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Caption: Lena Khan, San Francisco, CA 2/9/17, Credit: Andrea Chase
Lena Khan talks choreographing a slap fight, giving credit where it’s due, and surrendering to Seinfeld.

  • Added: Mar 04, 2017
  • Length: 11:13
Caption: Mark Pellington, San Francisco, CA 2/27/17, Credit: Andrea Chase
Mark Pellington talks letting go, flipping the switch, and the power of words.

  • Added: Mar 02, 2017
  • Length: 16:48
Caption: Sian Heder, San Francisco, CA 7/27/16, Credit: Andrea Chase
Sian Heder talks baby whispering, the guilt of a pedicure, and being in director mode in the delivery room.

  • Added: Jul 29, 2016
  • Length: 09:52
Caption: Lorene Scafaria & Susan Sarandon, San Francisco, CA  4/11/16, Credit: Andrea Chase
Susan Sarandon and Lorene Scafaria talk giving, taking, and scoring good eggs.

  • Added: Apr 25, 2016
  • Length: 16:25
Caption: Beth Harrington, San Francisco, CA, 4/19/16, Credit: Andrea Chase
Beth Harrington talks strong women, powerful music, and Johnny Cash descending from heaven.

  • Added: Apr 22, 2016
  • Length: 23:55
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Jazz musician Esperanza Spalding took up the violin at age five, was a concertmaster at fifteen and graduated from the Berklee School of Music at a...

  • Added: Apr 08, 2016
  • Length: 06:51
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Meet adventurous women, run The Amazing Race and learn about Homeland Security's Trusted Traveler programs.

  • Added: Nov 15, 2015
  • Length: 59:55
Caption: Sarah Silverman, San Francisco, CA 10/9/15, Credit: Andrea Chase
Sarah Silverman talks silence, synchronicity, and cellulite.

  • Added: Nov 11, 2015
  • Length: 11:43
Caption: Carlos Marques-Marcet, San Francisco, CA 6/24/15, Credit: Andrea Chase
Carlos Marques-Marcet talks cracks, gender politics, and the language of sex.

  • Added: Jul 09, 2015
  • Length: 15:40
Caption: Brett Haley, San Francisco, CA 5/1/15, Credit: Andrea Chase
Brett Haley talks loyalty, looking forward, and persuading a DP to work for free.

  • Added: May 16, 2015
  • Length: 08:22
Caption: Nick Broomfield, San Francisco, CA 2/20/14, Credit: Andrea Chase
Nick Broomfield talks respect, unsung heroes, and letting someone else drive.

  • Added: Apr 27, 2015
  • Length: 22:41
Caption: Dance company, Mind Over Matter , Credit: Allan Frias
About 25 members of the dance company Mind Over Matter, mostly women, are finishing their warm up. Dressed in comfy street clothes, they stretch wh...

  • Added: Jan 07, 2015
  • Length: 03:29
Caption: Two of the new games at Hi-Life, Credit: Angela Johnston
Ellen Frankel slips the last of her quarters into the Medieval Madness pinball machine and wipes the sweat off her forehead. It’s her second game o...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, WABE, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 06, 2015
  • Length: 06:36
  • Purchases: 4
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Emily Ritz and Kacey Johansing are best friends. They were both in separate bands and living in Marin County when they decided to go on tour togeth...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 16, 2014
  • Length: 05:53
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Yolonda Ross
Yolonda Ross is a lead in John Sayles' latest independent film, "Go For Sisters". Her filmography includes Antoine Fisher, Shortbus, and HBO's "Tre...

Bought by KVNF


  • Added: Apr 25, 2014
  • Length: 04:21
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Gulaab Gang Poster
This is a story about two films that are in the eye of a peculiar storm in India. One is called Gulaab Gang. The other is called Gulaabi Gang with...

  • Added: Mar 17, 2014
  • Length: 04:30
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Conversations about where women are (and aren't) in pop culture, from the impact of "Free to Be You and Me" to the evolution of Wonder Woman.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, WCPN, and NPR Illinois


  • Added: May 03, 2013
  • Length: 51:30
  • Purchases: 3
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The Art and Entertainment News That You Want To Know! Featuring Actress Kim Kopf and The Band Lost Maven.

  • Added: Mar 27, 2013
  • Length: 59:01
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Mitch Skinner goes to San Diego Comic-Con and talks to men who write well-rounded female characters.

  • Added: Mar 05, 2013
  • Length: 05:04
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An interview with the Arabesque Wind Quintet about their history and the sessions for their upcoming CD

  • Added: Feb 13, 2013
  • Length: 13:24
Caption: Sara Watkins sings and fiddles during a recent concert in Pasadena, California., Credit: Susan Valot
Singer-songwriter and fiddler Sara Watkins has been tearing up the U.S. tour circuit this year, with plans to hit the overseas stage in January. W...

  • Added: Nov 16, 2012
  • Length: 04:44
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Intimate acoustic set by Rosanne Cash and her husband, John Leventhal in their living room (aka Zone C). Includes exclusive live recordings of son...

Bought by KPSQ-LP, KOSU, NPR Illinois, New Hampshire Public Radio, KUFM - Montana Public Radio and more


  • Added: Nov 21, 2011
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 10
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Tony Bennett and his duet partners (Amy Winehouse, Norah Jones, Aretha Franklin, John Mayer and more) discuss the art of collaboration on timeless ...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WRFA-LP, Troy Public Radio, WGBH Radio Boston and more


  • Added: Sep 21, 2011
  • Length: 01:28:00
  • Purchases: 19
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Few would expect that the boss of the Hip-Hop music industry's best selling and most important magazine is a woman. Today, Angela McKenzie sits dow...

Bought by XRAY.fm


  • Added: Jul 24, 2010
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Miss Rodeo America!!!

  • Added: Jan 27, 2006
  • Length: 04:48