, and WVRU


  • Added: Dec 23, 2007
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 3
Max Roach--Drums Unlimited
From: Ben Shapiro
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Master drummer Max Roach recounts his own extraordinary journey, from the era of the Jim Crow south to the creation of modern jazz, from the civil ...

Bought by WFIU, High Plains Public Radio, WSLR, KCSM, KMUW and more


  • Added: Dec 17, 2007
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 47
What's the Word? Hip-Hop in the World
From: Modern Language Association
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Hip-Hop in Cuba, South Africa, and the Islamic world

Bought by CI Dolphin Radio, WLIW, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KMXT and more


  • Added: Sep 17, 2007
  • Length: 29:45
  • Purchases: 10
Billy Taylor - Unsung Jazz Players 2 of 2
From: Richard Paul
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Billy Taylor and Frank Wess talk about great musicians who never left town

  • Added: Aug 19, 2007
  • Length: 07:36
Choral Music - Tallahassee Boys Choir
From: Richard Paul
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Explanation of the tradition of choral singing at Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Bought by WTIP, WEFT, KXOT Public Radio, and WBHM


  • Added: Aug 03, 2007
  • Length: 08:52
  • Purchases: 4
Gospel Quartets - Blind Boys of Alabama
From: Richard Paul
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Clarence Fountain of the Blind Boys of Alabama talks about gospel singing

Bought by KPIP-LP, WEFT, and WBHM


  • Added: Aug 03, 2007
  • Length: 09:13
  • Purchases: 3
Zydeco - Geno Delafose
From: Richard Paul
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And explanation and a demonstration of Zydeco music

Bought by WEFT


  • Added: Aug 03, 2007
  • Length: 07:44
  • Purchases: 1
New Orleans Brass Band
From: Richard Paul
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New Orleans Brass Band described

Bought by KUT and WEFT


  • Added: Aug 03, 2007
  • Length: 08:14
  • Purchases: 2
Delta Blues - Super Chikan
From: Richard Paul
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James "Super Chikan" Johnson helps explain the Delta Blues

Bought by WEFT


  • Added: Aug 03, 2007
  • Length: 08:20
  • Purchases: 1

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