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ZILLAH EISENSTEIN discusses her long journey battling cancer
From: Out of Bounds
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Feminist writer, Zillah Eisenstein, author of "Feminism, Racism and the West" and "Manmade Breast Cancer" talks candidly about her personal struggl...

  • Added: Sep 15, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
Interview w/ Theresa Brown, RN author of "The Shift: One Nurse, Tweleve Hours, Four Patients' Lives"
From: Out of Bounds
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Theresa Brown, RN is a NYT medical writer & author of "The Shift: One Nurse, Tweleve Hours, Four Patients' Lives" She works as an RN in PA.

  • Added: Sep 12, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
Peeing in Your Pants... In Your 30s
From: PRX
Series: Transistor
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Some studies suggest that one out of 10 women in her 30s is peeing herself. Others say the numbers could be much much higher. But it’s tough to tal...

  • Added: Aug 06, 2016
  • Length: 09:40
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From: Trace Elements
Series: Trace Elements
Caption: A Dangerous Things kit, Credit: Alison Bruzek
Hacking your hearing aid to implanting NFC tags into your hands -- we are now in the age of DIY Bio. We dive into the growing underworld of body mo...

  • Added: Apr 07, 2016
  • Length: 18:22
Peeing in my pants: Everybody does it
From: Lauren Whaley
Caption: The producer with her son., Credit: Jake de Grazia
Urinary incontinence is more common than you think, but it's tough to talk about. Learn about all the treatments and technologies that can treat it.

Bought by KALW, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 04, 2016
  • Length: 08:40
  • Purchases: 4
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
Identical Strangers
From: Radio Diaries
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Paula Bernstein and Elyse Schein share 100 percent of their DNA. Separated at birth, the twins were both adopted and raised by loving families. The...

Bought by WDBM, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, American Voices, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 19, 2016
  • Length: 15:05
  • Purchases: 4
Sally Ride on Dumb Questions, The Experimenters
From: Blank on Blank
Series: Blank on Blank
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“I wish that there had been another woman on my flight. I think it would have been a lot easier.” - Sally Ride in 1983. Interviewed by Gloria Steinem.

Bought by KZYX, KZYX, WLRH, KVSC, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo. and more


  • Added: Feb 09, 2016
  • Length: 11:59
  • Purchases: 12
#2: Rana, Too East for the West
From: Nadia Abuelezam
Series: Palestinians Podcast
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In the second episode of the new series, Palestinians Podcast, we hear from Rana Akleh, a doctoral student at Boston College. Rana artistically des...

  • Added: Jan 22, 2016
  • Length: 29:15
Crying Dry Tears
From: Ibby Caputo
Caption: These eyes won't cry., Credit: Damian FitzPatrick
An homage to crying, originally aired on Radiotonic.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 22, 2015
  • Length: 15:26
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Lucille Horn and Barbara Horn
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Lucille (L) and Barbara Horn (R)
Lucille Horn, 95, tells her daughter, Barbara, about the baby incubator exhibit at Coney Island that saved her life.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, Blue Mountain Radio , and WTJU


  • Added: Jul 10, 2015
  • Length: 01:52
  • Purchases: 3
Jane Goodall on Instinct
From: Blank on Blank
Series: Blank on Blank
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"Animals were my passion from even before I could speak apparently. When I was about 10, 11 I fell in love with Tarzan" - Jane Goodall, as told to ...

Bought by KZYX, WCNY, KZYX, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KSFR and more


  • Added: Mar 24, 2015
  • Length: 06:42
  • Purchases: 7
This Is Crohn's Disease
From: Jack Rodolico
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A patient with a nasty case of Crohn’s disease visits the best doctor in the world. That patient is this radio producer's wife.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, Here and Now, KFAI Minneapolis, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 09, 2014
  • Length: 18:15
  • Purchases: 4
Leann Lapp on Guilt Culture in Academia - Episode 10
From: Brian Cauley
Series: Tiny Conversations
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A conversation with one of Canada's best CrossFit athletes and a Clinical Psychology candidate about hiding her non-academic competitions from her ...

  • Added: Jul 06, 2014
  • Length: 09:29
“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
“Be fearless; move forward. That’s how it works.”
From: Distillations
Caption: Dimitra Georganopoulou
Early in her career Dimitra Georganopoulou thought the ratio of men to women in science was pretty level. But then she began to rise up the ladder.

  • Added: Feb 12, 2014
  • Length: 03:34
“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