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For The Love Of Moms
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: For The Love Of Moms
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If it weren't for them, there would be nobody on the planet, because they literally gave us the world. This hour, the challenges overcome by the lo...

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., RadioStPete Florida, KCNP, WUTC and more


  • Added: May 02, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
Saving the Girl
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
Caption: Margot Kidder as Lois Lane, Credit: Eric Molinsky
What exactly is the role of the love interest in the superhero story? Is she just the emotional stakes for the hero? Can she ever be anything more?

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WABE, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 15:56
  • Purchases: 3
BOMBSHELL -- Jay Roach Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Jay Roach, San Francisco, CA 12/6/19, Credit: Andrea Chase
Jay Roach talks hemlines, honesty, and poking the bear.

  • Added: Dec 22, 2019
  • Length: 17:43
ASK DR. RUTH -- Ryan White Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Ryan White, San Francisco, CA 4/21/19, Credit: Andrea Chase
Ryan White talks luck, sex, and calling his mother.

  • Added: May 02, 2019
  • Length: 16:50
THE BRONZE -- Melissa Rauch Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Melissa Rauch, San Francisco, CA 3/5/16, Credit: Andrea Chase
Melissa Rauch talks voices, pommel horses, and the pressure to be likable.

  • Added: Mar 18, 2016
  • Length: 18:53
Women in Film Music 15-42
From: All Classical Public Media
Series: The Score with Edmund Stone
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This week on The Score, with Edmund Stone, Women in Film Music.

Bought by WCRI, Spokane Public Radio, Troy Public Radio, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Oct 13, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Radio Retrospective: The Woman Behind "Let's Pretend"
From: Katy Sewall
Series: Radio Retrospective
Caption: Nila Mack
There weren’t a lot of female directors during the Golden Age of Radio. Nila Mack was one of the few who earned herself an office on the 14th floo...

Bought by WMMT, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WABE, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 05, 2015
  • Length: 06:37
  • Purchases: 4
Radio Retrospective: The First Woman of Sound Effects
From: Katy Sewall
Series: Radio Retrospective
Caption: Ora Nichols (left) and the CBS Sound Effects Team, Credit: Wikipedia
Ora Nichols lead the sound effects team that brought "War of the Worlds" to life on the radio. That doesn't mean she got along with Orson Wells. Me...

Bought by WMMT, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, and Troy Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 01, 2014
  • Length: 04:41
  • Purchases: 3
BREASTMILK -- Dana Ben-Ari Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
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Dana Ben-Ari talks humor, visibility, and why equality shouldn’t be confused with sameness.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: May 28, 2014
  • Length: 19:35
  • Purchases: 1
Girl Power....Interrupted
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Word of Mouth
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Conversations about where women are (and aren't) in pop culture, from the impact of "Free to Be You and Me" to the evolution of Wonder Woman.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, WCPN, and NPR Illinois


  • Added: May 03, 2013
  • Length: 51:30
  • Purchases: 3
Culture Queue 1-27-13: "Over the Top"
From: Radio K
Series: Radio K Culture Queue
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Whether you like to laugh, shout, sit quietly with your feelings, or just plain get physical, Culture Queue has something for everyone this week. F...

Bought by KPVL and KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 28, 2013
  • Length: 30:03
  • Purchases: 2
Miss Subways
From: Radio Diaries
Series: Audio History Project
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Beauty pageants promote the fantasy of the ideal woman. But for 35 years, the Miss Subways contest in New York City celebrated the everyday working...

Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting and PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 26, 2013
  • Length: 08:26
  • Purchases: 2
The Mikie Show #4 Royal
From: Michael Carroll
Series: The Mikie Show
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We speak with writer and filmmaker Royal Miller about writing for daytime soaps—Guiding Light, As the World Turns, All My Children to name a few—an...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Dec 13, 2009
  • Length: 28:01
  • Purchases: 1
Women Hunters in Alaska
From: Valerie Lapinski
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Valerie and filmmaker Ellen Frankenstein document their first all-women hunting trip.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: May 22, 2007
  • Length: 08:39
  • Purchases: 1