Sprouts: Radio from the Grassroots, is a weekly program produced collaboratively by radio producers at community stations around the world. The show features local news and culture of international interest.

Iranian Women Speak Out 

As protests continue in Iran despite a brutal government crackdown, a California woman speaks about her hopes and fears for her home country.

Elnaz Sarbar Boczek is an Iranian-American women's rights activist. She grew up in Iran and left Iran for the US when she was 28 years old. She talks about growing up with her little brother, and realizing she had fewer rights than him as they both got older, like not being able to ride a bicycle. She also shares about run ins she had with the "morality police," when she decided to remove her hijab. Elnaz shares music and audio of the greater revolution movement in Iran, and discusses the complicated influence of religion.

Elnaz used to work as a program manager at tech companies in the Bay Area including Google but now she is attending to her newborn daughter and getting the voice of Iranian women out to the world. 

Sprouts: Radio from the Grassroots, is a weekly program produced collaboratively by radio producers at community stations around the world. The show features local news and culture of international interest.

Sprouts: Radio from the Grassroots, is a weekly program produced collaboratively by radio producers at community stations around the world. The show features local news and culture of international interest.

Josephine Baker: The Spy Who Hid in Plain Sight 

During WWII, the glamorous lighthearted entertainer, Josephine Baker, worked as a spy for the French Resistance, while hiding in plain sight.

Ursula Ruedenberg talks with author Christopher Klein about Josephine Baker's humble beginnings to superstardom, and her unexpected turn in aiding the war effort against the Nazis. 
Author Christopher Klein 

Sprouts: Radio from the Grassroots, is a weekly program produced collaboratively by radio producers at community stations around the world. The show features local news and culture of international interest.

Abortion Stories: Our Bodies, Our Stories, Our Votes 

Women tell personal stories about their experiences with abortion and self acceptance.

Emily, pregnant with twins, has a complication that threatens her life.

Sarah is able to become a mother because of care she received at age 17.

Abby overcomes her fear to visit Planned Parenthood for birth control.

Zoie has an abortion so she can pursue her dream career.

Chloe grows up transgender in a world before the words "transgender" and "queer" are used. She is grateful to her understanding mother.

Jennifer, a single parent, chooses to focus on her two children over bringing another member to the family.

Arnie grows up in a conservative family. When she gets pregnant, her mother takes a surprising stance. 

Sprouts: Radio from the Grassroots, is a weekly program produced collaboratively by radio producers at community stations around the world. The show features local news and culture of international interest.

Healthcare Issues Faced by Transgender People -part 2 

Featured speakers/guests:
OutCasting continues their exploration of prejudices among professionals and how policies created without trans people in mind affect quality in medical care -- even routine medical care.

In this episode, professionals and trans people discuss what steps can be taken to foster better relationships between doctors and trans men and women.

Our guests are Dr. Marci Bowers, a transgender surgeon in California who also treats trans patients, and Michael Silverman, an attorney.

We are also joined by Jessica, Billie Rae, and Britney, three transgender women who have experienced difficulties in dealing with the healthcare system.

Much of this series was created before the Covid pandemic, and when we interviewed Michael, he was the executive director of the Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund.  
Marci Bowers, MD; Michael Silverman, attorney and former executive director of the Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund; Billie Rae, Jessica, and Britney, trans women who have experienced problems with the healthcare system; OutCasting youth  

Sprouts is a weekly collaborative program showcasing local stories produced by community radio stations and grassroots media groups around the world. The program is coordinated and distributed by Pacifica Radio and offered free to all radio stations. For information, or to feature your work on Sprouts, contact Ursula Ruedenberg: Diese E-Mail-Adresse ist vor Spambots geschützt! Zur Anzeige muss JavaScript eingeschaltet sein!.  

Sprouts: Radio from the Grassroots, is a weekly program produced collaboratively by radio producers at community stations around the world. The show features local news and culture of international interest.

It's Not Black and White. It's Blue! A Real Story of Being Treated Unfairly by Police 

In the wake of Tyre Nichols' death at the hands of police, Ramses Ja and Q Ward tell a story of how they were pulled over in 2020 in Mississippi. They were harassed, profiled, and humiliated by law enforcement only to be released after no usable evidence was able to be procured and used against them.

Ramses and Q share the fear they felt, and the surprise of their treatment by a black officer. They give analysis on the system that creates experiences like theirs.

Sprouts is a weekly program produced in collaboration with community radio stations and independent producers bringing featuring radio production of national interest. The program is coordinated and distributed by Pacifica Radio.

