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Arizona Anti-Voter Legislators Up Their Game to Quash Citizen Ballot Initiatives
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Arizona Anti-Voter Legislators Up Their Game to Quash Citizen Ballot Initiatives

Bought by KTSW 89.9 and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: May 20, 2024
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
“OK Boomers” Get Back to Work
From: Mateo Schimpf
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While many Baby Boomers have already left the workforce behind, almost half are considering coming out of retirement in search of a new purpose in ...

Bought by Classic107.3, WMUU-LP, GCR (Global Community Radio), KICI Iowa City, and WHCP-LP Cambridge


  • Added: Oct 18, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Medical Apartheid and the COVID-19 vaccines (Encore)
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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The world is struggling to contain COVID-19, as variants continue to emerge in countries where the virus is spreading unchecked, killing thousands....

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio]


  • Added: Mar 08, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
News Industry Challenges & Ideals, with Yumi Wilson & Grace Provenzano
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
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In this episode, we explore the journalism industry and approaches to news coverage in the US - including the challenges we face, how young people ...

  • Added: Dec 16, 2021
  • Length: 29:30
Objectivity, Bias, and Doing Journalism Well, Pt. 2 with Tom Rosenstiel
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
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In this episode, we continue our conversation with Tom Rosenstiel, journalist, press critic, and co-author of the seminal book on Journalism, The E...

  • Added: Oct 29, 2021
  • Length: 29:30
The state of local journalism in the U.S. with Tom Rosenstiel
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
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In this episode, we explore the state of journalism in the U.S., including the challenges we face, as well as where we can find hope for a future o...

  • Added: Oct 22, 2021
  • Length: 29:30
The Debt Ceiling and its Role in Congressional Politics, with UC Berkeley Economist Barry Eichengreen
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
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In this episode, we explore the debt ceiling - what it is, why it exists, and why it keeps coming up in Congressional negotiations and wrangling. ...

  • Added: Oct 12, 2021
  • Length: 29:30
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
Making the U.S. Tax System Work Better, with Annette Nellen
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
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In this episode, we discuss the state of U-S tax policy, as well as some ideas for how to overhaul the system to make it more equitable, efficient,...

  • Added: Sep 29, 2021
  • Length: 29:30
The History and State of Tax Policy in the U.S. with Annette Nellen, Pt. 1
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
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In this episode, we explore taxes in the US, including how tax policy has evolved and devolved over the course of U-S history, what taxes are meant...

  • Added: Sep 24, 2021
  • Length: 29:30
Voting as Speech: Elections & the First Amendment with Lata Nott
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
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In this episode, we explore the First Amendment aspects of voting, elections, and campaigns - in particular how voting and related activities might...

  • Added: Sep 14, 2021
  • Length: 29:30
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
When Your Country Doesn’t Trust You (AAPI Heritage Month Story)
From: Mateo Schimpf
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In this episode, we hear from US Congressman Andy Kim about how the power competition between China and the US creates fear and anxiety on the home...

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston, Classic107.3, WMUU-LP, RADIOLEX, and WHCP-LP Cambridge


  • Added: May 13, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for May 5, 2021
From: Scott Harris
Series: Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine
Caption: Timely, In-Depth Progressive Analysis Since 1991
This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Why Biden May Finally Be Ending Reagan’s ‘Rancid Legacy;' At 100 Days, Bi...

Bought by WKPW


  • Added: May 05, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
20 Years in Afghanistan: Was it Worth it?
From: Mateo Schimpf
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US military forces have occupied Afghanistan for almost 20 years and now, President Biden says it’s time to end the war. But Afghanistan is still f...

Bought by Classic107.3 and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Apr 28, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
The World Doesn’t Revolve Around You
From: Mateo Schimpf
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In this episode, we look at what happens when you think you know what you’re doing and don’t listen to the people you are trying to help. Our guest...

Bought by WHCP-LP Cambridge, Classic107.3, and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Apr 14, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
From Nobel Peace Prize to Civil War
From: Mateo Schimpf
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In this episode, we talk with Senior Fellow for Africa Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations Michelle Gavin about how this happened, Amnesty ...

Bought by Classic107.3 and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Apr 07, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Why Farmers are Fighting in Modi's India
From: Mateo Schimpf
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In this episode, we talk with experts and journalists about India’s new agricultural reforms, why farmers don’t like it, and how platforms like Fa...

Bought by Classic107.3, WMUU-LP, and WHCP-LP Cambridge


  • Added: Feb 24, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
Democracy in Peril + A Resurgent Russia
From: Mateo Schimpf
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In this episode, we’re partnering with the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University to talk about the state of dem...

Bought by Classic107.3, WMUU-LP, and WHCP-LP Cambridge


  • Added: Feb 17, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
Brexit: What Happens Now?
From: Mateo Schimpf
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This week, we talk with Irish Times columnist Fintan O’Toole and two political activists on opposite sides of the Brexit debate.

Bought by Classic107.3 and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Feb 03, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
How White Supremacy Fueled the Attack on the Capitol
From: Mateo Schimpf
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This week, former FBI special agent Michael German explains why the bureau deprioritized the threat posed by white supremacists. Then, historian Ne...

Bought by WMUU-LP and WHCP-LP Cambridge


  • Added: Jan 20, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
The Global Economy After COVID-19
From: Mateo Schimpf
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On this week’s episode, we revisit a conversation about the future of the global economy with James Manyika, Chairman and Director of the McKinsey ...

Bought by Classic107.3, WHRV, WMUU-LP, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., and WHCP-LP Cambridge


  • Added: Jan 07, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Anand Giridharadas: Are Elites Really Making the World a Better Place?
From: Mateo Schimpf
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Anand Giridharadas, author of Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World, compels us to take a deeper look at elite leaders, their i...

Bought by Classic107.3, WMUU-LP, and WHCP-LP Cambridge


  • Added: Dec 30, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
We Have the Power to Stop World Hunger
From: Mateo Schimpf
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This week we’re looking at how to solve food insecurity around the world. We’ll hear from nonprofit leaders working on the frontlines and a doctor ...

Bought by WMUU-LP and KWMR


  • Added: Dec 23, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for December 9, 2020
From: Scott Harris
Series: Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine
Caption: Timely, In-Depth Progressive Analysis Since 1991
This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Trump, GOP Embrace of Authoritarianism: An Ongoing Threat to US Democracy;...

Bought by WKPW


  • Added: Dec 09, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1