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  • Voices of a People’s History of the United States 2 CD

    Listen to the people’s historian, Howard Zinn, and his friends during a very special night of dramatic readings from Voices of a People’s History of the United States.\nVoices is the long-awaited primary-source companion volume to Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States. It features words of rebels, dissenters, and visionaries from our past —…

  • Sensuality in marriage: question-and-answer session / Maxine Serett. (Episode 2 of 4)

    Maxine Serett, author of the book “The Housewife’s handbook on selective promiscuity” (under the pen name Rey Anthony), fields audience questions following a lecture on sexuality and marriage (in California, venue unknown) on January 14, 1965. The lecture centered on how monogamy in marriage doesn’t work and how to best approach being monogamous in marriage.…

  • Lesbian sisters (series record)

    This is the series record for the series “Lesbian Sisters”. This series gives news and views of the lesbian community; exploring the Lesbian culture. Women’s music, poetry, discussion, guests, sometimes live performers, open phones. Hosted by Evan Paxton. First Tuesday of each month.

  • Rapid transit : when, where, and how? (Episode 2 of 2)

    Barry Siegel, Los Angeles Urban Coalition Transportation Consultant; Margot Feuer, member of the South Coast Regional Commission and Land Use Planning Advocate for Los Angeles County; and Tad Widby, Transportation and Land Use Planner for the Southern California Association of Governments talk about land use and transportation in Southern California. Moderated by Ellen Stern Harris.

  • Virginia Woolf: voices that fly ahead / produced by Maureen McIlroy (Part 2 of 2)

    Part two of a documentary on Virginia Woolf, her work, and her life, based on the letters, diaries, and published works of Virginia and Leonard Woolf, in an original production for KPFK by Maureen McIlroy. Madness, love and death are among the themes traced through Virginia Woolf’s life into her novels. The KPFK Folio description…

  • The moving center : Isla Vista (Part 2 of 2)

    A documentary about the riots in Isla Vista, California, near the University of California, Santa Barbara, in late February 1970. After the first night of rioting, the Bank of America building in Isla Vista was burned to the ground. This program, which was recorded by KPFK’s music director William Malloch, documents the events of the…

  • Lesbian sisters: October 5, 1976

    This is Helene Rosenbluth’s first episode of the series “Lesbian Sisters” on KPFK. The program opens with “Face the Music” by Meg Christian, then author Rita Mae Brown speaking at the Women’s Building about art and politics. Later, Helene interviews Meg Christian and Judy Dlugacz about Olivia Records, and they feature the newly released Be…

  • West coast women’s music festival (raw recordings) (Reel 7 of 12)

    This is the seventh reel in the series of live raw recordings taken at the West Coast Women’s festival in 1980. Terry Garthwaite finishes her performance: “Ticket to Chicago”, “Bye-bye? (Found Another Lover To go)”. Robin Tyler makes announcements. Gwen Avery performs. Intro song (note taker didn’t catch the title), “Shout It Out”, “Sugar Mama”,…

  • West coast women’s music festival (raw recordings) (Reel 8 of 12)

    This is the eighth reel in the series of live raw recordings taken at the West Coast Women’s festival in 1980. Gwen Avery continues “Song for My Woman Friends”, [Emergency announcements], Intro and rap, “Cry No More”, “Backyard Blues”, “Heaven Is In Your Mind”, musician intros, audience participation, “On My Way” (incomplete).

  • West coast women’s music festival (raw recordings) (Reel 9 of 12)

    This is the ninth reel in the series of live raw recordings taken at the West Coast Women’s festival in 1980. Gwen Avery continues “On My Way”, “Coming Out”?.