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Is Barbie REALLY a New Woman? Don't Count on It!
From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk
Caption: Host Martha Burk
I said I wasn’t gonna do it, but in the end I gave in. Went to see the Barbie movie. She’s still tall, thin, white, sporting signature long blond h...

  • Added: Aug 02, 2023
  • Length: 03:00
She Can Play
From: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Series: Sounds Jewish
Caption: Sounds Jewish, Credit: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Sounds Jewish continues the Women’s History Month celebration with hot Jewish tunes from bands featuring women.

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Mar 24, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Jazz Women of the 1960s
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz: Specials
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An hour-long program of classic jazz featuring female jazz performers and composers of the 1960s.

Bought by WNMU-FM, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., WNMU-FM, KMUN, WNMU-FM and more


  • Added: Mar 01, 2023
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 39
Remembering Angela Lansbury
From: Peter Bochan
Series: All Mixed Up
Caption: Young Angela
Angela Lansbury in her own words with music from her entire career from Gaslight through Murder She Wrote--All Mixed Up

  • Added: Oct 16, 2022
  • Length: 01:58:06
Talk Music With Me - Bonnie Raitt: JUST LIKE THAT (Single Hour Version)
From: Paul Ingles
Series: Talk Music With Me
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame musician Bonnie Raitt takes listeners on a track-by-track tour of her 2022 album release JUST LIKE THAT, offering a fasc...

Bought by WXXI Rochester, KMUW, KUNM, WORT, WMOT and more


  • Added: Jul 01, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Talk Music With Me - Bonnie Raitt: JUST LIKE THAT (2 Hour Version)
From: Paul Ingles
Series: Talk Music With Me
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame musician Bonnie Raitt takes listeners on a track-by-track tour of her 2022 album release JUST LIKE THAT, offering a fasc...

Bought by WDDE, KNCT FM, WPVM 103.7, WVIA, KUHF and more


  • Added: Jun 29, 2022
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 12
The Dead Ladies Show Podcast Ep 6: Constance Markievicz
From: Susan Stone
Series: The Dead Ladies Show Podcast
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TED Talks meets The Moth meets The History Channel? ...with Dead Ladies. In this episode -- Constance Markievicz. The Irish revolutionary known as ...

  • Added: Mar 08, 2018
  • Length: 33:11
Women's History Month: Jazz Guitarist Emily Remler: A Musical Remembrance
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz: Specials
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A one-hour program focusing on the work of female jazz guitarist Emily Remler. Great for Women's History Month!

Bought by WNMU-FM, WKMS, KMUW, WCPN, WNMU-FM and more


  • Added: Jun 29, 2017
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 15
Women's History Special: Mary Osborne - Queen of the Jazz Guitar
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz: Specials
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An hour-long program of classic jazz, featuring the recordings of Mary Osborne, a pioneer for women jazz instrumentalists. Celebrate Women's Histo...

Bought by KTSW 89.9, High Plains Public Radio, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KAZU Seaside, Calif., Prairie Public and more


  • Added: Jun 29, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 10
Nerdette's Summer Homework Special
From: WBEZ
Series: Nerdette
Caption: Actor Tom Hanks on Nerdette
Guests on Nerdette always assign listeners homework, and we’ve compiled the BEST OF THE BEST into this hour-long Nerdette summer homework special. ...

Bought by KUNM, KZYX, WCNY, KOSU, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Jun 07, 2017
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 30
Adelaide Bullen - Susan J. Mannino
From: Kara Morgan
Series: Voices of Spanish Point
Caption: Adelaide Bullen
Archeologist Adelaide Bullen written and presented by Susan J. Mannino

  • Added: Apr 10, 2017
  • Length: 06:53
Eliza Webb - Lilian B. Moore
From: Kara Morgan
Series: Voices of Spanish Point
Caption: Eliza Webb
Eliza Webb as written and performed by Lilian B. Moore

  • Added: Apr 10, 2017
  • Length: 06:39
What Happens When a Female Comedian Reports Serious News (4:57)
From: KALW
Series: Inflection Point with Lauren Schiller
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Feminist comedian Katie Goodman of Broad Comedy reviews Samantha Bee's new show "Full Frontal." As the only woman hosting a late night comedy show,...

  • Added: May 03, 2016
  • Length: 04:57
Women of the Blues 2015 (Episode 1537)
From: John Luttrell
Series: Full-Time Blues Radio
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The Blues genre is filled with incredibly talented women, and this week's playlist spotlights just a small cross section of that talent.

