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The Night Watcher
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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The hilarious and heartfelt saga of a childless godparent.

Bought by KMUN, KFCF FM, KWMR, KUOW, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 31, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:05
  • Purchases: 29
Tony Lindsay: One of the Worst Things That We Can Do
From: Shefik Macauley
Series: Shefik presents Invocation: The Journey Continues
Caption: Tony Lindsay, Credit: Shefik
Change - Tony Lindsay is a producer and director, known for "Where Hearts Lie" (2016). The film features such notable actors as Clifton Powell ("Ra...

  • Added: Mar 19, 2022
  • Length: 01:42
Charisse Arrington: He Was Going to Kill Somebody That Evening
From: Shefik Macauley
Series: Shefik presents Invocation: The Journey Continues
Caption: Charisse Arrington, Credit: Shefik
Hope - Charisse Arrington is a R&B singer who was signed to MCA Records in the 1990s. Her biggest success was with the single "Down With This" whic...

  • Added: Mar 14, 2022
  • Length: 04:21
Mr. Rickey Calls a Meeting
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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A secret meeting threatens to derail Jackie Robinson's ascent to the majors.

Bought by KMUN, Spokane Public Radio, KWMR, WPCA-LP, KALW and more


  • Added: Mar 02, 2022
  • Length: 01:58:01
  • Purchases: 17
A Lesson Before Dying
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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Based on Ernest J. Gaines’ National Book Critics Circle Award-winning novel.

Bought by KKRN, KCHW, KFCF FM, KWMR, Spokane Public Radio and more


  • Added: Feb 09, 2022
  • Length: 01:58:02
  • Purchases: 11
The People Could Fly
From: La Siréna Imakhu
Series: Black History Month
Caption: Queen Mother Imakhu
Queen Mother Imakhu's rendition of the African American folktale about a group of mystical enslaved Africans who escaped their oppression by regain...

  • Added: Feb 05, 2022
  • Length: 08:35
Master Harold... and the Boys
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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A story of friendship and racism in apartheid-era South Africa.

Bought by KKRN, Spokane Public Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KFCF FM, KMUN and more


  • Added: Feb 17, 2021
  • Length: 01:58:02
  • Purchases: 34
Wanting North by Tanya Barfield
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Singles [8-35 minute short plays, plus interviews]
Caption: April Matthis
The 1840s South. In the thick plantation air, two enslaved sisters spin a poetry of escape. Today’s the day: Field Girl is making her run for freed...

  • Added: Jan 29, 2018
  • Length: 20:56
A Man of His Time by Kate T. Billingsley
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Singles [8-35 minute short plays, plus interviews]
Caption: John Douglas Thompson
Sam Waterston and John Douglas Thompson star in this offering from Playing on Air. In the short play, A Man of His Time, a descendant of Supreme Co...

Bought by KZYX and KVSC


  • Added: Jan 29, 2018
  • Length: 32:06
  • Purchases: 2
Cell by Cassandra Medley
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Hour Length Episodes
Caption: Condola Rashad
Starring Tony Award winner Tonya Pinkins and Condola Rashad (“Billions”), CELL tells the riveting story of three African-American women working at ...

Bought by WCPN, New Hampshire Public Radio, KUNM, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., and WHRV


  • Added: Jan 18, 2018
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 5
Freedom in the Wings: Two short plays by Tanya Barfield and Kate T. Billingsley
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Hour Length Episodes
Caption: John Douglas Thompson
Sam Waterston and John Douglas Thompson star in this offering from Playing on Air. It features two short plays about American Black History. In th...

Bought by KSKQ, KUNM, Connecticut Public (WNPR), New Hampshire Public Radio, Connecticut Public (WNPR) and more


  • Added: Feb 28, 2017
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 7
Lana on Lana
From: renee wilde
Series: Women's Voices From The Dayton Correctional Institution
Caption: Dayton Correctional Institution, Credit: renee wilde
Lana Williams is serving life without parole. Here she describes a typical day.

