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Episode #716 - R&B Influences: Delta Rhythm Boys
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat, Credit: Public Domain
The "Juke In The Back" takes a deep look at The Delta Rhythm Boys, one of R&B's early influences. They never scored the hits like the Mills Brothe...

Bought by Royalton Community Radio, KJZX-Austin, WHRV, WOUB, KCSM and more


  • Added: Jan 21, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
Echoes of a Coup
From: Scene on Radio
Caption: Echoes of a Coup art, Credit: Zaire McPhearson
One-hour special (59:00 with 5-minute news hole), Echoes of a Coup, telling the story of the only successful coup d'etat in U.S. history -- the 189...

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], WNYC, WUNC, WYPR, WFDD and more


  • Added: Jan 17, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 25
UpFront Soul #2024.03-January 16-22, 2024-Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
From: WERU
Series: UpFront Soul with Sanguine Fromage
Caption: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
This week, we honor the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We'll hear excerpts of his sermons, speeches, and interviews, along with funk,...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KAAD-LP, Georgia Public Broadcasting, KZUM, WOUB and more


  • Added: Jan 13, 2024
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 12
Celebrating MLK
From: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Series: Sounds Jewish
Caption: Sounds Jewish logo with star of David
Martin Luther King Day commemorates his efforts to bring about social equality. We celebrate with songs extolling equal rights and affirming an aff...

Bought by WLPR and KALW


  • Added: Jan 12, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Civics 101: The True Story Of Reconstruction
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101
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Reconstruction has long been taught as a lost cause narrative. We talk about what that narrative leaves out.

  • Added: Jan 09, 2024
  • Length: 51:30
It's Time! Max Roach In The 1960s
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz: Specials
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A centennial tribute to Max Roach, who set the pace for modern jazz drumming and became an outspoken activist for civil rights.

Bought by WSKG, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WWNO, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KUAT and more


  • Added: Jan 09, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Episode #714 - 1954: Jukebox Rhythm Review, Pt. 2
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat, Credit: Public Domain
This week, the “Juke In The Back” transports you back 70 years. 1954 was a pivotal year for American Music. The lines between Rhythm & Blues and Po...

Bought by Royalton Community Radio, WHRV, KSRQ, KJZX-Austin, KCSM and more


  • Added: Jan 07, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 10
Episode #713 - 1954: Jukebox Rhythm Review, Pt. 1
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat, Credit: Public Domain
The Juke is taking you back 70 years! 1954 was a pivotal year for American Music. The lines between Rhythm & Blues and Pop were getting blurred as ...

Bought by Royalton Community Radio, WHRV, KJZX-Austin, KCSM, WOUB and more


  • Added: Dec 31, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
Episode #711 - Cool Yule: R&B Christmas, Pt. 2
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat, Credit: Public Domain
The "Juke In The Back" presents part 2 of our 2 part vintage Christmas Rhythm & Blues extravaganza that Matt The Cat is calling "Cool Yule." Dig on...

Bought by KSRQ, Royalton Community Radio, KJZX-Austin, WHRV, WOUB and more


  • Added: Dec 17, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
(December 27, 2023 Re-Air) Jubilee Justice Black Farmers' Rice Project: Tackling Racism & Rice
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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A bold experiment is taking place among Black farmers in the Southeast — a story of hope in an area with a history of plantation slavery, land thef...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KDNK, KWMR, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, and WNYE


  • Added: Dec 15, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 5
Episode #710 - Hey! Santa Claus: R&B Christmas, Pt. 1
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat, Credit: Public Domain
The "Juke In The Back" begins a 2 part Holiday Music Extravaganza with a tribute to Santa Claus. This week, we find the "man in red" doing the boog...

Bought by KSRQ, Royalton Community Radio, KJZX-Austin, WHRV, WOUB and more


  • Added: Dec 10, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
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
231110: Putting It All on the Line with Rev. Lennox Yearwood, Jr. and Jacqueline Patterson, 11/10/2023
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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Climate affects everyone, but not equally. Those affected first and worst are often the same communities that suffer from housing and income inequa...

