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Okaay, April Fools Day is upon us, so let's have a little fun and nominate some of your national leaders for the biggest fool prize, and of course...
- Added: Mar 27, 2024
- Length: 02:59
Featuring former cast members of the legendary Capitol Steps and a show written by the former co-writer of the Steps, the Capitol Fools hold up a m...
- Added: Jan 09, 2024
- Length: 59:33
- Purchases: 2
Congress is wrangling over the Farm Bill, which includes over $3 billion for giant agriculture corporations and multimillionaire "farmers" who don'...
- Added: Sep 08, 2023
- Length: 02:57
This is a 2-way interview with Sophia A. McClennen, a scholar of satire and politics and author of Trump Was a Joke, How Satire Made Sense of a Pr...
- Added: Jun 22, 2023
- Length: 20:53
Last year's State of the Union Speech was pretty short on details for the majority of Americans -- women. Will he pass them by again this year?
- Added: Feb 02, 2023
- Length: 02:37
Port Arthur Texas is home base for the largest oil refinery in North America and a dizzying toxic array of fossil fuel and chemical facilities. But...
- Added: Sep 05, 2022
- Length: 58:00
My guest is Cody Christian, the Powhatan, Virginia, Americana, country artist who made waves in late 2021 when he quit his 8 year job at a shipyard...
- Added: Jul 18, 2022
- Length: 59:00
We discuss important questions around social identity with Dr. Dominic Packer.
- Added: Dec 14, 2021
- Length: 28:45
In this episode we talk to Paul Redford: a writer from The West Wing, Luke Savage: a culture critic, and Dr. Betty Kaklamanidou: a media scholar
- Added: Nov 02, 2021
- Length: 01:14:18
In this episode we talk to David Mandel head writer and showrunner of the iconic HBO satire, Veep.
- Added: Oct 19, 2021
- Length: 39:26
What makes a stand-up comedian wake up one day and decide comedy needs more science? A road comic for 13 years, Shane Mauss made this enlightened d...
Bought by KFAI Minneapolis
- Added: Oct 13, 2020
- Length: 26:33
- Purchases: 1
Carol Anderson, a professor at Emory University, discusses her book, “One Person, No Vote: How Voter Suppression Is Destroying Our Democracy.” John...
- Added: Unknown
- Length: 53:58
A mysterious break-in, a congressional lobbying effort about voting, and a sneaky way to get kids excited about the upcoming election...without the...
- Added: Sep 25, 2020
- Length: 34:55
Ok, Comedians, make America laugh with surprising, original jokes that offend absolutely no one and work equally well in our very blue, very red an...
Bought by KFAI Minneapolis
- Added: Sep 11, 2020
- Length: 21:43
- Purchases: 1
The great British songwriter, Jez Lowe, recorded live in performance at Binghamton's Cranberry Coffeehouse in September, 2019.
- Added: Sep 06, 2020
- Length: 58:00
In Episode 2, our guests include a former Republican speechwriter, a former centrist Democratic congressional candidate, a former Economist Magazin...
- Added: Jul 29, 2020
- Length: 23:18
How did these United States get so thoroughly partisan? How do we get less partisan? Can independent-minded Americans help bridge the divide?
The...
- Added: Jul 29, 2020
- Length: 12:01
A 2016 interview with Joe Exotic. At the time he was running for president.
- Added: Apr 01, 2020
- Length: 13:00
Richard Dreyfuss stars in George Bernard Shaw's surprising tale.
Bought by KKRN, Spokane Public Radio, KMUN, KCRW, KFCF FM and more
- Added: Dec 27, 2019
- Length: 01:57:58
- Purchases: 27
Has it been a rough year? Did you put all of your savings into Bill De Blasio's presidential campaign? Did you get a haircut from Boris Johnson's b...
Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, KVLU, and KUNM
- Added: Dec 22, 2019
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 3
August 1, 2019 - OutCaster Alex takes a humorous look at the "Straight Pride" parade planned for later this month in Boston.
- Added: Jul 31, 2019
- Length: 05:59
In the years between 1915 and 1970 almost six million black American citizens from the south migrated to northern and western cities seeking freedo...
- Added: Feb 05, 2019
- Length: 29:00
Why even bother? What does voting do for you?
Bought by WCNY, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, and WFHB
- Added: Dec 21, 2018
- Length: 27:00
- Purchases: 3
Direct democracy. What are the pros and cons?
- Added: Dec 21, 2018
- Length: 25:55
The state and local offices that have a big impact on your life.
- Added: Dec 21, 2018
- Length: 21:52