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Garland

From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits

Painting, landscaping, demo work, dish washer... I'm available.

Bought by PRX Remix

Added: Feb 01, 2018
Length: 04:19
Purchases: 1

Place and Privilege

From: Capital Public Radio
Series: The View From Here

Sacramento is considered one of the most integrated and diverse cities in America. But neighborhoods in California's capital are changing, in part,...

Bought by KZYX, KUAF Public Radio, KVCR, and KCPW Salt Lake City

Added: Oct 14, 2017
Length: 53:56
Purchases: 4

Oly Via Sherkole

From: Robert Smith

A boy's escape from war and the beginning of a new life in the United States.

Added: Apr 11, 2017
Length: 18:59

Being Black In Blue: A Profile Of A Police Officer

From: Emily Corwin

Nashua, NH Police Sergeant, Lakeisha Phelps is one of two black police officers on a force with 176 police officers, in one of New Hampshire’s most...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio

Added: Oct 11, 2016
Length: 03:56
Purchases: 1

Blues America 59 - Jontavious Willis

From: Drew Verbis
Series: Blues America

20 year old Jontavious Willis from Greenville, Georgia is a touring, unrecorded, self-taught mult-instrumentalist who can be seen belting out pre-w...

Bought by Public Radio East and Spokane Public Radio

Added: Aug 12, 2016
Length: 59:01
Purchases: 2

NEA Jazz Moments with Saxophonist Pharoah Sanders

From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments

"You can play notes, but if you don't put anything in the notes, that's what it is...just notes." - Pharoah Sanders.

Bought by WKSU, Harford Community Radio, WRTI, KCSM, Harford Community Radio and more

Added: Jul 06, 2016
Length: 02:57
Purchases: 11

Blues America 52 - Jerry Lawson Project 4

From: Drew Verbis
Series: Blues America

The Jerry Lawson Legacy Project is an exclusive series for Blues America that explores the history of singing legend Jerry Lawson and the famed Per...

Bought by Public Radio East, GCR (Global Community Radio), and Spokane Public Radio

Added: Jun 17, 2016
Length: 59:01
Purchases: 3

A Bow To Prince: An Appreciation of The Artist

From: Paul Ingles

Paul Ingles hosts an hour of music and reflections by his friends and fans of music legend Prince who died April 21, 2016.

Bought by WDDE, WUTC, KRCB 104.9, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, Troy Public Radio and more

Added: Apr 21, 2016
Length: 58:59
Purchases: 39

Blues America 43 - Francine Reed

From: Drew Verbis
Series: Blues America

Francine Reed is famous blues singer based in Atlanta. She is best known as the long time regular singing companion of Lyle Lovett and member of Ly...

Bought by Public Radio East, Spokane Public Radio, KDLG, GCR (Global Community Radio), and KSRQ

Added: Mar 18, 2016
Length: 59:00
Purchases: 5

The Secret Basketball Game That Desegregated Louisiana High School Sports

From: WWNO
Series: TriPod: New Orleans At 300

Caption: The Purple Knights pose on the court; Harold Sylvester is kneeling next to his coach., Credit: HAROLD SYLVESTER / AMISTAD RESEARCH CENTER

In this episode, Laine Kaplan-Levenson discusses the first integrated high school sports contest in Louisiana between St. Aug and Jesuit--and talks...

Bought by WAER Syracuse, NY

Added: Mar 08, 2016
Length: 11:26
Purchases: 1

Inside the World of Deja Rene Carr

From: Paolo Rosen

Deje Rene Carr has basically reached the status of local music legend in Pioneer Valley. The catch, she's still in high school.

Added: Mar 07, 2016
Length: 05:57

Coming Out Meatless (Gravy Ep. 21)

From: Southern Foodways Alliance
Series: Gravy Podcast

Caption: Choya Webb and his father, Choya Webb Sr.

What does *not* eating meat say about you? In one young biracial man’s family, his dietary change was construed as white, elite, even feminine. In ...

Bought by KVLU, WABE, and PRX Remix

Added: Sep 10, 2015
Length: 24:40
Purchases: 3

George Clinton, AKA Dr. Funkenstein, in his own words

From: David Schulman
Series: Musicians in their own words

Caption: Mysterious detail from the funk-cloning electron microgramatoscope, Credit: Dr. Schulmanstein

If James Brown was the Godfather of Soul, George Clinton remains the undisputed Crown Prince of Funk. Parliament-Funkadelic. Flashlight. The Mothe...

Added: Mar 16, 2015
Length: 04:59

Some Thoughts On Mercy: An Essay on Race and Redemption, written and read by Ross Gay

From: Chris Moore-Backman
Series: Bringing Down the New Jim Crow

In this provocative radio essay, a commonplace encounter with racial profiling opens the door to the vast and painful reality of racism in the Unit...

Bought by KGNU Community Radio and WYAP

Added: Feb 04, 2015
Length: 29:00
Purchases: 2

Coming Home

From: Whitney Henry-Lester

Eleanor Warren talks about her song, "Coming Home."

Bought by WCSU-FM and PRX Remix

Added: Nov 02, 2014
Length: 04:09
Purchases: 2

Drums in the Distance by Joshua Sirotiak

From: WBEZ
Series: Vocalo Presents

Caption: Opening Second Line, Credit: Wikipedia Creative Commons

Joshua Sirotiak seeks out the history of Second Line Jazz culture in New Orleans. Along the way, he finds a few answers to questions about his own ...

Bought by WFHB and KALW

Added: Aug 12, 2014
Length: 10:04
Purchases: 2

NYC Student Tackles the Last Test Standing Between Her and a High School Diploma

From: WNYC
Series: WNYC's Educating on the Edge

Caption: Danielle Motindabeka in the WNYC studio

When Radio Rookie Danielle Motindabeka came to the United States at age 13, she didn’t speak English. By the time she was in high school, Danielle ...

Bought by PRX Remix

Added: Jul 23, 2014
Length: 07:15
Purchases: 1

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

'To Heal A Sick Nation: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and IDEAS'

From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Caption: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 1966, Credit: AFP/Getty Images

This program tells the untold story about Dr. Martin Luther King and his appearance on the most prestigious lecture series in Canada, shortly befor...

Bought by WXXI Rochester

Added: Apr 04, 2014
Length: 49:57
Purchases: 1

Stronghold

From: From Block2Block

As whites fled Washington D.C. to live in the suburbs in the 1950s, Stronghold was born. This piece reveals how residents gave the neighborhood its...

Added: Feb 23, 2014
Length: 14:07

Sarah Vaughan

From: KUT
Series: KUTX Liner Notes

With her ability to banter with the audience and outspoken sense of humor Sarah Vaughn was best described as “sassy.” Her first big break came afte...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio

Added: Jul 12, 2013
Length: 02:53
Purchases: 1

The Price of Admission: A Musical Biography of Florence Beatrice Price

From: WQXR

Florence Beatrice Price wrote more than 300 musical compositions. Some of her works have been lost, others are unpublished, and some of piano and v...

Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting, WUGA (part of GPB), WFMT Station Account, Troy Public Radio, WVIA and more

Added: Jun 11, 2013
Length: 59:00
Purchases: 14

Dealing With Diabetes

From: Capital Public Radio

Caption: Carolyn Jackson in dialysis, Credit: Andrew Nixon/Capital Public Radio

November is American Diabetes Month and this award-winning program tells first-person stories from the Type 2 diabetes epidemic. Health Care Report...

Bought by WESM 91.3 FM, KPVL, 90.5 WESA, WEZU, KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle and more