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A conversation about gun rights and community violence allowed Jazzalyn Livingston to confront her assumptions and discover unexpected common ground.

  • Added: Sep 19, 2024
  • Length: 12:04
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Coming up on Soulsations, a new song by musical genius Stevie Wonder, “Can We Fix Our Nation’s Broken Heart.” Gospel great Yolanda Adams also has a...

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], RadioFreePalmer, KCUR, WGZS, and KMXT


  • Added: Sep 05, 2024
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 5
Caption: john a. powell and Angela Glover Blackwell , Credit: Alex Akamine
In this moment of radical transformation, shifting the societal pronoun from “me, me, me” to “we” may be the single most transformational pivot we ...

  • Added: Aug 27, 2024
  • Length: 28:30
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Jeffrey Osborne, Kenny Lattimore, and Regina Belle are among the 2024 inductees into the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame. Hear their music,...

Bought by KMXT, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], RadioFreePalmer, KCUR, and WGZS


  • Added: Aug 22, 2024
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 5
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Coming up on Soulsations, new music by singer/trumpeter Johnny Britt. His own jazzy version of the 1964 tune, “Walk On By”, made popular by Dionne ...

Bought by WGZS, RadioFreePalmer, KMXT, and KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio]


  • Added: Aug 01, 2024
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 4
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Coming up on Soulsations, a new love song by Lalah Hathaway featuring Michael McDonald,” No Lie”. The latest smooth jazz jam by Kirk Whalum, “Well ...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, KHNS, KSLU, WGZS, KCUR and more


  • Added: Jul 25, 2024
  • Length: 59:28
  • Purchases: 7
Caption: Heather McGhee, Credit: Hardy Wilson
By around 2044, the U.S. will become a majority-minority nation. This seismic demographic shift has triggered a cultural earthquake, provoking a ra...

  • Added: Jun 20, 2024
  • Length: 28:30
Caption: Bluesman Cedric Burnside returns to the WoodSongs Stage.
On this week's WoodSongs broadcast, folksinger Michael Johnathon welcomes Grammy-winning Mississippi blues musician Cedric Burnside plus Candice I...

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio, Radio Bristol, WEJP-LP 107.1, WVRU, RadioStPete Florida and more


  • Added: Jun 19, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 32
Caption: Kevin Powell
There is a growing movement to redefine manhood, and to address ways that violence is baked into our cultural expectations of masculinity. Courageo...

  • Added: May 22, 2024
  • Length: 28:30
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Connecting with our ancestors through dreaming, an interview with Dr. Stephanie R. Burns. We can choose to communicate only with benevolent ancesto...

  • Added: Apr 09, 2024
  • Length: 53:32
Caption: Cover of the book, "America's Black Capital", Credit: Hachette Book Group
On this week's episode, we speak with Dr. Jeffrey O.G. Ogbar about his latest book, “America's Black Capital: How African Americans Remade Atlanta ...

Bought by WUWM, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, RadioFreePalmer, and KMUN


  • Added: Apr 08, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
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Urban shamanism and setting sacred space. Dreams, like myths, can be regarded as stories that are not true but that say something true. The essence...

  • Added: Mar 15, 2024
  • Length: 54:13
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Margaret Bonds was allowed to study at Northwestern University - but not to use any of their other facilities. This week, a look at the life and m...

  • Added: Feb 23, 2024
  • Length: 58:30
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SHOW 999 (Air Dates: Feb 19 - 25, 2024) We at Art of the Song stand with Black, Indigenous and People of Color in solidarity for equal rights and j...

Bought by WCUW 91.3 FM, Raven Radio, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), Angelica Community Radio, KRZA and more


  • Added: Feb 13, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 23
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This week, we highlight outstanding compositions by women of color.

  • Added: Feb 09, 2024
  • Length: 58:30
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This week we hear performances from women of color making their mark in the classical music world.

  • Added: Feb 02, 2024
  • Length: 58:30
Caption: Sugar Harp on the WoodSongs Stage.
On this week's WoodSongs broadcast, folksinger Michael Johnathon welcomes Alabama bluesman Sugar Harp plus Piedmont blues artist Gail Ceasar.

Bought by WVRU, KDLG, KTRL, KMXT, KBRW and more


  • Added: Jan 31, 2024
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 40
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SHOW 997 (Air Dates Feb 5 - 11, 2024) For Black History Month we revisit our 2021 interview with singer-songwriter-music educator, Crys Matthews. A...

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), KRZA, High Plains Public Radio, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KUNM and more


  • Added: Jan 30, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 23
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Dominique Daye Hunter explores her art's inspiration and its role in challenging the undervaluing of art.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, KSTK, WDSE, KTRT RADIO INC, and WOJB


  • Added: Jan 29, 2024
  • Length: 58:05
  • Purchases: 5
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HOUR ONE: "Docupoetry" - Have you ever wished there was a different way to read – or hear - the news? For generations, through wars and political u...

  • Added: Jan 12, 2024
  • Length: 01:59:00
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World renowned bass guitarist and composer Victor Wooten returns to Musician's Spotlight for a conversation with host John Floridis Hear some new ...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Jan 10, 2024
  • Length: 58:31
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Hubby Jenkins on the WoodSongs Stage.
On this week's WoodSongs broadcast, folksinger Michael Johnathon welcomes singer and multi-instrumentalist Hubby Jenkins plus old time string band ...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio, Angelica Community Radio, KUPR low power FM, KMSU, KEDT and more


  • Added: Dec 27, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 60
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A bold experiment is taking place among Black farmers in the Southeast — a story of hope in an area with a history of plantation slavery, land thef...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KDNK, KWMR, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, and WNYE


  • Added: Dec 15, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 5
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SHOW 990 (Air Dates: Dec 18 - 24, 2023) Our guest this week on Art of the Song is vibraphonist, composer, educator Nikara Warren. Born and bred in ...

Bought by Angelica Community Radio, KRZA, High Plains Public Radio, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi) and more


  • Added: Dec 14, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 19
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