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What happens when a civilization collapses? You can't go camping in Joshua Tree, that's what.
Bought by KFCF FM
- Added: Jan 14, 2019
- Length: 28:00
- Purchases: 1
Welcome to the Shutdown. Chaos in the national parks. No toilets in Joshua Tree. Trouble abounds. Guest: Food writer/editor Katherine Spiers of Sma...
- Added: Jan 02, 2019
- Length: 28:00
From farm to fork, few things matter more than the food we eat. We all want the freedom and opportunity to choose what ends up on our plate- but wh...
Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio
- Added: Feb 06, 2014
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 1
Love it or hate it, we're now in an election year. This is good news for women, because they are the majority of voters, and candidates know it.
- Added: Jan 09, 2014
- Length: 02:30
In January 1964 President Lyndon B. Johnson announced the War on Poverty. Much has changed, but much has stayed the same.
- Added: Jan 02, 2014
- Length: 02:30
The recent budget deal had plenty for war contractors, but jobless Americans were left in the cold. For them, it's going to be a very Unhappy New ...
- Added: Dec 26, 2013
- Length: 02:30
On November 19th citizens of Albuquerque, New Mexico, will vote on the first city-level 20 week abortion ban in the U.S., with no exceptions for r...
- Added: Nov 13, 2013
- Length: 02:30
When it comes to how we treat our veterans,we do pretty well in some areas, but fall down in others. Homelessness is one of the worst. It’s way t...
Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio
- Added: Nov 06, 2013
- Length: 02:30
- Purchases: 1
October 26 is Make a Difference Day. With all the bad news in the world, we can create our own good news by making a difference in our communities.
- Added: Oct 24, 2013
- Length: 02:30
Every month nearly 50 women in the U.S. are murdered with a gun, most often by a husband or boyfriend.
- Added: Oct 17, 2013
- Length: 02:30
October marks the International Day of the Girl Child. This year's emphasis is on education.
- Added: Oct 07, 2013
- Length: 02:30
The Supreme Court session starts in October, and some hot button issues are likely to be heard this term. The hottest may be corporate control of ...
- Added: Oct 03, 2013
- Length: 02:30
Chicken is big business in the U.S. During National Chicken Month, the industry gives us ways to celebrate -- by eating more chicken of course. Bu...
- Added: Sep 26, 2013
- Length: 02:30
President Obama got a short reprieve when Russia put forward a plan to avoid a U.S. missile strike on Syria by sequestering Syria’s chemical weapon...
- Added: Sep 11, 2013
- Length: 02:30
Two and one half minute commentary on the debate about bombing Syria, and the domestic trade-offs.
- Added: Sep 05, 2013
- Length: 02:30
Labor Day was created in the 19th century by the unions, to celebrate the economic achievements of American workers. But if we look at the 21st ce...
Bought by KMUD, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio
- Added: Aug 28, 2013
- Length: 02:30
- Purchases: 3
The historic 1963 March on Washington with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech featured a number of other speakers -- all male. Or...
- Added: Aug 19, 2013
- Length: 02:30
- Purchases: 2
Two and one half minute commentary by series host Martha Burk on the anniversary of women's suffrage, how far women have come, and what's left to b...
- Added: Aug 15, 2013
- Length: 02:30
Two and one half minute commentary on why House Republicans took their 40th meaningless vote to repeal Obamacare before getting out of town for a 5...
- Added: Aug 06, 2013
- Length: 02:30
Two and one half minute commentary by series host Martha Burk on low wage employment -- and the worst offender is a big surprise.
- Added: Jul 23, 2013
- Length: 02:30
Two and one half minute commentary by series host Martha Burk on putting anti-choice women out front in the fight over restricting abortion in Texas.
- Added: Jul 09, 2013
- Length: 02:30
Fathers…and mothers…on fatherhood and how it’s changing. Traditional ideas about what a dad is supposed to be are slowly disappearing, but what wil...
Bought by KZYX, KZYX, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KZYX, XRAY.fm and more
- Added: Jun 05, 2013
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 6
Two and one-half minute commentary by Equal Time host Martha Burk on how new U.S. policies should support mothers.
- Added: May 07, 2013
- Length: 02:30
Two and one half minute commentary by series host Martha Burk on the gender gap and gun control, and why it will make a difference in the next elec...
- Added: May 02, 2013
- Length: 02:30
Renowned Indian author Arundhati Roy takes us deep into the revolutionary-filled jungles of India, as she reads excerpts from her new book ‘Walking...
- Added: Jun 04, 2012
- Length: 29:01
