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Caption: in line for food on Mission St. in San Francisco, Credit: Sarah P. Reynolds
What does it feel like to wait in line for food?

  • Added: May 17, 2013
  • Length: 07:51
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An hour-long program exploring the musical, cultural, and culinary landscape of New Orleans.

  • Added: Mar 04, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
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“Rhythms of the Land!” is a documentary-in-progress which tells the important stories of African American farmers. Join Food Sleuth Radio host and...

  • Added: Mar 04, 2013
  • Length: 28:00
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"Aunt Viv" from the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air shares stories from her career, and a chef talks about what it takes to run a restaurant.

  • Added: Oct 09, 2012
  • Length: 28:59
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East Palo Alto is considered a food desert: There is little to no access to healthy food, and residents have to rely on corner stores for food. In ...

  • Added: Mar 17, 2012
  • Length: 08:20
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Rufus Newsome knows what it's like to be poor and hungry and dependent on the land. Growing up in Sunflower County, Mississippi, he chopped weeds o...

Bought by KOSU, Public Radio Remix, KUOW, and WFPL News


  • Added: Sep 07, 2011
  • Length: 04:12
  • Purchases: 4
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A look at customer favorites at the Trinidad Golden Place Bakery on Nostrand Ave in Brooklyn, New York.

  • Added: Aug 25, 2011
  • Length: 01:51
Caption: At RAS, you can order Caribbean food (like the Bake and Shark, left) or Ethiopian cuisine (like the vegetarian platter, right)., Credit: Rebecca Sheir
What happens when Africa and the Caribbean culinarily collide in the U.S. capital? Dig in and find out!

  • Added: Aug 15, 2011
  • Length: 04:46
Caption: Tsedey Seifu and Faiza Farah founded Afro Urbanites, a social organization that aims to redefine what it means to be Afrocentric
When people from Africa move to the U.S., they’re faced with a question: are they African Americans, or Africans in America? Many tend to call them...

  • Added: Jun 23, 2011
  • Length: 06:14
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Youth producer Rochelle Smith gets to the real meaning of Thanksgiving with her family. Produced at LBJ High School in Austin, Texas, as a part of...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Mar 02, 2011
  • Length: 02:31
  • Purchases: 1
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The city of Syracuse, NY, has a food desert -- a lack of grocery stores that sell fresh produce -- which leaves residents to corner stores and pack...

Bought by WAMC


  • Added: Jan 16, 2011
  • Length: 04:36
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Ladonna Redmond
LaDonna Redmond and Wil Bullock live in communities where 12-year-olds suffer heart attacks, and where it's easier to buy a semi-automatic weapon t...

  • Added: Dec 16, 2010
  • Length: 28:28
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Elsa Lankford's audio doc class went to Lexington Market. We interviewed a variety of food vendors and got their take on Baltimore history and cur...

  • Added: May 15, 2010
  • Length: 04:31
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King Anyi Howell visits a farmer's market in Los Angeles aimed at attracting African American customers. The market wants to bring fresh produce to...

Bought by YouthCast


  • Added: Mar 17, 2010
  • Length: 04:02
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: George Washington's Chef, Hercules
Hidden Kitchens explores the food of the founding fathers through the stories of Hercules and James Hemings, enslaved chefs of George Washington an...

Bought by Public Radio Remix, KUOW, and WAMC


  • Added: Feb 03, 2009
  • Length: 06:55
  • Purchases: 3
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"I'm going to my J-O-Y, not my J-O-B."

  • Added: Dec 10, 2007
  • Length: 03:35
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Feature on a Farmers Market that Provides Nutrition for an Impoverished Community

Bought by KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 30, 2005
  • Length: 09:39
  • Purchases: 1
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How "Burn Baby Burn" went from war cry to hot sauce.

  • Added: Aug 07, 2005
  • Length: 01:39