Program

  • Puerto Rican protest theater / Cafe Teatro de Protesta

    Music, poetry and performance from the Puerto Rican Independent Movement’s new nightclub, Cafe Teatro de Protesta. Includes performances by Suni Paz, Estrella Artau and Asian American singers Joanne and Cris (Joanne Nobuko Miyamoto and Chris Iijima, later known as “A Grain of Sand”). Also includes an interview with Ana Marta Morales, the Teatro’s coordinator. Produced…

  • Speeches for the Abortion Rights Action Coalition (Part 1 only)

    Tape of speeches for the Abortion Rights Action Coalition, used for a program “Abortion and Women’s Health” produced by Eileen Zalisk and broadcast on WBAI on November 21, 1979. The speakers are not introduced, but include a speaker from the Religious Coalition for Abortion Rights, a speaker from the Committee of Interns and Residents Union,…

  • Family in history: interview with Carl Degler

    Eileen Zalisk interviews historian Dr. Carl Degler (1921 – 2014) author of “At Odds: Women and the Family in America” about the family in history. Broadcast as part of WBAI’s all-day programming in honor of International Women’s Day, March 8, 1981. Unknown if this interview was first broadcast previous to that date.

  • Rose at ninety

    On her 90th birthday, a prosperous woman named Rose looks back and speaks of her life and family. This was one of two interviews presented together as the program “Two Lives.” Produced by Barbara Londin.

  • School of hard knocks or, mallets with forethought

    Jan Albert hosts his program about the resumed construction (after a 37-year of hiatus) of the Cathedral of St. John the Devine in Manhattan, NY. Local men and women are being trained in the ancient art of stone masonry, and are well into the job of hand shaping the thousands of stones it will take…

  • Estelle Parsons

    Interview with actor and stage director Estelle Parsons (1927 – ) on directing Shakespeare’s “Antony & Cleopatra” by Marjorie De Fazio. Played on WBAI’s Shakespeare Day, April 23, 1979.

  • A celebration of Black womanhood: Black women in the health sciences (Tapes 5 and 7 only)

    Actualities from Barnard College’s conference “Celebration of Black Womanhood” held February 4-5, 1978. Tapes in Pacifica’s holdings were numbered #5 and #7, indicating that several are missing. These two parts are from a panel about Black women and careers in the health sciences. Part 5 is about applying to medical school. Speakers include Jewel Hodge,…

  • Cooking with author Li Ling-Ai

    Nina Mende interviews Chinese-Hawaiian writer, lecturer and actor Li Ling-Ai (1908 – ?), author of the memoir “Life Is for a Long Time,” as she gives a Chinese cooking lesson.

  • Reading and interview with novelist and artist Ursule Molinaro

    Ursule Molinaro (1916 – 2000), Paris-born social-satirist, novelist, playwright, and artist reads “Eating Melons in Marseille,” from her new collection of short stories “Night School For Saints.” Later she is interviewed by host Tom Vitale.

  • The Varied Voices of Black Women: an Olivia Records concert

    This is a recording of the final concert from the Olivia Records tour “The Varied Voices of Black Women,” which began in California and ended here at Medusa’s Revenge on November 7, 1978 at Medusa’s Revenge. The concert features musicians Gwen Avery, Mary Watkins, Linda Tillery and poet Pat Parker, accompanied by a band of…