  • Added: May 19, 2016
  • Length: 03:39
Miss Eva
From: Jonathan Hirsch
Series: ARRVLS
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This episode of ARRVLS chronicles one woman's journey to find solace and happiness in the wake of tragedy. A story about faith and the legacy of su...

  • Added: Dec 05, 2015
  • Length: 30:04
LIVE LAW 8: Three Strikes
From: LIVE LAW
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“I was born a girl, I was born black, and I was born to two alcoholic parents. I knew I was doomed.”

  • Added: Aug 24, 2015
  • Length: 22:40
Cake and Pie
From: Lauren Barnes
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Little girl journeys all over New Orleans to find her role model.

  • Added: Aug 21, 2015
  • Length: 04:15
James Hannaham discusses "Delicious Foods"
From: Steven Nester
Series: Poets of the Tabloid Murder
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James Hannaham is an author, part-time conceptual artist, journalist, and teacher.

  • Added: Mar 16, 2015
  • Length: 17:27
StoryCorps: Mytokia Fair and Thomas Fair
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Former Baltimore police officer Mytokia Fair remembers the day she shot and killed her abusive...

Bought by WMUU-LP, WEZU, and KMUD


  • Added: Aug 21, 2014
  • Length: 02:27
  • Purchases: 3
12 YEARS A SLAVE -- Chiwetel Ejiofor Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Chiwetel Ejiofor, San Francisco, CA 10/11/13, Credit: Andrea Chase
Chiwetel Ejiofor talks depicting violence, the myth of the “good master,” and speaking Solomon Northup’s own words.

Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting


  • Added: Nov 01, 2013
  • Length: 11:07
  • Purchases: 1
FRUITVALE STATION -- Michael B. Jordan & Octavia Spencer interview.
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Michael B. Jordan & Octavia Spencer, Oakland, CA 6/21/13 , Credit: Andrea Chase
Michael B. Jordan and Octavia Spencer talk truth, pain, and spirituality.

Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 30, 2013
  • Length: 11:03
  • Purchases: 2
A Conversation with August Wilson Scholar Jeannie Zeck
From: NPR Illinois
Series: Quiddity
Caption: Quiddity International Literary Journal and Public-Radio Program
Features a conversation with August Wilson scholar Jeannie Zeck about Wilson’s plays and the many influences on his work; the show also features pe...

  • Added: Mar 27, 2012
  • Length: 29:03
StoryCorps Griot: A.P. Tureaud Jr. and Steven Walkley
From: StoryCorps
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A.P. Tureaud Jr. tells his friend Steven Walkley about becoming the first African-American undergraduate at Louisiana State University in 1953.

Bought by WEZU, KUOW, and Vocalo.org


  • Added: Nov 18, 2011
  • Length: 01:58
  • Purchases: 3
StoryCorps Griot: Ellaraino and Baki AnNur
From: StoryCorps
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72-year-old Ellaraino tells her friend Baki AnNur about meeting her great-grandmother for the first time.

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Sep 27, 2011
  • Length: 02:22
  • Purchases: 1
William's Leap For Freedom
From: Sue Zizza
Caption: Portrait of William Wells Brown, Credit: Engraving from State Historical Society of Missouri
SueMedia Productions, in conjunction with the National Audio Theatre Festivals, (NATF) is offering "William’s Leap for Freedom" for Stations to bro...

Bought by KUNM, KFAI Minneapolis, KUNM, KFAI Minneapolis, WEMU and more


  • Added: Jan 02, 2011
  • Length: 52:57
  • Purchases: 21
A Pirate Looks At Forty
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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A profile of a young fisherman in Maine.

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Jun 22, 2009
  • Length: 08:28
  • Purchases: 1
Tanya Ward: A Triumph Over Addiction
From: Lisa Albert
Caption: Tanya Ward, Credit: Lisa Marie Albert
Tanya Ward shares her experience of recovery from the disease of addiction. In and out of jail from the age of 16, a life on the run, living on one...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: May 16, 2009
  • Length: 08:32
  • Purchases: 2