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What’s Wrong, America? A 2024 Election Special
From: Mateo Schimpf
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Turns out Americans don't feel great about the direction of our country. But what exactly are they upset about, and are things as bad as they think?

Bought by Classic107.3, RADIOLEX, WMUU-LP, KICI Iowa City, and WHCP-LP Cambridge


  • Added: Feb 01, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
2022-08-05 REWIND: Climbing, Conservation and Capitalism
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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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
20220805: REWIND: Climbing, Conservation and Capitalism, 8/5/2022
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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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
Framing the Games: China’s Human Rights Problem
From: Mateo Schimpf
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What's the calculation for an Olympic athlete determined to make a protest statement at the games? And how has China's treatment of Uyghurs in Xinj...

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


  • Added: Feb 09, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
Misinformation on Social Media
From: KUNM
Series: Augmented Humanity
Caption: Arushi Saxena
Imagine... widespread consensus around scientific facts and historic events. Online interactions based on mutual respect and dignity. Systems that ...

  • Added: Jan 17, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
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?

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


  • Added: Jan 05, 2022
  • 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
How to Channel Eco-Anxiety into Climate Action
From: Mateo Schimpf
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In this episode, Caroline Hickman, a co-author of the study and a climate psychology researcher at the University of Bath, joins co-host Ray Suarez...

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


  • Added: Sep 29, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Why is Mexico Suing US Gun Makers?
From: Mateo Schimpf
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Journalist Ioan Grillo, and author of Blood Gun Money: How America Arms Gangs and Cartels, helps us analyze Mexico’s unprecedented lawsuit against ...

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


  • Added: Sep 01, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Uni Description: Accessibility for Park Visitors
From: KUNM
Series: Augmented Humanity
Caption: Brett Oppegaard
We talk with Dr. Brett Oppegaard, the lead investigator of the UniD project, which produces audio descriptions for the visually impaired.

  • Added: Oct 21, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
What Do Women Want in 2012? An Interview with pollster Celinda Lake.
From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk
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Women's votes are crucial to any candidate -- in fact, women can control any election. What are their priorities?

  • Added: Aug 07, 2012
  • Length: 28:32
Scott Belsky on Making Ideas Happen
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Just Business
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Scott Belsky believes that the greatest breakthroughs across all industries come from creative people and that teams are especially productive. So ...

Bought by KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Apr 18, 2011
  • Length: 24:01
  • Purchases: 1
Edward Glaeser on the Triumph of the City
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Just Business
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"We live in an age in which it is effortless to telecommunicate across the globe, in which we could all just dial in from some sylvan suburb," says...

Bought by KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Apr 12, 2011
  • Length: 29:17
  • Purchases: 1
Swan Paik on Nike Foundation and the Girl Effect
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Just Business
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Women and girls are a powerful accelerator for change, says Nike Foundation's Swan Paik. By allowing girls to fall through irreversible trap doors ...

Bought by KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Mar 25, 2011
  • Length: 30:32
  • Purchases: 1
Captain James Staples on International Piracy
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Just Business
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Everyone knows that the only real solution to piracy in the Indian Ocean is to stabilize Somalia and revive its economy, says Merchant Marine Capta...

Bought by KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Mar 07, 2011
  • Length: 24:31
  • Purchases: 1
Jerusha Klemperer on Slow Food USA
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Just Business
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Jerusha Klemperer, associate director of programs at Slow Food USA, explains the differences between slow and fast food and discusses food equity--...

Bought by KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Mar 07, 2011
  • Length: 28:44
  • Purchases: 1
Roo Rogers on Collaborative Consumption
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Just Business
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Author and eco-entrepreneur Roo Rogers' ventures include an alternative town-car service that uses hybrid cars. His recent book, "What's Mine is Yo...

Bought by KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Mar 07, 2011
  • Length: 24:01
  • Purchases: 1
Peter Escher on the MBA Oath
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Just Business
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Can MBAs be held to "do no harm" standards similar to those of MDs? The MBA Oath was created by a group of Class of 2009 Graduates of Harvard Busin...

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  • Added: Mar 07, 2011
  • Length: 26:40
  • Purchases: 1
Susan Davis on Business Solutions to Fight Poverty
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Just Business
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"Although there is no magic bullet, social entrepreneurship unlocks everybody's ability to be a change maker and to participate in the solutions to...

Bought by KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Mar 04, 2011
  • Length: 29:45
  • Purchases: 1
Karl Hofmann on Private Sector Tools in Promoting Global Health
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Global Ethics Forum: Advocates for Ethics in Business
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"We strongly believe that markets can be made to work for the poor in ways that far surpass the ability of the public sector and other intervention...

  • Added: Mar 01, 2011
  • Length: 27:04
Colette Lespinasse on Haiti
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Global Ethics Forum: Advocates for Ethics in Business
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Colette Lespinasse discusses pre-existing governance and human rights issues in disaster-stricken Haiti. She addresses the recent earthquake and ch...

  • Added: Mar 01, 2011
  • Length: 27:57
Susan Aryeetey on Women in Ghana
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Global Ethics Forum: Advocates for Ethics in Business
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Susan Aryeetey discusses her work empowering women in Ghana. She has a background in journalism and communications, and has spent the last eight ye...

  • Added: Mar 01, 2011
  • Length: 26:51