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More Than A Teacher
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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A woman who teaches English in African refugee camps finds her students sometimes need more than an English lesson.

Bought by PRX Remix, Marfa Public Radio, and KRUA


  • Added: Jan 20, 2009
  • Length: 07:20
  • Purchases: 3
Some Women Need to Gain 30 Pounds
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Most of the women in the TV ads need to gain 30 pounds.

  • Added: Dec 25, 2008
  • Length: :23
Women Rising 18: Rescuers of Wildlife
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Cotton Top Tamarin Monkey, Credit: Wildlife Conservation Network
We hear from 4 leading animal rights activists, working in Columbia, Uzbekistan, the Animals Asia Foundation, and the International Union for the C...

Bought by 'The Sea'


  • Added: Dec 18, 2008
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Write of Passage
From: Susan Barrett Price
Series: Youth Epiphanies
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I wrote a novel in grade school. Then I threw it away. Childhood gives way to adolescence.

  • Added: Dec 12, 2008
  • Length: 02:56
Sisters in Arms
From: War News Radio
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News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

  • Added: Nov 21, 2008
  • Length: 29:00
Gender in Azerbaijan
From: Carla Seidl
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Local perspectives on gender and the rights and role of women in Azerbaijan

  • Added: Nov 05, 2008
  • Length: 21:47
Gordon Parks High School dedication - a last chance
From: Will Wright
Caption: Cha Lee Vue, Credit: Alexis Trauger
A Gordon Parks HS senior excels by the grace of her daughter's love...

  • Added: Oct 06, 2008
  • Length: 05:00
Improving Islamic schools, increasing possibilities for Nepalese girls
From: UNICEF
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Improving Islamic schools, increasing possibilities for Nepalese girls

  • Added: Aug 07, 2008
  • Length: 05:06
This I Believe - Yvette Doss
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Yvette Doss believes studying philosophy helped her connect to a larger world of ideas and humanity.

Bought by WEZU and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 05, 2008
  • Length: 03:54
  • Purchases: 2
Alabama Alabama
From: Anton Foek
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One {....} of a captain. Kathy Broughton grew up in Birmingham Alabama but soon learned fishing from

Bought by WBHM


  • Added: Aug 01, 2008
  • Length: 11:10
  • Purchases: 1
Cemeteries
From: The humble Farmer
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Something about cemeteries attracts young and old

  • Added: Jun 19, 2008
  • Length: 03:20
Haunters for Hooters: Fundraising for a Breast Cancer Survivor
From: Glenn McKnight
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Haunters for Hooters Cancer Benefit

  • Added: Jun 18, 2008
  • Length: 09:05
Planned Parenthood
From: KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Planned Parenthood

  • Added: Apr 07, 2008
  • Length: 27:16
"Marion the Librarian"
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: Joe Bevilacqua Valentine Programming
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...in Marion's own words, set to the song "Marian the Librarian" from "The Music Man"

Bought by Public Interactive


  • Added: Jan 14, 2008
  • Length: 08:47
  • Purchases: 1
Surgical Advances for Breast Cancer
From: WSKG
Series: Breast Care: An Update
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Surgical options for breast cancer increase with early detection

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Jan 10, 2008
  • Length: 08:16
  • Purchases: 1
Is Oncology always needed for Breast Cancer?
From: WSKG
Series: Breast Care: An Update
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A discussion of advances in oncology options for breast cancer and the role of early detection

  • Added: Jan 10, 2008
  • Length: 08:28
Crusts - Kim Szawan - Zookeeper
From: Ray Gard
Series: Crusts
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Careers Vignettes: The passion that got them started: Kim Szawan - Zookeeper

  • Added: Dec 30, 2007
  • Length: 05:00
Liberia Digital Diary: Mamiwhe's Story
From: UNICEF
Caption: PRX default Piece image
This Story is free! A young girl tells the story of her life in Liberia and why girls education is so important to her and her family. Youth Produ...

  • Added: Oct 08, 2007
  • Length: 04:36
The HPV vaccine demographic
From: Next Generation Radio
Series: NPR's Next Generation Radio
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Women over 26 want HPV vaccine too

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and KCUR


  • Added: May 21, 2007
  • Length: 04:13
  • Purchases: 2
Rock 'n Roll Camp for Girls
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
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voices of girls and women at the Rock Block after school program

Bought by KUOW, KUNM, and NPR Station Showcase with PRX


  • Added: Mar 15, 2007
  • Length: 11:26
  • Purchases: 3
What's the Word? Women Public Intellectuals
From: Modern Language Association
Series: What' s the Word? - A series of half-hour programs to celebrate Women's History Month in March
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While men of letters have traditionally achieved the influential position of public intellectual, in the twentieth century a number of important wo...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WLIW, WNMU-FM, WLIW, CHSR-FM 97.9 and more


  • Added: Mar 13, 2007
  • Length: 29:45
  • Purchases: 17
The Women of Center
From: KRZA
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Five women in the small town of Center, Colorado, talk about their decades of social and political activism.

Bought by High Plains Public Radio, KCMJ Community Radio, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KZYX, and KRFC


  • Added: Feb 14, 2007
  • Length: 59:13
  • Purchases: 5
Pharmacy's Prognosis
From: Tanya Ott
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The role of pharmacist has changed dramatically in recent years and the competition to get into pharmacy school is fierce.

  • Added: Feb 12, 2007
  • Length: 02:48
Everyone is a Philosopher: The Hope House Scholars Program
From: Mitch Neuger
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Documentary: Stanford professors teach philosophy to women in recovery.

  • Added: Feb 03, 2007
  • Length: 35:55
Winnie Farao: A Success Story for Girls' Education in Zimbabwe
From: UNICEF
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This Story is free! Winnie Farao, a champion of girls' education who struggled to get an education herself, in Zimbabwe, tells her story

  • Added: Nov 26, 2006
  • Length: 04:48

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