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116: A Radical Idea To End Poverty
From: KALW
Series: Inflection Point with Lauren Schiller
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This week, we hear about a radical plan to end poverty: Universal Basic Income. Lauren talks to the team behind an experiment with Guaranteed Incom...

Bought by KKRN, Louisville Public Media, WNIN, WLPR , KCSB-FM and more


  • Added: May 09, 2019
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 9
National Guard Military Spouse of the Year
From: Sonya Dunn
Series: Military Spouse of the Year
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Shelia Brookins, 2018 National Guard Military Spouse of the Year shares her military spouse journey of being a foster parent in the military.

  • Added: Feb 26, 2019
  • Length: 58:03
102: “There is no peak fury”: Rebecca Traister, Author of Good And Mad: The Revolutionary Power Of Women’s Anger
From: KALW
Series: Inflection Point with Lauren Schiller
Caption: Rebecca Traister, Credit: One World Journalist
It’s safe to say that many American women are pretty angry these days. Since the founding of this country, women have been faced with men in power...

Bought by KWIT, KCSB-FM, KKRN, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KWIT and more


  • Added: Oct 25, 2018
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 9
80: Mid-term election revisit - Kate Black, Chief of Staff for EMILY's List
From: KALW
Series: Inflection Point with Lauren Schiller
Caption: Kate Black
In 2017, 16,000 women had raised their hand to run for office. One year later, it's 42,000. But what does it actually take to to win? And what will...

Bought by WLPR , C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KWIT, WNIN, KSJD and more


  • Added: Oct 04, 2018
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 7
94: What Happens When Sexual Assault Goes Unpunished? - Sarah Delia, "She Says"
From: KALW
Series: Inflection Point with Lauren Schiller
Caption: Sarah Delia, Credit: Logan Cyrus
When radio journalist Sarah Delia heard a story about the sexual assault of one of her listeners, “Linda” (not her real name), she knew it was a st...

Bought by WCQS, KUER, Indie3 Radio, KUAF Public Radio, WNIN and more


  • Added: Jun 21, 2018
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 11
92: Do Haters Deserve Our Compassion? - Sally Kohn, author of "The Opposite of Hate"
From: KALW
Series: Inflection Point with Lauren Schiller
Caption: Sally Kohn, Credit: Paul Takeuchi
Can you find compassion in your heart for the haters in your life? CNN political commentator and first-time author Sally Kohn says if we keep on ha...

Bought by KCSB-FM, KCSB-FM, KSJD, KWIT, KUT and more


  • Added: May 10, 2018
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 7
80: How To Get More Women In Office - Kate Black, Chief of Staff for EMILY's List
From: KALW
Series: Inflection Point with Lauren Schiller
Caption: Kate Black
More women than ever are raising their hands to run for office. But what does it actually take to to win? And what will be different when they do? ...

Bought by Indie3 Radio, KWIT, KWMR, KCMJ Community Radio, KSJD and more


  • Added: Nov 02, 2017
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 7
5 (Re-air with new intro): How To Break The Cycle of Poverty
From: KALW
Series: Inflection Point with Lauren Schiller
Caption: Leila Janah
New book, new intro! There are billions of people across the world who are living in poverty and 800 million people who are illiterate--two-thirds ...

Bought by KWIT and KSJD


  • Added: Sep 21, 2017
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 2
Interview w/ Theresa Brown, RN author of "The Shift: One Nurse, Tweleve Hours, Four Patients' Lives"
From: Out of Bounds
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Theresa Brown, RN is a NYT medical writer & author of "The Shift: One Nurse, Tweleve Hours, Four Patients' Lives" She works as an RN in PA.

  • Added: Sep 12, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
Rise to Run Helps Women with Political Aspirations
From: WFHB
Series: Daily Local News
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Rise to Run is a national organization working at the grass roots level to instill confidence and skills in young women with political aspirations.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 10, 2017
  • Length: 07:43
  • Purchases: 1
67: How Femininity Can Save Humanity-Nina Simons, Bioneers
From: KALW
Series: Inflection Point with Lauren Schiller
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What if the root of all the world’s problems is the imbalance of masculinity and femininity in our leadership? Nina Simons, co-founder of Bioneers ...

Bought by KWIT, KWMR, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KWIT, KUT and more


  • Added: Jun 27, 2017
  • Length: 54:01
  • Purchases: 13
USAFA Superintendent
From: Sonya Dunn
Series: MilitaryHomeLife - Talk Radio
Caption: MHL Talk Radio
Host Sonya Dunn interviews Superintendent of the US Air Force Academy Lt. Gen. Michelle Johnson.

