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Season 1, Episode 18 - 'Placemaking For All' feat Mark Lakeman
From: Radio 2050
Series: Radio 2050 - Season 1
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How our cities are designed has a direct impact on our humanity towards one another.

Bought by KTRT RADIO INC and WOJB


  • Added: Feb 26, 2024
  • Length: 57:44
  • Purchases: 2
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


  • Added: Feb 14, 2024
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Are We A Democracy Or A Republic?
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101: 2024 Election Toolkit
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Is the US a democracy or a republic? And why do we only have two dominant political parties?

Bought by Vermont Public


  • Added: Jan 08, 2024
  • Length: 51:32
  • Purchases: 1
How Secure Are Our Elections?
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101: 2024 Election Toolkit
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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


  • Added: Jan 08, 2024
  • Length: 51:31
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 2: Into the Field
From: David Levin
Series: Deep Soundings: Stories from the Ocean Floor
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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...

  • Added: Mar 06, 2023
  • Length: 20:11
Episode 1: Mapping the Coastal Oceans
From: David Levin
Series: Deep Soundings: Stories from the Ocean Floor
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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 ...

  • Added: Mar 06, 2023
  • Length: 14:52
Mountain Time Podcast Hour Episode 16
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: Mountain Time Podcast Hour
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The third chapter of the series, Carbon Valley.

Bought by KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio)


  • Added: Sep 23, 2022
  • Length: 49:00
  • Purchases: 1
What Happens When the People Decide?
From: Jenna Spinelle
Series: When the People Decide
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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 ...

  • Added: Aug 17, 2022
  • Length: 32:45
Too Healthy for the Hospital, Too Sick for the Streets
From: Tradeoffs
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Why are a growing number of private insurance companies starting to invest in medical respite — a decades-old way of caring for homeless people?

  • Added: May 17, 2022
  • Length: 18:14
New York's Hunter College is falling apart
From: Julian Abraham
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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...

  • Added: Apr 20, 2022
  • Length: 02:43
The Costly, Confusing Medicare Choices Facing 62 Million Americans
From: Tradeoffs
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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...

  • Added: Oct 28, 2021
  • Length: 22:50
Is Your Money Fueling Wildfires?
From: Wendy Ring
Series: Cool Solutions
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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]


  • Added: Sep 10, 2021
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
KBFT Native Art Fest - Ruth Porter
From: Bois Forte Tribal Community Radio
Series: KBFT Native Art Fest 2021
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This Native Fest Art Series shares the interviews provided by the artists that shared their talents and background with the community of Nett Lake,...

  • Added: Jun 30, 2021
  • Length: 10:02
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


  • Added: May 31, 2021
  • Length: 04:23
  • Purchases: 1
The Peril of Spring Snow in Minnesota
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Ojibwe people at a winter camp in South Harbor, Minnesota in 1875, Credit: MN Historical Society
This spring marks the 80th anniversary of the 1941 blizzard that killed dozens of people in Minnesota and North Dakota. The region has a reputation...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh and KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Apr 17, 2021
  • Length: 05:07
  • Purchases: 2
Episode 2: Everyone Eats
From: Elia Powers
Series: Areas of Agreement
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A deep exploration of the urban-rural divide and how one group is trying to bring both sides together

  • Added: Nov 22, 2020
  • Length: 28:19
Women Rising Radio: Women Challenge Capitalism
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Women Rising Radio #40 explores the global women's movement to resist the violence and greed of capitalism. A women-led village in Kurdish Syria e...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Sep 28, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 1: America's Urban-Rural Fault Line
From: Elia Powers
Series: Areas of Agreement
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A deep exploration of the urban-rural divide and how one group is trying to bring both sides together

  • Added: Sep 27, 2020
  • Length: 29:37
When The State Stopped
From: WITF
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Documenting the first two months of unprecedented events due to the coronavirus pandemic in Pennsylvania.

Bought by 90.5 WESA and WLVT


  • Added: May 18, 2020
  • Length: 52:27
  • Purchases: 2
EP85 New Releases
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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Join Mr. Jack as he showcases 7 New Blues Album releases

  • Added: Apr 19, 2020
  • Length: 59:27
Cool Pavings
From: Wendy Ring
Series: Cool Solutions
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Los Angeles streets are the testing ground for climate resilient streets

Bought by WFHB, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], WFHB, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Mar 11, 2020
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 5
Vaping: What You Don't Know Can Kill You - Hour Special
From: KRCB 104.9
Series: Vaping: What You Don't Know Can Kill You
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We investigate the dangers of vaping, while listening to the voices of high school administrators, health professionals and students. One thing is ...

Bought by KOSU, WHYY, Prairie Public, WXXI Rochester, WRVO Public Media and more


  • Added: Dec 03, 2019
  • Length: 01:05:51
  • Purchases: 12
From the Ground Up
From: Ruxandra Guidi
Series: Surviving California
Caption: Kateri Gutierrez at Collective Avenue Coffee, Credit: Photo by Ben Tran
Like many kids who come from working class immigrant families, Kateri Gutierrez felt a lot of pressure to get ahead. After a brief stint trying to ...

  • Added: Jul 21, 2019
  • Length: 07:05
Cambodia - The Little Bank that Grew (2010 PRI/BBC The World)
From: Hechtech
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It's one of Cambodia's few success stories. ACLEDA bank began as a micro-lender. Loaning tiny sums to allow Cambodians to open small businesses.Now...

  • Added: May 08, 2018
  • Length: 05:02
Sierra Leone's Conflict Diamond Trade (2004 NPR's Day2Day)
From: Hechtech
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David Hecht reports on the condition of Sierra Leone's diamond trade

  • Added: May 08, 2018
  • Length: 05:07