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"It's A Grand Night for Bailing!" In the Department of Poetic Justice (some Lyrics for the Great American Wrongbook) !
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: ..And somewhere a Bird Who Is Bound he'll be heard is giving his lawyer a call,,,,.., Credit: Susan Cook
In The Department of Poetic Justice (with lyrics for The Great American Wrongbook ) , remembering another moment of ex, um disclosure!

  • Added: Apr 16, 2024
  • Length: 02:53
Three Poems for Hard Times
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: "We are watching the edge of the world, held by a vision, the persistence of breath...", Credit: Susan Cook
"When Loss and Innocence", "What Courage Wears to Bed", "The Meaning of Life". Poems from the author of "Breathing: American Sonnets"

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Apr 01, 2024
  • Length: 03:12
  • Purchases: 1
Painting the Town Safe
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: City activists are painting sidewalks hoping to encourage more street life in Kolkata., Credit: Sandip Roy
Kolkata is often regarded as a city that has slipped behind other metropolises in India when it comes to money and industry. But the country's crim...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 04, 2024
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 1
100+ Women Who Care South Florida Founder Melody Spano
From: Ken Grey
Series: Maximum Health Radio "Quality Living" with Dr Ken Grey Holistic Physician
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100+ Women Who Care South Florida Founder Melody Spano, on Building Bridges, Addressing Family Needs, and Locals Making a Significant Impact on the...

  • Added: Dec 11, 2023
  • Length: 26:40
Girls Are in a Mental Health Crisis. What Can Schools Do?
From: Tradeoffs
Caption: Shekinah Jackson and friends.
Girls in the U.S. are in the midst of a growing mental health crisis, and schools are on the front line of finding solutions. But will Black and La...

  • Added: Sep 15, 2023
  • Length: 20:47
Why Women Don't Tell, Part 3: The Cultural Anomie that Keeps Violence Toward Women Hidden in Broad Daylight
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
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The arrest of a Fifth Avenue architect as the alleged serial murderer of several women brings up the question of whether anyone over that long peri...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Jul 21, 2023
  • Length: 08:36
  • Purchases: 1
'No Place Else To Go': Inside a Former Abortion Clinic
From: Tradeoffs
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One year after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, 15 states have effectively banned abortion. Dozens of clinics in those states have shut th...

  • Added: Jun 26, 2023
  • Length: 15:52
Three Health Policy Stories to Watch in 2023
From: Tradeoffs
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A congressional ban on removing anyone from Medicaid will expire early next year. What will happen to people who lose their coverage, and how are s...

  • Added: Jan 23, 2023
  • Length: 18:50
The Legendary Lynette Shaw, once our Nation's Greatest Bounty Hunter, Turned New York Detective, now Fights for Mental Health and First Responders
From: Ken Grey
Series: Maximum Health Radio "Quality Living" with Dr Ken Grey Holistic Physician
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The Legendary Lynette Shaw, abducted at 7 years of age, became the Nation's youngest bounty hunter then, our Nation's Greatest Bounty Hunter, Turne...

  • Added: Oct 15, 2022
  • Length: 26:42
Most abortions are banned at military hospitals. Advocates want Congress to change that.
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Nurse practitioner Carmen George conducts an ultrasound at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center on Joint Base San Antonio Texas, March 11, 2022., Credit: Melody Bordeaux / U.S. Air Force
As states across the country restrict abortion, President Biden and some other Democrats want to ease federal restrictions on the procedure.

Bought by KWMU St. Louis, KPBS, WRFA-LP, and North Country Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 07, 2022
  • Length: 03:36
  • Purchases: 4
After Dobbs, troops seeking abortions may face long drives, career risks, privacy concerns
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: People on both sides of the abortion issue rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 1, 2021., Credit: Victoria Pickering / Flickr
More than 100 military installations are in states where abortion is now banned.

Bought by North Country Public Radio, KPBS, KRPS, WRFA-LP, KMXT and more


  • Added: Aug 02, 2022
  • Length: 03:40
  • Purchases: 6
10: Refugee Chefs: Empowering and Educating Through Food, 07/14/22
From: Heritage Radio Network
Series: Eat Your Heartland Out
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In this episode, we meet refugee chefs who now call the United States their home. In Milwaukee, Tables Across Borders brings the community together...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, KRPS, and Prairie Public


  • Added: Jul 14, 2022
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 3
What Research Says About a Post-Roe World
From: Tradeoffs
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The leader of a landmark abortion study shares what research and her own family experience suggests will happen to people who are denied abortions ...

  • Added: Jun 30, 2022
  • Length: 17:37
Shaming and Humiliating By Choice: Roe v. Wade and Denying Consequence
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: At the 1996 Dem National Convention, at the beginning of the Platform debate, women protested for the right to choose..., Credit: New York Times, August 28, 1996
As 6 Supreme Court Justices end Roe v. Wade, shaming and humiliating Pro-Choice advocates becomes the anti-choice strategy.

