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Out of Gas, In with Justice
From: Wendy Ring
Series: Cool Solutions
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NYC Housing Authority is the city's largest landlord. Pilot programs to electrify its decrepit housing stock find successes and stumbling blocks w...

Bought by WFHB and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Apr 11, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
Becoming an Honorary Mariachi
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: The Folklorist Next Door
Caption: The Folklorist Next Door, Credit: Jeannelle Ramirez
In this episode, g'beda shares what it means to pursue their dream of playing in a mariachi band, and how they found themselves in a rich, vibrant ...

  • Added: Mar 25, 2023
  • Length: 14:04
UpFront Soul #2023.09-February 28-March 6, 2023
From: WERU
Series: UpFront Soul with Sanguine Fromage
Caption: Michele Thomas
We'll hear Latin soul from Joe Bataan, Hector Lavoe and Willie Colon, Peruvian funk from Black Sugar, and a super-soulful Stevie Wonder cover from ...

Bought by Prairie Public, WOMR, RADIOLEX, KZUM, Georgia Public Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Feb 23, 2023
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 12
BIPOC Media: Building Local Power Through Reporting
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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What are the stories that will be driving news coverage in the coming year for communities of color and our network partners in the media that serv...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KWMR, RadioFreePalmer, KMUN, KDNK and more


  • Added: Feb 01, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 7
UpFront Soul #2022.44 November 1-6
From: WERU
Series: UpFront Soul with Sanguine Fromage
Caption: Black Sugar
We'll hear Latin soul from Joe Bataan, Hector Lavoe and Willie Colon, Peruvian funk from Black Sugar, and a super-soulful Stevie Wonder cover from ...

Bought by RADIOLEX, KAAD-LP, KCHW, WLPR , Georgia Public Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Oct 27, 2022
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 13
Revisiting Afro-Dominican Filmmaker Loira Limbal
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Loira Limbal, Credit: Erin Patrice O’Brien
Filmmaker Loira Limbal talks about her 2020 documentary Through the Night which examines a home-based 24-hour day-care center and the personal cost...

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


  • Added: Sep 27, 2022
  • Length: 29:02
  • Purchases: 4
UpFront Soul #2022.35 August 30-September 5
From: WERU
Series: UpFront Soul with Sanguine Fromage
Caption: Leon Bridges
We'll hear the latest summer song from Leon Bridges, hear a set of tunes inspired by the Blues Brothers soundtrack, plus we'll Rise Up with The Com...

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


  • Added: Aug 26, 2022
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 14
UpFront Soul #2022.33 August 15-22
From: WERU
Series: UpFront Soul with Sanguine Fromage
Caption: Otis Redding
We'll Shout Bamalama with Otis Redding, head to Funkytown with Lipps Inc., and Get Small with Trouble Funk, plus we'll hear a smoking set of afrobe...

Bought by WOMR, KSRQ, KAAD-LP, KCHW, KSTK and more


  • Added: Aug 11, 2022
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 13
70 Million: When "Bail Reform" Isn't
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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This week on Making Contact we look at Bail Reform in the state of Texas with the help of our podcast partners 70 Million. For conservative lawmake...

Bought by WXDU and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Jul 13, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Coping 101: BIPOC Mental Health
From: C89.5 - KNHC Seattle
Series: Coping 101
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July is BIPOC Mental Health Month, and in this Coping 101 episode our students explore mental health in BIPOC communities with Andrea Ramos-Castill...

  • Added: Jun 30, 2022
  • Length: 25:40
Collective Real Estate: Land Without Landlords?
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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Decades of discrimination have left millions of African Americans shut out of the housing market and at risk of being targeted by predatory lenders...

Bought by KDNK, KWMR, RadioFreePalmer, KMUN, RadioStPete Florida and more


  • Added: May 25, 2022
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 6
The Spiritual Edge: Becoming Muslim Special NPR Clock
From: Judy Silber
Series: The Spiritual Edge Becoming Muslim
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We explore the motivations and challenges of converts as they carve out a uniquely American path for being Muslim in the United States. We profile ...

Bought by WKSU, Michigan Radio, KJZZ, WUWF, WFAE and more


  • Added: Feb 22, 2022
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 10
UpFront Soul #2021.06-February 8-14, 2022
From: WERU
Series: UpFront Soul with Sanguine Fromage
Caption: Elza Soares
We'll remember the samba great Elza Soares, put on our Wigs with Fats Domino, dance to zydeco with Major Handy, Dwayne Dopsie, and Clifton Chenier,...

Bought by KMXT, KMUN, WOMR, KZUM, KCHW and more


  • Added: Jan 31, 2022
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 11
The Spiritual Edge: Becoming Muslim Special 59 minutes
From: Judy Silber
Series: The Spiritual Edge Becoming Muslim
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We explore the motivations and challenges of converts as they carve out a uniquely American path for being Muslim in the United States. We profile ...

Bought by KALW, Nevada Public Radio, RadioStPete Florida, WKAR, WLRH and more


  • Added: Jan 29, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Mi Voz, Mi Cultura (hour/no bb or bed)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Little kids absorb everything around them–from the words we say, to the way we move and dress.

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


  • Added: Jan 27, 2022
  • Length: 52:00
  • Purchases: 5
Mi Voz, Mi Cultura (half)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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Little kids absorb everything around them–from the words we say, to the way we move and dress.

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


  • Added: Jan 27, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 8
Mi Voz, Mi Cultura (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Little kids absorb everything around them–from the words we say, to the way we move and dress.

Bought by KTSW 89.9, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WMUU-LP, WTJU, WAMC Northeast Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 27, 2022
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 8
Mi Voz, Mi Cultura (promo)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason promo
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Little kids absorb everything around them–from the words we say, to the way we move and dress.

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


  • Added: Jan 27, 2022
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 4
Voting Rights: BIPOC Media Sound the Alarm
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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Even as the nation celebrated the birthday and legacy of voting rights advocate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, the right to vote for which King fought ...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KWMR, RadioFreePalmer, KDNK, KMUN and more


  • Added: Jan 26, 2022
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 6
UpFront Soul #2021.47 November 28-December 6
From: WERU
Series: UpFront Soul with Sanguine Fromage
Caption: Kahil El'Zabar
We'll hear songs of hope and uplift from the Kahil El'Zabar Quartet, Curtis Mayfield, and Nina Simone, spin a set of Afrobeat from Seun Kuti & Egyp...

Bought by KMXT, KMUN, WOJB, WOMR, KHNS and more


  • Added: Nov 25, 2021
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 13
UpFront Soul #2021.45 November 16-22
From: WERU
Series: UpFront Soul with Sanguine Fromage
Caption: Herbie Hancock and Joni Mitchell
We'll celebrate Joni Mitchell's birthday with Herbie Hancock and Prince, honor recent inductees to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Gil Scott-Heron an...

Bought by KMUN, WOMR, KZUM, KHNS, KSTK and more


  • Added: Nov 11, 2021
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 11