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Red Leather Ladies' Room Couch

From: Sheila Cowley
Series: Audio Storytelling

Actor Ned Averill-Snell reflects on sweaty teenage rehearsals for musical theatre, and forbidden glimpses of a more glamorous world.

Added: Aug 07, 2013
Length: 02:39

California Girl

From: Sage Tyrtle
Series: True Stories

"In 1979, the Beach Boys are still all over the radio. Wishing we could ALL be California Girls. You are not a very good good California Girl, desp...

Added: Aug 02, 2013
Length: 05:39

The Sixty Second Moral Inquiry: A Woman of Her Word

From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide

Caption: "Breathing: American Sonnets", Credit: Susan Cook

The Sixty Second Moral Inquiry:A Woman of Her Word Moral inquiry means asking questions about what is the right thing to do. So,...

Added: Jul 15, 2013
Length: :59

College Debt Has a Female Face

From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk

Two and one-half minute commentary by Equal Time host Martha Burk on why college debt is the highest in history, and it is especially hard on women.

Added: May 15, 2013
Length: 02:30

Cancer here and there - living with breast cancer in the U.S. and Uganda

From: joanne silberner

Caption: Gertrude Nakigudde, Credit: Joanne Silberner

American reporter Joanne Silberner compares her experience with breast cancer to what happened to a Ugandan woman.

Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting, WRST-FM Oshkosh, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio

Added: May 03, 2013
Length: 08:15
Purchases: 4

Sicilian Grandmother Takes on The Godfather

From: Nancy Greenleese

Caption: Pina Maisano Grassi is a fabrics store owner and dedicated activist in the fight against the Mafia. Her husband was murdered in 1991 for refusing to pay the Mafia’s extortion tax., Credit: Nancy Greenleese

An 84-year-old grandmother and business owner is taking on the mob in Sicily. Organized criminals demand that business owners pay protection money...

Added: Mar 30, 2013
Length: 04:21

My Mother

From: Fusion Youth Radio
Series: FYR Season 2

Staff Reporter Kenya, speaks about the significant role her mother has had on her life.

Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting

Added: Mar 06, 2013
Length: 02:26
Purchases: 1

Culturology: Erika Kooda on the Forthcoming End of an Era

From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Culturology

Erika Kooda shares a short essay on some monumental changes she faces in 2013. From graduating high school and entering Columbia College in Chicago...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KSRQ

Added: Jan 17, 2013
Length: 02:58
Purchases: 2

Culturology: Dan Sinykin reviews "The Long Shining Waters" by Danielle Sosin

From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Culturology

Danielle Sosin's novel, "The Long Shining Waters," tells three stories of three women living around the shores of Lake Superior in three distinct t...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KSRQ

Added: Jan 17, 2013
Length: 02:58
Purchases: 2

Culturology: Dan Sinykin reviews "Silhouette of a Sparrow" by Molly Beth Griffin

From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Culturology

Caption: "Silhouette of a Sparrow" by Molly Beth Griffin

Dan Sinykin gives us a succinct, clear, and intriguing synopsis of Molly Beth Griffin's coming of age novel.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio

Added: Jan 07, 2013
Length: 03:33
Purchases: 1

Terminal

From: Meghan Roguschka

A story about a place some people think of as "home."

Added: Jan 04, 2013
Length: 13:22

Centerstage Minnesota: Snöbarn and an essay from Sasha Mercedes

From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Centerstage Minnesota

Caption: Gaelynn Lea and Ariane Norrgard of Snöbarn

On this week's show Northern Community Radio Producer Amy Clark presents a new feature on the new Duluth band featuring Gaelynn Lea and Ariane Norr...

Bought by WTIP and KSRQ

Added: Dec 21, 2012
Length: 59:00
Purchases: 2

New York

From: Emma Miller

City living proves less glamorous than anticipated to one wide-eyed newcomer -- but there are lessons about family to be learned.

Bought by American Voices

Added: Dec 02, 2012
Length: 10:23
Purchases: 1

Pam McKissick Without Reserve - Episode 1

From: Auction Network Productions

Produced for Weekend Edition programming, Pam McKissick Without Reserve is a one-hour talk show that delivers unfiltered commentary on the world of...

Added: Nov 30, 2012
Length: 47:15

After the election (any election): A Letter to the Candidates

From: Cheryl-Anne Millsap
Series: KPBX Sunday Morning Essay

(Short commentary under 2 minutes) When the votes are counted, the election night parties are over and the mud-slinging stops, voters (according to...

Added: Nov 15, 2012
Length: 04:59

Culturology: An essay about Ojibwe culture from Sage Davis

From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Culturology

Sage Davis is a 23 year old Anishinaabe woman and the mother of a two year old who lives in Onigum on Leech Lake. In this essay, Sage tells us abou...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio

Added: Nov 12, 2012
Length: 04:55
Purchases: 1

Anne Elizabeth Moore reads from Hip Hop Apsara: Ghosts Past and Present

From: Radio K

People tell a lot of ghost stories around Halloween. But for some, ghosts aren't the supernatural figures we read about in books or see in movies. ...

Added: Nov 11, 2012
Length: 05:08

Voice of a Young Voter: "They Won't Get Out of My Birth Control"

From: KQED
Series: From the West Coast: Voices of Young Voters

Kyndall Goss of Tacoma, Wash. talked with KPLU about healthcare.

Added: Nov 04, 2012
Length: :17

Culturology: "All My Elders Are Gone: Fabulous Crone" an essay by Anne Dunn

From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Culturology

Anne Dunn is an Ojibwe storyteller and crone, which she describes as an elder wisdom keeper, holy hag, earth mother, and sky woman.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio

Added: Oct 17, 2012
Length: 03:35
Purchases: 1

Culturology: Dan Sinykin reviews "Half In Shade: Family, Photography, and Fate" by Judith Kitchen

From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Culturology

Caption: "Half In Shade: Family, Photography, and Fate" by Judith Kitchen

Judith Kitchen is the author of numerous books of fiction and nonfiction. Here Dan Sinkyn reviews "Half In Shade: Family, Photography, and Fate" a ...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KSRQ

Added: Oct 17, 2012
Length: 02:32
Purchases: 2

Culturology: Dan Sinykin reviews "Holding Our World Together: Ojibwe Women and the Survival of the Community" by Brenda J. Child

From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Culturology

Caption: "Holding Our World Together: Ojibwe Women and the Survival of the Community" by Brenda J. Child

Brenda J. Child's latest book "Holding Our World Together: Ojibwe Women and the Survival of the Community" examines the vital role women have playe...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio