Equal Time with Martha Burk

Series produced by KSFR

Caption: Host Martha Burk
Host Martha Burk 

Weekly 2 1/2 to 3 minute public affairs commentary on topics in the public debate, political issues, and how decisions in Washington and around the world affect ordinary citizens, often with an emphasis on women. Critical analysis that goes beyond the breaking news.

Equal Time with Martha Burk originates weekly from KSFR public radio in Santa Fe.

Host Martha Burk is a nationally recognized journalist and women's leader. She is Money Editor for Ms. Magazine, and her blog is frequently on the front page of The Huffington Post. Burk is also immediate past Chair of the National Council of Women's Organizations, the nation's oldest and largest coalition of women's groups.

Burk's commentary explores many topics on past progress, future change, and what it means for women and men -- as citizens, as voters, and as inhabitants of the world we live in and help to shape.

For those who are curious and who care about what's going on the the public debate (with no shouting) and issues/ what's at stake now and in the future.

Each commentary is two and one half to 3 minutes (02:30)


183 Pieces

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Memorial Day - Honor the Military Dead, and Some Others Too
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Memorial Day is when we honor those who died while serving in the armed forces. It dates from 1866, when women decorated graves from both sides of ...

  • Added: May 25, 2023
  • Length: 06:00
The Mess on the Mexican Border -- Who Gets Hurt the Most?
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Whether you're a Republican, Democrat, Independent, Something Else or Nothing at all, you've got to admit the Mexican border is a colossal mess. Bu...

  • Added: May 19, 2023
  • Length: 03:01
Wrangling Over the Debt Ceiling: Where Does Your Money Really Go?
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President Biden and House Speaker McCarthy are meeting over what gets cut in arguments over raising the debt ceiling, with most social programs on ...

  • Added: May 15, 2023
  • Length: 03:01
US Moms Need More Than Flowers
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The U.S. is far behind other developed countries when it comes to support for motherhood. Most mothers are in the paid workforce, and we need new ...

  • Added: May 09, 2023
  • Length: 02:30
Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month -- What Don't You Know?
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May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. Didn’t know we celebrated such a thing? You’re not alone. Lesser known than Black History Month or ...

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  • Added: Apr 22, 2023
  • Length: 02:59
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God, Guns, & Country Music
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I grew up on country western music – but whether you’re a casual fan, love it or hate it, there’s a message, and it ain’t all good. Some very promi...

  • Added: Apr 07, 2023
  • Length: 02:38
Golf at the Masters -- Still a Boy's Game
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Commentary from Martha Burk, who led the women's protest at the Masters Golf Tourney 20 years ago this week. What's changed?

  • Added: Mar 29, 2023
  • Length: 03:01
A Few Good Women -- in the French Pantheon At Last
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The French Pantheon was created in 1790 to honor those who have done great service to the country. The motto over the door reads "To great men, a g...

  • Added: Mar 23, 2023
  • Length: 02:58
A Modest Proposal: How to End the Abortion Wars
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Let’s stop the abortion debate right now. We already know how. Eliminate the need for abortion. If all babies were planned and could be cared for, ...

  • Added: Mar 16, 2023
  • Length: 02:53
Equal Pay Day is March 14 - Are Women Catching Up with Men?
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March 14 is date this year when U.S. working women finally reach the amount men earned by the end of last year. And that’s only when all women are...

  • Added: Mar 04, 2023
  • Length: 03:01
Women's Equality Day - Where Do We Stand in the World?
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March 8 is Women's Equality Day, when the World Economic Forum measures how women are doing in every country compared to men. So how do US women me...

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  • Added: Feb 28, 2023
  • Length: 02:56
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President's Day Again -- Will it ever change?
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We've been celebrating President's Day since the 1870's, and it's the same old, same old again this year. Will it ever change? Here's an idea.

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  • Added: Feb 17, 2023
  • Length: 02:59
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Black History Month -- Remember the Ladies
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It's Black History Month, and that means the gals along with the guys. Visit two women you probably never heard of who were "firsts" in their field...

  • Added: Feb 09, 2023
  • Length: 02:47
State of the Union -- Will the President Address the Majority?
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Last year's State of the Union Speech was pretty short on details for the majority of Americans -- women. Will he pass them by again this year?

  • Added: Feb 02, 2023
  • Length: 02:37
An Interview with Sarah Weddington, Who Argued and Won Roe v. Wade
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Roe v. Wade establishing the right to abortion was decided January 22, 1973. It was argued and won by Sarah Weddington, a young lawyer with little...

  • Added: Jan 13, 2023
  • Length: 20:01
A Talk with Nancy Pelosi on Being an Effective Speaker of the House
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There's been a lot of chaos on Capitol Hill in the past week with Republicans failing multiple times to elect a Speaker of the House. Martha Burk t...

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  • Added: Jan 11, 2023
  • Length: 18:21
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My Life, My Love, My Legacy - Coretta Scott King
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Interview with Barbara Reynolds,founding editor of USA Today on her 2017 book My Life, My Love, My Legacy biography of Coretta King, condensed from...

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  • Added: Feb 09, 2017
  • Length: 28:16
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Wrapping up 2015 for Women
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Well we did it. Made it through another year. Women have had some good news, and some bad news. What with wars, floods, police shootings, terroris...

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  • Added: Dec 26, 2015
  • Length: 02:30
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Enough with the "War on Christmas"
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The so-called “War on Christmas” is in full swing. Militant Christians say the well-known evergreen is a Christian symbol for a Christian holiday, ...

  • Added: Dec 20, 2015
  • Length: 02:30
Men With Kids Have a Thumb on the Pay Scale
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The gender pay gap reared its ugly head again this month, with a massive study released by the website PayScale. Almost one and half million worke...

  • Added: Nov 16, 2015
  • Length: 02:30

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