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51% Show #1325

Mark Turner

On this week’s 51%, we’ll hear a few thoughts from former President Jimmy Carter on gender equality. Then, Ebola has left thousands of orphans in one African country. From this, we’ll try and face the music. And we’ll get to know some women who are in male-dominated music professions.

Former President Jimmy Carter recently spoke at Yale University about his latest book. And as 51%’s Jim Levulis tells us, President Carter touched on the issue of gender equality. 

Amos Sawboh (second from the left) says more needs to done to help Ebola orphans in Liberia

  Imagine a child who lost both parents who cannot afford to eat. There are at least 2,000 orphans, thousands more who are undocumented, who are now homeless as a result of the Ebola epidemic in the West African country of Liberia. Julius Kanubah reports. 

That was Julius Kanubah reporting for AfricaLink

Next, Rachel Wong from KALW brings us a story about a musician who, going deaf, fights for a life in music.  

Emily McWilliams comes from a family of musicians. 

 She has been playing the piano for 20 years and composes songs for her partner's New Orleans metal band. Piano tuning was never high on her list of professional aspirations, but with the help of a good teacher, she's come to realize it can be as challenging and precise a process as playing the songs themselves. Nina Feldman brings us the story. 

Conducting is a predominantly male world. Sarah Elzas produced this profile of Paris-based American conductor Elizabeth Askren Brie, who has fought sexism throughout her career. 

That was Conductor Elizabeth Askren Brie in a profile produced by Sarah Elzas for Radio France International.  

And that’s our show for this week. Thanks to Katie Britton for production assistance. Our executive producer is Dr. Alan Chartock. Our theme music is Glow in the Dark by Kevin Bartlett. This show is a national production of Northeast Public Radio. 

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