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We talk NFL free agency and NBA trades

  • Added: Mar 17, 2021
  • Length: 58:44
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Damen Bell-Holter faced a lot of trauma growing up in his small village in Alaska. He formed a goal to play professional basketball. But reaching f...

Bought by KRZA and Boise State Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 26, 2021
  • Length: 11:57
  • Purchases: 2
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In 1968, Black American athlete Tommie Smith set a new world record. He became a gold medalist when he raced to win the 200-meter event at the Summ...

  • Added: Jan 14, 2021
  • Length: 20:52

  • Added: Dec 17, 2020
  • Length: 54:30
  • Purchases: 5
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In 1970, African American athletes took a stand against racial discrimination and other issues regarding the Syracuse University football team. The...

  • Added: Nov 25, 2020
  • Length: 50:58
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We're talking football on today's episode of The RDD with 4th and Goal Athletics, a program designed to teach and enhance the athletic skills of co...

  • Added: Oct 20, 2020
  • Length: 06:24
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This is a story about an Ultimate player trying to outrun his past. When he stopped running, he was in Eugene, Oregon. Where for the next four yea...

Bought by Oregon Public Broadcasting and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 30, 2020
  • Length: 57:28
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: On the hunt for bass at Grand Lake in Oklahoma for the 2013 Bassmaster Classic, Credit: Shane Benel
This week on This Land Radio, we learn the rules of the game just enough to question them.

Bought by KMXT, KGOU, KBGA 89.9 FM, and KOSU


  • Added: Jul 13, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
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Poet Adrian Mateka talks about The Big Smoke a collection of 52 poems about Jack Johnson--the first African-American heavyweight world champion.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, KMUN, KGNU Community Radio, KZUM, and Harford Community Radio


  • Added: Jul 06, 2020
  • Length: 29:27
  • Purchases: 5
Caption: Dr. Hassan Tetteh, Credit: Shefik
Perseverance - Dr. Hassan Tetteh is a board-certified surgeon specializing in thoracic surgery, critical care, heart and lung transplantation, rese...

  • Added: Jul 03, 2020
  • Length: 02:05
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This week’s episode ends our series of conversations with Valrice “Whop” Cooper. Whop is the legendary cornerman who learned his craft training pri...

  • Added: Mar 12, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
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This week continues our set of conversations with Valrice “Whop” Cooper, the legendary cornerman who learned his craft training prisoners in the Lo...

  • Added: Mar 12, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
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This week starts our series of conversations with Valrice “Whop” Cooper, the legendary cornerman who learned his craft training prisoners in the Lo...

  • Added: Mar 12, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
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The Pursuit of Happiness with Ricky Williams NFL Football Immortal and CBD Wellness Mogul. What happens when Two-time All-American, Heisman Trophy...

Bought by WCNY


  • Added: Mar 12, 2020
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Dawn Staley, a Hall of Fame basketball player and coach grew up playing against the boys in her North Philadelphia neighborhood. Staley has won t...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WITF, and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Feb 28, 2020
  • Length: 01:02
  • Purchases: 4
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Black figure skaters are far and few between. Deneane Richburg is one of just a few in Minnesota. She's created a project that puts stories and mov...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 02, 2019
  • Length: 04:13
  • Purchases: 1
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Some guys come in and think you can turn pro next week, but once they come in here and find out what you have to go through, it’s like a wake-up ca...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 05, 2018
  • Length: 04:08
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Melvin Pender (right) with his friend, Keith Sims, at their StoryCorps interview in Atlanta last month.
During the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, many black athletes were called to protest racial inequality. Not all were able to do so. That was the case f...

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Oct 18, 2018
  • Length: 02:34
  • Purchases: 1
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Kittie Weston-Knauer is the oldest female BMX bicycle racer in the United States. It was her son Max who introduced her to the sport more than 30 y...

Bought by KALW, WEZU, and WVBI-LP


  • Added: May 17, 2018
  • Length: 02:17
  • Purchases: 3
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-Poet Kiki Petrosino reflects on tragic outcomes during traffic stops between police and African American drivers. -David Wiggins shares how Africa...

Bought by WJCT, Harford Community Radio, WUGA (part of GPB), WVAS, KRZA and more


  • Added: Feb 16, 2018
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 7
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Alison Desir is a force to be reckoned with. Passionate about community, mental health and fitness she got into distance running in 2012 as a way t...

Bought by WCNY and CI Dolphin Radio


  • Added: Oct 09, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Dr. William Lynn Weaver
In 1964, Dr. William Lynn Weaver was one of 14 black teens who integrated West High School in Knoxville, Tennessee. At StoryCorps, he spoke about h...

  • Added: Oct 03, 2017
  • Length: 05:41
Caption: Colin Kaepernick takes a knee, Credit: Screenshot from Al Jazeera English. http://bit.ly/2fhPLnd
For many people, this is a time to reflect on what it means to live in the United States. The election season revealed a divided nation, and many f...

Bought by KSFR


  • Added: Sep 20, 2017
  • Length: 07:06
  • Purchases: 1
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What does it take to win an NBA Championship? On Monday night, June 12th, Oakland's Golden State Warriors, aka "Dub Nation" silenced the Cleveland ...

  • Added: Jun 28, 2017
  • Length: 44:31
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An interview with writer Rahawa Haile who shares her experiences through-hiking the Appalachian Trail while bisexual, female and black

Bought by KVSC and XRAY.fm


  • Added: Jun 23, 2017
  • Length: 28:48
  • Purchases: 2