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WJSU, and WSGE


  • Added: Sep 08, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
The Double Bass
From: WDCB
Series: MusicHeads with Patricia Barber
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Patricia Barber is joined by Jazz Double Bassist Patrick Mulcahy and Classical Bassist Andy Anderson to explore the floor of music, the Double Bass...

Bought by KMUW and KMXT


  • Added: Apr 21, 2015
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 2
Sarah Vowell Riffs On Satcho, The Incredibles, And Andrew Jackson
From: WWNO
Caption: Sarah Vowell signing books after a lecture at Lamar Univ. in Beaumont, Texas
Sarah Vowell talks to reporter Brian Friedman about Louis Armstrong, voiceover work, Andrew Jackson, and other musings.

  • Added: Apr 11, 2014
  • Length: 04:27
The Academy's Celluloid Ceiling
From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk
Caption: Host Martha Burk
The red carpet rolls out in March -- a time when hopefuls, hacks, and superstars alike chase the most coveted prize in show business. But are wome...

  • Added: Feb 27, 2014
  • Length: 29:18
Willie Nelson - To All the Girls
From: Joyride Media
Series: WILLIE NELSON: 80th Birthday Celebration
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Dolly Parton, Norah Jones, Rosanne Cash, Emmylou Harris and more great female singers share their insightful, deeply personal stories about Willie ...

Bought by Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, KPIP-LP, KISU, WNTI.ORG-Internet Radio from Centenary University, KAZU Seaside, Calif. and more


  • Added: Oct 07, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 10
Episode # 22 - Castaway: Ruby Simkoff
From: Jeff Wax
Series: Desert Island Discs
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On September 3rd our castaway was Ruby Simkoff, who since 1990 has been one of the most recognized voices on WMPG Radio in Portland, Maine. Ruby ho...

  • Added: Sep 09, 2012
  • Length: 01:22:44
Unsung: The Stories of Women in Texas Music
From: KUT
Series: Texas Music Matters
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KUT’s award winning Texas Music Matters unit revisits the story of Texas music by turning a spotlight on the women who’ve helped shape it –and who ...

Bought by High Plains Public Radio, KUHF, and Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi)


  • Added: Jul 25, 2012
  • Length: 54:02
  • Purchases: 3
The Emergence of Bonnie Raitt (2 hours without or with newshole / or 1 hour without or with newshole)
From: Paul Ingles
Caption: Bonnie Raitt
Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and multiple Grammy-Award winner Bonnie Raitt is profiled in this two hour music and commentary special featuring an ex...

Bought by KZYX, KCUR, WUTC, WGUC/ WVXU, KZYX and more


  • Added: May 11, 2012
  • Length: 01:57:58
  • Purchases: 31
Rosanne Cash: Live from Zone C
From: Joyride Media
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Intimate acoustic set by Rosanne Cash and her husband, John Leventhal in their living room (aka Zone C). Includes exclusive live recordings of son...

Bought by KPSQ-LP, KOSU, NPR Illinois, New Hampshire Public Radio, KUFM - Montana Public Radio and more


  • Added: Nov 21, 2011
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 10
Tony Bennett Duets II
From: Joyride Media
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Tony Bennett and his duet partners (Amy Winehouse, Norah Jones, Aretha Franklin, John Mayer and more) discuss the art of collaboration on timeless ...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WRFA-LP, Troy Public Radio, WGBH Radio Boston and more


  • Added: Sep 21, 2011
  • Length: 01:28:00
  • Purchases: 19
An Evening with Gillian Welsh
From: Southwest Stages
Series: Southwest Stages
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An Evening of music with Female Folk Icon Gillian Welsh, recorded live at the 2004 Four Corners Folk Festival in Pagosa Springs, Colorado.

Bought by Prairie Public, WNMU-FM, and NPR Illinois


  • Added: Jul 24, 2009
  • Length: 58:28
  • Purchases: 3
The Emergence of Joni Mitchell
From: Paul Ingles
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UPDATED! Two-hour exploration of the seminal work of heralded songwriter Joni Mitchell. Over 50 Mitchell songs are featured in the recommended tw...

Bought by WABE, WXXI Rochester, KNCT FM, WDDE, KLCC and more


  • Added: Feb 01, 2008
  • Length: 01:58:58
  • Purchases: 44