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Should Congress Pass the Secure the Border Act?
From: Open to Debate
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In response to a surge in migrants and asylum seekers at America’s borders, the Secure the Border Act of 2023 aims to enforce stricter limitations ...

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


  • Added: Dec 14, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 2
Do Unions Work for the Economy
From: Open to Debate
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Unions may be on the verge of a resurgence. After decades of declines, workers are organizing across household-name companies, like Starbucks, Amaz...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WMUU-LP, KUOW, WGBH Radio Boston, Prairie Public and more


  • Added: Aug 28, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 10
Should Congress Abolish the Debt Ceiling?
From: Open to Debate
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The US has more than $31 trillion in national debt. If it is breached, the government may go into default, leading to national and global consequen...

Bought by WMUU-LP


  • Added: Jun 01, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 1
Will ChatGPT Do More Harm Than Good?
From: Open to Debate
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ChatGPT is all the rage. But despite the chatbot’s growing popularity, it’s not without controversy. Critics raise privacy and ethical concerns, an...

Bought by WMUU-LP and WNED Buffalo


  • Added: May 01, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 2
Was January 6th an Existential Threat to American Democracy?
From: Open to Debate
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By now it is clear, the Red Wave election-denying candidates had hoped to ride left most still waiting on the beach. Those who questioned the outco...

  • Added: May 01, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
Has Globalization Backfired?
From: Open to Debate
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For a period of time, going global just seemed to make sense. But with China’s rise, Covid-19, and the war in Ukraine, more and more people are cal...

Bought by WMUU-LP


  • Added: May 01, 2023
  • Length: 54:02
  • Purchases: 1
Are Men Finished and Should We Help Them?
From: Open to Debate
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By several measures, men are in trouble. Women outnumber them in college enrollment. And even once there, men are not as likely to graduate. Men al...

Bought by WNED Buffalo


  • Added: Apr 13, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 1
2022-04-01 Solar Flare-ups
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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Earlier this year, California regulators were set to propose significant changes to the incentives that drive rooftop solar installations. After wi...

Bought by KUHF, KOWS, WMUU-LP, KGUA, KSQD Santa Cruz and more


  • Added: Mar 31, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 10
220401: Solar Flare-ups, 4/1/2022
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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Earlier this year, California regulators were set to propose significant changes to the incentives that drive rooftop solar installations. After wi...

  • Added: Mar 31, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
2021-12-17 This Year in Climate
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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A recent poll shows that in 2021, for the first time, a majority of Americans personally felt the effects of climate change. But has that growing a...

Bought by WSHU, New Hampshire Public Radio, Nevada Public Radio, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, KALW and more


  • Added: Dec 16, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 16
211217: This Year in Climate, 12/17/2021
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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A recent poll shows that in 2021, for the first time, a majority of Americans personally felt the effects of climate change. But has that growing a...

  • Added: Dec 16, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
2021-12-03 What the Infrastructure Deal Means for Climate
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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President Biden recently signed the biggest piece of climate legislation in U.S. history into law. To be sure, the Infrastructure Investment and Jo...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KGUA, WMUU-LP, KSQD Santa Cruz, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Dec 02, 2021
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 10
211203: What the Infrastructure Deal Means for Climate, 12/3/2021
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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President Biden recently signed the biggest piece of climate legislation in U.S. history into law. To be sure, the Infrastructure Investment and Jo...

  • Added: Dec 02, 2021
  • Length: 58:58
2021-11-19 Taking Stock of COP26
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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In 2015, delegates from 196 nations entered into the legally binding treaty on climate change known as the Paris Agreement, which set a goal of lim...

Bought by WMUU-LP, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WGCU, WDET Detroit Public Radio, KSQD Santa Cruz and more


  • Added: Nov 18, 2021
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 10
211119: Taking Stock of COP26 , 11/19/2021
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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In 2015, delegates from 196 nations entered into the legally binding treaty on climate change known as the Paris Agreement, which set a goal of lim...

  • Added: Nov 18, 2021
  • Length: 58:59
Bringing Attention to Missing People of Color, with BAMFI co-founder Derrica Wilson
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
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In this episode, we discuss the disparity in attention in the U.S., when it comes to missing people of color. My guest is Derrica Wilson, co-found...

  • Added: Oct 07, 2021
  • Length: 29:30
2021-09-03 The Fight Over Pipelines
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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Hundreds of people have been arrested in Minnesota in ongoing protests against Line 3, a pipeline that will move Canadian tar sands oil, and which ...

Bought by WMUU-LP, KSQD Santa Cruz, KGUA, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Sep 02, 2021
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 9
The importance of precision in language to inform and give context, with Pamela Mejia
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
Caption: Jan. 6, 2021 U.S. Capitol Insurrection, Credit: (photo by: Blinkofanaye (CC BY-NC 2.0)
In this episode, we explore the importance of precision in language - in particular for journalists and other content creators seeking to inform an...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: May 21, 2021
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
The Impact & Influence of Party Framing in News Coverage
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
Caption: Screenshot of Podcast Recording, Credit: Gina Baleria
In this episode, we explore the influence and impact of framing - in particular how mainstream news tends to frame national issues as gamified, two...

  • Added: Sep 11, 2020
  • Length: 29:30
Navigating Allyship
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
Caption: Screenshot from NIC Allyship podcast
In this episode, we explore allyship - How to support black people and other people of color in the fight for equity, protection from police brutal...

  • Added: Aug 13, 2020
  • Length: 29:30
Marnita's Table on How to Socially Engineer Equity and Inclusion
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
Caption: Logo: News In Context, Credit: Joyce Cheng
This episode features Marnita Schroedl, CEO of Marnita’s Table, and Lauren Williams, Marnita’s Table’s Training Manager & Executive Administrator. ...

  • Added: Jun 18, 2020
  • Length: 29:30
Blowing the Whistle
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Impact: Where Business and Ethics Meet
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Has the perception of whistleblowers changed? With high-profile cases like Edward Snowden and increased protections for those who accuse their empl...

  • Added: Mar 17, 2014
  • Length: 21:21
The Toxic Truth About Nail Salons (encore)
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Uyen Nguyen, owner of Isabella Nail Bar, Credit: Pauline Bartolone
We take a look at the health impacts of chemical exposure in nail salons, the shoddy regulation of cosmetics, and the movement towards greener nail...

  • Added: Nov 23, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
Building Green
From: Bill Baue
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BuildingGreen.com founder Alex Wilson discusses the history, current state, and future of the green building movement. Erin Gorman, CEO of Divine ...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 11, 2009
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
The Mindful Path to Sustainability
From: Bill Baue
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Stephanie Kaza links buddhism and sustainability in her new book, MINDFULLY GREEN: A Personal and Spiritual Guide to Whole Earth Thinking. Sea Cha...

  • Added: Mar 06, 2009
  • Length: 29:03