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Here's Cedric Burnside-- Hill Country Blues Musician, Songwriter and 2021 National Heritage Fellow
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Cedric Burnside, Credit: Stephen Payne
Hill Country Blues Musician, Songwriter and 2021 National Heritage Fellow Cedric Burnside talks about bringing his musical roots to the 21st centur...

Bought by WMPG and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 15, 2021
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 2
Soprano Angel Blue is taking the opera world by storm!
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Angel Blue, Credit: Jack Hill
Meet soprano Angel Blue who is opening the new season at the Metropolitan Opera's "Fire Shut Up in My Bones." Composed by Terence Blanchard, it's t...

Bought by WMPG, RADIOLEX, and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 21, 2021
  • Length: 28:44
  • Purchases: 3
Meet 2021 NEA Jazz Master Terri Lyne Carrington
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Terri Lyne Carrington, Credit: Delphine Diallo
Virtuoso drummer and 2021 NEA Jazz Master Terri Lyne Carrington talks about career and her advocacy for “jazz without patriarchy.”

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, New England Public Media, and KZUM


  • Added: Aug 20, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Meet Maestro William Henry Curry
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Maestro W. H. Curry
Composer, Conductor, and Music Director of the Durham Symphony Orchestra, Maestro Curry has inspired generations of musicians and audiences with hi...

Bought by WMPG


  • Added: Jun 28, 2021
  • Length: 28:48
  • Purchases: 1
When Sunday Comes (hour/no bb or bed)
From: With Good Reason
Series: Black History Month specials
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In 2019, Virginia joined just three other states in making Juneteenth a paid state holiday, recognizing it as a holiday for all Virginians.

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, WCNY, Royalton Community Radio, and KHEN-LP


  • Added: Jun 10, 2021
  • Length: 52:00
  • Purchases: 4
When Sunday Comes (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: Black History Month specials
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In 2019, Virginia joined just three other states in making Juneteenth a paid state holiday, recognizing it as a holiday for all Virginians.

Bought by Morehead State Public Radio, WYPL, KUHF, KGLP, High Plains Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jun 10, 2021
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 17
When Sunday Comes (promo)
From: With Good Reason
Series: Black History Month specials
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In 2019, Virginia joined just three other states in making Juneteenth a paid state holiday, recognizing it as a holiday for all Virginians.

Bought by KUHF, WKMS, WRST-FM Oshkosh, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KXCV and more


  • Added: Jun 10, 2021
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 7
Michael R. Jackson talks about creating Black queer musical theater
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Michael R. Jackson, Credit: Zack DeZon
Michael R. Jackson takes us through the making of A Strange Loop his prize-winning musical about a Black queer musical theater writer.

Bought by KALW, KZUM, WMPG, and RADIOLEX


  • Added: Jun 07, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
Musician's Spotlight - Ranky Tanky Mspot Part Two - 791
From: John Floridis
Series: Musician's Spotlight
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Born in from the unique Gullah culture of the sea islands of South Carolina, Ranky Tanky bring a sumptuous blend of jazz, folk and gospel musical f...

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


  • Added: May 09, 2021
  • Length: 29:34
  • Purchases: 4
NL 21-18: Ellington Ending: Duke Ellington 1967-73, 4/26/2021
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights
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In the last years of his life, and no longer with the services of longtime writing partner Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington continued to compose mem...

  • Added: Apr 22, 2021
  • Length: 59:02
Meet percussionist and 2021 NEA Jazz Master Albert “Tootie” Heath
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Albert "Tootie" Heath, Credit: Ghylian Bell and Mychal Watts
Percussionist Tootie Heath shares the rhythms of a Jazz Master.

Bought by KMUW and KZUM


  • Added: Apr 11, 2021
  • Length: 28:53
  • Purchases: 2
Meet 2021 NEA Jazz Master Henry Threadgill
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Henry Threadgill, Credit: Nhumi Threadgill
Composer, multi-instrumentalist, and 2021 NEA Jazz Master Henry Threadgill continues his work on music’s cutting edge.

