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  • August 29, 2020The Invention of Racefrom The Center for Documentary StudiesThis history special traces the development of racial, and racist, ideas, from…
  • July 25, 2020I Spy: Spies Who Pushed BackIn this hour-long special we'll hear from two former intelligence people who, like whistleblowers in the Trump…
  • June 27, 2020Bill Withers: Just As He IsA deep look into the late Bill Withers early life in music that set up the making of his debut album, "Just As I…
  • May 30, 2020Little Richard: Rock 'n' Roll's Wild Child - An AppreciationA celebration of the whirlwind of early music produced by Richard Penniman, better…
  • April 25, 2020LBJ and the Great SocietyPresident Lyndon B. Johnson is today remembered largely for his failure in Vietnam. But before the war sunk his…
  • March 28, 2020WHER: 1000 Beautiful WattsWHER, the first all-girl radio station in the nation, went on the air in Memphis on October 29, 1955. It was the…
  • February 29, 2020Countdown to Super Tuesday Super Tuesday is the single richest delegate day in the 2020 primary season. Fourteen states will vote, and…
  • January 25, 2020The Year of the Rat: A Joyful CelebrationThe Chinese Lunar Year of the Rat begins on January 25, 2020. Its commemoration is rich with…
  • December 28, 2019Best of the Best 2019from The Third Coast International Audio Festival (part two)Best of the Best is an annual ode to audio storytelling,…
  • November 30, 2019BBC World Service Special - Rocking the StasiDid music help to end the Berlin Wall conflict? For the first time, we hear recordings of…