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Women's Spaces Radio Show
by Elaine B. Holtz & Kenneth E. Norton
Women's Spaces is a 57-minute weekly show originally broadcast live Monday morning over Radio KBBF 89.1 FM from its Santa Rosa, CA studio. Elaine B. Holtz is the host and she co- produces the show with her partner Kenneth Norton. Most guests are women and the show is intended to inspire the listener to become more active in affairs affecting the health and peace of the community for generations to come. The music selections interspersing the show feature women artists. The shows are archived with reference links at https://www.womensspaces.com/. The shows are best categorized as public affairs
Episodes
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7/21/2025: Guests Lisa Maldonaldo and Kristina Nauheimer on Labor Issues of Nurse in the SF North Bay
The Women’s Spaces Radio Show broadcast on Monday July 21, 2025, features guests Lisa Maldonaldo, legal representative for the California Nurses Association and the National Nurses United, and Kristina Nauheimer, a nurse with Hospice of Petaluma, discussing labor issues of nurses in the North…
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7/14/2025 Men's Spaces: Ken Norton interviews author Kieran Fox on his new book "I Am Part of Infinity-the Spiritual Journey of Albert Einstein
The Women’s Spaces Radio Show of 7/14/2025 features a special segment Men’s Spaces with host Ken Norton interviewing author Dr. Kieran Fox on his New Book I Am Part of Infinity - the Spiritual Journey of Albert Einstein. Ken assisted and edited his mentor William Hermanns’ book Einstein and the...
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Guest Elaine Rock on Her New Biography of Barbara "Dusty" Roads, Pioneer Feminist In the Airline Industry
Monday’s Women's Spaces Radio Show of 4/14/2025 features our guest Elaine Rock, author of the new biography of Barbara “Dusty” Roads, pioneer feminist in the airline industry. Check out this week’s archive page for the bio of the guest, reports on each segment, announcements, links referenced…
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Guests Sabra Briere, cofounder of Indivisible Sonoma County, and Sue Hicks, participant of Hands Off Protest Rally and March of April 5th
This week’s radio show features our guests Sabra Briere, cofounder of Indivisible Sonoma County, and Sue Hicks, aparticipant in the Hands Off Protest Rally and March of April 5th in Santa Rosa, CA. Check out this show’s archive page at the link for the bios of the guests, reports on each of the...
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February 24, 2025: Our Guest is Donzaleigh Abernathy
This week’s radio show features our guest Donzaleigh Abernathy on Her Childhood in the Center of the Civil Rights Movement and the Vital Role of Women. Check out this show’s archive page for the bio of the guest, reports on each segment, announcements, links referenced, this week in Herstory, and...
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March 17, 2025: Our Guest Dr. Kim Hester Williams on Women's Rights in Literature
This week’s show features our guest Dr. Kim Hester Williams, Professor of Literature, Sonoma State University, on Women’sRights in Literature. See this show’s archive page for the bio of the guest, reports on each show segment, Announcements, links referenced, this week in Herstory, and the...
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February 10, 2025: Our host Elaine B. Holtz on Black History Month
This Women's Spaces show features our host Elaine B. Holtzgiving a commentary on music selections on Black History Month. Check out this show’s archive page for the reports on each segment, announcements, links referenced, this week in Herstory and the playlist....
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February 3, 2025: Our host Elaine B. Host on Light Your Candle
This Women’s Spaces show features the return of ourregular host, Elaine B. Holtz, who gives a commentary with music selections on each of us lighting our candle in the darkness. Check out this show’s archive page for reports on each segment, announcements, this week in Herstory, and the playlist....
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January 20, 2025: Rev. Dr. Patricia Keel on the Healing Guidance of Western and Eastern Metaphysics
Co-producer Ken Norton serves as host, standing infor Elaine B. Holtz who is recovering from a fall on January 1. The show features our guest Rev. Dr. Patricia Keel in discussion on the Healing Guidance of Western and Eastern Metaphysics, with Elaine’s healing Journey weaved in. Check out this...
