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Caption: Right Off The Air
The Good, The Bad, The Empty--A Conventional Mix featuring both the Democrats, the Republicans, the Cowboys, and first man on the moon in an incred...

  • Added: Sep 10, 2012
  • Length: 59:21
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Monty Python's Terry Jones takes extraordinary steps to confront the London Olympics; The new thriller, "LIBOR!"; and a return visit inside Rush Li...

  • Added: Aug 08, 2012
  • Length: 26:10
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Barack Obama’s first term has been a disappointment for many, and leaves open the question for those with a progressive agenda—is voting for Obama ...

  • Added: May 25, 2012
  • Length: 29:01
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Author Glenn Greenwald talks about his book, ‘With Liberty and Justice for Some.’ Americans claim to live under the rule of law; that no one is abo...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 14, 2012
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Bill Moyers, Credit: Dale Robbins
How economic inequality destroys opportunity for the millennial generation.

Bought by KRDP, Vermont Public, WMNF, WNMU-FM, KBRP Community Radio and more


  • Added: Feb 10, 2012
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 23
Caption: Ali Abunimah
Electronic Intifada founder Ali Abunimah says a global movement against Israeli government policy is breaking through. On this edition, Abunimah ex...

  • Added: Nov 08, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: Noor Elashi, Daughter of Ghassan Elashi of the Holy Land 5, Credit: http://antiauthoritarian.net
10 years since 9-11…and 10 years of America’s homeland war on Muslims and Arabs. Racial profiling has happened in times of war before—how will it ...

  • Added: Aug 25, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: THE AVERAGE JOE MAKES A POINT
Economic recovery efforts pushed by President Obama and Congress are simply another attempt to throw good money after bad. More importantly, he sho...

  • Added: Apr 12, 2011
  • Length: 06:09
Caption: Richard Wolff, Credit: http://www.rdwolff.com/
An exclusive interview with economist Richard Wolff, who explains how failed ‘trickle down economics’ theories are being recycled under a different...

  • Added: Mar 21, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
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Today on Don't Cha Know we discuss a topic that is very much at the forefront these days. Funding for the arts in Minnesota. It's a panel discussio...

  • Added: Mar 04, 2011
  • Length: 01:07:25
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After the news that the Senate had not passed legislation to end "don't ask don't tell," commentator Mark Blackmon decided that it was time to remi...

  • Added: Sep 23, 2010
  • Length: 04:08
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Marching bands from North Carolina to Portland, Oregon are bringing humor, politics, and a unique sound to the streets.

Bought by WXDU


  • Added: Sep 08, 2010
  • Length: 09:49
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: The Infernal Noise Brigade in downtown Seattle., Credit: http://www.andrewstern.net/
We look at how political marching bands are stirring up public spaces; from the streets, to supermarkets to your facebook feed.

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and KVSC


  • Added: Sep 08, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Chilean wind ensemble "Grupo Raiz" in the early 1980s. , Credit: www.hollynear.com
In 1973 a military junta toppled Chilean president Salvador Allende. We tell the story of a group of Chilean exiles who transform their experience ...

Bought by WBEZ


  • Added: Aug 31, 2010
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
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When China loosens the peg of its currency to the dollar, the U.S. will benefit--but it may hurt labor in China. While the looser Chinese currency ...

  • Added: Jun 29, 2010
  • Length: 02:00
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In Rwanda, 92 percent of citizens have government-mandated health insurance, collectively owned by the policy-holders themselves. Does organizing h...

  • Added: Jun 29, 2010
  • Length: 02:00
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Governments have a moral responsibility to protect their citizens. How far does that extend? Is a "kill list" justified?

  • Added: Jun 29, 2010
  • Length: 02:00
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It’s been decades since the U.S. has had a powerful labor movement and recent efforts to revive it have mostly fallen flat. But there is hope for a...

Bought by KZYX


  • Added: Jun 08, 2010
  • Length: 29:59
  • Purchases: 1
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Should the U.S. be helping developing countries when it has its own dramatic domestic problems?

  • Added: Jun 08, 2010
  • Length: 02:00
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Will the next dominant international conflict be between state capitalism and free market capitalism? Will it supplant the war on terror? What do y...

  • Added: Jun 01, 2010
  • Length: 02:15
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How do we meet the massive global issue of fertility without being mired in the abortion debate?

  • Added: May 25, 2010
  • Length: 02:00
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Are babies born with the morality they need or do they learn it from society? Is morality a biological trait that builds communities through enligh...

  • Added: May 25, 2010
  • Length: 02:15
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Should the U.S. shed some global ambitions and responsibilities? Or, is America's global role simply too important, both to the U.S. and the world?...

  • Added: May 25, 2010
  • Length: 02:15
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Should election results accurately reflect public opinion or should elections promote effective governance?

  • Added: May 25, 2010
  • Length: 02:00
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Is it time to reform the U.S. electoral structure? Should more views be represented? Do narrow interests have too much power? What do you think?

  • Added: May 25, 2010
  • Length: 02:00