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"I am a Christian, I am a mom, a wife, a homemaker, a leader, a knitter, a quilter… I’m lots of things. Accepting the label felon was really hard."

Bought by WAMC and Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Apr 01, 2013
  • Length: 07:17
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Mary Bue, Credit: Sarah Holden
This episode includes Duluth musician talking with Northern Community producer Amy Clark, and one half of the Hobo Nephews of Uncle Frank talking t...

Bought by WTIP and KSRQ


  • Added: Apr 01, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
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In modern society, women in their 70's and 80's are often pushed aside and ignored in the hustle and bustle of daily life. Miriam is 85, widowed, a...

  • Added: Mar 31, 2013
  • Length: 05:13
Caption: Me
Public health nurse balances awareness and fear when making home visits in Brooklyn, NY.

Bought by WAMC


  • Added: Mar 30, 2013
  • Length: 05:43
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Pina Maisano Grassi is a fabrics store owner and dedicated activist in the fight against the Mafia.  Her husband was murdered in 1991 for refusing to pay the Mafia’s extortion tax., Credit: Nancy Greenleese
An 84-year-old grandmother and business owner is taking on the mob in Sicily. Organized criminals demand that business owners pay protection money...

  • Added: Mar 30, 2013
  • Length: 04:21
Caption: Nancy Jackson
In her role with the Chemical Security Engagement program of the U.S. Department of State, Nancy Jackson travels throughout Asia and the Middle Eas...

Bought by WAMC


  • Added: Mar 28, 2013
  • Length: 03:57
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Rebecca Guenard
Chemists can be narrowly focused, says Rebecca Guenard. In a field that encourages scientists to follow a pre-defined path, she encourages young wo...

  • Added: Mar 28, 2013
  • Length: 04:43
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The Art and Entertainment News That You Want To Know! Interviews with Authors, Musicians, Artists, Poets, Or Maybe Just The Guy Down The Street !!!

  • Added: Mar 27, 2013
  • Length: 59:01
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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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Radio Curious revisits a conversation with Mary Catherine Bateson, author of "“Full Circles: Overlapping Lives, Culture and Generation in Transition."

  • Added: Mar 25, 2013
  • Length: 29:01
Caption: Mark Twain House, Credit: Catie Talarski
The Mark Twain House and Museum in Hartford was in danger of being shut down back in 2008 after years of bad financial management. But the struggl...

  • Added: Mar 25, 2013
  • Length: 13:00
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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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In the small village of Stratton, Maine, a woman believes she's not the master of her own destiny - the spirit of a sea captain is preventing her f...

Bought by Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Mar 25, 2013
  • Length: 07:20
  • Purchases: 1
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Bobby speaks, on location from the big, red staircase in the middle of Times Square, with Mr. Locario, masterful guru in the art of seduction. They...

  • Added: Mar 25, 2013
  • Length: 41:52
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How would you react when a friend tells you they're "inspired" to join the United States Postal Service?

  • Added: Mar 24, 2013
  • Length: 04:07
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For our sixtieth (but far from the last) episode, we speak with Leslye Obiora, PhD, a person committed to community and women’s equality. Law profe...

  • Added: Mar 22, 2013
  • Length: 28:02
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The story is about a proposal to mandate sexual assault education for all incoming students that is being considered by the university senate boar...

  • Added: Mar 21, 2013
  • Length: 02:01
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The Dead Feminists Society of Minnesota began in 2008 as the brain-child of Kristine Holmgren and friends, who missed the collaborative efforts ear...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Mar 21, 2013
  • Length: 03:52
  • Purchases: 1
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Gender Justice is a nonprofit organization that eliminates gender barriers through education programs, public policy advocacy and litigation. KFAI ...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Mar 21, 2013
  • Length: 04:58
  • Purchases: 1
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Women’s Art Resources of Minnesota, also known as WARM, connects professional and emerging women artists. WARM began in 1973, embracing feminism an...

  • Added: Mar 21, 2013
  • Length: 04:02
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The Chalice is a young hip-hop collective garnering accolades for dynamic music that champions female empowerment. The trio, featuring Lizzo, Sophi...

  • Added: Mar 21, 2013
  • Length: 05:11
Caption: Debbie Lum, San Francisco, CA 3/11/13, Credit: Andrea Chase
Filmmaker Debbie Lum talks facing her fears, keeping the conversation going, and why she ended up as a character in her own documentary.

  • Added: Mar 20, 2013
  • Length: 14:25
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Women stay in jobs longer then men, even when they're inwardly itching to leave. In this show, we ask why. And we meet former Wall Street analyst ...

  • Added: Mar 20, 2013
  • Length: 16:30
Caption: Author John Thomas being interviewed at Brooklyn's Retrofret Guitars., Credit: Emon Hassan
Author of "Kalamazoo Gals: A Story of Extraordinary Women & Gibson's 'Banner' Guitars of WWII", John Thomas, talks about writing the book about wom...

  • Added: Mar 20, 2013
  • Length: 14:15
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In this show we look at the subject of women and negotiating, but from an angle that's rarely considered. What happens when a female employee asks ...

  • Added: Mar 20, 2013
  • Length: 13:42