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StoryCorps: Marilí Rodríguez García
From: StoryCorps
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Marilí Rodríguez García talks about the grief of losing a newborn, and how she healed working as a doula.

  • Added: May 13, 2024
  • Length: 02:48
The Lisa Show - Perfectionism in Caregiving
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Lisa Show
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Many people feel they have to be perfect in every aspect of caregiving. We can find ourselves in situations where we have very little compassion fo...

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Oct 06, 2023
  • Length: 52:53
  • Purchases: 1
"You do not have to do this alone": A History of Women's Advocates
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Sharon Rice Vaughn, one of the founders of Women's Advocates, Credit: Women's Advocates
The St. Paul nonprofit Women’s Advocates founded one of the first shelters in the country for women escaping domestic violence. It started in the e...

  • Added: Jun 22, 2023
  • Length: 06:46
#metoo, part 4
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: Terry Menefee Gau, Kathi Shiff, Didi Tremblay, Mary Carpenter and Melissa Gray. , Credit: Rebecca D'Angelo
We continue with the stories of five brave women—Terry Menefee Gau, Melissa Gray, Kathi Shiff, Mary Carpenter and Didi Tremblay—who like so many ot...

  • Added: Oct 16, 2022
  • Length: 27:31
#metoo, Part 2
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: Didi Tremblay, Credit: Rebecca D'Angelo
Five women over a couple of weeks and in a number of different locations shared their stories of micro-aggressions, sexual assault, abuse, molestat...

  • Added: Oct 16, 2022
  • Length: 27:05
140: What does COVID-19 Mean For Feminism? - Eve Rodsky, author of "Fair Play"
From: KALW
Series: Inflection Point with Lauren Schiller
Caption: Eve Rodsky
Eve Rodsky has spent almost a decade surveying women and men about who does what at home to understand how and why we divide up labor along gender ...

Bought by KICI Iowa City, High Plains Public Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WYAP, RadioStPete Florida and more


  • Added: May 21, 2020
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 17
Audio Portrait: Author Renee Beauregard Lute
From: Diana Opong
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One author's journey to becoming published and how she balances life as a mom, wife and writer since COVID-19. (There is no internal narration).

  • Added: May 17, 2020
  • Length: 10:17
135: Meet the Climate Activist Leading the Charge for Children's Health - Heather McTeer Toney
From: KALW
Series: Inflection Point with Lauren Schiller
Caption: Heather McTeer Toney
Meet Heather McTeer Toney.. the National Field Director at Moms Clean Air Force, which fights for climate safety to protect our children's health. ...

Bought by WCNY, KKRN, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KCSB-FM, WNIN and more


  • Added: Jan 16, 2020
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 10
113: A radical shift in how we raise and treat boys - Dr. Michael Reichert
From: KALW
Series: Inflection Point with Lauren Schiller
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Last season on Inflection Point, we explored the concept of empowerment for women. And one of the many things we learned is that we can’t move the ...

Bought by WNED Buffalo, KWIT, KKRN, Louisville Public Media, KCSB-FM and more


  • Added: Mar 29, 2019
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 11
Food Sleuth Radio, Shelly McGuire Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that human breastmilk is a complex living nourishment? And that breastfeeding offers protection from contraception? Join Food Sleuth R...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer and KVMR


  • Added: Mar 21, 2019
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
The Happiness of Reading
From: Sue Williams
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Did you know that opening a book for the joy of it floods us with good feelings? Rana Dajani created We Love Reading to foster a love of reading in...

Bought by WHFR


  • Added: Dec 04, 2018
  • Length: 16:49
  • Purchases: 1
97 - When Teachers are Trusted to Teach - Gabrielle Howard, Saint Ann's School
From: KALW
Series: Inflection Point with Lauren Schiller
Caption: Gabrielle Howard
What happens when teachers are given the freedom to inspire a lifelong love of learning? In this episode, I talk with Gabrielle Howard, who recentl...

Bought by WNED Buffalo, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, WNIN, KWIT, KUT and more


  • Added: Aug 30, 2018
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 7
Strong Women: Shannon Fitch
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Strong Women
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Heidi Holtan talks with Shannon Fitch a licensed independent daycare provider. She gives an up close and personal view on what it means to run her...

  • Added: Aug 06, 2018
  • Length: 20:29
91: Are we teaching our girls too much empathy? - Emily Abad, The Mosaic Project
From: KALW
Series: Inflection Point with Lauren Schiller
Caption: Emily Abad
"A lot of young girls are often taught to sort of stay quiet or to put other people's needs before ourselves... And if we are to speak up or to sta...

