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Linda Villarosa: the Dobbs Decision: a Death Sentence for Black Women?
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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Is the Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health a death sentence for women of color? The overturning of Roe v. Wade not only creat...

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


  • Added: Jul 13, 2022
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 7
Gender Justice Requires more than Money say the Feminists Taking on Philanthropy during Covid
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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MacKenzie Scott, ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, recently made a splash by donating nearly $3 billion to more than 280 nonprofits working in ...

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


  • Added: Jul 14, 2021
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 4
Part VI: "I Was Trying to Do My Job"
From: Jed Alexander
Series: The Whistleblower Project
Caption: Picture of Jane Turner, Credit: National Whistleblower Center
In 1999, former FBI profiler and special agent, Jane Turner, blew the whistle on the cover-up of child sex crimes on the Fort Berthold Indian Reser...

  • Added: Apr 13, 2021
  • Length: 20:36
313: What Is Wrong With Men? / 314: The Art of Reinvention, 10/6/2018
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "What Is Wrong With Men?" - The Proud Boys are a fraternal drinking club that thinks feminism has gone to far. We'll share their story as...

  • Added: Oct 04, 2018
  • Length: 01:58:58
Solitary Confinement: Locked Away with No Human Contact
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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Radio Curious discusses solitary confinement and its physical and mental health impacts on prison inmates with Dr. Terry Allen Kupers, a forensic p...

Bought by KVMR


  • Added: Feb 14, 2018
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 1
243: What Is Wrong With Men? / 244: Time Travel, 2/3/2018
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "What Is Wrong With Men?" - The Proud Boys are a fraternal drinking club that thinks feminism has gone to far. We'll share their story as...

  • Added: Feb 03, 2018
  • Length: 01:58:58
Sexism at the Five-and-Dime: Discrediting Women for a Dollar or A Dime
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: "Breathing: American Sonnets", Credit: Susan Cook
In my state, this week, leaping off the lower right hand corner of the Front Page of the state’s largest newspaper was this “Educator who won one...

  • Added: Apr 09, 2016
  • Length: 05:42
Civil Liberties for Sexists: The Purity Ball and Prostitution Laws
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
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Recently, a man convicted of aiding the prostitution of a young woman who was exploited by over 150 men, was given a 3 week sentence. This sente...

  • Added: Apr 06, 2013
  • Length: 03:45
A Conversation about Edgar Allan Poe with Laura Lippman
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Mystery writer Laura Lippman talks about the terrifying brilliance of Edgar Allan Poe and his classic short story, "The Fall of the House of Usher"...

Bought by KPIP-LP, KMXT, and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Oct 26, 2012
  • Length: 29:32
  • Purchases: 3
#53 - Left For Dead
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Series: SaltCast: the Backstory to Great Radio Storytelling
Caption: The Guerette family of Pittston, Maine two years after attackers broke into their home with machetes. , Credit: Sarah Craig
"Left for Dead" is probably the most gruesome story reported by a Salt student. It's not for the faint of heart.

Bought by Radio Newark, KUT, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 05, 2010
  • Length: 17:50
  • Purchases: 3
One Story of Disability Care in New Mexico
From: Rogi Riverstone
Series: KUNM News
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Interview with a single mom of two developmentally and physically challenged daughters on her struggles with the medical profession and the Childre...

  • Added: Mar 12, 2009
  • Length: 11:27
Jenny or the abuse of Native American women
From: Anton Foek
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The forgotten story of Jenny, an abused native woman in South Dakota

  • Added: Oct 29, 2007
  • Length: 06:49
Sex Toy Safety
From: The Environment Report
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Some sex toy retailers are concerned about chemicals used to make the toys.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 25, 2007
  • Length: 07:08
  • Purchases: 1
Reporting from the Red Light
From: Seattle Globalist
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A reporter's personal and ethical journey through Kolkata's red light districts.

  • Added: Aug 12, 2006
  • Length: 08:44
RN Documentary: Running with Atalanta
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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Women who are victims of trafficking and forced to work in the sex trade in The Netherlands often find themselves perceived as criminals by a gover...

Bought by KICI Iowa City and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Apr 20, 2006
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 2
Immigration: Human Trafficking
From: KALW
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Feature on Human Trafficking and the International Sex Trade

  • Added: Aug 17, 2005
  • Length: 13:00
Strip Club USA Part One
From: Helen Borten
Series: A Sense of Place
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Strippers and club patrons talk about what draws them to America's thriving sex industry.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, Audible, WZBC, and WFIU


  • Added: Nov 24, 2003
  • Length: 28:56
  • Purchases: 4
Strip Club USA Part Two
From: Helen Borten
Series: A Sense of Place
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Men and women, physically in the same place, inhabit different worlds.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, Audible, WZBC, and WFIU


  • Added: Nov 24, 2003
  • Length: 30:01
  • Purchases: 4