IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices

Series produced by Guy Rathbun

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This weekly show is devoted to political, social, economic, ecological, philosophical and religious ideas.

This series has been broadcast on public radio, and podcast on National Public Radio for the past 10 years, and has included such luminaries as Robert Reich, Chris Hedges, Michael K. Hudson, Vincent Buligosi, Richard Heinberg, and many more.


535 Pieces

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The Happiness of Pursuit
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Chris Guillebeau
Compulsive goal seeker and best-selling author Chris Guillebeau set out to visit every country on the planet by age thirty-five.

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  • Added: Dec 17, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
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Angels by the River: A Memoir
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Gus Speth
From Chair of the United Nations Development Group; Founder of the Natural Resources Defense Council, and World Resource Institute, law professor a...

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  • Added: Dec 08, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
RACE: My Story and Humanity's Bottom Line
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Lauren Nile
Lauren Joichin Nile introduces her readers to some provocative ideas in her book RACE: My Story and Humanity’s Bottom Line. Her work delves deep in...

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  • Added: Nov 30, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
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An Empathy Time Bomb
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Frank Schaeffer
Frank A. Schaeffer is a best-selling author, blogger, speaker and fine artist, and he’s the son of Francis Schaeffer, architect of the talkeover by...

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  • Added: Nov 22, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
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Defending Beef
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Nicolette Hahn Niman
Livestock, especially cattle, are Public Enemy Number One. That’s been the perceived wisdom for decades. It’s thought that cattle erode soils, poll...

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  • Added: Nov 19, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
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Field Exercises
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Stephanie Westlund
Stephanie Westlund holds a PhD in Peace and Conflict Studies. For the past 5-years she has been researching the lives of war veterans. Specifically...

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  • Added: Nov 12, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Enchanted Objects
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: David Rose
Those who are shaping the future have a pretty good idea of how it is going to look. One of those is David Rose. He’s an award winning entrepreneur...

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  • Added: Nov 04, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
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The Power of Words
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: John D. Pollack
Often without realizing it, we use analogies to express our ideas. As a Presidential speechwriter, John Pollack understands the power of words. In ...

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  • Added: Oct 26, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Leap: The Science of Trust and Why it Matters
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Ulrich Boser
Bestselling author Ulrich Boser shows how the emerging research on trust can improve our lives, rebuild our economy, and strengthen society. As par...

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  • Added: Oct 20, 2014
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 2
The Urban Food Revolution (Pledge Drive Special)
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Peter Ladner
Our reliance on industrial agriculture has resulted in a food supply riddled with hidden environmental, economic and health care costs and beset by...

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  • Added: Sep 30, 2014
  • Length: 19:11
  • Purchases: 1
Carbon Shock
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Mark Schapiro, Credit: Center for Investigative Reporting
Carbon is shaping our future. Those little particles we can’t even see are reshaping our natural world, and transforming our economy. And, it all e...

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  • Added: Sep 24, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
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Watch Your Back
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Dr. Richard A. Deyo
One of the most frustrating medical complaints for patients and doctors is back pain. Professionals and patients expect the usual medical diagnosis...

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  • Added: Oct 04, 2014
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 1
The Co-Parents' Handbook
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: The Co-Parent's Handbook, Credit: CMC Publishers
With a tested “here’s how” approach, Karen Bonnell and Kristin Little help parents confidently take on the challenges of raising children in two ho...

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  • Added: Sep 15, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
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The Sacred Cow
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Dr. Brian Moench
No one needs to eat livestock to survive, according to Dr. Brian Moench. Yet meat is almost universally the focus of the Western diet. The average...

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  • Added: Sep 10, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Against Football: One Fan's Reluctant Manifesto
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Steve Almond
You've heard part of this story on two NPR shows. Here is an extended interview: Football is not good for us, Steve Almond concludes, it’s not goo...

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  • Added: Sep 01, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
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Capitalism v Democracy
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Timothy K. Kuhner, Credit: Georgia State University
As of the latest national elections, it costs approximately $1 billion to become president, $10 million to become a Senator, and $1 million to beco...

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  • Added: Aug 21, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
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Dollar Democracy
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Peter Matthews
Big corporations and their super wealthy owners have bought many American politicians through campaign contributions and lobbying, according to pol...

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  • Added: Aug 13, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Soldier Girls
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
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Writer Helen Thorpe provides a detailed account of what happened to the three women who served in the military during the last decade.

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  • Added: Aug 05, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Tomlinson Hiil
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Chris Tomlinson
After spending eleven years in Africa as bureau chief for The Associated Press, Chris Tomlinson returned home to Texas. Seeing oppression and apart...

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  • Added: Jul 31, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Kidney Sellers
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Dr. Sigrid Fry-Revere
America has a shortage of organs for transplant. Iran has abundance. That’s the reason many wealthy American’s turn to Iran for help when they’re s...

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  • Added: Jul 23, 2014
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 2

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