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Has Citizens United Undermined Democracy?
From: Open to Debate
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The landmark Citizens United Supreme Court case is in the news again in this high-stakes election year. Those who agree with the decision say it up...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KICI Iowa City, WMUU-LP, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio]


  • Added: Feb 29, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 5
Idaho’s United Vision Project: Confronting Extremism in America's Heartland
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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As the 2024 presidential election campaign heats up, Idaho is not a place that Democratic campaign strategists will be thinking about, but writing ...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., RadioFreePalmer, KMUN, KDNK, KWMR and more


  • Added: Feb 28, 2024
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 7
Are DEI Mandates for University Faculties a Bad Idea?
From: Open to Debate
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More American colleges are adopting DEI as a core value, affecting professors' tenure, hiring, and promotion. Has what was intended as solidarity t...

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


  • Added: Nov 02, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 3
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for August 9, 2023
From: Scott Harris
Series: Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine
Caption: Timely, In Depth Progressive Analysis Since 1991
This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: US Democracy Hangs in Balance as Trump Faces 2020 Election Subversion Indi...

Bought by WFHB, KUGS Bellingham, Wash., and WETS


  • Added: Aug 09, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Mountain Time Podcast Hour Episode 42
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: Mountain Time Podcast Hour
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Two episodes about people struggling to see eye-to-eye.

Bought by KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio)


  • Added: Jul 25, 2023
  • Length: 50:00
  • Purchases: 1
A New Mom's Group -- Would You Want Your Mom to Join?
From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk
Caption: Host Martha Burk
A new group is mobilizing Moms across the country, hoping to change the way schools teach and operate, and they've got some high profile support. W...

  • Added: Jul 06, 2023
  • Length: 03:00
What Happens When the People Decide?
From: Jenna Spinelle
Series: When the People Decide
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Learn about the basics of the ballot initiative, the history of how it caught on in the United States, and the pros and cons that she will explore ...

  • Added: Aug 17, 2022
  • Length: 32:45
Great American Independents (Part One): Amy Chua on Political Tribalism
From: Fluent Knowledge
Series: The Purple Principle Podcast
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A refreshingly independent voice for this Independence Day episode: Amy Chua talks with host Robert Pease about our zero sum American orthodoxies, ...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Jul 01, 2022
  • Length: 28:38
  • Purchases: 1
Bomb Threats Shake HBCUs During Black History Month
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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More than 20 Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs) received bomb threats at the start of Black History Month — including a threat on V...

Bought by KSFR, KWMR, KMUN, RadioFreePalmer, KDNK and more


  • Added: Feb 23, 2022
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 6
The Mask of the Public Good: What the University Costs Communities
From: WFHB
Series: Interchange
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Our guest is Davarian Baldwin, professor of American Studies at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, and author of In the Shadow of the Ivory ...

Bought by KTSW 89.9 and RADIOLEX


  • Added: Aug 31, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Who Bombed Judi Bari?
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Our radio adaptation of the film, Who Bombed Judi Bari?, explores Judi Bari’s bold activism to save the Redwood Forest in the face of corporate gre...

Bought by WVAS


  • Added: Mar 03, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
From Piers to Plantations
From: Ian Ruskin
Caption: ILWU Local 142 Mural (section)
The story of Hawai’i, as told through the voices of Karl Malden, Ed Asner, Carroll O’Connor, Congressional members Patsy Mink, Neil Abercrombie and...

Bought by Interlochen Public Radio and KWMR


  • Added: Sep 19, 2019
  • Length: 58:51
  • Purchases: 2
Fallen Heroes of 2018
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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There were thousands of organizers, activists and local social justice leaders around the world who died in 2018. As we do every December, we brin...

Bought by KVSC and WFHB


  • Added: Dec 20, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Dr. Anthony Zaragoza — Neo-liberalism in your neighborhood
From: Alan Wartes
Series: ThinkRadio Presents ThinkPeople
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In this episode of ThinkRadio Presents ThinkPeople host Alan Wartes talks with professor of Political Economy, Anthony Zaragoza.

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.


  • Added: Dec 06, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
I Am Because I Am: The Expansion of Gender Identity
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: a diagram of sex, sexuality and gender, Credit: Robin Hubbard
I Am Because I Am, explores the expansion of gender identity and presumed roles in our society. A look beyond the socially constructed ideas of wha...

Bought by WVAS, KQED, Boise State Public Radio, and WRIR


  • Added: Nov 27, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
The Push out of Black Girls from Schools (ENCORE)
From: Making Contact
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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
On the Brink of Everything: A Conversation with Parker Palmer
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
Caption: Parker Palmer and Carrie Newcomer
The Grace and Gravity of Growing Old

Bought by WETS


  • Added: Aug 21, 2018
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 1
Uprooting Racism: How White People Can Work for Racial Justice
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Uprooting Racism offers a framework for understanding institutional racism. It provides practical suggestions, tools, examples, and advice on how w...

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, WVAS, WXDU, and WRIR


  • Added: Jul 27, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
Split Ends
From: Nikola Marcich
Caption: Pretoria All Girls School in South Africa Protesting the Mandate to Straighten Hair, Credit: BBC News
We looks in to the roots of colonialism in South African education.

  • Added: Nov 08, 2017
  • Length: 28:58
Monique Morris discusses "Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools"
From: Out of Bounds
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Morris, a long time advocate for equity in education talks candidly about her ground breaking book "Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in...

  • Added: Sep 13, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
Mirrors of Privilege: Making Whiteness Visible - Encore Edition
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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“Mirrors of Privilege” is a film and conversation guide designed to help bridge the gap between good intentions and meaningful change. From Shakti ...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], and WRIR


  • Added: Aug 22, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Paul Hope, President of the Washington Education Association Fourth Corner, Part 2
From: KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio
Series: We Do the Work
Caption: Paul Hope
Interview by Ken Winkes: Paul continues the discussion on national politics and Washington State’s legislative session on their education budget.

  • Added: Mar 31, 2017
  • Length: 28:10
Civics 101: Executive Orders
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101
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You may have heard of executive orders, but how about executive memoranda? Today, we talk about the different tools of executive action that the Pr...

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Mar 03, 2017
  • Length: 03:59
  • Purchases: 1
Civics 101: The National Security Council
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101
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What's the purpose of the National Security Council? When was it created? Who serves on it? And why is Steve Bannon's appointment to its principals...

Bought by KPIP-LP and WYSO


  • Added: Mar 01, 2017
  • Length: 04:06
  • Purchases: 2
Civics 101: Calling Your Congressperson
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101
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We're often urged to call our elected representatives to voice opinions on the issues, but what happens after that call is made? Where does the me...

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Mar 01, 2017
  • Length: 04:13
  • Purchases: 1