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Marlene “Miss Pumpkin” Murphy of Homestead, Pennsylvania
From: SLB Radio
Series: Women's History Month
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Former steelworker Marlene “Miss Pumpkin” Murphy of Homestead, Pennsylvania reflects on her life based on this 2015 interview by Propel Homestead m...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Mar 03, 2016
  • Length: 04:52
  • Purchases: 1
Laxmi Aryal (b. 1951 in Nepal)
From: SLB Radio
Series: Women's History Month
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Laxmi Aryal (b. 1951 in Nepal) reflects on her life based on this 2014 interview by 5th graders Mat, JP and Lily of Winchester Thurston School in P...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Mar 03, 2016
  • Length: 04:22
  • Purchases: 1
Karla Stept (b.1918 in Austria)
From: SLB Radio
Series: Women's History Month
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Karla Stept (b.1918 in Austria) reflects on her life based on this 2011 interview by 5th graders Anatea, Ellis and Jackson of Winchester Thurston S...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Mar 03, 2016
  • Length: 08:32
  • Purchases: 1
Hermila Perez, Dominican Republic native who came to the U.S. in 1951
From: SLB Radio
Series: Women's History Month
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Hermila Perez reflects on her life before and after coming to the United States in 1951 based on interviews by Clarence and Jevon, teens participat...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Mar 03, 2016
  • Length: 02:54
  • Purchases: 1
Battle of the Sexes: The Women of Shakespeare
From: Hold That Thought
Series: Summer with the Bard
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Jami Ake questions the role of marriage in Shakespeare's plays and whether the famous playwright qualifies as a feminist.

Bought by Prairie Public


  • Added: Jan 04, 2016
  • Length: 15:11
  • Purchases: 1
Inka Milewski
From: David Kattenburg
Caption: Inka Milewski, at home in Miramichi, NB, Credit: David Kattenburg
Profile of New Brunswick, Canada researcher and environmental health advocate Inka Milewski

  • Added: Oct 24, 2015
  • Length: 29:42
The Candlestick Maker
From: KQAL
Series: Art Beat
Caption: Carol creates candles and pours them into recycled Ball jars she decorates and adorns.
On this episode of "Art Beat" we conclude our mini-series "The Butcher, The Baker, The Candlestick Maker" with a visit from Carol Loshek. Carol wil...

  • Added: Oct 22, 2015
  • Length: 19:18
#SCFlood The Local Buzz
From: Sloane Spencer
Caption: South Carolina Strong, Credit: Sloane Spencer
Two weeks before devastating flooding ravaged South Carolina, Stephanie Bridgers opened a community coffee shop, just blocks from one of many delug...

  • Added: Oct 13, 2015
  • Length: 04:44
A Few Dollars Can Help Girls Stay in School. Here's How.
From: Hold That Thought
Series: Going Global
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One Ethiopian woman works to remove obstacles for women pursuing an education.

  • Added: Oct 01, 2015
  • Length: 10:00
Is a Woman a Person? Needing Ellen Willis More Than Ever
From: WFHB
Series: Interchange
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So, here we are, August 4th, 2015, and I’m asking "Is a Woman A Person?" You laugh, no, scoff at me for asking this. Of course!, you say. But are w...

  • Added: Aug 04, 2015
  • Length: 58:41
#33 MIW Lisa Chacon - Co-Founder at Impact Hub Oakland
From: Allegra Bandy
Series: Making It Work Radio
Caption: Lisa Chacon on MIW, Credit: Oddua Productions
With Akeisha Johnson, life coach and your show host, this episode of Making it Work, we will chat with one of the co-founders of the innovative w...

  • Added: Jul 25, 2015
  • Length: 23:18
Ramadan: The Celebration
From: Katy Sewall
Series: Amina on Ramadan (2015)
Caption: Amina Al-Sadi, Credit: Personal photo
Amina Al-Sadi is a 25-year-old American Muslim currently observing the holy month of Ramadan. Ramadan is for spiritual renewal, but it is also abou...

