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What continued unrest in Zimbabwe can tell us about the lengths dictators will go to stay in power.

  • Added: Mar 20, 2013
  • Length: 02:06
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What lingering memories of the First World War can tell us about the tense state of affairs in Europe today.

  • Added: Mar 13, 2013
  • Length: 02:06
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What the rape of a seven year-old girl in Delhi can tell us about India's challenge to protect its women and girls from violence.

  • Added: Mar 06, 2013
  • Length: 02:14
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We look back at the 2003 invasion of Iraq, 10 years later. For Iraqis, for the US military, and for the anti-war movement: how have things changed,...

Bought by WXDU


  • Added: Mar 06, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
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What succession plans in Cuba can tell us about the practicalities of dictatorship in the globalized economy.

  • Added: Feb 27, 2013
  • Length: 02:17
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What Hugo Chavez’s return to Venezuela can tell us about the appeal of socialism in the 21st Century.

  • Added: Feb 21, 2013
  • Length: 02:06
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What the rape of a 5 year old Saudi girl by her father, an extremist cleric, can tell us about the growing power of public opinion in Saudi Arabia.

  • Added: Feb 13, 2013
  • Length: 02:03
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What the upcoming Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia can tell us about Vladimir Putin’s quest for national pride in the 21st Century.

  • Added: Feb 06, 2013
  • Length: 02:03
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What soccer rioting in Egypt can tell us about the disappointing legacy of the Arab Spring.

  • Added: Jan 30, 2013
  • Length: 02:11
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What an Islamist attack on an international gas facility in Algeria can tell us about President Obama’s foreign policy priorities during his second...

  • Added: Jan 23, 2013
  • Length: 01:59
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What French intervention in Mali to combat Islamist militants can tell us about al-Qaeda’s future prospects in West Africa.

  • Added: Jan 15, 2013
  • Length: 02:11
Caption: Shell Alaska's earlier drilling program in the Chukchi Sea , Credit: Royal Dutch Shell
In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill will argue that it is time for the Obama administration to declare the waters of the Arctic ...

  • Added: Jan 14, 2013
  • Length: 06:37
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What the return of lethal bonfires to Australia can tell us about the difference between natural and manmade catastrophes.

  • Added: Jan 09, 2013
  • Length: 02:13
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What the gang rape of a 23 year old medical student in the Indian city of Delhi can tell us about the need for a rapidly developing country to prot...

  • Added: Dec 26, 2012
  • Length: 02:10
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What the International Monetary Fund’s “red card” for Argentina can tell us about the effects of nationalism and insularity in the modern global ec...

  • Added: Dec 19, 2012
  • Length: 02:08
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What the European Union's receipt of the Nobel Prize this week can tell us about the politics of peace.

  • Added: Dec 12, 2012
  • Length: 02:09
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What a new arrival for the House of Windsor can tell us about the positive image of "Austerity Britain" around the world.

  • Added: Dec 05, 2012
  • Length: 01:58
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What a failed independence vote in Spain can tell us about the rumblings of secession being heard in the "Red States" back at home.

  • Added: Nov 28, 2012
  • Length: 02:20
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What President Obama's historic visit to the South East Asian country of Burma can tell us about promoting democratic values in other countries.

  • Added: Nov 21, 2012
  • Length: 02:07
Caption: Spanish artist Antoni Muntadas
Cathy Byrd talks with Spanish artist Antoni Muntadas about the multi-media projects he's been creating globally since the 1970s.

  • Added: Oct 22, 2012
  • Length: 14:20
Caption: Torch Blocked at Downtown East Side, Credit: AMANDA ZEIDERS / Pittsburgh Indymedia
The Olympic Games have grown into a multibillion dollar industry. But with that growth comes concerns about the negative effects of the event on t...

Bought by KBRP Community Radio, Marfa Public Radio, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, and KVSC


  • Added: Jul 12, 2012
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 4
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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
Caption: Tariq Ali in Madrid, Spain. , Credit: Flickr user: Cordoba 2016
As the U.S. prepares for another presidential election, journalist Tariq Ali says the ‘choices’ don’t present much in the way of options. On this e...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio and WRIR


  • Added: Jan 10, 2012
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
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News and features on the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Libya.

  • Added: Dec 09, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
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News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

  • Added: Nov 18, 2011
  • Length: 29:00