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6 works, including GRIFFES: Poem for Flute & Orchestra (1918) (1918) . Seattle Symphony Orchestra/Gerard Schwarz; Scott Goff, flute.

  • Added: May 09, 2024
  • Length: 57:00
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Maia Kobabe's debut memoir, Gender Queer, was the most frequently banned book in 2021 and 2022. We talked with Maia about what it's like to be on t...

  • Added: Nov 30, 2023
  • Length: 17:55
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A spiritual lesbian lawyer activist with Jewish roots, our guest tells the story of growing up in an orphanage and then building her home in the wo...

  • Added: Aug 21, 2023
  • Length: 53:53
Caption: Thien Tran, Credit: Orlando Gili
'A Seat in Soho: Thien Tran' is a firsthand profile of long-time Soho, London resident Thien Tran. In this poignant piece, Thien discusses the chal...

  • Added: Aug 14, 2023
  • Length: 10:00
Caption: Sounds Jewish, Credit: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Sounds Jewish celebrates Pride Month with an hour of great tunes written and performed by acknowledged LGBTQ-plus Jewish artists.

Bought by KRVS and WLPR


  • Added: Jun 09, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Rose Cleveland and Evangeline Whipple, Credit: https://www.masshist.org/collection-guides/view/fap033
Archives tell an important story. The people in them—and the people left out—say a lot about our politics, culture, and consciousness. Today, resea...

  • Added: Apr 13, 2023
  • Length: 17:12
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On this show we explore the world of Shelterwood Collective, a Black, Indigenous, and LGBTQ-led community forest and retreat center that seeks to h...

  • Added: Oct 03, 2022
  • Length: 58:00
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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...

  • Added: Sep 09, 2021
  • Length: 29:30
Caption: Big Freedia is credited with bringing New Orleans "Bounce" music to the rest of the USA, Credit: Brad Hebert
New Orleans musician Big Freedia is famous for her music and twerking; her life story and anti-gun activism are less well known.

  • Added: May 26, 2021
  • Length: 29:29
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Wyn Wiley thought they had to pass for straight, even in their beloved outdoors. But then a special pair of boots came into their life.

Bought by KRZA and Boise State Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 10, 2021
  • Length: 13:33
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Good News for a Good Planet - Change your focus, change your world.
Badass biker chicks motorcycle through city traffic to get mother's milk to babies.

  • Added: Feb 28, 2021
  • Length: 02:30

  • Added: Nov 14, 2020
  • Length: 54:29
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Peppermint, Credit: Shefik
Identity - The hardest working woman in show business, drag queen and recording artist Peppermint has conquered the New York scene with her high-en...

  • Added: Jul 06, 2020
  • Length: 04:29
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Richard Fifield discusses his young adult novel, "The Small Crimes of Tiffany Templeton." He also reads a short section.

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., Spokane Public Radio, and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 24, 2020
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 3
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Fresh Fruit is the longest running queer radio program in the US. It has aired on KFAI Community Radio in Minneapolis, Minn. for over 40 years. Min...

  • Added: Oct 08, 2019
  • Length: 22:40
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David Ebershoff, author of "The Danish Girl," talks with fellow author David Griffith.

Bought by WKAR


  • Added: Oct 21, 2018
  • Length: 54:29
  • Purchases: 1
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Despite efforts over the last two years to curtail progress for trans people by the current administration, trans activism has gained momentum and ...

Bought by KDNK


  • Added: Sep 26, 2018
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Trey Pearson is a Singer/songwriter from Columbus OH. He was formerly with the band Everyday Sunday. He made news last year by publicly coming out ...

  • Added: Aug 07, 2017
  • Length: 59:23
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Tommy Pico’s first book is one long poem in the form of a text — call it an epic sext. But it doesn’t just chronicle Pico’s dalliances with "boys, ...

Bought by KALW


  • Added: Jun 15, 2017
  • Length: 24:54
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Tippy, Credit: Karen Oothoudt
Milt Lee interviews Terry Anderson and Tricia Andrews of Chickadees Ceremonies.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Dec 09, 2015
  • Length: 06:52
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Curtis Billie from N'MPower
N’MPower participant and Program Manager, Curtis Billie, interviews Kathy Wan Povi Sanchez, a potter from the San Ildefonso Pueblo, in a community ...

  • Added: Apr 09, 2014
  • Length: 06:32
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N’MPower participant, Forest House, reads and reacts to Spanish Colonial artist Tomas Salazar y Weiler's artist statement and artwork in a communit...

  • Added: Apr 09, 2014
  • Length: 04:35
Caption: Diana Moya Lujan's piece at the Museum of International Folk Art
An N’MPower participant, who wishes to remain anonymous, interviews Spanish Colonial artist Diana Moya Lujan, in a community engagement project bet...

  • Added: Apr 09, 2014
  • Length: 05:57
Caption: Sharon Wirtz, left, talks to Marquell Hicks, right, in front of a panel from the NM AIDS Memorial Quilt, Credit: Katy Gross
N’MPower participant, Marquell Hicks, interviews quilt artists Sharon Wirtz and Jane Gabaldon, in a community engagement project between the Museum...

  • Added: Apr 09, 2014
  • Length: 10:00
Caption: John Gallegos, left, is interviewed by Antonio Martinez, right, with assistance from Marquell Hicks, center., Credit: Laura Marcus Green
N’MPower participant, Antonio Martinez, interviews Spanish Colonial artist John Gallegos, in a community engagement project between the Museum of I...

  • Added: Apr 09, 2014
  • Length: 06:34