Program

V.R. Lang : a memorial / produced by Charles Ruas and Susan Howe

A memorial program to the late poet and playwright Violet Ranney "V.R." "Bunny" Lang (1924-1956).

The rite of football / Dr. William Arens ; interviewed by Barbara Londin.

State University of New York Stony Brook Professor Dr. William Arens talks about his "Natural History" magazine article called "The Rite of Football," an anthropological piece in which U.S. football and its followers are seen to share characteristics with primitive religions: violence, sexual exhibitionism, submersion of the individual to the mob.

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.

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.

"The Harder They Come": Jimmy Cliff

"The Harder They Come" is a criminal film produced by Perry Henzell, starring Jimmy Cliff and was filmed in Jamaica in 1972. The film tends to defy classification and provides insights to the black Jamaica, not tourist Jamaica. The main character, Ivan, goes to Kingston to find fame, but finds himself in difficult situations.

All The Livelong Day: The Meaning And Demeaning Of Routine Work / by Barbara Garson; interviewed by Bonnie Bellow.

Bonnie Bellow talks with Barbara Garson (b. 1941), the author of "Macbird," about her new book "All the Livelong Day: The Meaning and Demeaning of Routine Work", about the alienating nature of routine labor. They discuss Garson's interviews with working people conducted at a wide variety of workplaces, and Garson reads segments from these interviews.

An evening with Maya Angelou / produced by Lin Harris.

Poet Maya Angelou (1928 - 2014) reads and sings passages from her two autobiographies, I know why the caged bird sings and Gather together in my name, and poetry from her two collections Just give me a good drink of water 'fore I die and Oh pray my wings are gonna fit me well. She also discusses what writing means to her and the effect that her art has had on her life.

The woman who could read the minds of dogs

A radio adaptation of a long experimental poem by Leslie Scalapino. Scalapino's poetry is known for powerful imagery and fantasy. Read by Maureen McIlroy. Produced by Paul Vangelisti. Includes electronic music.

Rose Kushner / interviewed by Viv Sutherland

Viv Sutherland interviews Rose Kushner (1929 - 1990), author of "Breast Cancer: A Personal History and Investigative Report" about her experience having breast cancer and current practices treating breast cancer.

View from Gay Head: the New York Women's Music Festival (1975) / produced by Margaret Mercer and Ceil Muller

Four women singer-songwriters in concert live at the first New York Women's Music Festival. In order of appearance: Lou Crimmons, Casse Culver, Alix Dobkin and Meg Christian. Recorded on February 14 and 15, 1975 at Barnard College. Produced by Margaret Mercer and Ceil Muller. Contains sensitive language.

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