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To commemorate the 15th anniversary of the 2008 financial crisis, we explore the consequences of “capital bias”, or prioritizing wealth and the wea...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, Radio Catskill, RadioFreePalmer, KDNK, KMUN and more


  • Added: Sep 13, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 7
Caption: Michael Pollan, Credit: Nikki Richter
A quiet renaissance of serious medical research has once again arisen to study the therapeutic benefits of LSD and other psychedelics, including ov...

  • Added: Aug 01, 2023
  • Length: 28:30
Caption: Activist, Kim Dadou Brown, Credit: Daniel A. Nelson
In this episode, Natalie Pattillo and Daniel A. Nelson talk with us about their documentary, And So I Stayed. This award-winning film centers three...

Bought by WUWM, RadioFreePalmer, KMUN, and C89.5 - KNHC Seattle


  • Added: Jul 24, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Bianca Fortis
Florida sort of defines the term "swing state." The smallest of variables can push the outcome of Florida's elections in one direction or another -...

  • Added: Aug 16, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
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On this week's Los Angeles Philharmonic concert broadcast, it's LA Phil principal trumpet, Thomas Hooten, giving the first ever performance of a ne...

  • Added: Jun 28, 2022
  • Length: 01:59:01
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The WFMT Orchestra Series kicks off the very first set of programs with the Los Angeles Philharmonic presenting a stunning set of 13 concert broadc...

  • Added: Jun 20, 2022
  • Length: 01:59:01
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In this special feature for Earth Day, we focus on just one group: Greenpeace, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary. The environmental group h...

Bought by KWMR, KDNK, RadioFreePalmer, KMUN, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle and more


  • Added: Apr 20, 2022
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 7
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Tonight on The Live Feed we head back to this year’s Boat's and Bluegrass festival to hear from Minneapolis trio, Good Morning Bedlam. The folk gro...

  • Added: Mar 30, 2022
  • Length: 01:03:15
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On this week's encore broadcast of WoodSongs, folksinger Michael Johnathon welcomes Grammy Awards-nominated blues singer-songwriter Janiva Magness.

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  • Added: Jan 12, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 47
Caption: John And The Hole
Paul Ozgur - Dutch Cinematographer - Prince, The Wound, Embattled, John And The Hole

  • Added: Dec 05, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: Good News for a Good Planet - Change your focus, change your world.
"We build ice cream shops with women in areas recovering from conflict or natural disaster, with the belief that these sweet, small enterprises can...

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  • Added: Mar 10, 2021
  • Length: 02:27
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Jazz 88 logo, Credit: Tim Nyberg (Octane Creative)
He calls himself a born sideman, and he’s been sought after for his sax playing in Minnesota for well over a half century. Fresh from high school, ...

  • Added: Jan 07, 2021
  • Length: 08:00
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Winona State University professor of geoscience and astronomer Jennifer Anderson talks with us about the latest Mars rover recently launched.

  • Added: Dec 02, 2020
  • Length: 27:08
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In 1970, African American athletes took a stand against racial discrimination and other issues regarding the Syracuse University football team. The...

  • Added: Nov 25, 2020
  • Length: 50:58
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"Defund Police. Invest in Black Lives. What just weeks ago was a slogan is fast becoming law." The F-Word is released bi-weekly featuring timely ...

  • Added: Jun 08, 2020
  • Length: 03:30
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The U.S. economy, weak or strong, is the question at the heart of the election. But it doesn't get to the reality which is that, whatever else it m...

Bought by KDNK and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Oct 16, 2019
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Bessie Smith
As jazz evolved, musicians began experimenting with improvisation behind the vocalist. Band members wanted their accompaniment to sound as fresh an...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: May 16, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Hope (A Three Part Series)
We continue our three part series on hope. Can you create it through activism, faith, music or some other action?

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KTRT RADIO INC, KSFR, KICI Iowa City, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and more


  • Added: May 07, 2019
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 6
Caption: Earl Hines
In the late 1920s Chicago was the broadcast center of America. And, the name Earl Hines became synonymous with jazz. He was the pianist and bandlea...

Bought by KMUW and KCBX


  • Added: May 01, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Jessica Rimington, Credit: Photo By Sunshine Velasco - Survival Media Agency
Dynamic young people are surmounting considerable social and economic obstacles by following their dreams to create a better world. Jessica Riming...

  • Added: Apr 08, 2019
  • Length: 28:30
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2018 has been a year of upheaval for students, in and out of the classroom. This week educators and education activists talk about educational just...

  • Added: Sep 13, 2018
  • Length: 28:26
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Kittie Weston-Knauer is the oldest female BMX bicycle racer in the United States. It was her son Max who introduced her to the sport more than 30 y...

Bought by KALW, WEZU, and WVBI-LP


  • Added: May 17, 2018
  • Length: 02:17
  • Purchases: 3
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Racial Literacy and Rural Solidarity, this week, Laura talks with two pairs of young activists. Jessica Campbell of the Rural Organizing Project an...

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  • Added: Feb 28, 2018
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
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This week, new music from Junkyard, Deep Purple, Cheap Trick, Geezer, Styx, Night Demon and Metal Church, plus requests, deep cuts and a lost class...

Bought by KMXT, KSRQ, and WYAP


  • Added: Jul 06, 2017
  • Length: 02:45:04
  • Purchases: 3
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When was the last time you saw a piece of art that made you uncomfortable? For some artists, the shock of the new and transgressive isn’t just an ...

  • Added: Jun 02, 2017
  • Length: 01:58:59