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AG 23-23: The King and Queen of Soul Sing Standards, 6/5/2023
From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow
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The children of Baptist preachers, raised in gospel music — Aretha Franklin and Sam Cooke are two of the most venerated names in soul. This week, w...

  • Added: May 22, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
The Almost Astronaut
From: Joe Richman
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The story of how Ed Dwight went from being an Air Force captain to almost becoming the first Black astronaut in the world.

  • Added: May 19, 2023
  • Length: 16:36
Visions of Style (hour/no bb or bed)
From: With Good Reason
Series: Black History Month specials
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In the late 70s, the University of Virginia inherited 10,000 glass plate negatives from the Holsinger Studio.

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KHEN-LP, RadioStPete Florida, and Royalton Community Radio


  • Added: May 18, 2023
  • Length: 52:00
  • Purchases: 4
Visions of Style (promo)
From: With Good Reason
Series: Black History Month specials
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In the late 70s, the University of Virginia inherited 10,000 glass plate negatives from the Holsinger Studio.

Bought by KUHF, KXCV, and WNMU-FM


  • Added: May 18, 2023
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 3
Visions of Style (half)
From: With Good Reason
Series: Black History Month specials
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In the late 70s, the University of Virginia inherited 10,000 glass plate negatives from the Holsinger Studio.

Bought by Kansas Public Radio, KXCV, KVSC, WYAP, Harford Community Radio and more


  • Added: May 18, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 8
Visions of Style (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: Black History Month specials
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In the late 70s, the University of Virginia inherited 10,000 glass plate negatives from the Holsinger Studio.

Bought by Morehead State Public Radio, KUHF, WTJU, KXCV, KEDT and more


  • Added: May 18, 2023
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 8
Return, Rebury, Repatriate
From: Distillations
Series: Innate
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Activists were angry that a museum held the skulls of enslaved people. Then they discovered it also had remains of Black children killed in 1985.

  • Added: May 14, 2023
  • Length: 56:58
Outdoor Archives (hour/no bb or bed)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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We often think of cemeteries as separate worlds unto themselves.

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KHEN-LP, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, Royalton Community Radio, and KCHW


  • Added: May 11, 2023
  • Length: 52:00
  • Purchases: 5
Outdoor Archives (half)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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We often think of cemeteries as separate worlds unto themselves.

Bought by WFHB, Kansas Public Radio, KMUN, Harford Community Radio, KHNS and more


  • Added: May 11, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 8
Outdoor Archives (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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We often think of cemeteries as separate worlds unto themselves.

Bought by WTJU, WMUU-LP, RadioStPete Florida, WRST-FM Oshkosh, KEDT and more


  • Added: May 11, 2023
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 7
Outdoor Archives (promo)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason promo
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We often think of cemeteries as separate worlds unto themselves.

Bought by KXCV and WNMU-FM


  • Added: May 11, 2023
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 2
TSSAAPR230510 James Brown - May 3, 1933 (evergreen, as always)
From: Mike Canton
Series: The Soul Show (3 hours, with soft ending after Hour 2))
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Join host Mike Canton for a thoughtful review of The Godfather's music, with fun/informed tangents to sidemen (Maceo, Bootsy, Stubblefield, Wesley,...

Bought by WPVM 103.7, RADIOLEX, and KRZA


  • Added: May 10, 2023
  • Length: 02:56:57
  • Purchases: 3
Calamity in Philadelphia
From: Distillations
Series: Innate
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The faulty—and fatal—race logic of an 18th century yellow fever epidemic.

  • Added: May 09, 2023
  • Length: 40:50
Origin Stories
From: Distillations
Series: Innate
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How race was invented to support racism.

  • Added: May 09, 2023
  • Length: 33:44
National Writers Series: Alvin Hall
From: Interlochen Public Radio
Series: National Writers Series: Season Four
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WDET's Jerome Vaughn talks with financial advisor and author Alvin Hall.

Bought by WNMU-FM, Michigan Radio, and WKAR


  • Added: Apr 25, 2023
  • Length: 54:30
  • Purchases: 3
StoryCorps: Shirley Duhart and Dale Strasser
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Shirley Duhart and Dale Strasser at their StoryCorps in Atlanta, Georgia on January 17, 2023
Polio survivor Shirley Duhart tells her longtime friend and doctor, Dale Strasser, about why wearing stylish shoes has been so empowering.

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio


  • Added: Apr 25, 2023
  • Length: 03:02
  • Purchases: 1
A Monumental Change, Part 1
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: State Senator Jennifer McClellan, Credit: Charles McGuigan
This is part 1 of A Monumental Change about how the brutal murder of George Floyd has propelled the entire country forward toward a more perfect Un...

  • Added: Apr 14, 2023
  • Length: 26:48
Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street
From: KXCI
Series: Flicks with the Film Snob Chris Dashiell
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A documentary about the 1921 Tulsa race massacre not only explains the full story of the shameful attack on the Greenwood neighborhood of Tulsa tha...

  • Added: Apr 12, 2023
  • Length: 03:23
EP223 Lightnin' Slim
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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Otis Hicks was a somewhat unsung Louisiana blues man who was an inspiration to another Louisianan who would one day become world famous!

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio) and WLPR


  • Added: Apr 11, 2023
  • Length: 01:00:08
  • Purchases: 2
Heritage Scraps from Heritage Hands: African-American Vintage Quilts
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: The Folklorist Next Door
Caption: The Folklorist Next Door, Credit: Jeannelle Ramirez
African American women have created beautiful works of art with quilting. Are you holding on to a piece of family history? Laura Casmore talks to...

  • Added: Mar 25, 2023
  • Length: 10:12
Save the Small Sums (hour/no bb or bed)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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In 1865, the Freedman’s Bank was written into law by President Lincoln to help newly freed enslaved people save money and buy land.

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., Royalton Community Radio, KHEN-LP, RadioStPete Florida and more


  • Added: Mar 16, 2023
  • Length: 52:00
  • Purchases: 8
Save the Small Sums (half)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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In 1865, the Freedman’s Bank was written into law by President Lincoln to help newly freed enslaved people save money and buy land.

Bought by Kansas Public Radio, KVSC, WRMU, WFHB, WYAP and more


  • Added: Mar 16, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 9
Save the Small Sums (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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In 1865, the Freedman’s Bank was written into law by President Lincoln to help newly freed enslaved people save money and buy land.

Bought by WTJU, KXCV, WMUU-LP, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WRST-FM Oshkosh and more


  • Added: Mar 16, 2023
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 8
Save the Small Sums (promo)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason promo
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In 1865, the Freedman’s Bank was written into law by President Lincoln to help newly freed enslaved people save money and buy land.

Bought by KXCV, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and WNMU-FM


  • Added: Mar 16, 2023
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 3
EE 23-11: Jori Lewis on the complex story of the peanut, 3/10/2023
From: WFIU
Series: Earth Eats
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While peanut butter is one of my favorite foods, I can’t say that I have given much thought to the peanut as a crop, or paid any attention to its r...

  • Added: Mar 08, 2023
  • Length: 54:00

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