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Save the Planet, Go Solar With A Friend
From: Wendy Ring
Series: Cool Solutions
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Solar United Neighbors is building a movement by helping neighbors go solar.

Bought by KZYX, WFHB, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Aug 04, 2022
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 3
Can More Time on Medicaid Lower Maternal Deaths?
From: Tradeoffs
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The country’s high rates of pregnancy-related deaths and complications, and the potential impact Biden’s push to expand Medicaid coverage for pregn...

  • Added: May 26, 2022
  • Length: 17:33
For the Ukrainian military, a long partnership with U.S. National Guard units is paying dividends
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits the California Air National Guard’s 129th Rescue Wing at Moffett Air National Guard Base in Sunnyvale, Cal. in September 2021. The visit was part of a decades-long partnership between the California National , Credit: Duane Ramos / California National Guard
The State Partnership Program has quietly become a powerful tool for diplomacy and modeling U.S. values around the world.

Bought by Texas Public Radio, WRFA-LP, KUT, and KMXT


  • Added: May 02, 2022
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 4
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
70 Million: When a State Treats Drug Addiction Like a Health Issue, Not a Crime
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Miracles Club
A year ago, Oregon became the first state to decriminalize drug possession. The goal is to reverse some of the negative impacts of the War on Drugs...

Bought by WXDU and C89.5 - KNHC Seattle


  • Added: Apr 06, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
A New Era in the Fight Over Medicaid Premiums
From: Tradeoffs
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The impact of charging people to use Medicaid and how phasing out premiums could threaten one state’s Medicaid expansion.

  • Added: Mar 23, 2022
  • Length: 20:23
The VA wants to close and replace older hospitals. But there's opposition in some communities.
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: The Fort Meade, S.D. VA hospital, built in 1956, is among the facilities that would close under the VA restructuring plan. It would be replaced by a new hospital approximately 30 miles away in Rapid City., Credit: Department of Veterans Affairs
The VA wants to close and replace older hospitals. But there's opposition in some communities.

Bought by WRFA-LP, Texas Public Radio, KUT, KPBS, and KMXT


  • Added: Mar 17, 2022
  • Length: 03:51
  • Purchases: 5
She's Beautiful When She's Angry (Encore)
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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We present the documentary, She's Beautiful When She's Angry, a reflection on the rise of the Women's Liberation Movement in the United States, bet...

Bought by WXDU, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, and KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio]


  • Added: Mar 02, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Underfunded and understaffed, some state veterans homes are turning residents away
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Amanda Eldridge, a certified occupational therapist assistant, works with a veteran at the state-run St. James Veterans Home in St. James, Missouri., Credit: Brian Munoz / St. Louis Public Radio
Labor shortages exacerbated by the pandemic have left facilities around the country with empty beds, even though veterans are on waiting lists hopi...

Bought by WRFA-LP, KTEP, Texas Public Radio, KPBS, KRPS and more


  • Added: Feb 16, 2022
  • Length: 03:32
  • Purchases: 6
Harm Reduction’s Road From Fringe to Federal Drug Policy
From: Tradeoffs
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More people died from drug overdoses during the first year of the pandemic — over 100,000 — than in any previous year. In response, the Biden admin...

  • Added: Jan 27, 2022
  • Length: 23:30
"Inside The Statue: The Inside Story...50 Years Later
From: Paul Fischer
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DEC 26TH IS THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE OCCUPATION OF THE STATUE OF LIBERTY BY VIETNAM VETERANS AGAINST THE WAR. THIS IS THE DOCUMENTARY PRODUCED E...

  • Added: Dec 08, 2021
  • Length: 57:50
A Perfect Storm for Depression
From: Celine Gounder
Series: Coronavirus Pandemic
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All across the country, life is inching towards a pre-pandemic normal, but the mental health impact of the pandemic will cast a long shadow. This s...

  • Added: Jul 23, 2021
  • Length: 04:26
Public Health Under Attack
From: Celine Gounder
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During the pandemic public health workers have been threatened, and in some cases, been the targets of violence. This misdirection of anger has led...

  • Added: Jul 01, 2021
  • Length: 03:21
Ronny Dawson discusses alien home invasion and contactee experiences
From: Ray Samuels
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In this episode of The Etiquette Show, Ronny Dawson discusses an alien home invasion and his close encounter experiences.

