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Ban the Box: Should We Banish the Criminal History Check Box from Job Applications?
From: Open to Debate
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Former criminal offenders in the United States face challenges reentering the job market after incarceration and so-called “Ban the Box” policies a...

Bought by WMUU-LP and KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio]


  • Added: Apr 18, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 2
Does Taylor Swift Deserve Her Billion Dollar Fortune?
From: Open to Debate
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Taylor Swift achieved her billionaire status because of her talent, work ethic, and support from her fans. But some question whether any individual...

Bought by WMUU-LP, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio]


  • Added: Mar 14, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 3
Is Legalizing Marijuana a Mistake?
From: Open to Debate
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While marijuana legalization is gaining more cultural acceptance, effectively regulating weed has long puzzled policy and lawmakers, with some star...

Bought by KCPW Salt Lake City and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Sep 07, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 2
2023-06-11 The Rhetoric of Big Tech
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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What do Ayn Rand, Martin Heidegger, and Samuel Beckett have to do with Silicon Valley?

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  • Added: Jun 12, 2023
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 14
Should the FTC Ban Non-compete Clauses?
From: Open to Debate
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The Federal Trade Commission recently shook up the labor market, proposing to ban non-compete clauses. These clauses are essentially contracts proh...

  • Added: May 01, 2023
  • Length: 54:02
Is the Banking System Safer Than It Was in 2008?
From: Open to Debate
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Silicon Valley Bank. Signature Bank. Credit Suisse. The global banking system may be facing its most significant crisis since 2008. Some say erodin...

Bought by WNED Buffalo


  • Added: Apr 20, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 1
2023-04-07 Two Voices on Climate That Will Surprise You
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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It’s easy to write off people outside our own ideological bubbles, even when we may have many goals in common. But as the effects of the climate cr...

Bought by KUOW, Maine Public Radio, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WGBH Radio Boston and more


  • Added: Apr 06, 2023
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 12
20230407: Two Voices on Climate That Will Surprise You, 4/7/2023
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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It’s easy to write off people outside our own ideological bubbles, even when we may have many goals in common. But as the effects of the climate cr...

  • Added: Apr 06, 2023
  • Length: 58:57
2022-11-27 (Why) Money Matters
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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In an ideal society, would we even need money?

Bought by KSKQ, GCR (Global Community Radio), KMUN, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Nov 28, 2022
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 4
Ocean Capitalism: Under the Guise of New
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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Is economic growth antithetical to the overall health of society? This week on World Ocean Radio we discuss the concentration of capital and offer ...

  • Added: Apr 20, 2022
  • Length: 05:26
The Irony of Deep Ocean Water
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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This week on World Ocean Radio we are discussing an emerging new phenomenon called the Global Deep Ocean Water Market and the food industry compani...

  • Added: Mar 01, 2022
  • Length: 05:14
The World Bankers
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund have long been the cogs turning the wheel of global economics, driving infrastructure growth and...

  • Added: Feb 22, 2022
  • Length: 05:10
2021-11-21 Is Philanthropy Bad for Democracy?
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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What’s the difference between charitable giving from ordinary people and philanthropic giving from the very wealthy?

Bought by KTSW 89.9, GCR (Global Community Radio), KMUN, KSKQ, KNVC Carson City Community Radio and more


  • Added: Nov 22, 2021
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 6
Fossil Fuel Reparations
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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This week on World Ocean Radio: an idea to confront the big polluters of the fossil fuel industry for their indifference to redress, by attaching r...

  • Added: Aug 04, 2021
  • Length: 05:14
2021-05-02 Radical Markets: Solutions for a Gilded Age?
From: Philosophy Talk
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Is inequality an inevitable product of the free market?

Bought by KTSW 89.9, KNVC Carson City Community Radio, WLPR , and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: May 03, 2021
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 4
2021-03-28 Repugnant Markets: Should Everything Be For Sale?
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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Should we have the freedom to buy products or services that might upset or disgust some people?

Bought by WNYO, KTSW 89.9, GCR (Global Community Radio), KMUN, KSKQ and more


  • Added: Mar 29, 2021
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 10
2021-01-08 Talking Green, Playing Dirty: Corporate America’s Mixed Record
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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Questioning science, funding vocal climate denial groups, and encouraging the focus on personal carbon footprints are corporate America’s preferred...

Bought by KTSW 89.9, Maine Public Radio, Ohm Radio , WMUU-LP, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif. and more


  • Added: Jan 07, 2021
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 12
2102: Talking Green, Playing Dirty: Corporate America’s Mixed Record, 1/8/2021
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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Questioning science, funding vocal climate denial groups, and encouraging the focus on personal carbon footprints are corporate America’s preferred...

  • Added: Jan 07, 2021
  • Length: 58:59
2020-12-25 Reimagining Capitalism / Fossil Fuels in Your Portfolio
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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Maintaining a consumption-driven economy while keeping emissions down seems more and more like a pipe dream -- is it time to re-think capitalism al...

Bought by WMUU-LP, KMUN, KSQD Santa Cruz, KICI Iowa City, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Dec 23, 2020
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 7
201225: Reimagining Capitalism / Fossil Fuels in Your Portfolio, 12/25/2020
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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Maintaining a consumption-driven economy while keeping emissions down seems more and more like a pipe dream -- is it time to re-think capitalism al...

  • Added: Dec 23, 2020
  • Length: 58:59
Ocean Equity Banking
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
Caption: Manhattan Beach Pier, New York, Credit: Nathan Dumlao
This week on World Ocean Radio: part sixteen of the multi-part BLUEprint series. In this episode we talk about the blue and the green economy in th...

  • Added: Dec 01, 2020
  • Length: 06:09
Central Banking
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
Caption: Spouting Horn blow hole at sunset. Courtesy: NOAA
This week on World Ocean Radio: part fifteen of the multi-part BLUEprint series. In this episode we look at the Federal Reserve in the USA through ...

  • Added: Nov 24, 2020
  • Length: 05:46
201002: Tech to the Rescue?, 10/2/2020
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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Technology has helped the world survive, thrive and stay connected through the COVID-19 lockdown. As countries look toward re-opening in a post-pan...

  • Added: Oct 02, 2020
  • Length: 58:59
200904: Polluting and Providing: The Dirty Energy Dilemma, 9/4/2020
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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The cost and health burdens of electricity production have long been higher for low-income communities of color than for wealthy white ones. But fo...

  • Added: Sep 03, 2020
  • Length: 58:59
200529: Feeding a Hotter Planet, 5/29/2020
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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How do we go about feeding a planet that’s hotter, drier, and more crowded than ever? The connection between global warming and the dinner table is...

  • Added: May 27, 2020
  • Length: 58:59