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Laurie Anderson : on herself / interviewed by Charles Amirkhanian.

Laurie Anderson, noted experimental composer and musician, discusses avant garde music styles.

r.1. She discusses how she is part musician, part storyteller, and the harmonics, style, and music recording process. She mentions Native American chanting. Includes performances of: Kho Kho Khu, Stranger Chanting, Banjo Joe, and Sharkey's Day (57 min.) -- r.2.

My Jewish face / Melanie Kaye-Kantrowitz ; interviewed and produced by Penny Rosenwasser.

Melanie Kaye-Kantrowitz is a Jewish lesbian writer, poet, and activist. She is known for a fine blend of humor, warmth and political insight.

Vivienne Verdon-Roe / produced by Penny Rosenwasser.

Series of radio interviews with women shamans, activists, teachers, artists and healers.|VIVIENNE VERDON-ROE / produced by Penny Rosenwasser. - SERIES: Voices of women of power| no. 11 - Series of radio interviews with women shamans, activists, teachers, artists and healers.

Vivienne Verdon-Roe, a film producer and director, is also a master of traditional male power stratagems. She has recently become aware of the feminine concept of allowing power to emerge. She is a woman in recovery, and tells of the lessons she learned about breaking denial, connecting to nature, different definitions of "success," and issues of control.

Fran Peavey / produced by Penny Rosenwasser.

Series of radio interviews with women shamans, activists, teachers, artists and healers.|FRAN PEAVEY / produced by Penny Rosenwasser. - SERIES: Voices of women of power| no. 9 - Series of radio interviews with women shamans, activists, teachers, artists and healers.

Fran Peavey is a political strategist and organizer, poet, furniture designer, television producer, environmental consultant, photographer, scientist and author. She discusses her books "Heart Politics," and "A Shallow Pool of Time: One Woman Grapples with the AIDS Epidemic," as well as her innovative approach to life.

Suha Hindieh / produced by Penny Rosenwasser.

Series of radio interviews with women shamans, activists, teachers, artists and healers.|SUHA HINDIEH / produced by Penny Rosenwasser. - SERIES: Voices of women of power| no. 7 - Series of radio interviews with women shamans, activists, teachers, artists and healers.

Suha Hindieh is the Director of the Women's Resource Center at the Palestinian Federation of Women's Action Committees (WAC). She discusses her organizing work, and the objectives of the WAC: boycotting Israeli products, building a Palestinian infrastructure, and raising the socio-economic consciousness of women on a feminist level.

Ying Lee Kelly / produced by Penny Rosenwasser.

Series of radio interviews with women shamans, activists, teachers, artists and healers.|YING LEE KELLY / produced by Penny Rosenwasser. - SERIES: Voices of women of power| no. 5 - Series of radio interviews with women shamans, activists, teachers, artists and healers.

Ying Lee Kelly walked out of China as a young adult, served several terms on the Berkeley City Council, and was a contender for Mayor of Berkeley. She is currently an aide to Congressman Ron Dellums, who is an outspoken advocate of peace and justice.

Barbara Smith / produced by Penny Rosenwasser.

Series of radio interviews with women shamans, activists, teachers, artists and healers.|BARBARA SMITH / produced by Penny Rosenwasser. - SERIES: Voices of women of power| no. 4 - Series of radio interviews with women shamans, activists, teachers, artists and healers.

Barbara Smith was raised in a multigenerational family of Black women, is co-founder of Kitchen Table/Women of Color Press, a lesbian activist, a professor, a poet and an author. She discusses her book, Home Girls: A Black Feminist Anthology, and the importance of humility so that we can uncover what people can accomplish if they band together.

Naomi Newman / produced by Penny Rosenwasser.

Series of radio interviews with women shamans, activists, teachers, artists and healers.|NAOMI NEWMAN / produced by Penny Rosenwasser. - SERIES: Voices of women of power| no. 3 - Series of radio interviews with women shamans, activists, teachers, artists and healers.

Naomi Newman, an actor, says she is equally at home on stage with The Traveling Jewish Theatre or helping people with life-threatening illnesses. She discusses her one-woman show "Snaketalk," and suggests that the whole world needs to take a Sabbath, so that everyone can tune in on their soul all at the same time.

Rachel Bagby / produced by Penny Rosenwasser.

Series of radio interviews with women shamans, activists, teachers, artists and healers.|RACHEL BAGBY / produced by Penny Rosenwasser. - SERIES: Voices of women of power| no. 2 - Series of radio interviews with women shamans, activists, teachers, artists and healers.

Rachel Bagby is the Associate Director of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers Project at Stanford University, an eco-feminist, and co-founder of the WomanEarth Institute.

Papusa Molina / produced by Penny Rosenwasser.

Series of radio interviews with women shamans, activists, teachers, artists and healers.|PAPUSA MOLINA / produced by Penny Rosenwasser. - SERIES: Voices of women of power| no. 1 - Series of radio interviews with women shamans, activists, teachers, artists and healers.

Papusa Molina is a founding member of Women Against Racism in Iowa City, and is Director of the Women's Center at the University of Iowa. She discusses the importance of respecting differences, seeing them as assets instead of liabilities. She argues for a transformation of ourselves and our institutions through a process of understanding that political work is spiritual work.

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