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Episode May 17, 2014
From: Robert Marovich
Series: Gospel Memories
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Classic African American gospel, spiritual, and jubilee music.

  • Added: May 23, 2014
  • Length: 59:41
The Church of Coltrane
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
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On Sunday morning, while the Fillmore District is brunching or sleeping in, I’m sweating to attend something I’ve never run for in my life: church....

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 20, 2013
  • Length: 13:25
  • Purchases: 1
What's What: Saturday Night and Sunday Morning?
From: Paul McCarthy
Series: What's What Radio
Caption: Bertie Pearson, Credit: Rama Hughes
Bertie Pearson is an Episcopal priest in San Francisco. Before becoming a priest, he led two lives: one as a churchgoer, one as a rocker. So he w...

  • Added: Aug 21, 2012
  • Length: 46:31
Ladino Hanukah Songs Shed Light on Endangered Language of Jews
From: Rhonda J. Miller
Series: Ladino: The Endangered Language of the Spanish Jews
Caption: Rivka Amado performs Ladino songs at the Reutlinger Community for Jewish Living in Danville, California., Credit: Rhonda J. Miller
As the candles of Hanukah connect Jews around the world, holiday songs in Ladino shine a light on a language UNESCO rates as “severely endangered.”...

Bought by KSFR, KUPR low power FM, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, WTIP, WAMC Northeast Public Radio and more


  • Added: Nov 27, 2011
  • Length: 04:24
  • Purchases: 7
Primordial and poetic: Hip hop according to Baraka Blue
From: KALW
Caption: Baraka Blue
Local hip hop artist and poet Ahmad James draws inspiration for his music from Sufi Islam. But he’s not African American – he’s white – and has bee...

  • Added: Aug 15, 2011
  • Length: 06:50
JazzStories: Father Peter O'Brien and Mary Lou Williams
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
Caption: Father Peter O'Brien and Mary Lou Williams - Monterey Jazz Fest., 1971, Credit: Paul Slaughter Photos
“My father forced me to go to dancing school and take accordion lessons. I was a lousy dancer, couldn’t play, but there was this yearning for that ...

Bought by Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP, WCSU-FM, 90.5 WSNC, WNCU and more


  • Added: May 13, 2011
  • Length: 10:02
  • Purchases: 6
John Lennon's Lost Letter to Oral Roberts
From: Michael Mason
Caption: The Gospel of John, Credit: Paul Vera-Broadbent
A new article from This Land Press reveals intriguing details about the life of John Lennon through a letter Lennon purportedly penned to televange...

Bought by PRX Remix and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 06, 2011
  • Length: 03:35
  • Purchases: 2
EZ Malone
From: Jay Allison
Series: Stories From Carmen
Caption: Carmen Delzell, c. 2000
On her way home from her grandmother's funeral in 1996, Carmen happens to meet a remarkable African-American guitarist in a thrift shop in North Ca...

Bought by KUT, KGLT, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 24, 2010
  • Length: 07:24
  • Purchases: 3
Like Hanukah Oil, Endangered Ladino Language Endures Among Jews
From: Rhonda J. Miller
Series: Ladino: The Endangered Language of the Spanish Jews
Caption: Professor Gloria Ascher teaches Ladino at Tufts University., Credit: Rhonda Miller
As Jews around the world celebrate Hanukah, some in Boston are singing in Ladino, a language UNESCO rates as "severely endangered" in its 2009 Atla...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 20, 2010
  • Length: 04:56
  • Purchases: 2
A Musician's Life: Gordon Gano (of Violent Femmes fame)
From: WXPN
Series: A Musician's Life
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The son of a minister, Gordon Gano hardly seemed like an obvious candidate to front the 1980's post-punk band, The Violent Femmes. But his smart ly...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: May 18, 2010
  • Length: 05:01
  • Purchases: 1
Pat Surface, from Ely, about "Holy Wind" on Centerstage MN
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Centerstage Minnesota
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Pat Surface has been creating music in Northern MN for over 30 years and his new CD with The Boundary Water Boys is called Holy Wind - an album ins...

