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We spoke with Nikola Garcia, a political anthropologist at Emory University, who researches peri-urban politics in Santiago, Chile, and is currentl...

  • Added: Nov 19, 2019
  • Length: 01:28:04
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In the face of looming ecological catastrophe and extinction events, with the continuation of human life on Earth as "justification," there will li...

  • Added: Nov 06, 2019
  • Length: 59:01
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People of mixed heritage lead complex lives, often navigating between two racial and/or cultural identities. Producer Jocelyn Robinson, who lives t...

Bought by KICI Iowa City and WNYO


  • Added: Oct 16, 2019
  • Length: 27:04
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Plastic pollution in Ghana (Wikipedia)
Eduardo Brondizio on the glaring fact of impending species extinctions and how climate disruption is one driver of our dystopian future, and how we...

  • Added: Jul 23, 2019
  • Length: 59:06
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400 years since the first enslaved Africans arrived in Jamestown, many people agree reparations are due, but what would they look like? How about a...

Bought by KDNK


  • Added: Jun 06, 2019
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Art organizations and sponsorship dollars have gone hand in hand for decades. But with backlash and protests over donors ethics, should cultural in...

Bought by KDNK


  • Added: May 09, 2019
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
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What does “freedom” mean to you? Freedom to do what you want? Freedom from want? Or freedom to think for yourself? This week on Wind & Rhythm, we t...

Bought by KTXK, GCR (Global Community Radio), WUAL, and KMFA


  • Added: Feb 11, 2019
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 4
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Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools is an examination of the experiences of black girls across the country whose intricate lives...

  • Added: Aug 22, 2018
  • Length: 29:59
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Sample BBC Reporting from the 1990s

  • Added: Aug 01, 2018
  • Length: 06:24

  • Added: Aug 01, 2018
  • Length: 02:37
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For decades, controversy has brewed in DC over whether the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge should be opened to oil and gas exploration. This week, ...

  • Added: May 04, 2018
  • Length: 19:59
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Most scientists agree the current level of human population, in combination with present living arrangements, is damaging our ecosystems. But doing...

Bought by Indie3 Radio, KKWE Niijii Radio, and KTRL


  • Added: Feb 27, 2018
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 3
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What exactly are “think tanks” supposed to be thinking about? Are some of them part of a campaign to cast doubt on science when it could interfere ...

Bought by Indie3 Radio, KKWE Niijii Radio, and KTRL


  • Added: Feb 13, 2018
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Debra Haaland, Laguna Pueblo, is running for Congress in New Mexico. She would be the first Native woman ever elected to Congress., Credit: Campaign photo
Native candidates are running for office in Alaska, New Mexico, Utah and Oklahoma. Imagine being a Native American politician in the Trump era. It...

  • Added: Aug 31, 2017
  • Length: 28:58
Caption: Caroline Light
Harvard Professor, Caroline Light, explores the racist "Stand Your Ground" history.

Bought by KPIP-LP and WETS


  • Added: Jun 16, 2017
  • Length: 57:59
  • Purchases: 2
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What do Iran’s elections and Trump’s international trip mean for the nuclear deal and U.S.-Iran relations? Professor Kevan Harris discusses the his...

  • Added: May 31, 2017
  • Length: 25:55
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Quality of healthcare for women in jail varies widely, but it is the only place in the U.S. where they have a legal right to it. Professor Carolyn ...

  • Added: May 25, 2017
  • Length: 25:18
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Social security, health insurance, and unemployment insurance help Americans through life’s ups and downs. Benjamin Veghte explains the benefits an...

  • Added: May 19, 2017
  • Length: 24:39
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Food stamps, Social Security, and Medicaid are not the only, or even the largest, social welfare programs in America. Professor Suzanne Mettler rev...

  • Added: May 10, 2017
  • Length: 23:45
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In the 1900s, dictators rose to power across Europe as democracies fell to fascists and communists. History Professor Timothy Snyder argues that de...

  • Added: May 10, 2017
  • Length: 29:53
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What exactly are “think tanks” supposed to be thinking about? Are some of them part of a campaign to cast doubt on science when it could interfere ...

Bought by KTRL, XRAY.fm, KMUD, KTRL, and WGRN-LP 94.1


  • Added: May 09, 2017
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 5
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Development efforts in American cities often push out long-term residents and communities of color. Zeroing in on Baltimore, Professor Brandi Bless...

Bought by CI Dolphin Radio


  • Added: Mar 31, 2017
  • Length: 22:05
  • Purchases: 1
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In this edition of Making Contact, we look at two major changes to statewide curriculum in California, and where schools nationwide may be headed u...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WXDU, XRAY.fm, and WRIR


  • Added: Mar 12, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 5
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Plus: Buying Life Insurance Is About To Change Dramatically, Interest Rate Forecast For 2017: Predicting The Unpredictable, Let The IRS Help You Bu...

Bought by WETD, WLRN, WSGE, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and WNMU-FM


  • Added: Jan 26, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
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In this episode, we hear from Amahl Bishara about her work with Aida refugee camp, the power of storytelling for the Palestinian cause, and how she...

  • Added: Jan 04, 2017
  • Length: 33:17