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2021-09-05 (End of) Summer Reading List
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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With summer ending and some parts of our lives returning to some kind of normal, what should thoughtful people be reading?

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  • Added: Sep 06, 2021
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 9
2021-08-22 Envy: Vice or Virtue?
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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Is it irrational to want to be better than you are?

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  • Added: Aug 23, 2021
  • Length: 53:59
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2021-08-08 The Creative Life
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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What does questioning everything have to do with being creative?

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  • Added: Aug 09, 2021
  • Length: 53:59
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When Your Country Doesn’t Trust You
From: Mateo Schimpf
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This week, we’re revisiting an episode we first released in May that explores the structural racism Asian Americans face within our government.

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  • Added: Jul 22, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
2021-06-27 Does Reputation Matter?
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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Should we care about what other people think of us?

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  • Added: Jun 28, 2021
  • Length: 53:59
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Feeding the World Without Wrecking the Planet
From: Mateo Schimpf
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On this week’s episode, we hear from two experts with competing visions of how we can sustainably feed a growing planet. Please join Ray Suarez, Ra...

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  • Added: Jun 17, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
The Untold Story of St. Cloud Police Officer Ryan Priebe's Award of Officer of the Year 2021 from the Minnesota Peace and Police Officer Association
From: KVSC
Series: Untold Stories of Central Minnesota
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In today’s Untold Story of Central Minnesota, Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack talks with St. Cloud Police Officer Ryan Priebe as he ...

  • Added: Jun 16, 2021
  • Length: 28:20
2021-06-13 Can Reason Save Us?
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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Are we really living in an age of progress?

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  • Added: Jun 14, 2021
  • Length: 53:59
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2021-05-30 The Psychology of Cruelty
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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Are people cruel to others despite -- or because of -- their victims' humanity?

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  • Added: May 31, 2021
  • Length: 53:59
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2021-05-16 The Athlete as Philosopher
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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Do sports help us cultivate virtues such as loyalty, collaboration, and discipline, or do they promote feelings like rivalry, tribalism, and obsess...

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  • Added: May 17, 2021
  • Length: 53:59
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Zoonotic Viruses and Their Origins
From: Celine Gounder
Series: Coronavirus Pandemic
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There’s a lot we don’t know about the origin of the SARS-CoV-2 virus but there is a consensus that it came from animals. This is called zoonosis. H...

  • Added: May 14, 2021
  • Length: 04:18
Episode 6: Reimagining Rural Community Colleges
From: Elia Powers
Series: Areas of Agreement
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The urban-rural divide is growing in the United States. How can disparate communities find common ground?

  • Added: Apr 22, 2021
  • Length: 29:57
Epidemics Change History
From: Celine Gounder
Series: Coronavirus Pandemic
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Pandemics have played a huge role in human history. A cholera outbreak in Europe had huge implications for the way we see public health. And it was...

  • Added: Apr 22, 2021
  • Length: 04:06
210409: Investing in a Clean and Equitable Recovery, 4/9/2021
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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The COVID-19 shutdown has hit women and minorities hardest: four times as many women as men dropped out of the workforce in September 2020, with La...

  • Added: Apr 08, 2021
  • Length: 58:59
210326: Weird Winters, 3/26/2021
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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Warmer, shorter winters may sound like an impact of climate change that would inspire more joy than despair. But rising temperatures and decreasing...

  • Added: Mar 25, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
2021-03-26 Weird Winters
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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Warmer, shorter winters may sound like an impact of climate change that would inspire more joy than despair. But rising temperatures and decreasing...

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  • Added: Mar 25, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
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2021-02-21 John Rawls
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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The life and thought of political philosopher John Rawls, born February 21, 1921.

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  • Added: Feb 21, 2021
  • Length: 53:59
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Commentary: Impeaching Racism Needs to Happen Everywhere
From: Laura Flanders
Series: The F-Word: Laura Flanders' Bi-Weekly Commentary
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"The second impeachment trial of Donald Trump began just as we were learning of the death, on February 7, of the bold and brilliant labor leader, K...

  • Added: Feb 10, 2021
  • Length: 03:30
2021-01-03 Comforting Conversations (Part 1)
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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How can insights from the arts and humanities help us cope with difficult times?

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  • Added: Jan 02, 2021
  • Length: 53:59
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2020-12-25 Reimagining Capitalism / Fossil Fuels in Your Portfolio
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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Maintaining a consumption-driven economy while keeping emissions down seems more and more like a pipe dream -- is it time to re-think capitalism al...

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  • Added: Dec 23, 2020
  • Length: 58:59
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201225: Reimagining Capitalism / Fossil Fuels in Your Portfolio, 12/25/2020
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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Maintaining a consumption-driven economy while keeping emissions down seems more and more like a pipe dream -- is it time to re-think capitalism al...

  • Added: Dec 23, 2020
  • Length: 58:59
2020-12-06 Are We Alone?
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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If there is intelligent life beyond Earth, how would that change life ON Earth?

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  • Added: Dec 07, 2020
  • Length: 53:59
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2020-12-27 The Examined Year: 2020
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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What (didn't) happen this past year to challenge our assumption and make us think about things in new ways?

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  • Added: Dec 03, 2020
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 5
2020-11-22 Spinoza
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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What made Baruch Spinoza one of the most influential and beguiling thinkers of all time?

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  • Added: Nov 22, 2020
  • Length: 53:58
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