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Political Junkie Minisode 06-24-15
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Minisodes)
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All eyes, including that of SCOTUS Blog editor Amy Howe, are on the Supreme Court, as it prepares to end its term with a historic civil rights case...

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


  • Added: Jun 25, 2015
  • Length: 08:57
  • Purchases: 5
Political Junkie Minisode 6-17-15
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Minisodes)
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The lines are drawn in the Democratic skirmish over the Pacific rim trade bill: President Obama is for it. House Democrats are not. But where is t...

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  • Added: Jun 18, 2015
  • Length: 08:58
  • Purchases: 5
Deer Hunting in England - The Good Life with Gamekeeper Matt Goodlife
From: Jay Scott
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Did you know that England has 6 species of deer? And, that technically, because of how the antler growing season falls for one of the species, that...

  • Added: Jun 15, 2015
  • Length: 01:15:57
Political Junkie Minisode 6-10-15
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Minisodes)
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He has the most money and the highest name ID. Next up for Jeb Bush: An official declaration of candidacy on June 15th. Jonathan Martin of the New...

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  • Added: Jun 11, 2015
  • Length: 08:59
  • Purchases: 5
Political Junkie Minisode 6-03-15
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Minisodes)
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With the memory of California Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez's Indian war-cry gaffe still fresh, author Rick Robinson joins us to talk about famous ...

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  • Added: Jun 04, 2015
  • Length: 08:58
  • Purchases: 5
Political Junkie Minisode 5-27-15
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Minisodes)
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Fox News thinks it has the right solution for how to handle the unprecedented number of Republican presidential candidates for their debate in Clev...

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  • Added: May 28, 2015
  • Length: 08:58
  • Purchases: 5
Political Junkie Minisode 5-20-15
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Minisodes)
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Progressives have been going through some rough times lately, especially with their ongoing battle with President Obama over trade policy. But the...

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  • Added: May 20, 2015
  • Length: 08:58
  • Purchases: 5
Political Junkie Minisode 5-13-15
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Minisodes)
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One politician who tried to stand up for society's have-nots was George Wallace. The former Alabama governor was well known for fighting for the "...

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  • Added: May 14, 2015
  • Length: 08:59
  • Purchases: 6
The Only Three Things I Learned at School
From: Erica Heilman
Series: Rumble Strip Vermont
Caption: Marc Estrin
Writer Marc Estrin shares his pearls of wisdom from school. There were only three.

  • Added: May 13, 2015
  • Length: 04:22
Allusionist 10: Election Lexicon
From: The Allusionist
Series: The Allusionist
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On the eve of the 2015 General Election in the UK, take a jaunt through the etymology of election-related words.

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  • Added: May 06, 2015
  • Length: 09:01
  • Purchases: 1
Making Love to Siri: The Seductiveness of Robots
From: WFHB
Series: Interchange
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Tonight’s show “Making Love to Siri,” seeks to understand what is seductive to us about robots. Which question should we ask: Can we make love to S...

  • Added: Mar 24, 2015
  • Length: 58:33
Political Junkie Minisode 3-18-15
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
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Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky has a dilemma: a likely presidential candidate, his Senate seat is also up in 2016. And state law forbids a candidate fr...

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  • Added: Mar 19, 2015
  • Length: 08:59
  • Purchases: 5
Life After the U.S. House or Representatives
From: Hans Anderson
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When you lose your seat in Congress, what do you do? An audio postcard about former Maryland Representative Wayne Gilchrest who now runs a nature c...

  • Added: Feb 24, 2015
  • Length: 05:12
Political Junkie Minisode 2-11-15
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Minisodes)
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As the 2016 race heats up and the polls begin, we turn to Iowa. We hear from former governor and presidential hopeful Tim Pawlenty about which cont...

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  • Added: Feb 12, 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...

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  • 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...

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  • Added: Jan 15, 2015
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 4
Political Junkie 2014 Remembrances Special
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Specials)
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As 2014 draws to a close, Political Junkie Ken Rudin remembers the lawmakers and newsmakers from the world of politics who passed away this year. K...

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  • Added: Dec 16, 2014
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 20
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...

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  • 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
The Oligarchy of Participation
From: Erica Heilman
Series: Rumble Strip Vermont
Caption: Hilton Dier
Vermont's democracy. It's not for everyone.

  • Added: Sep 22, 2014
  • Length: 04:23
Political Junkie 9-3-14
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Minisodes)
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If we’re in New Hampshire, there’s no way we can avoid talking 2016 presidential politics. Political Junkie host Ken Rudin's in the studios of New...

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  • Added: Sep 04, 2014
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 5
Episode PV 16: May's Best of the Best
From: The Final Edition Radio Hour
Series: The Final Edition Radio Hour: Full Episodes
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Hear a Biblical stand-up routine, Republican praise for Vladimir Putin’s decisive manliness, the adventures of a crime-solving succubus, Paul Ryan’...

  • Added: May 18, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
Pro-Vietnam Song
From: The Final Edition Radio Hour
Series: Singles from The Final Edition Radio Hour
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The Final Edition unearths a forgotten ‘60’s folk song that urges young people to stop being sissies and kill for US interests in Vietnam.

  • Added: May 18, 2014
  • Length: 03:04
Liberal Reality
From: The Final Edition Radio Hour
Series: Singles from The Final Edition Radio Hour
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As Obamacare starts to work, prominent conservatives rail against the liberal bias of empirical reality.

  • Added: May 18, 2014
  • Length: 03:32
Tuberculosis on Fox
From: The Final Edition Radio Hour
Series: Singles from The Final Edition Radio Hour
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Fox News teams with tuberculosis to denounce President Obama's stance against the infectious bacterium.

  • Added: May 18, 2014
  • Length: 03:16