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THE EMERGENCE OF STEVIE WONDER (2 HOUR VERSION)
From: Paul Ingles
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The early emergence and on-going stellar career of musician STEVIE WONDER is explored and discussed in this three hour special (offered this month ...

Bought by KMUW, KUNM, KGOU, WGBH Radio Boston, WXXI Rochester and more


  • Added: Jun 03, 2022
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 14
Trailer To: THE EMERGENCE OF STEVIE WONDER
From: Paul Ingles
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An extended trailer to the upcoming public radio documentary, produced by Paul Ingles, on the early emergence and on-going stellar career of musici...

Bought by Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota and Louisville Public Media


  • Added: May 21, 2022
  • Length: 10:42
  • Purchases: 2
2022 Silent Film Festival -- Artistic Director Anita Monga Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
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San Francisco Silent Film Festival Artistic Director Anita Monga talks exorcising the evil of BIRTH OF A NATION with DJ Spooky, why Buster Keaton i...

  • Added: May 01, 2022
  • Length: 23:35
Small Axe
From: KXCI
Series: Flicks with the Film Snob Chris Dashiell
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Five films from British director Steve McQueen, depicting the experiences of West Indian British families in London from the late 1960s through the...

  • Added: Feb 17, 2022
  • Length: 05:14
Celebrating the late great pianist Hank Jones
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Hank Jones, Credit: Tom Pich
In celebration of Black History month, we mined the archives and revisited our interview with the late pianist and NEA Jazz Master Hank Jones.

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., RADIOLEX, KZUM, and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 15, 2022
  • Length: 28:54
  • Purchases: 4
2207: Refeed: he Obituary of Tunde Johnson + A Conversation with Kevin Willmott, 2/17/2022
From: Austin Film Festival's On Story®
Series: Austin Film Festival's On Story®
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This week on On Story, filmmakers Ali Leroi and Stanley Kalu discuss the process of bringing The Obituary of Tunde Johnson to the screen. And later...

  • Added: Feb 09, 2022
  • Length: 54:00
A wide-ranging talk with 2022 NEA Jazz Master Donald Harrison
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Donald Harrison, Credit: Courtesy of Donald Harrison
Saxophonist, cultural activist, educator and 2022 NEA Jazz Master Donald Harrison talks about jazz's rich diversity and its roots in New Orleans' ...

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., RADIOLEX, KZUM, and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 07, 2022
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 4
NL 22-07: Diggin' Diz: A Portrait Of Dizzy Gillespie, 2/7/2022
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights
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Diggin' Diz: A Portrait Of Dizzy Gillespie

  • Added: Feb 03, 2022
  • Length: 59:04
Black Vocal Harmony Groups of the 1930s & 40s
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz: Specials
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A hour-long program of jazz music, exploring the music of African-American singing ensembles in the decades of the Great Depression and the Second ...

Bought by Radio New Zealand, WEZU, and WNCU


  • Added: Jan 31, 2022
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 3
Mavis Staples' Soul: A Celebration (Hour 1 of 2)
From: Paul Ingles
Caption: Mavis Staples, Credit: Michael Ochs Archives
A music and talk celebration of the indomitable spirit and talent that Mavis Staples has shown over a career that tacks from the late 1940’s, into ...

Bought by KRVS, KNCT FM, WDDE, WVIA, WILL and more


  • Added: Jan 31, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 25
Paul Ingles' MUSIC ARCHIVE SHOWCASE #144 - Mavis Staples' Soul: A Celebration (Hour 1 of 2)
From: Paul Ingles
Series: Paul Ingles' Music Archive Showcase
Caption: Mavis Staples
A music and talk celebration of the indomitable spirit and talent that Mavis Staples has shown over a career that tacks from the late 1940’s, into ...

Bought by KFSK, KUHF, WRVO Public Media, and KSJE


  • Added: Jan 30, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
Trailer to "MAVIS STAPLES' SOUL: AN APPRECIATION"
From: Paul Ingles
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9 minute preview of the upcoming 1 or 2 hour special celebrating the musical journey of Mavis Staples, lead vocalist for the legendary Staples Sing...