Civic Cipher is a weekly radio show hosted by Ramses Ja and Q. Ward. This show is dedicated to empowering Black and Brown voices, allowing them to engage directly with their communities as well as the general population

http://audioport.org/index.php?op=series&series=Civic+Cipher& Sprouts: Radio from the Grassroots, is a weekly program produced collaboratively by radio producers at community stations around the world. The show features local news and culture of international interest.

The Radical Side of Dr. Martin Luther King 

This episode features an excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King's speech: "Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?"

Pacifica's Steve Zeltzer speaks with retired Secretary Treasurer of ILWU Local 10 Clarence Thomas. Thomas spoke about Dr. Kings relationship with the ILWU and his impact on the struggle of workers today.

He also spoke about how Dr. King was perceived before his death, and how he connected militarism, capitalism, and racism.  retired Secretary Treasurer of ILWU Local 10 Clarence Thomas

Sprouts: Radio from the Grassroots, is a weekly program produced collaboratively by radio producers at community stations around the world. The show features local news and culture of international interest.

Farming While Black: How One Community Farm Is Uprooting Racism  

Leah Penniman, founder of Soul Fire Farm and author of Farming While Black, discusses how Afro-Indigenous centered community farms can uproot the food system and create new opportunities for Black and Brown farmers.  

Sprouts: Radio from the Grassroots, is a weekly program produced collaboratively by radio producers at community stations around the world. The show features local news and culture of international interest.

Sprouts: Radio from the Grassroots, is a weekly program produced collaboratively by radio producers at community stations around the world. The show features local news and culture of international interest.

Sprouts: Radio from the Grassroots, is a weekly program produced collaboratively by radio producers at community stations around the world. The show features local news and culture of international interest.

Sprouts: Radio from the Grassroots, is a weekly program produced collaboratively by radio producers at community stations around the world. The show features local news and culture of international interest.

Sprouts: Radio from the Grassroots, is a weekly program produced collaboratively by radio producers at community stations around the world. The show features local news and culture of international interest.

Sprouts: Radio from the Grassroots, is a weekly program produced collaboratively by radio producers at community stations around the world. The show features local news and culture of international interest.

Sprouts: Radio from the Grassroots, is a weekly program produced collaboratively by radio producers at community stations around the world. The show features local news and culture of international interest.

Sprouts: Radio from the Grassroots, is a weekly program produced collaboratively by radio producers at community stations around the world. The show features local news and culture of international interest.

The Danger of Gas Leaks and What Can Be Done 

Organizer and veteran Yaritza Perez and climate scientist Dr. Juan Declet-Barreto discuss the human impacts of, and science behind, methane pollution and how communities in Florida are fighting back. 
Organizer and Marine Corps veteran Yaritza Perez and climate scientist Dr. Juan Declet-Barreto 

Sprouts is a weekly program produced in collaboration in collaboration with community radio stations and independent producers featuring radio production of national interest. The program is coordinated and distributed by Pacifica Radio.  

Editing: Colleen MacDonald
Additional editing and music: Brian Middleton
Research and writing: Pamela Worth and Cana Tagawa
Executive producer: Rich Hayes

Host: Colleen MacDonald Sprouts: Radio from the Grassroots, is a weekly program produced collaboratively by radio producers at community stations around the world. The show features local news and culture of international interest.

Sprouts: Radio from the Grassroots, is a weekly program produced collaboratively by radio producers at community stations around the world. The show features local news and culture of international interest.

Native American Food Sovereignty 

Elena Terry is the Executive Chef/Founder of Wild Bearies, a non-profit community outreach catering organization that supports participants to overcome alcohol and other drug abuse issues or emotional traumas. One of her goals has been to develop mentorship programs that help build stronger communities within the Indigenous Food Sovereignty movement. Developing the Native American Food Sovereignty Associations Food and Culinary mentorship program in 2020, Elena emphasizes the healing nature of working with traditional indigenous ingredients while building community. Tune in to learn more about:

Wild Bearies and their mission to heal through real food and bringing communities together

The power of how ancestral knowledge of food and animals is being passed from one generation to the next

The cooperation with the Indigenous Seed Savers Network as well as Dream of Wild Health in continuing the stewardship of ancestral seeds

The story of the bean seed that came back to the tribe

The memories of her great-grandmother cooking over on open fire and the stories that were shared;
Learning how to butcher from her own grandmother;
What decolonized food is

Elena's philosophy that while food is medicine, the real medicine is in the creation and the relationships we build around food. 

