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Inspired by the Women's March: Ordinary People Taking Action
From: Susan Byrnes
Caption: Promotional image for 2020 Cincinnati Women's March
Billie Mays is an administrative assistant and single mother from a Trump-supporting family in Cincinnati, Ohio. In 2017, somewhat by accident, she...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 09, 2020
  • Length: 03:13
  • Purchases: 1
Dame Stephanie Shirley on Survival Code
From: Blank on Blank
Series: Blank on Blank
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"I have to make my life worth saving, and each day you spend as if it would be your last" - Dame Stephanie Shirley in 2010 from an oral history at ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Mar 28, 2016
  • Length: 16:33
  • Purchases: 1
Temple Grandin on the Autistic Brain
From: Blank on Blank
Series: Blank on Blank
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" If you got rid of all of the genes that cause autism, you’d be rid of Carl Sagan, you’d be rid of Mozart. Einstein, today, would be labeled autis...

Bought by KZYX, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KZYX, and KZMU Moab Community Radio


  • Added: Mar 09, 2016
  • Length: 11:46
  • Purchases: 4
Women Rising 29: Food Sovereignty
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Kanyon Sayers-Roods
Women Rising radio profiles food sovereignty activists from India, Mexico, and Native American communities.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and WRIR


  • Added: Dec 28, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Dustin Hoffman on Duplicity and Famosity
From: Blank on Blank
Series: Blank on Blank
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"I carried a knife taped to my leg. I never used it but it was there." - Dustin Hoffman, 1971, from the Pacifica Radio Archives. Listening to this ...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 14, 2015
  • Length: 09:31
  • Purchases: 1
John Coltrane on Giant Steps
From: Blank on Blank
Series: Blank on Blank
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"I want to be the force which is truly for good." - John Coltrane in one of his final interviews. In the fall of 1966, John Coltrane was living on ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KZYX, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WDCB, Troy Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jun 02, 2015
  • Length: 05:48
  • Purchases: 6
Boots Kennedye
From: Vision Maker Media
Series: Native Producer Profile
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Shirley Sneve (Lakota) speaks with documentary filmmaker Charles Boots Kennedye (Kiowa)

  • Added: Apr 01, 2015
  • Length: 21:01
“Don’t be afraid to seek feedback.”
From: Distillations
Caption: Katherine Neville
For those just starting out in a field, Katherine Neville recommends asking a simple question of your supervisors after completing a project: “How ...

Bought by WTJU


  • Added: Feb 12, 2014
  • Length: 04:33
  • Purchases: 1
“There’s nothing wrong in going out there and asking for what we want.”
From: Distillations
Caption: Valerie Fremont
As a woman as well as an immigrant to the United States, Valerie Fremont has faced particular challenges in her career. She discusses America’s “cu...

  • Added: Feb 12, 2014
  • Length: 04:18
“There are many ways to get to your destination.”
From: Distillations
Caption: Claire Skentelbery
After struggling with bench research Claire Skentelbery realized her true calling was science communication. She talks about the importance of gett...

  • Added: Feb 12, 2014
  • Length: 04:26
“I’m proud of the fact that I was able to step back.”
From: Distillations
Caption: Dawn Hocevar
After years of relentlessly pursuing her career, some simple words from her four-year-old daughter shook Dawn Hocevar to the core. From that moment...

  • Added: Feb 12, 2014
  • Length: 03:10
“The most important thing is to find the people you feel will make a good team.”
From: Distillations
Caption: Sherri Oslick
Don’t delay being happy in your career, says Sherri Oslick. Finding the right path requires talking to a lot of people, and it also means listening...

Bought by WTJU


  • Added: Feb 12, 2014
  • Length: 04:09
  • Purchases: 1
John Updike on Family Affairs
From: Blank on Blank
Series: Blank on Blank
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"There is the fear that you somehow neglected to say what was really yours to say" - John Updike. The iconic author on how he discovered himself by...

