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Caption: The text "Toxic Tracks" on a background of railroad tracks., Credit: Background image by Hands off my tags! Michael Gaida from Pixabay
On today's show, we'll hear an encore of a show from our archives that first aired in April. We'll be looking at the environmental impact of the ra...

Bought by WXDU and WFHB


  • Added: Sep 04, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Host Martha Burk
Memorial Day is when we honor those who died while serving in the armed forces. It dates from 1866, when women decorated graves from both sides of ...

  • Added: May 25, 2023
  • Length: 06:00
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The lack of affordable housing in the U.S. has contributed to a homelessness crisis and has forced people to move farther away from urban centers. ...

Bought by Maine Public Radio, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WMUU-LP, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KSQD Santa Cruz and more


  • Added: Feb 23, 2023
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 10
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The lack of affordable housing in the U.S. has contributed to a homelessness crisis and has forced people to move farther away from urban centers. ...

  • Added: Feb 23, 2023
  • Length: 58:59
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In August, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law. The IRA allocates around $370 billion over ten years to invest in renewable...

Bought by KTSW 89.9, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KGUA, WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: Sep 22, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11
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In August, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law. The IRA allocates around $370 billion over ten years to invest in renewable...

  • Added: Sep 22, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
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Rick Ridgeway estimates he’s spent about five years of his life sleeping in tents, often in the world’s most remote places alongside fellow outdoor...

Bought by KTSW 89.9, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KGUA, WMUU-LP, KSQD Santa Cruz and more


  • Added: Aug 04, 2022
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 10
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Rick Ridgeway estimates he’s spent about five years of his life sleeping in tents, often in the world’s most remote places alongside fellow outdoor...

  • Added: Aug 04, 2022
  • Length: 58:56
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As the CEO of the California utility giant PG&E, Patti Poppe is charged with navigating the company through massive wildfires, disrupted energy mar...

Bought by Maine Public Radio, WMUU-LP, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KGUA, KSQD Santa Cruz and more


  • Added: Aug 01, 2022
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 11
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As the CEO of the California utility giant PG&E, Patti Poppe is charged with navigating the company through massive wildfires, disrupted energy mar...

  • Added: Aug 01, 2022
  • Length: 58:58
Caption: Host Martha Burk
We celebrate a lot during the holiday season – family, faith, giving, shopping. But since 2012 in the U.S. the season is not all about celebrating.

  • Added: Dec 05, 2014
  • Length: 02:30
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In this edition of Cannabis Radio News, Jax Finkel, Deputy Director for Texas NORML and originator of the ambitious 2014 Texas NORML Voters’ Guide ...

Bought by KVMR and KFCF FM


  • Added: Oct 16, 2014
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 2
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In this edition of the Cannabis Radio News - Les Stark is Executive Director of Keystone Cannabis Coalition and details a beehive of marijuana acti...

Bought by KFCF FM and KVMR


  • Added: Oct 02, 2014
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 2
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Dale Gieringer, Executive Director of California NORML describes the death of the latest effort to reform California’s medical marijuana system. I...

Bought by KFCF FM


  • Added: Aug 21, 2014
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Host Martha Burk
Love it or hate it, we're now in an election year. This is good news for women, because they are the majority of voters, and candidates know it.

  • Added: Jan 09, 2014
  • Length: 02:30
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Could SEAL Team 6 have captured bin Laden alive? Should training for elite military forces prioritize thoughtfulness at the risk of indecision?

  • Added: Jun 01, 2011
  • Length: 02:00
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Turkey’s democracy has been extolled as a model in the Middle East, but has also been belittled for its creeping authoritarianism. Does Turkey offe...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 11, 2011
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 1
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How well do the institutions of government live up to the expectations of their people? What has America got right? What should it change? How do o...

  • Added: Mar 08, 2011
  • Length: 02:00
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The proposed building of an Islamic community center two blocks from 9/11’s Ground Zero has become a contentious issue. Would building the center p...

  • Added: Feb 28, 2011
  • Length: 02:00
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The Indian government plans to give all 1.2 billion Indians a fingerprint ID. Are you in favor of a national biometric ID to prevent identity theft...

  • Added: Feb 28, 2011
  • Length: 02:00
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The annual announcement from the Eurasia Group of top global risks is here. Do you agree with their choice of fundamental issues for 2011?

  • Added: Feb 28, 2011
  • Length: 02:00
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Chinese policies tilt the field and undermine free trade, according to journalist David Leonhardt. Should the U.S. use sanctions more aggressively ...

  • Added: Feb 28, 2011
  • Length: 02:00
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Wikileaks cables reveal that U.S. diplomats are "a big part of the sales force." Is diplomacy diminished or conflicts harder to resolve if diplomat...

  • Added: Feb 28, 2011
  • Length: 02:00
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Should non-state armed groups be excluded from the formal realm of international humanitarian law? Should they be held to the same standards as sta...

  • Added: Feb 28, 2011
  • Length: 02:00
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Western support of Israel demonstrates a clash of interests and values. Israel is a key U.S. ally, yet its policies towards Gaza and the West Bank ...

  • Added: Feb 24, 2011
  • Length: 02:00