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Puberty Rights of the Winnemem Wintu
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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Radio Curious revisits a conversation with Caleen Sisk-Franco, Chief and Spiritual Leader of the Winnemem Wintu tribe in Northern California. The ...

  • Added: Jun 27, 2018
  • Length: 29:05
PN 17-51 "I Told You I Was Sick" by Elaine Kahn
From: The Poetry Foundation
Series: PoetryNow
Caption: Elaine Kahn, poet
Elaine Kahn meditates on care, loss, and the uncertainty of the future.

Bought by Raven Radio, KALW, KHSU, and KENW


  • Added: May 31, 2018
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 4
Who Bombed Judi Bari?
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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Radio Curious revisits a conversation with Darryl Cherney, the Earth First! activist who along with Judi Bari, was car bombed in Oakland, Californi...

Bought by KVMR


  • Added: May 30, 2018
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 1
Strong Women: Laura Packer
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Strong Women
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Laura Packer uses storytelling to cultivate awareness and build community. She conducts writing and performance workshops dedicated to sharing #me...

  • Added: May 25, 2018
  • Length: 17:24
PN 17-45 “Hello Kitty Virgin Mary” by Feliz Lucia Molina
From: The Poetry Foundation
Series: PoetryNow
Caption: Feliz Lucia Molina, poet
Feliz Lucia Molina remembers her life as a child while growing up in the San Fernando Valley.

Bought by KUER, PRX Remix, KENW, and KALW


  • Added: Apr 16, 2018
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 4
PN 17-43 “Grief Sequence 7” by Prageeta Sharma
From: The Poetry Foundation
Series: PoetryNow
Caption: Prageeta Sharma, poet
Prageeta Sharma reflects on the last night of intimacy with her terminally ill partner.

Bought by KALW and KENW


  • Added: Apr 05, 2018
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 2
Tracy K. Smith and Rita Dove Read and Comment on New Poems
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: NEA Audio Miscellany
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The current Poet Laureate and a former Laureate read and comment on new, unreleased poems.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 30, 2018
  • Length: 05:04
  • Purchases: 1
PN 17-41 “Agrippina the Younger, Age Thirteen” by Diana Arterian
From: The Poetry Foundation
Series: PoetryNow
Caption: Diana Arterian, poet
Diana Arterian describes the wedding ceremony of Agrippina the Younger, Empress of Rome and mother to the infamous Emperor Nero.

Bought by KALW, KENW, and KKRN


  • Added: Mar 21, 2018
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 3
The Dialogue of Race
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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Radio Curious continues the 2nd of a two part conversation with civil rights lawyer, Barbara Phillips, a contributor to the book “Voices of Civil R...

Bought by KVMR


  • Added: Mar 14, 2018
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Joanna Wright and Tara Cummings
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Joanna Wright and her friend Tara Cummings talk about surviving years of abuse at a religious reform school in Louisiana.

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Mar 02, 2018
  • Length: 01:59
  • Purchases: 1
The Write Question - Molly Caro May - 315
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Molly Caro May discusses her latest book, Body Full of Stars: Female Rage and My Passage Into Motherhood.

Bought by KMUD, Spokane Public Radio, Yellowstone Public Radio, and KWMR


  • Added: Feb 28, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
Solitary Confinement: Locked Away with No Human Contact
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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Radio Curious discusses solitary confinement and its physical and mental health impacts on prison inmates with Dr. Terry Allen Kupers, a forensic p...

Bought by KVMR


  • Added: Feb 14, 2018
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 1
PN 17-35 “What Jimmy Taught Me” by Harmony Holiday
From: The Poetry Foundation
Series: PoetryNow
Caption: Harmony Holiday, poet
Harmony Holiday meditates on her biracial heritage and the legacy of her parents.

Bought by WSLR, KALW, and KENW


  • Added: Feb 12, 2018
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 3
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women: A March for Solidarity and Justice
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Area Voices
Caption: Simone, Audrianna and Everett
Since 1992, Valentines Day has been the day people have been marching to show support for the missing and murdered indigenous women worldwide. In ...

  • Added: Feb 07, 2018
  • Length: 13:38
243: What Is Wrong With Men? / 244: Time Travel, 2/3/2018
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "What Is Wrong With Men?" - The Proud Boys are a fraternal drinking club that thinks feminism has gone to far. We'll share their story as...

  • Added: Feb 03, 2018
  • Length: 01:58:58
The Story of Jane
From: Radio Diaries
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In 1965, an underground network formed in Chicago to help pregnant women get abortions. At first, they connected women with doctors willing to brea...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 02, 2018
  • Length: 11:59
  • Purchases: 2
PN 17-34 "The Demon" by Jennifer Firestone
From: The Poetry Foundation
Series: PoetryNow
Caption: Jennifer Firestone, poet
Jennifer Firestone recounts the state of dementia in a loved one.

Bought by KALW and KENW


  • Added: Feb 02, 2018
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 2
Misogony - Then to Now
From: Phil Mariage
Series: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
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An in depth discussion of the historical social implications of misogony

Bought by High Plains Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 28, 2018
  • Length: 51:26
  • Purchases: 1
PN 17-26 "The Other Side" by Jennifer Foerster
From: The Poetry Foundation
Series: PoetryNow
Caption: Jennifer Foerster, poet, Credit: Richard Bluecloud Castaneda
Jennifer Foerster imagines encountering her younger self on a walk through the streets of Vienna.

Bought by KALW, KHSU, and KENW


  • Added: Dec 11, 2017
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 3
CMNW Summerfest 2017 Music by Women 1846-1998 17-03
From: All Classical Public Media
Series: Played In Oregon
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This week on Played in Oregon, three pieces by women composers, each separated by about 75 years.

Bought by KMUN, WCNY, WNIJ, Rhythm & News Service, and KWAX


  • Added: Nov 30, 2017
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 5
PN 16-11 “Perspective” by Amy King
From: The Poetry Foundation
Series: PoetryNow
Caption: Amy King, poet
Amy King considers how the media represent race and police violence.

Bought by KVNO, KALW, KHSU, KENW, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 29, 2017
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 5
PN 17-24 "after noise" by Sueyeun Juliette Lee
From: The Poetry Foundation
Series: PoetryNow
Caption: Sueyeun Juliette Lee, poet
Sueyeun Juliette Lee mediates on loss and its aftermath.

Bought by KALW and KENW


  • Added: Nov 27, 2017
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 2
You Too?
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
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The "MeToo" hashtag carries more weight than your average social media meme.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 01, 2017
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 1
PN 17-20 "Cold Sore Lip Red Coat" by Hoa Nguyen
From: The Poetry Foundation
Series: PoetryNow
Caption: Hoa Nguyen, poet, Credit: Julie Thi Underhill
Hoa Nguyen considers the objects of jokes and humor.

Bought by KVNO, KALW, and KENW


  • Added: Oct 30, 2017
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 3
StoryCorps: Jessi Silva and Maggie Marquez
From: StoryCorps
Caption: Jessi Silva (left) and Maggie Marquez (right)
Maggie Marquez and Jessi Silva grew up in the desert town of Marfa, Texas in the 1950s. At the time, segregation of Latino and white students was n...

Bought by Marfa Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 24, 2017
  • Length: 02:40
  • Purchases: 1

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