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A Pentagon-appointed committee says easy access to guns on military bases leads to more suicides
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Anthony Muhlstadt participates in exercises aboard the USS Bataan March 7, 2020. Muhlstadt was a 23-year-old Marine Corps sergeant when he died by suicide November 19, 2021, at Marine Corps Base Twentynine Palms in California., Credit: Kaitlin Rowell / U.S. Navy
The independent committee is calling on the Defense Department to make personal firearms harder to buy and access on base.

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  • Added: Mar 30, 2023
  • Length: 03:48
  • Purchases: 7
Hell's Acres: Bare Knuckle Boxing in the Taconic Mountains
From: WAMC Northeast Public Radio
Series: A New York Minute In History
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What does an illegal 19th century boxing match have to do with state borders? On the latest episode of A New York Minute in History, Devin and Laur...

  • Added: Mar 30, 2023
  • Length: 29:30
739-Comet Groller(527)
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Caption: Comet ISON, Credit: NASA
My Catalina Sky Survey teammate Hannes Groller was asteroid hunting with our Schmidt telescope on Mt. Bigelow, Arizona when he discovered his first...

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  • Added: Mar 26, 2023
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 9
When Home Becomes a Hospital
From: Tradeoffs
Caption: Gabriel Kibuyu (right) receives hospital-at-home care from UMass Memorial Medical Center nurse Danae Stand (center) and Dr. Constantinos Michaelidis (left on tablet) on March 6, 2023., Credit: Photo by Lisa Abitbol for Tradeoffs.
The pandemic pushed Medicare to start paying for “hospital-at-home” care for the first time, launching the largest test ever of home-based hospital...

  • Added: Mar 24, 2023
  • Length: 24:21
The Navy's waiting list for child care is getting shorter, but it still numbers more than 5000
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Julianna Byron feeds lunch to children in October 2020 at the Navy's Sewells Point Child Development Center in Norfolk, Virginia. The Navy had just reopened the facility after a renovation., Credit: Marissa Vermeulen / U.S. Navy
The Navy is building more on-base childcare centers and launching new programs to help sailors and their families. But advocates and parents say it...

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  • Added: Mar 23, 2023
  • Length: 03:42
  • Purchases: 6
The Elephant Whisperers
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: A billboard in Kolkata celebrates the Oscar win for The Elephant Whisperers. , Credit: Sandip Roy
The short documentary Oscar win for The Elephant Whisperers is being widely celebrated in India because it's a first for India. But what will it me...

  • Added: Mar 21, 2023
  • Length: 06:00
Nature Out of Balance with Dr. Tim Wood
From: Doug Wood
Series: Green Street News
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Little things can cause big trouble when man changes the environment

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  • Added: Mar 20, 2023
  • Length: 28:34
  • Purchases: 2
A new Pentagon policy helps troops who travel to receive abortions. Republicans want to block it.
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Air Force Major Sharon Arana testified before a U.S. House committee in July 2022 about the challenged she faced as she sought an abortion in 2009 when she was stationed in Alabama. She is concerned that experiences like hers are becoming more common sinc, Credit: C-Span
The Pentagon policy reimburses service members for travel expenses and offers up to 21 days of leave for abortions and fertility treatment.

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  • Added: Mar 17, 2023
  • Length: 03:37
  • Purchases: 3
True Crime writer Katherine Corcoran's "In The Mouth of The Wolf"
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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Former Associated Press Mexico City Bureau Chief Katherine Corcoran's "IN THE MOUTH OF THE WOLF. A Murder, A Cover-up, and The True Cost of Silenci...

  • Added: Mar 16, 2023
  • Length: 10:34
The Songs We Carry
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Indian newspapers celebrate the Oscar win for the hit song Naatu Naatu. , Credit: Sandip Roy
Sandip Roy is getting nostalgic after Naatu Naatu wins an Oscar for best song in a film, and a real Indian production at that!

  • Added: Mar 14, 2023
  • Length: 06:00
The Conservative Clash Over Abortion Bans
From: Tradeoffs
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Less than a year after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, some states are rethinking their abortion bans. This week, reporter Alice Miranda...

  • Added: Mar 13, 2023
  • Length: 19:26
737-Collision(525)
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Caption: Asteroid Breakup, Credit: NASA
The object which the 2.3 mile diameter Gault hit is likely to have been a third of a mile diameter space rock. This celestial crash left Gault with...

