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Episode #751 - King Records, Pt. 6 - 1952

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, it's part 6 of a 10-part series on the great King Record Label, out of Cincinnati. In part 6, we take a look at King's spectacular relea...

Episode #750 - King Records, Pt. 5 - 1951

From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat

This week, it's part 5 of a 10-part series on the great King Record Label, out of Cincinnati. We take a look at King's spectacular releases during ...

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

The Spanish Hour 2414: Cuba’s Classical Legacy

From: Candice Agree
Series: The Spanish Hour with Candice Agree

Whether making their homes in Spain, the United States, or never venturing from the Pearl of the Antilles, Cuba’s best-known and best-loved compos...

Bought by WRTI, WRGY, KVNO, KRZA, KSJE and more

Shortcut through Black History

From: Peter Bochan
Series: Shortcuts

A rewriting of Black History in 2024 with help from Kamala Harris, W.E.B. Du Bois, Martin Luther King Jr, Langston Hughes, Supreme Court Justice Th...

Episode #746 - King Records, Pt. 1 - Queen Records

From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat

This week, we begin a 10-part series on the great King Record Label, out of Cincinnati. In part one, Matt The Cat will look at King's short-lived R...

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

Much Motown: Familiar - Rare - Unheard

From: Garrett Stack
Series: American Jukebox®

Of Motown's tens of thousands of records, let's look at 33 of them that are familiar, rare, or never heard.

Bought by KSRQ

Corporate Prison Reform Will Not Keep Us Safe: A Report from Los Angeles

From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends

Under the view of the iconic Hollywood Sign, a struggle is being waged over the future of policing and incarceration. Los Angeles is ground zero fo...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., Radio Catskill, RadioFreePalmer, KMUN, KWMR and more

2024-07-12 Local Climate Heroes with Project Drawdown

From: Climate One
Series: Climate One

There are climate heroes everywhere among us, but few get the public attention they deserve. Matt Scott, director of storytelling and engagement at...

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WMUU-LP, KSQD Santa Cruz, WGCU, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting and more

240712: Local Climate Heroes with Project Drawdown, 7/12/2024

From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed

There are climate heroes everywhere among us, but few get the public attention they deserve. Matt Scott, director of storytelling and engagement at...

Episode #739 - 4th of July R&B Picnic

From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat

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, KJZX-Austin, WHRV, WOUB, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio and more

UpFront Soul #2024.23-June 18-24, 2024 - Pride Edition

From: WERU
Series: UpFront Soul with Sanguine Fromage

We'll throw a Pride parade for your ears with fabulous music from Sylvester, Billie Holiday, Bessie Smith, Billy Porter, Big Freedia, The Village P...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KMUN, KSTK, WOMR, Georgia Public Broadcasting and more

Unveiling the Last Island: Smithsonian Associate Adam Goodheart's Journey into the World's Most Elusive Tribe

From: Paul VOGELZANG
Series: Smithsonian Associates Interview Series, Not Old Better Show

Caption: The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Series, Credit: Paul Vogelzang

🌟✨ New Episode Alert! ✨🌟 Join us on the Not Old Better Show Smithsonian Associates series as we dive into the fascinating world of North Sentinel I...

Episode #735 - The Midnighters, Pt. 3 - The Annie Songs

From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat

The "Juke In The Back" continues a 3 show look at The Midnighters, one of early R&B's most successful groups. In part 3, the "Annie" songs take the...

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

UpFront Soul #2024.08 - March 5-11 - Women's History Month

From: WERU
Series: UpFront Soul with Sanguine Fromage

Celebrate Women's History Month with UpFront Soul! We'll hear from Abbey Lincoln, Diana Ross, Aretha Franklin, and Roberta Flack, plus trailblazers...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KMUN, WOMR, Georgia Public Broadcasting, Prairie Public and more

UpFront Soul #2024.07-February 27-March 4, 2024

From: WERU
Series: UpFront Soul with Sanguine Fromage

We'll celebrate Black History Month with powerful music from Nina Simone, Gil Scott-Heron, Mavis Staples, and The Freedom Singers, plus we'll hear ...

Bought by WOMR, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., Georgia Public Broadcasting, Prairie Public, RADIOLEX and more

Black History Month Jewish Style

From: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Series: Sounds Jewish

Sounds Jewish commemorates Black History Month with great Jewish tunes performed by African-Americans and some Jewish-Americans – plus many of the ...

Bought by WLPR

Episode #719 - The Hollywood Flames

From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat

The Hollywood Flames recorded for nearly 20 different record labels and had numerous personnel changes over their 18 year history, but they always ...

Bought by KJZX-Austin, Royalton Community Radio, KCSM, Mountain Streams Radio WKYW-LP, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio and more

NL 24-07: Suite History: Jazz Composers and the African-American Odyssey, 2/12/2024

From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights

From the 1940s to the 1990s, several jazz composers undertook several large-scale orchestral compositions that portrayed the journey of black peopl...

Suite History - Four Jazz Composers and the African-American Odyssey

From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz: Specials

From the 1940s to the 1990s, several jazz composers undertook several large-scale orchestral compositions that portrayed the journey of black peopl...

Bought by High Plains Public Radio, WSLR, KCSM, Morehead State Public Radio, WLRH and more

Episode #718 - R&B Influences: Lionel Hampton

From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat

Lionel Hampton's big band was a training ground for so many of the all-time great musicians: Dizzy Gillespie, Charles Mingus, Dexter Gordon, Joe Mo...

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

Episode #716 - R&B Influences: Delta Rhythm Boys

From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat

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

UpFront Soul #2024.03-January 16-22, 2024-Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

From: WERU
Series: UpFront Soul with Sanguine Fromage

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

Celebrating MLK

From: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Series: Sounds Jewish

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

It's Time! Max Roach In The 1960s

From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz: Specials

A centennial tribute to Max Roach, who set the pace for modern jazz drumming and became an outspoken activist for civil rights.

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

Episode #714 - 1954: Jukebox Rhythm Review, Pt. 2

From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat

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

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