Humankind Specials

Series produced by Humankind

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Audio documentaries from Human Media and producer David Freudberg.

Full length audio documentaries heard on public radio and worldwide on satellite radio


28 Pieces

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Humankind special: Steps to Recovery - The History of Alcoholics Anonymous
From: Humankind
Series: Humankind Specials
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Alcoholics Anonymous, observing its 80th anniversary in 2015, marks its beginning when one hopelessly addicted drunk realized that connecting with ...

Bought by WVBI-LP, KUHF, Maine Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, West Virginia Public Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Jun 04, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
Humankind Special— The Power of Nonviolence: Connecting with the 'Other Side’
From: Humankind
Series: Humankind Specials
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Produced by David Freudberg in association with WGBH/Boston. This sound-rich documentary travels to the scene of a truly bold experiment in peace-m...

Bought by WVBI-LP, WUMB, WHRV, Radio Catskill, WMFE and more


  • Added: Jun 14, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
Humankind Special-- The Power of Nonviolence: The Spirituality of Peacemaking
From: Humankind
Series: Humankind Specials
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Produced in association with WGBH/Boston, updated January 2017. How do we break the vicious cycle of violence now so relentless at home and abroad...

Bought by WVBI-LP, WCPN, WHRV, New Hampshire Public Radio, Morehead State Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 10, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 30
Humankind Special - The Power of Nonviolence: Healing the Trauma of War
From: Humankind
Series: Humankind Specials
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Produced by David Freudberg in association with WGBH/Boston. This Humankind special, "Healing the Trauma of War" tells the deeply moving stories of...

Bought by WVBI-LP, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WCPN, WWNO and more


  • Added: Nov 01, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 20
Humankind special: The Right to Vote (2016)
From: Humankind
Series: Humankind Specials
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Newly updated (2016), produced in association with WGBH/Boston, ideal for broadcast this election year: A documentary about the much-contested righ...

Bought by WVBI-LP, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WUMB, WESM 91.3 FM, Wisconsin Public Radio and more


  • Added: Aug 16, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 18
Humankind Special-- The Power of Nonviolence: Compassion practice
From: Humankind
Series: Humankind Specials
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Produced by David Freudberg in association with WGBH/Boston. In a world afflicted with so much violence, it would be easy to underestimate the impa...

Bought by WVBI-LP, WGCU, WMFE, WRIR, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle and more


  • Added: Nov 30, 2015
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 8
Humankind Special: Resilient Nurses
From: Humankind
Series: Humankind Specials
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The recent upsurge of COVID-19 highlights the need for resilience among our health care professionals, as explored in this Humankind Special by Dav...

Bought by WVBI-LP, KZYX, KQED, KUHF, WBEZ and more


  • Added: Feb 17, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11
Humankind: Justice Denied
From: Humankind
Series: Humankind Specials
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How could a nation founded on a Declaration that "all men are created equal" permit slavery? Nowhere was this contradiction more stark than at the ...

Bought by KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, WUMB, WRGY, KWIT, KALW and more


  • Added: Dec 20, 2012
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 23