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S07 Ep02: Look to the Past, 9/10/2022
From: WCNY
Series: Feminine Fusion
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This week, works by women from the Baroque and Classical eras.

  • Added: Sep 09, 2022
  • Length: 58:31
AG 22-38: Live Ella!, 9/12/2022
From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow
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From the 1950s on, Ella Fitzgerald became known around the world as one of the most renowned live performers in jazz. This week, we’ll sample from ...

  • Added: Aug 25, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
AG 22-30: Swingin' With Kay Starr, 7/18/2022
From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow
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This week, we take a look at some of the jazz and swing tunes from the 1950s Capitol Records diva Kay Starr, in honor of her 100th birthday.

  • Added: Jul 11, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
Musician's Spotlight - Nani Vazana - 819
From: John Floridis
Series: Musician's Spotlight
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Nani Vazana visits with host John Floridis prior to her appearance at the 2022 Montana Folk Festival in Butte, Montana to talk about her most recen...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Jul 08, 2022
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 2
REPLAY Voices of Vietnam: Women of War (hour/no bb or bed)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Alongside the army of men on the front lines of conflict was an army of women in support roles.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and Royalton Community Radio


  • Added: Jun 30, 2022
  • Length: 52:00
  • Purchases: 4
REPLAY Voices of Vietnam: Women of War (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Alongside the army of men on the front lines of conflict was an army of women in support roles.

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, WTJU, KXCV, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WNED Buffalo and more


  • Added: Jun 30, 2022
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 8
REPLAY Voices of Vietnam: Women of War (half)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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Alongside the army of men on the front lines of conflict was an army of women in support roles.

Bought by Kansas Public Radio, RadioStPete Florida, WJCU, WFHB, WJCT and more


  • Added: Jun 30, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 9
REPLAY Voices of Vietnam: Women of War (promo)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason promo
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Alongside the army of men on the front lines of conflict was an army of women in support roles.

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KXCV, WNED Buffalo, and WNMU-FM


  • Added: Jun 30, 2022
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 4
701: Shapeshifting / 702: Finding Your Voice, 6/25/2022
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Shapeshifting" - Seals that can turn into women, men who transform into wolves… Stories about shape-shifting are among the oldest in the...

  • Added: Jun 24, 2022
  • Length: 01:59:00
218: Gladiatrices
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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Seldom written about, female gladiators fought for glory and Rome from around 509 BCE to 200 AD. What little information we have about them was in ...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: May 31, 2022
  • Length: 05:08
  • Purchases: 1
Women's History Month: Changing the Narrative, Women War and Peace II
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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Making the future while surviving a war. In humanity’s never ending war stories, combat makes the news, but the macho gaze misses the complex reali...

Bought by KWMR, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, RadioFreePalmer, KDNK, KMUN and more


  • Added: Mar 30, 2022
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 6
NL 22-12: Jazz Women of the 1940s, 3/14/2022
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights
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Trumpeter Billie Rogers, vibraphonist Marjorie Hyams, and other unsung heroines of the World War II era in jazz.

  • Added: Mar 11, 2022
  • Length: 59:04
Women's History Month: Women's Choice is More Than Roe vs Wade
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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In 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court could overturn Roe v Wade, imperiling all women’s freedoms, and creating a new pipeline to prison for the vulnerabl...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KWMR, KMUN, RadioFreePalmer, KDNK and more


  • Added: Mar 09, 2022
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 6
S06 Ep28: Women of Old, Part 2, 3/12/2022
From: WCNY
Series: Feminine Fusion
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This week, music written in the Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque. These are the works that set the foundation for the music of today.

  • Added: Mar 04, 2022
  • Length: 58:30
AG 22-14: Doris Day, Jazz Singer: A Centennial Celebration, 3/28/2022
From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow
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Doris Day was a pop star and a film star, but this week on Afterglow, I’ll highlight the often overlooked aspect of her career: a jazz singer. We’l...

  • Added: Feb 28, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
205: Vatican Women's Rifle Team
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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Amy pulled out all the stops for this shenanigan filled episode. Don't be an April's Fool like Trace.

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Feb 17, 2022
  • Length: 05:33
  • Purchases: 1
198: Mary McLeod Bethune
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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Mary McLeod Bethune was the daughter of former slaves and a founder of Bethune-Cookman University. She was often the only woman of color with a sea...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Feb 15, 2022
  • Length: 05:02
  • Purchases: 1
AG 22-10: Shout, Sister, Shout: The Great American Songbook's Feminist Anthems, 2/28/2022
From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow
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The Great American Songbook is chockablock with antiquated notions of gender roles, but a few songs flip the script. This week, we explore songs of...

  • Added: Feb 08, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
UPDATED AUDIO: Freedom for Women Requires Abolition Feminism: Suzanne Pharr & Beth Richie
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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In 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court could overturn Roe v Wade, imperiling all women’s freedoms, and creating a new pipeline to prison for the vulnerabl...

Bought by KWMR, RadioFreePalmer, KDNK, KMUN, and WNYE


  • Added: Jan 19, 2022
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 5
Novelist Annie Barrows
From: New Letters on the Air
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Next time on NEW LETTERS ON THE AIR, hear Annie Barrows, the co-author of the international best seller and book club favorite, THE GUERNSEY LITERA...

Bought by KAAD-LP


  • Added: Jan 07, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Women fought trafficking and created a refuge in this Chinatown building
From: KSFP
Series: Civic
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We look at the history of the Cameron House in San Francisco's Chinatown. The women who founded the organization worked to rescue Chinese women and...

  • Added: Jan 03, 2022
  • Length: 29:30
A Radio History - 2021 Holiday Special
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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This year, the Rough Draft Diaries is taking a step back in time to learn about the history of the radio play. Tune in for this year's special but ...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Dec 20, 2021
  • Length: 06:15
  • Purchases: 1
Treating the Whole Person (hour/no bb or bed)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Pregnant people who struggle with substance abuse face an uphill battle getting the care they need for their pregnancy and the care they need for t...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KHEN-LP, and Royalton Community Radio


  • Added: Dec 02, 2021
  • Length: 52:00
  • Purchases: 4
Treating the Whole Person (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Pregnant people who struggle with substance abuse face an uphill battle getting the care they need for their pregnancy and the care they need for t...

Bought by KXCV, WRST-FM Oshkosh, KEDT, WMUU-LP, WAMC Northeast Public Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 02, 2021
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 8
Treating the Whole Person (half)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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Pregnant people who struggle with substance abuse face an uphill battle getting the care they need for their pregnancy and the care they need for t...

Bought by KMUN, Kansas Public Radio, WJCU, WJCT, KRDP and more


  • Added: Dec 02, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 9

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