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Caption: Dahl Automotive Museum, Credit: Teri Tenseth Market
On this episode of Culture Clique, we get underneath the hood and learn about the automotive repair field. We visit with two technicians, Hannah an...

  • Added: Mar 09, 2016
  • Length: 19:06
Caption: Robin Chase
Robin Chase co-founded ZipCar, changing the way we think about transportation--and has since continued to innovate in ways that will shape our futu...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio, KSJD, WMUU-LP, and WRIR


  • Added: Mar 03, 2016
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 4
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Segment 1: Amy Goyer/caregiving Segment 2 and 3: Todd Morris/spygear Segment 4: Linda Evans/actress Segment 5: Naomi Cahn/digital estate planning S...

Bought by WHCP-LP Cambridge


  • Added: Jan 16, 2016
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Women make up 47% of the US workforce, but hold only a small fraction of computer and IT jobs in the US. The latest stats from the Department of La...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Dec 17, 2015
  • Length: 11:44
  • Purchases: 1
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As the British Empire expanded, the fabric of society depended upon women’s friendships. One letter from a “BFF” back home could save a colonist fr...

Bought by WJCT, KRDP, Troy Public Radio, WKCC, KRZA and more


  • Added: Oct 30, 2015
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 8
Caption: Marylouisa Cantu (left) with her case worker Lucretia Cox (center) and mother Star Tafolla, Credit: Bram Sable-Smith
Almost 17 percent of the babies born here in Dunklin County are born premature. According to data from the World Health Organization, if this were ...

  • Added: Jun 03, 2015
  • Length: 06:10
Caption: Lindsey Turrentine, CNET.com
Lindsey Turrentine, of CNET.com & Caterina Fake founder of Flickr and Findery.

Bought by KWMR, KSJD, and WRIR


  • Added: Jan 29, 2015
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: 16-year-old Ifrah Abshir says she is in a committed relationship with Computer Science. But she still struggles to fit into the tech industry. , Credit: KUOW Photo/Ahlaam Ibraahim
Sixteen year old Ifrah Abshir had a rocky start with computer science, but she eventually fell in love with it. The tech industry has been trying t...

  • Added: Jan 14, 2015
  • Length: 05:33
Caption: In vitro fertilization (IVF) in progress. , Credit: Wikimedia Commons.
At the beginning of the 19th century women in the United States had an average of seven or eight children. By 1900 they had only three or four, and...

  • Added: Dec 03, 2014
  • Length: 40:27
Caption: Northern elephant seal weaners return to the wild after rehabilitation at The Marine Mammal Center, Credit: Mike Adaskveg
Women are underrepresented in a lot of scientific fields, but there’s one branch of biological science that bucks the trend: veterinary science. Wo...

Bought by KZYX, XRAY.fm, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 28, 2014
  • Length: 07:52
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Organizers, attendees, and panelists of the Chicago chapter of Women in Bio discuss precision medicine and the role of women in this rapidly develo...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KPVL


  • Added: Jul 02, 2014
  • Length: 24:28
  • Purchases: 2
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Diabetics suffer from many health complications and disabilities, but they’re not the only ones who are affected by their condition. In this episod...

  • Added: Jun 05, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
Caption: Katherine Neville
For those just starting out in a field, Katherine Neville recommends asking a simple question of your supervisors after completing a project: “How ...

Bought by WTJU


  • Added: Feb 12, 2014
  • Length: 04:33
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Valerie Fremont
As a woman as well as an immigrant to the United States, Valerie Fremont has faced particular challenges in her career. She discusses America’s “cu...

  • Added: Feb 12, 2014
  • Length: 04:18
Caption: Claire Skentelbery
After struggling with bench research Claire Skentelbery realized her true calling was science communication. She talks about the importance of gett...

  • Added: Feb 12, 2014
  • Length: 04:26
Caption: Dawn Hocevar
After years of relentlessly pursuing her career, some simple words from her four-year-old daughter shook Dawn Hocevar to the core. From that moment...

  • Added: Feb 12, 2014
  • Length: 03:10
Caption: Sherri Oslick
Don’t delay being happy in your career, says Sherri Oslick. Finding the right path requires talking to a lot of people, and it also means listening...

Bought by WTJU


  • Added: Feb 12, 2014
  • Length: 04:09
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Dimitra Georganopoulou
Early in her career Dimitra Georganopoulou thought the ratio of men to women in science was pretty level. But then she began to rise up the ladder.

  • Added: Feb 12, 2014
  • Length: 03:34
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The Social Network Show with guests Dr. Joseph Ulatowski and Nina Burleigh

  • Added: Oct 18, 2013
  • Length: 55:42
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Trista Hendren, author of The Girl God and Co-founder of Rapebook talks about cyberbullying, Facebook and teen suicide

  • Added: Oct 08, 2013
  • Length: 46:07
Caption: Bobby Pickles (left); Nicole Raymondi (right)
Bobby speaks, on location, from Columbus Circle (the literal epicenter of New York City) with Nicole Raymondi, creator of Quotiful, an iPhone app, ...

  • Added: Sep 29, 2013
  • Length: 36:58
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Tilcara Webb delves into the pros and cons of technology. Evil agent of lost hours, or helpful Godsend?

  • Added: Sep 26, 2013
  • Length: 03:37
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The Winona Works Project provides insight into Winona’s workforce through the voices of those working in the community today. Through a series of i...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Sep 04, 2013
  • Length: 17:54
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: April Quarles
In school it’s usually the men who are encouraged in science, says April Quarles. Though women continue to face negative social influences when pur...

Bought by WTJU


  • Added: Aug 21, 2013
  • Length: 03:17
  • Purchases: 1