Episode

I was first locked up at fourteen / produced by Frances Emley.

A documentary on the physical and emotional reality of incarceration, profiling a young woman whose father had her locked up at the age of fourteen for "incorrigibility." The "incorrigibility" stemmed from her work with young Chicano migrant families, of which her father disapproved.

500 years of Chicano history in pictures / Elizabeth Martinez ; interviewed and produced by Sue Supriano.

Elizabeth "Betita" Martinez, editor of a bilingual photographic history of Chicanos, discusses the meaning of the word "Chicano," the harassment of Chicanos at the Mexico-United States border, racism, the positive aspects of traditional native cultures, and the importance of working together to change "white supremacy." Interviewed and produced by Sue Supriano.

This way out : the international gay and lesbian radio magazine / produced by Greg Gordon.

Ongoing weekly newsmagazine which explores contemporary gay issues, as well as important past events in the gay-rights movement.|THIS WAY OUT : THE INTERNATIONAL GAY AND LESBIAN RADIO MAGAZINE / produced by Greg Gordon - Ongoing weekly newsmagazine which explores contemporary gay issues, as well as important past events in the gay-rights move

pt.1. Newswrap / Cindy Friedman and Mark Saccomano (8:10) -- pt.2. The Pentagon's anti-gay and lesbian personnel policy : millions of taxpayer dollars wasted / reported by Larry Brownell (4:10) -- pt.3.

A case of artificial intelligence / produced by Adi Gevins and John Hockenberry (Episode 2 of 2)

Unusual documentary which examines new ways in which people are understanding how humans think. In this program Adi Gevins plays a made dabbler-in-science, Hockenberry portrays her Pinnochio-like robot, Zack.

Dracula / by Bram Stoker ; produced by Orson Welles.

Radio adaptation of the English novel.|DRACULA / by Bram Stoker| produced and introduced by Orson Welles. SERIES: Mercury theater on the air - Radio adaptation of the classic Gothic English novel about Count Dracula, and his adventures in England. RECORDED: Columbia Network recording, 196-?

Public libraries and the first amendment (Episode 13 of 13)

This is the last in a series of 13 episodes. This program contains interviews and debates with attorneys, writers, and academics which convey the controversy over the question of censorship and public libraries. Sponsored by the Pacifica Foundation and the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, with funding from the Deer Creek Foundation, St.

KPFA Folio, December 1987, pg. 26: The American Library Association receives three to five reports a day regarding requests to remove books from local public libraries. School librarians and curricula are similarly affected. Who should control the selection of library materials—librarians or the local communities they serve?

Neutral against God: prayer in the public schools (Episode 12 of 13)

This is the 12th in a series of 13 episodes. This program contains excerpts from sermons, political gatherings and speeches, interviews with religious and political leaders, school children, attorneys, and sociologists. Sponsored by the Pacifica Foundation and the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, with funding from the Deer Creek Foundation, St.

KPFA Folio, December 1987, p. 23: Prayer in the Public Schools. In 1980, the religious right was just entering American politics and prayer in the public schools was their most unifying issue. Now they are part of mainstream politics and the President has called for voluntary prayer in the schools.

He went and preached unto the spirits in prison: freedom of religion in American penal institutions (Episode 11 of 13)

This is the 11th in a series of 13 episodes. This program examines the history, philosophy, and legal context of religious practices in American prisons - court attitudes, changes since the 1960s, the Black Muslim movement, and its impact on the judiciary. Sponsored by the Pacifica Foundation and the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation with funding from the Deer Creek Foundation, St.

KPFA Folio, December 1987, p. 20: The Bill of Rights protects all citizens against government abuse of power in the matter of freedom of religion. But what happens to these rights once a citizen is incarcerated in a state or federal prison where the priority is to maintain security over individual expression?

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.

KPFA Folio notes: The rights of incarcerated prisoners are, by definition of their condition, limited. Yet they are protected, specifically the Eighth Amendment's prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment. But what constitutes "cruel and unusual"?

Pressure groups, censorship, and the First Amendment: a journey through the marketplace of ideas (Episode 8 of 13)

This is the 8th in a series of 13 episodes. This program combines actuality of demonstrations, interviews with entertainers, city officials, communications scholars, and attorneys to highlight the dilemma of the First Amendment's guarantee of free speech and the role of power in exercising that right.

KPFA folio notes: ABC's mini-series Amerika and The Day After spark criticism of bias in news and entertainment programming. The Parents' Resource Committee attempts to place warning labels on rock and roll albums they say contain satanic messages or promote amoral behavior.

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