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WoodSongs 1018: Victor Wooten

From: WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour
Series: WoodSongs

Caption: Victor Wooten on the WoodSongs Stage.

On this week's WoodSongs broadcast, folksinger Michael Johnathon welcomes virtuoso bassist and founding member of the super-group Bela Fleck and th...

Bought by KUAR, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KUPR low power FM, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), GCR (Global Community Radio) and more

Added: Mar 08, 2023
Length: 59:00
Purchases: 44

EE 23-11: Jori Lewis on the complex story of the peanut, 3/10/2023

From: WFIU
Series: Earth Eats

While peanut butter is one of my favorite foods, I can’t say that I have given much thought to the peanut as a crop, or paid any attention to its r...

Added: Mar 08, 2023
Length: 54:00

Presenting Art for the City of Pittsburgh

From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works

Caption: Janis Burley Wilson, Credit: Joey Kennedy

Artistic Director Janis Burley Wilson discusses the culturally-specific multidisciplinary programming of the August Wilson African American Cultura...

Bought by KZUM, WSLR, RADIOLEX, KMUN, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago and more

Added: Mar 07, 2023
Length: 28:58
Purchases: 7

Women on the Rise: A Leadership Journey

From: Innovating Leadership: Co-Creating Our Future
Series: Innovating Leadership: Co-Creating Our Future

Caption: Reta Jo Lewis is the president of the Export-Import Bank of the United States; she shares how she accomplished her groundbreaking rise through that financial glass ceiling.

"It's not just about the the betterment of you and your family. It's about the betterment of the community." That is one of the core values that he...

Bought by KGUA

Added: Mar 02, 2023
Length: 49:57
Purchases: 1

Philanthropy Together's Tyeshia Wilson

From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio

Many perceive philanthropy to be the exclusive domain of the super wealthy. Those people are apparently unaware of the efforts of this week's gues...

Added: Mar 01, 2023
Length: 29:00

Black Journalists on Police Violence: Reporting from the Inside Out

From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends

The police killing of Tyre Nichols in Memphis generated a significant amount of conversation and coverage, while the killing of environmental activ...

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

Added: Mar 01, 2023
Length: 28:00
Purchases: 6

Meet Drummer and 2023 NEA Jazz Master Louis Hayes!

From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works

Caption: Louis Hayes, Credit: Janette Beckman

Drummer and 2023 NEA Jazz Master Louis Hayes talks about his long and distinguished career as a musician.

Bought by WDCB, KMUW, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KZUM and more

Added: Feb 27, 2023
Length: 28:54
Purchases: 6

StoryCorps Griot: Shiekh Nazim Abdul Karriem

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Sheikh Nazim Abdul Karriem was drafted at the age of 18 into World War II. He came to StoryCorps at 96 to talk about what he found when he came hom...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and Allegheny Mountain Radio

Added: Feb 27, 2023
Length: 02:03
Purchases: 2

StoryCorps Griot: Eunice Wiley

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Caption: Eunice Wiley and Martha Bireda at their StoryCorps interview in Punta Gorda, Florida on January 23, 2017., Credit: By Vero Ordaz for StoryCorps.

Eunice Wiley shares how becoming one of the only Black teachers at a predominantly white Florida elementary school helped define her as a teacher.

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio

Added: Feb 27, 2023
Length: 02:20
Purchases: 1

Musician's Spotlight - The Suffers - 834

From: John Floridis
Series: Musician's Spotlight

Gulf Coast Soul from the Suffers arrives to Musician's Spotlight, as singer Kam Franklin visits with host John Floridis. Kam dives deep into her Ho...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer and WMUU-LP

Added: Feb 27, 2023
Length: 58:32
Purchases: 2

The Past American Voice of Former California Poet Laureate Al Young

From: New Letters on the Air

We continue Black History Month with the Past American Voice of Al Young, the two-time American Book Award winner, who passed away in 2021 at age 8...

Bought by WNJR and WMUU-LP

Added: Feb 24, 2023
Length: 29:00
Purchases: 2

In Good Faith - Lt. Cl. Ruth N. Segres & Elissa Bjeletich

From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: In Good Faith

Exhibitions of spirit as one commits themselves to daily faith.

Added: Feb 23, 2023
Length: 52:50

StoryCorps Griot: Sydia Bell and Danny Bell

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Caption: Sydia, Danny, and Maritza Bell with their dog (not Roxanna) in 2016

Danny Bell tells his daughter Sydia about trying to teach her mother to drive.

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio

Added: Feb 23, 2023
Length: 03:00
Purchases: 1

Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for February 22, 2023

From: Scott Harris
Series: Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine

Caption: Timely, In Depth Progressive Analysis Since 1991

This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Professor Resists Florida Gov. DeSantis’ Censorship of Black History, Att...

Bought by WFHB and WETS

Added: Feb 22, 2023
Length: 29:00
Purchases: 2

Bringing a Harlem Renaissance Playwright to the Stage

From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works

Director Timothy Johnson talks about bringing the brilliant work of Harlem Renaissance playwright Eulalie Spence to the stage.

Bought by WDCB, WSLR, RADIOLEX, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif. and more

Added: Feb 21, 2023
Length: 28:57
Purchases: 8

Grief, Sisterhood & Becoming an Athlete: Chetna Maroo, WESTERN LANE & Black History Month: Ta-Nahisi Coates, THE BEAUTIFUL STRUGGLE

From: Francesca Rheannon
Series: Writer's Voice

We speak with Chetna Maroo about her debut novel, Western Lane. It’s a beautifully written coming of age story about a young girl and her British I...

Added: Feb 16, 2023
Length: 58:53

How To Reckon With Patriarchy: V, RECKONING & Black History Month: DaMaris Hill, A BOUND WOMAN IS A DANGEROUS THING

From: Francesca Rheannon
Series: Writer's Voice

We talk with V, formerly known as Eve Ensler about her collection of essays and poems, Reckoning. Then in honor of Black History Month, we listen ...

Added: Feb 15, 2023
Length: 59:03

Top of Mind - Starting Over After Life in Prison

From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose

Nearly half of people who leave prison will end up back behind bars. Why don't they stay out? And how would their lives be different if no criminal...

Bought by KMXT, RadioStPete Florida, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KSTK, RADIOLEX and more

Added: Feb 15, 2023
Length: 52:50
Purchases: 7

Crys Matthews - Black History

From: Art of the Song
Series: Art of the Song

SHOW 947 (Air Dates Feb 20 - 26, 2023) For Black History Month we revisit our 2021 interview with singer-songwriter-music educator, Crys Matthews. ...

Bought by KRZA, KUNM, WHRV, High Plains Public Radio, WETS and more

Added: Feb 13, 2023
Length: 59:00
Purchases: 20

Anthony Grooms

From: New Letters on the Air

This week on NEW LETTERS ON THE AIR... Anthony Grooms is a two-time winner of the Lillian Smith Book Prize, given to writers who tackle issues of ...

Added: Feb 13, 2023
Length: 29:00

John Penny’s Jazz Recycles Many Jazz Styles and He Reflects on Jazz Cultural Backgrounds

From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend

Caption: John Penny, Credit: Andrea Canter

Guitarist John Penny Is in touch with many jazz styles, and he uses many as sources for his new compositions. Also, when John performs, he offers i...

Added: Feb 12, 2023
Length: 08:00

Gail Myers, Ph.D,, creator and director of the multimedia documentary film project, Rhythms of the Land: A Love Story of Land and Family

From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio

Did you know that Black farmers faced grave injustices, racist policies and land loss while attempting to feed their families and communities? Join...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer