Program

  • 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.

  • Interview with filmmaker Joan Harvey

    Rich Schrader speaks with Joan Harvey, producer and director of the film “American: from Hitler to M-X” about nuclear war and disarmament.

  • Betty Pilkington interviews U.N. Ambassador Medhi Vakil about Iran

    U.N. Correspondent Betty Pilkington interviews United Nations Ambassador to Iran, Mehdi Vakil, on Iran’s National Day, the birthday of the reigning Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, October 26, 1967.

  • Women reporting on women

    Three feminist journalists who were all involved in coverage of the Houston Women’s Conference discuss the question of whether women journalists can objectively cover women’s issues. The journalists are Anna Quindlen of the New York Times; Ronnie Eldridge, former executive producer for Woman Alive on Channel 13 and candidate for Manhattan Borough President; and Ellen…

  • Author Marysa Navarro on Eva Peron

    Judith Murray speaks with Marysa Navarro, the biographer of Eva Peron. Note on box: Opens and back announce with “Don’t Cry For Me Argentina” from Evita the musical (Tim Rice / Andrew Lloyd Weber)- Top 10 Underground recording. Is it pro or anti-Eva Peron? Controversial world wide. Murray does this introduction then plays old recording…

  • Battered women

    Recordings from a conference on battered women sponsored by the American Friends Service Committee in February 1977. The recording includes testimony from battered women as well as historical information on the oppression of women, legal aspects, and ways of overcoming this problem. Produced by Kimberly Willis for WBAI.

  • Racism in the Women’s movement (Part 1 only)

    In this program, guests talk about the racism forum “Racism in the Women’s movement: how to fight it,” sponsored by the Women Writers Union and Radical Women, and held at the Women’s Building in San Francisco. They are: Suki Durham, member of both organizations, Max Regal, member of the Seattle Radical Women; Ann Finger, organizer…

  • Women in Spain

    In this program, panelists Linda Gould Levine, professor at Montclair State College, Gloria Feiman Waldman, professor at York College, and Elizabeth Starčević, professor at City College of New York discuss the women’s movement in Spain. The program was produced by Dave Metzger and Judith Murray, who was also the moderator of the panel. This program…

  • The Future of Housework (Part 1 only)

    Documentary about the future of housework, hosted by Celeste Wesson. Contains recordings from the conference “The Future of Housework: the role of the housewife and sharing arrangements for childcare,” organized by the Women’s Studies program at Sarah Lawrence College. Part 1 features three personal views on housework and childcare: 1. Roni Hagerty — National Congress…