  • Added: Nov 09, 2023
  • Length: 58:57
The Declaration Revisited: Black Americans
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101
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How enslaved Americans and Black Americans pushed against the document from the very beginning of our nation’s founding.

  • Added: Nov 07, 2023
  • Length: 14:42
Hour 1: The Pandemic and After
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Series: Speaking Our Truths: The -Ism Youth Files
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A compilation of Episodes 1 and 2 for stations desiring a 59 minute version.) 1) Youth experienced challenges on their mental health during the pa...

Bought by Prairie Public


  • Added: Oct 26, 2023
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 1
Episode #703 - Spooky Halloween Rhythm & Blues
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat, Credit: Public Domain
Halloween has always been a frightfully good time of the year for the "Juke In The Back." This year, Matt The Cat, along with Miss Rosie and Bobby ...

Bought by Royalton Community Radio, KJZX-Austin, WHRV, WOUB, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio and more


  • Added: Oct 22, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
Episode 2: World On Fire
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Series: Speaking Our Truths: The -Ism Youth Files
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Social activism by youth during and after the pandemic helped their mental wellness.

Bought by WMUU-LP


  • Added: Oct 21, 2023
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
Frozen River Film Fest 2022: Loon
From: KQAL
Series: Art Beat
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The FRFF is a festival held around Winona that features a variety of documentary films. Though these films vary in message, topic, and substance th...

  • Added: Oct 20, 2023
  • Length: 31:15
Prince: The Story of Diamonds and Pearls
From: True Tone Media Group
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The story of Prince's 1991 album "Diamonds and Pearls," as told through its hits and outtakes, live recordings, and interviews with members of the ...

Bought by WBGO and KSRQ


  • Added: Oct 18, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
SPECIAL ISeeU EPISODE: MLK Day- Seeing (Me) Is Believing with author Tami Charles
From: I See U with Eddie Robinson
Series: I SEE U with Eddie Robinson Specials
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When Tami Charles’ son was in kindergarten, he asked her: “If Dr. King was such a good guy who wanted all these wonderful things for everyone, Momm...

Bought by Oregon Public Broadcasting, WRKF, RadioStPete Florida, Wyoming Public Radio, WUWM and more


  • Added: Oct 17, 2023
  • Length: 53:30
  • Purchases: 14
The Ballad of the Brown King
From: The WFMT Radio Network
Series: Holiday Specials from WFMT
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Dr. Louise Toppin, a preeminent performer and scholar specializing in the concert repertoire of African American composers, presents the world prem...

Bought by KTEP, WUFT, WCQS, WWNO, WRKF and more


  • Added: Oct 04, 2023
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 82
Episode #700 - Open The Door, Richard!
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat, Credit: Public Domain
This week, for the 700th episode of "Juke In The Back," Matt The Cat digs deep into the racks n' stacks o' shellac to bring you a solid hour on tha...

Bought by Royalton Community Radio, WHRV, KJZX-Austin, WOUB, WUTC and more


  • Added: Oct 01, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Jay-Z at the Library
From: Brooklyn Public Library
Series: "Borrowed" Podcast from Brooklyn Public Library
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Over 14,000 patrons have signed up for their first library card since Jay-Z's exhibit came to Central Library in mid-July. We talk to Brooklynites ...

  • Added: Sep 29, 2023
  • Length: 07:49
UpFront Soul #2023.36 September 4-11, 2023
From: WERU
Series: UpFront Soul with Sanguine Fromage
Caption: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
We'll celebrate the 60th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom with music from Mahalia Jackson, the SNCC Freedom Singers...

Bought by KMUN, Georgia Public Broadcasting, Prairie Public, KAAD-LP, KZUM and more


  • Added: Sep 01, 2023
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 13
Special Report- Jubilee Justice Regenerative Farming: Tackling Racism & Rice
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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A bold experiment is taking place among Black farmers in the Southeast — a story of hope in an area with a history of plantation slavery, land thef...

Bought by Radio Catskill, RadioFreePalmer, KDNK, WNYE, and KWMR


  • Added: Jul 18, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 5

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