Bought by Harford Community Radio


  • Added: Mar 01, 2021
  • Length: 28:48
  • Purchases: 1
The National Endowment for the Arts presents Art Works
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: William Bell, Credit: David McClister
Meet 2020 National Heritage Fellow William Bell, noted singer, songwriting, and producer.

Bought by Harford Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 02, 2021
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
The National Endowment for the Arts presents Art Works
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Aaron Dworkin, Credit: Dwight Cendrowski
Violinist and Social Entrepreneur Aaron Dworkin-- Working for inclusion, diversity and excellence in classical music

Bought by Harford Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 01, 2021
  • Length: 28:43
  • Purchases: 1
If It Sounds Good It Is Good - Monday Music Special featuring author Richard Manning Part One
From: John Floridis
Series: Montana Public Radio Special Programs - Related to Musician's Spotlight
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A Monday Music Special produced for Montana Public Radio featuring conversation with author Richard Manning. The interview focuses on his most rece...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 22, 2021
  • Length: 29:04
  • Purchases: 2
Policing The Jig (promo)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason promo
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Francis O’Neill rose through the ranks to become a prominent Chicago police chief at the turn of the 20th century. But he’s mostly remembered as th...

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


  • Added: Dec 17, 2020
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 4
Policing The Jig (half)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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Francis O’Neill rose through the ranks to become a prominent Chicago police chief at the turn of the 20th century. But he’s mostly remembered as th...

Bought by KMUN, KRDP, Kansas Public Radio, WJCT, KVSC and more


  • Added: Dec 17, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 10
Policing The Jig (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Francis O’Neill rose through the ranks to become a prominent Chicago police chief at the turn of the 20th century. But he’s mostly remembered as th...

Bought by Ohm Radio , WMUU-LP, KEDT, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WTJU and more


  • Added: Dec 17, 2020
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 12
Policing The Jig (hour/no bb or bed)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Francis O’Neill rose through the ranks to become a prominent Chicago police chief at the turn of the 20th century. But he’s mostly remembered as th...

Bought by KICI Iowa City, WCNY, KHEN-LP, and Royalton Community Radio


  • Added: Dec 17, 2020
  • Length: 52:00
  • Purchases: 4
How To Go Clubbing (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Bars, nightclubs, dance, and music have long held a special place in LGBTQ culture. But even as shows like RuPaul’s Drag Race and Pose bring that c...

Bought by KXCV, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WNYO, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: Oct 08, 2020
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 13
How To Go Clubbing (half)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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Bars, nightclubs, dance, and music have long held a special place in LGBTQ culture. But even as shows like RuPaul’s Drag Race and Pose bring that c...

Bought by Kansas Public Radio, WJCT, WFHB, KMUN, WJCU and more


  • Added: Oct 08, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 6
How To Go Clubbing (promo)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason promo
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Bars, nightclubs, dance, and music have long held a special place in LGBTQ culture. But even as shows like RuPaul’s Drag Race and Pose bring that c...

Bought by KXCV, WNED Buffalo, WCNY, and WNMU-FM


  • Added: Oct 08, 2020
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 4
Celebrate Sonny Rollins' 90th Birthday!
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Sonny Rollins, Credit: john Abbott
We revisit a 2017 conversation with the legendary tenor saxophonist.

Bought by WCNY and Harford Community Radio


  • Added: Sep 10, 2020
  • Length: 29:44
  • Purchases: 2
NL 20-31: Electrifying: Charlie Christian, 7/27/2020
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights
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Music from one of the 20th century's most influential guitarists, heard with Benny Goodman and others.

  • Added: Jul 23, 2020
  • Length: 58:58
Poetic Justice (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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When writer and radio producer Lulu Miller discovered she’d have to leave Virginia, she wrote a startling love letter to the state -- one that char...

Bought by WCNY, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, WMUU-LP, WXDU, WCMU Michigan and more


  • Added: Jul 02, 2020
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 11