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"The Good Girls Revolt:" Lynn Povich On How The Women Of Newsweek Changed The Workplace
The 1960s was a time of economic boom and social strife. Young women poured into the workplace, but the help wanted ads were segregated by gender and the office culture was rife with sexual stereotyping and discrimination.Author Lynn Povich was one of the lucky ones; she landed a job at Newsweek. It was a top-notch job for a woman at the time, and it was an exciting place. Newsweek was renowned for its cutting-edge coverage of civil rights and the Swinging Sixties. Yet the organization unknowingly sat on a discriminatory powder keg of its very own making.For women, the job was a dead end. Women researchers sometimes became reporters, but rarely writers, and never editors. Any aspiring female journalist was told, “If you want to be a writer, go somewhere else.” So the women of Newsweek decided to sue their employer.Lynn Povich talked with the CBC's Jim Brown about what it was like for her and the women of Newsweek to fight for the right to equal treatment in their workplace. Other Stories On KUOW Presents: How The Government Set Up A Fake Bank To Launder Drug MoneyHomeless Vets Face Challenges In Filing Disability ClaimsStruggle For Smarts? How Eastern And Western Cultures Tackle LearningJill Price On Remembering EverythingSummer Camp RedemptionA Father Remembers The Son He Lost To WarSounds Familiar: Chopin's Funeral MarchExit Interview: Governor GregoireNot Everyone Says I Love You
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How A Few Indistinct Words Burped Up By A Drunk Tennessee Williams Changed One Man's Life
The writer Allan Gurganus admired Tennessee Williams. One day, Gurganus heard the famous playwright had read one of his stories and enjoyed it. Full of confidence, Gurganus traveled to New Orleans where some friends had arranged for him to meet Williams. But the drunken, Tabasco-stained man he met taught him a lesson he didn’t expect.
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Donna Nelson On The Science Of "Breaking Bad"
Even pop culture needs to be scientifically accurate. At least, that’s what Donna Nelson believes.She’s a chemistry professor at the University of Oklahoma, and she acts as "meth consultant" for the Emmy Award-winning show "Breaking Bad."The show is about a high school chemistry teacher who starts cooking up crystal meth in order to pay for his cancer related medical bills. Donna Nelson says it's important to have scientific details represented as accurately as possible, especially on a fictional TV show. Not only because people are becoming more science literate, but because a failure to get details right can be distracting and misleading.Nelson talked with the CBC's Jian Ghomeshi about how she got the job, and what she does as a science advisor for "Breaking Bad."Other Stories On KUOW Presents:Why Coke Cost A Nickel For 70 YearsWomen’s Soccer Scores In AfghanistanCaitlin Moran On FeminismAfghanistan HomecomingThis Not Just In: D.B. Cooper Writer’s AlmanacThe Radical Roots Of Yesler TerraceThe Three Essential PrayersNavigating Holiday Dinner Conversation
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Chito Y Pocho: One Man’s Quest To Befriend A Crocodile
Chito is not your typical animal lover, he really loves a challenge. Something he always longed for was to be friends with a crocodile. So when he discovered one of the reptiles injured in a lake near his house Chito decided it was his best opportunity to get to know one. NPR's Stephanie Foo brings us the story of Chito, and probably the world’s most beloved crocodile named Pocho.Other Stories On KUOW Presents:GoogletownPackaging You Can EatDaniel Kahneman On Remembering SelfA&M Records: Independent, With Major AppealThe First LanguageWriter’s AlmanacD.B. CooperA&M RecordsThanksgiving GratefulnessBuying Art
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The Woman Who Guides You Through Death
Sometimes a terminal illness can take such a toll that the person suffering from it decides to end their sickness by ending their life. Fran Schindler knows how awful and lonely that choice can be. So she sits with sick people who take their own lives so they don’t have to die alone. She calls herself a Final Exit Guide. Fran talks with WUNC’s Dick Gordon about her work.Other Stories On KUOW Presents:Arizona Board Grants Emergency Funds To Needy VetsMexican Village Fed Up With Gangs And Illegal Loggers, Sets Up Own GovernmentYou Look LonelyWriter’s Almanac"Fooling Around" By Poet Alice DerryTaj MahalGlenn Greenwald
