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Giving Bayard Rustin His Flowers (Encore)
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Bayard Rustin, half-length portrait, facing front, microphones in foreground, Credit: Library of Congress
Today’s episode from our archives continues to honor Black history and heritage. We take a look at the life and legacy of Bayard Rustin, a central ...

Bought by WXDU, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., WORT, Oregon Public Broadcasting, RadioFreePalmer and more


  • Added: Feb 13, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 6
SPECIAL ISeeU EPISODE: The Gay Black Civil Rights Financier
From: I See U with Eddie Robinson
Series: I SEE U with Eddie Robinson Specials
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I SEE U examines the mystique behind the late millionaire, Norris Herndon, as a disappearing family legacy looms and the public knows little about ...

Bought by KUHF


  • Added: Jan 22, 2024
  • Length: 53:29
  • Purchases: 1
An Interview with George M. Johnson
From: Brooklyn Public Library
Series: Borrowed and Banned
Caption: Borrowed and Banned logo, Credit: John Snowden
George M. Johnson talks about their debut Young Adult memoir All Boys Aren't Blue, the support of their family, their love of Toni Morrison, and th...

  • Added: Nov 30, 2023
  • Length: 15:31
265: Midwifing a Movement: Community Birth Centers and the Care Economy, 11/15/2023
From: Bioneers
Series: Bioneers - Revolution From the Heart of Nature
Caption: Indra Lusero
In this episode, we visit with Leseliey Welch and Indra Lusero, parents and birth justice advocates who are helping lead a movement to create commu...

  • Added: Nov 13, 2023
  • Length: 28:30
StoryCorps: Trey Phillips and Andre Thomas
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Trey Phillips and Andre Thomas at their StoryCorps interview in New London, CT on January 21, 2018., Credit: By Aisha Turner for StoryCorps
Trey Phillips came to StoryCorps with his college roommate Andre Thomas to talk about their first year at school and the impact they had on each ot...

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Oct 12, 2023
  • Length: 03:49
  • Purchases: 1
Let's Hear from Pulitzer Prize-winning Poet Jericho Brown
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Jericho Brown, Credit: Brian Cornelius
Jericho Brown reads and discusses his work, his creative process, and Black queer poetry’s capacity to expand concepts of love

Bought by WMPG, WSLR, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KZUM and more


  • Added: Jun 13, 2023
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 6
Kemp Harris
From: Art of the Song
Series: Art of the Song
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SHOW 963 (Air Dates: June 12 - 18, 2023) This week on Art of the Song we talk with Kemp Harris. This Boston based and beloved artist is one of the ...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), KRZA, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), KUNM, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and more


  • Added: Jun 04, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 22
UpFront Soul #2023.23 June 6-11, 2023 Pride Spectacular
From: WERU
Series: UpFront Soul with Sanguine Fromage
Caption: Sylvester
We'll throw a Pride parade for your ears with fabulous music from Sylvester, Billie Holiday, Billy Porter, Big Freedia, The Village People, and more!

Bought by WOMR, RADIOLEX, Georgia Public Broadcasting, KZUM, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio] and more


  • Added: Jun 02, 2023
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 11
Take a road trip across America's queer history with Zaylore Stout
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Zaylore Stout's "Our Gay History in 50 States", Credit: Zaylore Stout
Zaylore Stout (he/him) is a gay, African American attorney and author of "Our Gay History in Fifty States," which illustrates stories of queer Amer...

  • Added: Jun 01, 2023
  • Length: 05:52
The Write Question - Prince Shakur
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Writer, activist, and organizer Prince Shakur discusses his debut memoir, "When They Tell You To Be Good" (Tin House Books).

Bought by KSJD, Yellowstone Public Radio, WETS, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KVNF and more


  • Added: Apr 13, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 6
Grandma inspired first lesbian Calif. Supreme Court Justice
From: Out in the Bay - Queer Radio from San Francisco
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California Supreme Court Associate Justice Kelli Evans, the first out lesbian on the state's high court, was raised by her grandmother in public ho...

Bought by WORT


  • Added: Apr 04, 2023
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
Author Dwayne Ratleff on ‘Dancing to the Lyrics’
From: Out in the Bay - Queer Radio from San Francisco
Caption: Dancing to the Lyrics won Dwayne Ratleff a Best Indie Book Award in the “LGBTQ Coming Of Age” category., Credit: Book cover art by Leann E. Johnson / L&J Graphics
Dwayne Ratleff grew up Black, poor and gay in 1960s Baltimore. As a youngster, his loving grandma taught him: “Don’t explain yourself, be yourself....

  • Added: Oct 21, 2022
  • Length: 29:30
American Veteran: In the era of Don't Ask, Don't Tell, military service meant living a double life
From: American Homefront Project
Series: 2022 American Veteran
Caption: Brandon D. Anderson, veteran of the U.S. Army., Credit: Ben Bloodwell
Brandon Anderson spent nearly five years in the Army, deploying twice to Iraq between 2003 and 2008. But as a gay service member during the Don’t A...

