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Suzan-Lori Parks Shows Up!
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Suzan-Lori Parks, Credit: Tam Shell
“Making the world, not just living in it”: Suzan-Lori Parks discusses her current play, “Sally and Tom.”

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KZUM, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and KECG


  • Added: Apr 15, 2024
  • Length: 29:28
  • Purchases: 5
Amina Claudine Myers: Mixing Jazz with Gospel
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Amina Claudine Myers, Credit: Crystal Blake
An musical podcast with pianist, organist, vocalist, composer, and 2024 Jazz Master Amina Claudine Myers exploring her life in music from gospel to...

Bought by WMPG, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KZUM, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Mar 19, 2024
  • Length: 28:43
  • Purchases: 6
Author Danielle Evans: Dealing with History through Fiction
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Exploring complexities through short stories: a conversation with author and 2020 NEA Literature Fellow Danielle Evans

Bought by KMUN, WMPG, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KECG and more


  • Added: Mar 04, 2024
  • Length: 29:04
  • Purchases: 7
The National Endowment for the Arts celebrates author Mat Johnson
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Mat Johnson takes a satirical look at race and identity.

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WNJR, and KVSC


  • Added: Feb 27, 2024
  • Length: 29:56
  • Purchases: 3
Bonus Edition: Meet Jazz Great Gary Bartz
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Caption: Gary Bartz, Credit: Alan Nahigian
In this tuneful 59 minute podcast, 2024 NEA Jazz Master Saxophonist Gary Bartz talks about his life and career, touching on his roots, influences, ...

  • Added: Feb 21, 2024
  • Length: 59:01
Looking Back: Isabel Wilkerson and the Cultural Impact of the Great Migration
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Isabel Wilkerson, Credit: Joe Henson
Author and 2015 National Humanities Medalist Isabel Wilkerson discusses her acclaimed first book “The Warmth of Other Suns,” and the profound impac...

Bought by KMUN, WMPG, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KECG, KZUM and more


  • Added: Feb 12, 2024
  • Length: 28:35
  • Purchases: 7
Cord Jefferson talks about directing and writing "American Fiction" his first film!
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Cord Jefferson, Credit: Dennis Gocer
Screenwriter and Director Cord Jefferson discusses his critically acclaimed film, “American Fiction” which is a satirical exploration of popular cu...

Bought by KMUN, WMPG, KECG, WDCB, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif. and more


  • Added: Feb 06, 2024
  • Length: 28:27
  • Purchases: 8
Musician's Spotlight - Patti Nolan - 858
From: John Floridis
Series: Musician's Spotlight
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Missoula based jazz singer and song interpreter Patti Nolan joins host John Floridis for her first visit to Musician's Spotlight. Born in Seattle,...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Jan 16, 2024
  • Length: 59:14
  • Purchases: 2
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
From: National Endowment for the Arts
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An interview with the co-directors of the documentary Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes. The interview paints a comprehensive picture of Max Roach's...

  • Added: Jan 15, 2024
  • Length: 29:01
Christine Yoo: 26.2 To Life
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Christine Yoo
For many of us, the holiday season presents an opportunity to spend some time thinking about people less fortunate than ourselves. This week on Sea...

  • Added: Dec 14, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
“Where there’s flavor, there’s history:” Zella Palmer talks about food in New Orleans
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Caption: Dr. Zella Palmer, Credit: Courtesy of Dillard University
“Where there’s flavor, there’s history:” Educator, Author, and Filmmaker Dr. Zella Palmer discusses her work in preserving the legacy of African-Am...

  • Added: Nov 19, 2023
  • Length: 28:40
Dr David Fakunle: Storytelling and Public Health
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Dr. David Fakunle, Credit: Schaun Champion
Dr. David Fakunle believes storytelling is a crucial, and underutilized, component in public health.

Bought by PRX Remix, KMUN, WMPG, WSLR, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif. and more


  • Added: Sep 04, 2023
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 8
Hip-Hop and Arts Education
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Caption: Emmett Phillips, Credit: Jennifer Marquez of JamsCreative Photography
Teaching artist Emmett Phillips discusses the dynamic arts education programming he creates through hip-hop.

