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HOUR ONE: "The Hidden Geometry Of Everything" - The human brain is naturally mathematical. But there's one particular kind of math that's the secre...

  • Added: May 31, 2024
  • Length: 01:59:00
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HOUR ONE: "Reframing the portrait" - Have you ever stood in front of a portrait at a museum and wondered what was that person thinking? Portraits h...

  • Added: May 03, 2024
  • Length: 01:59:01
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HOUR ONE: "Giving up" - Our lives are full of lists and responsibilities. Things to do, things to be. Maybe it's time to let go and give something ...

  • Added: Apr 26, 2024
  • Length: 01:58:59
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HOUR ONE: "Deep Time: How Earth keeps time" - No one understands time like a geologist. And with the climate convulsing and the future breathing do...

  • Added: Apr 19, 2024
  • Length: 01:59:00
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HOUR ONE: "The Cult Of The Self" - In the world of internet influencers and YouTube stars, it’s not enough to be ordinary anymore. So how special a...

  • Added: Feb 02, 2024
  • Length: 01:59:01
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HOUR ONE: "The Year Of Return" - 2019 marked the "year of return" to Ghana – attracting visitors from throughout the African diaspora. Now, scores ...

  • Added: Jan 19, 2024
  • Length: 01:59:01
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HOUR ONE: "Against Capitalism" - Congress has passed a Republican resolution "denouncing socialism." But what does that even mean? This hour, a soc...

  • Added: Nov 03, 2023
  • Length: 01:59:00
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HOUR ONE: "Being Body Conscious" - When you look at your body in the mirror, do you love what you see? Do you pick out the things you don’t like? M...

  • Added: Sep 29, 2023
  • Length: 01:59:00
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HOUR ONE: "Going For Broke: Can Work Be Love?" - In this final part of our series, we’re talking about work — about the right to meaningful work, t...

  • Added: Sep 08, 2023
  • Length: 01:59:01
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HOUR ONE: "Luminous: Your Brain On 'Shrooms" - More and more scientists believe psychedelics can open a window into how our minds work. And for som...

  • Added: Jul 14, 2023
  • Length: 01:59:01
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HOUR ONE: "On The Road Again" - Snacks, maps, long drives and kids fighting in the back seat. Time for the summer road trip. We've got your soundtr...

  • Added: Jun 30, 2023
  • Length: 01:59:00
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HOUR ONE: "A Parenting Revolution" - The pandemic has made clear that parents are walking a tightrope with no safety net. Is it time for a parentin...

  • Added: May 05, 2023
  • Length: 01:59:00
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Ruben Östlund’s satire on the ruling class takes us on a luxury cruise headed for disaster.

  • Added: Apr 12, 2023
  • Length: 03:33
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HOUR ONE: "Against Capitalism" - Congress has passed a Republican resolution "denouncing socialism." But what does that even mean? This hour, a soc...

  • Added: Feb 10, 2023
  • Length: 01:59:00
Caption: An unhoused man who goes by “Si Pues” sits with his belongings after moving them around the block during a sweep in Van Nuys, Calif. on July 29, 2022. Once the sweep was finished he will move back to the same spot., Credit: Alisha Jucevic
This week on Making Contact we continue with our look at a community of unhoused people in Echo Park in Los Angeles, California and how they were f...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, WXDU, and KMUN


  • Added: Jan 10, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
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HOUR ONE: "Going For Broke: Can Work Be Love?" - In this final part of our series, we’re talking about work — about the right to meaningful work, t...

  • Added: Nov 18, 2022
  • Length: 01:58:59
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HOUR ONE: "Going For Broke: Making Up Our Minds" - In episode two of our three-part series on the care economy: Mental health challenges can push p...

  • Added: Nov 11, 2022
  • Length: 01:59:00
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HOUR ONE: "Going For Broke: Change of Address" - In the first episode of a three-part series on the care economy, we're thinking about housing. Man...

  • Added: Nov 04, 2022
  • Length: 01:59:00
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In this final part of our series, we’re talking about work — about the right to meaningful work, the search for jobs that pay enough to live, and w...

Bought by WNED Buffalo, KZYX, WGBH Radio Boston, WKSU, WGUC/ WVXU and more


  • Added: Oct 28, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
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In episode two of our three-part series on the care economy: Post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental health challenges can push people into...

Bought by WNED Buffalo, WGBH Radio Boston, WKSU, WGUC/ WVXU, KZYX and more


  • Added: Oct 28, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
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HOUR ONE: "Empathy For Monsters" - The American soldiers who guarded Saddam Hussein came to like and care about him. This hour: Should we feel empa...

  • Added: Oct 07, 2022
  • Length: 01:59:00
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HOUR ONE: "Writing Truth And Lies" - It's a long walk from the truth to the whole truth. A biographer, a poet, a memoirist and a filmmaker describe...

  • Added: Sep 23, 2022
  • Length: 01:59:00
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HOUR ONE: "Journeys Through Gender" - Once upon a time there were two genders. He and She. Not anymore. So what are your pronouns? HOUR TWO: "The...

  • Added: Aug 26, 2022
  • Length: 01:59:01
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HOUR ONE: "Saving Democracy from Demagogues" - Around the world, authoritarian leaders are on the rise – from Russia and Hungary to the U.S. We exa...

  • Added: Aug 12, 2022
  • Length: 01:59:00
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HOUR ONE: "Whose Land Is It?" - Owning land is a big part of the American dream. But there’s a problem with that: That land is often stolen. So who...

  • Added: Jul 15, 2022
  • Length: 01:59:00