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Is Trump Setting Too Many Fires for Biden to Put Out?
From: Mateo Schimpf
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In this episode, career diplomat Nicholas Burns talks with Ray Suarez about the Trump Administration’s recent maneuvers abroad and how to rebuild U...

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  • Added: Nov 25, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
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China vs. the US: A Superpower Showdown
From: Mateo Schimpf
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This week, we’ll take a look at China’s economic rise to power. Wall Street Journal correspondent Lingling Wei and her editor, Bob Davis, explain h...

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  • Added: Oct 28, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
Political Junkie Evergreen 10-09-20
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
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Carol Anderson, a professor at Emory University, discusses her book, “One Person, No Vote: How Voter Suppression Is Destroying Our Democracy.” John...

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  • Length: 53:58
A Big Deal, Not a Peace Deal
From: Mateo Schimpf
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This month, Israel signed deals with two Gulf States on the White House South Lawn. These are the first Arab-Israel agreements in 25 years, known a...

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  • Added: Sep 30, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
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Universal Basic Income: Does it Work?
From: Mateo Schimpf
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What if we could lower COVID-19 rates all over the world with one program? It’s not a medical innovation, but an economic one. If all the world’s c...

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  • Added: Sep 16, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
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Coronavirus and Sub-Saharan Africa
From: Mateo Schimpf
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This week, we’re looking at Uganda and Rwanda, two countries who have fought pandemics before and were ready for this one. Both countries have lost...

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  • Added: Aug 19, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
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How Developing Nations Are Fighting COVID-19...And Winning
From: Mateo Schimpf
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Even with its close proximity to China, where the pandemic started, parts of Southeast Asia have managed to control the coronavirus far better than...

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  • Added: Aug 12, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
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Russia, Afghanistan and America’s Longest War
From: Mateo Schimpf
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In this episode, we take a closer look at how the war in Afghanistan has served as a proxy conflict between the US and Russia and how it fits into ...

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  • Added: Jul 29, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
The Best of Making Contact
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: best of making contact
We look at our favorite shows from 2019. From Artificial Intelligence, to the stigma around women's periods, from guns and restraining orders to th...

  • Added: Dec 28, 2019
  • Length: 29:59
Women Rising. Migrations: Standing in Solidarity With the Desperate
From: Making Contact
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Women Rising Radio chronicles the rise of three different movements to advocate for immigrant rights in the USA, and to support immigrants and refu...

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  • Added: Sep 27, 2019
  • Length: 29:59
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Immigration Case Management Instead of Detention - Lorri in Austin
From: Pius Wong
Series: Megaphone Texas
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Retired lawyer Lorri in Austin volunteers to help immigration organizations and asylum seekers in Central Texas. Lorri objects to how ICE and for-...

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  • Added: Sep 11, 2019
  • Length: 19:00
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Opposing Children's Detention Centers - Marina from the Rio Grande Valley
From: Pius Wong
Series: Megaphone Texas
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Marina is a pediatric nurse from Austin and the Rio Grande Valley who deeply opposes the detention centers for children crossing the Texas-Mexico b...

  • Added: Sep 06, 2019
  • Length: 26:01
The American Tapestry of Immigrants - Ana in Austin
From: Pius Wong
Series: Megaphone Texas
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Recent violence in El Paso made Ana in Austin reflect on immigrants in America. She talks about what she has learned living and working at the bor...

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  • Added: Sep 06, 2019
  • Length: 17:17
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How to Take Action in Politics - Lisa in Austin
From: Pius Wong
Series: Megaphone Texas
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Lisa from San Antonio and Austin describes how she has been involved in politics since she was a kid, and how she is especially involved now. She ...

  • Added: Sep 04, 2019
  • Length: 11:31
Needs of Rural Texans - Michelle in Bastrop County
From: Pius Wong
Series: Megaphone Texas
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Michelle from Bastrop County discusses increasing political participation among rural Texans. She wants better government representatives who meet...

  • Added: Aug 23, 2019
  • Length: 04:07
Constance, District 2
From: Pius Wong
Series: Megaphone Texas
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Constance votes in the 2nd US Congressional District of Texas and resides in Houston. She's considering several major issues when casting her ball...

  • Added: Nov 02, 2018
  • Length: 06:07
Sheri, District 25
From: Pius Wong
Series: Megaphone Texas
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Sheri is part of the 25th US Congressional District in Texas. She's following and has met multiple candidates on her ballot, including those for U...

  • Added: Nov 02, 2018
  • Length: 06:34
Political Junkie 2018 Midterm Election Special
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Specials)
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Join Political Junkie Ken Rudin and an all-star lineup of political reporters, commentators and special guests for a full hour of analysis of the 2...

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  • Added: Oct 31, 2018
  • Length: 53:58
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Responding to Rogue States
From: Case Western Reserve University School of Law
Series: Talking Foreign Policy
Caption: Michael Scharf
At the United Nations last year, President Trump labelled North Korea, Iran, Syria, and Venezuela “rogue States.” Since then, the Trump Administrat...

  • Added: Oct 09, 2018
  • Length: 59:01
Political Junkie 2018 Midterm Election Special (PROMO)
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Specials)
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Join Political Junkie Ken Rudin and an all-star lineup of political reporters, commentators and special guests for a full hour of analysis of the 2...

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  • Added: Oct 03, 2018
  • Length: :29
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Political Junkie Special - Remembering John McCain
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Specials)
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Ken Rudin hosts a special reflection on John McCain's life and legacy, featuring interviews with several of McCain's friends and colleagues.

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  • Added: Aug 29, 2018
  • Length: 53:58
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Jeff Sessions Sets Back the Clock
From: Laura Flanders
Series: The F-Word: Laura Flanders' Bi-Weekly Commentary
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Pay no attention to what the media says about how undermined Jeff Sessions is. POTUS may bait him publicly via tweet, but in private, at the DOJ, S...

  • Added: Jul 09, 2018
  • Length: 03:00
Thursday, June 28, 2018 Headlines | Marijuana Today Daily News
From: Shea Gunther
Series: Marijuana Today Daily
Caption: The U.S. Capitol dome is seen bathed in golden early morning sunlight., Credit: jantos/Flickr
All the legal marijuana news and headlines for Thursday, June 28, 2018.

  • Added: Jun 28, 2018
  • Length: 10:07
Wednesday, June 27, 2018 Headlines | Marijuana Today Daily News
From: Shea Gunther
Series: Marijuana Today Daily
Caption: A pair of well-budded marijuana colas are in focus against a blurry indoor background of green sister plants., Credit: Mark/Flickr
All the legal marijuana news and headlines for Wednesday, June 27, 2018.

  • Added: Jun 27, 2018
  • Length: 09:37
Tuesday, June 26, 2018 Headlines | Marijuana Today Daily News
From: Shea Gunther
Series: Marijuana Today Daily
Caption: The frame is filled with green marijuana leaves shot from overhead as they just start to bud., Credit: Casino Collection/Flickr
All the legal marijuana news and headlines for Tuesday, June 26, 2018.

  • Added: Jun 26, 2018
  • Length: 10:13