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The Write Question - Carmen Maria Machado
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Carmen Maria Machado discusses her memoir, "In the Dream House," and her short story collection, "Her Body and Other Parties," in advance of the 20...

Bought by WORT, GCR (Global Community Radio), Yellowstone Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio, and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 5
'Sissy' as in Sister
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: MinneCulture In-Depth
Caption: A meeting at A Woman's Coffee House, Credit: Janet Dahlem
In the 1970s and 1980s, feminists redefined what it meant to be a woman in the United States. These activists didn’t always agree on how to reach t...

  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
  • Length: 46:02
North Carolina's LGBTQ Community Stands Against Domestic Terrorism
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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Join Laura Flanders as she speaks with residents of Moore County affected by a targeted power outage during a drag show, uncovering potential motiv...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KDNK, RadioFreePalmer, KWMR, and WNYE


  • Added: Apr 03, 2024
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 5
The Write Question - Marie-Helene Bertino
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Novelist Marie-Helene Bertino discusses "Beautyland."

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., GCR (Global Community Radio), Yellowstone Public Radio, and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 28, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
Riding the waves of feminism: a conversation with scholar Bettina Aptheker
From: Suki Wessling
Series: The Babblery
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Noted feminist scholar Bettina Aptheker explores the dawning of her feminist consciousness in waves. Daughter of a communist, Aptheker had to throw...

  • Added: Mar 25, 2024
  • Length: 57:00
Trying not to do damage: The Student Free Speech Movement with Bettina Aptheker
From: Suki Wessling
Series: Babblery Minibabbles
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In this short episode, feminist scholar Bettina Aptheker talks about the reasons for her iconic speech atop a police car and the impact of the Stud...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 25, 2024
  • Length: 08:10
  • Purchases: 1
0029: ‘We kept choosing each other, every single day’: coming out as trans in a romantic relationship, 3/29/2024
From: Embodied
Series: Embodied
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A gender transition means a lot of changes in a person's life — and a lot of changes for their romantic partner. Two couples share their experience...

  • Added: Mar 25, 2024
  • Length: 58:23
Transitioned [A Transgender Day Of Visibility Special]: Coming Out As Trans In A Romantic Relationship
From: Embodied
Series: Embodied - Specials
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March 31st marks the 15th annual International Transgender Day of Visibility. TDOV uplifts the contributions of trans folks in the Queer Rights Mov...

Bought by WWNO, WRKF, and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Mar 25, 2024
  • Length: 58:23
  • Purchases: 3
StoryCorps: Roger Mayo and Jim Neal
From: StoryCorps
Caption: Roger Mayo and Jim Neal at their StoryCorps interview in Portland on November 4, 2023., Credit: By Black Owl Studio for StoryCorps.
Former romantic partners Jim Neal and Roger Mayo remember Drop Me A Line, a shop they used to operate in Portland, Maine. The tiny card and gift sh...

  • Added: Mar 12, 2024
  • Length: 02:57
Retrieved [A Women's History Month Special]: Egg Donors Share Their Stories
From: Embodied
Series: Embodied - Specials
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Egg donation in the U.S. is a multibillion dollar industry designed to provide infertile folks with the eggs they need to conceive. But how do we d...

Bought by KRVS, WGUC/ WVXU, Oregon Public Broadcasting, WILL, KGOU and more


  • Added: Mar 11, 2024
  • Length: 58:23
  • Purchases: 12
026: What human eggs are worth: egg donors share their stories, 3/8/2024
From: Embodied
Series: Embodied
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Egg donation in the U.S. is a multibillion dollar industry designed to provide infertile folks with the eggs they need to conceive. But how do we d...

  • Added: Mar 07, 2024
  • Length: 58:23
StoryCorps: Mimo Davis and Miranda Duschack
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Mimo Davis and Miranda Duschack at their StoryCorps interview in St. Louis, Missouri on October 9, 2023, Credit: Delilah Righter for StoryCorps
Miranda Duschack and Mimo Davis came to StoryCorps to reflect on the many turns their relationship has taken.

Bought by KALW


  • Added: Feb 14, 2024
  • Length: 02:19
  • Purchases: 1
Giving Bayard Rustin His Flowers (Encore)
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Bayard Rustin, half-length portrait, facing front, microphones in foreground, Credit: Library of Congress
Today’s episode from our archives continues to honor Black history and heritage. We take a look at the life and legacy of Bayard Rustin, a central ...

