Humankind

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  • Location: Boston, Massachusetts

Each week, public radio’s award-winning HUMANKIND profiles the doers and dreamers who strive to make our planet a more humane and livable place. With host David Freudberg, produced in association with WGBH/Boston.

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Evergreen episodes from the award-winning series that presents voices of hope and humanity, by David Freudberg. Produced in association with WGBH/Boston.

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28 Pieces

Audio documentaries from Human Media and producer David Freudberg.

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Weekly, subscribable series for Humankind, written and hosted by David Freudberg and produced in association with WGBH/Boston.

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A series of four one-hour documentaries that explore the story of peacemakers in various spiritual traditions.


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(Updated to reflect current discussion of 'Medicare for all') Produced in association with WGBH/Boston. As the health care debate continues, we ta...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio, KKWE Niijii Radio, WWNO, KERA, WRKF and more


  • Added: Dec 21, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 13
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Can air as a stand-alone documentary. Joe Biden has pledged to create a presidential commission to look into federal court reform. Here we explore ...

Bought by KTSW 89.9, Nevada Public Radio, WWNO, KERA, and KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Dec 21, 2021
  • Length: 52:53
  • Purchases: 5
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1st Half: Early Literacy A child's acquisition of language is one of the great wonders of human development. The apparently meaningless sounds bab...

Bought by KERA, WWNO, and KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Dec 21, 2021
  • Length: 52:58
  • Purchases: 3
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Produced by David Freudberg in association with WGBH/Boston. Americans visit the library more often than they go to a movie theater or attend a spo...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, WWNO, WRKF, KGNU Boulder, Colo., WLIW and more


  • Added: Dec 21, 2021
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 9
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In this documentary, we ask why it is that the wealthiest Americans live as many as fifteen years longer than the poorest. It's a troubling questio...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, Yellowstone Public Radio, KERA, KKWE Niijii Radio, WWNO and more


  • Added: Dec 21, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
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Born to enslaved parents on a Mississippi plantation during the Civil War, Ida B. Wells emerged as a powerful investigative journalist. She overcam...

Bought by WGUC/ WVXU, Morehead State Public Radio, WABE, Yellowstone Public Radio, 90.5 WESA and more


  • Added: Dec 21, 2021
  • Length: 52:58
  • Purchases: 18
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SEGMENT 1: We explore the significant benefits of home-cooked meals, including improved family dynamics, greater likelihood of healthy ingredients,...

Bought by WVTF, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KUHF, KKWE Niijii Radio, Yellowstone Public Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 21, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 28
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SEGMENT 1: Medical reformer Rachel Naomi Remen explains a vision of the doctor-patient relationship, in which the patient is viewed not as "broken"...

Bought by WVTF, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WWNO, WRKF, Yellowstone Public Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 21, 2021
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 28
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SEGMENT 1: In time for MLK Day, we look back at the stunning display of forgiveness and nonviolence by the traumatized family members of Mother Ema...

Bought by KWIT, WRFA-LP, WWNO, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WVPE and more


  • Added: Dec 21, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 55
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SEGMENT 1: The inspiring tale of a woman who felt called to help hungry people in New Jersey, initially by distributing food from her car and now, ...

Bought by WVTF, KUHF, Morehead State Public Radio, Yellowstone Public Radio, KERA and more


  • Added: Dec 21, 2021
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 29