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What is moving day like at the White House?
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101
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Staff have six hours to move one first family out and a new First Family in, and it has to be seamless.

  • Added: Nov 06, 2023
  • Length: 07:55
Paul Goldstein – "The Artist’s Right of Ownership"
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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Originally Broadcast: August 9, 2006 Errors and Omissions Who owns the rights to a play, a song, or a work of art? How important and fragile is t...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Nov 03, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Conspiracy Bites: Who Is Behind What We Eat?
From: Mateo Schimpf
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From the dinner table to the dark web.

Bought by Classic107.3, RADIOLEX, WMUU-LP, WHCP-LP Cambridge, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jun 29, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Civics 101: Is Santa A Criminal?
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
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In an uncharacteristic wash of holiday cheer, today we investigate how the actions of Santa could be interpreted in a court of law.

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Dec 20, 2022
  • Length: 23:35
  • Purchases: 1
Bill Browder on Exposing Russia’s Web of Corruption, and Surviving Putin’s Wrath
From: Mateo Schimpf
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In a gripping interview with Ray Suarez, Browder recounts a hunt for missing money that led him to discover a corruption and conspiracy plot involv...

Bought by Classic107.3, RADIOLEX, WMUU-LP, GCR (Global Community Radio), and WHCP-LP Cambridge


  • Added: Jul 21, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Lerner, Gerda Ph.D. — "The Foremother of Women’s History"
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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The history of women has existed as long as humans have, but it was not until the last half of the 20th Century that women’s history received recog...

  • Added: Oct 06, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
Forty Million Missing: America’s Independent Voters and Voices
From: Fluent Knowledge
Series: The Purple Principle Podcast
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By most measures, the US has over 40 million independent or unaffiliated voters representing a third or more of the electorate. Yet despite large a...

  • Added: Jul 29, 2020
  • Length: 24:05
Priming with Purple
From: Fluent Knowledge
Series: The Purple Principle Podcast
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How did these United States get so thoroughly partisan? How do we get less partisan? Can independent-minded Americans help bridge the divide? The...

  • Added: Jul 29, 2020
  • Length: 12:01
National Writers Series: Eileen McNamara
From: Interlochen Public Radio
Series: National Writers Series
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Interlochen Public Radio reporter Morgan Springer talks with Pulizer Prize-winning journalist Eileen McNamara about her book, "Eunice: The Kennedy ...

Bought by WKAR and WDET Detroit Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 28, 2018
  • Length: 54:30
  • Purchases: 2
Trump the Swamp:  It’s All in the Cards
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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Radio Curious visits with father and son duo, Allen and Sid Cooperrider, creators of the Drain the Swamp deck of playing cards, which also outline ...

Bought by KVMR


  • Added: Sep 13, 2017
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 1
Politics, Wine, Lodging and Value Brands
From: Jeff Davis
Series: On The Wine Road
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I reminisce about former comic, presidential candidate Pat Paulsen with his son Monty. We also discuss Pat Paulsen VIneyards. Learn about the Wydow...

  • Added: Jun 07, 2016
  • Length: 40:38
Audre Lorde: The Berlin Years-1984-1992
From: Dred-Scott Keyes
Series: The Cutting Edge
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Producer Dred-Scott Keyes interviews film maker Dagmar Schultz about her film "Audre Lorde: The Berlin Years 1984-1992"

  • Added: Mar 27, 2016
  • Length: 01:00:01
Political Junkie Super Tuesday 2016 Special
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Specials)
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Join Political Junkie Ken Rudin as he previews the Super Tuesday contests with journalists and analysts from across the country, and evaluates the ...

Bought by Troy Public Radio, KRCB 104.9, KSUT, WCQS, KCMJ Community Radio and more


  • Added: Feb 25, 2016
  • Length: 53:57
  • Purchases: 7
Predictably Irrational: Dan Ariely #114
From: Citizen-Powered Media
Series: Conversation Earth
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Do we behave rationally? You might be surprised how often our decision-making deviates from what is in our best interest. Behavioral economist Dan ...

Bought by KNVC Carson City Community Radio, Bandon Community Radio, WMUU-LP, and KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Nov 23, 2015
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 4
Political Junkie Minisode 4-29-15
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Minisodes)
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Bernie Sanders, the independent senator from Vermont and a self-styled socialist, announced his intention to run for the Democratic nomination this...

Bought by KCCU Radio, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KUER, WXXI Rochester and more


  • Added: Apr 30, 2015
  • Length: 08:58
  • Purchases: 6
Political Junkie Minisode 3-4-15
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Minisodes)
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Senator Barbara Mikulski's step-down from her Maryland seat has already started speculation about who could take her place in 2016. Washington Coll...

Bought by KCCU Radio, KUER, WXXI Rochester, and Northeast Indiana Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 04, 2015
  • Length: 08:59
  • Purchases: 4
Political Junkie Minisode 2-4-15
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Minisodes)
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In Illinois, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is spending millions on re-election bid on Feb. 24. Some think there is a possibility he might fail to brea...

Bought by KCCU Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KUER, WXXI Rochester, and Northeast Indiana Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 05, 2015
  • Length: 08:59
  • Purchases: 5
Political Junkie 1-21-15
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Minisodes)
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Many of us are still stunned over the announcement that Mitt Romney, a Republican presidential hopeful in 2008 and his party's unsuccessful nominee...

Bought by KCCU Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KUER, WXXI Rochester, and Northeast Indiana Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 22, 2015
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 5
Political Junkie 1-14-15
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Minisodes)
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While things may not be getting accomplished in Washington, there's plenty going on in the states. Reid Wilson of the Washington Post talks about s...

Bought by KCCU Radio, KUER, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., and Northeast Indiana Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 15, 2015
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 4
Political Junkie 12-10-14
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Minisodes)
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There is still the specter of the shutdown of the George Washington Bridge that may ultimately damage New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's hopes of get...

Bought by WXXI Rochester, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KUER, WRKF and more


  • Added: Dec 10, 2014
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 6
Political Junkie 11-19-14
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Minisodes)
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Even though the Democrats suffered major losses on November 4, they returned Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid to their respective House and Senate leade...

Bought by KCCU Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WRKF, KUER, WXXI Rochester and more


  • Added: Nov 20, 2014
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 6
Political Junkie 10-22-14
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Minisodes)
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It's not just candidates whom we're voting for (or against!) this year. It's also hundreds of ballot initiatives, propositions and referenda that ...

Bought by KCCU Radio, KUER, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WRKF, WXXI Rochester and more


  • Added: Oct 22, 2014
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 6
Political Junkie 10-15-14
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Minisodes)
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If politics can get you sick, and Ebola can get you very sick, then what happens when Ebola and politics collide? Both parties are pointing finger...

Bought by KCCU Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WRKF, and KUER


  • Added: Oct 16, 2014
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 4
Political Junkie 10-1-14
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Minisodes)
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With five weeks (and counting) to go to the November midterms, one Senate race that was not supposed to give the Democrats heartburn -- the one in ...

Bought by KCCU Radio, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., and WXXI Rochester


  • Added: Oct 01, 2014
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 4
Political Junkie 9-17-14
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Minisodes)
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The so-called war on women is popping up in debates and campaign commercials around the country. Political Junkie host Ken Rudin and Colorado polls...

Bought by KCCU Radio, KUER, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WRKF, and WXXI Rochester


  • Added: Sep 17, 2014
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 5