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Mr. Rickey Calls a Meeting
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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A secret meeting threatens to derail Jackie Robinson's ascent to the majors.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, KUOW, KWMR-FM, KKRN, KMUN and more


  • Added: May 06, 2013
  • Length: 01:57:58
  • Purchases: 8
GIMME THE LOOT -- Adam Leon Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Adam Leon, San Francisco, CA 4/20/12, Credit: Andrea Chase
Adam Leon talks anxiety attacks, passing the smell test, and taking what New York threw at him.

  • Added: Mar 29, 2013
  • Length: 14:44
Ruby McCollum
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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A town with a secret hides the truth about a notorious murder.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KWMR-FM, KKRN, Nevada Public Radio and more


  • Added: Mar 25, 2013
  • Length: 01:57:58
  • Purchases: 8
The Night Watcher
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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The hilarious and heartfelt saga of a childless godparent.

Bought by Nevada Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KKRN, KWMR-FM and more


  • Added: Mar 18, 2013
  • Length: 01:57:58
  • Purchases: 9
Yolanda Williams
From: You're U.S.
Series: You're U.S.
Caption: Detain of Yolanda's portrait, Credit: Painting by Emile B Klein
Who could imagine overcoming a multi decade street life, fed by crack & prostitution, to care for a family that disowned you? Yolanda can, and did.

  • Added: Feb 09, 2013
  • Length: 13:25
Fabulation
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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The story of one woman’s rise from rags to riches … and back again.

Bought by KMUN, Spokane Public Radio, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KWMR-FM, Nevada Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 29, 2013
  • Length: 01:57:58
  • Purchases: 8
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
The Writ Writer episode two
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: The Writ Writer
Caption: Southern Cotton Picker
Based on the true story of Scipio Africanus Jones. At the end of episode one, black attorney Jones was faces with taking on a racially charged mu...

  • Added: Jan 09, 2013
  • Length: 28:56
Fresh Talk: Jefferson Pinder
From: Cathy Byrd
Series: Fresh TALK
Caption: Jefferson Pinder, Invisible Man, Credit: Jefferson Pinder
In Chicago, Cathy meets video performance artist Jefferson Pinder to learn about how his fascination with Houdini and street theater led to his liv...

  • Added: Jan 07, 2013
  • Length: 15:23
Fresh Talk: Ira Kip
From: Cathy Byrd
Series: Fresh TALK
Caption: Ira Kip
In Brooklyn, theater director Ira Kip talks to Cathy Byrd about her new play "She'Baltimore" and the raw space between medical politics and domesti...

  • Added: Jan 07, 2013
  • Length: 15:58
Please (Don't) Be Seated
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Series: BackStory with the American History Guys: Favorites
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The Guys tell the story of an unofficial, integrated delegation from Mississippi that attempted to claim seats at the 1964 Democratic National Conv...

  • Added: Sep 17, 2012
  • Length: 08:13
A Huey P. Newton Story
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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One of the most distinctive voices in civil rights history re-emerges to tell his own story.

Bought by KWMR-FM, KKRN, KUOW, KMUN, Nevada Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jul 30, 2012
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 7
Stick Fly
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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How do you turn a family weekend into a disaster?

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, KWMR-FM, KKRN, Nevada Public Radio, KMUN and more


  • Added: Jun 11, 2012
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 7
Neat
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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A solo performance from a master storyteller.

Bought by Nevada Public Radio, KKRN, KUOW, KMUN, KRCB-FM and more


  • Added: Apr 04, 2012
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 6
A Conversation with August Wilson Scholar Jeannie Zeck
From: WUIS
Series: Quiddity
Caption: Quiddity International Literary Journal and Public-Radio Program
Features a conversation with August Wilson scholar Jeannie Zeck about Wilson’s plays and the many influences on his work; the show also features pe...

  • Added: Mar 27, 2012
  • Length: 29:03
Dinah Was
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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Yvette Freeman reprises her Obie-winning performance as Dinah Washington.

Bought by KKRN, KMUN, WBEZ, KUOW, KRCB-FM and more


  • Added: Mar 13, 2012
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 6
Relativity
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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Does more melanin equal genetic superiority?

Bought by KRUA, Nevada Public Radio, KKRN, KUOW, KMUN and more


  • Added: Feb 21, 2012
  • Length: 01:57:58
  • Purchases: 6
A Conversation with Stanley Nelson
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works Podcast
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Stanley Nelson discusses his award-winning documentary Freedom Riders. [29:39]

  • Added: Feb 09, 2012
  • Length: 29:35
Ceremonies in Dark Old Men
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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An American classic about life in Harlem in the 1960's.

Bought by WESM 91.3 FM, Spokane Public Radio, KUT, KMUN, KKRN and more


  • Added: Jan 30, 2012
  • Length: 01:57:58
  • Purchases: 8
PARIAH -- Writer/director Dee Rees
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Dee Rees, San Francisco, CA 10/11/11, Credit: Andrea Chase
Writer/director Dee Rees talks breakthrough poetry, gender fluidity, and the healing power of ice cream.

  • Added: Jan 10, 2012
  • Length: 15:04
StoryCorps Griot: A.P. Tureaud Jr. and Steven Walkley
From: StoryCorps
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A.P. Tureaud Jr. tells his friend Steven Walkley about becoming the first African-American undergraduate at Louisiana State University in 1953.

Bought by KUOW and Vocalo.org


  • Added: Nov 18, 2011
  • Length: 01:58
  • Purchases: 2
StoryCorps Griot: Ellaraino and Baki AnNur
From: StoryCorps
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72-year-old Ellaraino tells her friend Baki AnNur about meeting her great-grandmother for the first time.

  • Added: Sep 27, 2011
  • Length: 02:22
A Conversation with Charles Randolph-Wright
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works Podcast
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Charles Randolph-Wright talks about directing Lynn Nottage's play Ruined at Arena Stage.

  • Added: Aug 08, 2011
  • Length: 29:38