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"Staging Stories: Psalmayene 24 on Directing Across Time
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Psalmayene 24, Credit: Courtesy of the Folger Shakespeare Library
Playwright and director Psalmayene 24 discusses directing the world premiere of Kia Corthron's Tempestuous Elements at Arena Stage and preparing fo...

Bought by WMPG, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KZUM, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: May 07, 2024
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 6
Relativity
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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Is melanin a genetic marker for superiority?

Bought by KCHW, KFCF FM, Spokane Public Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KWMR and more


  • Added: Feb 20, 2024
  • Length: 01:58:02
  • Purchases: 31
McReele
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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An ex-con gets tapped to run for the Senate.

Bought by KCHW, Spokane Public Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KWMR, KFCF FM and more


  • Added: Feb 14, 2024
  • Length: 01:58:02
  • Purchases: 37
Ceremonies in Dark Old Men
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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An American classic about life in Harlem in the 1960's.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KCHW, Spokane Public Radio, KWMR, KUOW and more


  • Added: Feb 06, 2024
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 38
GLOBAL ISSUES come to BURNING MAN
From: David Boyer
Series: THE INTERSECTION at Burning Man
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As the media portrays 2023's Burning Man as a hellscape, THE INTERSECTION at Burning Man revists the work of a group of Burners at the 2019 event. ...

Bought by KFCF FM, WVTF, Nevada Public Radio, KUNM, WGBH Radio Boston and more


  • Added: Sep 05, 2023
  • Length: 59:37
  • Purchases: 6
StoryCorps Griot: Jarie Bradley and Menaja Obinali
From: StoryCorps
Caption: Jarie Bradley and Menaja Obinali at their first StoryCorps interview in Dallas, Texas on December 13, 2014., Credit: By Callie Thuma for StoryCorps.
Jarie Bradley reflects with her aunt, Menaja Obinali, on the lessons she’s learned in their decades-long friendship.

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio


  • Added: Jun 26, 2023
  • Length: 03:07
  • Purchases: 1
The Whipping Man
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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A gripping Civil War drama with an unusual twist.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, KFCF FM, KWMR, KMUN, KUOW and more


  • Added: Feb 14, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:02
  • Purchases: 25
John Ball's In the Heat of the Night
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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"They call me MISTER Tibbs!"

Bought by KFCF FM, Spokane Public Radio, KWMR, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KUOW and more


  • Added: Feb 08, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:01
  • Purchases: 37
The Night Watcher
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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The hilarious and heartfelt saga of a childless godparent.

Bought by KMUN, KFCF FM, KWMR, KUOW, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 31, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:05
  • Purchases: 29
2306: Refeed: Writing One Night In Miami: A Conversation with Kemp Powers, 2/9/2023
From: Austin Film Festival's On Story®
Series: Austin Film Festival's On Story®
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This week on On Story we’ll hear from award-winning screenwriter, playwright, producer and director, Kemp Powers who wrote the critically acclaimed...

  • Added: Jan 30, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
NANNY -- Nikyatu Jusu and Anna Diop Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Anna Diop and Nikyatu Jusu, San Francisco, CA 10/15/22, Credit: Andrea Chase
Anna Diop and Nikyatu Jusu talk rage, accents, and navigating the tightrope.

  • Added: Dec 30, 2022
  • Length: 13:30
2250: Writing John Wick + A Conversation with Channing Godfrey Peoples, 12/15/2022
From: Austin Film Festival's On Story®
Series: Austin Film Festival's On Story®
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This week on On Story writer Derek Kolstad, creator of the John Wick franchise reflects on his thrilling career, how he weaves emotion and humanity...

  • Added: Dec 13, 2022
  • Length: 54:00
GOD'S COUNTRY -- Julian Higgins Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Julian Higgins, August 23, 2022, Credit: Andrea Chase
Julian Higgins talks repeating tropes, legitimate anger, and true tragedy.

  • Added: Sep 15, 2022
  • Length: 16:22
I'M CHARLIE WALKER -- Patrick Gilles Interview
From: Andrea Chase
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Patrick Gilles talks disclaimers, the meta inside the meta, and his job as an historian.

  • Added: Jun 10, 2022
  • Length: 14:02
2022 Silent Film Festival -- Artistic Director Anita Monga Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
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San Francisco Silent Film Festival Artistic Director Anita Monga talks exorcising the evil of BIRTH OF A NATION with DJ Spooky, why Buster Keaton i...

  • Added: May 01, 2022
  • Length: 23:35
Tony Lindsay: One of the Worst Things That We Can Do
From: Shefik Macauley
Series: Shefik presents Invocation: The Journey Continues
Caption: Tony Lindsay, Credit: Shefik
Change - Tony Lindsay is a producer and director, known for "Where Hearts Lie" (2016). The film features such notable actors as Clifton Powell ("Ra...

  • Added: Mar 19, 2022
  • Length: 01:42
Charisse Arrington: He Was Going to Kill Somebody That Evening
From: Shefik Macauley
Series: Shefik presents Invocation: The Journey Continues
Caption: Charisse Arrington, Credit: Shefik
Hope - Charisse Arrington is a R&B singer who was signed to MCA Records in the 1990s. Her biggest success was with the single "Down With This" whic...

  • Added: Mar 14, 2022
  • Length: 04:21
Mr. Rickey Calls a Meeting
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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A secret meeting threatens to derail Jackie Robinson's ascent to the majors.

Bought by KMUN, Spokane Public Radio, KWMR, WPCA-LP, KALW and more


  • Added: Mar 02, 2022
  • Length: 01:58:01
  • Purchases: 17
Stick Fly
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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How do you turn a family weekend into a disaster?

Bought by KKRN, KFCF FM, Spokane Public Radio, KMUN, KWMR and more


  • Added: Feb 22, 2022
  • Length: 01:58:02
  • Purchases: 35
Small Axe
From: KXCI
Series: Flicks with the Film Snob Chris Dashiell
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Five films from British director Steve McQueen, depicting the experiences of West Indian British families in London from the late 1960s through the...

  • Added: Feb 17, 2022
  • Length: 05:14
Native Guard
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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A Pulitzer Prize-winner for Black History Month.

Bought by KFCF FM, Spokane Public Radio, WPCA-LP, KMUN, KUOW and more


  • Added: Feb 16, 2022
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 18
A Lesson Before Dying
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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Based on Ernest J. Gaines’ National Book Critics Circle Award-winning novel.

Bought by KKRN, KCHW, KFCF FM, KWMR, Spokane Public Radio and more


  • Added: Feb 09, 2022
  • Length: 01:58:02
  • Purchases: 11
The People Could Fly
From: La Siréna Imakhu
Series: Black History Month
Caption: Queen Mother Imakhu
Queen Mother Imakhu's rendition of the African American folktale about a group of mystical enslaved Africans who escaped their oppression by regain...

  • Added: Feb 05, 2022
  • Length: 08:35
Behind the Sheet
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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A story of bravery in the face of inhuman treatment.

Bought by KWMR, Spokane Public Radio, KUOW, WPCA-LP, Harford Community Radio and more


  • Added: Feb 02, 2022
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 17
Sade Lythcott discusses the significance of the National Black Theatre
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Sade Lythcott, Credit: Courtesy of National Black Theatre
CEO of National Black Theatre Sade Lythcott discusses how authentic storytelling heals communities.

Bought by WDCB, KZUM, and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 31, 2022
  • Length: 28:42
  • Purchases: 3