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world in Progress 02/21/2019
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: World in Progress: Global Development Issues ~ from DW
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This week on the show: The dark side - South Africa has been hailed as the most liberal African country when it comes to gay rights, but ther...

  • Added: Feb 20, 2019
  • Length: 30:00
Holy Are We: The Music of Rachael Kilgour
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Rachael Kilgour, Credit: Darin Kamnetz
In her lyrics, singer-songwriter Rachael Kilgour doesn't shy away from female pronouns: "Blessed her lips/And the turn of her wrists/Try and tempt ...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 07, 2019
  • Length: 03:21
  • Purchases: 2
Ep. 13: Breaking the Mold
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: MinneCulture Podcast
Caption: Baby Shel in concert at the Nomad Bar in Minneapolis., Credit: Daniel Zamzow
What does it mean to “break the mold”? A hard-boiled lesbian detective breaks through the lavender ceiling, a Sudanese model refuses to lighten her...

  • Added: Aug 06, 2018
  • Length: 18:50
UpFront Soul #2018.25 June 18-25, 2018 - Pride Month Special
From: WERU
Series: UpFront Soul with Sanguine Fromage
Caption: RuPaul
This week, we wrap a rainbow flag around the turntables and celebrate Pride! We'll hear anthems from The Village People, RuPaul, and Carl Bean, and...

Bought by WJAB, WOUB, WLPR , KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., Royalton Community Radio and more


  • Added: Jun 14, 2018
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 8
Dig #207
From: Kim Clark
Series: Dig!
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On deck: records by Iron Butterfly, the Chocolate Watchband, the Turtles, Fairport Convention, the Haunted, Fire, Yvonne Fair, the Buckinghams, We ...

Bought by KMXT, KRZA, GCR (Global Community Radio), KWIT, Delmarva Public Media and more


  • Added: May 08, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Dig #206
From: Kim Clark
Series: Dig!
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Records by the Bobby Fuller Four, Traffic, the Isley Brothers, the Jelly Bean Bandits, garage band 45s, a sweet one by Stevie Wonder that was recor...

Bought by KRZA, KMXT, KMXT, KSRQ, GCR (Global Community Radio) and more


  • Added: May 01, 2018
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 8
Before You Were Born, A Song Story
From: Will Heron
Series: Song Stories
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Jossie Chavira's Song Story is dark and disturbing. As an undocumented Trans, Jossie is daily reminded in the media, at work and in her social lif...

  • Added: Apr 28, 2018
  • Length: 04:57
Dig #205
From: Kim Clark
Series: Dig!
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Lined up for you this hour are records by Solomon Burke, the Trolls, the Yardbirds, the Stained Glass, and the Remo Four, plus a 1968 global hit fo...

Bought by KRZA, KMXT, KRZA, GCR (Global Community Radio), KMXT and more


  • Added: Apr 24, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
180304 Emile Griffith and My Shotgun
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
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Short Version - To the teenage me, boxing and hunting were both the (1) ideal types and (2) complete mysteries of male adulthood. When I learned ...

  • Added: Mar 05, 2018
  • Length: 11:40
the Feeling Mode
From: Rachel Ishikawa
Caption: Rikki Bates playing drums., Credit: Kayana Szymczak.
Rikki Bates started drumming as a kid and hasn’t stopped since. She’s played drums for a variety of bands on Cape Cod for the past 30 years. In 201...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 24, 2018
  • Length: 07:18
  • Purchases: 2
The Douglas Coleman Show w_ Trey Pearson
From: Douglas Coleman
Series: The Douglas Coleman Show
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Trey Pearson is a Singer/songwriter from Columbus OH. He was formerly with the band Everyday Sunday. He made news last year by publicly coming out ...

  • Added: Aug 07, 2017
  • Length: 59:23
Priscilla, Queen of the Desert: The Musical -- John Fisher Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
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John Fisher talks disco, provocation, and Priscilla as parable.

