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The unique voice of bassist Reggie Workman
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Reggie Workman , Credit: Richard Kohler
Bassist and 2020 NEA Jazz Master Reggie Workman talks about his storied career

Bought by Harford Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 21, 2020
  • Length: 28:53
  • Purchases: 1
Here's singer/songwriter Crys Matthews
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Crys Matthews
Crys Matthews is a talent whose Americana, country soul, bluesy folk rock creates a style all her own.

  • Added: Nov 14, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
Muggles Abroad (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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-An English professor who loves the Harry Potter books brings a few lucky students each year to London to visit the magical sites in the fantasy se...

Bought by WCNY, WMUU-LP, WCMU Michigan, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, Royalton Community Radio and more


  • Added: Mar 28, 2019
  • Length: 53:56
  • Purchases: 9
The Shondaland Revolution (half)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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-"Grey’s Anatomy", "Scandal", and "How to Get Away with Murder" aren’t just popular tv shows--they’re also groundbreaking. Michaela Meyer says the ...

Bought by WJCT, KRDP, Kansas Public Radio, WFHB, WUGA (part of GPB) and more


  • Added: Dec 13, 2018
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 8
Muggles Abroad (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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An English professor who loves the Harry Potter books brings a few lucky students each year to London to visit the magical sites in the fantasy ser...

Bought by WCNY, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, Harford Community Radio, WTJU, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Apr 20, 2018
  • Length: 53:55
  • Purchases: 10
Beyond a Song: The Reverend Shawn Amos (Part 2)
From: ISOAS Media
Series: Beyond a Song
Caption: The Reverend Shawn Amos
Host Rich Reardin talks with Los Angeles singer/songwriter and bluesman extraordinaire, The Reverend Shawn Amos. (This part 2 of a 2 part interview)

  • Added: Mar 16, 2018
  • Length: 01:00:00
The National Endowment for the Arts celebrates singer Dianne Reeves--2018 NEA Jazz Master.
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Dianne Reeves, Credit: jerry Madison
Jazz singer Dianne Reeves believes in making music without boundaries.

Bought by WMPG and KMUW


  • Added: Mar 16, 2018
  • Length: 29:44
  • Purchases: 2
Who Gets To Tell Our Stories? Charles Burnett and the Responsibility of the Artist
From: WFHB
Series: Interchange
Caption: A still from Killer of Sheep
"[Charles Burnett's] filmmaking is so quiet. It’s a deeply reflective cinema; it’s cinema that focuses on characterization, that really gives chara...

  • Added: Mar 14, 2018
  • Length: 59:02
The National Endowment for the Arts celebrates actor and voice artist Dion Graham
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Dion Graham, Credit: JoAnne Perrin
Actor Dion has narrated hundreds of audio books and is an aural shape-shifter.

Bought by WNJR


  • Added: Mar 02, 2018
  • Length: 29:40
  • Purchases: 1
The National Endowment for the Arts celebrates independent film.
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Rob Meyer
Director Rob Meyer talks about the making of the independent film, Little Boxes.

Bought by WNJR


  • Added: Feb 09, 2018
  • Length: 28:28
  • Purchases: 1
The National Endowment for the Arts celebrates the Delta Blues Museum!
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Delta Blues Museum
Executive Director of the Delta Blues Museum Shelley Ritter keeps the blues alive and honors its history.

Bought by WNJR


  • Added: Jan 19, 2018
  • Length: 22:42
  • Purchases: 1
The National Endowment for the Arts celebrates jazz great Sonny Rollins
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Sonny Rollins, Credit: John Abbott
It's Sonny Rollins 87th birthday and he sat down with the NEA's Josephine Reed to talk about his life in music.

Bought by KWMR and KPIP-LP


  • Added: Aug 31, 2017
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 2
The National Endowment for the Arts speaks with four time Tony Award winner Ron Simons
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Ron Simons
Ron Simons became a producer to shine a light on untold stories.

