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UpFront Soul #2019.51 - December 23-29, 2019
From: WERU
Series: UpFront Soul with Sanguine Fromage
Caption: Run-DMC
'Tis the season to be funky! We'll light our menorah with Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings, hear Christmas classics from Mahalia Jackson, Run-DMC and C...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KZUM, WOUB, Royalton Community Radio, KSRQ and more


  • Added: Dec 19, 2019
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 10
Masters on NEA Masters
From: Jim Luce
Caption: Jim Luce, Luce Group, Credit: Sarah Juliet Luce
From the Luce Group, Renee Rosnes Quartet, Steve Turré Big Band and Gary Bartz Quartet pay tribute to Joe Henderson, JJ Johnson and Jackie McLean i...

  • Added: Nov 23, 2019
  • Length: 01:00:45
UpFront Soul #2019.43 - October 28-November 3, 2019 - Soulful Spooktacular
From: WERU
Series: UpFront Soul with Sanguine Fromage
Caption: Screamin' Jay Hawkins
It's a soulful spooktacular edition of UpFront Soul! We'll scare the funk out of you with creepy classics from Rockwell, Stevie Wonder, Stanley Tur...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KZUM, KSRQ, WOMR, WOUB and more


  • Added: Oct 26, 2019
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 7
StoryCorps Griot: Jamal and Aden Batar
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Jamal and Aden Batar at their StoryCorps interview in West Valley City, UT on March 17, 2017., Credit: Mia Warren for StoryCorps.
Aden Batar speaks with his son Jamal Batar about fleeing civil war and being among the first Somali refugee families to resettle in Utah.

  • Added: Jul 11, 2019
  • Length: 02:13
UpFront Soul #2019.09- March 4-10 Carnival Spectacular
From: WERU
Series: UpFront Soul with Sanguine Fromage
Caption: Al "Carival Time" Johnson
It's Carnival time! We'll take you to the Crescent City with hot brass from the Rebirth Brass Band, the Sixth Ward All-Stars, and Los Hombres Calie...

Bought by Prairie Public, WOUB, WLPR , Royalton Community Radio, KMXT and more


  • Added: Feb 28, 2019
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 7
UpFront Soul #2019.03 - January 21-27 - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
From: WERU
Series: UpFront Soul with Sanguine Fromage
Caption: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
This week, we honor the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We'll hear excerpts of his sermons, speeches, and interviews, along with funk,...

Bought by KZUM, WLPR , WOUB, Royalton Community Radio, KMXT and more


  • Added: Jan 18, 2019
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 6
UpFront Soul #2018.52- December 24-30
From: WERU
Series: UpFront Soul with Sanguine Fromage
Caption: Cheech & Chong
I'll be sliding down your chimney with a sack full of soul! We'll celebrate the season with Cheech & Chong, Run DMC, and Miles Davis, hear a trio o...

Bought by KMXT, WLPR , KZUM, WOUB, Royalton Community Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 21, 2018
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 6
UpFront Soul #2018.51 December 17-23
From: WERU
Series: UpFront Soul with Sanguine Fromage
Caption: Sharon Jones
We're putting the Christmas cheer in high gear with seasonal songs from Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings, James Brown, and Michael Jackson, with a Lati...

Bought by WVAS, WUFT, KBBI Alaska, KZUM, KSRQ and more


  • Added: Dec 14, 2018
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 10
Modern Portrait of Black Florida
From: Cathy Byrd
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Trinidad-born photographer Johanne Rahaman shares hope for a better world in her Black Florida project—a modern archive of images that tell the sto...

  • Added: Aug 13, 2018
  • Length: 15:55
UpFront Soul #2018.27 - July 2-8 2018 - Independence Day
From: WERU
Series: UpFront Soul with Sanguine Fromage
Caption: Dorothy Donegan
We'll meditate on Independence Day with soulful songs on the state of the union with Allen Toussaint, Paul Robeson, and Jon Batiste, plus not one, ...

Bought by KMXT, KRPS, WVAS, KBBI Alaska, WOUB and more


  • Added: Jun 29, 2018
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 11
18-26 American Composers, Giovanni De Chiaro Interview
From: Tony Morris
Series: Classical Guitar Alive!
Caption: Scott Joplin
This week's edition of CLASSICAL GUITAR ALIVE! is a celebration of music by American composers, and features an interview with Giovanni De Chiaro...

Bought by KXIQ , Bandon Community Radio, KTXK, WICR, Interlochen Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jun 27, 2018
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 44
UpFront Soul #2018.07-February 12-18 Carnival Spectacular
From: WERU
Series: UpFront Soul with Sanguine Fromage
Caption: Rebirth Brass Band
It's Carnival time! We'll take you to the Crescent City with hot brass from the Rebirth Brass Band, the Sixth Ward All-Stars, and a new release by ...

Bought by Prairie Public, WJAB, WOUB, KSRQ, Royalton Community Radio and more


  • Added: Feb 08, 2018
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 7
Blues America 122 - Rewind Show
From: Drew Verbis
Series: Blues America
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Before closing the book on 2017, we rewind the tape to hear what the year sounded like with some of the best interview segments packed into one sho...

