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MTPR’s Austin Amestoy & The Big Why
From: Justin Angle
Series: A New Angle
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In this week's special crossover episode, we speak with Austin Amestoy, Morning Edition host at Montana Public Radio and host of The Big Why, an MT...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 27, 2024
  • Length: 27:39
  • Purchases: 1
(Holiday Re-Air 2022-12-28) The Impact of Sitcom Abbott Elementary: Putting a Critical Eye on Public Education
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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Can you remember the last time when the challenges that inner city public school teachers face were the subject of a popular TV series? Abbott Elem...

Bought by KWMR, KDNK, WNYE, and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Dec 21, 2022
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 4
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
A Silver Tsunami: Challenges and Opportunities of Global Aging
From: Mateo Schimpf
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This week, we’re taking a look at what economists and demographers are calling “the Silver Wave” — how the rapid aging of the world’s population wi...

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


  • Added: Aug 03, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
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
Going Medieval with Twitterstorians
From: KUNM
Series: Augmented Humanity
Caption: Eels!
We're joined by Dr. Shannon McSheffrey, a medieval historian at Concordia University in Montreal. Professor McSheffrey's research interests center ...

  • Added: Nov 24, 2020
  • Length: 58:59
Episode 102: Ride-Along
From: Criminal
Series: Criminal
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We spend the day in a police car in Austin, Texas.

  • Added: Jul 23, 2019
  • Length: 30:50
Rio Nido
From: KRCB 104.9
Series: WONDERLAND RADIO HOUR
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Gaye LeBaron, historian & newspaper columnist; Slavyanka Russian Chorus; Clare Harris: A Rio Nido Life

  • Added: Jun 17, 2019
  • Length: 57:30
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
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
The Northland Fat Bike Rally
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Area Voices
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Jerry Smith co-founded the Bemidji Area Mountain Bikers, also known as BAMB. In a couple of weeks, BAMB will host their second annual fat bike rall...

  • Added: Feb 17, 2016
  • Length: 07:21
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
Political Junkie 3-12-14
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Minisodes)
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A big victory for the GOP in a special Florida congressional seat highlights this week's Political Junkie. Host Ken Rudin speaks with Adam Smith o...

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


  • Added: Mar 13, 2014
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 4
Things to Come: Previewing 2014 Solar System Exploration With Emily Lakdawalla
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Planetary Evangelist Emily Lakdawalla
24 spacecraft are either busy exploring the solar system or speeding toward an exciting destination. The Planetary Society's Senior Editor takes u...

Bought by WMNF, KSKQ, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WESM 91.3 FM, RadioFreePalmer and more


  • Added: Jan 07, 2014
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 6
Comet ISON's Spectacular Science Legacy
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Karl Battams, Comet ISON Observer
Maybe it wasn’t “the comet of the century,” but ISON has left a scientific legacy that is beyond compare. That’s according to Karl Battams of NASA’...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WXDU, WESM 91.3 FM, and KMXT


  • Added: Dec 10, 2013
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 4