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Living the Word with Patricia Gould-Champ, Part i
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: Reverend Patricia Gould-, Credit: Charles McGuigan
Reverend Patricia Gould-Champ, a woman affectionately referred to as the Queen Mother, which, in her case, is not a petty, royal appellation. Rathe...

  • Added: Apr 29, 2024
  • Length: 26:36
Ragging
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: The Indian newspaper The Telegraph covers the death of a teenaged student allegedly because of "ragging" by older students. , Credit: Sandip Roy
The death of a Kolkata teen allegedly because of ragging, or hazing, has re focused attention on bullying in schools and colleges.

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  • Added: Aug 22, 2023
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 1
2023-07-07 Law and Oil: Taking Climate Offenders to Court
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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The last several years have seen a big increase in the number of lawsuits focused on the climate crisis. Some lawsuits challenge governments for th...

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WMUU-LP, Maine Public Radio, KSQD Santa Cruz, Nevada Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jul 06, 2023
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 11
230707: 2023-07-07 Law and Oil: Taking Climate Offenders to Court, 7/7/2023
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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The last several years have seen a big increase in the number of lawsuits focused on the climate crisis. Some lawsuits challenge governments for th...

  • Added: Jul 06, 2023
  • Length: 58:58
Sports Medicine Advancements and Insight with Dr. Zach McVicker
From: Ken Grey
Series: Maximum Health Radio "Quality Living" with Dr Ken Grey Holistic Physician
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Sports Medicine Advancements and Insight with Dr. Zach McVicker. Dr. McVicker with the Paley Orthopedic & Spine Institute, served as an assistant t...

  • Added: Apr 28, 2023
  • Length: 26:13
The Army is reviving a decades-old ad slogan, hoping it will reach a new generation of recruits
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: The Army's new ad campaign revives the marketing slogan that it used during the 1980s and 1990s. The rebranding also includes a redesign of the Army's "star" logo. The Army says the box around the star has been removed "to reflect the limitless possibilit, Credit: U.S. Army
The new marketing campaign is based around the tagline, "Be All You Can Be," which was originally featured in Army ads during the 1980s and 1990s.

Bought by North Country Public Radio, WRFA-LP, KRPS, Texas Public Radio, and KUT


  • Added: Mar 10, 2023
  • Length: 03:55
  • Purchases: 5
Know someone who wants to join the National Guard? In some states, you now can get a finder's fee.
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Recruiters and other Virginia National Guard soldiers talk with fans at a July 2022 minor league baseball game in Fredericksburg. Any Virginia resident can collect a finder's fee up to $750 for referring somebody who becomes a National Guard recruit., Credit: Virginia Guard Public Affairs
The referral bonuses are designed to boost recruiting at the National Guard, which fell thousands of troops short of its goal last year.

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  • Added: Jan 19, 2023
  • Length: 03:11
  • Purchases: 7
Most military recruits come from families of people who served. Experts say that's not sustainable.
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Military and community leaders, including Missouri Gov. Mike Parson (second from left), applaud new military recruits at a "Community Salute to Service" May 11 at Waynesville, Mo. High School., Credit: Dawn Arden / U.S. Army
The military is having a tough time finding new recruits, and one factor may be its heavy reliance on families of those who’ve served.

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  • Added: Jun 02, 2022
  • Length: 03:27
  • Purchases: 6
Growing up too soon: When kids and teenagers are caregivers for disabled veteran parents
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Lara and Trey Garey stand at the bedside of Tom Garey, an Air Force veteran with advanced ALS. 19-year-old Trey has spent much of his teenage years caring for his father at their home in Cedar Park, Texas., Credit: Carson Frame / American Homefront
More than two million American children and teenagers live with a wounded or ill veteran. Many help with the veteran's care and face challenges lik...

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  • Added: Mar 01, 2022
  • Length: 03:49
  • Purchases: 6
A new survey found isolation and frequent moves are harming military teens' mental health
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: 17-year-old Matthew Oh, whose father is in Army intelligence, has moved eight times. He said his family's latest move to South Korea was "a very dark time.", Credit: Sarah Oh
The study of military dependents found more than 40 percent reported low mental well-being, often because of separations and a lack of connections ...

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  • Added: Oct 07, 2021
  • Length: 03:54
  • Purchases: 6
No, you don't become a zombie
From: Anne Hoffman
Series: Off Mic from Philly Audio Diaries
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For 19-year-old Bianca Murray, when news of the FDA’s approval of the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines broke, feelings of confusion and apprehension we...

