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Joe R. Lansdale is the author of more than three dozen novels, including The Thicket, Edge of Dark Water, The Bottoms, and A Fine Dark Line. He has...
- Added: Jun 26, 2015
- Length: 15:19
Sam White saw potential in the drama of a struggling city — a perfect setting for Shakespeare's plays.
- Added: Jun 23, 2015
- Length: 19:51
- Added: Jun 22, 2015
- Length: 18:27
- Purchases: 1
Maya Forbes talks understanding social cues, having honest conversations, and being a sloppy dynamic team.
- Added: Jun 19, 2015
- Length: 09:18
Fried chicken has both been the vehicle for the economic empowerment of a whole group of people—and the accessory to an ugly racial stereotype. How...
Bought by KVLU, West Virginia Public Broadcasting, WABE, and PRX Remix
- Added: Jun 18, 2015
- Length: 25:51
- Purchases: 4
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
This week, we enjoy the versatility of the harmonica in Blues music.
- Added: Jun 16, 2015
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 2
In honor of Billie Holiday's centennial, "Song Travels" features Grammy-winning vocalist and actress Dee Dee Bridgewater, who embodied the late sin...
- Added: Jun 16, 2015
- Length: 53:00
- Purchases: 4
On this episode of Making It Work we will chat with Susan Mernit about her latest non-profit organization, Hack the Hood, and how they are making a...
- Added: Jun 15, 2015
- Length: 24:25
Plantations in America’s South are physical testaments to the great wealth accrued through slave labor. Yet, plantation museums often gloss over th...
Bought by WJCT, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, WFHB, WABE, WKCC and more
- Added: Jun 12, 2015
- Length: 28:59
- Purchases: 11
Plantations in America’s South are physical testaments to the great wealth accrued through slave labor. Yet, plantation museums often gloss over th...
Bought by WCNY, WABE, Northeast Indiana Public Radio, KPVL, WTJU and more
- Added: Jun 12, 2015
- Length: 53:56
- Purchases: 7
Get the schedule and listen to music from performers scheduled for the 2015 WC Handy Blues & BBQ Festival.
- Added: Jun 09, 2015
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 2
In the heart of the Tenderloin, amid the crowded corners and occupied stoops, there’s an anomaly that’ll catch your eye. It’s a man in a suit and a...
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Jun 05, 2015
- Length: 07:15
- Purchases: 1
This week, you'll find an eclectic range of new release Blues tunes, including the brand new album from The Kentucky Headhunters with the late John...
- Added: Jun 03, 2015
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 3
In honor of Independence Day, a former radio DJ joins us to play a selection of patriotic songs sung by African Americans. (And more...)
- Added: Jun 03, 2015
- Length: 28:58
- Purchases: 11
This stirring hour show of American music and literature begins with
patriotic musical performances by the likes of Marian Anderson, Paul
Robeson, ...
Bought by WVTF, Mississippi Public Broadcasting, KHNS, WUTC, WVTF and more
- Added: Jun 03, 2015
- Length: 53:56
- Purchases: 38
While there's an unintentional focus on guitar based tracks, this week, they don't dominate the incredible selection of new Blues tunes in this wee...
- Added: May 25, 2015
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 2
Human trafficking is estimated to be in the millions--yet only a fraction of it is reported. And taxpayers spend $60,000 per person, per year on in...
- Added: May 20, 2015
- Length: 53:59
- Purchases: 4
When his prejudiced grandmother catches him playing with an African-American boy at school, a young Chinese immigrant faces a dilemma: how can he s...
- Added: May 14, 2015
- Length: 04:42
A broad range of Blues styles make up this episode's playlist; and this bunch of tracks is amazing.
- Added: May 12, 2015
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 2
In the 1970s, Pastor David Ned learned an important lesson about himself after what could have been a tragic situation.
- Added: May 11, 2015
- Length: 02:30
From: Paul Ingles
A music intensive two-hour program of B.B. King performances that celebrate his long-standing role as the unassailable "King of The Blues." Paul I...
Bought by WHRV, KUNM, Spokane Public Radio, WXXI Rochester, KWIT and more
- Added: May 08, 2015
- Length: 01:57:42
- Purchases: 16
From: Paul Ingles
A music intensive one-hour program of B.B. King performances that celebrates his long-standing role as the unassailable "King of The Blues." Award...
Bought by WGUC/ WVXU, WCPN, Radio Baha'i, WLGI, WNMU-FM, KRCB 104.9 and more
- Added: May 06, 2015
- Length: 59:02
- Purchases: 24
This week, we say "Thank You" to the legendary BB King for his life and continued career in music.
- Added: May 06, 2015
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 2
From brothers in the Blues to brothers playing Blues, this week's show is a family affair.
- Added: Apr 29, 2015
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 2
