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The Clash: Revolution Rock
From: Joyride Media
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A new one-hour radio special pays tribute to "the only band that matters" with both exclusive and archival interviews.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KAZU Seaside, Calif., Prairie Public, WTJU, Radio New Zealand and more


  • Added: Feb 26, 2008
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 29
Rediscovering Barbara Jordan
From: KUT
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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
Holocaust Voices
From: WHRV
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5 Survivors of the Holocaust share thier stories

Bought by WCPN, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, West Virginia Public Broadcasting, KREV-LP, KHNS and more


  • Added: Feb 01, 2008
  • Length: 59:03
  • Purchases: 10
Episode 13: The New York African Burial Ground
From: ERIC V. TAIT, JR.
Series: Then I'll Be Free To Travel Home-the Legacy of the New York African Burial Ground
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The Battle to Preserve and Honor the New York African Burial Ground

Bought by WJAB, WDSE, and WNYC


  • Added: Jan 25, 2008
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
Episode 12. Lincoln's Dilemma: Saving the Union or Freeing the Slaves?
From: ERIC V. TAIT, JR.
Series: Then I'll Be Free To Travel Home-the Legacy of the New York African Burial Ground
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The NY City Draft Riots & The Battle of Ft. Wagner - July 1863

Bought by KLCC


  • Added: Jan 25, 2008
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 11. Signs of War: the Abolitionist Split
From: ERIC V. TAIT, JR.
Series: Then I'll Be Free To Travel Home-the Legacy of the New York African Burial Ground
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John Brown, Frederick Douglass & Harper's Ferry

  • Added: Jan 25, 2008
  • Length: 59:00
Episode 10. First-Class Citizenship
From: ERIC V. TAIT, JR.
Series: Then I'll Be Free To Travel Home-the Legacy of the New York African Burial Ground
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Catherine "Katie" Ferguson, the Jennings Family, and the Battle for Full First-Class Citizenship (1830-1854)

  • Added: Jan 25, 2008
  • Length: 59:00
Episode 9. Splits and Rifts
From: ERIC V. TAIT, JR.
Series: Then I'll Be Free To Travel Home-the Legacy of the New York African Burial Ground
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Ruggles, Douglass and the Rise of the Abolitionist and Back to Africa Movements, & the Underground Railroad (1830-1854)

Bought by WDSE


  • Added: Jan 25, 2008
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 8. Self-Determination
From: ERIC V. TAIT, JR.
Series: Then I'll Be Free To Travel Home-the Legacy of the New York African Burial Ground
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The Rise of the Black Church, the Black Press and the Fight for Education (1783-1830)

  • Added: Jan 25, 2008
  • Length: 59:00
Episode 7. The Rebellion Within the Rebellion
From: ERIC V. TAIT, JR.
Series: Then I'll Be Free To Travel Home-the Legacy of the New York African Burial Ground
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Huddy and Tye (1775-1783)

Bought by WNYC


  • Added: Jan 25, 2008
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 6. The Struggle Continues
From: ERIC V. TAIT, JR.
Series: Then I'll Be Free To Travel Home-the Legacy of the New York African Burial Ground
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More Revolts, "Conspiracies," and Runaways (1712-1775)

  • Added: Jan 25, 2008
  • Length: 59:00
Episode 5. Early Slave Resistance
From: ERIC V. TAIT, JR.
Series: Then I'll Be Free To Travel Home-the Legacy of the New York African Burial Ground
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Slave revolts & resistance: New England / New York 1712, etc.

  • Added: Jan 25, 2008
  • Length: 59:00
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
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Eleven Africans and the Survival of the New Netherlands Colony (1624-1664)

  • Added: Jan 25, 2008
  • Length: 59:00
Episode 2. Prequel: Early Contacts
From: ERIC V. TAIT, JR.
Series: Then I'll Be Free To Travel Home-the Legacy of the New York African Burial Ground
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Juan "Jan" Rodrigues, the First Free African in the Hudson Valley (1612-1614)

Bought by WRPI and WNYC


  • Added: Jan 25, 2008
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Classic Mardi Gras Songs Profiles - New Suit
From: David Kunian
Series: Mardi Gras Song Profiles
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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
Jump for Joy - Duke Ellington's Celebratory Musical
From: WFIU
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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
Max Roach--Drums Unlimited
From: Ben Shapiro
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Master drummer Max Roach recounts his own extraordinary journey, from the era of the Jim Crow south to the creation of modern jazz, from the civil ...

Bought by WFIU, High Plains Public Radio, WSLR, KCSM, KMUW and more


  • Added: Dec 17, 2007
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 47
Buffalo Commons
From: Long Haul Productions
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The American Prairie Foundation is working to reintroduce thousands of bison and other native species to parts of Montana, with the hopes of luring...

Bought by PRX Remix, KFAI Minneapolis, Yellowstone Public Radio, and The Nature Podcast


  • Added: Nov 19, 2007
  • Length: 30:23
  • Purchases: 4
Can You Hear Me?
From: Claire Schoen
Series: ILLUMINATIONS: Jewish Culture in the Light of the World
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"Can Your Hear Me?" is an hour-long audio documentary exploring the history of conflict and coalition between Blacks and Jews in America. Claire Sc...

Bought by WORT, WWNO, WCPN, Talking Information Center, WCPN and more


  • Added: Nov 12, 2007
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 16
The Emergence of Paul Simon
From: Paul Ingles
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Two-hour exploration of the seminal work of heralded songwriter Paul Simon as revealed by musicians, writers and fans and archival interviews with ...

Bought by WHRV, KSUT, WHYY, KZYX, Prairie Public and more


  • Added: Nov 01, 2007
  • Length: 01:59:03
  • Purchases: 17
Patriots
From: Laura Spero
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In May 2002, seniors compare the post 9/11 world to Pearl Harbor and World War II.

Bought by KUER


  • Added: Oct 28, 2007
  • Length: 26:44
  • Purchases: 1
Alaskan WW II 10th Mtn.Veterans Remember
From: Katie Bausler
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Memories of three members of an elite WW II mountaineering force.

Bought by WTIP, KMXT, NPR Illinois, and Iowa Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 01, 2007
  • Length: 04:29
  • Purchases: 4
Gloria Estefan: 90 Millas
From: Joyride Media
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New one-hour radio special dedicated to Cuba's musical diaspora, and its rich heritage that continues through its most prominent exiled artists.

Bought by KMUW, Harford Community Radio, KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WGBH Radio Boston and more


  • Added: Aug 31, 2007
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 10
Hidden Kitchens Texas
From: The Kitchen Sisters
Series: Hidden Kitchens
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Hidden Kitchens Texas, a new hour of lively, sound-rich stories from Peabody Award-winning producers, The Kitchen Sisters, KUT Austin, and NPR. Hos...

Bought by High Plains Public Radio, WGBH Radio Boston, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KOSU, Wisconsin Public Radio and more


  • Added: Aug 16, 2007
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 21
Elvis: Viva Las Vegas
From: Joyride Media
Series: I Am An Elvis Fan
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After 8 years away from live performance, Elvis Presley made up for lost time.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, Harford Community Radio, Raven Radio, WGZS, KPIK-LP and more


  • Added: Jul 30, 2007
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11