  • Added: Jul 31, 2021
  • Length: 15:08
Work Ethics
From: Phil Mariage
Series: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
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Generational discussion about work ethics, first recorded in May of 2002, now added to our archive.

  • Added: Mar 29, 2021
  • Length: 22:27
Former Swimsuit Model turned Fitness Coach Katie Mack talks Real Health vs. Fake Health
From: Ken Grey
Series: Maximum Health Radio "Quality Living" with Dr Ken Grey Holistic Physician
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Former Swimsuit Model turned Fitness Coach Katie Mack talks Real Health vs. Fake Health.What some individuals will put their insides through to loo...

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  • Added: Jan 17, 2021
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
Civil Society and Campus Politics: Two Collegians Take on Polarization
From: Fluent Knowledge
Series: The Purple Principle Podcast
Caption: Civil Society and Campus Politics: Two Collegians Take on Polarization
Avinash Bakshi, President of the Penn State College Independents, describes the importance of having a third, less tribal option among political gr...

  • Added: Dec 22, 2020
  • Length: 19:19
What happens when paper gets recycled?
From: Possibly
Caption: Paper recycling plant , Credit: Bas Emmen
Today we have a question about paper recycling. What happens after you throw your paper into the blue bin? How much of that paper actually gets reu...

  • Added: Oct 26, 2020
  • Length: 03:50
What does "adult" mean in the eyes of the law? In Louisiana, many work to change the answer.
From: Eve Abrams
Series: Unprisoned
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Season 1, Episode 11 The legal system operates very differently for juveniles and for adults. Yet the age at which a person is considered an adult...

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  • Added: Jul 29, 2020
  • Length: 09:20
  • Purchases: 1
These young New Orleans dancers want the police to know they are not a threat
From: Eve Abrams
Series: Unprisoned
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Season 1 Episode 9 A dance troupe of young, Black, male teens express their fear and anxiety about police and how the police might potentially vie...

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  • Added: Jul 29, 2020
  • Length: 09:14
  • Purchases: 1
Jahi Salaam, A Young New Orleans Poet, Raps About Prison, School And Poverty
From: Eve Abrams
Series: Unprisoned
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Season 1, Episode 8 Jahi Salaam is an 18-year-old rapper and a poet from New Orleans. His first name, Jahi, means dignity in Swahili. His last nam...

  • Added: Jul 28, 2020
  • Length: 09:26
Love Really Counts: Greta Thunberg's Plea for Climate Change Action
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: Maybe sometime in the night when the wind blows..., Credit: Susan Cook
Greta Thunberg, in her UN Climate Change speech called on threatened loss of the loved, in her view, the environment to bring action on climate c...

  • Added: Dec 14, 2019
  • Length: 05:17
Army recruitment today is less 'Be All You Can Be' and more 'Call Of Duty'
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Andrew Garcia, 22, plays 'Call of Duty: Modern Warfare' at the Localhost Denver Arena during an October Army recruiting event., Credit: Taylor Allen / Colorado Public Radio
The Army has embraced esports as a recruiting tool to reach young adults, who are drawn to the fast-paced action of military-themed games.

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  • Added: Nov 25, 2019
  • Length: 03:25
  • Purchases: 7
Female Sex Drive
From: Phil Mariage
Series: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
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Older, Middle and Younger generations guests discuss the nature of female sex drive over time.

  • Added: Nov 18, 2019
  • Length: 51:26
Exploring issues faced by young pregnant women
From: Tony Biviano
Series: Figuring Out Families
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In this podcast we explore the issues facing young mothers and women expecting babies, the changing trend of abortion and how pornography is having...

  • Added: Oct 09, 2019
  • Length: 30:53
Male Sex Drive
From: Phil Mariage
Series: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
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We humans like to discuss all kinds of topics, but we seem to have trouble when it comes to sex. We are very interested in it even though our comfo...

  • Added: Sep 30, 2019
  • Length: 51:26
From the Ground Up
From: Ruxandra Guidi
Series: Surviving California
Caption: Kateri Gutierrez at Collective Avenue Coffee, Credit: Photo by Ben Tran
Like many kids who come from working class immigrant families, Kateri Gutierrez felt a lot of pressure to get ahead. After a brief stint trying to ...

  • Added: Jul 21, 2019
  • Length: 07:05
Dog Mushing
From: Jason Kladiva
Series: World Pieces
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World Pieces host Jason Kladiva catches up with Emily Entrikin–a dog musher from Alaska.

  • Added: Jul 15, 2019
  • Length: 07:09

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