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The first of 3 episodes in a mini-series on Hispanic American Swing Voters.
During National Hispanic Heritage Month, and in the lead-up to the 20...
- Added: Sep 29, 2022
- Length: 31:21
Talking Alaska's elections and polarizing politics, launching on the state's 2022 Primary Day and Special Election Day. Featuring Independent Alask...
- Added: Aug 16, 2022
- Length: 29:14
In Part 2 of our special series on 988, we explore the scramble to staff the country’s new mental health crisis line and the workforce lessons 988 ...
- Added: Jun 02, 2022
- Length: 04:00
Narratives are all around us. These big meta-stories tell us who we are as a nation and the values we share. Narratives help us explain why things ...
- Added: Sep 26, 2021
- Length: 02:12
In 2019, Dr. Fiona Hill testified in the first impeachment trial of former President Trump. Dr. Hill recently served as Deputy Assistant to the pre...
- Added: Jun 02, 2021
- Length: 07:22
The urban-rural divide is growing in the United States. How can disparate communities find common ground?
- Added: May 08, 2021
- Length: 28:34
What's it like when a pandemic crushes your dream of playing a Division One sport?
- Added: Nov 21, 2020
- Length: 13:18
In Montana, two ranchers adopted ‘Delilah.’ They’re among the growing number of people actually getting paid to adopt wild horses and burros.
- Added: Nov 11, 2020
- Length: 15:40
In Arizona, two incarcerated men rehabilitate wild donkeys for adoption.
- Added: Nov 11, 2020
- Length: 18:19
Generation Z has been called a lot of things: The internet generation. The Instagram generation. And as some say: the activist generation. Claire H...
- Added: Jun 24, 2019
- Length: 08:29
Hour 8 “Crossroads” (1968-1978)
We follow Bernstein as he leaves the Philharmonic in 1968 to concentrate more on composition. With overtones of S...
Bought by Colorado Public Radio, 'The Sea', KAAD-LP, and WRGY
- Added: Aug 14, 2018
- Length: 58:04
- Purchases: 4
Nearly $1.3 trillion has left Russia since the 1990s. The Russian government has been unable to stop it.
- Added: Oct 25, 2017
- Length: 33:52
The Russian hacking attack against the US was an unprecedented attack against the US and its election system. The attack was conducted using cyber...
- Added: Oct 25, 2017
- Length: 30:04
You may have heard of executive orders, but how about executive memoranda? Today, we talk about the different tools of executive action that the Pr...
Bought by KPIP-LP
- Added: Mar 03, 2017
- Length: 03:59
- Purchases: 1
What's the purpose of the National Security Council? When was it created? Who serves on it? And why is Steve Bannon's appointment to its principals...
- Added: Mar 01, 2017
- Length: 04:06
- Purchases: 2
We're often urged to call our elected representatives to voice opinions on the issues, but what happens after that call is made? Where does the me...
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- Added: Mar 01, 2017
- Length: 04:13
- Purchases: 1
We're all familiar with the title, but what does a White House Chief of Staff actually do? What does the daily routine entail? And how much power d...
- Added: Jan 17, 2017
- Length: 13:01
Education is more than job training, says Duke University professor Priscilla Wald.
- Added: Nov 07, 2016
- Length: 02:06
Norman Wirzba sees a moral vacuum at the heart of the presidential campaign: He says candidates are ignoring society's most vulnerable citizens. Wi...
- Added: Nov 07, 2016
- Length: 02:11
We could do a lot to improve public health and reduce runaway medical expenses if we focussed more on preventing disease and less on medical fixes,...
- Added: Oct 21, 2016
- Length: 02:18
The word that best describes America's infrastructure is "crumbling," says Henry Petroski.
Petroski is Aleksandar S. Vesic Professor of Civil Engi...
- Added: Aug 30, 2016
- Length: 02:07
Rising sea levels are just one way climate change is reshaping the world's oceans, says Duke University oceanographer Susan Lozier.
- Added: Aug 30, 2016
- Length: 01:40
When used in conjunction with psychological therapy, Suboxone strips placed under the tongue, doctors say, can help ease opioid cravings and other ...
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WABE, and 90.1 WFYI Public Radio
- Added: Aug 03, 2016
- Length: 03:40
- Purchases: 3
New voter identification laws could sharply curb voter participation in N.C. and other states, says Duke University historian Gunther Peck.
- Added: May 18, 2016
- Length: 02:14
With our piecemeal coastal policies, "We're haphazardly geo-engineering a whole coast," says Duke University economist Martin Smith.
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio
- Added: May 16, 2016
- Length: 02:19
- Purchases: 1