Bought by WHFR, KZYX, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KREV-LP, KISU and more


  • Added: Jul 07, 2015
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 6
#30 MIW - Gina Garro - Elementary School Teacher and Amateur Artist
From: Allegra Bandy
Series: Making It Work Radio
Caption: Gina Garro on MIW, Credit: Oddua Productions
This episode of Making it Work, we will chat with Gina Garro, third grade teacher and amateur artist about how she is keeping Common Core in public...

  • Added: Jun 29, 2015
  • Length: 26:37
#4 Nothing to Lose
From: Megan Tan
Series: Millennial
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Why do we become our worst enemies when it comes to pursuing the things we actually want? I’ve been there. This is the origin story of making Mille...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: May 31, 2015
  • Length: 20:31
  • Purchases: 1
#3 Brunchies
From: Megan Tan
Series: Millennial
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Following your dreams is not always glamorous, especially when you could get stuck in "transition."

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: May 31, 2015
  • Length: 19:28
  • Purchases: 1
#2 Living on "The Line"
From: Megan Tan
Series: Millennial
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Decisions. How do you know which ones will lead you to become the person you want to be in the future? And which ones may screw everything up?

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: May 31, 2015
  • Length: 20:13
  • Purchases: 1
The Double Bass
From: WDCB
Series: MusicHeads with Patricia Barber
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Patricia Barber is joined by Jazz Double Bassist Patrick Mulcahy and Classical Bassist Andy Anderson to explore the floor of music, the Double Bass...

Bought by KMUW and KMXT


  • Added: Apr 21, 2015
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 2
Piano as Percussion
From: WDCB
Series: MusicHeads with Patricia Barber
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Patricia Barber is joined by world renowned pianists Amy Briggs and Lisa Kaplan to explore the changes Modernism within the 20th Century brought to...

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Apr 21, 2015
  • Length: 58:04
  • Purchases: 1
What is Swing?
From: WDCB
Series: MusicHeads with Patricia Barber
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Patricia Barber is joined by Larry Kohut on Bass, Jon Deitemyer on Drums, and Jim Gaillereto on Tenor Sax for an hour of music and conversation abo...

Bought by WJSU and KMXT


  • Added: Apr 21, 2015
  • Length: 58:43
  • Purchases: 2
Women's History Month, Alice Blessing - March 12th
From: WDSE
Series: Womens History Month series
Caption: Alice Blessing, Credit: r2arts.files.wordpress.com
KUMD salutes the work of Northland painter, Alice Blessing.

  • Added: Mar 22, 2015
  • Length: 01:30
The Mysterious James Tiptree
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
Caption: Alice Sheldon, Credit: Eric Molinsky
Alice Sheldon served in the OSS and the CIA. And then she went deep undercover posing as a male science fiction writer. It wasn't an assignment, it...

Bought by WABE and PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 12, 2015
  • Length: 23:44
  • Purchases: 2
Nina Simone (Ep. 2)
From: Jeff Haas
Caption: Nina Simone, the "High Priestess of Soul"
In this hour, it's the life and music of Nina Simone—from her roots as a gospel and classical musician to her place as one of jazz's fiercest voice...

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., WNMU-FM, WCPN, KMUN and more


  • Added: Feb 09, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 38
Madame C. J. Walker
From: Brian Hawkins
Series: Heroes in Black History
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America's first African American female millionaire.

Bought by 90.5 WSNC, KBEM, KSKA, RadioStPete Florida, KETR-FM and more


  • Added: Jan 29, 2015
  • Length: 02:02
  • Purchases: 8
Nursing The Blues! Alberta Hunter
From: Howard Burchette
Series: D Natural BLUES
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Nursing The Blues! The Story of Alberta Hunter is an introduction and a presentation of the musical life of Jazz and Blues singer ALBERTA HUNTER. S...

Bought by Prairie Public


  • Added: Jan 15, 2015
  • Length: 56:38
  • Purchases: 1
What a Girl Wants
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: Summer Soundwave
Caption: Aarti Chandorkar blindly tastes some high calorie chocolate cake
We take a break from all of the serious topics we've been covering and get into two things we love: fashion and food. We ask locals to define Seatt...

Bought by KUT and Radijojo World Children's Radio Network


  • Added: Jan 15, 2015
  • Length: 16:55
  • Purchases: 2

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