Bought by KCSB-FM, KSJD, KCSB-FM, KNVC Carson City Community Radio, KWIT and more


  • Added: Apr 27, 2018
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 8
89: Is 'Girl Power' Creating a Mental Health Crisis? Rachel Simmons, author "Enough As She Is"
From: KALW
Series: Inflection Point with Lauren Schiller
Caption: Rachel Simmons
For many girls today, the relentless pursuit of accomplishment is fueled by harsh self-criticism and an acute fear of failure. Rachel Simmons has b...

Bought by KWIT, KWMR, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KCSB-FM, KTSW 89.9 and more


  • Added: Apr 05, 2018
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 10
Cold November: A film about the Iron Range of Minnesota, Strong Females and Hunters
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Area Voices
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Karl Jacob grew up on the Iron Range of Minnesota. In his new film, it becomes a character in the story.

  • Added: Mar 27, 2018
  • Length: 13:59
84: How To Have A Baby In Your Own Sweet Time - Rachel Lehmann-Haupt, Author
From: KALW
Series: Inflection Point with Lauren Schiller
Caption: Rachel Lehmann-Haupt
Why should biology decide when you'll have a baby? Now the decision about when to have children has a new wrinkle--"how" to make a baby. As journal...

Bought by KWIT, WNIN, KUT, KSJD, and KWMR


  • Added: Jan 04, 2018
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 5
83: How Girls Change The World - Paola Gianturco & Alex Sangster; Rad Women Worldwide - Kate Schatz
From: KALW
Series: Inflection Point with Lauren Schiller
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There are girls all around the globe addressing tough issues that no young person should have to deal with--but must, by the luck of where and when...

Bought by KCSB-FM, KWIT, WSGE, KUNM, WNIN and more


  • Added: Dec 07, 2017
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 9
69: How To Get Through The Worst–Together - Kelsey Crowe, Author of "There Is No Good Card For This"
From: KALW
Series: Inflection Point with Lauren Schiller
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Most of us don’t know what to say when we are grieving or how to reach out when the people we love go through something awful. Kelsey Crowe, co-aut...

Bought by KWIT, KWMR, WNIN, WCPN, KUT and more


  • Added: Jul 13, 2017
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 8
Food Sleuth Radio, Kathleen Dean Moore Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that climate change is both a political and a “moral” issue? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn,...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Jan 26, 2017
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
61: "Teen Hackz" Founders and Fay Zenoff, "Center For Open Recovery"
From: KALW
Series: Inflection Point with Lauren Schiller
Caption: Lisa McDonough & Lisa Allanson
Lauren talks with Lisa Allanson and Lisa McDonough, the founders of Teen Hackz, a program designed to help teens understand themselves and others. ...

Bought by CHSR-FM 97.9, KWMR, KCMJ Community Radio, KSJD, and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Jan 26, 2017
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 5
Karla Helbert: Becoming Pure Gold, Part 2
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: Karla, Lula and Jamie, Credit: Rebecca D'Angelo
Karla Helbert is many things. An accomplished writer and veteran therapist. Wife, mother, artist. A seeker, too. Libertine in matters spiritual. A...

  • Added: Dec 08, 2016
  • Length: 27:11
51: The "Lady Tax"; BuzzFeed Parents' Editor Talks Maternal Mental Health
From: KALW
Series: Inflection Point with Lauren Schiller
Caption: Vivien Labaton, Make It Work
We've heard a lot about making things easier for families this election season, but the cost of childcare is still higher than college tuition in s...

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


  • Added: Sep 01, 2016
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 4
Cancer Changes Everything
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: The Harvest by Open Orchard Productions
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When I was twelve years old, my mom was diagnosed with breast cancer. Now, four years later, mom and I reflect on how cancer brought us closer toge...

Bought by WHFR, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: May 26, 2016
  • Length: 04:58
  • Purchases: 3
42: Kerri Hoffman, CEO of PRX & Dr. Toni Heineman, founder "A Home Within"
From: KALW
Series: Inflection Point with Lauren Schiller
Caption: Kerri Hoffman, CEO, PRX
What does the future look like for how audio content gets distributed--and heard? And what will it take to make podcasting and broadcasting a susta...

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


  • Added: May 19, 2016
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 4