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In the 1970's, Minneapolis was Funky Town. One night, Joanna's mom met a disco guy with a body-sized freezer who took her on the worst date she eve...

  • Added: May 16, 2013
  • Length: 28:30
Caption: Rebecca Posamentier (R) and Carol Kirsch (L)
Rebecca Posamentier (R) reflects on an interview she recorded with her mother, Carol Kirsch (L).

  • Added: May 13, 2013
  • Length: 02:34
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30-second promo for: Born in the USA with 5 second hole for station-specific time/date tag.

  • Added: May 08, 2013
  • Length: :30
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Taiye Selasi, debut novelist of “Ghana Must Go,” is a citizen of the world, photographer, screenwriter and producer of an upcoming documentary abou...

  • Added: May 03, 2013
  • Length: 09:57
Caption: Rachel is facing the camera. Katy is the taller one.
After a high-speed car crash, sisters Rachel DePuy and Katy-Robin Garton’s relationship cratered. Climbing 20,000-foot Mount Denali isn’t where mos...

  • Added: Apr 23, 2013
  • Length: 09:19
Caption: Nigsiti Hailemariam - 2013
Nigisti Hailemariam has been in the United States for over 20 years; she has two kids, a stable job, and a red Honda outside her three bedroom apar...

  • Added: Apr 18, 2013
  • Length: 05:26
Caption: Ana Marx, Credit: (WBEZ/file)
Poet Ana Marx, 16, is a junior at Francis W. Parker School and participated in Louder Than a Bomb for the second time this year. Exploring the art ...

  • Added: Apr 12, 2013
  • Length: 02:43
Caption: Nina Coomes, Credit: (WBEZ/file)
Poet Nina Coomes, 19, is a sophomore at The University of Chicago and participated in Louder Than a Bomb for the fifth time this year. Her piece "L...

  • Added: Apr 12, 2013
  • Length: 03:06
Caption: Camara Brown, Credit: (WBEZ/file)
Poet Camara Brown, 17, is a senior at Oak Park and River Forest High School and participated in Louder Than a Bomb for the second time this year. H...

  • Added: Apr 12, 2013
  • Length: 02:47
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The Saturday Night Widows are a group of six friends that decided to remake their lives after suffering the loss of their husbands. Aikmans memoir ...

Bought by WCWP


  • Added: Apr 09, 2013
  • Length: 59:54
  • Purchases: 1
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Joanna Foster was worried when her first deaf child was born. When her second baby was born deaf and autistic, she was devastated. Joanna started l...

  • Added: Mar 27, 2013
  • Length: 07:12
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With jobs, chores, and family obligations, working mothers can lose themselves to their many commitments. A group of moms in Maine have a unique so...

  • Added: Mar 25, 2013
  • Length: 04:48
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Rowena Gore-Simmons speaks with her daughter, Kenya Gore, about the year Rowena spent in prison.

  • Added: Mar 15, 2013
  • Length: 01:56
Caption: Jamaica Kincaid
Jamaica Kincaid talks about the influence of her birthplace, the Caribbean island of Antigua, on her use of language and story telling, even though...

Bought by WJCU


  • Added: Mar 13, 2013
  • Length: :00
  • Purchases: 1
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Is the concept of 'wife' an outmoded relic of our chauvinistic past?

Bought by KKRN, WXDU, WNJR, and WRNC-LP


  • Added: Mar 11, 2013
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 4
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In her first critically-acclaimed book, “Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood,” British-born Alexandra introduced us to her fam...

  • Added: Mar 09, 2013
  • Length: 10:02
Caption: Breanne Marie
Breanne Marie is a relatively new country western musician who is rapidly becoming visible, along with her band The Front Porch Sinners, in Duluth...

Bought by WTIP and KSRQ


  • Added: Mar 08, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
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Staff Reporter Kenya, speaks about the significant role her mother has had on her life.

  • Added: Mar 06, 2013
  • Length: 02:26
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This show covers a variety of topics including medicine, music, an unconventional road trip and summer camp for grownups. Program Directors: please...

Bought by WRVO


  • Added: Mar 03, 2013
  • Length: 01:29:40
  • Purchases: 1
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On this episode of "Art Beat", we visit with a writer and a cast member of SEED performance Arts next production in the experiment series entitled ...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 27, 2013
  • Length: 16:04
  • Purchases: 1
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Is it possible to shed more light than heat on the moral status of a human fetus?

Bought by KKRN, KSKQ, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, and WNJR


  • Added: Feb 26, 2013
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Bonnie Brown (L) and Myra Brown (R)
Myra Brown speaks with her mother, Bonnie Mae Brown, who has an intellectual disability.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 08, 2013
  • Length: 02:29
  • Purchases: 1
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A woman comes out as transgender to her boyfriend.

  • Added: Feb 05, 2013
  • Length: 11:59
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First, AARP’s Love and Relationship expert, Pepper Schwartz, gives the details of a survey, titled “The Normal Bar,” that uncovered the surprising ...

  • Added: Feb 05, 2013
  • Length: 59:54
Caption: "Long-Shining Waters" by Danielle Sosin
Danielle Sosin's novel, "The Long Shining Waters," tells three stories of three women living around the shores of Lake Superior in three distinct t...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jan 28, 2013
  • Length: 17:32
  • Purchases: 1