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An in depth discussion of the historical social implications of misogony

Bought by High Plains Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 28, 2018
  • Length: 51:26
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Cover of People of Yellowstone book, Credit: Steve Horan
Today on World Footprints we will examine some troubling realities of Western conservation efforts in Africa; we’ll connect with life in Italy; tak...

  • Added: Jul 30, 2017
  • Length: 59:55
Caption: Illustration from Obstetric tables depicting the correct use of forceps in 1850., Credit: Spratt, G. (George). Digitized by the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Once upon a time all births were natural. A lot has happened since then.

  • Added: Oct 07, 2016
  • Length: 01:01:12
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Michael Bronski is an American academic and writer, best known for his 2011 book A Queer History of the United States.

Bought by WFHB


  • Added: May 12, 2016
  • Length: 25:03
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Host Martha Burk
Lately we've been awash in a debate over whether a Muslim should serve as President, triggered by Republican candidate Ben Carson, who said Islam i...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Sep 28, 2015
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Host Martha Burk
There’s an old saying “be careful what you wish for, because you just might get it.” That applies in spades to Republicans who have voted over 50 ...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Jun 19, 2015
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Host Martha Burk
AARP has done a feature on best places to retire for years, and Time magazine does a similar analysis on “best places to live.” But nobody has don...

  • Added: Mar 21, 2015
  • Length: 02:30
Caption: Ai Jen Poo
Author Ai Jen Poo is Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World. It’s no wonder considering her accomplishments.

Bought by KVSC and KCBX


  • Added: Feb 25, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Host Carla Seidl with students in Kante, Togo
This episode (in French) focuses on the importance of work and perseverance. It features an interview with a seamstress apprentice named Honorine A...

  • Added: Jan 05, 2015
  • Length: 15:05
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Our ideas about how the anatomical differences in male and female brains explain the behaviors of men and women may be based on bias rather than sc...

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Nov 28, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Underwood & Underwood, Credit: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
R. Marie Griffith discusses the how debates from the 1920s over birth control relate to religious and political controversies today.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 15, 2014
  • Length: 12:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Host Martha Burk
College students are hitting the road back to school this month. There’s no doubt it can be a wonderful experience. But for some, college will be ...

  • Added: Sep 03, 2014
  • Length: 02:30
Caption: Host Martha Burk
Two and one half minute commentary on corporate awards from magazines -- not always what they seem.

  • Added: Jul 15, 2014
  • Length: 02:30
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Owner of Wide Awake by Design, Heather Robertson talks to host Giovanna Rossi about helping women entrepreneurs achieve their personal and professi...

  • Added: Apr 24, 2014
  • Length: 22:42
Caption: Host Martha Burk
Two and one half minute commentary on forced arbitration agreements.

  • Added: Apr 18, 2014
  • Length: 02:30
Caption: Host Martha Burk
A unique kind of Final Four bracket was created this year by the American Association of University Women. They ranked schools on how big the head ...

  • Added: Apr 01, 2014
  • Length: 02:30
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Host Brian Balogh interviews historian Rebecca Plant about war veterans and “mom-ism.”

Bought by Radio Newark and PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 12, 2013
  • Length: 07:24
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Phyllis Chesler
Great interview with Dr. Phyllis Chesler. Phyllis Chesler is an Emerita Professor of Psychology and Women's Studies at City University of New York...

  • Added: Oct 25, 2013
  • Length: 57:43
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Theresa Novak Chabot challenges a centuries-old tradition in the Catholic Church.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 06, 2013
  • Length: 06:16
  • Purchases: 1
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Two and one half minute commentary by series host Martha Burk on what was wrong with the Declaration of Independence.

  • Added: Jul 02, 2013
  • Length: 02:30
Caption: Marinda Wu
Marinda Wu chose her particular graduate program because she wanted to work for a famous professor. But when she arrived, she was told the professo...

Bought by WTJU


  • Added: May 20, 2013
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Dr. Sara Gottfried
Despite what women are constantly told by their doctors and society – that weight gain, sleeplessness, diminished sex drive, hair loss and wrinkles...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Apr 10, 2013
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 1
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Two and one-half minute commentary by Equal Time host Martha Burk on the subject of equal pay for women.

  • Added: Apr 04, 2013
  • Length: 02:30
Caption: Woman in Handcuffs, Credit: Thisisbossi
Pregnant women in America’s prisons are being shackled to their beds; others are being sterilized. Correctional institutions claim the policies are...

  • Added: Mar 13, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: Emma Sokoloff-Rubin & friends
This is the story of a father-daughter research team who spent 10-years studying the Brazilian Women’s Movement of the 1980s.

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Feb 28, 2013
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 1