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Rock and Roll in Black and White (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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-Rock and Roll started out as an interracial forum, but Slate’s pop critic Jack Hamilton says rock turned into a predominantly white music genre, a...

Bought by WCNY, WXDU, KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), KMUD and more


  • Added: Feb 05, 2016
  • Length: 53:56
  • Purchases: 10
Rock and Roll in Black and White (half)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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-Rock and roll tarted out as an interracial forum, but Slate’s pop critic Jack Hamilton says rock turned into a predominantly white music genre. -I...

Bought by WJCT, WABE, KRZA, KVSC, WLIW and more


  • Added: Feb 05, 2016
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 7
Zora Neale Hurston and the Blues
From: WFHB
Series: Interchange
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WFHB Blue Monday DJ and Blues guitarist Jason Fickel discusses Zora Neale Hurston with IU professor M. Cooper Harriss. The two look at the work of ...

Bought by WJAB


  • Added: Nov 24, 2015
  • Length: 58:51
  • Purchases: 1
The Gospel Roots of Rock and Roll (Hour Long Version)
From: With Good Reason
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Sister Rosetta Tharp electrified 1930s audiences with her singing and guitar playing. "The Godmother of Rock and Roll" influenced the music of Elv...

Bought by KZUM, KISA Digital Studios, Interlochen Public Radio, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KSFR and more


  • Added: Oct 03, 2014
  • Length: 53:57
  • Purchases: 23
THIS AIN'T NO MOUSE MUSIC -- Chris Strachwitz, Chris Simon, & Maureen Gosling Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Chris Simon,Chris Strachwitz & Maureen Gosling, San Francisco, CA 9/3/14, Credit: Andrea Chase
Chris Strachwitz, Chris Simon, & Maureen Gosling talk first recordings, Jim Crow, and why this music matters.

Bought by Prairie Public


  • Added: Sep 28, 2014
  • Length: 26:38
  • Purchases: 1
BLACKBIRD -- Mo’Nique, Patrik-Ian Polk and Julian Walker Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Patrik-Ian Polk, Mo’Nique, and Julian Walker San Francisco, CA 6/22/14, Credit: Andrea Chase
Mo’Nique, Patrik-Ian Polk and Julian Walker talk love, changing locations, and the difference between a job and an opportunity.

  • Added: Jun 24, 2014
  • Length: 11:46
The Business of Slavery (Half Hour Version)
From: With Good Reason
Caption: Enslaved people in sugarcane field
This is the newest version of a captivating account of how slavery fueled the unique American form of Capitalism.

  • Added: Mar 10, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
A Conversation with Musician, Allen Toussaint
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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It's a music-filled podcast with New Orleans composer, producer, and pianist Allen Toussaint who combines elegance with funk. [29:29]

Bought by KISA Digital Studios, KCSM, WABE, and Marfa Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 27, 2014
  • Length: 29:29
  • Purchases: 4
Fresh Talk: Valerie Cassel Oliver
From: Cathy Byrd
Series: Fresh Art International
Caption: Valerie Cassel Oliver
In Houston, Cathy Byrd meets Senior Curator Valerie Cassel Oliver at the Contemporary Arts Museum to tour Valerie’s latest exhibition project: Radi...

  • Added: Feb 25, 2013
  • Length: 12:35
Opera in the Coalfields
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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From jazz in the city to opera in Appalachia.

Bought by WJCT, KPIP-LP, and WABE


  • Added: Jul 16, 2012
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Women and Leadership
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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From preteen girls to college women to female faculty at the highest ranks of academia—a show about how women are learning to become leaders throug...

Bought by KICI Iowa City, WJCT, WMPG, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KWMR and more


  • Added: Apr 30, 2012
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 9
Spotlight: Miles Davis Vol. 1
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Jazz Time
Caption: Miles Davis, Credit: Columbia Records
This is a one hour special history and music of Jazz legend "Miles Davis", hosted by Howard Burchette.

Bought by Radio Catskill, WMOT, Spokane Public Radio, Radio New Zealand, WNMU-FM and more


  • Added: Oct 09, 2010
  • Length: 01:00:02
  • Purchases: 6
Jazz and Civil Rights
From: With Good Reason
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Musicians' impact on the Movement.

Bought by WVAS, WVAS, WABE, WVAS, Oregon Public Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Jun 09, 2010
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 6
WAR Stories: The Music of the Lowrider Band Pt. I
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Funk Show
Caption: The Lowrider Band (Harold Brown & Howard Scott), Credit: http://www.lowriderband.com/
Howard Scott and Harold Brown, who now tour as THE LOW RIDER BAND are two original members of the band WAR. They both tell their story about their ...

Bought by Prairie Public, WJAB, and WVAS


  • Added: Oct 06, 2009
  • Length: 57:27
  • Purchases: 3
Every Move You Make
From: With Good Reason
Caption: The Four Rings, Credit: Limsonline.org
Each day most of us wave to a friend or gesture in a meeting with colleagues. Dance professor Karen Studd sees patterns and language in all of the...

Bought by WFIU and CKMO


  • Added: Jun 01, 2009
  • Length: 28:54
  • Purchases: 2