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Lizzie Webb Guptill-Amber Lyon
From: Kara Morgan
Series: Voices of Spanish Point
Caption: Lizzie Webb Guptill
Lizzie Webb Guptill as written and performed by Amber Lyon

  • Added: Apr 10, 2017
  • Length: 05:49
THE SOUNDING -- Catherine Eaton and Teddy Sears Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Teddy Sears & Catherine Eaton, San Jose, CA, 3/4/17, Credit: Meghan du Mee
Catherine Eaton and Teddy Sears talk adventure, labels, and being filled with possibilities.

  • Added: Mar 18, 2017
  • Length: 23:46
GPV30 Book Review - A Spool of Blue Thread
From: Gerald Jones
Series: GetPublished! Radio Book Review Featurettes
Caption: GetPublished! Radio Host Gerald Everett Jones, Credit: La Puerta Productions
Here's Gerald's audio book review of A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler.

  • Added: Mar 05, 2017
  • Length: 03:07
The Nightingale Trio Sings Virtuosic Versions of Eastern European Folksongs
From: KBEM
Caption: The Nightingale Trio, Credit: Margie O’Loughlin
The Nightingale Trio presents Eastern European folksongs. In the process, the group gives American audiences glimpses into the ways of life in East...

  • Added: Feb 19, 2017
  • Length: 07:34
Why We Love Mary
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: The Star Tribune's James Lileks has a thing for Mary Richards., Credit: Britt Aamodt
How will you make it on your own? Mary Tyler Moore, as television's Mary Richards, showed young women—and the occasional guy—how to forge their own...

  • Added: Feb 16, 2017
  • Length: 06:49
Actress Marsha Mason on life on and off the stage
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Marsha Mason
Actress Marsha Mason living a full life on and off the stage

Bought by WMUU-LP and WNJR


  • Added: Feb 03, 2017
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 2
THE SALESMAN -- Asghar Farhadi Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Asghar Farhadi, Mill Valley, CA 10/14/16, Credit: Andrea Chase
Asghar Farhadi talks gender, catharsis, and the meaning of cats.

  • Added: Jan 28, 2017
  • Length: 12:13
Reel Discovery: Hidden Figures
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Reel Discovery
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On the latest Reel Discovery, Kristin joins in the space race with the women of Hidden Figures.

Bought by KTXK, WLPR , WSGE, KKRN, and GCR (Global Community Radio)


  • Added: Dec 29, 2016
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 5
Filmspotting 613 (12/02/16): The Edge of Seventeen, Top 5 Teen Girl Movies Directed by Women
From: WBEZ
Caption: Hailee Steinfeld in Kelly Fremon Craig's 'The Edge of Seventeen'
In most teen coming of age movies, it’s usually the boys who do the coming of age. But in "The Edge of Seventeen," the focus is squarely on the gir...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WRIR, WMUU-LP, GCR (Global Community Radio), WNJR and more


  • Added: Dec 02, 2016
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 10
Shelf Discovery: Fat Fridays by Judith Keim
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin dines with the girls in Judith Keim's Fat Fridays.

Bought by KKRN, GCR (Global Community Radio), and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Nov 22, 2016
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 3
58:Tiffany Shlain, Regaining Equality; Zoe Elton Reviews "Arrival"
From: KALW
Series: Inflection Point with Lauren Schiller
Caption: Tiffany Shlain
Tiffany Shlain has been nominated for an Emmy for her filmmaking, she's founder of the Webby Awards and Newsweek called her one of the women shapin...

Bought by CHSR-FM 97.9, WRIR, KWMR, KSJD, and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Oct 27, 2016
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 5
Connie Evingson Sings the Great American Songbook
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Connie Evingson, Credit: Travis Anderson
Connie Evingson is one of the leading jazz vocalists in Minnesota. And she’s presenting a show of great songs that figure prominently in the histor...