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December 30, 2024 Our Guest Sherry Glaser gives a live Tarot reading for the Transition to the New Year
Our last show of 2024 on December 30 features Sherry Glaser giving us a live Tarot reading for the transition to the New Year. On January 1st our host Elaine B. Holtz suffered a fall on her knee that caused her lower leg to fracture. She is recovering well. We broadcast a repeat of the show last...
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December 9, 2024 Guest: Dr. Merith Weisman, Sonoma County GoLocal
This week’s Women’s Spaces Radio Show is now online. It features our guest Dr. Merith Weisman, the new Executive Director of Sonoma County GoLocal. Since we in Northern California just recently had a tsunami warning, Dr. Weisman also recounts her work with Plan International USA in Indonesia…
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December 19, 2024 Guest: Zakiya Thomas, ERA Coalition's petition for Equal Rights Amendment
This week’s show features our guest Zakiya Thomas, CEO of the ERA Coalition, on the petition to President Biden to place the states-ratified Equal Rights Amendment in the Constitution. Check out this show’s archive page for the bio of the guest, reports on each of the show’s segments, links...
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October 21, 2024: Our guest Dr. Andrea Hall on her new book "Wake Up! - Get Up in the Morning Feeling Happy to Be Alive Instead of Wishing You Hadn’t Woken Up"
This week’s show features our guest Dr. Andrea Hall discussing her new book “Wake Up! - Get Up in the Morning Feeling Happy to Be Alive Instead of Wishing You Hadn’t Woken Up” and conversing with Elaine on the song “The House I Live In”, noting the divergent feelings due to the discrimination...
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Sept. 2, 2024: Guest 1: Ana Salgaldo; Guests 2: Lisa Maldonado and Caroline Banuelos
This week’s radio show features our first guest Ana Salgaldo on Immigrants’ path to citizenship march in DC, and our second guests Lisa Maldonado and Caroline Banuelos on Unions bringing back the Middle Class. Check out this show’s archive page for the bios of the guests, reports on each segment,...
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August 26, 2025: Our Guest: Jennifer Tucker, Senior Advisor, ERA Coalition
This week’s radio show features our guest Jennifer Tucker, Senior Advisor to the ERA Coalition, on lobbying Congress to pass the resolution to include the Equal Rights Amendment in the Constitution. Jennifer also attended the DNC and gives her insights from that convention. Check out this show’s...
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August 19, 2024: Our guest, Rosita Stevens-Holsey on her aunt, Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray
This week’s radio show features our guest Rosita Stevens-Holsey on her aunt, Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray, co-founder of NOW, and Elaine’s report on the CA NOW State Conference held on 8/10/24. Check out this show’s archive page for the bio of the guest, reports on each segment, links referenced,...
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August 5, 2024: Guest #1: Susan Lamont on the film "Where Olive Trees Weep", Guest #2 Diana Carpenter Madoshi on Silent Sentinels encouraging the vote
This week’s radio show is now online. It features our first guest, Susan Lamont, announcing the screening of the film “Where Olive Trees Weep,” and our second guest, Diana Carpenter Madoshi, on the Silent Sentinels encouraging Voting in national actions on October 5, 2024. Check out this show’s...
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June 24, 2024: Guest: Rebecca Fein, ED of Verity - - Sexual Assault Prevention, Intervention & Healing Center in Sonoma County
This week’s radio/podcast show is features our guest Rebecca Fein, Executive Director of Verity – Sonoma County’s Sexual Assault Prevention, Intervention & Healing Center. Check out this show’s web archive page for the bio of the guest, reports on each of the show’s segments, announcements, links...
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June 17, 2024. Guest: Dr. Harriet Fraad on Moving Forward for Freedom of Women
This week’s radio/podcast show features our host commentary on Juneteenth and our returning guest Dr. Harriet Fraad on Moving Forward for Freedom of Women. Check out this show’s web archive page for the bio of the guest, links referenced, announcements, this week in Herstory, and the playlist....
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June 10, 2024: Guest: SSU Prof. Lauren Morimoto, Ph.D. on SSU's Response to the Students for Justice in Palestine Protest and Their Agreement with Former President Mike Lee
This week’s radio show/podcast features our guest SSU Prof. Lauren Morimoto, Ph.D., discussing Sonoma State University’s (SSU) Response to the Students for Justice in Palestine Protest and Their Agreement with Former President Mike Lee. Dr. Morimoto relates the events with the Seawolf Commitment...
