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Feed your head, Grace Slick cried in the song White Rabbit. How about feeding the bacteria in your gut? Beer won’t make you smart. How about wine, ...

  • Added: Sep 16, 2023
  • Length: 56:05
Caption: Charlie Sampson and his son Daniel Sampson at their StoryCorps interview in Denver, Colorado on May 30, 2023. , Credit: By Tamekia Jackson for StoryCorps.
Growing up in LA’s Watts neighborhood, a visit to a traveling carnival introduced Charlie Sampson to life as a professional cowboy. In 1982 he beca...

  • Added: Jul 03, 2023
  • Length: 03:00
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WDET's Jerome Vaughn talks with financial advisor and author Alvin Hall.

Bought by WNMU-FM, Michigan Radio, and WKAR


  • Added: Apr 25, 2023
  • Length: 54:30
  • Purchases: 3
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Join World Footprints as we uncover the hidden stories of this important piece of Newport's and America’s past from God's Little Acre.

  • Added: Mar 01, 2023
  • Length: 39:27
Caption: Arthur Flagg and family markers, Credit: Photo: Tonya Fitzpatrick
Tonya and Ian Fitzpatrick walk through the grounds of God's Little Acre--the oldest and largest colonial African burial ground, and they share unde...

  • Added: Feb 24, 2023
  • Length: 28:36
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Join World Footprints as we remember Emmett Till, recount the bravery of Mamie Till-Mobley and learn about a connection with Rosa Parks.

  • Added: Nov 13, 2022
  • Length: 21:04
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Tune in to learn more about Green Book Global, how it started, how it works, what they do, and how you can contribute to this platform and make a b...

  • Added: Aug 30, 2022
  • Length: 34:20
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See New Orleans like you've never seen her before atop a 34th floor observation deck and experience the richness of New Orleans history as cutting-...

  • Added: Jul 18, 2022
  • Length: 28:38
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Two stories about local food.

  • Added: Jun 29, 2022
  • Length: 51:08
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From working in the food car to sitting in first class, Black women are critical to the history of the American railroad.

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


  • Added: Jun 03, 2022
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Barbara Johns
From working in the food car to sitting in first class, Black women are critical to the history of the American railroad.

Bought by Morehead State Public Radio, KCSB-FM, Kansas Public Radio, Harford Community Radio, KMUN and more


  • Added: Jun 03, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 11
Caption: Barbara Johns
From working in the food car to sitting in first class, Black women are critical to the history of the American railroad.

Bought by KZYX, RadioStPete Florida, KXCV, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WRST-FM Oshkosh and more


  • Added: Jun 03, 2022
  • Length: 53:57
  • Purchases: 12
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From working in the food car to sitting in first class, Black women are critical to the history of the American railroad.

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


  • Added: Jun 03, 2022
  • Length: 52:00
  • Purchases: 5
Caption: Tiffanie Drayton, Credit:  © Marcus Duncan 2021
Next, a conversation with Tiffanie Drayton, author of the new book Black American Refugee: Escaping the Narcissism of The American Dream. Drayton e...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle and KVSC


  • Added: May 18, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
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As a lifelong photographer and filmmaker, Harald Rumpf has spent decades exploring the cities that his subjects call home. In this retrospective of...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: May 12, 2022
  • Length: 28:14
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Dancing in the Streets book cover, Credit: The Historic New Orleans Collection
Put on your alligator shoes and Sunday best as we explore the history of the Second Line while we go dancing in the streets of New Orleans.

  • Added: Apr 30, 2022
  • Length: 28:55
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In "New Orleans Street Vendors, Old and New," Gravy explores the history of street food vendors in New Orleans, from Mr. Okra to the pralinière, or...

  • Added: Jan 07, 2022
  • Length: 25:57
Caption: Aquinnah on Martha's Vineyard is where the Wampanoag Tribe has settled.
Hear the stories few are sharing about Martha’s Vineyard—from the Deaf Heritage Trail, African American Heritage Trail and beyond.

  • Added: Sep 28, 2021
  • Length: 27:57
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Cariad Harmon and her partner John Kesling embark on a long-awaited cross-country road trip. Cariad interviews locals and fellow travelers of all k...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Sep 02, 2021
  • Length: 28:33
  • Purchases: 1
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For nearly a century and a half, Louisianans have migrated to the San Francisco Bay area. If there's a portal between these two worlds, it's built ...

  • Added: Aug 25, 2021
  • Length: 25:07
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In August 2005, Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans. In the years since, as residents have come and gone and rebuilt their lives, a lot has ch...

Bought by WCNY, WRST-FM Oshkosh, Royalton Community Radio, and KHEN-LP


  • Added: Aug 05, 2021
  • Length: 52:00
  • Purchases: 4
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In August 2005, Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans. In the years since, as residents have come and gone and rebuilt their lives, a lot has ch...

Bought by WMUU-LP, KXCV, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WNED Buffalo, WAMC Northeast Public Radio and more


  • Added: Aug 05, 2021
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 8
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In August 2005, Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans. In the years since, as residents have come and gone and rebuilt their lives, a lot has ch...

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


  • Added: Aug 05, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 9
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In August 2005, Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans. In the years since, as residents have come and gone and rebuilt their lives, a lot has ch...

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


  • Added: Aug 05, 2021
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Martha's Vineyard Shearer Cottage Guests is part of the African American Heritage Trail, Credit: Courtesy Lee van Allen/Shearer Family
How should we think about history when there's nothing to support a narrative?

  • Added: Jul 27, 2021
  • Length: 30:00