Bought by KGLT


  • Added: Jan 18, 2022
  • Length: 09:14
  • Purchases: 1
Dan Stokes of Solo: Strength Is Captivating
From: Shefik Macauley
Series: Shefik presents Invocation: The Journey Continues
Caption: Dan Stokes, Credit: Shefik
Strength - Solo is a R&B musical group. The original members were Robert Anderson, Darnell Chavis, Eunique Mack, and Dan Stokes. The group recorded...

  • Added: Dec 12, 2021
  • Length: 01:43
Life Is Music (Encore from 08/28)
From: Simply Timeless Radio
Series: Simply Timeless (Subscribable)
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When we listen to the world around us, we can hear rhythms, harmonies, and melodies. Life really is filled with music. Join host Jay Daniels for "l...

  • Added: Nov 29, 2021
  • Length: 01:50:40
2145: HBO's 'Insecure' with Issa Rae & Larry Wilmore, 11/11/2021
From: Austin Film Festival's On Story®
Series: Austin Film Festival's On Story®
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This week on On Story, web series creator-turned cable TV sensation Issa Rae on her journey from YouTube to HBO, her desire for diversity on televi...

  • Added: Nov 11, 2021
  • Length: 54:00
Miss Juneteenth
From: KXCI
Series: Flicks with the Film Snob Chris Dashiell
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A film by Channing Godfrey Peoples tells of a single mother (Nicole Beharie) in an African American neighborhood in Fort Worth, Texas, who wants he...

  • Added: Nov 01, 2021
  • Length: 04:19
Stagecraft (hour/no bb or bed)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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During the early months of the pandemic, live theater shut down completely.

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KHEN-LP, WCNY, and Royalton Community Radio


  • Added: Oct 28, 2021
  • Length: 52:00
  • Purchases: 4
Stagecraft (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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During the early months of the pandemic, live theater shut down completely.

Bought by WTJU, WMMT, WMUU-LP, WRST-FM Oshkosh, KEDT and more


  • Added: Oct 28, 2021
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 9
Stagecraft (half)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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During the early months of the pandemic, live theater shut down completely.

Bought by KMUN, Kansas Public Radio, Harford Community Radio, WJCT, WFHB and more


  • Added: Oct 28, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 7
Stagecraft (promo)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason promo
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During the early months of the pandemic, live theater shut down completely.

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WNED Buffalo, and WNMU-FM


  • Added: Oct 28, 2021
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 3
Women on Screen (hour/no bb or bed)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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After new episodes drop, fans of TV shows from The Bachelor to Grey’s Anatomy take to social media to dissect what they just saw.

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KHEN-LP, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WCNY, WRGY and more


  • Added: Oct 21, 2021
  • Length: 52:00
  • Purchases: 8
Women on Screen (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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After new episodes drop, fans of TV shows from The Bachelor to Grey’s Anatomy take to social media to dissect what they just saw.

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, WTJU, WMUU-LP, WRST-FM Oshkosh, KEDT and more


  • Added: Oct 21, 2021
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 9
Women on Screen (half)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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After new episodes drop, fans of TV shows from The Bachelor to Grey’s Anatomy take to social media to dissect what they just saw.

Bought by KPBS, KMUN, Kansas Public Radio, WJCU, WJCT and more


  • Added: Oct 21, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 8
Women on Screen (promo)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason promo
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After new episodes drop, fans of TV shows from The Bachelor to Grey’s Anatomy take to social media to dissect what they just saw.

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WNED Buffalo, and WNMU-FM


  • Added: Oct 21, 2021
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 3
Ebony Classics - A Wonderful Day!
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Classics
Caption: Kathleen Battle
This program features composers and musicians of African Descent in various fields of Classical Music.

  • Added: Aug 07, 2021
  • Length: 01:03:38