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Season 1, Episode 18 - 'Placemaking For All' feat Mark Lakeman

From: Radio 2050
Series: Radio 2050 - Season 1

How our cities are designed has a direct impact on our humanity towards one another.

In a Game of Chicken with the Wisconsin Supreme Court, GOP Legislators Pass Somewhat Competitive Redistricting Maps in Effort to Avoid Truly Fair Maps

From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute

Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report

In a Game of Chicken with the Wisconsin Supreme Court, GOP Legislators Pass Somewhat Competitive Redistricting Maps in Effort to Avoid Truly Fair M...

Bought by KTSW 89.9

The Hidden Economics of Remarkable Women - HERO Training Africa’s New Female Leaders

From: Rob Sachs

In this episode, we learn about two efforts to increase the number of women politicians in Africa. We begin with a surprising reality TV show in Ke...

Bought by KJZZ, WABE, KUT, WHFR, WYPR and more

Are We A Democracy Or A Republic?

From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101: 2024 Election Toolkit

Is the US a democracy or a republic? And why do we only have two dominant political parties?

Bought by Vermont Public

How Secure Are Our Elections?

From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101: 2024 Election Toolkit

A wave of recent legislation across the country promised to make our elections "more secure." Where did this suspicion of our voting process come f...

Bought by Vermont Public

The Rise of the New Labor Movement

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

Caption: Brunswick cafe, Little Dog, where workers organized a union., Credit: Alex Spear, Bowdoin Orient

On the forefront of the next labor revolution, we visit a coffee shop in Maine called Little Dog whose workers start to organize a union and we tal...

Bought by WUWM, KMUN, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, and RadioFreePalmer

But Next Time Part 3: The Fight for Fair Housing in the Face of Climate Change (Encore)

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

Caption: 12 Moms Initiative member Jamie describes water and mold damage to her home at the Coppertree Village Apartments to members of the National Low Income Housing Coalition during a bus tour hosted by Houston's housing justice organizers., Credit: Leah Mahan

Today in Houston, Texas we meet a group of moms who stand up for local housing policies that keep families of color trapped in unsafe homes for yea...

Bought by KMUN and C89.5 - KNHC Seattle

But Next Time Part 2: Language Justice and the Road to Recovery After Disaster (Encore)

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

Caption: But Next Time hosts Rose and Chrishelle pose for a photo with members of indigenous language radio show, Radio Autóctona Indigenista on KBBF., Credit: Leah Mahan

This week we continue delving into community-rooted disaster relief in California. From building mutual aid networks, to translating emergency mess...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle and RadioFreePalmer

But Next Time Part 1: California Wildfires and Protecting Our Farmworkers (Encore)

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

Caption: KBBF board President, Alicia Sanchez prepares a recording for the station., Credit: Amanda Lopez

As fires ravaged California’s wine country in 2017, farm and service workers, especially non-English speakers, were some of the hardest hit. Hear m...

Bought by KMUN and RadioFreePalmer

Gaza, Solidarity, and the Movement for Palestinian Liberation

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

Caption: Demonstrators call for an immediate ceasefire and an end to US military aid to Israel at the Port of Oakland in November 2023., Credit: Brooke Anderson (photo has been cropped from original)

For weeks people around the world have been witness to Israel's deadly assault on Gaza. Today, we uncover the military corporations profiting from ...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer and KMUN

Episode 2: Into the Field

From: David Levin
Series: Deep Soundings: Stories from the Ocean Floor

In this episode, go into the field with a team of scientists working to map the coastal seafloor in detail—and learn how their technologies could r...

Episode 1: Mapping the Coastal Oceans

From: David Levin
Series: Deep Soundings: Stories from the Ocean Floor

When it comes to mapping the seafloor, the hardest spots to see are the ones just off the coast. In this episode, find out why that's the case—and ...

Mountain Time Podcast Hour Episode 16

From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: Mountain Time Podcast Hour

The third chapter of the series, Carbon Valley.

Bought by KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio)

What Happens When the People Decide?

From: Jenna Spinelle
Series: When the People Decide

Learn about the basics of the ballot initiative, the history of how it caught on in the United States, and the pros and cons that she will explore ...

Too Healthy for the Hospital, Too Sick for the Streets

From: Tradeoffs

Why are a growing number of private insurance companies starting to invest in medical respite — a decades-old way of caring for homeless people?

New York's Hunter College is falling apart

From: Julian Abraham

Students at CUNY's Hunter College in New York City are complaining about mice running the halls, broken windows, and leaky ceillings. But, the scho...

Indigenous organizers mark 52 years since the Alcatraz occupation — with the interior secretary

From: KSFP

The first Native American Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, spoke to the activists who first occupied Alcatraz in San Francisco Bay in 1969. T...

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio

The Costly, Confusing Medicare Choices Facing 62 Million Americans

From: Tradeoffs

It’s Medicare open enrollment — the one chance each year that all 62 million beneficiaries have to shop for better coverage. But choosing a new pla...

Is Your Money Fueling Wildfires?

From: Wendy Ring
Series: Cool Solutions

Move your money from big Wall Street banks that finance fossil fuel to community banks with better values.

Bought by WFHB and KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio]

Rethinking Foreign Aid

From: Mateo Schimpf

Degan Ali, a Somali-American who heads the Nairobi based NGO ADESO, talks about the future of aid with Eileen O'Connor, Senior Vice President of th...

Bought by Classic107.3, WMUU-LP, RADIOLEX, GCR (Global Community Radio), and WHCP-LP Cambridge

Hmong Farmers Find Their Midwest Footing

From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices

Caption: Hmong-American farmer You Pao Xiong stands near fresh produce at the Minneapolis Farmers Market., Credit: Mike Moen

Thirty years ago, variety was hard to come by at Twin Cities farmers markets. But that’s changed, with many operations boasting an array of fresh f...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio

KBFT Native Art Fest - Ruth Porter

From: Bois Forte Tribal Community Radio
Series: KBFT Native Art Fest 2021

This Native Fest Art Series shares the interviews provided by the artists that shared their talents and background with the community of Nett Lake,...

"Divided States: Efforts to Pull Together When Things Fall Apart"

From: Shirley Jahad

The theme of this special is a great fit for your programming needs in the days leading up to and the days following the July 4th holiday! This sel...

Bought by WRKF, KUAF Public Radio, KMXT, WABE, WJCT and more

Grupo Mio: Tex-Mex Roots with a Minnesota Twist

From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices

Caption: Grupo Mio performs at SPNN in St. Paul., Credit: Ryan Dawes

Tejano is a word that means “Texan” in Spanish. Tejano is also the name of a music genre fusing US American and Mexican musical traditions, plus a ...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio

Through Afrofuturism and Spray Paint, Reggie LeFlore Expresses Black Joy

From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices

Caption: Minnesota artist Reggie LeFlore poses among his paintings. , Credit: Sheila Regan

Reggie LeFlore is a muralist with street art and graffiti influences. His first solo gallery exhibition takes place at Gamut Gallery in downtown Mi...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio

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