Bought by WXDU, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., WORT, Oregon Public Broadcasting, RadioFreePalmer and more


  • Added: Feb 13, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 6
871: To All The Dogs We've Loved / 872: Rewriting The Romance Script, 2/10/2024
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "To All The Dogs We've Loved" - Picture yourself half way through a thousand mile sled dog race. What do you think about? This hour, adve...

  • Added: Feb 09, 2024
  • Length: 01:59:01
A Navy SEAL's fight against LGBTQ+ policies tests the Pentagon's new extremism rules
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Navy SEAL Bryce Henson, right, speaks into a bullhorn directed into the face of a pro-LGBTQ+ demonstrator at a rally in Orange, California, Sept. 7, 2023. , Credit: Courtesy of Kelly Stuart
The Navy stopped short of invoking the extremism rules against Bryce Henson, who has appeared at rallies alongside the Proud Boys and posted threat...

Bought by WRFA-LP, WHRV, KUT, and Texas Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 07, 2024
  • Length: 03:57
  • Purchases: 4
869: The Cult Of The Self / 870: Journeys Through Gender, 2/3/2024
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "The Cult Of The Self" - In the world of internet influencers and YouTube stars, it’s not enough to be ordinary anymore. So how special a...

  • Added: Feb 02, 2024
  • Length: 01:59:01
5 ways America's Courts Could Change Health Care in 2024
From: Tradeoffs
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Key court decisions in 2024 about prescription drug prices, abortion bans, gender affirming care and the Affordable Care Act could change the way h...

  • Added: Feb 02, 2024
  • Length: 18:49
StoryCorps OutLoud: Corey Harvard and Lisa Harvard
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Corey and Lisa Harvard at their StoryCorps interview in Mobile, Alabama on October 29, 2023, Credit: Chapin Montague for StoryCorps
Corey Harvard talks with his mother, Lisa Harvard, about how coming out led him to his work with LGBTQ+ youth.

Bought by KALW


  • Added: Jan 30, 2024
  • Length: 03:02
  • Purchases: 1
Noah Creshevsky
From: Radio Diaries
Series: The Unmarked Graveyard: Stories from Hart Island
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When Noah Creshevsky learned he was dying of bladder cancer two years ago, he decided to decline medical treatment. Soon, he and his husband David ...

  • Added: Jan 25, 2024
  • Length: 07:41
A new lawsuit says the VA has failed to live up to its promises about gender-affirming care
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough (right) talks with VA social worker Art Akkerman at a June 2022 LGBTQ Pride event in Denver, Colorado., Credit: Elaine Buehler / U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
The Transgender American Veterans Association is suing the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, two years after the department said it would provid...

Bought by KPBS, WRFA-LP, Texas Public Radio, KUT, and WHRV


  • Added: Jan 25, 2024
  • Length: 03:50
  • Purchases: 5
SPECIAL ISeeU EPISODE: The Gay Black Civil Rights Financier
From: I See U with Eddie Robinson
Series: I SEE U with Eddie Robinson Specials
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I SEE U examines the mystique behind the late millionaire, Norris Herndon, as a disappearing family legacy looms and the public knows little about ...

Bought by KUHF


  • Added: Jan 22, 2024
  • Length: 53:29
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Denise Tuite
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Denise Tuite recalls volunteering at The Lesbian Switchboard, a helpline for gay women that operated in New York City from the 70s to the 90s.

Bought by Raven Radio


  • Added: Jan 12, 2024
  • Length: 02:51
  • Purchases: 1
There's More Than One Color in the Rainbow
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Dancers at the Rainbow Literature Festival in New Delhi
Though the plea to recognize same-sex marriage was quashed by the Indian Supreme Court, queer life continues to bloom in India in many different co...

  • Added: Jan 08, 2024
  • Length: 06:00
StoryCorps: Joseph Rogers-Britton and Jeff Moore
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Joseph Rogers Britton speaks with his friend Jeff Moore about living with HIV, while caring for others with kindness.

Bought by Raven Radio


  • Added: Dec 15, 2023
  • Length: 02:18
  • Purchases: 1
On the Frontlines
From: Brooklyn Public Library
Series: Borrowed and Banned
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Library workers often risk their livelihoods when they speak out against censorship, spurring community members to pick up the fight for intellectu...

Bought by WORT


  • Added: Dec 13, 2023
  • Length: 25:35
  • Purchases: 1

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