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How One Alzheimer’s Drug Is Changing the U.S. Drug Approval Conversation
From: Tradeoffs
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After Medicare’s decision to restrict coverage of the controversial new Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm, we look at how this one drug has forced the natio...

  • Added: Apr 14, 2022
  • Length: 22:11
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
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
Peter Lee on Obamacare, Covered California and Where We Go Next With Healthcare
From: Tradeoffs
Caption: Peter Lee, outgoing Executive Director of Covered California, Credit: Photo used with the permission of Covered California
This week, we speak with Peter Lee who has led Covered California, the state’s Affordable Care Act health benefit exchange, for a decade. As he pre...

  • Added: Feb 28, 2022
  • Length: 18:08
The FDA Super Bowl
From: Tradeoffs
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Every 5 years, the FDA has to renegotiate billions of dollars in user fees with the drug and medical device companies it regulates. Congress has to...

  • Added: Feb 28, 2022
  • Length: 18:33
Answering the Call, Part 1: America’s New Mental Health Crisis Line
From: Tradeoffs
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Starting July 16, 2022, anyone in the U.S. experiencing a mental health crisis will be able to dial 988 for help. We explore what it will take for ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 03, 2022
  • Length: 25:04
  • Purchases: 1
Medicare’s Unprecedented Alzheimer’s Drug Decision
From: Tradeoffs
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In early January, Medicare took an unprecedented step to restrict patients’ access to the first new treatment for Alzheimer’s disease in nearly 20 ...

  • Added: Jan 20, 2022
  • Length: 22:47
More Vietnam vets now qualify for disability benefits, but it may be years before they see the money
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Vietnam Veteran Jim Scott, who now volunteers for the Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network, shared his story at the 2018 Bladder Cancer Think Tank. Scott attributes his disease to his exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam., Credit: Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network
Veterans suffering from certain medical conditions became eligible for "presumptive" VA disability benefits last year. But the claims they're filin...

Bought by KWMU St. Louis, KRPS, WRFA-LP, North Country Public Radio, KPBS and more


  • Added: Jan 20, 2022
  • Length: 03:46
  • Purchases: 7
A study shows PTSD carries a stigma for veterans - regardless of whether they suffer from it
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America erected this window display in New York City as part of a 2015 PTSD awareness campaign., Credit: IAVA
Fewer than 20 percent of veterans suffer from PTSD, but most Americans think the disorder is far more common.

Bought by KRPS, KLCC, KCUR, KPBS, WRFA-LP and more


  • Added: Sep 23, 2021
  • Length: 03:56
  • Purchases: 7
'He just wanted to serve his country': A widow mourns one of the last troops to die in the Afghanistan war
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Alena Knauss stands in the laundry room of her North Carolina home, which she's been renovating and re-tiling. She placed the initials "R" and "A" in the tile for herself and her husband Ryan, who was killed in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan August 26. , Credit: Jay Price / American Homefront
More than 2,400 U.S. service members were killed in the Afghanistan war. The Pentagon said Army Staff Sgt. Ryan C. Knauss - who died from injuries ...

Bought by WRFA-LP, KPBS, Texas Public Radio, and KCUR


  • Added: Aug 31, 2021
  • Length: 03:49
  • Purchases: 4
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
Tiny Home projects are expanding, offering homeless veterans independence and security
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: The first Veterans Community Project campus in Kansas City, Mo. features 49 tiny homes for homeless veterans. The organization hopes to have similar villages in eight cities by the end of 2022., Credit: Chris Haxel / American Homefront
In cities nationwide, groups addressing veteran homelessness by replacing the traditional shelter model with tiny homes.

Bought by WTIP, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WRFA-LP, Texas Public Radio, KJZZ and more


  • Added: Jul 08, 2021
  • Length: 03:37
  • Purchases: 7
Minnesota Native News: The Impact of Illegally Killing a Red Lake Bear and Water Protectors Continue their Work
From: Ampers
Series: Minnesota Native News
Caption: Nancy Beaulieu standing in the MIssissppi River speaks about the water protectors work against Line 3., Credit: Honor the Earth
This week on Minnesota Native News, we hear from water protectors continuing their work to stop Line 3 and a Red Lake elder speaks out on the impac...

Bought by Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, WDSE, KVSC, KQAL, KKWE Niijii Radio and more


  • Added: Jun 16, 2021
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 8
Mallory Moench - San Francisco Reporter Discusses "Rampant Shoplifting"
From: Ray Samuels
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Mallory Moench, City Hall reporter for San Francisco, California, discusses the alarming trend of "rampant shoplifting" in the city.

  • Added: Jun 09, 2021
  • Length: 11:40
Arica Angelo - World Renowned Dating & Relationship Expert for Men
From: Ray Samuels
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Arica Angelo - World Renowned Dating & Relationship Expert for Men

  • Added: Jun 08, 2021
  • Length: 01:43:24
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
Taimi an LGBTQ+ app, Maryanne Parker, Tsion Cafe, and more on relationships
From: Ray Samuels
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Taimi an LGBTQ+ app, Maryanne Parker, Tsion Cafe, and more on relationships #LGBTQ #Newyorkcity #dating #singles #etiquetteshowbuzz #etiquettesho...

  • Added: Jun 04, 2021
  • Length: 58:00
Dr. Ivy Branin - How to keep healthy during the pandemic - Part 1
From: Ray Samuels
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How to keep healthy during the pandemic.

  • Added: Jun 03, 2021
  • Length: 58:15
Toronto Business Journal: Why we need a Canada Football Act
From: Ray Samuels
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Why we need a Canada Football Act - Christopher Foulds interviewed by Dr. Sam Dubé

  • Added: Jun 01, 2021
  • Length: 01:06:20
Dr. Pierre Kory discusses ivermectin with Dr. Sam Dubé
From: Ray Samuels
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In this edition of the Toronto Business Journal, Pierre Kory, M.D., M.P.A., President of the non-profit Front Line COVID-19 Critical Care Alliance,...

  • Added: Jun 01, 2021
  • Length: 01:05:22
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
Minnesota Native News: Flanagan addresses grief, White Earth deals with homelessness and a new exhibit about canoes opens at the U
From: Ampers
Series: Minnesota Native News
Caption: A model of a Microneisan outrigger canoe is part of the Why Canoes? exhibit., Credit: Univeristy of Minnesota Twin Cities
This week on Minnesota Native News, White Earth works to deal with homelessness, Flanagan addressed a grieving state and a new exhibit celebrates i...

Bought by WDSE, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, WRST-FM Oshkosh, KSRQ, KVSC and more


  • Added: Apr 21, 2021
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 10
Minnesota Native News: Lower Sioux Indian Community reclaims land and more
From: Ampers
Series: Minnesota Native News
Caption: A map of the land that was partly reclaimed by the Lower Sioux Indian Community, Credit: mnhs.org
This week on Minnesota Native News - Lower Sioux Indian Community reclaims 114 acres, a summer opportunity for Native college students and a timel...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, WDSE, KSRQ, KVSC and more


  • Added: Feb 24, 2021
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 10
Minnesota Native News: Covid news from the IHS and honors for a past mentor
From: Ampers
Series: Minnesota Native News
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This week on Minnesota Native News, we hear how the vaccine roll out is going at regional Indian Health Services clinics and we honor the life of L...

Bought by Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, KVSC, WDSE, WTIP, KKWE Niijii Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 27, 2021
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 9