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Legend of La Telesita
From: Classic107.3
Series: Tango with Cally
Caption: La Telesita
Tangos, folkloric chacarera music, and the famous Argentine myth about the girl who danced herself to death.

Bought by WXXI Rochester


  • Added: Sep 18, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Eva Peron and Magaldi
From: Classic107.3
Series: Tango with Cally
Caption: Eva Peron
What was the connection between Argentina’s famous first lady and tango singer Augustín Magaldi?

Bought by WXXI Rochester


  • Added: Sep 18, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 37: What Gets Told
From: Criminal
Series: This is Love
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“History was dependent upon people like me remembering.” A conversation with Betty Reid Soskin, shortly before her 100th birthday.

  • Added: Sep 10, 2021
  • Length: 26:16
StoryCorps Griot: Malinda Edwards and Mildred Betts
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Willie Edwards Jr. died in 1957. He was killed by Klansmen who told him to either jump off a bridge or be shot., Credit: Malinda Edwards and Mildred Betts
Malinda Edwards talks to her sister Mildred Betts about the murder of her father, Willie Edwards Jr. at the hands of the Ku Klux Klan in 1957.

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Aug 10, 2021
  • Length: 03:17
  • Purchases: 1
For Us All
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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The true story of a long road to justice.

Bought by KKRN, KCHW, KFCF FM, KUOW, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and more


  • Added: Aug 04, 2021
  • Length: 01:58:03
  • Purchases: 11
The Chinese Exclusion Act
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101
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Between 1882 and 1965, the vast majority of would-be Chinese immigrants were banned from the U.S..

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Jul 21, 2021
  • Length: 26:40
  • Purchases: 2
601: Everything is Exhausting / 602: Traditional Knowledge, 7/10/2021
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Everything is Exhausting" - Staying productive is harder than ever these days. When everything is exhausting, how do we stop the burnout...

  • Added: Jul 09, 2021
  • Length: 01:58:59
595: Our Time Of Mourning / 596: Should You Delete Facebook?, 6/19/2021
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Our Time Of Mourning" - The pandemic is waning in many places. But before we go back to normal life, let's not forget to mourn our loss...

  • Added: Jun 18, 2021
  • Length: 01:59:01
Ep. 138: Night Time Blues
From: Franklin Fantini
Series: Dollar Country
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18 more country songs forgotten to history played on 45 rpm singles.

Bought by KIYU-FM, KSTK, and WYAP


  • Added: Jun 16, 2021
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 3
Ep. 137: Midwestern Digging Tri 2021
From: Franklin Fantini
Series: Dollar Country
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Playing some of the great stuff I found on my recent buying trip to to Kansas, Missouri, and Arkansas

Bought by KIYU-FM, KSTK, and WYAP


  • Added: Jun 09, 2021
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 3
Dayna Hartwick, The Flute of Motwon Part One
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Think of your favorite Motown song. If there is a flute or piccolo on that song, it was played by Dayna Hartwick. For close to a decade, she was ...

Bought by KTRL, KSRQ, WYAP, KWIT, Harford Community Radio and more


  • Added: Jun 08, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Paul Ingles' MUSIC ARCHIVE SHOWCASE #135 + 136 - STEVE CROPPER (Part 2 + 3 in a single hour)
From: Paul Ingles
Series: Paul Ingles' Music Archive Showcase
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Music host Paul Ingles welcomes his first repeat guest on his series - Steve Cropper - guitarist, producer, songwriter, and collaborator with most ...

Bought by North State Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 03, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
GN_3.33_National Freedom Day
From: Good News Good Planet
Series: Good News Good Planet - Season 3
Caption: Good News for a Good Planet - Change your focus, change your world.
February 1st is National Freedom Day, made into a holiday due to one man's efforts.

  • Added: May 17, 2021
  • Length: 02:30
GN_4.56_Moving Black History 101
From: Good News Good Planet
Series: Good News Good Planet - Season 4
Caption: Good News for a Good Planet - Change your focus, change your world.
The extent of Black history is vast, but it is not talked about nearly enough. A social studies teacher from Detroit is changing that by creating a...

  • Added: Apr 26, 2021
  • Length: 02:30
Hyphenated Identity
From: Laura Joyce Davis
Series: Shelter in Place
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What's in a name? We reflect on where we belong and what it means to be American, especially in the wake of anti-Asian hate crimes.

  • Added: Apr 06, 2021
  • Length: 52:02
US Healthcare After Covid: What’s Next & How Could It Be Better?
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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The Medicare for All Act was reintroduced into the U.S. House in March with a record number of cosponsors and public support. But while the idea of...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KDNK, RadioFreePalmer, and KWMR


  • Added: Mar 31, 2021
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 4
569: Decolonizing the Mind / 570: Religion Without Doctrine, 3/20/2021
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: 'Decolonizing the Mind' - Colonization in Africa was much more than a land grab. It was a project to replace — and even erase — local cul...

  • Added: Mar 19, 2021
  • Length: 01:58:59
National Book Award-winning Poet Nikky Finney: Part 2
From: New Letters on the Air
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Affrilachian and Cave Canem poet Nikky Finney talks about her father, the first African American Chief Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court,...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio)


  • Added: Mar 04, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Ep 124: Whiskeyville
From: Franklin Fantini
Series: Dollar Country
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Sixteen more country and hillbilly songs from the dustiest corners of the United States. Featuring forgotten voices, songs, and labels found on 45...

Bought by KSTK and KIYU-FM


  • Added: Mar 03, 2021
  • Length: 58:01
  • Purchases: 2
Tell Saki - Part II
From: Israel Story
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In Part II of this tale, Yochai Maital brings the kind of war story we rarely hear – that which begins once the fighting ends. On October 8, 1973, ...

  • Added: Mar 01, 2021
  • Length: 47:57
From Community Dance to Dance Community: Recalling the Old Farmer's Ball
From: Carla Seidl
Caption: The original Farmer's Ball, and an OFB dance today, Credit: Phil Jameson/Carla Seidl
The Old Farmer's Ball is a regional folk dance organization in Asheville, North Carolina that is best known for its lively Thursday night contra da...

  • Added: Feb 22, 2021
  • Length: 49:50
It Took Everybody By Surprise
From: Andrew Cavette
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A documentary for 2020 about everything that was supposed to happen.

  • Added: Feb 14, 2021
  • Length: 25:27
StoryCorps Griot: Clara Jean Ester
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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72-year-old Clara Jean Ester remembers bearing witness to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s final speech in 1968, and rushing to his side the next day w...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 11, 2021
  • Length: 02:55
  • Purchases: 1
TRAILER TO - "Tapestry at 50 - An Appreciation of Carole King's Masterpiece"
From: Paul Ingles
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Preview trailer to the hour-long radio program TAPESTRY AT 50 produced by top public radio music documentary producer Paul Ingles. Top music write...

  • Added: Feb 01, 2021
  • Length: 05:34
Musician's Spotlight - Cyrille Aimee Part One - 776
From: John Floridis
Series: Musician's Spotlight
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From her home in New Orleans, Louisiana Grammy nominated vocalist Cyrille Aimée joins host John Floridis by phone for a conversation about her uniq...

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


  • Added: Jan 29, 2021
  • Length: 29:04
  • Purchases: 5

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