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"Lady Bird Johnson: Legacy of a First Lady" Module #5 - The Civil Rights Movement
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: "Lady Bird Johnson: Legacy of a First Lady" Modules
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For Women's History Month, fifth of eight short profiles in her own words.

  • Added: Mar 06, 2008
  • Length: 06:27
"Lady Bird Johnson: Legacy of a First Lady" Module #4 - with Barbara Bush
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: "Lady Bird Johnson: Legacy of a First Lady" Modules
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For Women's History Month, the fourth of eight short profiles in her own words.

  • Added: Mar 06, 2008
  • Length: 04:31
"Lady Bird Johnson: Legacy of a First Lady" Module #3 - with Betty Ford
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: "Lady Bird Johnson: Legacy of a First Lady" Modules
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For Women's History Month, the third of eight short profiles in her own words.

  • Added: Mar 06, 2008
  • Length: 06:31
"Lady Bird Johnson: Legacy of a First Lady" Module #2, with Kirk Douglas and Helen Hayes
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: "Lady Bird Johnson: Legacy of a First Lady" Modules
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For Women's History Month, second of eight short profiles in her own words.

  • Added: Mar 06, 2008
  • Length: 05:50
Rising Appalachia
From: Marianne Gardner
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Two sisters sing Appalachian hip hop music

Bought by WMMT, Vocalo.org, New Hampshire Public Radio, WEKU, Georgia Public Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Feb 26, 2008
  • Length: 03:09
  • Purchases: 6
The Water Walker
From: Seattle Globalist
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A day in the life of an Ethiopian woman who walks hours each day fetching water.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and The Nature Podcast


  • Added: Feb 19, 2008
  • Length: 05:49
  • Purchases: 3
Sarah Vaughan: The Land Of Hi- Fi
From: Theresa Orlando
Series: She Grooves Radio Hour
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Theresa Orlando plays the album and highlights the liner notes of this jazz gem recorded on October 26 and 27 1955, in New York City.

  • Added: Feb 07, 2008
  • Length: 20:49
Between Civil War and Civil Rights -7a: Lynching's End?: A Texas Whydunnit Murder Mystery (1930)
From: Alan Lipke
Series: Between Civil War and Civil Rights
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Mob madness leads to a pivotal feminist protest during the dark days of Jim Crow racism.

Bought by KGNU Community Radio, KUER, WCPN, KFAI Minneapolis, WMNF and more


  • Added: Feb 07, 2008
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 6
Bouncing Queen
From: Todd Melby
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A visit to the Bouncing Queen tryouts

Bought by PRX Remix, KFAI Minneapolis, and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Jan 31, 2008
  • Length: 04:15
  • Purchases: 3
Are There Any More Rare, Plastic Ponies?
From: Julie Shapiro
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An unknown pastime to most, competitive model horse collecting is a serious passion for girls and women of all ages. But why?

Bought by PRX Remix, KFAI Minneapolis, and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 27, 2008
  • Length: 20:00
  • Purchases: 3
Steph Taylor
From: Charles Richards
Series: Turn On The Lights
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Interview with Steph Taylor, songwriter from various places on the East Coast.

  • Added: Jan 23, 2008
  • Length: 19:46
Lonni: the Body Waxer
From: Evan Roberts
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Lonni describes her job as a Body Waxer.

Bought by Remix Radio


  • Added: Dec 29, 2007
  • Length: 03:35
  • Purchases: 1
Kids and Cell Phone Calls
From: Laura Friedman
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A Mother's Commentary on Kids and Cell Phone Calls - with sound.

  • Added: Dec 27, 2007
  • Length: 03:18
Women in Argentina demand gender equality
From: Marie Trigona
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Women in Argentina demand gender equality

  • Added: Nov 12, 2007
  • Length: 21:06
Literacy comes to the community: Afghanistan Child Alert
From: UNICEF
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This Story is Free! Martin Bell, former BBC Correspondent, travels to Afghanistan and in this story looks at the community-based approaches to impr...

  • Added: Oct 25, 2007
  • Length: 05:51
The Dangers of Home Births in Pakistan
From: UNICEF
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This Story is Free! Homebirths are common in Pakistan, and Mandy Cunningham goes on the ground to try to understand the many risks associated with ...

  • Added: Oct 19, 2007
  • Length: 05:41
Life in a Nepalese Hospital without a Doctor
From: UNICEF
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This story is free! Hear about how one hospital survives without a doctor in the Nepalese mountains

Bought by WBEZ


  • Added: Oct 19, 2007
  • Length: 05:51
  • Purchases: 1
A Nepalese Woman, Kamala, Makes her way to the Hospital
From: UNICEF
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This story is free! Hear about how difficult it is for a pregnant women to get medical care in a small village in Nepal

  • Added: Oct 19, 2007
  • Length: 05:01
Risks for Women Giving Birth at a Hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan
From: UNICEF
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This story is free! Hear about how difficult it is for pregnant women and new mothers with limited resources in an Afghanistan Hospital

Bought by WBEZ and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 18, 2007
  • Length: 06:29
  • Purchases: 2
Making ends meet in a Pakistani hospital
From: UNICEF
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This story is free! Hear about how hard it is for pregnant women and new mothers with limited resources in a Karachi Hospital

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 18, 2007
  • Length: 06:36
  • Purchases: 1
Texas Radio Theatre #051c - Annie Oakley: The Show
From: Richard Frohlich
Series: Texas Radio Theatre
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An audio play based on Annie Oakley's life at Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show

  • Added: Jun 26, 2007
  • Length: 30:05
Texas Radio Theatre #051b - Annie Oakley: The Shot
From: Richard Frohlich
Series: Texas Radio Theatre
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An audio play based on when Thomas Edison met Annie Oakley.

  • Added: Jun 25, 2007
  • Length: 13:35
Texas Radio Theatre #051a - Annie Oakley: The Match
From: Richard Frohlich
Series: Texas Radio Theatre
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An audio play based on the life and spirit of Annie Oakley (first of three)

  • Added: Jun 23, 2007
  • Length: 13:57
Women Hunters in Alaska
From: Valerie Lapinski
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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
I Know My Mother
From: Maria Howes
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Sound rich poem celebrating my mother's quirks

  • Added: May 21, 2007
  • Length: 01:13

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