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Grace Hopper, first computer scientist
From: WHYY
Series: Women100
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Grace Hopper, born in 1906, is one of America's first computer scientists and among the first women in the U.S. Navy to achieve the rank of rear ad...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WITF, and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Feb 28, 2020
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 4
Bernadette King, the Hula Hoop Queen
From: Shannon Moffett
Caption: Bernadette King, Hula Hoop Queen, Credit: Stephanie Harbin
Once Bernadette King discovered hula-hooping, she wanted only to share the joy of her new pursuit, a joy she's struggling to recapture.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 16, 2020
  • Length: 05:26
  • Purchases: 2
134: How A'shanti Gholar is Getting More Women of Color in Office
From: KALW
Series: Inflection Point with Lauren Schiller
Caption: A'shanti Gholar
A’shanti Gholar is the founder of the Brown Girl's Guide to Politics and the national political director for Emerge America--a national organizatio...

Bought by KKRN, Louisville Public Media, KSJD, KUT, KCSB-FM and more


  • Added: Jan 08, 2020
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 8
That's What We Do
From: Erin Allen
Caption: Ronda Morrison, Owner, House of Morrison Shoe Repair, Credit: Erin Allen
Detroit's Livernois Ave has historically been known as the Avenue of Fashion. But to the dismay of area residents and business owners, construction...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 20, 2019
  • Length: 07:52
  • Purchases: 1
Furious Flower: A Celebration of the Greats of African American Poetry (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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-On Sept. 27 and 28, the most notable poets of our time will gather in the nation’s capital to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Furious Flower...

Bought by WJCT, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KXCV, WCMU Michigan, WAMC Northeast Public Radio and more


  • Added: Sep 05, 2019
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 12
Building a Business with your Partner
From: Angel Livas
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On this week's WBB Talk we're excited to have a lady who manages benefits for one of the largest law firms in the country.

  • Added: Aug 20, 2019
  • Length: 01:00:00
72-01: Inside The Ferguson Uprising - Sabaah Folayan, Director of "Whose Streets"
From: KALW
Series: Inflection Point with Lauren Schiller
Caption: Sabaah Folayan
On the 5 year anniversary of the uprising in Ferguson, MO, we're re-airing this conversation--with new trax acknowledging the date. When Michael Br...

Bought by KWIT, KCSB-FM, KWIT, KSJD, KUT and more


  • Added: Aug 14, 2019
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 9
Toni Morrison-All Mixed Up
From: Peter Bochan
Series: All Mixed Up
Caption: Toni Morrison
A tribute to the legendary Toni Morrison, in her own words with music and memories from those whose lives she touched

Bought by WTJU


  • Added: Aug 12, 2019
  • Length: 55:39
  • Purchases: 1
Doing Business Her Way on Stage at any Age
From: Angel Livas
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Today's show is a compilation of interviews captured during the HOPE Global Forum in Atlanta, GA.

  • Added: Jul 16, 2019
  • Length: 58:57
How to Light it up, Smoke it, and Blow your Competition away
From: Angel Livas
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On this week's WBB talk show, we focus on integrating highly effective processes in your business specifically in the cannabis industry.

  • Added: Jun 30, 2019
  • Length: 01:00:11
Is your Brand your Number one Attraction?
From: Angel Livas
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On today's WBB show, we have to guests who seem to attack branding from opposite ends of the spectrum, so I'm excited to see just how different the...

  • Added: May 07, 2019
  • Length: 01:00:58
Wilkerson, Isabel — America’s Great Migration: 1915-1970 Part Two
From: Barry Vogel
Caption: PRX default Piece image
In the years between 1915 and 1970 almost six million black American citizens from the south migrated to northern and western cities seeking freedo...

  • Added: Feb 12, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
Dare To Dream Out loud
From: Angel Livas
Series: The Woman Behind The Business
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Today on The Woman Behind The Business - our guests share why they dare to dream out loud and how their faith carries them through difficult times.

  • Added: Dec 29, 2018
  • Length: 59:57
Build Your Brand & Position Your Business
From: Angel Livas
Series: The Woman Behind The Business
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This week on The Woman Behind The Business - we’re sharing practical skills and tools to help business owners with their branding and marketing nee...

