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Paul Robeson: America's Sung Hero

From: Mark Lavonier

An exploration through the life and times of singer, activist, athlete and entertainer Paul Robeson.

Bought by WRVO Public Media and WRPI

Added: Dec 10, 2009
Length: 29:23
Purchases: 2

Into the Music of Bob Dylan (3 Hours)

From: Hwy. 61 Productions
Series: Into the Music

A 3-part chronological profile of Dylan's career from the early 1960's until his most recent work. Each part has a :60 intro and 2 segments of app...

Bought by KSRQ

Added: Nov 25, 2009
Length: 02:49:42
Purchases: 1

Sovereignty and Technology

From: Native Public Media
Series: We Shall Remain

What does it mean to be a "sovereign nation?" Modern technology is reshaping ancient conflicts over U.S. and Native American lands while also offer...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, Troy Public Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm

Added: Apr 21, 2009
Length: 04:55
Purchases: 4

Nipmuc Language Preservation, David White

From: Native Public Media
Series: We Shall Remain

David White balances his day job as a Massachusetts electrician with his single-handed mission to save the Nipmuc language unused for 100 years but...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, Troy Public Radio, and KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm

Added: Apr 14, 2009
Length: 05:00
Purchases: 3

Golden Days and Friendly Faces

From: WMUK

Portrait of the musical life of Lake Michigan's Beaver Island

Bought by WFIU, KXOT Public Radio, and KSJD

Added: Aug 20, 2008
Length: 53:58
Purchases: 3

Downtown Profile: Cottage Grove, Oregon

From: KLCC

Profile of an Oregon City

Added: May 06, 2008
Length: 07:33

Inside the Capoeiristas' Circle

From: Aaron Henkin

A profile of a centuries-old martial art with roots that go back to Angola, Africa

Added: Apr 03, 2008
Length: 18:30

Rediscovering Barbara Jordan

From: KUT

One-hour documentary about the life and legacy of Barbara Jordan, the first black woman from the South to serve in the U.S. Congress.

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, and KXOT Public Radio

Added: Feb 04, 2008
Length: 54:01
Purchases: 3

Episode 4. Almost Free

From: ERIC V. TAIT, JR.
Series: Then I'll Be Free To Travel Home-the Legacy of the New York African Burial Ground

Sussana Anthony Roberts, Solomon Pieters, and the Push for Personal and Economic Freedom (1664-1712)

Bought by WDSE

Added: Jan 25, 2008
Length: 59:00
Purchases: 1

Episode 3. Survival

From: ERIC V. TAIT, JR.
Series: Then I'll Be Free To Travel Home-the Legacy of the New York African Burial Ground

Eleven Africans and the Survival of the New Netherlands Colony (1624-1664)

Added: Jan 25, 2008
Length: 59:00

Episode 1. "Then I'll Be Free To Travel Home"

From: ERIC V. TAIT, JR.
Series: Then I'll Be Free To Travel Home-the Legacy of the New York African Burial Ground

Preview/Overview: (1624-1863)

Bought by WCPN, WDSE, and WNYC

Added: Jan 25, 2008
Length: 59:00
Purchases: 3

Classic Mardi Gras Songs Profiles - New Suit

From: David Kunian
Series: Mardi Gras Song Profiles

A short profile with Big Chief Bo Dollis and keyboardist Willie Tee of the Mardi Gras classic "New Suit."

Bought by KSLU, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and WNCU

Added: Jan 18, 2008
Length: 04:56
Purchases: 3

Classic Mardi Gras Songs Profiles - Handa Wanda

From: David Kunian
Series: Mardi Gras Song Profiles

In this short piece, the musicians who participated in the recording of the Mardi Gras standard "Handa Wanda" recall its origins and recording.

Bought by KSLU

Added: Jan 18, 2008
Length: 04:57
Purchases: 1

Bix Beiderbecke: Never the Same Way Twice

From: WFIU

one-hour special on the life of jazz pioneer Bix Beiderbecke

Bought by South Dakota Public Broadcasting - Radio

Added: Jan 07, 2008
Length: 59:31
Purchases: 1

Hoagy!

From: WFIU

One-hour special exploring the life and music of legendary songwriter Hoagy Carmichael

Bought by KMUW and WNMU-FM

Added: Dec 19, 2007
Length: 59:03
Purchases: 2

Jump for Joy - Duke Ellington's Celebratory Musical

From: WFIU

Perfect for Black History Month (February), this one-hour special tells the story of Duke Ellington's musical "Jump for Joy"

Bought by WVIK, High Plains Public Radio, Wyoming Public Radio, KSUT, KCSM and more

Added: Dec 19, 2007
Length: 59:05
Purchases: 37

From Moonshine to Armadillos: The Birth of the Austin Music Scene

From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: Joe Bevilacqua Documentaries

Rare archival recordings of Janis Joplin and Willie Nelson highlight this documentary.

Bought by Prairie Public

Added: Nov 14, 2007
Length: 58:51
Purchases: 1

WWOZ Street Talk - an Elegy for Willie Tee

From: David Kunian

6 minute radio piece with interviews and music about the New Orleans keyboadist, singer, and producer Willie Tee

Added: Oct 19, 2007
Length: 05:57

The History of This I Believe

From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe

Jay Allison hosts a documentary exploring the history of Edward R. Murrow's This I Believe series of the early 1950s.

Bought by Maine Public Radio, KFOK-LPFM, WEZU, KZYX, Marfa Public Radio and more

Added: Sep 24, 2007
Length: 54:01
Purchases: 23

Haunting the Quabbin: Inside Out

From: Inside Out Documentaries

How four towns in an idyllic valley were levelled and burned in the late '30s to build the biggest drinking water reservoir of the era, as experien...

Bought by Room Tone Selects, WNIJ, and WGBH Radio Boston

Added: Mar 08, 2007
Length: 01:02:02
Purchases: 3

RN Documentary: Cavalry, Caravans and Christians: Genghis Khan and Europe's first global age

From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries

The lasting impact of the Mongol invasions on Europe, 800 years after Genghis Khan united the Mongols into one nation.

Bought by KICI Iowa City and WRPI

Added: Jan 18, 2007
Length: 29:30
Purchases: 2

Peace Talks Radio: Ralph Bunche - Profile in Peace (59:00/54:00/29:00)[Black History Month Offering]

From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes

A conversational profile of Ralph Bunche - a sometimes overlooked African-American who excelled in the world of diplomacy. Bunche negotiated tire...

Bought by South Dakota Public Broadcasting - Radio, KUOW, Radio Baha'i, WLGI, Aspen Public Radio, Radio Baha'i, WLGI and more

Added: Jan 12, 2007
Length: 59:01
Purchases: 30

Rock-and-roll benefit concerts: Music to UNICEF's ears

From: UNICEF

This Story is free! With the Concert for Bangladesh George Harrison and Ravi Shankar started the tradition of the super-concert for a humanitarian ...

Bought by WABE