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In 2009 Lilly Ledbetter learned she had been paid 40% less than men in the same Goodyear Tire & Rubber job. It was a long slog, but she won, and wo...
- Added: Jan 26, 2024
- Length: 03:00
The term Guns or Butter? goes back to World War I and protests over prioritizing the production of munitions over the production of dairy products....
- Added: Dec 07, 2023
- Length: 03:01
December 7, 1941 was one of the deadliest days in American History. The massive assault on Pearl Harbor drove the American military to do something...
- Added: Dec 04, 2023
- Length: 03:00
In this episode of In 2 The Music, Al Neff gets in 2 the song American Pie.
This program is funded in part by a Minnesota Arts and Cultural Herit...
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- Added: Jun 28, 2019
- Length: 02:30
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Here's Gerald's audio book review of Griftopia by Matt Tiaibi
- Added: Jan 25, 2017
- Length: 02:18
Here's Gerald's audio book review of The Arsenal of Democracy: FDR, Detroit, and an Epic Quest to Arm an America at War by A. J. Baime
- Added: Jan 25, 2017
- Length: 02:31
Here's Gerald's audio book review of BMW 5-Series M Car by Robert P. Hall
- Added: Jan 15, 2017
- Length: 03:07
Here's Gerald's audio book review of Prime Rib and Boxcars: Whatever Happened to Victoria Station? by Tom Blake.
- Added: Jan 12, 2017
- Length: 03:12
Here's Gerald's audio book review of The Prague Cemetery by Umberto Eco about the roots of fascism in Europe.
- Added: Jan 12, 2017
- Length: 03:14
Here's Gerald's audio book review of My Voice Will Go With You: The Teaching Tales of Milton H. Erickson by Milton Erickson and Sidney Rosen.
- Added: Jan 12, 2017
- Length: 02:17
Education is more than job training, says Duke University professor Priscilla Wald.
- Added: Nov 07, 2016
- Length: 02:06
Norman Wirzba sees a moral vacuum at the heart of the presidential campaign: He says candidates are ignoring society's most vulnerable citizens. Wi...
- Added: Nov 07, 2016
- Length: 02:11
We could do a lot to improve public health and reduce runaway medical expenses if we focussed more on preventing disease and less on medical fixes,...
- Added: Oct 21, 2016
- Length: 02:18
As the National Park Service turns 100 this year, our national parks represent a terrifically valuable asset in need of attention, says Stuart Pimm.
- Added: Oct 20, 2016
- Length: 02:18
It's "very expensive to be poor in contemporary America," says Duke Divinity School professor Luke Bretherton. Usury is one reason why.
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- Added: Sep 22, 2016
- Length: 02:10
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Climate change debates often center on the future. But our dirty environment carries a heavy price tag right now, says Drew Shindell, a physicist a...
- Added: Sep 20, 2016
- Length: 02:06
The word that best describes America's infrastructure is "crumbling," says Henry Petroski.
Petroski is Aleksandar S. Vesic Professor of Civil Engi...
- Added: Aug 30, 2016
- Length: 02:07
Rising sea levels are just one way climate change is reshaping the world's oceans, says Duke University oceanographer Susan Lozier.
- Added: Aug 30, 2016
- Length: 01:40
New voter identification laws could sharply curb voter participation in N.C. and other states, says Duke University historian Gunther Peck.
- Added: May 18, 2016
- Length: 02:14
With our piecemeal coastal policies, "We're haphazardly geo-engineering a whole coast," says Duke University economist Martin Smith.
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- Added: May 16, 2016
- Length: 02:19
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National service is a winning issue with potential bipartisan appeal, says a professor at Duke University.
- Added: May 10, 2016
- Length: 02:05
Climate change, failing infrastructure and growing inequality add up to a perfect storm that is poised to hit the nation's poor, says Megan Mullin....
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- Added: May 05, 2016
- Length: 01:51
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Drawing on his 34 years in office, Lee H. Hamilton offers a unique perspective on Congress, foreign affairs, and the legislative process.
- Added: Apr 15, 2010
- Length: 01:18
Drawing on his 34 years in office, Lee H. Hamilton offers a unique perspective on Congress, foreign affairs, and the legislative process.
- Added: Apr 15, 2010
- Length: :55
Drawing on his 34 years in office, Lee H. Hamilton offers a unique perspective on Congress, foreign affairs, and the legislative process.
- Added: Apr 15, 2010
- Length: 01:22
