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Why Women Have Curves
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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Radio Curious discusses the evolution of women's bodies and why they have curves with Dr. David Bainbridge, author of “Curvology:  The Origins and ...

  • Added: Mar 10, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
Born Blue
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: The Harvest by Open Orchard Productions
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Countless emotions fill a baby delivery room: elation, exhilaration, apprehension. But excitement can shift to sheer panic if the baby is delayed t...

  • Added: Feb 18, 2015
  • Length: 03:46
The Beauty Premium -- Groks Science Show 2014-12-17
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Jaclyn Wong discussed the beauty premium.

Bought by WMUU-LP, RadioFreePalmer, KKWE Niijii Radio, and KPVL


  • Added: Dec 18, 2014
  • Length: 29:58
  • Purchases: 4
This Is Crohn's Disease
From: Jack Rodolico
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A patient with a nasty case of Crohn’s disease visits the best doctor in the world. That patient is this radio producer's wife.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, Here and Now, KFAI Minneapolis, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 09, 2014
  • Length: 18:15
  • Purchases: 4
Pain Unknown: Living with Fibromyalgia
From: Anna Stitt
Caption: We can see that neurons fire when people complain of central pain, but still no one knows why. , Credit: Gerd Altmann
Cindey LeGeyt and Danielle Cellucci have fatigue and intense pain all over their bodies, and they believe they have a disease. But many people say ...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 03, 2014
  • Length: 08:32
  • Purchases: 2
Mother of Invention
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
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A mother and a nurse created a device to help other breast-feeding moms.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 01, 2014
  • Length: 22:32
  • Purchases: 1
Neurosexism
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Our ideas about how the anatomical differences in male and female brains explain the behaviors of men and women may be based on bias rather than sc...

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Nov 28, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
Women in STEM: Marine Mammal Center combines science with animal welfare
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: Northern elephant seal weaners return to the wild after rehabilitation at The Marine Mammal Center, Credit: Mike Adaskveg
Women are underrepresented in a lot of scientific fields, but there’s one branch of biological science that bucks the trend: veterinary science. Wo...

Bought by KZYX, XRAY.fm, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 28, 2014
  • Length: 07:52
  • Purchases: 3
Challenges and Challenges
From: WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.
Series: Living Lab on The Point
Caption: Erosion at Nauset Light, Cape Cod National Seashore , Credit: Cape Cod Times
This show is all about challenges – coping with sea level rise, weathering tough financial times, and facing New England’s energy crisis.

  • Added: Nov 21, 2014
  • Length: 49:13
Rare male midwife warns his profession is at risk in France
From: Sarah Elzas
Series: Wo/men's work
Caption: Midwife Nicolas Dutriaux holds a model of a pelvis he uses with patients., Credit: Sarah Elzas
Midwife Nicolas Dutriaux says the gender balance of his profession has lead to its marginalization.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 16, 2014
  • Length: 04:10
  • Purchases: 2
Mind-Controlled Medicine
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: A brainwave-triggered implant which could potentially turn on genes controlling the production of therapeutic proteins., Credit: March Folcher/ETH Zurich
Could brainwaves one day trigger an implant that stops epilepsy and chonic pain episodes before they begin?

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Nov 16, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Joanna and Bob Ebenstein
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Joanna Ebenstein holding a taxidermy two-headed duckling at the Morbid Anatomy Museum in Gowanus, Brooklyn.
Joanna Ebenstein, founder of the Morbid Anatomy Museum, tells her father, Bob, about the childhood...

Bought by WEZU, Radio Newark, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 31, 2014
  • Length: 02:04
  • Purchases: 3
A musician, going deaf, fights for a life in music
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: Sandy Mix teaches piano to Diane Wilson., Credit: Rachel Wong
From the moment Sandy Mix wakes up in the morning, she is thinking about music. Over coffee, she plans the day’s lessons.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 27, 2014
  • Length: 04:58
  • Purchases: 2
Voice Recognition
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Microphone, Credit: Grant https://www.flickr.com/photos/visual_dichotomy/
What do our voices say about us? On this edition we explore voice and identity. We'll hear from someone who nearly lost their voice as well as the ...

Bought by WNJR and XRAY.fm


  • Added: Oct 03, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Reaching Mars is not the only ISRO success!
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Mission specialists cheer at ISRO
India's Mangalyaan orbiter has reached Mars, but the mission means as much for the women of India as it does for science.

  • Added: Sep 30, 2014
  • Length: 04:30
A Dream Job
From: Daniel Wanschura
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What exactly is a dream job? Is it one that pays a lot of money? One where you don’t have to do much work? Is it one that makes you famous? …Or, is...

  • Added: Sep 25, 2014
  • Length: 04:58
Sound Asleep: Does Gender Make A Difference?
From: Giovanna Rossi
Series: Well Woman Radio
Caption: Dr. Monica Mallampalli, Society of Women's Health Research, Credit: Today Show
This month I talk to professionals from a variety of backgrounds to try and understand what it takes to get a good night’s sleep. Whether it’s ins...

  • Added: Sep 25, 2014
  • Length: 28:21
No Inoculation Without Representation!
From: Luke Quinton
Caption: Freedom Trail tour guide, Matt Wilding, in costume as Ebenezer Mackintosh, giving a tour of Boston's historic North End neighborhood, Credit: Christina Gustafson
How long would you guess vaccination has been around? 50? 100 years? In fact, it's an idea that's older than this country. In 1776 America's at war...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, PRX Remix, and Troy Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 15, 2014
  • Length: 09:04
  • Purchases: 3
Author Katy Butler and “Knocking on Heaven’s Door”
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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In this enlightening memoir about her parents’ deaths, the author lays out some of the difficulties in having the so-called good death when teamed ...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Sep 04, 2014
  • Length: 10:00
  • Purchases: 2
Episode 5: In my shoes
From: Faye Reiff-Pasarew
Series: The Art Of Medicine Podcast
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What is it like to experience a grand mal seizure?

  • Added: Sep 03, 2014
  • Length: 22:24
That Crime Of The Month
From: Criminal
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What does it mean when a woman commits a crime and attributes her actions to PMS? We revisit the first use of the "PMS defense," in this country, b...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 26, 2014
  • Length: 10:00
  • Purchases: 2
Episode 7: Bodies that challenge the norm
From: Faye Reiff-Pasarew
Series: The Art Of Medicine Podcast
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Is it a boy or a girl? What happens when babies are born with ambiguous genitalia.

  • Added: Aug 20, 2014
  • Length: 29:09
Health Care Hackers
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
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When you’re sick, looking up symptoms online is not always the best idea. But if you have a disease that’s poorly understood and often overlooked b...

Bought by KSFR and PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 12, 2014
  • Length: 13:15
  • Purchases: 2
It Shoulda Been a Giant Step for Womandkind Too
From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk
Caption: Host Martha Burk
When the U.S. space program was launched, women were tested for astronaut duty -- and passed.

Bought by Radio Catskill, KUOW, and Radio Newark


  • Added: Jul 24, 2014
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 3
Leann Lapp on Guilt Culture in Academia - Episode 10
From: Brian Cauley
Series: Tiny Conversations
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A conversation with one of Canada's best CrossFit athletes and a Clinical Psychology candidate about hiding her non-academic competitions from her ...

  • Added: Jul 06, 2014
  • Length: 09:29

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