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25 years since Matthew Shepard: Where are we now?

From: Out in the Bay - Queer Radio from San Francisco

Where are we with LGBTQ+ civil rights and safety since Matthew Shepard's brutal 1998 murder? How can we curtail ongoing hate-based violence? The Ma...

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif., Oregon Public Broadcasting, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KZYX, KUOW and more

Gay Calif. Supreme Court Justice values struggle

From: Out in the Bay - Queer Radio from San Francisco

Martin Jenkins makes history as the first openly gay Supreme Court of California justice, and only the third Black man ever to serve on the state's...

Interview w/gastroenterologist KAREN KIM about her journey into medicine

From: Out of Bounds

Interview with feminist MD, KAREN KIM about her path into a medical career

The Sheriff

From: University of Montana Journalism
Series: The Meth Effect

Caption: Sheriff Don Bell of Lake County, Credit: Corey Hockett

"Ninety percent of the time, they stored the meth lab in the baby's room." Sheriff Don Bell of Lake County, Montana, has seen enough as part of his...

Bought by WYAP

No One Was Thinking that Cop Has Kids at Home

From: Vivian Chum
Series: A Matter of Black Lives: Mothers and Fathers

As an African-American and the son of a police officer in Shreveport, LA, Antonio McKinney offers a nuanced view of the relationship between Africa...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio

Just Another Man Trying to Hit My Mama

From: Vivian Chum
Series: A Matter of Black Lives: Mothers and Fathers

Khiari Benson recalls coming to his mother's defense when a police officer attacked her. He was just five years old. "I didn't see the badge. I d...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio

Understanding the Role of the Local School Board

From: WFHB
Series: Interchange

School Boards seem to have arisen alongside public schooling in general. In 1826 Massachusetts formally established the system of school committees...

The Working Poor I: Natasha and Robin

From: WCPN
Series: The Working Poor

Caption: Natasha Wynn high-fives her daughter, Robin., Credit: Brian Bull, WCPN.

A single mom working a fast-food job aims high.

Bought by KUER, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, and WTJU

What's What: Post-Racial America?

From: Paul McCarthy
Series: What's What Radio

Caption: Tricia Rose, Credit: Rama Hughes

In this conversation, Juanita Brown wanted to go beyond the hype that President Obama's election marked "the end of history" in American race relat...

Intimate Wars: The Life and Times of the Woman Who Brought Abortion from the Back Alley to the Boardroom

From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices

Merle Hoffman, founder, president and CEO of Choices Women's Medical Center, leads her readers through a personal story of raging political battles...

How Philosophy Can Save Your Life

From: With Good Reason

Changing our place in the world, through philosophy and math skills.

Interview 4-2-09: Congressman Ron Paul talks marijuana

From: Chris Goldstein

Congressman Ron Paul is interviewed by Chris Goldstein for Active Voice Radio on 4-2-09 about medical marijuana, decriminalization and President Ob...

Native Americans-opposing Pigs & demonstrating S.P.I.R.I.T

From: KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio
Series: NAMAPAHH First People's Radio Show

This program features interviews with two different women from two different regions in the United States, both who are standing up or their Native...

Bought by WGDR

The First Amendment and Me

From: Blunt Youth Radio Project

In Agnes' neighborhood the police never let people gather around when something is going down. But what, she wonders, about the right to assemble? ...