Equal Time with Martha Burk

Series produced by KSFR

Caption: Host Martha Burk
Host Martha Burk 

Monthly public affairs show with national experts on topics in the public debate, political issues, and how decisions in Washington and around the world affect ordinary citizens. In-depth critical analysis that goes beyond the breaking news. Two interviews per one hour show (59:50), in 1/2 hour modules.

Equal Time with Martha Burk is a public affairs show airing monthly from KSFR public radio in Santa Fe. Martha Burk, a nationally recognized journalist and women's leader, hosts national experts on many topics to discuss past progress, future change, and what it means for women and men -- as citizens, as voters, and as inhabitants of the world we live in and help to shape.

For those who are curious and who care about what's going on the the public debate (with no shouting) and issues/ what's at stake in the 2012 election year. Includes background and history on topics from two national guests each month. In-depth critical analysis that goes beyond the breaking news.

Show is one hour (59:50); two interviews. Can be downloaded as one hour or 1/2 hour modules.


36 Pieces

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The Military's "Woman Problem"
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Two and one half minute commentary by series host Martha Burk on the Pentagon's systemic problem with foxes guarding henhouses when it comes to bat...

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  • Added: May 20, 2013
  • Length: 02:30
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College Debt Has a Female Face
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Two and one-half minute commentary by Equal Time host Martha Burk on why college debt is the highest in history, and it is especially hard on women.

  • Added: May 15, 2013
  • Length: 02:30
U.S. Moms Need More than Flowers
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Two and one-half minute commentary by Equal Time host Martha Burk on how new U.S. policies should support mothers.

  • Added: May 07, 2013
  • Length: 02:30
Gals, Guns, and the Gender Gap
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Two and one half minute commentary by series host Martha Burk on the gender gap and gun control, and why it will make a difference in the next elec...

  • Added: May 02, 2013
  • Length: 02:30
Cooked: Is Fast Food Feminism's Fault?
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Two and one-half minute commentary by Equal Time host Martha Burk on Michael Pollan's new book Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation, and why...

  • Added: Apr 22, 2013
  • Length: 02:30
Equal Time Minute - Did You Lose Out on Tax Day?
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Two and one-half minute commentary by Equal Time host Martha Burk on who won, who lost on Tax Day.

  • Added: Apr 18, 2013
  • Length: 02:30
Equal Time Minute - Augusta National and Women
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Two and one-half minute commentary by Equal Time host Martha Burk on the subject of opening Augusta National Golf Club to women.

  • Added: Apr 10, 2013
  • Length: 02:30
Equal Time Minute -- Fair Pay
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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
The Feminine Mystique: Changing U.S. Women's History
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Series host Martha Burk interviews New York Times op-ed columnist Gail Collins on the 50th anniversary of the publication of Betty Friedan's The Fe...

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  • Added: Feb 28, 2013
  • Length: 28:27
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MAKERS: The Women Who Make America
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Series host Martha Burk interviews Betsy West, Executive Producer of the PBS Special MAKERS:Women Who Make America, premiering on PBS February 26, ...

  • Added: Feb 21, 2013
  • Length: 28:29
Disney Cartoons and Black Female Doctors -- What's the Connection?
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Series host Martha Burk interviews Dr. Myiesha Taylor, prominent emergency room physician and advocate working with the Disney corporation to inte...

  • Added: Jan 30, 2013
  • Length: 28:23
The Rich History of Black Women
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Series host Martha Burk interviews Dr. Avis Jones-Deweever, Executive Director of the National Council of Negro Women, the nation's oldest coalitio...

  • Added: Jan 30, 2013
  • Length: 28:25
What's at Stake
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General Series description: Three lively one hour programs on issues in the 2008 election as they affect women and men that care about the women...

  • Added: Oct 20, 2008
  • Length: 58:52
Dukes v. Walmart One Year Later: Where do Women Stand?
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In June 2011 the Supreme Court ruled that the 1.5 million women suing Walmart for sex discrimination could not band together as a class in one larg...

  • Added: Jun 14, 2012
  • Length: 28:02
Roe v. Wade at 39/ Where Women Stand in 2012
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Caption: Sarah Weddington, Credit: Weddington Center
Equal Time series host Martha Burk interviews Sarah Weddington, who successfully argued the Roe v. Wade case legalizing abortion in the United Stat...

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  • Added: Jan 05, 2012
  • Length: 56:48
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Black Women Make History/ Coretta Scott King & Carol Moseley Braun
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Caption: Coretta Scott King, Credit: NNDB
Equal Time Series Host Martha Burk explores the life of Coretta Scott King with biographer Barbara Reynolds, a founding editor of USA Today. Burk...

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  • Added: Jan 26, 2012
  • Length: 56:48
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Conversations with Women Making History/ Nancy Pelosi & Zainab Salbi
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Martha Burk interviews Nancy Pelosi, first female Speaker of the House, and Zainab Salbi, best selling author and founder of Women for Women Intern...

  • Added: Feb 27, 2012
  • Length: 56:48
Equal Pay - Will We Ever Get There?
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Caption: Lilly Ledbetter, Credit: oprah.com
April is the month every year when women working full-time, year-round, finally catch up with the amount men earned by December 31 of the previous ...

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  • Added: Mar 24, 2012
  • Length: 56:49
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Political Leadership & Mothers Making Change
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Caption: Joan Blades/Mary Robinson
Mother's Day is celebrated in the in May, and mothers are now becoming a political force. Female political leaders can leverage their concerns at ...

  • Added: May 18, 2012
  • Length: 56:49
Title IX at 40 - An Interview with Billie Jean King
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Equal Time series host Martha Burk interviews tennis legend Billie Jean King, to mark the 40th anniversary of Title IX, the law that opened sports ...

  • Added: May 24, 2012
  • Length: 28:25