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Unveiling The Ancestors
From: Anne Hoffman
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Welcome to “Unveiling the Ancestors,” a radio special that sheds light on who we are today by looking at WHO came before us. I'm your host, Anne Ho...

  • Added: Nov 24, 2023
  • Length: 53:10
Tina Turner the Queen of Rock 'n' Roll
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Soul Roots
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Queen of Rock 'n' Roll is a musical history of the great Tina Turner hosted by musicologist Howard Burchette.

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif. and KOSU


  • Added: Jun 07, 2023
  • Length: 57:17
  • Purchases: 2
Singer Songwriter Annie Mack Finds Her Truth in The Blues
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Singer Songwriter Annie Mack, Credit: Shelly Mosman
African American singer songwriter Annie Mack does it all, from powerhouse blues to New Americana and beyond, highlighting her unique vocal presenc...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 27, 2020
  • Length: 05:33
  • Purchases: 1
Choosing Joy Over Boxes
From: Diana Opong
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Living life as a multi-ethnic person in the entertainment industry can have it's challenges, but one performer has found a way to choose joy despit...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 03, 2020
  • Length: 14:26
  • Purchases: 1
Bend, but Don't Break
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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My mom always used to tell me, 'Only the strong survive.' To this day, those words live in me.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 17, 2019
  • Length: 04:17
  • Purchases: 1
Happy Family
From: Roy Schreiber
Caption: Erma protesting, Credit: Blair Gauntt
In the 1970s a group of working women sued a major corporation for equal pay and equal opportunity. For ten years they fought high priced company ...

Bought by KALW and WVPE


  • Added: Jan 03, 2019
  • Length: 51:54
  • Purchases: 2
The Lesser Known Heart of Collegiate Rowing
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism
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Tens of Universities around the country have high-level competition rowing. The teams are made of many standout scholarship athletes, but what make...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 14, 2018
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 1
Ladies' Choice Vol. 4
From: Brian Aust
Series: WoodWarbler's JazzGrass Radio Show
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Two hours of the finest female artists that play music from the JazzGrass sonic spectrum, for all the ladies trying to get'r done in this increasin...

Bought by Bandon Community Radio


  • Added: Oct 22, 2018
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 1
Nilajah Brown
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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'To flourish' means: To create an environment where you thrive.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 07, 2017
  • Length: 04:19
  • Purchases: 1
American Muy Thai
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
Caption: Aurora Raiten, fighter at American Muy Thai, Credit: Wendel Patrick
a visit with Jesse and Aurora at American Muy Thai

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 25, 2017
  • Length: 04:08
  • Purchases: 1
Listening to Ladies: Mari Kimura
From: Elisabeth Blair
Series: Listening to Ladies
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Composer Mari Kimura on growing up in an experimental solar house, taking care of a terrified audience, and improvising as a way to find one’s self.

  • Added: May 09, 2017
  • Length: 30:20
StoryCorps: Trista James, Tanya James and Michelle Paugh
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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In 1979, Tanya James went to work in the West Virginia coal mines. She came to StoryCorps to share her experiences from those early days.

Bought by West Virginia Public Broadcasting, WRIR, West Virginia Public Broadcasting, WEZU, KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm and more


  • Added: Mar 18, 2016
  • Length: 02:27
  • Purchases: 6
An Unusual but Legal Trade: the “Mule Women” of Morocco
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Border crossing , Credit: Thalia Beaty and Maggy Donaldson
Moroccan markets sell goods imported from Spain at a discount for buyers. But that discount comes at a price -- for the Moroccan women who bring th...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 17, 2015
  • Length: 09:00
  • Purchases: 1
A pastor teaches unaccompanied migrant girls to sew
From: Bending Borders
Series: Between Homelands: Hope, Fear and Longing in America
Caption: Pastor Monsalve preaches from her storefront church in Torrance, California., Credit: Phoenix Tso
Margarita Monsalve operates a sewing circle in Torrance, California, where unaccompanied migrant girls from Central America find a strong community...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jul 01, 2015
  • Length: 05:13
  • Purchases: 1
Delivered with Elizabeth Jarrett Andrew
From: WDSE
Series: Women's Words
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This Women's Words features Elizabeth Jarrett Andrew reading an excerpt from her book "Hannah, Delivered."

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Nov 18, 2014
  • Length: 06:55
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 2: Tradition!
From: Mother
Series: MOTHER: A PODCAST
Caption: MOTHER: A PODCAST, Credit: Logo created by Justin Schnarr (justinschnarr.com/).
After Annie Cho gave birth to her son this spring, she struggled to make traditional Chinese "confinement" practices (hygiene rules + special postp...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 22, 2014
  • Length: 08:54
  • Purchases: 1
Davina and the Vagabonds bring in a Rare Hometown Show
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Davina and the Vagabonds, Credit: Christie Williams
Davina and the Vagabonds, definite road warriors take the stage in their home base, Minneapolis on August 29, 2014. There'll be lots of sassy vocal...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Aug 23, 2014
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
Reina Del Cid and the Cidizens at MWMF 2013
From: KQAL
Series: The Live Feed
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On this episode of "The Live Feed" - KQAL's Adam Lusch sits down with Reina Del Cid and the Cidizens. This Minneapolis based band describes themsel...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jan 14, 2014
  • Length: 28:42
  • Purchases: 1
The Live Feed Presents: Claudia Schmidt at MWMF 2013
From: KQAL
Series: The Live Feed
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We continue our coverage of Midwest Music Fest 2013 with a woman who is legendary in the music scene. Claudia Schmidt joins me over dinner for conv...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Nov 12, 2013
  • Length: 58:49
  • Purchases: 1
Wildflower at MWMF 2013
From: KQAL
Series: The Live Feed
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Wildflower is a folk trio of women from Winona who enjoy writing music and creating unique harmonies together. Their music is best described as fre...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: May 07, 2013
  • Length: 31:35
  • Purchases: 1
The Live Feed Presents: The Ultrasounds
From: KQAL
Series: The Live Feed
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On this episode of "The Live Feed" we visit with the "Ultrasounds", an all girl punk rock band based in Winona, Minnesota. Their mixture of differe...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jan 17, 2013
  • Length: 35:44
  • Purchases: 1
The Live Feed Presents: Is/Is
From: KQAL
Series: The Live Feed
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On this episode of "The Live Feed" we hear from a three piece band with their own witch gazing genre. Based out of Minneapolis Minnesota, this some...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jan 17, 2013
  • Length: 24:35
  • Purchases: 1
The Live Feed Presents: Ida Jo
From: KQAL
Series: The Live Feed
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On this episode of "The Live Feed" we visit with Ida Jo, a violinist from Madison, Wisconsin. Ida Jo uses her classical background to create music ...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jan 16, 2013
  • Length: 57:21
  • Purchases: 1
The Live Feed Presents: Julia McConahay
From: KQAL
Series: The Live Feed
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On this episode of The live Feed, we feature Julia McConahay - who is a multifaceted musician. Julia was awarded Best Sting Instrumentalist for 2...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: May 31, 2012
  • Length: 28:34
  • Purchases: 1
A Hug on the Way Home
From: Julia Barton
Caption: Constance Carman says goodbye to a soldier., Credit: Julia Barton
When U.S. soldiers come back home on leave, they fly through a few central airports. For soldiers headed west of the Mississippi River, that airpor...

Bought by Connecticut Public (WNPR), KPVL, Troy Public Radio, Delta College Public Radio, The Story and more


  • Added: Jul 08, 2011
  • Length: 05:10
  • Purchases: 7