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  • Added: Mar 12, 2023
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 10
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.

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  • Added: Mar 10, 2023
  • Length: 03:55
  • Purchases: 5
Fistfull of Joy
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Stalls set up to sell Holi colors in Kolkata. , Credit: Sandip Roy
It’s time to play Holi in India and Sandip Roy grabs a fistful of joy!

  • Added: Mar 07, 2023
  • Length: 06:00
Episode 2: Into the Field
From: David Levin
Series: Deep Soundings: Stories from the Ocean Floor
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In this episode, go into the field with a team of scientists working to map the coastal seafloor in detail—and learn how their technologies could r...

  • Added: Mar 06, 2023
  • Length: 20:11
Episode 1: Mapping the Coastal Oceans
From: David Levin
Series: Deep Soundings: Stories from the Ocean Floor
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When it comes to mapping the seafloor, the hardest spots to see are the ones just off the coast. In this episode, find out why that's the case—and ...

  • Added: Mar 06, 2023
  • Length: 14:52
As its relationship with China worsens, the U.S. is making deals with smaller Pacific nations
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin visits the Philippine Department of National Defense in Manila, Feb. 2, 2023. Austin announced an agreement to expand American military presence in the Philippines, calling the deal "especially important as the Peopl, Credit: Chad J. McNeeley / U.S. Department of Defense
The agreements with smaller countries are designed to expand American influence in the region, solidify existing relationships, and give the U.S. m...

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  • Added: Mar 06, 2023
  • Length: 03:47
  • Purchases: 6
736-Home Wrecker(524)
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Caption: IDA, Credit: NASA
The extremely remote chance that a dangerous mountain sized space rock has our number on it is what keeps my team going to our four telescopes in t...

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  • Added: Mar 05, 2023
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 9
Up Close And Acoustic with Peter Case
From: Charlie Silvestri
Series: Up Close And Acoustic
Caption: Peter Case/Sunset Blvd Records, Credit: Ekevara Kitpowsong the Aperturist
After turning 16 Peter Case left home in Buffalo, New York and headed West to California. He became part of the street musician scene out there and...

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  • Added: Mar 05, 2023
  • Length: 57:00
  • Purchases: 1
SCOTUS Weighs Medicaid Recipients Right to Sue
From: Tradeoffs
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Later this year the Supreme Court is set to decide whether to close a legal pathway that Medicaid recipients have used for more than 50 years. This...

  • Added: Mar 03, 2023
  • Length: 11:27
Psychologist Marc Schultz's THE GOOD LIFE. Lessons From the World's Longest Scientific Study of Happiness
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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In Marc Schultz's THE GOOD LIFE, what makes for a happy life, a fulfilling life? A good life? The simple but surprising answer is: relationships. T...

  • Added: Mar 02, 2023
  • Length: 10:01
Limeric Lovers Are Like No Others
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: The Limeric Lovers Publishers stall at the Kolkata Book Fair, Credit: Sandip Roy
If you think limericks just means Edward Lear, think again. The Limeric Lovers Publishers of Kolkata are devoted fans of limericks in Bengali, a lo...

  • Added: Feb 28, 2023
  • Length: 06:00
After decades of reluctance, the VA is studying psychedelic drugs for PTSD and other disorders
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: A participant in a trial at Washington University in St. Louis. relaxes after receiving a dose of psilocybin, a psychedelic drug., Credit: Josh Siegel / Washington University
Research into psychedelic drugs was halted in the 1960s amid concern about recreational use. Now, the VA is among dozens of medical providers resum...

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  • Added: Feb 27, 2023
  • Length: 03:26
  • Purchases: 7
The Push to Bring Medicaid Behind Bars
From: Tradeoffs
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People leaving jail and prison are at extremely high risk of hospitalization and death. This week, why policymakers from deep blue California to so...

  • Added: Feb 24, 2023
  • Length: 26:10
THE EMERGENCE OF MARVIN GAYE - E 2 of 2 - [1972 - 1984]
From: Paul Ingles
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Music specials host Paul Ingles and a panel of music scholars recall and celebrate the career of Motown music legend Marvin Gaye. This second of 2 ...

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  • Added: Feb 22, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 17

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