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Is Anti-Zionism the New Anti-Semitism?
From: Open to Debate
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Zionism — the belief that the Jewish people have a right to statehood in Israel — has been debated for decades. But facing increased anti-Semitic v...

Bought by WMUU-LP and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Oct 26, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 2
Afghans in Bay Area Won’t Forget Those Living Under Taliban
From: KSFP
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Six months after the fall of Afghanistan and a Bay Area nonprofit is still trying to get some of its workers out of the country. We speak with the ...

  • Added: Feb 25, 2022
  • Length: 29:30
"Inside The Statue: The Inside Story...50 Years Later
From: Paul Fischer
Caption: PRX default Piece image
DEC 26TH IS THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE OCCUPATION OF THE STATUE OF LIBERTY BY VIETNAM VETERANS AGAINST THE WAR. THIS IS THE DOCUMENTARY PRODUCED E...

  • Added: Dec 08, 2021
  • Length: 57:50
StoryCorps: Ajmal Achekzai
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Ajmal Achekzai reflects on escaping Afghanistan as a child, returning as a U.S. Marine, and his fears and hope for the future of its people.

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Sep 08, 2021
  • Length: 02:47
  • Purchases: 1
445: Why Go To War? / 446: Against Cynicism, 1/11/2020
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Why Go To War?" - The conflict between America and Iran is rapidly escalating. So how exactly should we decide why - or when - to go to ...

  • Added: Jan 10, 2020
  • Length: 01:58:59
Behind Barbed Wire
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Behind Barbed Wire book Jacket, Credit: Michael Williams & Richard Cahan
Shortly after the outbreak of WWII, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066. It called for the forced removal of over one-hundred-thousand ...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Dec 17, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Michael McFaul, author of "From Cold War to Hot Peace: An American Ambassador in Putin's Russia"
From: Boise State Public Radio
Series: Reader's Corner with Bob Kustra
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Bob Kustra interviews Ambassador Michael McFaul about his book "From Cold War to Hot Peace"

  • Added: Oct 16, 2019
  • Length: 30:10
RDD: I Don't Feel Like A Refugee
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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Last week we met with Corine Dehabey, the Director of Programs at US Together a non-profit Refugee Resettlement Agency. This week we meet one of th...

  • Added: Sep 03, 2019
  • Length: 06:17
Exiled: From the Killing Fields of Cambodia to California and Back
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Katya Cengel
Most of us have a basic understanding of events surrounding the Vietnam War. That understanding, however, is usually vague, and incomplete. Especia...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Sep 14, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
291: Mind Of A Terrorist / 292: Mad As Hell, 7/21/2018
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Mind Of A Terrorist" - What ideology or belief would compel someone to become a terrorist? This hour, a look at the psychology of politi...

  • Added: Jul 18, 2018
  • Length: 01:58:58
201: Why We War / 202: Healing Trauma, 9/9/2017
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Why We War" - Syria. Iraq. Afghanistan. Nigeria. South Sudan. Gaza. Yemen. The world is at war. Why? HOUR TWO: "Healing Trauma" - Most...

  • Added: Sep 06, 2017
  • Length: 01:58:58
The Cost of War: A Reflection on the United States and Iraq Conflict
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Members of Iraq Veterans Against the War present at the U.S. Social Forum in Atlanta, GA. , Credit: Photo by flickr user Brooke Anderson.
Almost 4,500 American soldiers and more than 100,000 Iraqis have died since the start of the Shock and Awe campaign. Fourteen years later, we asses...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, XRAY.fm, and WXDU


  • Added: Mar 21, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
The Box: A Memoir
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Edward Schultz
This is a personal story of the Vietnam War with Lynne Lorine Ludwick author of The Box.

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: May 24, 2016
  • Length: 28:55
  • Purchases: 1
Poet and MacArthur "Genius" Ben Lerner
From: New Letters on the Air
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In this archive program, Ben Lerner, who was recently named a 2015 MacArthur "Genius" Fellow, discusses his first two books, THE LICHTENBERG FIGURE...

Bought by WNJR


  • Added: Jan 27, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Understanding Israel/Palestine: Race, Nation & Human Rights in the Conflict
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Professor Eve Spangler
The ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine is baffling for most Americans. It’s understandable because it is so convoluted. How many of us h...

Bought by KPVL and KCBX


  • Added: Aug 12, 2015
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 2
11-09: Wounds to Warriors: In the Wound Lies the Gift, 11/12/2014
From: Bioneers
Series: Bioneers - Revolution From the Heart of Nature
Caption: Aqeela Sherrills
Wounded warriors have walked through fire. Facing the unimaginable traumas of war, abuse, and violence, what can we learn from looking respectfully...

  • Added: Oct 24, 2014
  • Length: 28:30
Resister
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Bruce Dancis
Bruce Dancis arrived at Cornell University in 1965 as a youth who was no stranger to political action. He grew up in a radical household and took p...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: May 30, 2014
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 1
On the Ground
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Series: BackStory with the American History Guys: Favorites
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Host Brian Balogh talks with former aid worker David Koren about his experiences during the Biafran airlift in the late 1960s, and explores whether...

Bought by Radio Newark


  • Added: Sep 16, 2013
  • Length: 09:09
  • Purchases: 1
A Soldier's Story on Film
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Sgt. Matthew Pennington was injured while serving on combat duty in Iraq. He showed signs of PTSD, but is working toward recovery by promoting self...

Bought by KUOW and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 21, 2012
  • Length: 06:11
  • Purchases: 2
Everything Has Collapsed
From: Vaska Trajkovska
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A documentary exploring the effects of being a refugee on identity and personal relationships.

  • Added: Apr 19, 2012
  • Length: 51:59
A war at home: a soldier’s mission against PTSD
From: KALW
Caption: Jeremy Profitt
For some soldiers, post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, really is a four-letter word. A PTSD diagnosis means you may need treatment for the res...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, PRX Remix, KFAI Minneapolis, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and KHNS


  • Added: Aug 29, 2011
  • Length: 08:54
  • Purchases: 5
Captain John Campbell
From: Basetrack
Series: Basetrack: One-Eight, The Interviews
Caption: Captain John Campbell, Credit: Balazs Gardi / Basetrack
Captain John Campbell of 1st Battalion 8th Marines spoke to Balazs Gardi, while on deployment in Southern Afghanistan, in 2010.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 24, 2011
  • Length: 08:33
  • Purchases: 1
Corporal Sean R. Smith
From: Basetrack
Series: Basetrack: One-Eight, The Interviews
Caption: Corporal Sean R. Smith, Credit: Balazs Gardi / Basetrack
Corporal Sean R. Smith of 1st Battalion 8th Marines spoke to Balazs Gardi, while on deployment in Southern Afghanistan, in 2010.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 24, 2011
  • Length: 07:37
  • Purchases: 1
Corporal Michael Perry
From: Basetrack
Series: Basetrack: One-Eight, The Interviews
Caption: Corporal Michael Perry, Credit: Balazs Gardi / Basetrack
Corporal Michael Perry of 1st Battalion 8th Marines spoke to Balazs Gardi, while on deployment in Southern Afghanistan, in 2010.

  • Added: Aug 24, 2011
  • Length: 09:53
Iraq veteran Eddie Falcon speaks out against the war
From: KALW
Caption: Air Force veteran Eddie Falcon is president of the Bay Area Chapter of Iraq Veterans Against the War
In the ‘60s and ‘70s, the Bay Area was a center for activism against the war in Vietnam. Some of those protestors happened to be returning veterans...

  • Added: Jun 06, 2011
  • Length: 06:39