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The Children's Hour Kids Crew meets Ms. Caitlyn Gooch from Saddle Up And Read, a North Carolina based organization encouraging literacy through rea...

Bought by KRSC, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), RadioFreePalmer, KECG, KDLG and more


  • Added: Jan 29, 2024
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 10
Caption: Jessica Care Moore
We'll hear poets- many from the Harlem Renaissance and Black Arts Movements- reading their work, along with poetry set to music, and hip-hop. We'll...

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


  • Added: Apr 13, 2023
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 14
Caption: Gil Scott-Heron
We'll hear poets- many from the Harlem Renaissance and Black Arts Movements- reading their work, along with poetry set to music, and hip-hop. We'll...

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


  • Added: Apr 07, 2022
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 12
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In 1969, a white journalist named Grace Halsell, published a book called Soul Sister. It was her account of living as a “black woman” in the United...

  • Added: Oct 15, 2021
  • Length: 12:18
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In this episode, two young Black artists revisit memories to grapple with how they are seen by others, and how they see themselves.

Bought by WXXI Rochester, Prairie Public, WBEZ, WRVO Public Media, New England Public Media and more


  • Added: Nov 17, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 37
Caption: Kim Hines, Credit: Photo Courtesy of Kim Hines
Kim Hines’ Young Adult Novella Wingo Fly (2020) revolves around Christy Wingo, a 10 year old Black girl in 1965 Minneapolis, Minnesota. The book is...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 21, 2020
  • Length: 05:31
  • Purchases: 1
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The final episode of this series. Spoon and Matthew perform an excerpt from a play by Spoon. Spoon and his brother Abe talk about their dad, Matthe...

  • Added: Apr 27, 2020
  • Length: 20:00
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Spoon talks about hunting pigeons growing up and matthew gets pigeon hunting advice from some that specializes in hunting invasive species. Matthew...

  • Added: Apr 27, 2020
  • Length: 20:00
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Stories from Spoon about birds in prison. Matthew visits a bird rehab facility and meets a lead poisoned swan and a duck that was sent in the mail.

  • Added: Apr 27, 2020
  • Length: 20:00
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Spoon talks about his love for Star Trek and the day his TV was taken from him. Matthew visits a Star Trek fan club.

  • Added: Apr 27, 2020
  • Length: 20:00
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This episode features Spoons collaborations, both willing and unwilling. The willing ones are beautiful and inspiring. The unwilling one is a weird...

  • Added: Apr 27, 2020
  • Length: 20:00
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Episode 2. Spoon talks about a dog rescue program that took place inside Lancaster State Prison. He talked to Common the rapper, Matthew visits a s...

  • Added: Apr 27, 2020
  • Length: 20:00
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First episode. Spoon talks about growing up in the desert, reads a poem about maggots and a pig, and Matthew visits his parents.

  • Added: Apr 27, 2020
  • Length: 20:00
Caption: Nikki Giovanni
We'll hear poets- many from the Harlem Renaissance and Black Arts Movements- reading their work, along with poetry set to music, and hip-hop. We'll...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KMUN, KHNS, WOUB, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota and more


  • Added: Apr 16, 2020
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 9
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-On Sept. 27 and 28, the most notable poets of our time will gather in the nation’s capital to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Furious Flower...

Bought by WJCT, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KXCV, WCMU Michigan, WAMC Northeast Public Radio and more


  • Added: Sep 05, 2019
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 12
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On Sept. 27 and 28, the most notable poets of our time will gather in the nation’s capital to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Furious Flower ...

Bought by WCNY, WMUU-LP, WCMU Michigan, KXCV, WRGY and more


  • Added: Sep 05, 2019
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 7
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When writer and radio producer Lulu Miller (Invisibilia) discovered she’d have to leave Virginia, she wrote a startling love letter to the state-- ...

Bought by WSGE, KUHF, Troy Public Radio, WNMU-FM, and KXCV


  • Added: Jul 11, 2019
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 5
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-When writer and radio producer Lulu Miller (Invisibilia) discovered she’d have to leave Virginia, she wrote a startling love letter to the state--...

Bought by WGTE Public Media, KMUN, New Hampshire Public Radio, KLCC, KUHF and more


  • Added: Jul 11, 2019
  • Length: 53:55
  • Purchases: 15
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When writer and radio producer Lulu Miller (Invisibilia) discovered she’d have to leave Virginia, she wrote a startling love letter to the state-- ...

Bought by KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, WFHB, WTJU, Kansas Public Radio, KMUN and more


  • Added: Jul 11, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 12
Caption: Langston Hughes
We'll hear poets- many from the Harlem Renaissance and Black Arts Movements- reading their work, along with poetry set to music, and hip-hop. We'll...

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


  • Added: Apr 04, 2019
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 8
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Irène Mathieu is a doctor and a poet who says both science and poetry use language that helps her understand deeper truths about the human conditi...

Bought by WCNY, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., KALW, KUNM, KUT and more


  • Added: Mar 14, 2019
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 18
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Irène Mathieu is a doctor and a poet who says both science and poetry use language that helps her understand deeper truths about the human condit...

Bought by WJCT, KRDP, Kansas Public Radio, WFHB, WLPR and more


  • Added: Mar 14, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 12
Caption: Guy and Fabrizio pay homage to the legendary blues duo Sonny & Brownie.
On this week's encore broadcast of WoodSongs, folksinger Michael Johnathon welcomes blues master Guy Davis and Italian harmonica virtuso Fabrizio P...

Bought by WLIW, RadioFreePalmer, KRZA, WEKU, WETS and more


  • Added: Jan 31, 2019
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 11
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Around the country, historians and community organizations are commemorating the 400th anniversary of 1619. That’s the first year that African Amer...

Bought by WCNY, WJAB, WMUU-LP, WCMU Michigan, WRGY and more


  • Added: Dec 07, 2018
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 8
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-Around the country, historians and community organizations are commemorating the 400th anniversary of 1619. That’s the first year that African Ame...

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


  • Added: Dec 07, 2018
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 10