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Hour 10: On the Road and In the Club
From: PRX
Series: Jazz Singers
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Jazz singers tell it like it really is. Today's singers and yesterday's tell of their experiences, joys, trials and tribulations performing this mo...

Bought by KECG, KZYX, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WPVM 103.7, WMPG and more


  • Added: May 16, 2022
  • Length: 59:04
  • Purchases: 22
Hour 9: It's Our World...Sometimes
From: PRX
Series: Jazz Singers
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Jazz singing has always benefited from the innovations and sensitivity of women...from trailblazers Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaugh...

Bought by KECG, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WPVM 103.7, WFIU, WMUH and more


  • Added: May 16, 2022
  • Length: 59:04
  • Purchases: 21
Hour 7: Scat, Bebop, Vocalese, and the Voice as an Instrument
From: PRX
Series: Jazz Singers
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With comments from Louis Armstrong, Anita O'Day, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Mark Murphy, and Kurt Elling, this program will trace the evolution of the in...

Bought by KECG, WPVM 103.7, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WFIU, KZYX and more


  • Added: May 13, 2022
  • Length: 59:03
  • Purchases: 22
Hour 6: Ballads
From: PRX
Series: Jazz Singers
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From Billie Holiday's soulful laments to Johnny Hartman's romantic ballads, jazz singers have used their interpretive powers to express the delight...

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  • Added: May 13, 2022
  • Length: 59:03
  • Purchases: 22
Hour 5: With a Little Help from My Friends
From: PRX
Series: Jazz Singers
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Jazz singing is usually a very singular art, with individual artists fastidiously honing their deeply personal styles and approaches. But, there is...

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  • Added: May 12, 2022
  • Length: 59:03
  • Purchases: 23
Hour 4: What is Jazz Singing?
From: PRX
Series: Jazz Singers
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The talents of jazz singing legends Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Carmen McCrae, and Sarah Vaughan help us understand improvisa...

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  • Added: May 12, 2022
  • Length: 59:04
  • Purchases: 23
Hour 3: Straight Out of the Church
From: PRX
Series: Jazz Singers
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From early spirituals to gospel to blues to jazz, singing as an expression of deep emotion evolved, with the various strains blending into each oth...

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  • Added: May 12, 2022
  • Length: 59:03
  • Purchases: 22
Hour 2: Saturday Night Function
From: PRX
Series: Jazz Singers
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Jazz was born amidst revelry and ribaldry. Jazz vocals have, from the beginning, dealt with the earthier side of life. Artists such as Dakota Stato...

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  • Added: May 12, 2022
  • Length: 59:03
  • Purchases: 25
Hour 1: Steeped in the Blues
From: PRX
Series: Jazz Singers
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Over the years the blues has influenced countless jazz vocalists. In the program, Big Joe Turner, Joe Williams, Lou Rawls, Billie Holiday, Etta Jon...

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  • Added: May 12, 2022
  • Length: 59:03
  • Purchases: 30
New Brand Browsing: Diverse Stores Add New Chapter to Minnesota's Mall History
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Local business owners, such Donna Green of Dreams and Diamonds (top right, with sales rep Kelando Roberts) and Doie Lemi of DMoxi (bottom right) are building community and a loyal customer base at Northtown Mall, Credit: Mike Moen
Minnesota and indoor shopping malls have a high-profile history, with the Mall of America getting all the love. But some slightly smaller spots are...

  • Added: May 02, 2022
  • Length: 04:26
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
Jazz Singers Generic 30 Second Promo
From: PRX
Series: Jazz Singers
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This is 30 second promo for "Jazz Singers," a thirteen-hour series hosted by award-winning singer Al Jarreau. "Jazz Singers" illuminates every styl...

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  • Added: Apr 28, 2022
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 13
StoryCorps Griot: Monica Jordan and LaTonya Walker
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Monica Jordan and LaTonya Walker at their StoryCorps interview in Atlanta, Georgia on May 30th, 2021 for StoryCorps.
Cousins Monica Jordan and LaTonya Walker reflect on their strict upbringing and remember one afternoon when they decided to break the rules.

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Apr 07, 2022
  • Length: 02:51
  • Purchases: 1
Jazz Musician Terence Blanchard on composing an opera
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Terence Blanchard, Credit: Cedric Angeles
In this podcast Terence Blanchard talks about bringing the sounds of blues and jazz to his opera Fire Shut Up in My Bones, his long collaboration w...

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


  • Added: Apr 04, 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 Wonder Years (hour/no bb or bed)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Being a Black girl in a mostly white space can bring stress, frustration, anger, and all kinds of mixed emotions.

Bought by WMMT, KHEN-LP, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., Royalton Community Radio, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle and more


  • Added: Mar 17, 2022
  • Length: 52:00
  • Purchases: 6
The Wonder Years (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Being a Black girl in a mostly white space can bring stress, frustration, anger, and all kinds of mixed emotions.

Bought by WTJU, KEDT, WMUU-LP, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WNED Buffalo and more


  • Added: Mar 17, 2022
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 7
The Wonder Years (half)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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Being a Black girl in a mostly white space can bring stress, frustration, anger, and all kinds of mixed emotions.

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


  • Added: Mar 17, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 6
The Wonder Years (promo)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason promo
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Being a Black girl in a mostly white space can bring stress, frustration, anger, and all kinds of mixed emotions.

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


  • Added: Mar 17, 2022
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 4
Saluting Zora Neale Hurston and her biographer the late Valerie Boyd
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Valerie Boyd, Credit: Courtesy: Valerie Boyd
We’re marking Women’s history month by replaying my in-depth interview with the late Valerie Boyd who wrote the acclaimed “Wrapped in Rainbows: the...

Bought by RADIOLEX, KZUM, RadioFreePalmer, KWMR, Spokane Public Radio and more


  • Added: Mar 08, 2022
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 6
Newton's Annotator (hour/no bb or bed)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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A lot of the day’s popular shows like Lovecraft Country and Watchmen have their roots in Black newspapers.

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


  • Added: Mar 04, 2022
  • Length: 52:00
  • Purchases: 7
Newton's Annotator (half)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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A lot of the day’s popular shows like Lovecraft Country and Watchmen have their roots in Black newspapers.

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


  • Added: Mar 04, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 6
Newton's Annotator (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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A lot of the day’s popular shows like Lovecraft Country and Watchmen have their roots in Black newspapers.

Bought by WTJU, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WMUU-LP, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 04, 2022
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 4
Newton's Annotator (promo)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason promo
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A lot of the day’s popular shows like Lovecraft Country and Watchmen have their roots in Black newspapers.

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


  • Added: Mar 04, 2022
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 2
Ashleigh Gordon celebrates Black classical music.
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Ashleigh Gordon, Credit: Robert Torres Photography
Violist Ashleigh Gordon is the co-founder and artistic/executive director of Castle of our Skins—a music initiative in Boston that celebrates Black...

Bought by RADIOLEX, KZUM, and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 01, 2022
  • Length: 28:56
  • Purchases: 3

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