  • Added: Jun 16, 2021
  • Length: 27:08
Dr. Richard Lachmann discusses New York City mayoral choices
From: Ray Samuels
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Are you a New Yorker who is somewhat confused about who you should support in the upcoming mayor election? In this interview, Professor Lachmann p...

  • Added: Jun 08, 2021
  • Length: 50:34
NYC mayoral candidates Paperboy Love Prince and Stacey Prussman plus author Sam Kumar
From: Ray Samuels
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Paperboy Love Prince, Stacey Prussman (New York City mayoral candidates and author Sam Kumar. Paperboy Love Prince discusses LGBTQ issues.

  • Added: Jun 03, 2021
  • Length: 58:01
Laura Eisenhower Discusses Covid-19, Vaccines and The Pandemic — Is there an alien agenda?
From: Ray Samuels
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Explore thought-provoking perspectives and insights on the pandemic with host Dr. Sam Dubé and special guest Laura Einsenhower.

  • Added: Jun 01, 2021
  • Length: 01:56:22
The Pseudo-Science of Whiteness: Biology as a Social Weapon
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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This week, filmmaker Stephanie Welch explores the role that racist, unscientific propaganda has played in promoting white supremacy in the U.S. She...

  • Added: Feb 21, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
The Pentagon wants to root out extremism in the military, but nobody knows how common it is
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin talks with Army Maj. Gen. William J. Walker of District of Columbia National Guard outside the U.S. Capitol Jan. 29., Credit: Erica Jaros / U.S. Army National Guard
Pentagon leaders were concerned about extremism in the military even before the Jan. 6 insurrection. But new Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said he...

Bought by Texas Public Radio, KPCC, and KMXT


  • Added: Feb 15, 2021
  • Length: 03:51
  • Purchases: 3
Free Expression, Privacy, & Safety in Digital Spaces with Danny O'Brien with the Electronic Frontier Foundation
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
Caption: Headshot: Danny O'Brien
In this episode, we explore issues of free expression, privacy, and the roles of corporate and government entities in moderating social media conte...

Bought by New England Public Media


  • Added: Jan 29, 2021
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
70 Million: How the Asylum Process Became Another Carceral Matrix
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Back in Guatemala, María and her niece have returned to an environment where they say their lives are in danger, Credit: Grecia Ortiz.
The Trump administration has issued numerous policies to systematically dismantle asylum as a legal right. They're also locking up asylum seekers f...

  • Added: Jan 04, 2021
  • Length: 29:59
Despite a reprieve from the Trump Administration, Stars And Stripes faces an uncertain future
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: A soldier in Logar Province, Afghanistan reads about the capture of Osama Bin Laden in a 2011 issue of the Stars and Stripes., Credit: Christopher Hall / Georgia National Guard
The 159-year-old military newspaper, which is published by the Department of Defense, has been targeted for elimination by some Pentagon leaders.

Bought by WUSF, KPCC, and Texas Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 06, 2020
  • Length: 03:32
  • Purchases: 3
The Myth Justice is Blind to Money, Part 2: The System
From: Eve Abrams
Series: Unprisoned
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Season 2, Episode 2 Part 2 of The Myth Justice is Blind to Money looks at one prior attempt to get rid of money bail, and how this attempt was thw...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 29, 2020
  • Length: 10:05
  • Purchases: 1
MN Native News: Landmark Court Decision for Indian Country
From: Ampers
Series: Minnesota Native News
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This week on Minnesota Native News, why we should care about the recent victory of the Creek Nation over the state of Oklahoma in the U.S. Supreme ...

Bought by KSRQ, KRPS, KGUA, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, KMSU and more


  • Added: Jul 15, 2020
  • Length: 04:59
  • Purchases: 12
Amid long domestic deployments, Guardsmen and Reservists push for equity in benefits
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Members of the California Army National Guard assemble emergency food kits at the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank. , Credit: Jason Sanchez / U.S. Air National Guard
Even as members of the Guard and Reserve are seeing longer and more frequent deployments, they don't always receive the same retirement, education,...

Bought by Colorado Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 17, 2020
  • Length: 03:26
  • Purchases: 1