  • Added: Oct 11, 2016
  • Length: 05:00
Maud Hixson Presents Judy Garland, Jazz Singer
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Maud Hixson, Credit: Olivia Wilcox
Judy Garland, the 20th century show-biz icon from Minnesota is one of Maud Hixson’s great inspirations as a singer. Maud has rounded up a group of ...

  • Added: Sep 22, 2016
  • Length: 05:01
Patty Peterson, Minnesota Singing Icon
From: KBEM
Series: Minnesota Music Profiles
Caption: Patty Peterson, Credit: Jennifer Bong
Patty Peterson is one of the bright lights on the Peterson jazz family tree. Her family inspired her to get involved in music. And what they taught...

  • Added: Sep 15, 2016
  • Length: 09:37
Shelf Discovery: It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin joins a young woman on the rocky road to recovery in author Colleen Hoover's It Ends with Us.

Bought by KKRN, WMUU-LP, and WLPR


  • Added: Sep 06, 2016
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 3
Shelf Discovery: How to Be a Grown-Up by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week's Discovery, Kristin follows a single mom through New York City in How to Be a Grown-Up by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus.

Bought by KKRN, WTIP, and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Aug 30, 2016
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 3
Reel Discovery: Bad Moms
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Reel Discovery
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On the latest Reel Discovery, Kristin enjoys a girls' night out with Bad Moms.

Bought by KKRN, Harford Community Radio, and KSRQ


  • Added: Jul 28, 2016
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 3
We Don't Talk Like That ... 'Fargo' and the Midwest Psyche
From: Todd Melby
Caption: Frances McDormand as Police Chief Marge Gunderson., Credit: Gramercy Pictures
The 1996 movie "Fargo" stirred widespread curiosity about snowy winters, funny accents and bloody mayhem on the frozen tundra of North Dakota and M...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WYSO, South Dakota Public Broadcasting - Radio, KMSU and more


  • Added: Jun 27, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
MAGGIE'S PLAN -- Rebecca Miller Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Rebecca Miller, San Francisco, CA 5/23/16, Credit: Andrea Chase
Rebecca Miller talks topknots, knitting as feminism, and the new hysteria.

Bought by WABE


  • Added: Jun 02, 2016
  • Length: 15:05
  • Purchases: 1
What Happens When a Female Comedian Reports Serious News (4:57)
From: KALW
Series: Inflection Point with Lauren Schiller
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Feminist comedian Katie Goodman of Broad Comedy reviews Samantha Bee's new show "Full Frontal." As the only woman hosting a late night comedy show,...

  • Added: May 03, 2016
  • Length: 04:57
THE MEDDLER -- Lorene Scafaria and Susan Sarandon Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
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
Diane Jarvi: Finnish-American Woman and World Artist
From: KBEM
Series: Minnesota Music Profiles
Caption: Diane Jarvi, Credit: Nick Lethert
She’s an artist of many talents, and she keeps embracing more and more. Diane Jarvi is touched by Finnish, American and other world cultures, and s...

  • Added: Mar 28, 2016
  • Length: 09:19
Women in Jazz: Women's History Month Special
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Lillian "Lil" Hardin Armstrong
This is a tribute to a few of the more influential women who were instrumental in the formation of early jazz.

Bought by Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, WVTF, WNMU-FM, WGTE Public Media, KMUW and more


  • Added: Mar 15, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 22
Men Who Inspired Songs By Women
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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You know how guys write songs about women, but do you know that a lot of women have wrote music about men? We are gonna talk about a few of them an...

Bought by 89.1 Trapper Radio KNWT, WOUB, KSKQ, WYAP, and KSRQ


  • Added: Mar 07, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
A Good Left Hook (hour 1)
From: D. Grant Smith
Series: The Appetizer Radio Show
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In boxing, a good left hook is a shot no one sees coming that usually connects so powerfully it ends in a knockout. This week we play on this idea ...

Bought by KDLG and KMXT


  • Added: Feb 21, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2