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A Lawyer's Redemption
Canadian lawyer Kathryn Smithen is seen as a pillar of her community. In addition to practicing family law, she is a single mother. But she hasn’t always been an upstanding citizen. She has a checkered past that took her 25 years to shed. She tells the CBC’s Sook Yin Lee about her journey from convict to lawyer.Other Stories On KUOW Presents:Websites Encourage Kids To Learn About Finance OnlineSea Of BonesClever Dog Lab: Exploring The Roots Of Canine PersonalityAlison Winter On History of MemoryStoryCorps: Marcela Gaviria And Dempsey SpringfieldComing Of Age With Autism Part 3Writer’s Almanac
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James FitzGerald On "What Disturbs Our Blood"
James FitzGerald was born into one of Canada's most important families. His grandfather John is a titan of public health in Toronto's history, credited with saving many lives with vaccines he developed. James' father, Jack, was a pioneer in the field of allergies. But both of their names were swept under the rug of Canadian history.
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New City Hall: How A Modern Building And Its Concrete Furniture Created Controversy In Toronto
New City Hall was the first modern, concrete civic building of its kind in the city of its kind in Toronto Canada.It was designed by a Finnish architect named Viljo Revell. When the building opened in 1965, it stood out very prominently from Toronto’s traditional Victorian structures. The striking concrete design was carried throughout the building. It was even incorporated into the office furniture. Desks, coffee tables and cabinets all had concrete legs — and nearly everyone hated it, a lot. The public was angry. Controversy ensued. Someone even resigned.Independent producers Sean Cole and Roman Mars bring us the story of Toronto's concrete New City Hall.Other Stories On KUOW Presents:Medicare's Unexpected BeneficiariesAll Aboard South Africa's High-Speed TrainJames Orbinski On His Time With Doctors Without BordersAbu Ghosh Festival Celebrates Vocal Music In IsraelVet Recalls The 'Legacy Of War That Lasts Forever'A Love Of AirWriter’s AlmanacComing Of Age With AutismDavid PatraeusSweets In Washington History
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Exploring The Backstories Of Seattle Artists
In this special hour-long edition of Art of Our City we explore stories from Puget Sound poets, illustrators, singers and more. They share the inspirations behind their work, and in some cases what they hope people will gain from it.Poet Christine Deavel drew inspiration for new work from her family's long ago past. Deavel's latest collection "Woodnote," winner of the 2012 Washington State Book Award for poetry, is based on excerpts from an early 20th century diary left to Deavel by a relative. In "Woodnote," Deavel explores her creative process and the intrinsic value of the art she produces.Plus, award-winning cartoonist Ellen Forney explores the connections between her creativity and bipolar disorder in her new graphic memoir "Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me."Also in this edition of Art of Our City, newly-appointed director of Seattle's Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs Randy Engstrom talks about his new job overseeing Seattle's diverse cultural community. Then Doug Fullington talks about 20 years leading the Tudor Choir, and the joy he gets from reviving classic artworks.
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Remembering The Voice Of The Mariners: Dave Niehaus
Two years ago, a routine November afternoon became anything but routine when “Voice of the Mariners” Dave Niehaus died suddenly at his Bellevue home. As news broke around the region, thousands mourned and the community struggled to come to terms with a huge and unexpected loss. Producer Feliks Banel takes us on an audio journey dedicated to the Voice of the Mariners. Other Stories On KUOW Presents:The 15-Year-Old Who Bought Two HousesIn Haiti, Success Isn’t Enough To Keep Innovative Energy Program AliveZorba Paster On Buddhism And MedicineThe Man In The AtticLast Train