Self Care as Selfless Act: Mental Health at the Root of Activism (encore)
Activists in the Latinx immigrant community of Los Angeles share what they do to take care of their mental health. The issues these activist...
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20 of 860 episodesRadical Therapy (Encore)
In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, we bring you a story at the intersection of therapy, healing and social justice. We'll hear about...
A History of Traditional Root Healing (Encore)
In some parts of the world, traditional herbal remedies are the norm. When we think of natural remedies we tend to think of older generation...
How the Legacy of Colonialism Keeps Puerto Rico's Healthcare System in Shambles (Encore)
Almost half of Puerto Rico's doctors have fled the island over the past decade, leading to a lack of specialists and treatment and incredibl...
Well Nourished: How Mutual Aid is Transforming Food Security for Single Moms in Ohio (Encore)
Federal food programs, like WIC, face big changes coming out of the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health. Meanwhile, a sin...
The Calling (Encore)
For Black Maternal Health Week, we celebrate the important work that Black midwives do in their communities. In this week's show, we'll hear...
Indigenous Intervention: Using Culture in Indigenous Substance Abuse Treatment (Encore)
In the late 1990s, psychologist Dr. Joseph Gone, a professor and member of the Aaniiih Gros Ventre tribe, returned home during his doctoral...
American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs (Encore)
On today's program we honor the life and legacy of civil rights activist Grace Lee Boggs (27 June 1915-5 October 2015). Through the lens of...
Flemmie Kittrell and the Preschool Experiment from Lost Women of Science (Encore)
Dr. Flemmie Kittrell was a Black home economist whose research in the field of early childhood education shaped the way we think about child...
Buried History: The Woman Who Created the Home Pregnancy Test
In 1965 Margaret Crane was a young designer creating packaging for a pharmaceutical company when a scientist gave her a tour of the lab. Loo...
Dr. Rebecca Crumpler, America's First Black Female Public Health Pioneer (Encore)
Dr. Rebecca Crumpler was the first Black woman to become a physician in the United States. Working in the aftermath of the Civil War, she ma...
I Am Not Your Negro (Encore)
Master filmmaker Raoul Peck envisions the book James Baldwin never finished, Remember This House. The result is a radical, up-to-the-minute...
Remembering Fred Hampton (Encore)
Our radio adaptation of the film, The Murder of Fred Hampton, produced by filmmakers Mike Gray and Howard Alk, provides a glimpse into the l...
Giving Bayard Rustin His Flowers (Encore)
On today's show, we take a look at the life and legacy of a central organizer of the 1963 March on Washington, Bayard Rustin. Rustin was an...
A Dream Remembered? Martin Luther King Jr and the Grassroots Civil Rights Movement (Encore)
On the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on August 28th 1963, at the March on Washington, Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered one of the most famo...
Origin Story: Making Contact | 30th Anniversary Capsule
From its birthplace in an Oakland cafe in 1994 to the Battle in Seattle, international reporting projects, and a deep commitment to social j...
The Cost of Deportations | 30th Anniversary Capsule
About two million Guatemalans live in the US. But, half of those here lack legal status, and tens of thousands of Guatemalans are deported b...
In the Shadow of the Wall: From Gaza to Arizona | 30th Anniversary Capsule
In dozens of countries around the world, millions of people live beside border walls. These heavily militarized and closely watched areas ca...
Trade Shifts: Reflections on the Seattle WTO Protests | 30th Anniversary Capsule
On November 30th, 1999, tens of thousands of people shook the streets of Seattle, Washington, in protest of the World Trade Organization. Th...
The Agony and the Ecstasy: Race and the Future of the Love Story | 30th Anniversary Capsule
In 2019 a well known romance writer began tweeting about other writers in her community and concerns about racism. It led to a huge reckonin...
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