Bought by WMUU-LP


  • Added: Aug 11, 2017
  • Length: 29:06
  • Purchases: 1
BHM Special: Black History in Hollywood (promo)
From: With Good Reason
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The author of Hidden Figures on the women behind NASA - The story of Mildred and Richard Loving, the couple who brought down interracial marriage b...

Bought by WGTE Public Media, WVAS, WNSB, and Northeast Indiana Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 03, 2017
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 4
BHM Special: Black History in Hollywood (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: Black History Month specials
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The author of Hidden Figures on the women behind NASA - The story of Mildred and Richard Loving, the couple who brought down interracial marriage b...

Bought by WGTE Public Media, KPSQ-LP, WLPR , WNSB, Northeast Indiana Public Radio and more


  • Added: Feb 03, 2017
  • Length: 53:55
  • Purchases: 9
BHM Special: Black History in Hollywood (half)
From: With Good Reason
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The author of Hidden Figures on the women behind NASA - The story of Mildred and Richard Loving, the couple who brought down interracial marriage bans

Bought by WVAS, WNSB, KRZA, KKRN, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Feb 03, 2017
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 7
Black History in Hollywood (promo)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason promo
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The author of Hidden Figures on the women behind NASA - The story of Mildred and Richard Loving, the couple who brought down interracial marriage b...

Bought by Northwest Public Broadcasting, WXXI Rochester, WNMU-FM, and WVAS


  • Added: Feb 03, 2017
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 4
Black History in Hollywood (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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The author of Hidden Figures on the women behind NASA - The story of Mildred and Richard Loving, the couple who brought down interracial marriage b...

Bought by High Plains Public Radio, WCNY, Northwest Public Broadcasting, KMUD, WRST-FM Oshkosh and more


  • Added: Feb 03, 2017
  • Length: 53:55
  • Purchases: 15
Black History in Hollywood (half)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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The author of Hidden Figures on the women behind NASA - The story of Mildred and Richard Loving, the couple who struck down interracial marriage bans.

Bought by KSKA, WJCT, WMNR, KWMR, WUGA (part of GPB) and more


  • Added: Feb 03, 2017
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 8
Hidden Figures (Feature)
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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When NASA wanted to put a man on the moon, they naturally turned to the brightest — and whitest. That is, until the brilliant Katherine Johnson dem...

Bought by KENW, Radio Newark, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 03, 2017
  • Length: 03:35
  • Purchases: 4
Morgan Neville talks about his Academy-Award-winning film Twenty Feet From Stardom
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Twenty Feet from Stardom
Meet some of the greatest back-up singers! It may be only Twenty Feet from Stardom but director Morgan Neville shows us just how long that walk can...

Bought by WTJU, WNJR, and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Jan 26, 2017
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 3
Actor Bowman Wright--playing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Caption: Bowman Wright as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in The Mountaintop , Credit: Mark Garvin
Bowman Wright on the transformative power of theater and his two portrayals of MLK.

  • Added: Jan 13, 2017
  • Length: 27:08
DAUGHTERS OF THE DUST -- Julie Dash Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Juie Dash, Mill Valley, CA 10/14/16, Credit: Andrea Chase
Julie Dash talks cultural authenticity, validation, and the unexpected gifts of Hurricane Hugo.

  • Added: Dec 04, 2016
  • Length: 14:38
Earl Mosley: Dancing with Heart
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Earl Mosley, Credit: Courtesy: EMIA
The Earl Mosley Institute of the Arts uses dance to create a community of young men.

Bought by KZUM, KISA Digital Studios, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WNJR, and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Sep 13, 2016
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 5
Prince-The Early Years in Minneapolis
From: Paul Metsa
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1st segment: Pepe Willie (the man who discovered Prince) is interviewed. 2nd Segment: Chris Moon (the man who gave the keys to his studio) is inte...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: May 06, 2016
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 1