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Literally blocking out the sun may sound extreme, but scientists are debating whether using dust particles to reflect sunlight away from the Earth ...
- Added: May 03, 2024
- Length: 03:57
Talking about climate change is never easy. Today, we get some tips from five experts on how to do it gracefully.
- Added: Apr 29, 2024
- Length: 04:35
We’ve celebrated Earth Day in the United States for more than 50 years. Today, we’re taking a look at what made the first Earth Day in 1970 such a ...
- Added: Apr 22, 2024
- Length: 04:00
Last week we learned that individuals’ home water consumption doesn’t really make a dent in the water supply, and the benefit of personal water con...
- Added: Apr 22, 2024
- Length: 03:37
Saving water might not seem all that important in a humid climate like Rhode Island. But actually, there are plenty of reasons why water conservati...
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- Added: Apr 22, 2024
- Length: 03:26
- Purchases: 1
Today, we’re taking a look at how we dispose of our food. Next time you’re scraping a plate, should that food go into compost, your sink disposal, ...
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- Added: Apr 22, 2024
- Length: 03:32
- Purchases: 1
Today’s question comes from a listener here in Rhode Island. They’ve been following local efforts to pass a bottle bill- that’s where you get money...
Bought by KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, Raven Radio, WRFA-LP, and KICI Iowa City
- Added: Mar 11, 2024
- Length: 04:00
- Purchases: 4
What jokes would George Carlin have deemed offensive today? What makes us laugh has come under scrutiny. Old jokes or skits are deemed offensive in...
Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KUNM, and WMUU-LP
- Added: Nov 09, 2023
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 3
What do third parties do to American politics?
- Added: Nov 07, 2023
- Length: 25:04
In today’s Untold Story of Central Minnesota, Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack talks with Mike Dando and Jason Woods who are the orga...
- Added: Oct 31, 2023
- Length: 29:27
Kids aren’t the only ones rebelling against extinction. In Ottawa, a sixty-year-old gets arrested for sitting down on a highway. Forget politicians...
- Added: Sep 03, 2023
- Length: 59:19
On the latest Reel Discovery, Kristin follows a political consultant on his quest to dig up some dirt in Maximum Truth.
Bought by WRMU, GCR (Global Community Radio), WUTC, and KKRN
- Added: Jun 23, 2023
- Length: 03:00
- Purchases: 4
In part as a “joyful antidote” to the escalation of anti-LGBTQ laws across the US, San Francisco’s all-transwomen rock band Lipstick Conspiracy is ...
- Added: Jun 15, 2023
- Length: 29:30
Medicare could soon pay hospitals much less for common outpatient services like x-rays and checkups.
This week, we explain an old policy gathering...
- Added: May 05, 2023
- Length: 17:51
In today’s Untold Story of Central Minnesota, Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack talks once again with MN State Auditor Julie Blaha. T...
- Added: May 01, 2023
- Length: 29:54
On this week’s Shelf Discovery, Kristin searches for a killer with Bernie Sanders and his intern in Feel the Bern.
Bought by RADIOLEX, WRMU, GCR (Global Community Radio), and RadioStPete Florida
- Added: Feb 06, 2023
- Length: 03:00
- Purchases: 4
We complete our three-episode tour of the great state of California with three uniquely positioned viewpoints on the Golden State: Leon Panetta, fo...
- Added: Jun 28, 2022
- Length: 35:33
If California progressives were a tortilla brand, they’d be delicious but expensive and inaccessible. By contrast, establishment Democratic tortill...
- Added: Jun 21, 2022
- Length: 31:46
Singer-songwriter Marilyn Mitchell, a member of San Francisco’s popular 2003-2010 all-trans rock band Lipstick Conspiracy, shares new music and lif...
Bought by WORT
- Added: Mar 02, 2022
- Length: 29:30
- Purchases: 1
The Purple Principle kicks off its extended Season Three series on state level polarization with a mini-series on the great state of Texas. And who...
- Added: Mar 01, 2022
- Length: 27:42
In this episode we talk to David Mandel head writer and showrunner of the iconic HBO satire, Veep.
- Added: Oct 19, 2021
- Length: 39:26
Sharing our top five pieces of legislation submitted by students.
- Added: Jul 21, 2021
- Length: 20:47
Will Rogers thought about peace often, but didn't always trust it
- Added: Mar 09, 2021
- Length: :59
Some of Will's greatest jokes about Congress
- Added: Mar 02, 2021
- Length: :59
A southern 4-year old knows what it really means to be a good president.
Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh
- Added: Feb 25, 2021
- Length: 02:30
- Purchases: 1