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Chinese-American Lisa See’s 11th novel, “The Island of Sea Women,” centers on the female friendship and family secrets of the haenyeo. For centurie...

  • Added: Mar 15, 2019
  • Length: 09:44
Caption: Staff Sgt. Melishia Francis prepares her breast pump in a lactation room at Lackland Air Force Base's Wilford Hall Medical Hospital., Credit: Daniel J. Calderón / US Air Force
Inflexible work schedules and lack of support can make it tough for new mothers in the military to keep breastfeeding their children.

Bought by KRZA, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KMUD, Texas Public Radio and more


  • Added: Oct 01, 2018
  • Length: 03:46
  • Purchases: 7
Caption: Angelina Gabriel's family surrounds her as she's promoted to the rank of Navy Chief Petty Officer in a September ceremony. Gabriel's husband also is a Chief Petty Officer in the Navy., Credit:  Anthony N. Hilkowski / U.S. Navy
About 84,000 service members are married to another member of the military, and some find it hard to balance their marriages with their careers.

Bought by North Country Public Radio, KPCC, KMUD, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, Texas Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jul 09, 2018
  • Length: 03:51
  • Purchases: 6
Caption: Deana Martorella Orellana's mother, Laurel Martorella (left), and Orellana's sister, Robin Jewell, hold her Marine Corps photo. Orellana killed herself a year after leaving the Marines. She had agreed to undergo counseling the day she died., Credit: Jay Price/American Homefront
Female veterans are nearly 2 1/2 times more likely than their civilian counterparts to kill themselves. Advocates say women's mental health challen...

Bought by KGUA, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KRZA, WUSF and more


  • Added: Apr 23, 2018
  • Length: 07:41
  • Purchases: 8
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There’s been a lot of news about refugees from Syria, Afghanistan and Sudan and their attempts to enter Europe, but we hear far less about people t...

  • Added: Jun 03, 2016
  • Length: 09:08
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Widows from WWII, Vietnam and Iraq wars discuss changes over time from the loss of their husbands in war.

  • Added: Mar 16, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
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Since 2001, about 2.5 million people have been deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, at least a third of them more than once. When they return, many ve...

  • Added: Jun 20, 2013
  • Length: 06:36
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Nationally, female soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan make up the fastest growing group in today’s veteran population. But after serving ...

Bought by Wyoming Public Radio and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 12, 2010
  • Length: 04:37
  • Purchases: 2
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News and features from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

Bought by KGOU and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 17, 2008
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
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Listener Tamar Duke-Cohan believes in asking hard questions, and then arguing about the answers.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, and KJZZ


  • Added: Oct 08, 2007
  • Length: 04:11
  • Purchases: 3
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News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

Bought by Raven Radio, CKMO, KGOU, and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 27, 2006
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
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News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

Bought by Raven Radio, KGOU, and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 15, 2006
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
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News and features on the War in Iraq

Bought by Raven Radio, KUOW, and BSR Radio


  • Added: Jun 23, 2006
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
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Mothers in the military talk about being deployed

Bought by KLCC, WJAB, Public Interactive, 90.5 WSNC, KSUT and more


  • Added: Oct 12, 2005
  • Length: 05:42
  • Purchases: 8