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March on Washington 2020, Animal Captivity Photography, Throat Singing
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Topic 1 - Voices from the March on Washington 2020; Topic 2 - Photographer’s Intimate Portraits of 10,000 Species and Counting; Topic 3 - The Scien...

  • Added: Oct 26, 2020
  • Length: 51:22
Voter Suppression, Professional Tree Climbing, Basketball Graphic Novel
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Topic 1 - Civil Rights Filmmaker Takes on Voter Suppression in “After Selma.” Topic 2 - Connecting with Nature through Professional Tree Climbing. ...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, RadioStPete Florida, and KOWS


  • Added: Oct 13, 2020
  • Length: 51:51
  • Purchases: 3
Musician's Spotlight - Bettye LaVette Mspot Part Two - 761
From: John Floridis
Series: Musician's Spotlight
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Three time Grammy nominee Bettye LaVette is no mere singer. She is not a song writer, nor is she a "cover" artist. She is an interpreter of the hig...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, WMUU-LP, RadioStPete Florida, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, and KMXT


  • Added: Sep 11, 2020
  • Length: 29:34
  • Purchases: 5
National Writers Series: Terry McMillan and Scott Turow
From: Interlochen Public Radio
Series: National Writers Series: Season Three
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Interviews with authors Terry McMillan and Scott Turow.

Bought by WKAR, WCMU Michigan, and WKAR


  • Added: Jul 10, 2020
  • Length: 54:30
  • Purchases: 3
Anti-Racist Kids
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
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The kids learn about racism, being anti-racist, and they find out what a state Attorney General does.

Bought by KQRU FM LP, WLRH, Allegheny Mountain Radio, WCNY, RadioFreePalmer and more


  • Added: Jun 22, 2020
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 8
Poet Etheridge Knight: Past American Voice
From: New Letters on the Air
Caption: Etheridge Knight
As protests continue across the US, we revisit our archive program with the late poet ETHERIDGE KNIGHT. Known for his powerful poems about prison ...

Bought by WNMU-FM, KMUN, WNMU-FM, and WJCU


  • Added: Jun 16, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
The Past American Voice of Ernest Gaines
From: New Letters on the Air
Caption: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:GNU_Free_Documentation_License,_version_1.2, Credit: S L O W K I N G
Black History Month continues with a tribute to one of America's best fiction writers, Ernest Gaines (1933-2019.This Past American Voices episode f...

Bought by WDCB


  • Added: Feb 20, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Dem 2 Brothers & a Grill
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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The same people who told me it wouldn't work, they come every day.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 11, 2020
  • Length: 04:11
  • Purchases: 1
Inaugural Kansas City 18th & Vine Poet Laureate Glenn North
From: New Letters on the Air
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New Letters on the Air features Glenn North, the inaugural Poet Laureate of the 18th and Vine Historic Jazz District. This Cave Canem fellow shares...

  • Added: Jan 20, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
All Blood Runs Red: The legendary life of Eugene Bullard--boxer, pilot, soldier, spy
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: What We're Reading
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Interview with co-author Tom Clavin.

  • Added: Dec 23, 2019
  • Length: 09:53
Public Art Meets Poetry
From: Cathy Byrd
Series: Fresh Art International
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Public art meets poetry in the month-long festival known as O, Miami. We sit down with visual artists Najja Moon and Michelle Lisa Polissaint and O...

  • Added: Dec 19, 2019
  • Length: 51:46
Masters on NEA Masters
From: Jim Luce
Caption: Jim Luce, Luce Group, Credit: Sarah Juliet Luce
From the Luce Group, Renee Rosnes Quartet, Steve Turré Big Band and Gary Bartz Quartet pay tribute to Joe Henderson, JJ Johnson and Jackie McLean i...