Bought by KRPS, GCR (Global Community Radio), Spokane Public Radio, WEAA, WOUB and more


  • Added: Jan 12, 2018
  • Length: 58:02
  • Purchases: 6
UpFront Soul #2016.03 - Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. - January 18-24, 2016
From: WERU
Series: UpFront Soul with Sanguine Fromage
Caption: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
We honor the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We'll hear excerpts of his sermons, speeches, and interviews, along with funk, soul, jazz...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KZUM, KSRQ, RadioFreePalmer, KCMJ Community Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 14, 2016
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 7
UpFront Soul #2015.50 - December 21-27, 2015
From: WERU
Series: UpFront Soul with Sanguine Fromage
Caption: The Godfather of Soul
It's a very soulful Christmas! We'll hear holiday favorites from Louis Armstrong and James Brown, plus new soulful songs of the season from Sharon ...

Bought by KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle, KMXT, WVAS, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Dec 17, 2015
  • Length: 01:58:07
  • Purchases: 12
King Stories: (Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.)
From: Dorothy Green Alcorn
Caption: King Poster, Credit: Nicolene DuToit
King Stories is a one hour documentary of captivating stories told by close friends and associates of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Host Julian Bond,...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, KRWG, Mississippi Public Broadcasting, Radio Baha'i, WLGI, 90.5 WSNC and more


  • Added: Nov 16, 2015
  • Length: 54:26
  • Purchases: 88
The Nightfly #2015.07 - Mardi Gras Parade - Carnival Spectacular 2015
From: WERU
Series: UpFront Soul (formerly The Nightfly with Sanguine Fromage)
Caption: Big Chief Monk Boudreaux
It's Carnival Time! The Nightfly gives you a seat in the reviewing stand as the Mardi Gras parade rolls by. We'll bring you big noise from brass ba...

Bought by KZUM, KPIP-LP, KBYS 88.3 FM, and KMXT


  • Added: Jan 24, 2015
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 4
#ReclaimMLK actions vindicate King’s legacy of civil rights protests
From: Free Speech Radio News
Caption: A die-in near Santa Monica's Third Street Promenade., Credit: Lena Nozizwe
A news report from Santa Monica, California on "Reclaim MLK" actions there.

  • Added: Jan 19, 2015
  • Length: 04:42
The Nightfly #2015.03 - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. - January 19-25, 2015
From: WERU
Series: UpFront Soul (formerly The Nightfly with Sanguine Fromage)
Caption: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivering his I Have A Dream speech at the 1963 Civil Rights March on Washington, Credit: National Archives
We honor the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We'll hear excerpts of his sermons, speeches, and interviews, along with funk, soul, jazz...

Bought by WGTE Public Media, WUKY, KPIP-LP, KBRP Community Radio, and KMXT


  • Added: Jan 15, 2015
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 5
America the Beautiful (Hour Long Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
Caption: Marian Anderson Sings at Lincoln Memorial: 1939 # 3, Credit: Smithsonian Institution
A stirring collection of patriotic music performed throughout U.S. history by African Americans, sometimes in the face of public hostility. Also, s...

Bought by WILL, WCNY, WTJU, and KMXT


  • Added: Jun 21, 2014
  • Length: 53:55
  • Purchases: 4
America the Beautiful (Half Hour Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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A stirring collection of patriotic music performed throughout U.S. history by African Americans, sometimes in the face of public hostility. Also, s...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, WUFT, WJCT, WFHB, WLIW and more


  • Added: Jun 20, 2014
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 6
Place + Memory: Remembering Dreamland
From: Jesse Dukes
Caption: The high dive at Dreamland., Credit: Courtesy Dr. Reginal Shareef.
Memories of an African-American swimming pool and dance club in the Jim Crow south.

Bought by KALW and WABE


  • Added: Jun 16, 2014
  • Length: 06:51
  • Purchases: 2
The Writ Writer - part 1
From: Guy Rathbun
Caption: The Writ Writer, Credit: Butler Center for Arkansas Studies
This is a story that begs to be told. It’s long overdue. The year was 1919. The place: Phillips County, Arkansas. What became a watershed moment i...

Bought by WNCU


  • Added: Jan 02, 2014
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 1
A Jazz-O-Rama Christmas Special
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: Joe Bevilacqua Christmas Programming
Caption: A Jazz-O-Rama Christmas Special with Joe Bev, Credit: Lorie Kellogg
An hour of Christmas themed remastered 78 RPM records and LP cuts, hosted by Joe Bev.

Bought by KRCB 104.9, WCBE, WVAS, and KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA


  • Added: Dec 17, 2013
  • Length: 01:00:00
  • Purchases: 4
Middle Ground Pilot 1
From: Middle Ground
Series: Middle Ground
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The first pilot for Middle Ground, a show focusing on news, politics and culture from middle America

Bought by NPR Illinois and KMXT


  • Added: Oct 08, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2