  • Added: May 25, 2017
  • Length: 27:20
Listening to Ladies: Ingrid Stölzel
From: Elisabeth Blair
Series: Listening to Ladies
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Composer Ingrid Stölzel talks about annoying church bells, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and the importance of mentorship.

  • Added: May 08, 2017
  • Length: 23:54
Episode 12: Lea DeLaria
From: WQXR
Series: The Naked American Songbook
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Lea DeLaria shows Julian that she knows a thing or two about the Songbook.

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Dec 08, 2016
  • Length: 01:00:30
  • Purchases: 1
Girls Rock NC
From: Hillary Rea
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Girls Rock NC is a summer music camp that doesn't hide being a feminist organization that embraces all gender identities. Ninety-five teens and twe...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jul 29, 2016
  • Length: 05:56
  • Purchases: 1
bloomingOUT - Robert Ping Slater - April 14, 2016
From: WFHB
Series: bloomingOUT
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Join anchors Schuyler Keller and Jeff Poling as they welcome Robert Ping Slater back to the show to talk about upcoming events of the Quarryland Me...

  • Added: Apr 14, 2016
  • Length: 59:16
The Speed of Sound: Walk The Moon
From: Louisville Public Media
Series: The Speed of Sound
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Few people had as good a 2015 as Walk the Moon. Their song Shut Up And Dance was everywhere. Everywhere. And it’s follow up single, Different Co...

Bought by KUCB and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Jan 25, 2016
  • Length: 07:05
  • Purchases: 2
Disco Isn't Dead
From: Victoria Davis
Series: Humanities Minutes
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This episode explores the enduring musical legacy of disco’s black and gay underground.

Bought by KFOI Radio and Wild Planet Radio


  • Added: Dec 17, 2015
  • Length: 04:15
  • Purchases: 2
I Wanna Dance With Somebody - A Song Story
From: Will Heron
Series: Song Stories
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Law student and former go-go dancer, Armando Torres' Song Story recalls a time when he was a god above all, transmitting his energy from a box in t...

  • Added: Oct 11, 2015
  • Length: 06:15
Got me on my knees Laila
From: Aleks Babic
Caption: Laila & Aleks at a house show in May, 2013
This is a story of a white immigrant troublemaker from Eastern Europe, a black revolutionary musician from New York and how one of them saves the o...

  • Added: Sep 01, 2015
  • Length: 13:56
LAMBERT & STAMP -- James D. Cooper Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: James D. Cooper, San Francisco, CA 4/7/15, Credit: Andrea Chase
James D. Cooper talks unorthodox views, revolutionary management, and a visit from the beyond.

  • Added: Apr 21, 2015
  • Length: 20:04
You Can't Play the Old Songs Forever
From: Annabel Lang
Caption: Peter Donnelly on the beach in Provincetown, Credit: Annabel Lang
Peter Donnelly is a singer/songwriter based in Provincetown, the famous gay paradise at the tip of Cape Cod. He's a local celebrity with national r...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 30, 2014
  • Length: 04:52
  • Purchases: 2
Venus DeMars
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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Venus DeMars is a trans multidisciplinary artist who has been on the Minneapolis scene since the 1980s. Lead singer/guitarist for the All the Prett...

Bought by KSRQ and PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 05, 2014
  • Length: 05:55
  • Purchases: 2
One Voice Mixed Chorus
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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One Voice Mixed Chorus is an LGBTA singing group that entertains and educates. Founded in 1988 by Paul Petrella, and under the direction of Artisti...

  • Added: Nov 04, 2014
  • Length: 05:31
Becoming the Boss
From: Bring Your Own
Caption: Carli at Karaoke
This story was told live at 3020 Royal on December 5th, 2013. It was produced by Karen Gardner. The theme of the evening was "The Passion" and Carl...

  • Added: Oct 13, 2014
  • Length: 06:04