  • Added: Apr 12, 2010
  • Length: 17:21
Two artists from different musical worlds travel an interior journey together
From: John Diliberto
Series: Echo Location: Soundings for New Music
Caption: Frio Suite
Legendary guitarist Phil Keaggy and keyboardist Jeff Johnson collaborate on a tone poem of intricately painted landscapes, inspired by Texas' Frio ...

Bought by KTRL


  • Added: Nov 05, 2009
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 1
A Musician's Life: Jace Everett
From: WXPN
Series: A Musician's Life
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You may not know his name but if you're a fan of HBO's "True Blood" you know Jace Everett's baritone. Each week Jace's song "Bad Things" accompanie...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 22, 2009
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
Inside Islam - Heavy Metal Islam (:20 Promo)
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders
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Preview "Inside Islam," a new series from the producers of "Here on Earth." In this edition: Scholar Mark Levine and journalist Suroosh Alvi catal...

  • Added: Jul 17, 2009
  • Length: :20
Inside Islam - Heavy Metal Islam (Billboard)
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders
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Preview "Inside Islam," a new series from the producers of "Here on Earth." In this edition: Scholar Mark Levine and journalist Suroosh Alvi catal...

  • Added: Jul 17, 2009
  • Length: 01:00
Inside Islam - Heavy Metal Islam
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders
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Preview "Inside Islam," a new series from the producers of "Here on Earth." In this edition: Scholar Mark Levine and journalist Suroosh Alvi catal...

  • Added: Jul 17, 2009
  • Length: 52:35
The Ministry of DJism - Vol. 3: Radio XERO Top 10 (pt.2)
From: Jashae Slaughter
Series: The Ministry of DJism
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Radio XERO Top 10 (pt.2)

  • Added: Sep 29, 2008
  • Length: 38:17
The Ministry of DJism - Vol. 3: Radio XERO Top 10
From: Jashae Slaughter
Series: The Ministry of DJism
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Radio XERO Top 10

  • Added: Sep 29, 2008
  • Length: 38:17
Show 9: Quinntessence
From: Bill King
Series: Shakespeare in the Alley: Bob Dylan's Poetics
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Quinntessence: Dylan's Spiritual Quest

Bought by KPIP-LP, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WMNF, KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm and more


  • Added: Aug 13, 2008
  • Length: 59:36
  • Purchases: 6
BENDING IT TO HIS WILL - an INTERVIEW with DAVID CROSBY
From: The Tibet Connection
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David Crosby on his connection to Tibet; an interview with producer Julie Adler

Bought by Radio Catskill


  • Added: Jun 11, 2008
  • Length: 14:23
  • Purchases: 1
VOICES4theSoul Show 722
From: Lori Holladay
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AAA Music show featuring songs that express a more meaningful side of life. This hour features songs from Van Morrison, Keb Mo, Avril Lavigne and m...

  • Added: May 21, 2008
  • Length: 59:01
Church Music
From: Charles Lane
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A documentary exploring why we sing music at church and what it does for individuals and communities.

Bought by WORT, North Country Public Radio, WVAS, WGBH Radio Boston, WGBH Radio Boston and more


  • Added: Mar 13, 2008
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 38
GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER? THE GYUTO MONKS!
From: The Tibet Connection
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What happens when 14 Gyuto monks need a place to spend the night? The Tibet Connection's own Sarah Wilkinson and her family recently played host t...

Bought by KUNM and NPR Station Showcase with PRX


  • Added: May 25, 2007
  • Length: 12:04
  • Purchases: 2
Johnny Cash: Amazing Grace
From: Joyride Media
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One-hour radio documentary explores Johnny Cash's love for Gospel music, his roots in the church, and the stories behind his greatest Gospel record...

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KSRQ, Troy Public Radio, KAZU Seaside, Calif., KPIP-LP and more


  • Added: May 07, 2007
  • Length: 59:05
  • Purchases: 19
Elvis Presley - He Touched Me: Elvis' Gospel Music
From: Joyride Media
Series: I Am An Elvis Fan
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One hour radio documentary highlights the gospel music Elvis recorded throughout his career.

Bought by Troy Public Radio, WVTF, Troy Public Radio, WNMU-FM, KZUM and more


  • Added: Mar 26, 2007
  • Length: 59:05
  • Purchases: 32