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The Feminist Birth of the Home Pregnancy Test
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Margaret Crane, inventor of America's first home pregnancy test, in 1965. , Credit: Anna Kaufman
In 1965 Margaret Crane was a young graphic designer with an idea: Why couldn't women do their own pregnancy tests at home? This is the story of how...

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  • Added: Feb 27, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 9
Fixing the Obamacare 'Glitch' That Pushed One Couple to Divorce
From: Tradeoffs
Caption: Liana Wolk (L) and Owen Marshall at their wedding in May 2019. Owen is one of 5 million Americans stuck in the “family glitch.” , Credit: Molly Haley
The Biden administration is trying to close a gap in the Affordable Care Act that blocks 5 million people from getting affordable health care.

  • Added: May 23, 2022
  • Length: 18:40
Fixing the Obamacare 'Glitch' That Pushed One Couple to Divorce - Two-Way
From: Tradeoffs
Caption: Liana Wolk (L) and Owen Marshall at their wedding in May 2019. Owen is one of 5 million Americans stuck in the “family glitch.”, Credit: Molly Haley
The Biden administration is trying to close a gap in the Affordable Care Act that blocks 5 million people from getting affordable health care.

  • Added: May 23, 2022
  • Length: 03:47
Punished for Self-Preservation
From: WFHB
Series: Kite Line
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This week, share an update sent to us from Michelle Freeman about her husband, Vernell. Michelle’s impassioned plea on behalf of her partner is bot...

  • Added: Dec 21, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
The Diffuse Prison
From: WFHB
Series: Kite Line
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This week, we return to stories of electronic monitoring also known as e-carceration. Micol Seigel talks to Cody, who says he spent about half his ...

  • Added: Dec 21, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
Dual Power Vs. State Violence
From: WFHB
Series: Kite Line
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This week, we are airing two kites- the first from a woman advocating for her brother, Billie Allen, who is on death row here in Indiana, despite h...

  • Added: Dec 21, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
A Loved One’s Plea for Vernell Freeman
From: WFHB
Series: Kite Line
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This week, we hear from Michelle Freeman, who describes the horrifying conditions in which her husband, Vernell Freeman, is being held in Miami Cor...

  • Added: Dec 21, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
The Human Cost of E-Carceration
From: WFHB
Series: Kite Line
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This week, we share a recent round table on e-carceration here in Bloomington. This event was part of a series across southern Indiana, as communit...

  • Added: Mar 12, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
Breakaway Recovery House
From: WFHB
Series: Kite Line
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This week, we visit the women of the Breakaway Recovery House. Located in New Albany, Indiana, this halfway house is the residence for 14 formerly ...

  • Added: Mar 12, 2020
  • Length: 29:03
Episode 69: Becoming Chief Brown
From: Criminal
Series: Criminal
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Shortly after David Brown was sworn in as the Dallas Chief of Police, his son shot and killed a police officer. Just before he retired as chief, 5 ...

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  • Added: Jan 08, 2018
  • Length: 29:52
  • Purchases: 1
NC Students Miss School To Avoid Deportation
From: WUNC
Series: American Graduate
Caption: Wildin David Guillen Acosta, Credit: Courtesy of the Acosta family
Wildin David Guillen Acosta, 19, was detained by ICE on his way to school.

  • Added: Sep 12, 2017
  • Length: 03:37
Women Organizing Against Femicide in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico
From: War News Radio
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War News Radio

  • Added: Mar 20, 2012
  • Length: :00