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June 3, 2024: Our guest City Councilwoman Victoria Fleming on Emerge California training women to campaign for public office
This week’s radio/podcast show features our guest Santa Rosa City Councilwoman Victoria Fleming on Emerge California Class of 2025 now open for applications for women to learn what is needed to campaign for public office. Check out this show’s web archive page linked to this post for the bio of…
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May 27, 2024: Elaine's Commentary, Music Selections and Poetry for Memorial Day
This week’s radio/podcast show is now online. It features our host Elaine B. Holtz with her commentary, music selections and poetry on Memorial Day. Check out this show’s web archive page linked to this post for reports on each segment of the show, links referenced, announcements, this week in...
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May 20, 2024: Guest: Dr. Andrea Hall, Community Engagement Coordinator, North Bay Black Chamber of Commerce
This week’s radio/podcast show features our guest Dr. Andrea Hall-Miller, Community Engagement Coordinator, North Bay Black Chamber of Commerce (NBBCC), describes the Chamber’s first float entry called Sonoma County Trailblazers in the Santa Rosa Rose Parade and the collaboration which won NBBCC...
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May 13, 2024: Guest Rivera Sun, Author, on her modern Mother's Day Procalamation
This week’s radio/podcast show features author Rivera Sun on her modern Mother’s Day Proclamation. Check out this show’s web archive page at the link of this post. It has the bio of the guest, reports on each show segment, links referenced, announcements, this week in Herstory and the playlist....
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May 6, 2024: Our Guests: Madyline Jaramillo and Julianna MacDonald, both core student organizers of the SSU Students for Justice in Palestine Encampment
This week’s Women’s Spaces radio/podcast show features our guests Julianna MacDonald and Madyline Jaramillo, two student core organizers of the SSU Students for Justice in Palestine Encampment discussing why they are involved, the student demands, and the status of the negotiations with the...
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4/29/2024: Guest Jenny Blaker, on Biomass Power Basics on not being a clean replacement for petroleum power
This week’s radio/podcast show features our guest Jenny Blaker, an environmentalist with Sonoma County Climate Activists Network who created a Biomass Power Basics – a factsheet, that disputes Biomass Power being a suitable replacement for petroleum power. See this show’s web archive page linked…
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From the 1970's Survival Faire at San Jose State and first Earth Day to the present reflection by our guest Starhawk.
Finally, the radio/podcast show of 4/22/2024 is now online for your listening convenience. Elaine and I lost our dear friend Keith Alden to sudden kidney failure on April 15th, and we grieve his absence in our lives. Keith was a Marine Veteran who experienced the wrath and destruction of the...
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April 8, 2024 Elaine's Commentary on Women Speaking Out
This week’s radio show/podcast features our host Elaine B. Holtz Commentary and Music on Women Speaking Out. See this show’s web archive page at this post’s link for the reports on each segment of the show, announcements, links referenced, this week in Herstory, and the playlist. The show will be...
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March 25, 2024: Guest #1 Ana Diaz on National Farmworkers Awareness Day and Guest #2 Dr. Andrea Hall-Miller, PhD,RN, author, on Nursing Metaphysics into Books
This week’s radio show/audio podcast features our first guest Ana Diaz announcing the Board of Supervisors gold resolution on declaring this week National Farmworkers Awareness Week in Sonoma County, and our second guest Dr. Andrea Hall-Miller, PhD, RN, author, on nursing metaphysics into her two...
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March 18, 2024: Guest: Dr. Harriet Fraad on an Historical Overview of the Women's Struggle for Their Rights in the USA
This week’s radio/poidcast show features Dr. Harriet Fraad on an Historical Overview of the Women's Struggle for Their Rights in the USA. Visit this show’s archive page for the bio of the guest, in depth reports for each segment, links referenced, announcements, this week in Herstory, and the...