Elena Terry 

Sprouts is a weekly program produced in collaboration with community radio stations and independent producers featuring radio productions of national interest. The program is coordinated and distributed by Pacifica Radio.

Heartland Stories Radio is a weekly 29-minute radio show that is also available as a podcast, sponsored by the Heartland Study, a non profit research project dedicated to protecting the health of pregnant women and their babies. Each show engages listeners on the issues and challenges in food, farming and global health. While the team is in the Heartland, where much food is produced, our issues and interviews are with change makers, influentials and everyday people from all over the globe. We present solid information about what we all can do together to assure a healthy and just food system for the 21st century.
Episodes are available on Audioport. Search for Heartland Stories or follow this link:
http://audioport.org/index.php?op=series&series=Heartland+Stories  
A pioneer of the natural foods movement, host Theresa Marquez has dedicated her 40-year career to protecting family farmers and facing our health crisis through a culture of healthy food. Recently retired as Mission Executive for Organic Valley, Theresa created Heartland Stories Radio to reflect on the state of our world and its ensuing impact on public health, urging people to work together and take control of their impact on the planet.

Produced by Heartland Stories Radio

Sprouts theme music is Torpedoes on Tuesday by Poison Control CenterSprouts: Radio from the Grassroots, is a weekly program produced collaboratively by radio producers at community stations around the world. The show features local news and culture of international interest.

The History of Feminism with Dr. Estelle Freedman 

Encore Episode

The history of feminism, where women stand in American society and how that has changed. Barry Vogel with Dr. Estelle Freedman of Stanford University in a 2002 phone interview.

Dr. Freedman discusses family size, suffrage, race, women entering the workforce, and birth control.

Sprouts is a weekly program that features local radio production and stories from many radio stations and local media groups round the world. It is produced in collaboration with community radio stations and independent producers across the country.

The program is coordinated and distributed by Pacifica Radio and offered free of charge to all radio stations. For information, or if you would like to feature your work on Sprouts, contact Ursula Ruedenberg at Diese E-Mail-Adresse ist vor Spambots geschützt! Zur Anzeige muss JavaScript eingeschaltet sein!

Native American Food Sovereignty 

Elena Terry is the Executive Chef/Founder of Wild Bearies, a non-profit community outreach catering organization that supports participants to overcome alcohol and other drug abuse issues or emotional traumas. One of her goals has been to develop mentorship programs that help build stronger communities within the Indigenous Food Sovereignty movement. Developing the Native American Food Sovereignty Associations Food and Culinary mentorship program in 2020, Elena emphasizes the healing nature of working with traditional indigenous ingredients while building community. Tune in to learn more about:

Wild Bearies and their mission to heal through real food and bringing communities together

The power of how ancestral knowledge of food and animals is being passed from one generation to the next

The cooperation with the Indigenous Seed Savers Network as well as Dream of Wild Health in continuing the stewardship of ancestral seeds

The story of the bean seed that came back to the tribe

The memories of her great-grandmother cooking over on open fire and the stories that were shared;
Learning how to butcher from her own grandmother;
What decolonized food is

Elena's philosophy that while food is medicine, the real medicine is in the creation and the relationships we build around food. 
Elena Terry 

Sprouts is a weekly program produced in collaboration with community radio stations and independent producers featuring radio productions of national interest. The program is coordinated and distributed by Pacifica Radio.

Heartland Stories Radio is a weekly 29-minute radio show that is also available as a podcast, sponsored by the Heartland Study, a non profit research project dedicated to protecting the health of pregnant women and their babies. Each show engages listeners on the issues and challenges in food, farming and global health. While the team is in the Heartland, where much food is produced, our issues and interviews are with change makers, influentials and everyday people from all over the globe. We present solid information about what we all can do together to assure a healthy and just food system for the 21st century.

Episodes are available on Audioport. Search for Heartland Stories or follow this link:

http://audioport.org/index.php?op=series&series=Heartland+Stories  

A pioneer of the natural foods movement, host Theresa Marquez has dedicated her 40-year career to protecting family farmers and facing our health crisis through a culture of healthy food. Recently retired as Mission Executive for Organic Valley, Theresa created Heartland Stories Radio to reflect on the state of our world and its ensuing impact on public health, urging people to work together and take control of their impact on the planet.

Produced by Heartland Stories Radio

Sprouts theme music is Torpedoes on Tuesday by Poison Control Center

Sprouts: Radio from the Grassroots, is a weekly program produced collaboratively by radio producers at community stations around the world. The show features local news and culture of international interest.