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"Breaking the Psychological Chains of Slavery"
From: Making Contact
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African-Americans have endured more than 246 years of slavery, 100 years of racism and segregation. The trauma from that experience continues to im...

  • Added: May 05, 2011
  • Length: 29:59
Beyond the Islamic Golden Age
From: With Good Reason
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Scholars from around the world gathered recently for George Mason University’s forum Beyond Golden Age and Decline: Muslim Societies and Global Mod...

  • Added: Apr 05, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
The 34th Annual Soul Food Dinner at Winona State University
From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique
Caption: The newly formed Pi Eta chapter of Phi Beta Sigma step before the beginning of the 34th Annual Soul Food Dinner on Saturday in Kryzsko Commons on Winona State University campus. Performing are Sam Ndely, left, Beh Gay, center, and Forrest Agnew. , Credit: David Ranzenberger/Winona Daily News
Members of Phi Beta Sigma’s fraternity started off this year’s 34th annual Soul Food Dinner at Winona State University. The Harlem Renaissance was ...

  • Added: Mar 04, 2011
  • Length: 12:21
Dr. Angela Carver AKA Waziyatawin Interview and Lecture. In the Footsteps of Our Ancestors: Pathways to Liberation
From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique
Caption: Waziyatawin, Credit: http://waziyatawin.net
This week on Culture Clique, we feature Dr. Angela Carver who spoke at the Winona State campus last November and has since been under fire for some...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jan 20, 2011
  • Length: 01:05:46
  • Purchases: 1
Transgender Equality with Mara Keisling and Marcus Waterbury: Part 2
From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique
Caption: Mara Keisling Executive Director for The National Center for Transgender Equality
This week on Culture Clique we continue our interview with two individuals from the National Center for Transgender Equality. Mara Keisling The Exe...

  • Added: Dec 13, 2010
  • Length: 09:47
Winona Woodlawn Cemetery Walk
From: KQAL
Series: Don't Cha Know
Caption: A group of students ask questions about the effects of 18th century disease and illness Friday at the annual Winona County Historical Society's Woodlawn Cemetery Walk., Credit: Rory O'Driscoll/Winona Daily News
On this edition of Don't Cha Know we’re headed into Winona’s historic Woodlawn Cemetery. The 12th Annual Woodlawn Cemetery Walk commenced and we we...

  • Added: Nov 09, 2010
  • Length: 14:58
HOB Radio: Robert Johnson Tribute
From: Ben Manilla
Series: House of Blues Radio Hour
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The Mysterious and Enduring Legacy of Robert Johnson

Bought by WSLR, KEOS, KFOK-LP, Red River Radio Network, WPTC and more


  • Added: Nov 01, 2010
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 9
The State of Latino's in Minnesota with Jesse Bethke Gomez, Part 2
From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique
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Latinos have been living in Minnesota for generations. The first record of Latino residents date back to the 1860's. Since the 1990 Census, the sta...

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: Oct 23, 2010
  • Length: 30:54
  • Purchases: 1
Jesse Bethke Gomez on The State of Latino's in Minnesota, Part 1
From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique
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Latinos have been living in Minnesota for generations. The first record of Latino residents date back to the 1860's. Today on Culture Clique we fea...

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: Oct 23, 2010
  • Length: 31:21
  • Purchases: 1
The Ghost of Heffron Hall with Patrick Marek Part 1
From: KQAL
Series: Don't Cha Know
Caption: Heffron Hall at St. Mary's University
Special Guest Patrick Marek stops by KQAL to discuss the legendary ghost of Heffron Hall at St. Mary's University in Winona MN. This haunt has been...

  • Added: Oct 23, 2010
  • Length: 21:30
We Brothers Three: the Montgomerys, Heaths and Jones
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz
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An hourlong program of jazz music from three trios of brothers—Wes, Buddy and Monk Montgomery; Hank, Elvin and Thad Jones; and Jimmy, Percy, and To...

