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Liz Cheney on Good Citizen

From: Madison Brown
Series: Good Citizen with Ted Roosevelt V

Liz Cheney shares the enthralling details from her book, Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning, of defending the Constitution while inside the Cap...

Uncovering the History of the Massacre of Black Wall Street (Encore)

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

Caption: B.C. Franklin (right), I.H. Spears (left) and Effie Thompson (center) filing insurance claims for survivors of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre in a Red Cross tent. , Credit: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Tulsa Friends and John W. and Karen R. Franklin

In the first of our 3 part series leading up to Black History Month, we focus in on how journalists and historians today are covering the Tulsa Rac...

Bought by KALW, RadioStPete Florida, RadioFreePalmer, and KMUN

The Marshall Plan Remembered

From: Adam Scull
Series: WPRN Public Radio

In the aftermath of World War II, Europe lay in ruins. Cities were devastated, economies shattered, and the continent faced a crisis of unprecedent...

National Writers Series: Heather Cox Richardson

From: Interlochen Public Radio
Series: National Writers Series: Season Five

Detroit Free Press columnist Neal Rubin talks with historian and author Heather Cox Richardson.

Bought by WKAR

World in Progress 21/09/23

From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: World in Progress: Global Development Issues ~ from DW

This week on the show: The troubling trend looming over Cairo's City of the Dead. Who gets to decide the best way to make space in a city? Officia...

Bought by WFHB, Troy Public Radio, and KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio)

The First 9-11

From: David Kattenburg
Series: Green Planet Monitor Podcast

A year after SCOTUS banished abortion rights, millions of American women and girls face dire threats to their health and emotional well-being. Twen...

Should Prosecutors Pursue Minor Crimes?

From: Open to Debate

In the US, misdemeanors count for 80% of cases filed annually, but district attorneys around the country are implementing policies stating they’ll ...

Bought by WMUU-LP and WGBH Radio Boston

Jumaane Williams & Hell Gate on Rikers: Why is it So Hard to Close a Jail?

From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends

The plan to permanently close Rikers in New York City and replace it with four borough facilities has hit roadblocks. Why is it so hard to close a ...

Bought by KWMR, RadioFreePalmer, KMUN, KDNK, and WNYE

Was January 6th an Existential Threat to American Democracy?

From: Open to Debate

By now it is clear, the Red Wave election-denying candidates had hoped to ride left most still waiting on the beach. Those who questioned the outco...

Historic Political Transitions in Honduras, Colombia, and Haiti - EcoJustice Radio

From: Jack Eidt
Series: EcoJustice Radio

Jack Eidt discusses new government transitions in Honduras and Colombia. Professor Gerard Pigeon covers the history of Haiti, and why we have seen...

Bought by KTSW 89.9

America, Fast Forward

From: Jenna Spinelle
Series: When the People Decide

In the words of one expert, California has “gone crazy for propositions.” In this episode, we tell the story of one of the state’s most notorious b...

The Forgotten Coup, January 6th & the Small Town Americans on the Frontlines of Democracy

From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends

Could a successful coup happen in the US? The ongoing Congressional hearings into the events of January 6 show that just a handful of election offi...

Bought by KWMR, RadioFreePalmer, RadioStPete Florida, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KMUN and more

White Hoax: Racism, Divide-and-Conquer, and Politics

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

On today's episode anti-racism activist and author Tim Wise examines the concept of Whiteness and what he describes as the psychological wage of wh...

Bought by WXDU and RadioFreePalmer

Lisa Graves: The Extremist Revolution & Democracy Hanging by a Thread

From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends

The American Right is embracing a dangerous extremism, challenging elections, packing courts and aligning with Hungarian prime minister and Putin-a...

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

The Pseudo-Science of Whiteness: Biology as a Social Weapon (ENCORE)

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

This week, filmmaker Stephanie Welch explores the role that racist, unscientific propaganda has played in promoting white supremacy in the U.S. She...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer

Women's History Month: Women's Choice is More Than Roe vs Wade

From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends

In 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court could overturn Roe v Wade, imperiling all women’s freedoms, and creating a new pipeline to prison for the vulnerabl...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KWMR, KMUN, RadioFreePalmer, KDNK and more

Democratizing Democracy: Redistricting by the People

From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends

Redistricting has the power to shape elections, and this year, it’s more controversial than ever. After a contentious 2020 census, the development ...

Bought by KWMR, KMUN, RadioFreePalmer, KDNK, and WNYE

A History of Traditional Root Healing

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

Caption: Left is a Mullein Plant and the author Michele Elizabeth Lee , Credit: Photo by Anita Johnson

In some parts of the world, traditional herbal remedies are the norm. When we think of natural remedies we tend to think of older generations liv...

Bought by KVNF, WXDU, and RadioFreePalmer

AOC & Noam Chomsky: The Way Forward

From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends

In this historic, inter-generational meeting of minds, Laura Flanders brings together New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and MIT profe...

Bought by KWMR, RadioFreePalmer, KDNK, and KMUN

Episode 4: On The Death Penalty - The Unexpected Messenger

From: Will Coley
Series: Shifting the Narrative

Over the past decade, support for the death penalty has plummeted. In this episode, we look at why this happened and how one unexpected messenger, ...

Episode 2: On Poverty - The Power of The Camera

From: Will Coley
Series: Shifting the Narrative

Fifty years ago, the Poor People’s Campaign took over a portion of the National Mall in Washington, DC. Their aim: change how Americans understand ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio

Democracy: A National Temperature Check

From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends

Disinformation, polarization, growing economic inequality, attempts to undermine elections and the rights of women and racial minorities—all of the...

Bought by KWMR, RadioFreePalmer, and KDNK

Pandemic Economics: Robert Reich, Esteban Kelly, Mary Kay Henry, Stephanie Kelton

From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends

The economic collapse unfolding before our eyes is much bigger than it appears and the solution isn’t simply to “build back better.” COVID-19 didn’...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, KDNK, and KWMR

The Pseudo-Science of Whiteness: Biology as a Social Weapon

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

This week, filmmaker Stephanie Welch explores the role that racist, unscientific propaganda has played in promoting white supremacy in the U.S. She...

The Electoral College’s Dirty History (Encore)

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

Given the election, and the difference between popular votes and electoral votes, we revisit our show on the Electoral College. It’s history in the...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida and C89.5 - KNHC Seattle

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