  • Added: Jun 23, 2017
  • Length: 01:04:14
Trudy James: Ahead of Her Time
From: The Art of Risk
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Spiritual, emotional, professional, financial—how many risks can you take in one lifetime? In seventy-eight years Trudy James has taken all of thes...

  • Added: Apr 14, 2017
  • Length: 36:36
HOMELESS HOSPITALITY: PRIEST OPENS CHURCH PROPERTY TO CAR CAMPERS
From: Barb Seaman
Caption: The Reverend Jessie Smith, with two of St. Anne's guests, Joanna and Carla
The face of homelessness is changing, in ways that are not easily addressed by any one group or agency. More people have resorted to living in th...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 29, 2016
  • Length: 04:49
  • Purchases: 1
53: Joan Blades, founder of MoveOn.org & Kate Schatz author of "Rad Women Worldwide"
From: KALW
Series: Inflection Point with Lauren Schiller
Caption: Joan Blades
Liberal activist Joan Blades co-founded MoveOn.org, Moms Rising and Living Room Conversations. Now she has teamed up with Republican John Gable on ...

Bought by KWMR, KSJD, WRIR, and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Sep 22, 2016
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 4
02-10: Becoming a Habitat: Motherhood, Faith and the Environmental Human Rights Movement , 10/14/2015
From: Bioneers
Series: Bioneers - Revolution From the Heart of Nature
Caption: Sandra Steingraber, Credit: Tim Porter
We live in a society dependent on toxic chemicals. Today about 287 such chemicals trespass inside the blood of newborns – and inside all of us - wi...

  • Added: Oct 15, 2015
  • Length: 28:30
Maternal Matters: Indigenous Women in the Yucatan Challenge Violence and Indifference
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Emiliano rests in Neyi's kitchen., Credit: Jasmin Lopez
In Mexico an indigenous woman is three times more likely to die during childbirth or postpartum than a non indigenous woman. Both culture and gover...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and KZYX


  • Added: May 08, 2015
  • Length: 09:38
  • Purchases: 2
Julie DeStefano
From: The Summit
Series: Recovery Minutes
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Julie DeStefano is an independant film maker who has documented the problems facing our women warriors.

  • Added: Mar 11, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
A Citizen's Guide to the Difference Between Telling the Truth and an Attack
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: Fourth grade girls know the truth's power., Credit: Susan Cook
I heard Jill Abramson , the former executive editor of the New York Times say recently that since the George W. Bush administration, there have be...

  • Added: Feb 05, 2015
  • Length: 04:51
Pathways Togo - Educating Women, Empowering the World
From: Chuck Wolfe
Series: The Emotion Roadmap: Take the Wheel & Control How You Feel
Caption: Educating Women, Empowering the World, Credit: Pathways Togo
Togo, a tiny country in Africa, is one of the world's poorest countries. Despite clear evidence that educating girls and young women is the surest...

  • Added: Sep 29, 2014
  • Length: 50:58
Who Needs Health Insurance? (Half Hour Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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Our healthcare system is in a state of transition, with both doctors and patients anxious about where we’re heading. Many doctors are exploring new...

Bought by WJCT, WCSU-FM, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, WMNF, WLIW and more


  • Added: Jul 18, 2014
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 6
Birth: A Rite of Passage or a Medical Event? A Mother's Day Special
From: Giovanna Rossi
Series: Well Woman Radio
Caption: Baby Drew with her Mommy, Caitlin, and her Mamma, Monica, Credit: Giovanna Rossi
How does the process of birth impact new motherhood? Is it a rite of passage or a medical event? Next time on Well Woman Radio we’ll hear from Pam ...

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: May 08, 2014
  • Length: 29:35
  • Purchases: 1
Improving Birth For Moms And Babies
From: Giovanna Rossi
Series: Well Woman Radio
Caption: A gathering for the "Rally To Improve Birth" in front of the Austin TX. Capitol Building., Credit: rallytoimprovebirth.com
Interviews with birth professionals and a mom.

  • Added: Mar 25, 2014
  • Length: 30:01
Women in Business: Stay healthy and achieve a healthy economy
From: Giovanna Rossi
Series: Well Woman Radio
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This month Well Woman Radio will focus on women in business, and changes needed in the way businesses run in order to stay healthy and achieve a he...

  • Added: Nov 30, 2013
  • Length: 29:24
Auto Biography (Half-Hour Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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The lives of thirteen people are featured in a new book–-but the real star is a 1957 Chevrolet Townsman wagon. Auto Biography tells the true story ...

Bought by WJCT and KVLU


  • Added: Aug 05, 2013
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 2