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Author Dwayne Ratleff on ‘Dancing to the Lyrics’
From: Out in the Bay - Queer Radio from San Francisco
Caption: Dancing to the Lyrics won Dwayne Ratleff a Best Indie Book Award in the “LGBTQ Coming Of Age” category., Credit: Book cover art by Leann E. Johnson / L&J Graphics
Dwayne Ratleff grew up Black, poor and gay in 1960s Baltimore. As a youngster, his grandma taught him: “Don’t explain yourself, be yourself.” His a...

Bought by WMUU-LP, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KALW, and WORT


  • Added: Oct 04, 2022
  • Length: 29:10
  • Purchases: 4
Reclaiming Land, Culture, & Narrative Through Black, Indigenous, & Queer Stewardship - EcoJustice Radio
From: Jack Eidt
Series: EcoJustice Radio
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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
StoryCorps: Ronni Gilboa and Patrick Haggerty
From: StoryCorps
Caption: Faygele ben Miriam at his last Seder before his death in 2000., Credit: Courtesy of the University of Washington Library, Geoff Manasse special collection.
Patrick Haggerty and his friend, Ronni Gilboa, remember their friend, Faygele ben Miriam, a gay rights trailblazer who fought against workplace dis...

Bought by KRVS and KZMU Moab Community Radio


  • Added: Sep 22, 2022
  • Length: 02:56
  • Purchases: 2
Kemp Harris
From: Art of the Song
Series: Art of the Song
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SHOW 923 (Air Dates: Sept 5 - 11, 2022) This week on Art of the Song we talk with Kemp Harris. This Boston based and beloved artist is one of the v...

Bought by KRZA, KUGS Bellingham, Wash., WOMR, WCUW 91.3 FM, KZMU Moab Community Radio and more


  • Added: Aug 29, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 22
World in Progress 08/25/2022
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: World in Progress: Global Development Issues ~ from DW
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This week on the show: we hear about how different groups around the world are fighting back: Mexican women helping American women with their unwa...

Bought by KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio)


  • Added: Aug 26, 2022
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
Bianca Cline - Cinematographer - Generation Hope, Winter Thaw, Murder Among The Mormons, Marcel The Shell With Shoes On
From: MergingArts Productions
Series: Spoiler Alert Radio
Caption: Marcel The Shell 1
Bianca Cline - Cinematographer - Generation Hope, Winter Thaw, Murder Among The Mormons, Marcel The Shell With Shoes On

Bought by RADIOLEX


  • Added: Aug 21, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
World in Progress 08/11/2022
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: World in Progress: Global Development Issues ~ from DW
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This week on the show: Surviving as trans in Iran -- What if the identity you were given at birth didn’t fit with how you felt on the inside? ...

Bought by KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio) and KWIT


  • Added: Aug 12, 2022
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 2
‘Changeling’ dives deep and sings about transition
From: Out in the Bay - Queer Radio from San Francisco
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Hear about the transgender experience from singer-songwriter Nick Lawrence, a former foster-parent educator on LGBTQ topics. His album, "I Am A Man...

Bought by WORT


  • Added: Aug 09, 2022
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Jeffrey Perri and Tony Perri
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Jeffrey Perri and Tony Perri on May 7th, 2022 at a family wedding., Credit: Jeffery Perri
Tony Perri speaks with his grandson, Jeffrey Perri, about being an older gay man and the closeness of their relationship.

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Jul 26, 2022
  • Length: 02:04
  • Purchases: 1
Celebrating Pride Month
From: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Series: Sounds Jewish
Caption: Sounds Jewish, Credit: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Sounds Jewish celebrates Pride Month with an eclectic hour of music written and performed by LGBTQ+ Jews.

Bought by WGTE Public Media, WCQS, and WLPR


  • Added: Jun 10, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
Lambda Legal CEO Kevin Jennings on the Fight For Equal Rights (re-broadcast)
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Kevin Jennings
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. famously instilled optimism with his proclamation that, “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward jus...

  • Added: Apr 12, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
Women's History Month: How Trans People Are Reclaiming Their Stories: Laverne Cox, Sam Feder
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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Trans liberation is the latest frontline in the struggle for civil rights. In their new documentary, Disclosure, director Sam Feder and producer Am...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KWMR, RadioFreePalmer, KDNK, KMUN and more


  • Added: Mar 16, 2022
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 6
Their name was Pauli Murray
From: Out in the Bay - Queer Radio from San Francisco
Caption: Pauli Murray circa 1931, age 21, Credit: Courtesy of Amazon Studios
Pauli Murray was a 20th century Black Queer civil rights trailblazer and legal scholar you’ve probably never heard of. On this edition of Out in th...

Bought by KALW, KVSC, KUT, and WORT


  • Added: Jan 31, 2022
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 4
Lamda Legal CEO Kevin Jennings on the Fight For Equal Rights
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Kevin Jennings
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. famously instilled optimism with his proclamation that, “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards ju...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 09, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
KBFT Native Writing Fest - Brian Malloy
From: Bois Forte Tribal Community Radio
Series: Native Writing Festival 2021
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KBFT Native Writing Fest Series is a Live Community Writers Event & Interview with the world's most notable writers! In this segment we meet with B...

  • Added: Oct 11, 2021
  • Length: 05:39
Crys Matthews
From: Art of the Song
Series: Art of the Song
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SHOW 876 (Air Dates Oct 11 - 17, 2021) This week on Art of the Song our guest is singer-songwriter-music educator, Crys Matthews. A North Carolina ...

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), KNBA, KZMU Moab Community Radio, High Plains Public Radio, WETS and more


  • Added: Oct 04, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 21
Black Women In History
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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While Black women have played a critical role in the development of the nation, their stories have been mostly overlooked. In the new book, A Black...

Bought by KALW, RadioStPete Florida, KUHF, KUT, High Plains Public Radio and more


  • Added: Sep 22, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 7
Gay Calif. Supreme Court Justice values struggle
From: Out in the Bay - Queer Radio from San Francisco
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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
Episode 33: On the Way to Dinner
From: Criminal
Series: This is Love
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On August 28th, 2000, Danny Stewart got on the subway to meet his boyfriend Pete Mercurio for dinner in New York City. As he was exiting the statio...

  • Added: Aug 13, 2021
  • Length: 36:50
Celebrating Pride
From: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Series: Sounds Jewish
Caption: Sounds Jewish, Credit: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
"Sounds Jewish" celebrates Pride Month with great songs written and performed by LGBTQ Jews. We’re not outing anybody, just appreciating music and ...

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Jun 25, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Angelic Troublemaker: Bayard Rustin
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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On today's program we honor Bayard Rustin, one of the most central figures in the African American struggle for Civil Rights and Freedom. Rustin wa...

Bought by WXDU and C89.5 - KNHC Seattle


  • Added: Jun 09, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Big Freedia, “Queen of Bounce” — no guns, more twerking!
From: Out in the Bay - Queer Radio from San Francisco
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
S2E3 A Queer Pagan Handfasting
From: Colleen Thomas
Series: Shame Piñata
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Nick & Thom were married in a big, open field in Oakland California. This was right after same-sex marriage was legalized in the US and it was a hu...

  • Added: Mar 27, 2021
  • Length: 21:38
Episode 90: These Boots Were Made For Hiking
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: HumaNature
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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
GN_5.19_BikersForBabies
From: Good News Good Planet
Series: Good News Good Planet - Season 5
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