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A Mother's Lens
From: Ahri Golden
Series: A Mother's Lens
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A Mother's Lens is a "new genre" experimental podcast series converging original lyrics + radio to focus on the culture change of our times. The vi...

  • Added: May 01, 2024
  • Length: 29:49
Hisako Hasegawa
From: Radio Diaries
Series: The Unmarked Graveyard: Stories from Hart Island
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The Belvedere Hotel is in the heart of New York City’s theater district. Many of its guests come to see the sights, take in a show. But there are a...

  • Added: Jan 25, 2024
  • Length: 07:55
Part VII (Final Section): "Objective Observations"
From: Jed Alexander
Series: The Whistleblower Project
Caption: Dr. Fiona Hill, Credit: Provided by the Brookings Institution
The final part of my interview with Dr. Fiona Hill. She discusses her dealings with former President Trump.

  • Added: Jun 15, 2021
  • Length: 10:59
Take Care (Monthly) #22
From: WRVO Public Media
Series: Take Care
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The theme of this episode is, "Dieting".

Bought by WNYO


  • Added: Nov 21, 2019
  • Length: 51:59
  • Purchases: 1
Milk at Altitude: Exploring Health in the Himalayas
From: Hold That Thought
Series: Health & Healing
Caption: PRX default Piece image
How is human milk different in the Himalayan highlands than in the United States, and what can these differences reveal about what moms and babies ...

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Mar 12, 2018
  • Length: 16:40
  • Purchases: 1
Breaking Down Persistent Myths About Eating Disorders
From: Hold That Thought
Series: Health & Healing
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Treated for her first eating disorder at 11, Rebecca Lester now studies eating disorders as an anthropologist and psychotherapist.

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Mar 12, 2018
  • Length: 15:10
  • Purchases: 1
Ramadan-Intending to Fast
From: kim fox
Series: Ehky Ya Masr Podcast - Ramadan Series
Caption: Ehky Ya Masr Ramadan Series logo, Credit: Heba Fouad
This audio feature is produced by Nour Ibrahim as she attempts to go on an Islamic fast.

Bought by KJZZ


  • Added: Jun 06, 2017
  • Length: 03:31
  • Purchases: 1
Two Stars: Big Maybelle / Andy and the Bey Sisters
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Jazz Time
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Two Stars, two acts, one Blues and the other Jazz. Both at the opposite ends of a thin line. This show highlights Blues stouter Big Maybelle and th...

Bought by WVAS


  • Added: May 13, 2016
  • Length: 59:32
  • 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
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
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
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
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
The Jazz Mother of the Piano: Mary Lou Williams
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Jazz Time
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She was called "The First Lady of the Piano", "The First Lady of the Jazz Piano" and "The First Lady of Jazz". She was Mary Lou Williams and was a ...

Bought by Radio Catskill, WVAS, and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 23, 2014
  • Length: 57:03
  • Purchases: 3
The Art of Dance with Tasha Rose: Something Tribal This Way Comes, Part One
From: KQAL
Series: Art Beat
Caption: Tasha Rose, Credit: ©Oneiros Imaging/Nathanael England 2012
On this episode of "Art Beat", we travel to St. Paul MN for "Something Tribal This Way Comes". The festival offers workshops in American Tribal Bel...

Bought by KPIP-LP and KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 04, 2014
  • Length: 20:21
  • Purchases: 2
You Are An Authority
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
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This episode covers a variety of topics including medicine, music, an unconventional road trip and summer camp for grownups. Program Directors: ple...

Bought by XRAY.fm and WRVO Public Media


  • Added: Mar 03, 2013
  • Length: 01:29:40
  • Purchases: 2
The Beat : LouAnn Shepard Muhm - "Shoveling Out"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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LouAnn Shepard Muhm is a widely published poet and teacher living in northern Minnesota. She has been featured in the mnartists.org series "What Li...

  • Added: Jan 24, 2013
  • Length: 01:38
1965 Griswold v. Connecticut
From: Action Speaks Radio
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Contraception as a right of privacy? The Supreme Court say, ‘Yes’!

Bought by KZYX, Spokane Public Radio, and WGBH Radio Boston


  • Added: Nov 06, 2012
  • Length: 53:29
  • Purchases: 3
Shirley Chisholm: The Politics of Principle
From: Radio Diaries
Series: Contenders
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In 1972, Shirley Chisholm launched a spirited campaign for the Democratic nomination. She was the first woman and first African American to run. De...

Bought by WABE, WEZU, New Hampshire Public Radio, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago and more


  • Added: Oct 16, 2012
  • Length: 07:37
  • Purchases: 10
Victoria Woodhull: The First Woman to Run for President
From: Radio Diaries
Series: Contenders
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In the 19th century, Victoria Woodhull was many things: a clairvoyant, a businesswoman, an advocate for women’s rights and sexual freedom, and a ma...

Bought by KUNM, New Hampshire Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, Prairie Public and more


  • Added: Oct 16, 2012
  • Length: 07:18
  • Purchases: 8
Margaret Chase Smith: Cold Warrior in Pearls
From: Radio Diaries
Series: Contenders
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In 1964, Margaret Chase Smith became the first woman from a major party to run for President. The Republican Senator ran as a staunch hawk and expe...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, PRX Remix, WDET Detroit Public Radio, and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Oct 16, 2012
  • Length: 07:38
  • Purchases: 5
Gracie Allen: The Joke That Became a Campaign
From: Radio Diaries
Series: Contenders
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In 1940 the United States was just emerging from the shadow of the Great Depression and war loomed in Europe. Into these serious times stepped Grac...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WEZU, New Hampshire Public Radio, Troy Public Radio, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago and more


  • Added: Oct 16, 2012
  • Length: 05:12
  • Purchases: 10
My Lady Norelco
From: Briana O'Higgins
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Two women take a stand against their razors.

  • Added: Oct 28, 2009
  • Length: 10:18
Life in a Nepalese Hospital without a Doctor
From: UNICEF
Caption: PRX default Piece image
This story is free! Hear about how one hospital survives without a doctor in the Nepalese mountains

Bought by WBEZ


  • Added: Oct 19, 2007
  • Length: 05:51
  • Purchases: 1