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Can China Erase History – and Democracy – in Hong Kong
From: Mateo Schimpf
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Life is changing quickly for people in Hong Kong

Bought by Classic107.3, RADIOLEX, WMUU-LP, GCR (Global Community Radio), WHCP-LP Cambridge and more


  • Added: Apr 10, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Triangle of Sadness
From: KXCI
Series: Flicks with the Film Snob Chris Dashiell
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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
What is the Future of Abortion in the Americas?
From: Mateo Schimpf
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Ray Suarez talks to three women north and south of the U.S. border to understand how overturning Roe v Wade would fit into the region's reproductiv...

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


  • Added: Jun 02, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
The Return of the Strongmen
From: Mateo Schimpf
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One year after supporters of former President Donald Trump violently stormed the Capitol, how do we make sense of the January 6 insurrection?

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  • Added: Jan 05, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
War and Peace
From: Mateo Schimpf
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In an episode originally aired in April, we look at what happens when you think you know what you’re doing… and don’t listen to the people you are ...

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


  • Added: Dec 30, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
In Putin’s Shadow
From: Mateo Schimpf
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In this episode, we look at democracy movements fighting to survive in the shadow of a Russian government that’s determined to consolidate power.

Bought by KUOW, Classic107.3, WMUU-LP, RADIOLEX, GCR (Global Community Radio) and more


  • Added: Nov 10, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Risk Takers and Negotiators
From: Mateo Schimpf
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How do we know when it’s time to take a risk and push, or if it’s better to step back and negotiate?

Bought by Nevada Public Radio, Classic107.3, WMUU-LP, RADIOLEX, WHCP-LP Cambridge and more


  • Added: Oct 28, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
In the Shadow of the Volcano: Guatemala's Unequal Disaster
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Thousands of Guatemalans are recovering from the eruption of a volcano called Fuego - Spanish for "fire" - which took place in the summer of 2018. ...

  • Added: Dec 17, 2018
  • Length: 29:59
Cricket and the Goddess
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Author Devdutt Pattanaik, Credit: Sandip Roy
Now that the Indian Supreme Court has decriminalized homosexuality, the real battles begin. The battle over what is and isn’t “Indian."

  • Added: Sep 17, 2018
  • Length: 06:00
IE: Inside Europe, 1/12/2018
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Inside Europe: News and Current Affairs ~ Weekly from DW
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Is Turkey now on a charm offensive with the European Union? British Prime Minister Theresa May tries to shake up her government…but has it worked? ...

  • Added: Jan 11, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
Mob Justice
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Kanhalya Kumar
Television is not just news. It has become the lynchpin of the lynchmob.

  • Added: Feb 22, 2016
  • Length: 06:00
E&E Insider: Get ready for the UN climate summit 'SuperBowl' in Paris
From: Kate Ling
Caption: The 2011 "huddle to save the planet" that led to the upcoming U.N. Paris climate accord., Credit: Photo courtesy of Susan Bastress.
A six-minute look at the United Nations climate negotiations in Paris from environment reporters who explain what's going to happen and where the s...

  • Added: Nov 23, 2015
  • Length: 06:10
Hardik Patel Wants a Reservation
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
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When Hardik Patel got 600,000 people to show up at a rally in Ahmedabadn in his native Gujarat everyone sat up and noticed. But his reservation mo...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Sep 01, 2015
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 1
One Speech to Bind Them All
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Shashi Tharoor
It’s not a kitten video or an on-air blooper or a wardrobe malfunction. Who would have thought a 15 minute debating society speech could go viral? ...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Jul 28, 2015
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 1
Bilateral Relations
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Abhishek Bachchan and Keith Vaz
In the last decade Bollywood has snuck into America. Bollywood aerobics. Bollywood theme parties. It even snuck into the Oscars via Slumdog Million...

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  • Added: May 04, 2015
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 1
The road to Ameti
From: KALW
Caption: Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi, Credit: Sandip Roy
Amethi is the pocket borough of India’s most powerful family, the Gandhi's. This time it’s different.

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: May 06, 2014
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 1
Indian politicians forced out of the closet
From: KALW
Caption: Pride festivities in New Delhi, Credit: Sandip Roy
For the first time ever gay issues are part of the election debate in India.

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Apr 09, 2014
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 1
Rahul's Storm
From: KALW
Caption: Supporters use a Rahul Gandhi poster as an umbrella, Credit: Sandip Roy
Sandip Roy attended a recent rally for Indian National Congress Party leader Rahul Gandhi, but storm clouds were gathering.

  • Added: Mar 31, 2014
  • Length: 04:30
Political Leadership & Mothers Making Change
From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk
Caption: Joan Blades/Mary Robinson
Mother's Day is celebrated in the in May, and mothers are now becoming a political force. Female political leaders can leverage their concerns at ...

Bought by Northeast Indiana Public Radio


  • Added: May 18, 2012
  • Length: 56:49
  • Purchases: 1
Conversations with Women Making History/ Nancy Pelosi & Zainab Salbi
From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk
Caption: Nancy Pelosi
Martha Burk interviews Nancy Pelosi, first female Speaker of the House, and Zainab Salbi, best selling author and founder of Women for Women Intern...

  • Added: Feb 27, 2012
  • Length: 56:48
Congress, the President, and Libya
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Global Ethics Corner
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Should the president be supported by the legislative branch when making difficult foreign policy decisions requiring the use of force? How does thi...

  • Added: Jul 11, 2011
  • Length: 02:00
Is There A 'Third Way' to Engage China?
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Global Ethics Corner
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The Chinese economy and defense budget have grown at an enormous rate over the past five years. Do you think that this will lead to global confront...

  • Added: Jun 10, 2011
  • Length: 02:00
Southern Sudan: Would You Declare War?
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Global Ethics Corner
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Within weeks of independence for Southern Sudan, the Northern Sudanese Army annexed the disputed town of Abyei. Should Southern Sudan respond milit...

  • Added: Jun 03, 2011
  • Length: 02:00
Bin Laden's Death
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Global Ethics Corner
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Created and managed by Carnegie Council Ethics Studio and written by Senior Fellow William Vocke, Global Ethics Corner is a weekly 2 minute segment...

  • Added: May 16, 2011
  • Length: 02:00
Turkey, Islam, and Democracy
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Global Ethics Corner
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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