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"Justice Gorsuch OR What You Don't Know About 'Forced Arbitration' Could Be Very Unsettling For Workers And Consumers." ( Told Through Narration, Music and Soundbites)
From: Paul Fischer
Series: What's the Frequency, Kenneth? a newsical series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The Gorsuch confirmation hearings shed light on what many Americans may not know. When you take a job or buy an item, you may have signed away you...

  • Added: Apr 11, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
Can technology clean up the Great Lakes?
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Max Herzog of the Cleveland Water Alliance at an Erie Hack meetup event, Credit: Elizabeth Miller/ideastream
Pollution and other problems plague areas all over the Great Lakes region. And they can make drinking or swimming dangerous. There’s plenty of bla...

Bought by Michigan Radio, WXXI Rochester, WCPN, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WCMU Michigan and more


  • Added: Apr 05, 2017
  • Length: 03:29
  • Purchases: 7
"Don't Cry For Me Mar-A-Lago" ( Told Through Narration, Music and Soundbites)
From: Paul Fischer
Series: What's the Frequency, Kenneth? a newsical series
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On the road to the Gorsuch confirmation to SCOTUS. On meddling in the US election...Putin says "Read My Lips, No." On the daily White House briefin...

  • Added: Apr 04, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
Plastic bag bans spark debate in Great Lakes region
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: A plastic bag washed up on the beach at the Erie Basin Marina., Credit: Veronica Volk
Plastic bags are all around us, especially in the checkout lanes of grocery stores. They're also a persistent litter problem on land and along the ...

Bought by Michigan Radio, North Country Public Radio, WCPN, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WRVO Public Media and more


  • Added: Mar 31, 2017
  • Length: 03:43
  • Purchases: 7
"What WAS That?" (Told Through Narration, Music and Soundbites)
From: Paul Fischer
Series: What's the Frequency, Kenneth? a newsical series
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Russia. Trump. Nunes. The plot thickens. Trump fails to repeal and replace Obamacare.... But, Trump signs executive order rolling back another Ob...

  • Added: Mar 28, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
Ohio trains farmers to help Lake Erie -- but is it working?
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Adam Kirian feeds livestock at his farm in Hancock County, Credit: Elizabeth Miller/ideastream
Algae blooms in western Lake Erie can contaminate drinking water in nearby cities. That happened as recently as 2014, when Toledo residents could n...

Bought by Michigan Radio, WXXI Rochester, WRVO Public Media, WCPN, Interlochen Public Radio and more


  • Added: Mar 22, 2017
  • Length: 04:25
  • Purchases: 7
"Intel Committee Hearings &Trump&Russia&Assange&Wikileaks. And Gorsuch...and such..." ( Told Through Narration, Music and Soundbites)
From: Paul Fischer
Series: What's the Frequency, Kenneth? a newsical series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
FBI Director Comey and NSA chief Rogers finally testify to Congress on Russia and Trump and tweets. Assange and Wikleaks back in the news. And Neil...

  • Added: Mar 21, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
"Lake Effect" can bring trouble, but some companies embrace name
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: by ANGELICA A. MORRISON / Lake Effect Furies skirmish, Credit: by ANGELICA A. MORRISON / Lake Effect Furies skirmish
Residents along the Great Lakes corridor are very familiar with lake effect snows. When cold dry air passes over the lakes, it generates enough sno...

Bought by WDET Detroit Public Radio, WCPN, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WCMU Michigan, Interlochen Public Radio and more


  • Added: Mar 16, 2017
  • Length: 03:44
  • Purchases: 6
"Leakers,Hackers,Tappers and Trolls" ( Told Through Narration, Music and Soundbites)
From: Paul Fischer
Series: What's the Frequency, Kenneth? a newsical series
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How many different ways can the White House explain why Mike Flynn...already fired as Trump's National Security Advisor for lying about discussing ...

  • Added: Mar 14, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
Unstable ice leads to a deadly winter
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: New York State Police / Snowmobile , Credit: New York State Police
More than 30 snowmobilers and fishermen have died after breaking through lake ice in the northeast and Great Lakes region this winter. The toll wou...

Bought by WBFO, WCPN, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WDET Detroit Public Radio, North Country Public Radio and more


  • Added: Mar 10, 2017
  • Length: 03:24
  • Purchases: 6
N.Y. snowmobilers add to toll in deadly winter
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: A sign on Conesus Lake directs sportsmen to an access point., Credit: Veronica Volk
In part two of a series on fatalities associated with thin ice this winter, we hear the story of two men who disappeared one night after taking a l...

Bought by WCPN, WRVO Public Media, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WCMU Michigan, and WBFO


  • Added: Mar 10, 2017
  • Length: 03:29
  • Purchases: 5
"Secret Sessions" ( Told Through Narration, Music and Soundbites)
From: Paul Fischer
Series: What's the Frequency, Kenneth? a newsical series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Is THAT the GOP plan for repealing and replacing Obamacare? Will they repeal and replace Attorney General, Jeff Sessions? Russia. Russia. Russia....

