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Portraits In Black: Jazz Tributes To African-American Heroes
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz: Specials
Caption: Jackie Robinson
Music tributes to African-American figures such as Paul Robeson and Joe Louis from Count Basie, Clifford Jordan, Charles Mingus, and others.

Bought by WLRH, KRCU Public Radio, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WJSU, WESM 91.3 FM and more


  • Added: Jan 31, 2022
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 12
Lynching and Lunacy: Mab Segrest on the Racist Roots of American Psychiatry
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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Acclaimed “Race Traitor” author, Mab Segrest, takes Laura through deep south to trace the racist roots of American psychiatry. They explore the inf...

Bought by KDNK and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Mar 19, 2020
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
Novelist, Poet, & Memoirist Alan Proctor
From: New Letters on the Air
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We mark Veteran's Day with two interviews featuring Alan Proctor. His book, THE SWEDEN FILE: MEMOIR OF AN AMERICAN EX-PATRIATE, was named one of th...

  • Added: Nov 12, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
W.S. Merwin: Past American Voice
From: New Letters on the Air
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We kick off National Preservation Week and continue our celebration of National Poetry Month by pulling from our audio archives to look back on the...

  • Added: Apr 24, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
Poet and MacArthur "Genius" Edward Hirsch
From: New Letters on the Air
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NEW LETTERS ON THE AIR begins National Poetry Month with Edward Hirsch, a poet and "MacArthur genius" who was the editor of THE BEST AMERICAN POETR...

Bought by WNJR and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Apr 10, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
#18-34 Schubert Farewell 1
From: All Classical Public Media
Series: Played In Oregon
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This week on Played in Oregon the Schubert Ensemble plays the piano Quintet by Antonin Dvorak.

Bought by WCNY, Rhythm & News Service, KWAX, and KMXT


  • Added: Aug 23, 2018
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 4
Former Mississippi Poet Laureate & Two Term US Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey
From: New Letters on the Air
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For Black History Month, we present THE 19th U.S. Poet Laureate (2012-14) and former Mississippi Poet Laureate (2012-16), Natasha Trethewey, who wo...

Bought by WNJR and WNJR


  • Added: Feb 08, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Full Moon Hacksaw # 1599 (Hour 1 & 2) - 09/21/2017
From: KRDP
Series: Full Moon Hacksaw
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The impeccable British jazz critic/writer/musician Leonard Feather assembles a studio of all-stars to open this program, followed by funky guitar b...

Bought by KBBI Alaska, KCMJ Community Radio, WVBI-LP, WJSU, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Sep 19, 2017
  • Length: 01:59:57
  • Purchases: 8
The Last: Final Recordings of Jazz Greats
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz: Specials
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An hourlong program of classic jazz, highlighting end-period performances from Bill Evans, Billie Holiday, and others.

Bought by WVIA, KPIP-LP, KAZU Seaside, Calif., WPTC, and South Dakota Public Broadcasting - Radio


  • Added: Jun 29, 2017
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 5
Full Moon Hacksaw #1570 (Hour 1 & 2) - 03/02/2017
From: KRDP
Series: Full Moon Hacksaw
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A great arrangement from trumpeter Donald Byrd harkens back the ‘50s, then straight into salsa. What’s the difference between “Jazzvanes” and “Java...

Bought by WMOT, WVBI-LP, WJSU, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and WKAR


  • Added: Feb 28, 2017
  • Length: 01:59:59
  • Purchases: 5
Full Moon Hacksaw # 1564 (Hour 1 & 2) - 01/19/2017
From: KRDP
Series: Full Moon Hacksaw
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The Charlie Hunter Trio says come as you are, as it smells like teen spirit! Hunter was influenced by Roland Kirk, of whom we hear playing multiple...

Bought by WMOT, WVBI-LP, WJSU, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and WKAR


  • Added: Jan 17, 2017
  • Length: 01:59:58
  • Purchases: 5
Full Moon Hacksaw # 1529 (Hour 1 & 2) - 05/19/2016
From: KRDP
Series: Full Moon Hacksaw
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A fresh sound from TS Monk, rooted in tradition, describes openers for this episode while Lonnie Johnson sings and plays a 1948 hit. Then as if Duk...

Bought by WVBI-LP, KCMJ Community Radio, WYAP, WOUB, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: May 17, 2016
  • Length: 01:59:56
  • Purchases: 6
The Great Fire
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Lou Ureneck
Shortly after World War One, the Ottoman Empire was in its fiinal days. The last desperate act of the Turkish nationalist army was to destroy the...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: May 07, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Legacy of Massive Resistance (Half Hour Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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When faced with a court order to integrate, Prince Edward County in Virginia closed its entire school system in 1959 rather than integrate. Now, fo...

Bought by WJCT, WABE, WFHB, and WTJU


  • Added: Oct 21, 2013
  • Length: 28:56
  • Purchases: 4
The Legacy of Massive Resistance (Hour Long Version)
From: With Good Reason
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When faced with a court order to integrate, Prince Edward County in Virginia closed its entire school system in 1959 rather than integrate. Now, fo...

Bought by WNYC, WRIR, WVAS, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WJAB and more


  • Added: Oct 21, 2013
  • Length: 53:52
  • Purchases: 10
Memorial Day 2012: Civil War 12-21
From: All Classical Public Media
Series: The Score with Edmund Stone
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This week the heartbreak and valor of the American Civil War has inspired filmmakers and film composers since the earliest days of cinema.

Bought by WCRI, KPVL, KREV-LP, KPVL, and WEKU


  • Added: May 22, 2012
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 5
The Legacy of Massive Resistance
From: With Good Reason
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In 1959, Prince Edward County, Virginia closed its schools rather than integrate. The closures lasted for five years, and the people who were denie...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, Interlochen Public Radio, 90.5 WSNC, KZYX, WESM 91.3 FM and more


  • Added: Jan 12, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Tales & Tools of Revolution: From Serbia to Egypt
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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A new generation is telling their stories of overthrowing corrupt regimes. And in the digital age, their lessons can spread more quickly than ever ...

  • Added: Sep 20, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
A Symphony of Hopes and Dreams
From: With Good Reason
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Some lovely pieces of music and some not-so-lovely pieces of history.

  • Added: Feb 24, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
Compact Discoveries 105: The Dream of America
From: Fred Flaxman
Series: Compact Discoveries
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Peter Boyer's "Ellis Island: The Dream of America" is featured, performed by the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by the composer.

Bought by KISU, KRPS, KENW, WFIU, KALW and more


  • Added: Jun 08, 2006
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 30
RN Documentary: The Jewish Genealogist
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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Jonathan Groubert speaks with Dutchwoman Petje Schroeder a Jewish genealogist in the Polish city of Lodz.

  • Added: Sep 20, 2005
  • Length: 29:29