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Women + Cancer I
Broadcast "Woman and Cancer," a special series hosted by Viv Sutherland about the myths and realities of cancer. Inscribed title on both sides is "Women + Cancer. Guests are Dr. Philip Strax, director of the Guttman Breast Diagnostic Institute; Mary Overton, assistant executive director of Cancer Care; Richard Klarberg,director of the Public Health Center, the American Health Foundation; Pam Booth, co-director of Women's Health Forum; and Denise Dillon Fuge, member of the Committee on Women and Health, National Organization for Women, New York (NOW-NY). Dr. Stax, an early advocate of mammography, discusses the need for routine screening. Additional topics are the impacts of cancer on the lives of women, the politics of research and development of new detection techniques, prevention, etc. Continued in SPW1965, inscribed title "Women + Cancer II". -
Breast Cancer
Broadcast of radio show hosted by Viv Sutherland, title not noted during broadcast, inscribed title on cassette noted as “Breast Cancer,” on both side A and side B. Sutherland interviews investigative journalist and war reporter Rose Kushner on her new book Breast Cancer: A Personal History and Investigative Report. -
Modern Scream
Side A opens with Viv Sutherland introducing Lily Tomlin’s comedy album Modern Scream on the WBAI Women’s Studies program. The bulk of the tape features Tomlin’s satirical sketches, where she voices multiple characters. Highlights include a bizarre monologue from a woman addicted to rubber, a mock celebrity interview parodying Hollywood shallowness, a chaotic sorority speech full of performative morality, and a child’s monologue touching on emotional contradictions. The humor is absurdist, character-driven, and rooted in media and gender satire.
Side B continues with more sketches from Modern Scream, maintaining the format of comic vignettes performed by Tomlin. It features a flashback to Detroit high school life, a surreal phone company sketch, a spoof interview about playing a heterosexual woman, a parody detergent commercial that turns into a soap opera-style meltdown, and a long sermon from “Sister Boogie Woman” celebrating radical self-expression. The tape closes with Sutherland’s sign-off and a preview of upcoming feminist programming. Like Side A, it’s rich in satire but not thematically aligned with our themes.