  • Added: Nov 23, 2019
  • Length: 01:00:45
StoryCorps: Natalie Guice Adams and Eli Brown
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Natalie Guice Adams and Eli Brown at their at their StoryCorps interview in Birmingham, AL on October 2, 2019., Credit: By Emilyn Sosa for StoryCorps.
Former classmates Natalie Guice Adams and Eli Brown reflect for the first time on life after court-ordered desegregation.

Bought by WDBM and WOUB


  • Added: Nov 01, 2019
  • Length: 03:16
  • Purchases: 2
I Remember What Was Whispered in my Ear
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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Whatever you call 'God' whispers something in your ear right before you take your first breath.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 10, 2019
  • Length: 04:18
  • Purchases: 1
New Pine Valley Restaurant
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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Dr. Martin Luther King, I waited on him. He had ham and egg and hash browns.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 23, 2019
  • Length: 04:05
  • Purchases: 2
Upton Boxing Center
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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Some guys come in and think you can turn pro next week, but once they come in here and find out what you have to go through, it’s like a wake-up ca...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 05, 2018
  • Length: 04:08
  • Purchases: 1
THE BO DIDDLEY BEAT: The Music of Bo Diddley and His Disciples - Paul Ingles Music Archive Showcase #41
From: Paul Ingles
Series: Paul Ingles' Music Archive Showcase
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In appreciation of rock 'n' roll pioneer Bo Diddley, Paul Ingles hosts an hour of music from Bo's songbook as well as music from some of the many r...

Bought by KSJE, WRVO Public Media, North State Public Radio, KUHF, KGLT and more


  • Added: Oct 25, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
StoryCorps: Percy White III and Terry Wright
From: StoryCorps
Caption: Perry White III and Terry Wright
Percy White III tells his friend Terry Wright about his family’s time as sharecroppers on a Virginia farm.

Bought by WVBI-LP


  • Added: Aug 06, 2018
  • Length: 02:40
  • Purchases: 1
Soul Source
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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I get so much love from the customers in here. It’s better than where I came from.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 16, 2018
  • Length: 03:58
  • Purchases: 1
HumaNature: 30 Minute Special 6
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: HumaNature
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"Freedom" A special edition of HumaNature formatted for air: 150 years ago, two girls crossed the Missouri River trying to escape a life of slaver...

Bought by KSTK


  • Added: Mar 08, 2018
  • Length: 27:59
  • Purchases: 1
Caring for and about People Who Seem Different
From: Chuck Wolfe
Series: The Emotion Roadmap: Take the Wheel & Control How You Feel
Caption: Become More Emotionally Intelligent
Build bridges to those who seem different. Topics include black history month, the Patriots Super Bowl loss, and challenges with family and friend ...

  • Added: Feb 28, 2018
  • Length: 51:29
Loving vs. Virginia; A Documentary Novel of the Landmark Civil Rights Case
From: Kitty Felde
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For Valentines Day, we have a special love story – part fiction, part fact, based on a landmark US Supreme Court case. It’s called "Loving Vs. Virg...

  • Added: Feb 13, 2018
  • Length: 19:15
An Inspirational Story of a Friend and Colleague who Overcame Racism and Low Expectations
From: Chuck Wolfe
Series: The Emotion Roadmap: Take the Wheel & Control How You Feel
Caption: Overcoming racism and low expectations
Lenzy R. Wallace Jr., PH.D., an African American, has had three successful careers, succeeding despite the odds. At 90 years old and actively retir...

  • Added: May 18, 2017
  • Length: 39:01
Listening to Ladies: Jessie Montgomery
From: Elisabeth Blair
Series: Listening to Ladies
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Composer Jessie Montgomery speaks about identity, patriotism, and music as a catalyst for physically bringing people together.

  • Added: May 08, 2017
  • Length: 29:50
Joe Ide discusses "IQ"
From: Steven Nester
Series: Poets of the Tabloid Murder
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Joe Ide grew up in South Central Los Angeles. This is his first novel.

  • Added: Oct 27, 2016
  • Length: 08:54