The Mandela Tapes
Airs S unday , December 8 at 6 p.m. In this special program, you'll hear Nelson Mandela as you've never heard him before. This program draws on 50 hours of recorded conversations with Mandela, held for...
View ArticleMiles Davis: Bitches Brew
Airs Tuesday, February 11 at 9 p.m. One hour special follows the creation and influence of Miles Davis' heaviest album. Interviews include Bitches Brew band members Lenny White, Benny Maupin, John...
View ArticleThe Beatles In America - 1964
Airs Sunday, February 16 at 6 p.m. When The Beatles arrived in the United States in February of 1964, no one could have anticipated the tremendous impact the band would have on the development of...
View ArticleGary Borders: Late San Augustine newspaperman kept tabs on his Texas soil
Just ahead of Texas Independence Day, commentator Gary Borders introduces us to history buff and renegade newspaperman Sam Malone, who edited The Rambler in San Augustine. The Rambler ended its run in...
View ArticleWhat Was I Thinking for May 1, 2014
Commentator Brian O'Nuanain takes note of the long storied history of the Irish footprint in America.
View ArticleWhat Was I Thinking for May 15, 2014
Commentator Brian O'Nuanain reflects on the changing relationship between Britain and Ireland and his hopes for the future.
View ArticleHistory Matters: Letter writing has made a mark on history
Commentator Gary Joiner puts old-fashioned pen to paper this week with thoughts about letter writing and journaling and their important contribution to history.
View ArticleJazz Night In America: To Miles From Wayne To Wallace - The Lost Wayne...
Airs Thursday, November 27 at 9 p.m. In the late 1960s , when trumpeter Miles Davis was leading his famous Second Quintet, saxophonist Wayne Shorter wrote a series of large ensemble works. They were...
View ArticleExodus '47
Airs Sunday, January 25 at 6 p.m. This is the story of three men who served aboard the Exodus 1947, a Jewish refugee ship that tried to run thousands of holocaust survivors past the British blockade of...
View ArticleA Beautiful Symphony of Brotherhood: A Musical Journey in the Life of Martin...
Airs Monday, February 2 at 1 p.m. Martin Luther King, Jr . grew up listening to and singing church songs, and saw gospel and folk music as natural tools to further the civil rights movement. In this...
View ArticleWhat Was I Thinking for February 5, 2015
Commentator Brian O'Nuanain takes note of the long storied history of the Irish footprint in America.
View ArticleAmerican RadioWorks: An Imperfect Revolution: Voices from the Desegregation Era
Airs Thursday, February 5 at 7 p.m. The 1970's saw a tidal change in American race relations: for the first time, large numbers of white, black and other children of color began attending school...
View ArticleA Beautiful Symphony of Brotherhood: A Musical Journey in the Life of Martin...
Airs Monday, February 16 at 9 p.m. In this hour-long special from WQXR and WNYC , host Terrance McKnight interweaves musical examples with Dr. King's own speeches and sermons to illustrate the powerful...
View ArticleJazz Night In America: To Miles From Wayne To Wallace - The Lost Wayne...
Airs Monday, February 16, at 11 p.m . In the late 1960s, when trumpeter Miles Davis was leading his famous Second Quintet, saxophonist Wayne Shorter wrote a series of large ensemble works. They were...
View Article'Lost Minden' brings the town's past to life in pictures
A Minden, La., historian has a new book of vintage photographs of his hometown. John A. Agan accumulated photos of Minden’s heritage over several decades. The book is titled “Lost Minden” because the...
View ArticleChurch Music: Why We Sing
Airs Saturday, April 4 at 9:00 p.m. A documentary exploring why we sing music at church and what it does for individuals and communities. Church music is one of the few pure forms of human expression....
View ArticleWhat Was I Thinking for April 23, 2015
Commentator Brian O'Nuanain discuss trivia and the non-trivial and which he feels we should focus on.
View ArticleLouisiana Public Square: Symbol or Statement - History in Public Spaces
Airs Sunday, August 2, at 6 p.m. The recent controversy in South Carolina over displaying the Confederate battle flag has sparked a dialog across the nation on the appropriateness and appropriate...
View ArticleShadow Files: Pope Joan
Airs Thursday, May 5, at 7:45 a.m. Dr. Cheryl White takes us in to a Papal conclave to consider Pope Joan
View ArticleShadow Files: The Legend of Robin Hood
Airs Thursday. June 23, at 7:45 a.m. On this week's shadow file, Dr. Cheryl White takes us back in history toe the legend of Robin Hood.
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