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All Mixed Up with Martin Luther King Jr.
From: Peter Bochan
Series: All Mixed Up
Caption: MLK Jr-Washington,DC 1963
A Celebration of Martin Luther King Jr and the historic March on Washington that took place 50 years ago this August with new mixes featuring Israe...

Bought by KVMR and Moab Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 17, 2013
  • Length: 58:43
  • Purchases: 2
The Writ Writer episode Five
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: The Writ Writer
Caption: Ku Klux Klan 1920s
This is the fifth and concluding episode of The Writ Writer by Michael Murphy based on the true story of black attorney Scipio Africanus Jones. Onc...

  • Added: Jan 16, 2013
  • Length: 28:57
The Writ Writer episode four
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: The Writ Writer
Caption: "The Gazette" October 3, 1919
At the end of episode three, attorney Col. Murphy collapsed during the trial for the Elaine defendants, and died a few days later. Scipio Jones is...

  • Added: Jan 13, 2013
  • Length: 28:54
The Writ Writer episode three
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: The Writ Writer
Caption: Headlines
At the end of episode two, attorney’s Jones and Murphy meet with the Elaine Defendants, and begin working on appealing the murder convictions.

  • Added: Jan 12, 2013
  • Length: 28:50
Welcome to the Big Leagues
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Series: BackStory with the American History Guys: Favorites
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From our show on Homeownership: In the 1960s, a group of African Americans in Chicago fell victim to predatory lending. Brian Balogh tells the stor...

Bought by Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Jun 21, 2012
  • Length: 13:26
  • Purchases: 1
Children of Refugees
From: Jessica Partnow
Caption: Liz Peter takes her siblings swimming in Seattle., Credit: Chantal Anderson
Once a refugee family has been here for a while, the children often become ambassadors to the outside world. It's the kids who have to translate fo...

  • Added: May 23, 2012
  • Length: 07:54
Lorenzo Diggs and Joseph Ferdinand
From: Rachel Falcone
Series: Housing is a Human Right Storytelling Project Vol. 1
Caption: Lorenzo Diggs, Credit: Michael Premo
Two first-person stories about the struggle for home. Lorenzo Diggs takes us inside the harrowing conditions of the Bedford-Atlantic Armory shelter...

Bought by Public Radio Remix


  • Added: May 09, 2011
  • Length: 10:11
  • Purchases: 1
Rob Robinson and Beverly Corbin
From: Rachel Falcone
Series: Housing is a Human Right Storytelling Project Vol. 1
Caption: Young man walking in Brooklyn, Credit: Michael Premo
Two first-person stories about the struggle for home. Shortly after being promoted and relocated from New York to Miami, Rob Robinson is laid off a...

Bought by Public Radio Remix


  • Added: May 09, 2011
  • Length: 13:07
  • Purchases: 1
James Roberts
From: Rachel Falcone
Series: Housing is a Human Right Storytelling Project Vol. 1
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James Roberts shares his journey trying to save his ailing partner William, who has HIV, and their home together. Full piece includes story with i...

Bought by KGNU and Public Radio Remix


  • Added: May 09, 2011
  • Length: 08:10
  • Purchases: 2
John Marshall Alexander Jr, (Johnny Ace) December 25, 1954
From: Jonathan Thomas Stratman
Series: Who Died Today
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He was America's first rock star ... and we knew him as Johnny Ace

  • Added: Nov 18, 2010
  • Length: 03:00
A Young Scholar vs. the Recession
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Thomas McCall, a 20-year-old student-athlete and father-to-be, was already struggling to make it in the American job market. Courtney Supple produc...

  • Added: Nov 16, 2010
  • Length: 02:39
Valleys of Neptune Tribute to Jimi Hendrix
From: Media Mechanics
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A new CD helps answer the question: where was Jimi Hendrix headed next?

Bought by Radio New Zealand, WCPN, KUCB, WTIP, KUT and more


  • Added: Feb 24, 2010
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 12
Paul Robeson: America's Sung Hero
From: Mark Lavonier
Caption: Paul Robeson
An exploration through the life and times of singer, activist, athlete and entertainer Paul Robeson.

Bought by WRVO and WRPI


  • Added: Dec 10, 2009
  • Length: 29:23
  • Purchases: 2
Blues Quest featuring Eddie Bo
From: Mike Sanders
Series: Blues Quest
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New Orleans piano legend Eddie Bo died March 18, 2009, at the age of 79. In this show he shares his experiences at house parties, his friendship w...

Bought by KBRP Community Radio


  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: 57:00
  • Purchases: 1
Blues Quest featuring Marie Knight
From: Mike Sanders
Series: Blues Quest
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Gospel legend Marie Knight died August 30, 2009, at the age of 89. She was best known as the singing partner of Sister Rosetta Tharpe. In this sh...

  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: 56:59
Blues Quest featuring Sam Carr
From: Mike Sanders
Series: Blues Quest
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The great Delta blues musician Sam Carr died September 21, 2009. In this show Sam shares his thoughts on learning he was Robert Nighthawk's son, t...

Bought by Northstate Public Radio


  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: 57:00
  • Purchases: 1
Michael Jackson- Remix
From: Peter Bochan
Series: Shortcuts
Caption: The King of Pop
A tribute mix to the "King of Pop" who changed and shocked the world over his short fifty years in front of us all.

  • Added: Jun 26, 2009
  • Length: 28:23
A Pirate Looks At Forty
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A profile of a young fisherman in Maine.

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Jun 22, 2009
  • Length: 08:28
  • Purchases: 1
Tanya Ward: A Triumph Over Addiction
From: Lisa Albert
Caption: Tanya Ward, Credit: Lisa Marie Albert
Tanya Ward shares her experience of recovery from the disease of addiction. In and out of jail from the age of 16, a life on the run, living on one...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: May 16, 2009
  • Length: 08:32
  • Purchases: 1
Ashford & Simpson: The Real Thing
From: Joyride Media
Series: Black History Month Specials
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One-hour special delves into the history and music of songwriting and singing team Ashford & Simpson.

Bought by WCSU-FM, WEAA, WFIU, KMUW, WNCU and more


  • Added: Feb 04, 2009
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 14
THE CASE FOR REPARATIONS
From: Dred-Scott Keyes
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A LOOK AT THE MOVEMENT FOR REPARATIONS FOR AFRICAN-AMERICANS

  • Added: Feb 02, 2009
  • Length: 59:11
Barack Obama-The Remix
From: Peter Bochan
Series: Shortcuts
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Barack Obama-The Campaign for President

Bought by KUCB, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, WMNF, KRCB-FM, KACU and more


  • Added: Dec 02, 2008
  • Length: 54:17
  • Purchases: 23
Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland: The 40th Anniversary Radio Special
From: Ben Manilla
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A musical documentary celebrating Hendrix's final studio album

Bought by KOSU, Mississippi Public Broadcasting, WUIS, KGLT, WNCU and more


  • Added: Nov 17, 2008
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 6
Chasing the Crescent Moon: The Story of Dr. Frempong and Sickle Cell Disease
From: Aaron Schwartz
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A documentary exploring sickle cell disease and an extraordinary doctor who is fighting the illness in Philadelphia and West Africa.

Bought by KUNM, KUNM, KWIT, WCPN, KUT-HD and more


  • Added: Jul 26, 2008
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11
WWOZ Street Talk- Chief Warren McDaniels Memorial
From: David Weinberg
Series: WWOZ- Street Talk
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Chief Warren McDaniels, the first black fire chief in New Orleans passed away on Feb. 23.

  • Added: Mar 06, 2008
  • Length: 06:28