McAnally, Kathy. – Pacifica Radio Archives

And throw away the key: the Eighth Amendment and cruel and unusual punishment (Episode 9 of 13)

This is the 9th in the series of 13 episodes. This program examines the recent realization of the deplorable conditions in most prisons and suggests new alternatives – house arrest, reduced sentences, and the private ownership of prisons. This program also includes interviews with “jailhouse lawyers” and contains actuality from the Attica riots. Sponsored by…

August 24, 2025

Women and breast cancer / Rose Kushner ; interviewed by Kathy McAnally.

Kathy McAnally talks with Rose Kushner, author of Breast Cancer, A Personal History and an Investigative Report (New York: Harcourt, Brace and Jovanovich, 1975). Kushner discusses breast cancer as it affects women’s relationships with men, her own personal experience with breast cancer, and the general lack of literature on the subject.

August 24, 2025

Dear doctor ain’t so dear / Ellen Frankfort and Laura Brown ; produced by Kathy McAnally.

A program examining the sexism of the (mostly male) medical profession, how this results in women patients receiving either poor treatment, or no treatment, for their medical problems, and the struggles being waged to deal with these issues. Contains interviews with three women who carry scars from their dealings with the medical profession. Also features…

August 24, 2025