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Public Sense Episode 2: Concealed Carry

From: Alexander Kirkpatrick

We discuss the implications of Colorado's Concealed Carry Act. We Interview Virginia Tech Massacre survivor and gun control advocate, Colin Goddard...

Added: Feb 09, 2013
Length: 12:01

Chapter 7 - Getting Religion on the East Side

From: Margaret Poethig
Series: On the Sidewalks of New York

Richard's mother enrolls him in Good Will Sunday School, an East Side mission of the Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church. At Good Will, Richard lear...

Added: Feb 06, 2013
Length: 21:38

HN- Thomas Nast

From: Conor Bentley

In this episode, we take an in-depth look at political cartoonist, Thomas Nast.

Added: Jan 28, 2013
Length: 09:42

Dam Shame: Rivers and Resistance

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

Caption: A Dam Nice View, The Hoover Dam, Credit: Amyn Kassam

As we look for a solution to global energy problems and a way out of the climate crisis- some are turning to dams and hydroelectric power as a sour...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio

Added: Jan 18, 2013
Length: 29:00
Purchases: 1

Saving or Selling the Planet? REDD, Climate Change and Indigenous Lands

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

Caption: A A Darker Shade of Green: REDD Alert and the Future of Forests

Around the world communities are already facing the impacts of climate change. Now international organizations, like the World Bank, are pushing a...

Bought by WRIR

Added: Nov 30, 2012
Length: 29:59
Purchases: 1

WINGS #47-11 Muslim Divorce in India

From: WINGS Women's International News Gathering Service

Caption: Kalpana Pradhan, Kolkata, India

A chaotic system of divorce by folk beliefs and text messages may be nearing its end.

Added: Nov 18, 2012
Length: 28:44

100th Anniversary of Theodore Roosevelt's 1912 Third Party Bid to be President

From: Prairie Public

2012 marks the 100th anniversary of Theodore Roosevelt's 1912 Bull Moose bid to be president. This program looks back at Roosevelt's career and how...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, KUAF Public Radio, WRPI, and KFAI Minneapolis

Added: Oct 26, 2012
Length: 20:07
Purchases: 4

The “Veep”

From: Radio Diaries
Series: Contenders

Alben Barkley served in Congress for close to 40 years and was Harry Truman’s vice president from 1948-1952. Though he wanted to be President himse...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, PRX Remix, WDET Detroit Public Radio, and KFAI Minneapolis

Added: Oct 16, 2012
Length: 07:25
Purchases: 4

Victoria Woodhull: The First Woman to Run for President

From: Radio Diaries
Series: Contenders

In the 19th century, Victoria Woodhull was many things: a clairvoyant, a businesswoman, an advocate for women’s rights and sexual freedom, and a ma...

Bought by KUNM, New Hampshire Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, Prairie Public and more

Added: Oct 16, 2012
Length: 07:18
Purchases: 8

Adlai Stevenson: A Candidate in the Age of Television

From: Radio Diaries
Series: Contenders

The 1952 presidential campaign pitted the immensely popular General Dwight D. Eisenhower against the ferociously intellectual and intensely private...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, XRAY.fm, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, PRX Remix, WDET Detroit Public Radio and more

Added: Oct 16, 2012
Length: 07:36
Purchases: 6

Buying Power: Corporate Money in Politics

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

Caption: Job Creators, Credit: Brad Kayal

It began with an on-air rant by CNBC commentator Rick Santelli. It became a major political movement, with elected representatives on Capitol Hill....

Added: Aug 29, 2012
Length: 29:01

Keep Warm & Cut Your Costs: How$martKY

From: WMMT
Series: Making Connections

Because of historically cheap energy rates and lots of poorly insulated housing, Kentuckians’ average home electricity use is one of the highest in...

Added: Jul 18, 2012
Length: 12:49

The Struggle for Libya’s Future

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

Reese Erlich brings us a special report from Libya on the chaos that remains in the wake of the overthrow of hated dictator Muammar Gaddafi. While ...

Added: Jul 16, 2012
Length: 29:01

The Olympic Games: Who Wins?

From: Making Contact

Caption: Torch Blocked at Downtown East Side, Credit: AMANDA ZEIDERS / Pittsburgh Indymedia

The Olympic Games have grown into a multibillion dollar industry. But with that growth comes concerns about the negative effects of the event on t...

Bought by KBRP Community Radio, Marfa Public Radio, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, and KVSC

Added: Jul 12, 2012
Length: 29:01
Purchases: 4

Clear and Present Danger

From: Zach Miller
Series: BeyondtheBlackLetter

The outer bounds of the right to free speech, on this episode of BeyondtheBlackLetter. How does the law tolerate speech that calls for lawlessness?

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, and PRX Remix

Added: May 09, 2012
Length: 27:34
Purchases: 3

Governing the Occupation

From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies

Dispatches from Occupy Maine's consensus process

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis and PRX Remix

Added: Feb 24, 2012
Length: 07:12
Purchases: 2

HEALing Energy: Engineer aims for a global renewable energy plan by 2012

From: SQRadio

Caption: Mark Jacobson, Credit: Sheri Quinn

Stanford University Engineer Mark Z. Jacobson is trying to convince the world that his energy plan based soley on renwables: wind, water, and solar...

Added: Dec 20, 2011
Length: 31:08

From the National Press Club: Sheila Bair

From: National Press Club

The outgoing FDIC commissioner gives her final speech at the National Press Club. She discusses the financial crisis that occured during her time a...

Added: Aug 12, 2011
Length: 53:57

Hannibal Hamlin (First Lincoln V.P.) July 4, 1891

From: Jonathan Thomas Stratman
Series: Who Died Today

Hannibal who? The story of an all-but-forgotten man who WOULD HAVE BEEN President after Lincoln's assassination, likely changing our lives.

Added: Jun 22, 2011
Length: 03:00

COINTELPRO 101 (Part 2)

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

Over the next two weeks, we broadcast the documentary film “COINTELPRO 101,” about the secret FBI program which ran from 1956-1971, and disrupted m...

Bought by WXDU

Added: May 05, 2011
Length: 29:00
Purchases: 1

Mondli Mzizi the Comedian

From: NBPC
Series: Kwamashu Voices

Caption: Comedian Mondli Mzizi., Credit: Courtesy Ekhaya Multi Arts Center

Mondli ‘Usher’ Mzizi is a young comedian who travels the country hosting ceremonies and entertaining through his comedy. A University of Natal Dram...

Added: May 03, 2011
Length: 14:28

Say it Loud: Great Speeches on Civil Rights and African American Identity

From: American Public Media
Series: American RadioWorks: Black History

"Say It Loud" traces the last 50 years of black history through stirring, historically important speeches by African Americans from across the poli...

Bought by WDDE, WAMU, New Hampshire Public Radio, WGTE Public Media, Nevada Public Radio and more

Added: Feb 16, 2011
Length: 59:00
Purchases: 81

Ivory Coast: One Village Votes

From: WILL

Caption: The streets of Abidjan, Credit: Carol Spindel

Writer and radio commentator Carol Spindel visited the Ivory Coast last November as the country took a step towards democracy with a historic elect...

Added: Feb 08, 2011
Length: 59:01

Retired Representative Larry Haws

From: KVSC
Series: St. Cloud Area Arts & Culture Collage