Bought by KWMU St. Louis, KUT, RadioStPete Florida, and Texas Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 18, 2022
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 4
Author Dwayne Ratleff on ‘Dancing to the Lyrics’
From: Out in the Bay - Queer Radio from San Francisco
Caption: Dancing to the Lyrics won Dwayne Ratleff a Best Indie Book Award in the “LGBTQ Coming Of Age” category., Credit: Book cover art by Leann E. Johnson / L&J Graphics
Dwayne Ratleff grew up Black, poor and gay in 1960s Baltimore. As a youngster, his grandma taught him: “Don’t explain yourself, be yourself.” His a...

Bought by WMUU-LP, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KALW, and WORT


  • Added: Oct 04, 2022
  • Length: 29:10
  • Purchases: 4
Kemp Harris
From: Art of the Song
Series: Art of the Song
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SHOW 923 (Air Dates: Sept 5 - 11, 2022) This week on Art of the Song we talk with Kemp Harris. This Boston based and beloved artist is one of the v...

Bought by KRZA, KUGS Bellingham, Wash., WOMR, WCUW 91.3 FM, KZMU Moab Community Radio and more


  • Added: Aug 29, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 22
Theater director Saheem Ali talks about centering communities of color in Shakespeare
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Saheem Ali, Credit: Courtesy of The Public Theater
Associate Artistic Director of The Public Theater as well as the director of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play “Fat Ham,” Saheem Ali talks about wo...

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


  • Added: Jun 21, 2022
  • Length: 28:31
  • Purchases: 4
UpFront Soul #2022.24 June 14-20
From: WERU
Series: UpFront Soul with Sanguine Fromage
Caption: Shea Diamond
It's the Pride Spectacular edition of UpFront Soul! We'll dance with Frenchie Davis, Frankie Knuckles, and Sylvester, hear high-energy hits from Sh...

Bought by WOMR, RADIOLEX, KAAD-LP, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KCHW and more


  • Added: Jun 09, 2022
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 11
Just in time for the Tony Awards--Revisiting Michael R. Jackson
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Michael R. Jackson, Credit: Zack DeZon
Michael R. Jackson--the creator of A Strange Loop—talks about the origins and evolution of the prize-winning musical.

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


  • Added: Jun 07, 2022
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 4
Podcast Playlist Presents: Celebrate Pride Month with These Podcasts
From: Podcast Playlist from CBC Radio
Series: Podcast Playlist from CBC Radio Specials
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June is Pride Month! Today we have stories to celebrate the history, courage, and diversity of the LGBT community.

Bought by WPSU, RadioStPete Florida, New Hampshire Public Radio, KRVS, KUHF and more


  • Added: May 27, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Their name was Pauli Murray
From: Out in the Bay - Queer Radio from San Francisco
Caption: Pauli Murray circa 1931, age 21, Credit: Courtesy of Amazon Studios
Pauli Murray was a 20th century Black Queer civil rights trailblazer and legal scholar you’ve probably never heard of. On this edition of Out in th...

Bought by KALW, KVSC, KUT, and WORT


  • Added: Jan 31, 2022
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 4
Desmond Tutu and the continuing importance of youth activism
From: Media for the Public Good, Inc. - OutCasting Media
Series: OutCasting Overtime
Caption: Archbishop Desmond Tutu
February 1, 2022 – A young straight ally considers his own place in activism

Bought by RADIOLEX


  • Added: Jan 30, 2022
  • Length: 08:05
  • Purchases: 1
Crys Matthews
From: Art of the Song
Series: Art of the Song
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SHOW 876 (Air Dates Oct 11 - 17, 2021) This week on Art of the Song our guest is singer-songwriter-music educator, Crys Matthews. A North Carolina ...

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), KNBA, KZMU Moab Community Radio, High Plains Public Radio, WETS and more


  • Added: Oct 04, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 21
Black Women In History
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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While Black women have played a critical role in the development of the nation, their stories have been mostly overlooked. In the new book, A Black...

Bought by KALW, RadioStPete Florida, KUHF, KUT, High Plains Public Radio and more


  • Added: Sep 22, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 7
Gay Calif. Supreme Court Justice values struggle
From: Out in the Bay - Queer Radio from San Francisco
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Martin Jenkins makes history as the first openly gay Supreme Court of California justice, and only the third Black man ever to serve on the state's...

  • Added: Sep 09, 2021
  • Length: 29:30
The Untold Story of Detroit Pistons Team Psychologist Corey Yeager and the Smithsonian Exhibit "The Bias Inside Us"
From: KVSC
Series: Untold Stories of Central Minnesota
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In today’s Untold Story of Central Minnesota, Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack talks with visiting lecturer Dr. Corey Yeager, Team Ps...

  • Added: Sep 03, 2021
  • Length: 30:00