Bought by WPTC


  • Added: Sep 28, 2010
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Goin’ Up: Space Age Jazz
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz
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Looking for something a little different? Try something "Far Out," but not too far out... An hourlong program of music from the late 1950s and ear...

Bought by WPTC


  • Added: Sep 27, 2010
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 1
Jazz From Monterey: 1958, The Birth Of A Festival
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz
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An hourlong program of music from the very first Monterey Jazz Festival. Featured artists include Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Gerry Mullligan...

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston


  • Added: Sep 27, 2010
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 1
Labor Day Special - "Workin’: The Work Song in Jazz and Popular Music"
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz
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An hourlong program for the Labor Day holiday, with special guest jazz historian Ted Gioia (author of the book WORK SONGS). Featured artists inclu...

Bought by KHNS, WESM 91.3 FM, WRNC-LP, KMUN, KMUW and more


  • Added: Aug 27, 2010
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Kris Prestidge
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE
Series: Culturology
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We’ll hear from Kris Prestidge. He’ll tell the story of his Finnish immigrant grandparents who settled north of Deer River, and the family reunion...

  • Added: Jul 29, 2010
  • Length: 08:36
HOB Radio: Duos
From: Ben Manilla
Series: House of Blues Radio Hour
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Sometimes with the blues, two is better than one!

Bought by KEOS, WXXI, and WNCU


  • Added: Jul 27, 2010
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
Jazzing the Cool
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz
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One-hour program of classic jazz. Ted Gioia, author of THE BIRTH AND THE DEATH OF THE COOL, joins the program for a look at the relationship betwee...

Bought by 90.5 WSNC, KVLU, and WPTC


  • Added: Jun 10, 2010
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 3
Secession Showdown
From: With Good Reason
Caption: Camp at Ft. Monroe, VA, Credit: Library of Congress
A conversation about the contingency of one state's role in the Civil War.

Bought by KRUA and WRPI


  • Added: Jun 09, 2010
  • Length: 28:57
  • Purchases: 2
Jazz and Civil Rights
From: With Good Reason
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Musicians' impact on the Movement.

Bought by WVAS, Oregon Public Broadcasting, and WNMU-FM


  • Added: Jun 09, 2010
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 3
Shaw Sounds Final: Artie Shaw, 1949-1954
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz
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An hour-long tribute program featuring the final recordings of clarinetist and bandleader Artie Shaw.

Bought by WPTC


  • Added: Jun 01, 2010
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Last: Final Recordings of Jazz Greats
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz
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An hourlong program of classic jazz, highlighting end-period performances from Bill Evans, Billie Holiday, and others.

Bought by WPTC and South Dakota Public Broadcasting - Radio


  • Added: Jun 01, 2010
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 2
Returning the Call: More Jazz from Unsung Heroes of Chicago Hardbop
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz
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An hourlong program of classic jazz, featuring jazz recordings from the late 1950s and early 1960s by lesser-known Chicago jazz artists such as the...

  • Added: May 11, 2010
  • Length: 59:01
1960: Jazz at the Dawn of a Decade
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz
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An hourlong program of classic jazz, featuring jazz recordings from the year 1960, by Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Wes Montgomery, Ornette Coleman,...

Bought by WPTC and KVMR


  • Added: May 04, 2010
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 2
OPEN SOURCE: Robin Kelley's Transcendental Thelonious Monk
From: Radio Open Source with Christopher Lydon
Caption: Robin Kelley
Christopher Lydon is in conversation hour with Robin Kelley, author of Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original. His superb biog...

Bought by KUOW and WCAI / WNAN


  • Added: Apr 29, 2010
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
OPEN SOURCE: Listening in on Ghana
From: Radio Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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Christopher Lydon is in Ghana this hour, starting out at Cape Coast Castle -- the holding pen for millions of slaves on the way to the New World an...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN


  • Added: Apr 26, 2010
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1