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March 11, 2024: Guests Alicia Sanchez, Lois Perlman, Ana Salgado, and Alisha Valazquez on Women Producing Radio
This week’s radio show is now online. The theme is Women Managing and Programming at Radio KBBF 89.1 FM. It features our guests Alicia Sanchez, President of the Board of Radio KBBF, Lois Perlman, co-programmer of the show Speaking of Palestine, Ana Salgado, producer of the show Compartiendo y...
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February 26, 2024: Guest, Kirstyne Lange, ED, NAACP Sonoma County
This week’s show features Kirstyne Lange, President of the Sonoma County Branch of the NAACP, updating us with its mission for Civil Rights and events it is sponsoring. Check out this show’s archive page for in depth reporting for each segment of the show, bio of the guest, links referenced…
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March 4, 2023: Guest Molly Murphy MacGregor, ED, National Women's History Alliance
This week’s radio show features our guest Molly Murphy MacGregor, Executive Director, National Women’s History Alliance, on this year’s them: “Women Who Advocate for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion.” Check out this show’s web archive page for the guest’s bio, reports on each segment, links...
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February 19, 2024: Guest Katrina Phillips, Chair. Sonoma County Commission on Human Rights, activating local democracy
This week’s radio show is now online. It features our guest Katrina Phillips, Chair of the Sonoma County Commission on Human Rights at its role in local democracy. She shares the influences in her life to prepare her for this role and announces a special meeting on Thursday 2/22/24 when CHR...
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February 12, 2024: Guest Dr. Kim D. Hester Williams on History of Black Women in Music and Literture
This week’s show features our guest Dr. Kim D. Hestor Williams, Ph.D., Professor of Literature at SSU, discussing the History of Black Women in Literature and Music. Check out this show’s archive page for the bio of the guest, reports on the show segments, announcements, links referenced, and the...
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February 5, 2024: Guest #1 Deva Marie Proto, Sonoma County Registrar of Voters ; and Guests #2 Donna Roper and Therese Scherrer on League of Women Voters
This week’s show is now online. It features our first guest Deva Marie Proto, Sonoma County Registrar of Voters on the Primary Election on Tuesday March 5th; and our second guests Donna Roper and Therese Scherrer, officers of the League of Women Voters, on their upcoming Campaign Forums and…
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Jan Blalock, Outgoing Chair on the Commission on the Status of Women of Sonoma County
This week’s radio/podcast show features Jan Block, outgoing Chair of the Commission on the Status of Women of Sonoma County. See the archive page of this show for our guest’s bio, reports on each show segment, links referenced, announcements, this week in Herstory, and the playlist....
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Children Live What They Learn -- The Seven Principles of Kwaanza as Related to Children
This week’s radio show/podcast features show host Elaine B. Holtz does a full show Commentary on “Children Live What They Learn” and “The Seven Principles of Kwaanza” as Related to Children. See this show’s archive page for the report on the show, and points covered by the “Children Live What…
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MLK Birthday Celebration Recap and Reading of Winning Student Essay
After a 3-week break we return with this week’s show featuring guests Liala Parrish, the student winner of the annual MLK Birthday Celebration Oratory Award who reads her speech she made on January 15th, and Tina Rogers, a member of the Committee organizing the event, also announcing the “Not a…
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November 27, 2023 Guest: Nancy Pemberton on Improvements in IOLERO's Investigatory Power of the Sonoma County Sheriff
This week’s radio show features Nancy Pemberton, a member of the Committee for Law Enforcement Accountability Now (CLEAN), a local volunteer organization, and of the Community Advisory Council (CAC) of the Independent Office of Law Enforcement Review and Outreach (IOLERO), a county government...
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November 20, 2023
This week’s radio show features Madonna Feather Cruz on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) and on the annual Alcatraz Thanksgiving Sunrise Ceremony honoring the American Indian Movement (AIM) Occupation in November 1969. See this show’s web page at the link for the bio of the guest,...
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November 13, 2923 Guest: Leslene della-Madre on her new book “She Who Spins the Coils of Creation: Sacred Female Cosmology in the Electric PlasMA Universe.”
