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BREAKDOWN from the San Francisco Mime Troupe -- Marie Cartier Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Marie Cartier, June 6, 2023 San Francisco
Marie Cartier talks using imperfections, facing bureaucracy, and massive opportunity.

  • Added: Jun 28, 2023
  • Length: 17:50
CALL JANE -- Phyllis Nagy Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
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Phyllis Nagy talks sparking a discussion, why film (not digital) was her best friend, and how the right hairstyle can tell a story.

  • Added: Oct 27, 2022
  • Length: 13:20
Marilyn Mitchell melds life, politics on new solo album
From: Out in the Bay - Queer Radio from San Francisco
Caption: Marilyn Mitchell‘s “Lives Aligned” album was co-created with musician and audio engineer Craig Dukes.
Singer-songwriter Marilyn Mitchell, a member of San Francisco’s popular 2003-2010 all-trans rock band Lipstick Conspiracy, shares new music and lif...

Bought by WORT


  • Added: Mar 02, 2022
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
The Feminist Case for Joining a Men's Group
From: Felix Poon
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What is an anti-sexist men’s group? And, if I’m a man who identifies as progressive with feminist values, isn’t that enough? What do I need a group...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 13, 2019
  • Length: 13:11
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps OutLoud: Sean Sala and Fernando Zweifach Lopez
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Sean Sala and Fernando Zweifach Lopez at their StoryCorps interview in San Diego, CA on January 5th, 2013., Credit: Luis Gallo for StoryCorps.
Sean Sala and Fernando Zweifach Lopez talk about organizing the first-ever military contingent in a Pride parade during the final days of Don’t Ask...

Bought by KALW


  • Added: Jul 03, 2019
  • Length: 02:45
  • Purchases: 1
WOODSTOCK: THREE DAYS THAT DEFINED A GENERATION -- Barak Goodman Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Barak Goodman, San Francisco, CA 5/31/19, Credit: Andrea Chase
Barak Goodman talks revelation, teasing footage, and the necessity of serendipity.

  • Added: Jun 07, 2019
  • Length: 25:00
THE SILENCE OF OTHERS -- Robert Bahar Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Robert Bahar, San Francisco, CA 5/17/2019, Credit: Andrea Chase
Robert Bahar talks consequences, social memory, and justice versus revenge.

  • Added: May 30, 2019
  • Length: 21:50
Census Problems (feature)
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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The Justice Department has submitted a controversial request to add a question about citizenship status to the 2020 Census. Experts say the questio...

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KYUK, WRST-FM Oshkosh, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WOUB and more


  • Added: Jan 12, 2018
  • Length: 03:15
  • Purchases: 6
Are Diplomatic Trips Worth It? (feature)
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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Even as President Trump returns from two high profile international tours, digital technologies seem ever more like they could replace costly diplo...

Bought by KENW, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and WOUB


  • Added: Jul 21, 2017
  • Length: 03:33
  • Purchases: 3
Riffs, Rhythm, Rhyme, and Ramadan
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
Caption: Ramadan Tent Project 2016, Beaverton, Oregon
Xavier theologian brings theology down to earth and university students bring Ramadan to their community.

Bought by KWIT, KUNM, KPIP-LP, and WETS


  • Added: Apr 28, 2017
  • Length: 58:01
  • Purchases: 4
The New Morality
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
Caption: Eden Collinsworth
What is right, wrong, good, bad? A discussion of morality in changing times.

Bought by KPIP-LP, KZYX, and WETS


  • Added: Apr 20, 2017
  • Length: 58:04
  • Purchases: 3
From Kremlin to Kremlin (feature)
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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We may be in a period of historic closeness between Russia and the United States, but there was a time when hundreds of African-American scientists...

Bought by KENW, Radio Newark, New Hampshire Public Radio, and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 10, 2017
  • Length: 04:02
  • Purchases: 4
The Speed of Sound: Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins
From: Louisville Public Media
Series: The Speed of Sound
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The Smashing Pumpkins released their most recently celebrated album, Monuments To An Elegy, in 2014. Kyle Meredith caught some microphone time wit...

Bought by WLPR , KSUT, and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Jan 11, 2016
  • Length: 07:09
  • Purchases: 3
"The River of Doubt" by Candace Millard
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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This river is a tributary of the mighty Amazon. It snakes through one of the world’s most treacherous jungles and it’s where President Teddy Roosev...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Oct 29, 2015
  • Length: 09:59
  • Purchases: 1
Civil rights lawyer & ordained minister Barry W Lynn, author of “God and Government”
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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A central player in every major church-state-separation battle for decades, the author describes political issues of the day, the new influence of ...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Oct 14, 2015
  • Length: 09:57
  • Purchases: 1
The Speed of Sound: Ben Folds
From: Louisville Public Media
Series: The Speed of Sound
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Ben Folds talks to Kyle Meredith about playing at The White House, boxing metaphors, comparing prog rock to classical, and his new album with yMusi...

Bought by KUCB, KSUT, and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Oct 12, 2015
  • Length: 07:09
  • Purchases: 3
Senator George Mitchell: Peace in the Middle East?
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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This American statesman's newest book is "The Negotiator." He knows a thing or two about heated negotiations from his role as Senate majority leade...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Jul 10, 2015
  • Length: 09:58
  • Purchases: 1
Behind the hijinks, with Andy Bichlbaum of The Yes Men
From: Waging Nonviolence
Series: We Are Many
Caption: Andy Bichlbaum of The Yes Men., Credit: The Yes Men
Andy Bichlbaum discusses the new Yes Men movie and how his mischievous youth led to a life of hilarious, but highly effective, activism.

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Jun 09, 2015
  • Length: 44:12
  • Purchases: 1
Science fiction writer Paolo Bacigalupi & "The Water Knife"
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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This Paonia, Colorado National Book Award finalist describes a thriller version of possible future water wars in the American Southwest. Is this an...

Bought by KRZA, Radio Newark, and KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Jun 04, 2015
  • Length: 09:57
  • Purchases: 3
Why did a 13-year-old become a soldier? Ishmael Beah explains...
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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He used to be one of the many thousands of child soldiers, hopped-up on drugs and wielding AK-47s, in dozens of conflicts around the world. Ishmael...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Apr 23, 2015
  • Length: 09:49
  • Purchases: 2
Ian Caldwell's Vatican thriller, "The Fifth Gospel"
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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Taking place mostly in the Vatican and the tiny town that surrounds it, this fast moving, thoughtful novel features two brothers who are priests, t...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Apr 15, 2015
  • Length: 09:48
  • Purchases: 2
Sounds of Silents
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: MinneCulture In-Depth
Caption: Credit: Russian Public Library via Wikipedia Commons
Silent film may be a thing of the past, but scoring music to flickering screen classics isn't. This documentary focuses on three Minneapolis bands ...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KSRQ


  • Added: Jan 13, 2015
  • Length: 26:46
  • Purchases: 2
Street Roots
From: Adrienne Picciotto
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Street Roots is a non-profit news outlet that has been addressing homelessness and poverty in Portland, Oregon since 1998.

  • Added: Jul 17, 2014
  • Length: 03:27
Psychiatrist Judith Orloff with "Ecstasy of Surrender"
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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Orloff is an Asst. Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at UCLA who incorporates energy medicine in her practice. In her fifth book she invites reader...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Jun 26, 2014
  • Length: 09:53
  • Purchases: 2
ANITA: SPEAKING TRUTH TO POWER -- Freida Mock Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
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Freida Mock talks time, perspective, and the impact of the right image.

  • Added: Mar 21, 2014
  • Length: 11:36