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Black History Month Special: The Songs of Razaf and Waller
From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow (Jazz and American Popular Song): Specials
Caption: Fats Waller, Credit: Library of Congress
Celebrate Black History Month with an exploration of the songs from one of the most influential songwriting duos of the 20th century: Andy Razaf an...

Bought by KTXK, Northeast Indiana Public Radio, KMUW, Radio Catskill, WBGO and more


  • Added: Jan 21, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
Inaugural Kansas City 18th & Vine Poet Laureate Glenn North
From: New Letters on the Air
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New Letters on the Air features Glenn North, the inaugural Poet Laureate of the 18th and Vine Historic Jazz District. This Cave Canem fellow shares...

  • Added: Jan 20, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
MLK Day Segments
From: KXCI
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We asked members of Tucson's black community to share insight on topics related to their blackness. A series of short segments designed for broadca...

  • Added: Jan 17, 2020
  • Length: 14:29
The Stradivarius of Singers: A Tribute to Leontyne Price
From: The WFMT Radio Network
Caption: Leontyne Price, Credit: Jack Mitchell
One of the most renowned and beloved singers of the 20th century, American soprano Leontyne Price rose to superstardom at a time when African-Ameri...

Bought by WVIA, WMNR, and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 17, 2020
  • Length: 58:29
  • Purchases: 3
200103: Dr. Robert Bullard: The Stephen H. Schneider Award for Outstanding Climate Communication, 1/3/2020
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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Climate One honors Dr. Robert Bullard with the ninth annual Stephen Schneider Award for Outstanding Climate Science Communications. Often described...

  • Added: Jan 02, 2020
  • Length: 58:57
2020-01-03 Dr. Robert Bullard: The Father of Environmental Justice
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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Climate One honors Robert Bullard with the ninth annual Stephen Schneider Award for Outstanding Climate Science Communications. Often described as ...

Bought by WJCT, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, WMUU-LP, WFHB, and KSQD Santa Cruz


  • Added: Jan 02, 2020
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 5
2019-12-29 Ken Taylor Tribute
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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Remembering Philosophy Talk's co-creator, chief cheerleader, and guiding light, Ken Taylor.

Bought by WFHB, KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle, GCR (Global Community Radio), KMUN, KSKQ and more


  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 7
Speakeasy with Denene: Black
From: Georgia Public Broadcasting
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The theme for this episode of "Speakeasy with Denene" is black.

Bought by High Plains Public Radio and KVSC


  • Added: Dec 26, 2019
  • Length: 28:56
  • Purchases: 2
December Festivals
From: New Letters on the Air
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We feature literature and commentary about the December holiday season from our rich archives. The late Rabbi Gerald Kane discusses the origins of ...

Bought by WDCB and WDCB


  • Added: Dec 23, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Pieces of Me
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: See It Through My Eyes
Caption: Dave McClinton interviewed by Akins High School Austin Corps class, Credit: Texas Folklife
Artist profile of Dave McClinton, an Austin-based artist and graphic designer. This story is part of an audio series "See It Through My Eyes" creat...

  • Added: Dec 23, 2019
  • Length: 05:24
Episode #503 - 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 WHRV, WOUB, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, KSRQ, Royalton Community Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 21, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Episode #502 - 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, WHRV, WOUB, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, Royalton Community Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 14, 2019
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 7
Dr. Tommy J. Curry
From: Generation Justice Admin
Caption: Dr. Tommy J. Curry
Where can the experiences of black men and boys be told and justified? Perhaps not within academia...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Dec 09, 2019
  • Length: 27:30
  • Purchases: 1
Masters on NEA Masters
From: Jim Luce
Caption: Jim Luce, Luce Group, Credit: Sarah Juliet Luce
From the Luce Group, Renee Rosnes Quartet, Steve Turré Big Band and Gary Bartz Quartet pay tribute to Joe Henderson, JJ Johnson and Jackie McLean i...

  • Added: Nov 23, 2019
  • Length: 01:00:45
Episode #495 - 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
Matt The Cat celebrates Halloween with the scariest, spookiest and most sinister vintage rhythm & blues records ever made! It's the disembodied "so...

Bought by Royalton Community Radio, WHRV, WOUB, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, and KMXT


  • Added: Oct 27, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
The Big Pond #50: Showing Our Colors
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
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People of mixed heritage lead complex lives, often navigating between two racial and/or cultural identities. Producer Jocelyn Robinson, who lives t...

Bought by KICI Iowa City and WNYO


  • Added: Oct 16, 2019
  • Length: 27:04
  • Purchases: 2
Fishing with Delton
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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Born and raised in Compton. It was big to come out here and see something different.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 10, 2019
  • Length: 04:14
  • Purchases: 1
Panther Cubs
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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We don'y just plant the seeds so we can eat the fruit. We plant the seeds so the fruit will be there for generations.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 10, 2019
  • Length: 04:12
  • Purchases: 1
New Beginnings
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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I got shot two times, and i walked out of Shock Trauma three hours later. It was made clear to me that my work wasn't done.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 10, 2019
  • Length: 04:13
  • Purchases: 1
Ep. 19: Minnesota Eats
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: MinneCulture Podcast
Caption: Chef Yia Vang, Credit: Erin Cahanes
Immigrants are spicing up Minnesota food. In this episode of the MinneCulture podcast, host Jumondeh Tweh gets cooking tips from his Liberian mothe...

  • Added: Oct 08, 2019
  • Length: 18:01
UnCommonCore Podcast Episode 32 | Fall Fashion 2019 | Capsule 4 | Part 2
From: Tom Howell
Series: 2019 New York Sumer Fashion: Capsule 4
Caption: Kimberly Goldson, Credit: Tom Howell
From Guatemalan Mercado Global to Harlem Fashion Row (HFR) this diverse collection of designers are all giving back to their communities with socia...

  • Added: Sep 29, 2019
  • Length: 40:03
The Big Pond #46: Black Art, Berlin Stories – Looking for Alain Locke
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
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In 1925, the African-American philosopher Alain Locke (1886-1954) launched a revolutionary black arts movement now known as the Harlem Renaissance....

Bought by KICI Iowa City and WNYO


  • Added: Sep 18, 2019
  • Length: 34:12
  • Purchases: 2
Nobody Swung Harder: The Jazz Violin of Stuff Smith
From: David Schulman
Caption: Stuff Smith and friends, Credit: family photo
Hezekiah Leroy Gordon “Stuff” Smith was the most important American jazz violinist of the 20th Century. He recorded with Ella Fitzgerald. Oscar Pet...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 22, 2019
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 1
Episode #481 - Elvis' R&B Influences
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
Elvis Presley's early music was a blend of Hillbilly, Country, Gospel and R&B. This week's "Juke In The Back" explored the enormous debt Elvis owed...

Bought by Royalton Community Radio, WHRV, KTRT RADIO INC, WOUB, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Jul 21, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Episode #478 - 4th of July Special: R&B Food Songs
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
What’s more American than celebrating America’s birthday with some good ol’ red, white and Rhythm & Blues about THE Fourth of July staple: food? Di...

Bought by Royalton Community Radio, WHRV, KVNF, WOUB, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Jun 30, 2019
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 6

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