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Jenny Odell on Saving Time
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Excerpt from the book cover, reading "Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock" superimposed on top of orange and pink geological features., Credit: Penguin Random House
We speak with Jenny Odell, author of "Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock," about how the ways we think about time shapes our lives. A...

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


  • Added: Feb 20, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
267: Community Wealth Building: Democratizing the Economy, 2/21/2024
From: Bioneers
Series: Bioneers - Revolution From the Heart of Nature
Caption: Laura Flanders
In this special episode of the Bioneers, guest host Laura Flanders explores “Community Wealth Building,” a model that democratizes the economy, cre...

  • Added: Feb 20, 2024
  • Length: 28:30
The Write Question - Anne Helen Petersen
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Author Anne Helen Petersen discusses her new book, "Out of Office: The Big Problem and Bigger Promise of Working from Home," written with her partn...

Bought by WETS, Yellowstone Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio, and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Dec 23, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
Heather McGhee: Racism Costs Everyone
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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Color of Change board chair Heather McGhee talks with Laura about her New York Times best-selling book, The Sum of Us, What Racism Costs Everyone a...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer and KWMR


  • Added: May 05, 2021
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
The Write Question - Kerri Arsenault
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Writer Kerri Arsenault discusses her new book, "Mill Town: Reckoning with What Remains."

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 06, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Working through History
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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We explore how Jim Crow maintains a strong legacy even today in the segregation of the American labor market. And:Now is the ideal time for work...

Bought by WCNY, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WMUU-LP, WLPR , WCMU Michigan and more


  • Added: Sep 02, 2020
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 13
Working through History
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
Caption: Women at Work
Jim Crow maintains a strong legacy even today in the segregation of the American labor market. Historian Steven Reich suggests ways to change that.

Bought by KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, Kansas Public Radio, WJCT, KRDP, KMUN and more


  • Added: Sep 02, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 11
Farm Worker to Farm Owner
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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There’s a shift happening in American agriculture that has been hard to spot. Farm workers have entered mainstream consciousness through coverage o...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Jul 16, 2020
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Essential: Gig Workers and COVID-19
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Gig Workers, driver's for app companies such as Lyft and Uber, are struggling during COVID-19. They're considered essential workers, so they can st...

Bought by KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle


  • Added: May 11, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
“Learn Yourself” with Conor Casey, Labor Archivist for the Labor Archives of Washington, Ellie Belew, author, and Megan Cornish, retiree from Seattle City Light, Part 2
From: KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio
Series: We Do the Work
Caption: High Voltage Women by Ellie Belew
Interview by Mike Dumovich: Conor, Ellie, and Megan continue their conversation about Seattle City Light’s Electrical Trades Program and how the f...

  • Added: Mar 01, 2019
  • Length: 27:59
Mike Elliott, former Burlington Northern Train Engineer, Part 2
From: KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio
Series: We Do the Work
Caption: Mike Elliott
Interview by Ken Winkes: Mike continues his story about his concern for train safety that lead him to become a whistle blower and put his own caree...

  • Added: Aug 17, 2018
  • Length: 28:00
Making Data Shift Power: Bex Hong Hurwitz and Rashida Richardson
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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It seems like the only tech headlines we have are about disasters. But what about the original promise of tech to innovate and empower? Bex Hong Hu...

Bought by KDNK


  • Added: May 24, 2018
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
The United Auto Workers Union: Its Effect on American Life
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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Radio Curious discusses “Brothers on the Line” a film about the Reuther brothers who unionized the auto industry and galvanized the middle class. T...

Bought by KVMR


  • Added: May 23, 2018
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 1
“Learn Yourself” with Conor Casey, Labor Archivist for the Labor Archives of Washington
From: KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio
Series: We Do the Work
Caption: Conor Casey, Archivist
Interview by Mike Dumovich: Conor recounts the history of the Centralia Massacre.

  • Added: Apr 27, 2018
  • Length: 27:59
Burning Out and Feeling Overwhelmed - The Emotion Roadmap can Help
From: Chuck Wolfe
Series: The Emotion Roadmap: Take the Wheel & Control How You Feel
Caption: Feeling the tension
Burn out and feeling overwhelmed seem to be on the rise again. Becoming more emotionally intelligent can help. Expert Cary Cherniss and a caller to...

  • Added: Mar 07, 2017
  • Length: 55:00
The true cost of fast fashion: a look inside Los Angeles sweatshops
From: Making Contact
Caption: Santee Alley , Credit: Ana Gremard / Used Under CC/ flickr
On this edition of Making Contact we’ll take you on a trip through LA’s garment district, notorious for sweatshop conditions, abuse, and the outrig...

Bought by KALW


  • Added: Mar 25, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Car Mechanic
From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique
Caption: Dahl Automotive Museum, Credit: Teri Tenseth Market
On this episode of Culture Clique, we get underneath the hood and learn about the automotive repair field. We visit with two technicians, Hannah an...

  • Added: Mar 09, 2016
  • Length: 19:06
Voices of The Past: Winona During Wartime - Part Seven
From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique
Caption: Waiting in line for nylon stockings at Stansfield Knitting Mills and ration stamps.
On this episode of Culture Clique, we bring you part seven of Voices of the Past Cemetery Discovery Walk 2014, sponsored by the Winona County Histo...

  • Added: Dec 17, 2015
  • Length: 12:45
Voices of The Past: Winona During Wartime - Part Six
From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique
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On this episode of Culture Clique, we bring you part six of Voices of the Past Cemetery Discovery Walk 2014, sponsored by the Winona County Histori...

  • Added: Dec 17, 2015
  • Length: 16:06
Coffee: Trouble Brewing?
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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It’s the second most-traded commodity in the world after oil but how much do you think about your cup of coffee? From coffee farmers in Colombia to...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WRIR, and KVSC


  • Added: Mar 19, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Officer Eric Mueller, Community Liaison
From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique
Caption: Cotter senior Liam Michener, left, talks with Winona police officer Eric Mueller during a mock crash Wednesday, April 15, 2012, behind Winona Senior High School. Michener was acting as the driver. , Credit: Andrew Link/Winona Daily News
On this episode of Culture Clique, we visit with one of Winona's finest who went from a career in public relations to an occupation in Law Enforcem...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jun 19, 2014
  • Length: 32:59
  • Purchases: 1
Barbara Martinez Jitner
From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique
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On this edition of Culture Clique, KQAL's Bill Stoneberg visits with Barbara Martinez Jitner, an Emmy and Golden Globe Nominated television and fil...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Dec 07, 2011
  • Length: 37:50
  • Purchases: 1
Markets or Regulation, Is That the Question?
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Global Ethics Corner
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Should government supplement markets to increase the public good? Should it regulate markets to protect the public good? How much is too much regul...

  • Added: Sep 16, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
Ethics and Experts
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Global Ethics Corner
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How should we reward experts and how much? When the experts fail, should populist outrage be directed at those individuals or the system?

  • Added: Sep 11, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
Immigrants and Jobs
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Global Ethics Corner
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A Colombian immigrant was recently denied her investor's visa, forcing her to shut down her U.S. company and fire her six employees. Does immigrati...

  • Added: Sep 11, 2009
  • Length: 01:30