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Author Molly Gloss and the Heroines of the American West
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Series: Stage and Studio
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This show profiles novelist Molly Gloss, whose books have shed light on untold stories of women in the American West.

Bought by WABE


  • Added: Nov 23, 2010
  • Length: 27:52
  • Purchases: 1
Piece of My Heart: The Story of Janis Joplin
From: KUT
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Winner of the Grand Trophy 2011, International Radio Festivals! An intimate reconsideration of Janis' journey from a tiny Texas refinery town to t...

Bought by KCNP, Prairie Public, WRGY, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WCPN and more


  • Added: Oct 01, 2010
  • Length: 57:31
  • Purchases: 20
A Conversation with Mairead Maguire (Peace Talks Radio) 59:00 / 54:00
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
Caption: Mairead Maguire
This time on Peace Talks Radio, a 2006 conversation with Northern Ireland Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Mairead Maguire. Also talk about middle school...

Bought by KWMR, KCNP, KUOW, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KUNM and more


  • Added: Mar 03, 2010
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 8
Miep Gies: Protector of Anne Frank Dies at 100 (19:00 Lecture Excerpt)
From: Paul Ingles
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Miep Gies, the Austrian woman whose family protected the family of Anne Frank during World War II and who found Anne's diary scattered on the floor...

  • Added: Jan 14, 2010
  • Length: 19:01
Independent Minds: Temple Grandin
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: Independent Minds
Caption: Temple Grandin, Credit: Rosalie Winard
Challenge your listeners to understand a different way of thinking; be inspired by the grit and brilliance of Temple Grandin.

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


  • Added: Nov 13, 2009
  • Length: 56:25
  • Purchases: 16
Dolly Parton
From: Joyride Media
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Dolly Parton and friends talk about her history, songwriting, business savvy and philanthropy.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, Harford Community Radio, Prairie Public, Troy Public Radio, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio and more


  • Added: Oct 27, 2009
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 25
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
VOICES4theSoul Show 716
From: Lori Holladay
Caption: A Conversation with Alice Peacock is featured on this show of VOICES4theSoul
AAA music show featuring songs expressing a more meaningful side of life. This hour features a short, but delightfully intimate conversation with A...

  • Added: Jul 21, 2009
  • Length: 59:01
The Beat is Tight but the Words ain't Right
From: TEMPO Radio Project
Series: TEMPO
Caption: PRX default Piece image
African American Women's Reflections on Hip-Hop

  • Added: Feb 08, 2009
  • Length: 27:10
What's at Stake
From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk
Caption: Host Martha Burk
General Series description: Three lively one hour programs on issues in the 2008 election as they affect women and men that care about the women...

  • Added: Oct 20, 2008
  • Length: 58:52
What's at Stake
From: KSFR
Caption: PRX default Piece image
General Series description: Three lively one hour programs on issues in the 2008 election as they affect women and men that care about the women...

Bought by KWMR and KUNM


  • Added: Sep 20, 2008
  • Length: 59:45
  • Purchases: 2
What's At Stake 2008: Issues, the Women's Vote, and You
From: KSFR
Caption: PRX default Piece image
General Series description: Three lively one hour programs on issues in the 2008 election as they affect women -- and men that care about the women...

Bought by KWMR and 90.5 WSNC


  • Added: Aug 09, 2008
  • Length: 58:50
  • Purchases: 2
Alabama Alabama
From: Anton Foek
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One {....} of a captain. Kathy Broughton grew up in Birmingham Alabama but soon learned fishing from

Bought by WBHM


  • Added: Aug 01, 2008
  • Length: 11:10
  • Purchases: 1
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
Crusts - Kim Szawan - Zookeeper
From: Ray Gard
Series: Crusts
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Careers Vignettes: The passion that got them started: Kim Szawan - Zookeeper

  • Added: Dec 30, 2007
  • Length: 05:00
Women Who Can Fly: Trina Robbins and Superheroines
From: Elizabeth Chur
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Profile of Trina Robbins, who literally wrote the book on women in comics.

Bought by WJAB, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 22, 2007
  • Length: 06:04
  • Purchases: 4
Shattering the Stigma: Women Confront HIV/AIDS in Africa
From: A World of Possibilities
Series: Women's History Month Special
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Women Confront HIV/AIDS in Africa

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, 90.5 WSNC, KMUD, KREV-LP, WVAS and more


  • Added: Jan 11, 2007
  • Length: 55:00
  • Purchases: 12
Abused and Abandoned: Breaking the Cycle of Violence Against Women
From: A World of Possibilities
Series: Women's History Month Special
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Breaking the Cycle of Violence Against Women

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif., KREV-LP, WEKU, KUNM, WVAS and more


  • Added: Jan 11, 2007
  • Length: 55:00
  • Purchases: 17
Where Credit is Due
From: Sean Kelly
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A documentary about microcredit

Bought by KXOT Public Radio and Audible


  • Added: Nov 09, 2006
  • Length: 49:49
  • Purchases: 2
Queer Queers
From: Outright Radio
Series: Outright Radio Series 2000
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Two woment that don't fit in the box of Queer

Bought by KICI Iowa City, WGDR, Spokane Public Radio, KWCW, and WGBH Radio Boston


  • Added: May 28, 2006
  • Length: 29:43
  • Purchases: 5
The Gender Show
From: Outright Radio
Series: Outright Radio Series 2003
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Stories of butches, femmes and the question of gender.

Bought by KICI Iowa City and KWCW


  • Added: May 27, 2006
  • Length: 58:45
  • Purchases: 2
Harvard Physicist Lisa Randall on ThoughtCast
From: Jenny Attiyeh
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ThoughtCast talks with Harvard physicist Lisa Randall about her new book,"Warped Passages".

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Apr 11, 2006
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 2
WHER: 1000 Beautiful Watts
From: The Kitchen Sisters
Series: Lost & Found Sound
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The story of the first all-girl radio station in the nation

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KMXT, KKRN, WRGY, WORT and more


  • Added: Apr 04, 2006
  • Length: 58:40
  • Purchases: 44
What's the Word? Muslim Women Writers
From: Modern Language Association
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Works by female writers from Muslim countries offer us important perspectives on questions of religion, nationalism, and the role of women in Islam...

Bought by WLIW, WLIW, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WCPN, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Feb 22, 2006
  • Length: 29:10
  • Purchases: 12
Yesterday and Forever December Special
From: Helen Engelhardt
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Documentary composition featuring six widows in remembrance of Lockerbie tragedy - on 17th anniversary

Bought by KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, KRPS, Connecticut Public (WNPR), and KUOW


  • Added: Oct 17, 2005
  • Length: 24:31
  • Purchases: 4