  • Added: Mar 07, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
"SOTU*2017: Trump And *The State Of The Universe" ( Told Through Narration, Music and Soundbites)
From: Paul Fischer
Series: What's the Frequency, Kenneth? a newsical series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The State Of The Trump Speech to Congress. The State Of The DNC. The State Of The Russia Meddling Investigation. The State Of The Universe: NASA sc...

  • Added: Mar 01, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
"Pence.Russia.Flynn.Endangered Species. And A Blue Subaru". ( Told Through Narration, Music and Soundbites)
From: Paul Fischer
Series: What's the Frequency, Kenneth? a newsical series
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"Pence.Russia.Flynn.Endangered Species. And A Blue Subaru". But not necessarily in that order. And 4 words from Mitch McConnell that say a whole lo...

  • Added: Feb 21, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
"Deeze,Doze and Dems Vs. Trump and Co. (Updated for react to Flynn resign)( Told Through Narration, Music and Soundbites)
From: Paul Fischer
Series: What's the Frequency, Kenneth? a newsical series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Do Democrats have a strategy to counter Trump and his agenda. Listen and decide for yourself. Also, Mitch McConnell's shut up Elizabeth Warren mom...

  • Added: Feb 14, 2017
  • Length: 58:59
"Heavens To Betsy And Bannon" ( Told Through Narration,Music And Soundbites)
From: Paul Fischer
Series: What's the Frequency, Kenneth? a newsical series
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For the first time ever, it took a vote by the Vice President to break a 50-50 tie in the US Senate to approve a cabinet nominee...Betsy DeVos as E...

  • Added: Feb 07, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
Updated Version: "Team Trump, The Law And (With Apologies to Dr. Caligari) The Cabinet Of Dr. Price, et al." (Told Through Narration, Music and Soundbites)
From: Paul Fischer
Series: What's the Frequency, Kenneth? a newsical series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Team Trump has been rolling out its agenda at a furious pace.. with fast and furious reaction....even without most cabinet members in place..and a ...

  • Added: Jan 31, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
Chemicals from Air Force base seep into wells, Lake Huron
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Drill searches for spread of chemicals, Credit: Ben Thorp
Residents near an abandoned Air Force base in Michigan are worried about an unseen invader. Toxic chemicals from the base have contaminated wells i...

Bought by WXXI Rochester, WCPN, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WBFO, WLPR and more


  • Added: Jan 27, 2017
  • Length: 03:40
  • Purchases: 6
"Team Trump And The Alternative Facts Machine" ( Told Through Narration, Music and Soundbites)
From: Paul Fischer
Series: What's the Frequency, Kenneth? a newsical series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Crowd size matters? Trump again insists..with no evidence..that Hillary Clinton only won the popular vote because of voter fraud. And other hallmar...

  • Added: Jan 24, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
Waukesha full speed ahead as mayors fight Great Lakes water diversion
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Oak CReek treatment plans, Credit: Susan Bence
A Wisconsin town is getting a lot of attention -- on the issue of drinking water. Waukesha lies outside the Great Lakes basin, but it has permissio...

Bought by WBFO, WMUK, WCPN, Interlochen Public Radio, and WXXI Rochester


  • Added: Jan 20, 2017
  • Length: 03:27
  • Purchases: 5
"Meanwhile, In Another Part Of Town" ( Told Through Narration, Music and Soundbites)
From: Paul Fischer
Series: What's the Frequency, Kenneth? a newsical series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
John Lewis. The Inaugural Boycott. Russia. Repeal and Replace? And An Inaugural Parade of Trump cabinet nominees face Senate confirmation hearings....

  • Added: Jan 17, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
Wisconsin cuts climate change warning, sparks fear of U.S rollback
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Graphic showing the way the website looks now, compared to how it looked previously.
Wisconsin’s Department of Natural Resources revised its website recently, deleting information concerning climate change, including references to g...

Bought by WCPN, WXXI Rochester, and WBFO


  • Added: Jan 16, 2017
  • Length: 03:33
  • Purchases: 3
"Everything Must Go" ( Told Through Narration, Music and Soundbites)
From: Paul Fischer
Series: What's the Frequency, Kenneth? a newsical series
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Pres. Obama gives farewell speech in Chicago, amid turbulence on several fronts for the incoming Trump administration: Confirmation hearings....Tru...

  • Added: Jan 11, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
Indiana’s Model For Medicaid Could Spread—But It’s Not Working For Everyone
From: Side Effects Public Media
Series: Side Effects News
Caption: Allen Wilson, 59, says he has debt collectors calling him over bills that should have been paid by Anthem, his former HIP 2.0 insurer., Credit: Jake Harper / Side Effects
Expanding Medicaid to cover more low-income Americans was a major component of the Affordable Care Act, and under then-Governor Mike Pence, Seema V...

Bought by WNIN


  • Added: Jan 10, 2017
  • Length: 03:38
  • Purchases: 1
Homeowners fear damage from new Lake Ontario regulations
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: In 1973 waves crashed over Zieres' family's breakwall and flooded their home., Credit: Provided
INTRO: There’s a simmering controversy on the northern border of the United States -- it’s all about water. For the first time in over fifty years,...

Bought by WRVO Public Media, WCPN, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, North Country Public Radio, and WBFO


  • Added: Jan 06, 2017
  • Length: 04:46
  • Purchases: 5