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Northeast Public Radio

Host Allison Dunne talks to experts in their field for a wide-ranging, entertaining discussion of issues that not only fall into the traditional 'women's issues' category, but topics that concern us all as human beings and citizens of the global community.

Location:

Albany, NY

Description:

Host Allison Dunne talks to experts in their field for a wide-ranging, entertaining discussion of issues that not only fall into the traditional 'women's issues' category, but topics that concern us all as human beings and citizens of the global community.

Twitter:

@WAMCRadio

Language:

English

Contact:

WAMC/Northeast Public Radio P.O. Box 66600 Albany, NY 12206 (800) 695-9170


Episodes

51% #1672: From Comedy To Advocacy

8/5/2021
This week on 51% we highlight some favorites from our archives. Two comedians share their story; one is a disability advocate, the other a mental health advocate.

Duration:00:27:33

51% #1671: Human Trafficking And Unhoused Youth, Part Two

7/30/2021
On today’s 51%, the second part of a series on human trafficking and unhoused youth. We’ll speak with a young woman who became unhoused and sought help with a local housing program. And we’ll meet the executive director of that program.

Duration:00:28:10

51% #1670: Human Trafficking And Unhoused Youth, Part One

7/23/2021
On today’s 51%, we begin a two-part series on human trafficking and unhoused youth. I ride along with a street outreach coordinator for a youth shelter. And we’ll meet a woman who has walked the Underground Railroad to raise awareness about human trafficking.

Duration:00:28:10

51% #1669: Hollywood's Women In Charge

7/15/2021
On today’s 51%, we speak with one of the people responsible for bringing Hollywood to upstate New York. And we meet a producer of HBO’s new series “The Gilded Age,” which was filming this spring in New York’s Capital Region.

Duration:00:28:10

51% #1668: Recovering From Rape And Abuse - Part Two

7/7/2021
On today’s 51%, we bring you part two of our series on rape and sexual abuse. Last week we visited the Crime Victim Services Unit of a hospital to learn about what’s involved in a forensic rape exam. And a counselor told us what recovery looks like after an abuse. This week we speak to that counselor’s client about her healing journey.

Duration:00:28:10

51% #1667: Recovering From Rape And Abuse - Part One

6/29/2021
On today’s 51%, we bring you the first part of a two-part series on rape and sexual abuse. I visit the crime victim services unit of a hospital to learn about what’s involved in a forensic rape exam. And a counselor tells us what recovery looks like after an abuse.

Duration:00:27:57

51% #1666: Girl Scouts Changing The World

6/24/2021
On today’s 51%, we learn how some high school girl scouts have been helping their communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. And we’ll learn how the Girl Scouts are trying to diversify.

Duration:00:27:57

51% #1665: Non-Traditional Graduates

6/17/2021
On today’s 51%, for graduation season, we celebrate non-traditional students who returned for their degree later in life. And we’ll hear a first-hand experience of walking across the graduation stage: mine.

Duration:00:31:16

51% #1664: Akwesasne Women Fight Sexism And Colonization

6/10/2021
On today’s 51%, we visit the Akwesasne Nation near the U.S. – Canada border to learn about indigenous women leaders.

Duration:00:27:57

51% #1663: Film Archivist Audrey Kupferberg

6/9/2021
On today’s 51%, we explore the world of film with archivist Audrey Kupferberg.

Duration:00:31:43

51% #1662: Female Architects Creating Community Gardens

5/25/2021
On today’s 51%, we explore the role of community gardens in urban areas. And we’ll meet some of the scientists who are purifying the soils the gardens grow in.

Duration:00:31:38

51% #1661: Beauty Pageants And Feminism

5/20/2021
On today’s 51%, we speak with Miss New York USA about how beauty pageants can lift up young women. And we’ll hear from Miss Wisconsin Earth about how she’s representing plus size women on the stage in a time of changing attitudes about pageants.

Duration:00:35:17

51% #1660: Women In Law Enforcement

5/13/2021
On today’s 51%, I ride along on-shift with a County Sheriff’s Deputy and her K-9. And we’ll speak with a female FBI agent who tells us what not to believe on TV. SARATOGA COUNTY SHERRIFF NIKKI VOEGLER A Sheriff k-9 is tracking me. Specifically, a 2-year-old German shepherd named Neeka who, although allowing me to throw her toy over and over, could rip me apart in seconds. Neeka’s human is 31-year-old Sheriff Deputy Nikki Voegler. A native of her jurisdiction in Saratoga County, New York,...

Duration:00:31:11

51% #1659: Female Healthcare Heroes

5/7/2021
On today’s 51%, I visit a psychiatric ward in Cleveland to learn how one nurse reaches her patients with tea parties. And we’ll hear from one physician assistant who is trying to educate other healthcare professionals about racial and gender equity.

Duration:00:48:09

51% #1658: Sexual Harassment In The Workplace

4/29/2021
On today’s 51%, I speak with long-time women’s rights attorney Gloria Allred about the allegations of sexual misconduct against New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, and pick her brain about what it means to be a feminist. And we’ll hear from New York State Senator Alessandra Biaggi about her own experiences with the governor.

Duration:00:29:59

51% #1657: Searching For A Sign

4/22/2021
On this week’s 51%, sexual assault and harassment in the military affect retention, and a woman studying the behavioral ecology and demography of Asian elephants.

Duration:00:27:28

51% #1656: The Untold Story Of Women Resistance Fighters In Hitler's Ghettos

4/15/2021
This week on 51%, we hear the untold story of women resistance fighters in Hitler's ghettos. We also speak with an author about life in Iraq under Saddam Hussein's regime.

Duration:00:27:29

51% #1565: Marine Corps Boot Camps Fully Open To Women; A U.S. Obsession With Breasts

4/14/2021
On this week’s 51%, A Marine Corps Boot Camp in California opens to women; a writer discusses what she calls America’s obsession, breasts and women make some progress among Oscar nominees.

Duration:00:27:29

51% #1654: The Blues And Greens Of Lizz Wright

4/13/2021
On this week’s 51%, singer and culinary artist Lizz Wright talks about a range of topics, including what it means to sing joyfully.

Duration:00:27:29

51% #1653: Preventing Sexual Assault In The Army; Saving Seeds; Performing In Pixels

3/31/2021
On this week’s 51%, the Army is working on fixing its broken sexual assault prevention program, a Peace Corps experience prompted a woman to help communities save seeds; and a performance artist gets personal.

Duration:00:27:29