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The "Supreme" All Mixed Up
From: Peter Bochan
Series: All Mixed Up
Caption: Message From RBG
A Supreme Court mashup highlighting the continuing struggle for Woman's Rights with music and history colliding once again--Statements on Roe versu...

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.


  • Added: May 12, 2022
  • Length: 01:57:56
  • Purchases: 1
Dear Mom
From: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Series: Sounds Jewish
Caption: Sounds Jewish, Credit: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Sounds Jewish celebrates Mother's Day with a global Jewish playlist extolling maternal virtues, exploring our relationships with mom, and poking a ...

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: May 05, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
S06 Ep08: Marching to a Different Drum, Part 2, 10/23/2021
From: WCNY
Series: Feminine Fusion
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Take a look at any percussion section in a wind band or orchestra, and it’s generally full of men. This week, we’ll turn that on its head, as we l...

  • Added: Oct 15, 2021
  • Length: 58:31
Cinderblock Bookshelves: Chapter 1
From: Rain Perry
Series: Rain Perry's Cinderblock Bookshelves
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“P.S. to Johnny: I am happy about the baby except the name. Couldn’t we find something a little less far out?” Rain’s mother dies young, and in a ...

  • Added: Jun 28, 2021
  • Length: 28:30
The Cello Quartet with the Widest Repertoire in the World
From: KBEM
Series: Minnesota Music Profiles
Caption: Delphia Quartet, Credit: Kate WIlson
Most music listeners are unaware of cello quartets such as the Delphia Cello Quartet. But to a cellist, its’ the most normal thing in the world. Th...

  • Added: Jan 18, 2018
  • Length: 08:00
A Shortcut Through 2017
From: Peter Bochan
Series: Shortcuts
Caption: Goodbye Village Voice
A look back at the last twelve months, a retrospective of a truly transitional year with a disturbing loss of morals, constitution values and major...

Bought by 'The Sea', Indie3 Radio, RadioFreePalmer, KDUR, North Country Public Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 21, 2017
  • Length: 59:22
  • Purchases: 13
Listening to Ladies: Jessie Montgomery
From: Elisabeth Blair
Series: Listening to Ladies
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Composer Jessie Montgomery speaks about identity, patriotism, and music as a catalyst for physically bringing people together.

  • Added: May 08, 2017
  • Length: 29:50
161210 The Only Radio Musical
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
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In a theatrical musical, a song springs up interrupting the narrative. In a radio musical, a narrative springs up interrupting the music. Okay, s...

Bought by KFCF FM


  • Added: Dec 21, 2016
  • Length: 43:56
  • Purchases: 1
Trauma Glossolalia: Synesthesia and Sound
From: Sheila Cowley
Series: Sound and Violence - Work by NYU Students
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Award-winning composer Jenny Olivia Johnson explores synesthesia, where sound is perceived as color or touch. Her feature is a work of sound art as...

  • Added: Apr 10, 2015
  • Length: 10:09
Day Job 3: The Best Laid Plans Of Lesli Wood
From: Joshua McNichols
Series: Day Job: How Musicians Pay The Rent (2014 Series)
Caption: Lesli Wood of The Redwood Plan, Credit: Joshua McNichols
Lesli Wood has achieved almost every goal she's set for herself. She's a professional lawyer. And her band, The Redwood Plan, has played to big cro...

Bought by Delmarva Public Media


  • Added: Apr 30, 2014
  • Length: 14:20
  • Purchases: 1
The War On Women: Summer 2013 Edition (told through narration, music and soundbites)
From: Paul Fischer
Series: What's the Frequency, Kenneth? a newsical series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The House voted this week to ban abortions nationwide after 20 weeks. The Republican sponsor of the bill became the latest Republican to suggest ra...

Bought by KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm


  • Added: Jun 19, 2013
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 1
Unsung: The Stories of Women in Texas Music
From: KUT
Series: Texas Music Matters
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KUT’s award winning Texas Music Matters unit revisits the story of Texas music by turning a spotlight on the women who’ve helped shape it –and who ...

Bought by High Plains Public Radio, KUHF, and Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi)


  • Added: Jul 25, 2012
  • Length: 54:02
  • Purchases: 3
A Conversation with Natalie Merchant
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Natalie Merchant discusses her love of poetry. [24 :27]

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Jun 11, 2012
  • Length: 24:38
  • Purchases: 1
Riot Boy
From: outLoud Radio at Youth Radio
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One boy's unlikely connection with the music of northwest feminists

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KFAI Minneapolis, WGDR, KUOW, PRX Remix and more


  • Added: Oct 10, 2008
  • Length: 06:16
  • Purchases: 6
Cogito Ergo Sum
From: Amy Conger
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An abstract sound collage dealing with identity and mental states

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis and PRX to iTunes


  • Added: Jul 07, 2008
  • Length: 09:04
  • Purchases: 2
Rising Appalachia
From: Marianne Gardner
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Two sisters sing Appalachian hip hop music

Bought by WMMT, Vocalo.org, New Hampshire Public Radio, WEKU, Georgia Public Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Feb 26, 2008
  • Length: 03:09
  • Purchases: 6
SHE GROOVES HOLIDAY HOUR
From: Theresa Orlando
Series: She Grooves Radio Hour
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rare Christmas selections by artists including The Andrew Sisters & Etta James. She Grooves then pushes forward to include gems such as Joan Baez s...

Bought by KMUN, KDUR, KMXT, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., KRCB 104.9 and more


  • Added: Nov 16, 2006
  • Length: 01:00:05
  • Purchases: 14
Fanna Fi Allah
From: KVMR
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Young Female American Tabla player becomes 1st woman to play at Pakistan Qawwali festival in 600 + years

  • Added: Oct 04, 2006
  • Length: 17:59
She Grooves Radio Hour: NYC INDE ARTISTS
From: Theresa Orlando
Series: She Grooves Radio Hour
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Music by independent female artists from NYC

  • Added: Feb 01, 2006
  • Length: 58:59