  • Added: May 21, 2022
  • Length: 06:13
Veterans are at higher risk of eating disorders. The pressure of military life may be one cause.
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Chandler Rand accepts her trophy at the 2018 All American Marathon at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Rand was the first female to complete the race., Credit: Fort Bragg Family & MWR
A VA study concluded that veterans experience bulimia at about three times the civilian rate.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KPBS, Texas Public Radio, KWMU St. Louis, KUT and more


  • Added: Apr 05, 2022
  • Length: 03:32
  • Purchases: 8
Despite a defeat in Congress, advocates say they'll keep pushing for women to register for the draft
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Female Marine Corps recruits line up during boot camp at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, California. The first class of female recruits arrived at San Diego in 2021, ending almost a hundred years when the boot camp accepted only men., Credit: Steve Walsh / American Homefront
Congress dropped a controversial measure that would require women to register for the Selective Service. Men are required to register once they tur...

Bought by KPBS, WRFA-LP, KRPS, KMXT, North Country Public Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 14, 2021
  • Length: 03:32
  • Purchases: 7
The Texas Abortion Ban, Vigilante Justice and Frankie Valli's Love for Human Connection
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: ...wide river as ever..., Credit: Susan Cook
The Supreme Court decision to ignore the inhumane aspects of the Texas Abortion law reminds us to look to the places where human connection is val...

  • Added: Sep 03, 2021
  • Length: 08:17
MN Native News: Up to the Bench and Back to the Land
From: Ampers
Series: Minnesota Native News
Caption: Hennepin County Judge-Designate Colette Routel, Credit: Mitchell Hamline School of Law
This week on Minnesota Native News, a new state judge brings a wealth of Indian Country expertise and a new partnership gives Native students a pla...

Bought by Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, WDSE, KKWE Niijii Radio, WGZS, KVSC and more


  • Added: Aug 04, 2021
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 8
The military's plan to reform its response to sex crimes likely will take years to enact
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Lynn Rosenthal, chair of the Pentagon’s sexual assault independent review committee, speaks to the media July 2 about proposed changes in military sexual assault and harassment investigations., Credit: Jackie Sanders / Department of Defense
President Biden and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin have endorsed major changes in how the military handles sexual assault and harassment cases. But...

Bought by KPBS, WRFA-LP, KRPS, KCUR, and Texas Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 15, 2021
  • Length: 03:24
  • Purchases: 5
10: Refugee Chefs: Empowering and Educating Through Food, 7/8/21
From: Heritage Radio Network
Series: Eat Your Heartland Out
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In this episode, we meet refugee chefs who now call the United States their home. In Milwaukee, Tables Across Borders brings the community together...

Bought by Prairie Public


  • Added: Jul 08, 2021
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 1
A new Army program is teaching leaders to be more compassionate and less 'toxic'
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Staff Sgt. Ebony Rice (second from right) unfurls a map and explains to a group of young soldiers that they need to work together in order to succeed in a mock mission., Credit: Carson Frame / American Homefront
The program has debuted at Fort Hood, Texas, where Spc. Vanessa Guillen's killing last year led to criticism of the base's culture and command clim...

Bought by North Country Public Radio, WRFA-LP, KMXT, and KPBS


  • Added: Jun 29, 2021
  • Length: 03:44
  • Purchases: 4
Part VII (Section 1): "Objective Observations"
From: Jed Alexander
Series: The Whistleblower Project
Caption: Dr. Fiona Hill, Credit: Provided by the Brookings Institution
In 2019, Dr. Fiona Hill testified in the first impeachment trial of former President Trump. Dr. Hill recently served as Deputy Assistant to the pre...

  • Added: Jun 02, 2021
  • Length: 07:22
Lesbian and pansexual dating: The Etiquette Show - Anni (Part-1) MNN
From: Ray Samuels
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Anni discusses her dating etiquette related experiences and insights. Anni self-identifies as a CIS-gender female who has fluid sexuality. #lesbi...

  • Added: Jun 01, 2021
  • Length: 58:48
Lesbian and pansexual dating: The Etiquette Show - Anni (Part - 2) MNN
From: Ray Samuels
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Anni continues discussing her dating etiquette related experiences and insights. Anni self-identifies as a CIS-gender female who has fluid sexualit...

  • Added: Jun 01, 2021
  • Length: 01:01:30
A new study says troops are leaving the military because of sexual assaults and harassment
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Amber Davila left the Army after she was sexually assaulted by a fellow soldier. A new study found sexual assault doubles the odds that a service member will leave the military within 28 months., Credit: Courtesy Amber Devila
The RAND Corporation study concluded that the cost of sexual assault and harassment extends beyond the victims. It's also causing troops to leave t...

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KPBS, North Country Public Radio, and KPCC


  • Added: Mar 29, 2021
  • Length: 03:54
  • Purchases: 5