This week’s radio show features our guest Leslene della-Madre on her new book “She Who Spins the Coils of Creation: Sacred Female Cosmology in the Electric PlasMA Universe.” Visit this show’s web archive page for our guest’s bio, reports on each segment of the show, announcements, links…
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October 23, 2023 - Guest Leticia Hanke, Founder of the Lime Foundation helping at-risk youth succeed
This week’s radio show features our guest Leticia Hanke, successful businesswoman and Founder of the Lime Foundation for teaching at-risk youth practical skills. See this show’s web archive page for the bio of the guest, reports on each segment to the show, announcements, links referenced, this...
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December 11, 2023: Guest: Rev. Dr. Patricia Keel on the Meaning of Christmas
This week’s radio show/podcast features our guest Rev. Dr. Patricia Keel on the meaning of Christmas. Check out this show’s web archive page for the bio of the guest, reports on each segment of the show, announcements, links referenced, this week in Herstory, and the playlist:...
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December 11, 2023: Guest Rev. Dr. Patricia Keel on the Meaning of Christmas
This week’s radio show/podcast features our guest Rev. Dr. Patricia Keel on the meaning of Christmas. Check out this show’s web archive page for the bio of the guest, reports on each segment of the show, announcements, links referenced, this week in Herstory, and the playlist:...
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December 4, 2023: Guest #1 Janeen Murray on GoLocal for the Holidays, and Guest #2 Dr. Harriet Fraad on Economic and Political Update
This week’s radio show features our first guest Janeen Murray on GoLocal for the Holidays, and our second guest Dr. Harriet Fraad on Economic and Political Update. Be sure to see this show’s web archive page through this linked post for the bios of the guests, show segment reports, links...
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October 16, 2023 - Guest Retired Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey (D-CA) on Her Political Career and the Legacy of Senator Dianne Feinstein on Her Passing
This week’s radio show features our guest Lynn Woolsey, retired Congresswoman D-CA, on her political career and on the legacy of Senator Dianne Feinstein on her passing. Check out this show’s webpage for bio of the guest, reports on each of the show’s segments, links referenced, announcements…
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October 9, 2023 - Guest: Susan Lamont on Anti-War Activism and Local Peace Protests
This week’s radio show is now online. We feature guest Susan Lamont on Anti-War Activism and Local Peace Protests. Check out this show’s web archive page for the bio of the guest, reports on each segment of the show, links referenced, announcements, this week in Herstory, and the playlist....
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September 25, 2023: Guests Susan Chunco and Susan Lamont, both Honorees with names engraved on the Sebastopol living Peace Wall, on social activism
This week’s radio show features Susan Chunco and Susan Lamont, both Honorees on the Sebastopol Living Peace Wall, talking about their social activism. See this show’s web archive page for bios of the guests, reports on each segment of the show, links referenced, announcements, this week in...
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September 18, 2023 Guest: Marianne Williamson in Conversation - Marianne Williamson is a candidate for President in 2024
This week’s radio show features our guest Marianne Williamson in Conversation. Marianne Williamson is an author, teacher of The Course in Miracles, and a candidate for the Democratic nomination for President in 2024. See this show’s web archive page for the bio of the guest, reports on each…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Women's Spaces is a 57-minute weekly show originally broadcast live Monday morning over Radio KBBF 89.1 FM from its Santa Rosa, CA studio. Elaine B. Holtz is the host and she co- produces the show with her partner Kenneth Norton. Most guests are women and the show is intended to inspire the listener to become more active in affairs affecting the health and peace of the community for generations to come. The music selections interspersing the show feature women artists. The shows are archived with reference links at https://www.womensspaces.com/. The shows are best categorized as public affairs
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Elaine B. Holtz & Kenneth E. Norton
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What is Women's Spaces Radio Show about?
Women's Spaces is a 57-minute weekly show originally broadcast live Monday morning over Radio KBBF 89.1 FM from its Santa Rosa, CA studio. Elaine B. Holtz is the host and she co- produces the show with her partner Kenneth Norton. Most guests are women and the show is intended to inspire the...
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Women's Spaces Radio Show is created and hosted by Elaine B. Holtz & Kenneth E. Norton.
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