Bought by WRGY


  • Added: Aug 15, 2023
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 1
Celebrate the blues with musician Phil Wiggins
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Phil Wiggins, Credit: Bibiana Huang Matheis
We're revisiting 2017 National Heritage Fellow and Blues Harmonica Player Phil Wiggins who brings it all home in this music-rich conversation.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, WCPN, and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Jul 25, 2023
  • Length: 29:32
  • Purchases: 3
Meet the Step Artist and the Founder of Step Afrika!: C. Brian Williams
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: C. Brian Williams, Credit: Jim Saah
Step Artist and Producer and 2022 National Heritage Fellow C. Brian Williams discusses the rich cultural history of stepping and his work bringing ...

Bought by RADIOLEX, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., and KZUM


  • Added: Jul 03, 2023
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 3
Celebrate Black Music Month with NEA Jazz Master Kenny Garrett!
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Kenny Garrett, Credit: Jimmy Katz
Saxophonist, composer, bandleader, and 2023 NEA Jazz Master Kenny Garrett talks about his life in music.

Bought by WMPG, WSLR, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Jun 27, 2023
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 6
2021 National Book Award Winner Tiya Miles Turns Her Hand to Fiction
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Tiya Miles, Credit: Stephanie Mitchell
2011 MacArthur Fellow, 2021 National Book Award winner, historian, and novelist Tiya Miles discusses how fiction and history meet in her novel.

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KZUM, and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Jun 20, 2023
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 4
Revisiting Ecopoet Camille T. Dungy
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Camille T Dungy, Credit: Beowulf Sheehan
Ecopoet and two-time NEA Literature Fellow Camille T Dungy discusses how history and race complicates nature writing

Bought by KECG, WSLR, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KZUM, WDCB and more


  • Added: Apr 19, 2023
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 6
Becoming Jazz Violinist Regina Carter
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Caption: Regina Carter, Credit: Bob Travis; (CC-BY-2.0)
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Woman: First of a two-part podcast with violinist and NEA Jazz Master Regina Carter

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Mar 28, 2023
  • Length: 29:05
  • Purchases: 1
Meet Tsione Wolde-Michael--the new head of the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Tsione Wolde-Michael
The new executive director of the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities(PCAH) Tsione Wolde-Michael talks about the work of committee...

Bought by WSLR, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KZUM, and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Mar 21, 2023
  • Length: 28:39
  • Purchases: 5
Presenting Art for the City of Pittsburgh
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Janis Burley Wilson, Credit: Joey Kennedy
Artistic Director Janis Burley Wilson discusses the culturally-specific multidisciplinary programming of the August Wilson African American Cultura...

Bought by KZUM, WSLR, RADIOLEX, KMUN, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago and more


  • Added: Mar 07, 2023
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 7
Meet Drummer and 2023 NEA Jazz Master Louis Hayes!
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Louis Hayes, Credit: Janette Beckman
Drummer and 2023 NEA Jazz Master Louis Hayes talks about his long and distinguished career as a musician.

Bought by WDCB, KMUW, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KZUM and more


  • Added: Feb 27, 2023
  • Length: 28:54
  • Purchases: 6
Musician's Spotlight - The Suffers - 834
From: John Floridis
Series: Musician's Spotlight
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Gulf Coast Soul from the Suffers arrives to Musician's Spotlight, as singer Kam Franklin visits with host John Floridis. Kam dives deep into her Ho...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Feb 27, 2023
  • Length: 58:32
  • Purchases: 2
Bringing a Harlem Renaissance Playwright to the Stage
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Timothy Johnson
Director Timothy Johnson talks about bringing the brilliant work of Harlem Renaissance playwright Eulalie Spence to the stage.

Bought by WDCB, WSLR, RADIOLEX, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif. and more


  • Added: Feb 21, 2023
  • Length: 28:57
  • Purchases: 8
Grief, Sisterhood & Becoming an Athlete: Chetna Maroo, WESTERN LANE & Black History Month: Ta-Nahisi Coates, THE BEAUTIFUL STRUGGLE
From: Francesca Rheannon
Series: Writer's Voice
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We speak with Chetna Maroo about her debut novel, Western Lane. It’s a beautifully written coming of age story about a young girl and her British I...

  • Added: Feb 16, 2023
  • Length: 58:53