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Caption: The Witches of Lublin
This is a more spiritual tune. In 18th Century Poland, the Jewish mystic philosophy of Khasidism was born. The Khasidim believed that singing song...

  • Added: Feb 02, 2012
  • Length: 03:53
Caption: The Witches of Lublin
In the audio drama “The Witches of Lublin,” Sofia is a teenaged girl in love – all that matters to her is that the object of her affection shares h...

  • Added: Feb 02, 2012
  • Length: 03:44
Caption: The Witches of Lublin
This lively dance is a bulgar. It is exactly the sort of music one would hear at one of the market fairs held in Easter Europe during the late 1700...

  • Added: Feb 02, 2012
  • Length: 09:55
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Meredith Monk reflects on her 45 year career as a performance artist. [41:35]

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Jan 27, 2012
  • Length: 41:35
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Kheops PYramid, Credit: Wikipedia
While remembering the women of Egypt in 1980 we pay homage to the women in 2011

Bought by KWMR


  • Added: Dec 31, 2011
  • Length: 09:57
  • Purchases: 1
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It’s a new episode the The Mikie Show! This time around we speak with Mary Hartman, PhD. A former dean of Douglass University, she is at the forefr...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Dec 07, 2011
  • Length: 28:03
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Gloria Lowe, Credit: Amanda Le Claire
How one woman is re-imagining the possibilities of living, working, and building a sustainable Detroit

Bought by PRX Remix and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 05, 2011
  • Length: 07:14
  • Purchases: 2
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Tara Murphy has studied and performed just about every type of dance -- from ballet to flamenco to Indian. For the past 20 years, Tara has been fo...

Bought by KUOW, PRX Remix, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 23, 2011
  • Length: 04:11
  • Purchases: 3
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Kaitlin's personal introduction to the world's most famous vibrator.

  • Added: Oct 03, 2011
  • Length: 03:11
Caption: Host, Tina Fey
Groundbreaking writer, actress and comedian, Tina Fey comes to Public Radio to host The Hidden World of Girls, two new hour-long Specials inspired ...

Bought by KCUR, New England Public Media, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., Radio Catskill, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio and more


  • Added: Oct 03, 2011
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 132
Caption: Host, Tina Fey
Groundbreaking writer, actress and comedian, Tina Fey comes to Public Radio to host The Hidden World of Girls, two new hour-long Specials inspired ...

Bought by KCUR, New England Public Media, Radio Catskill, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota and more


  • Added: Oct 03, 2011
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 159
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This episode we speak with Sarah Luchetta, an archaeologist, French speaker and roller derby girl. What was that, roller derby girl? Yes, besides i...

Bought by KMXT and KUT


  • Added: Sep 21, 2011
  • Length: 28:03
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Host, Tina Fey
FULL PROGRAM AVAILABLE HERE: http://www.prx.org/pieces/68507 (HOUR 1) and http://www.prx.org/pieces/68512 (HOUR 2). Groundbreaking writer, actress...

Bought by WMNF, KWMR, KALW, Maine Public Radio, WRST-FM Oshkosh and more


  • Added: Sep 14, 2011
  • Length: 12:29
  • Purchases: 7
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Children have their own kind of oral history in the form of rhymes and handclapping games that are passed down from generation to generation. What ...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 01, 2011
  • Length: 06:13
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Constance Carman says goodbye to a soldier., Credit: Julia Barton
When U.S. soldiers come back home on leave, they fly through a few central airports. For soldiers headed west of the Mississippi River, that airpor...

Bought by Connecticut Public (WNPR), KPVL, Troy Public Radio, Delta College Public Radio, The Story and more


  • Added: Jul 08, 2011
  • Length: 05:10
  • Purchases: 7
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Summer tourism with a twist is the theme this week on the World Vision Report. In Nepal, we follow a street vendor who sells an exotic musical ins...

Bought by KKRN


  • Added: Jun 30, 2011
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Tune into highlights from Ruthie Foster's two-night run at the 2011 Savannah Music Festival.

Bought by Prairie Public, Prairie Public, Prairie Public, KMUW, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi) and more


  • Added: Jun 15, 2011
  • Length: 59:03
  • Purchases: 6
Caption: the Queen with Meerak, Credit: Jack Chance
Bhutan is a land of prayer flags and happiness. But people are people, and human suffering, including domestic violence, is as prevalent here as i...

Bought by KUER, KZYX, KQED, KFOK-LPFM, and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Jun 09, 2011
  • Length: 24:36
  • Purchases: 5
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If you get sick in southern Sudan your chances of dying escalate. Health care is a rare thing in that part of the world. This week, the World Vis...

Bought by WDSE


  • Added: May 26, 2011
  • Length: 01:50:25
  • Purchases: 1
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A visit to the Clearwater County Historical Museum in Shevlin's old school to hear about the exhibit that focuses on women's place in area history.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: May 19, 2011
  • Length: 09:50
  • Purchases: 1
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This episode we speak with Liz Tilley, a soon to be PhD in Family Studies and Human Development. Her focus is on awareness and prevention of teen p...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: May 11, 2011
  • Length: 28:03
  • Purchases: 1
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This week on The Live Feed, the bluegrass roots duo The DitchLilies performed at Ed’s No Name Bar in downtown Winona. The group has ranged from 2 t...

  • Added: Apr 18, 2011
  • Length: 30:34
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Let's celebrate women and Women´s History Month, Beat Latino style!

Bought by WJAB, WKAR, WNMU-FM, KDNA Radio, and WNMU-FM


  • Added: Mar 21, 2011
  • Length: 58:46
  • Purchases: 5
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(this 58:30 program is the final version) Lublin, Poland, 1797: While they prepare for Passover, a family of Jewish women klezmer musicians struggl...

Bought by WRGY, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), Radio Catskill, KWMR and more


  • Added: Mar 15, 2011
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 25
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The Mother Tongue Monologues present Black women telling it like it is, with all its' truths, brazen acts, shouts and silent revolutions, from slav...

Bought by Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, KZYX, WOMR, WJSU, and KZYX


  • Added: Mar 08, 2011
  • Length: 58:04
  • Purchases: 5