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“I felt like I had to follow my passions.”
From: Distillations
Caption: Melanie Szulczewski
Melanie Szulczewski, assistant professor of environmental science at the University of Mary Washington, shares her decision to take the scenic rout...

  • Added: Mar 07, 2013
  • Length: 03:16
“I realized I didn’t want my career in chemistry to take the traditional path.”
From: Distillations
Caption: Carmen Drahl
Carmen Drahl, senior editor of Chemical and Engineering News, used her Ph.D. in chemistry as a springboard into the career she envisioned for herse...

  • Added: Mar 07, 2013
  • Length: 03:39
“There are so many firsts in my career, it’s not funny.”
From: Distillations
Caption: June Wispelwey
June Wispelwey, executive director of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), shares what she's learned from a challenging career.

  • Added: Mar 07, 2013
  • Length: 04:47
"Never take no for an answer"
From: Distillations
Caption: Madeleine Jacobs
Madeleine Jacobs, executive director and CEO of the American Chemical Society, tells the story of how she got her first job at Chemical & Engineeri...

  • Added: Mar 07, 2013
  • Length: 04:18
My Particular Wishes
From: Patricia McMillen
Caption: Narrator at Matsushima Bay, Japan, Credit: Sam Bader
Meditations on aging, death, and end-of-life health care

  • Added: Nov 10, 2012
  • Length: 10:00
Valentina Tereshkova
From: KSLU
Series: In Your Face Women
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Tereshkova climbed aboard the Vostok 6 on June 16, 1963, and was launched into space to orbit the Earth forty-eight times over a three day period.

  • Added: Nov 05, 2012
  • Length: 02:30
I've Got Rhythm—Does Cancer?
From: With Good Reason
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About 12 percent of women develop breast cancer. But years of studies have shown that for female flight attendants, nurses, factory workers, and ot...

Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 09, 2012
  • Length: 02:32
  • Purchases: 2
Cecile Richards, President of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America
From: CHC Radio
Series: Conversations on Health Care
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Hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards on expansion of health services including preventi...

  • Added: May 23, 2012
  • Length: 50:00
The Broad Experience, episode three - women in tech
From: Ashley Milne-Tyte
Series: The Broad Experience
Caption: Women working WWII, Credit: Creative Commons
Public radio reporter Ashley Milne-Tyte brings you a podcast about women, the workplace and success. In episode three, we ask why so few women work...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh and Georgia Public Broadcasting


  • Added: May 10, 2012
  • Length: 07:56
  • Purchases: 2
The Broad Experience, episode two
From: Ashley Milne-Tyte
Series: The Broad Experience
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Public radio reporter Ashley Milne-Tyte brings you a podcast on women, the workplace and success. In episode two: what men have to gain from equali...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh and Georgia Public Broadcasting


  • Added: May 10, 2012
  • Length: 09:38
  • Purchases: 2
The Broad Experience, episode one
From: Ashley Milne-Tyte
Series: The Broad Experience
Caption: Women working WWII, Credit: Creative Commons
Public radio reporter Ashley Milne-Tyte brings you a podcast about women, the workplace and success. In episode one: why we need a show like this, ...

Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting


  • Added: May 03, 2012
  • Length: 10:11
  • Purchases: 1
Connecting the Dots
From: The Drucker Institute
Series: Drucker on the Dial
Caption: Sherry Turkle, Credit: Andrea Ventura
Host Phalana Tiller talks with professor and author Sherry Turkle about her book, Alone Together. She also interviews Lisa Gansky, entrepreneur and...

  • Added: Apr 13, 2012
  • Length: 58:59
99% Invisible #41- The Human-Human Interface (Standard 4:30 Version Only)
From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Standard Length)
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We're used to interacting with objects. But we're not used to objects that teach us how to interact with each other.

Bought by Rhythm & News Service, WOUB, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, Rhythm & News Service, KVNF and more


  • Added: Feb 15, 2012
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 16
Kaitlin and the Wand
From: Kaitlin Prest
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Kaitlin's personal introduction to the world's most famous vibrator.

  • Added: Oct 03, 2011
  • Length: 03:11
The Hyster-y of the Vibrator
From: Kaitlin Prest
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You may be surprised to learn that the vibrator (also known as woman's best friend) has been a staple of female health since the birth of electrici...

  • Added: Oct 03, 2011
  • Length: 04:13
Sexual Identity and Social Media -- Groks Science Show 2011-05-25
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Melissa Gilliam joined us to discuss sexual health in young people

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, WRNC-LP, and KMXT


  • Added: May 25, 2011
  • Length: 32:13
  • Purchases: 3
Mabel Gardiner Hubbard, January 3, 1923
From: Jonathan Thomas Stratman
Series: Who Died Today
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While many of the most-told love stories are fairy tales, hers was real and it changed YOUR life.

  • Added: Dec 08, 2010
  • Length: 03:00
Grace Murray Hopper, January 1, 1992
From: Jonathan Thomas Stratman
Series: Who Died Today
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Even if you've never heard of Grace Hopper, she changed your life.

  • Added: Nov 12, 2010
  • Length: 03:00
Access to Advancement, Part 2: Anneliese DeVyldere
From: WAMC Northeast Public Radio
Series: Access to Advancement: An Audio Exploration of the National Effort to Increase the Role of Women with Disabilities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)
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Anneliese DeVyldere is an honors student at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, a school she learned about while attending Space Camp for Inte...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Aug 04, 2010
  • Length: 09:35
  • Purchases: 1
There's No Miss Manners for the iPhone
From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
Series: Colin McEnroe Show: Fresh Voices
Caption: iPhone, Credit: Flickr Creative Commons, Gonzalo Baeza Hernández
Essayist Tracy Wu explains why we need an Emily Post for the digital age ...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WTIP, New Hampshire Public Radio, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 27, 2010
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 4
Looking for Love
From: Angela Regas
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In August of 2009 I was 29 years old, single, and living in Iowa City. I wasn’t going to be 29 much longer, and I decided I didn’t want to be sing...

Bought by XRAY.fm, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, PRX Remix, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WNIN and more


  • Added: Mar 08, 2010
  • Length: 06:50
  • Purchases: 6
The father of virtual reality Jaron Lanier talks about his book "Your Are Not a Gadget."
From: Queena Kim
Series: CyberFrequencies, Pop + Tech Podcast
Caption: CyberFrequencies, Life on the Web, Credit: Michael Uhlenkott
The father of virtual technology says the promise of Web 2.0 - individualism, wisdom of the crowd - is a chimera.

Bought by Remix Radio


  • Added: Jan 30, 2010
  • Length: 08:30
  • Purchases: 1
Barbara McClintock - Nobel Laurate
From: William S. Hammack
Series: Stories of Technology
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The story of Barbara McClintock's Nobel Prize winning work

  • Added: Nov 02, 2009
  • Length: 02:24
Housework
From: William S. Hammack
Series: Stories of Technology
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The introducation of technology has not reduced the amount of time spent on housework.

  • Added: Nov 02, 2009
  • Length: 02:18
Constance Tipper: Engineer
From: William S. Hammack
Series: Stories of Technology
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Every time I ride in a jet, I look out the window and watch the wing. When I see it's still there, I say a silence thanks to Constance Tipper

  • Added: Nov 02, 2009
  • Length: 02:33