PRX - Pieces for Tone: Political

Can't find it? Try Advanced Search
View by:

21 results


Has Globalization Backfired?
From: Open to Debate
Piece image
For a period of time, going global just seemed to make sense. But with China’s rise, Covid-19, and the war in Ukraine, more and more people are cal...

Bought by WMUU-LP


  • Added: May 01, 2023
  • Length: 54:02
  • Purchases: 1
The Colombian Military Complex
From: Mateo Schimpf
Piece image
This week, we’re looking at Colombia, its increasingly tenuous peace process, and how US intervention has shaped the country, for better or for worse.

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


  • Added: Aug 12, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Revolutionary Parallels: Zhang Taiyan and Anti-Imperialism
From: WFHB
Series: Interchange
Caption: Zhang Taiyan
Our show is on the Chinese scholar and philosopher Zhang Taiyan with guest Viren Murthy. In it we seek to detail the tangle of the so-called East a...

Bought by RADIOLEX


  • Added: Jul 06, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
600,000 Dead. For What?
From: Mateo Schimpf
Piece image
In this week’s episode of the podcast we revisit a program about Syria’s war. We explore what was accomplished after 10 years of bloodshed and what...

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


  • Added: Jul 01, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
¡Chile despertó! – Chile Woke Up!
From: WFHB
Series: Interchange
Piece image
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
Standing Up to the Sacklers
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
Piece image
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
Episode 85: Iran Deal or No Deal?
From: Shira Rascoe
Series: No Jargon
Piece image
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
Gandhi the human
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Piece image
On October 2 India will mark the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. But his status as an icon of humanitarianism may be at risk.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 27, 2016
  • Length: 05:59
  • Purchases: 1
Interview No 2 with Alison Weir, Pres. of the Council for the National Interest, Author and Researcher
From: Doug Bennett
Series: Unspun: An Experiment in Truth-Telling
Piece image
Alison Weir, author of Against Our Better Judgment: The Hidden History of How the U.S. was used to Create Israel , Executive Director of If America...

  • Added: Sep 07, 2014
  • Length: 58:55
2013: The Year the Criminal Justice System Changed?
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Solitary Confinement, Credit: Flickr user CHeitz
Years of campaigning for basic human rights for people caught up in America's criminal justice system may finally be paying off. 2013 saw significa...

  • Added: Nov 29, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
Global Ethics Corner: Scotland Steps Up: Will it Become Independent?
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Global Ethics Corner
Piece image
With a recent resurgence of nationalism, Scottish independence is once again a topic of discussion. Do Scotland's vast oil reserves make this a rea...

  • Added: Mar 16, 2012
  • Length: 02:00
Looking Forward
From: War News Radio
Piece image
News and features on the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Libya.

  • Added: Dec 09, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
Global Ethics Corner: Blocking the Bid: Is the U.S. Right to Veto Palestinian Membership to the UN?
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Global Ethics Corner
Piece image
As the UN Security Council weighs the Palestinian bid, is the U.S. right to oppose UN membership? Would Palestinian membership to the UN threaten f...

  • Added: Oct 03, 2011
  • Length: 02:00
Global Ethics Corner: China's Aircraft Carrier: Who Rules the Waves?
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Global Ethics Corner
Piece image
Is a far-reaching Chinese navy a threat to American naval superiority or to the West? Is China simply a major power, peacefully rising and pursuing...

  • Added: Sep 26, 2011
  • Length: 02:00
Late in the Arab Spring with Juan Cole and Steven Heydemann
From: Open Source
Caption: Steven Heydemann at Brown University's "Engaging Afghanistan" Conferece
With the news of Osama Bin Laden's death punctuating the reports from Libya, Syria, and Yemen, we're wondering: is this the beginning of the end, o...

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: May 12, 2011
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 1
Made in Afghanistan
From: War News Radio
Piece image
News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

  • Added: May 06, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
Moral Maps and Geographies of Conflict - Melani McAlister & Téa Obreht
From: Open Source
Caption: Melani McAlister's book jacket for Epic Encounters: Culture, Media, and US Interests, 1945-2000
How do war stories work, and where do we find them? Our guests this week are mapping out terrains of conflict and confusion in our lifetimes, from ...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Apr 15, 2011
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 1
No More Rwandas!: Protecting the Innocents
From: A World of Possibilities
Piece image
Genocide has claimed the lives of millions of civilians worldwide. Now, in the aftermath of such atrocities, human rights advocates are beginning t...

  • Added: Jan 15, 2010
  • Length: 55:00
A Rising Threat
From: War News Radio
Caption: Iraqi security forces parade in Tikrit, Iraq., Credit: Photo courtesy of the AP.
News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Bought by KGOU


  • Added: Jul 03, 2009
  • Length: 28:57
  • Purchases: 1
Another Man's Paradise
From: War News Radio
Caption: Iraqi refugees fill out paperwork in Michigan., Credit: Associated Press
News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

  • Added: Apr 24, 2009
  • Length: 29:00
Building Green
From: Bill Baue
Piece image
BuildingGreen.com founder Alex Wilson discusses the history, current state, and future of the green building movement. Erin Gorman, CEO of Divine ...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 11, 2009
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1