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The national uprising ignited by the murder of George Floyd has cast a spotlight on the country’s embedded, institutional racism, including the fra...

Bought by MPR News Stations, KCBX, WAMU, WHYY, WUTC and more


  • Added: Jul 02, 2020
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 13
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This week on the show: Fighting slavery worldwide - In this edition: Millions of people are forced to toil in forms of modern slavery across the ...

  • Added: Mar 12, 2020
  • Length: 30:00
Caption: Dorohy Cotton
Dr. Dorothy Cotton, one of Martin Luther King's top colleagues in the civil rights movement, passed away at her home in Ithica, New York, Sunday, J...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Jun 11, 2018
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 1
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A doctoral student in education seeks to discover solutions to health inequities in the St. Louis region and beyond.

  • Added: Mar 12, 2018
  • Length: 12:15
Caption: Teacher Christopher McFadden is a member of The Fellowship, a group in Philadelphia trying to recruit and retain black male teachers. Only 2 percent of teachers in American public schools are black men., Credit: Emily Hanford
(8/28/2017) There may be nothing more important in the educational life of a child than having effective teachers. But the United States is struggl...

Bought by WMUU-LP, KUER, Georgia Public Broadcasting, KOSU, WRST-FM Oshkosh and more


  • Added: Aug 28, 2017
  • Length: 52:58
  • Purchases: 10
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An hour-long program of classic jazz, presenting the second of a two-part program exploring the life and music of Thelonious Monk, with special gue...

Bought by KMUW, South Dakota Public Broadcasting - Radio, and KGLT


  • Added: Jun 29, 2017
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 3
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An hourlong program of classic jazz, presenting the first of a two-part program exploring the life and music of Thelonious Monk, with special guest...

Bought by KMUW, South Dakota Public Broadcasting - Radio, and KGLT


  • Added: Jun 29, 2017
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 3
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An hour-long program of classic jazz, featuring musical tributes to the so-called “Black Metropolis,” including Duke Ellington’s “Harlem,” Roy Eldr...

Bought by Radio New Zealand, 90.5 WSNC, WUCF, and WCPN


  • Added: Jun 29, 2017
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 4
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Interview with Barbara Reynolds,founding editor of USA Today on her 2017 book My Life, My Love, My Legacy biography of Coretta King, condensed from...

Bought by WMMT and WVAS


  • Added: Feb 09, 2017
  • Length: 28:16
  • Purchases: 2
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WV examine the life of Sojourner Truth and what she means to us. We talk with Jacqueline Sheehan about her novel about Sojourner Truth, THE COMET’S...

  • Added: Dec 20, 2016
  • Length: 45:28
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n this episode of For the Record, Tom and Julian look at one man's version of how Jazz began and go behind the scenes of the original cast recordin...

  • Added: Nov 10, 2016
  • Length: 59:59
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In this episode of For the Record, Tom and Julian go behind the scenes of the Houston Grand Opera's 1976 recording of Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess. Th...

Bought by WNMU-FM


  • Added: Nov 10, 2016
  • Length: 59:58
  • Purchases: 1
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A blowout farewell edition of our weekly program after eight plus years of broadcasting!

Bought by KNVC Carson City Community Radio


  • Added: Aug 30, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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This year's Spiritual Side of the Blues special focuses on the music of Blind Willie Johnson!

Bought by WJSU and WSGE


  • Added: Mar 15, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
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This week's playlist shines a light on mental illness, through a respectful look at the topic and songs that fit the theme.

Bought by WJSU and WSGE


  • Added: Feb 10, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
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The IBC is a music competition featuring over 100 bands from more than a dozen nations. This episode previews the 2016 event with music by 14 of th...

Bought by WJSU and WSGE


  • Added: Jan 20, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Courtesy Blues Foundation, Credit: Courtesy Blues Foundation
This hour features music by, and the complete list of, 2016 Blues Music Award nominees!

Bought by WJSU and WSGE


  • Added: Dec 29, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
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This week's program wraps up 2015 with a listen to songs off our host's favorite albums of the year.

Bought by KSRQ, WJSU, and WSGE


  • Added: Dec 21, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
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On this episode of Culture Clique, we bring you part 3 of “What’s Race Got to do With It?” Media Management of Minority Images”. previously, Bryant...

  • Added: Dec 14, 2015
  • Length: 31:24
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It's our annual celebration of Christmas with new Blues tunes for the holiday!

Bought by WNMU-FM, WNMU-FM, WNMU-FM, KSRQ, WVAS and more


  • Added: Dec 08, 2015
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 7
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On fifty-two square miles of rural land in Kankakee County Illinois there is a unique sand savannah sandwiched between corn and soybean fields wher...

  • Added: Aug 09, 2015
  • Length: 11:26
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Johnny Full-Time is joined for conversation and music by multiple Blues Music Award winner and BB King Entertainer of the Year, Janiva Magness.

Bought by KPVL and WJSU


  • Added: Jul 07, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
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Each song title in this week's playlist salutes a different state! We also snuck in the Star Spangled Banner.

Bought by WSGE and WJSU


  • Added: Jul 01, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
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It’s Black Music Month and we’re celebrating with a look at only a few of the many many incredible artists who have shaped music, crossed genres an...

Bought by WJSU


  • Added: Jun 17, 2015
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 1
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This week, we enjoy the versatility of the harmonica in Blues music.

Bought by WJSU and WSGE


  • Added: Jun 16, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2