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Caption: Sarah Silverman
Comedian and actress Sarah Silverman, and Director Catherine Hardwicke have each made a career of challenging assumptions--from what a female comed...

Bought by KVNF, KFCF FM, WMUU-LP, KSJD, and WRIR


  • Added: Oct 28, 2015
  • Length: 52:59
  • Purchases: 5
Caption: Dolly Jacobs, Credit: Richard Czina
Most kids run away from home to join the circus. For aerialist and 2015 National Heritage Fellow, Dolly Jacobs, it was a family affair.

Bought by WMUU-LP, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and WNJR


  • Added: Oct 08, 2015
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Lily Tomlin & Paul Weitz
We've all heard about the "Bechdel Test" for women in film. But what still needs to happen for women to reach parity with male directors, producers...

Bought by WMUU-LP and KZMU Moab Community Radio


  • Added: Sep 01, 2015
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 2
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economist Jeff Rubin. Actor Tab Hunter. Music: No Joy

  • Added: Jun 25, 2015
  • Length: 01:02:06
Caption: Brett Haley, San Francisco, CA 5/1/15, Credit: Andrea Chase
Brett Haley talks loyalty, looking forward, and persuading a DP to work for free.

  • Added: May 16, 2015
  • Length: 08:22
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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
Caption: Tonya Beckman as Ariel in The Tempest, Credit: Courtesy of The Taffety Punk Theater Company
Actor Tonya Beckman is a core member of the Taffety Punk Theater Company and a Riot Grrrl in good standing. They present classical theater with a...

Bought by KPIP-LP, WABE, and WNJR


  • Added: Mar 20, 2015
  • Length: 28:29
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Nelly Tagar, San Francisco, CA 12/15/14, Credit: Andrea Chase
Nelly Tagar talks sacrifice, stapleguns, and why she’s like a cactus.

  • Added: Jan 18, 2015
  • Length: 22:04
Caption: Sturgis Warner and Signe Baumane, San Francisco, CA 11/21/14, Credit: Andrea Chase
Signe Baumane and Sturgis Warner talk dreams, unexpected cultural differences, and making friends with depression.

  • Added: Nov 27, 2014
  • Length: 29:16
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Kathryn Banakis on Bubble Girl; Mary Morrison on Orphan Black.

  • Added: Oct 06, 2014
  • Length: 31:24
Caption: Davina and the Vagabonds, Credit: Christie Williams
Davina and the Vagabonds, definite road warriors take the stage in their home base, Minneapolis on August 29, 2014. There'll be lots of sassy vocal...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Aug 23, 2014
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
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If you pay close attention to the contestants on the gameshow Jeopardy, you might notice a rising, questioning tone in their voices. Especially whe...

Bought by WCNY, Accessible Media Inc. Station Account, WXDU, WTJU, and KKRN


  • Added: Jul 25, 2014
  • Length: 53:55
  • Purchases: 5
Caption: Nellie Bly
Hosts Tricia and Greta bring you the stories of muckraker Nellie Bly, painter Georgia O'Keeffe and jazz singer Nina Simone. We talk to authors, une...

Bought by KUAC


  • Added: Jul 14, 2014
  • Length: 27:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Gillian Robespierre, Jenny Slate, San Francisco, CA 5/22/14 , Credit: Andrea Chase
Jenny Slate and Gillian Robespierre talk expanding a short, the place of choice, and being willing to get bruised up for a film.

  • Added: Jun 13, 2014
  • Length: 13:39
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
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Welcome to Art Beat, and our coverage of Something Tribal This Way Comes from St. Paul MN. This festival offers workshops in American Tribal Belly ...

Bought by KPIP-LP and KSRQ


  • Added: Mar 14, 2014
  • Length: 16:53
  • Purchases: 2
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
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Welcome to Art Beat, and our coverage of Something Tribal This Way Comes from St. Paul MN. This festival offers workshops in American Tribal Belly ...

Bought by KPIP-LP and KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 25, 2014
  • Length: 20:34
  • Purchases: 2
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We continue our coverage of Midwest Music Fest 2013 with a woman who is legendary in the music scene. Claudia Schmidt joins me over dinner for conv...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Nov 12, 2013
  • Length: 58:49
  • Purchases: 1
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The lives of thirteen people are featured in a new book–-but the real star is a 1957 Chevrolet Townsman wagon. Auto Biography tells the true story ...

Bought by WJCT and KVLU


  • Added: Aug 05, 2013
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 2
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The lives of thirteen people are featured in a new book--but the real star is a 1957 Chevrolet Townsman wagon. Auto Biography tells the true story ...

Bought by WCNY, KREV-LP, and WTJU


  • Added: Aug 05, 2013
  • Length: 53:48
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Paul Feig, San Francisco, CA 6/6/13, Credit: Andrea Chase
Paul Feig talks sincerity, vanity, and his Hitchcock moment.

  • Added: Jun 27, 2013
  • Length: 16:03
Caption: Erica Linz, San Francisco, CA, 12/4/12, Credit: Andrea Chase
Erica Linz talks fear as a buddy, transferring the magic from stage to screen, and why she founded the charity, Cirque du Couture.

  • Added: Dec 18, 2012
  • Length: 16:43
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Kristy Guevera-Flanagan talks the terrors of truth, the progressive nature of soap operas, and why it took a woman writer to get Wonder Woman out o...

  • Added: Nov 29, 2012
  • Length: 21:10
Caption: Joe Wright, San Francisco, CA 11/11/12, Credit: Andrea Chase
Joe Wright talks dancing through class distinctions, the seduction of ego, and the magic of the intangible.

  • Added: Nov 18, 2012
  • Length: 12:04