  • Added: Dec 28, 2018
  • Length: 01:00:20
The Big Pond #09: A Singer’s Life
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
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Leigh Hamilton is a dramatic soprano who has been based in Germany for more than 17 years. This episode follows Leigh’s story, which takes her from...

  • Added: Dec 19, 2018
  • Length: 23:25
National Writers Series: Alice Walker
From: Interlochen Public Radio
Series: National Writers Series
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Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, poet, and essayist Alice Walker talks with Detroit Free Press columnist Rochelle Riley.

Bought by WKAR and WDET Detroit Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 09, 2018
  • Length: 54:31
  • Purchases: 2
103: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism & Sexism - Dr. Safiya Umoja Noble
From: KALW
Series: Inflection Point with Lauren Schiller
Caption: Dr. Safiya Noble
What we think of as “the great equalizer”-- the internet--and the algorithms behind it, created by humans, is serving up content that is sexist and...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KWIT, KUT, KWMR, Louisville Public Media and more


  • Added: Nov 01, 2018
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 13
UpFront Soul #2018.41-October 7-14
From: WERU
Series: UpFront Soul with Sanguine Fromage
Caption: Lucille Spann
Women are rising up...and getting down! Hear empowering tunes from Roberta Flack, Joan Armatrading, and Mavis Staples, and celebrate Women's Libera...

Bought by KBBI Alaska, WLPR , WOUB, Royalton Community Radio, WOMR and more


  • Added: Oct 04, 2018
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 7
Black History & Black Excellence: Cathy McGill
From: Generation Justice Admin
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Hear how guest Cathy McGill responds to Marcus Garvey’s words “A people who lack the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture are like a...

  • Added: Oct 01, 2018
  • Length: 12:48
99: A Brief but Spectacular Conversation - Steve Goldbloom, Flossie Lewis and Mahogany L. Browne
From: KALW
Series: Inflection Point with Lauren Schiller
Caption: At the Commonwealth Club of CA
After Brief But Spectacular creator Steve Goldbloom filmed 94-year-old retired English teacher Flossie Lewis and “Black Girl Magic” poet activist M...

Bought by KWIT, KWMR, KUT, KKRN, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Sep 13, 2018
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 11
All Mixed Up with Aretha-The Queen of Soul
From: Peter Bochan
Series: All Mixed Up
Caption: The Queen of Soul
Soulful mix for one of best singers ever---Aretha Franklin

Bought by KCSM and KRZA


  • Added: Aug 16, 2018
  • Length: 59:16
  • Purchases: 2
Dorothy Cotton on MLK's Legacy (Ms. Cotton Passed 6/10/18)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
Caption: Dorohy Cotton
Dr. Dorothy Cotton, one of Martin Luther King's top colleagues in the civil rights movement, passed away at her home in Ithica, New York, Sunday, J...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Jun 11, 2018
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 1
93: How to age without apology - Nina Collins, author of "What Would Virginia Woolf Do?"
From: KALW
Series: Inflection Point with Lauren Schiller
Caption: Nina Collins
What's so monumental about turning 40 for women and why do we need our own Facebook group? Turns out--pretty much everything. Nina Collins has crea...

Bought by KCSB-FM, KSJD, KWIT, KUT, KNVC Carson City Community Radio and more


  • Added: May 17, 2018
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 7
88: Why Rosie the Riveter is "not my icon" - Betty Reid Soskin, National Park Service
From: KALW
Series: Inflection Point with Lauren Schiller
Caption: Betty Reid Soskin
For the past decade, 96-year-old Betty Reid Soskin has served as the nation’s oldest Park Ranger, where she gives talks at the Rosie the Riveter/WW...

Bought by KWIT, KWMR, KUT, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Mar 30, 2018
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 12
Poets Laureate Rita Dove and Tracy K. Smith in Conversation
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: NEA Audio Miscellany
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Rita Dove and Tracy K. Smith share a few things in common beyond the fact that they are African-American female artists. They are also professors a...

  • Added: Mar 30, 2018
  • Length: 28:16