  • Added: Dec 18, 2013
  • Length: 05:45
“You just have to ignore the masses that are telling you that you can’t do it.”
From: Distillations
Caption: April Quarles
In school it’s usually the men who are encouraged in science, says April Quarles. Though women continue to face negative social influences when pur...

Bought by WTJU


  • Added: Aug 21, 2013
  • Length: 03:17
  • Purchases: 1
“Other women now will notice, but then it was news to me, how we qualify ourselves.”
From: Distillations
Caption: Lynn Johnson Langer
To avoid being perceived as aggressive, says Lynn Johnson Langer, women often qualify their thoughts. Phrases like “it’s just my opinion” are used ...

Bought by WTJU


  • Added: Aug 13, 2013
  • Length: 03:58
  • Purchases: 1
“Don’t limit yourself to just science.”
From: Distillations
Caption: Savannah Sullivan
The job market for highly skilled positions is more competitive now than in previous generations, says Savannah Sullivan. Learning outside your cho...

Bought by WTJU


  • Added: Aug 05, 2013
  • Length: 03:10
  • Purchases: 1
“I was looked at as really weird.”
From: Distillations
Caption: Anna Wilson
A chemistry set with “really nice stuff in it” sparked Anna Wilson’s lifelong interest in chemistry, but her passion made her a bit of an oddball i...

Bought by WTJU


  • Added: Jul 29, 2013
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
“Strike a good balance between your career and your personal life.”
From: Distillations
Caption: Laura McCunn
It’s not all about career, says Laura McCunn. Marriage and family need to be considered when choosing a path, she says, and she credits a lot of he...

  • Added: Jul 22, 2013
  • Length: 03:03
“It’s a blur, but the standout part is I did it, I succeeded, and I had fun.”
From: Distillations
Caption: Helen Free
In 1941 Helen Free was studying to be a Latin and English teacher—that is, until Pearl Harbor changed her fate. With the country’s young men being ...

  • Added: Jul 22, 2013
  • Length: 03:50
“I feel like it’s in my blood, that this is where I belong.”
From: Distillations
Caption: Kristine Chin
After getting her master’s degree Kristine Chin found herself working in industry as the first woman in an all-male lab. It was a challenging exper...

Bought by WTJU


  • Added: Jul 22, 2013
  • Length: 03:16
  • Purchases: 1
“I recall lots of shocked expressions when I showed up.”
From: Distillations
Caption: Mary Ellen Ternes
In the mid-1980s only 10 of the 100 on-scene coordinators at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) were women. Mary Ellen Ternes was one of thi...

Bought by WTJU


  • Added: Jul 22, 2013
  • Length: 02:53
  • Purchases: 1
“There had been a national movement toward science education, and I benefited very much from that.”
From: Distillations
Caption: Mary Jo Nye
After the launch of Sputnik in 1957 the new emphasis on science education in the United States helped spark an interest in a young Mary Jo Nye. She...

  • Added: Jul 22, 2013
  • Length: 04:33
“Follow your heart. Do something that you’re passionate about.”
From: Distillations
Caption: Wendy Young Reed
For Wendy Young Reed, life is too short for disliking a job. To find a career you enjoy, she says, the key is to network the old-fashioned way: wit...

  • Added: Jul 22, 2013
  • Length: 03:29
“When I’m in an environment where I need to rely on myself, I thrive.”
From: Distillations
Caption: Cynthia Palmer
When navigating the career path, advises Cynthia Palmer, make sure the jobs you take are the ones you actually want. She talks about the importance...

  • Added: Jun 10, 2013
  • Length: 03:27
“Remain flexible and open to what the possibilities might be.”
From: Distillations
Caption: Terri Taylor
It was a tough decision, she says, but Terri Taylor left grad school to become a high-school chemistry teacher. She talks about the importance of f...

  • Added: Jun 10, 2013
  • Length: 03:30