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Labor Day: Some So-called Good Guy Companies are Bad Guys for Workers
From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk
Caption: Host Martha Burk
Labor Day has been a national holiday since 1894, when President Grover Cleveland signed the law making the first Monday in September a day off for...

  • Added: Aug 31, 2023
  • Length: 03:00
Wrangling Over the Debt Ceiling: Where Does Your Money Really Go?
From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk
Caption: Host Martha Burk
President Biden and House Speaker McCarthy are meeting over what gets cut in arguments over raising the debt ceiling, with most social programs on ...

  • Added: May 15, 2023
  • Length: 03:01
Mountain Time Podcast Hour Episode 14
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: Mountain Time Podcast Hour
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Two stories about climate change.

Bought by KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio)


  • Added: Sep 09, 2022
  • Length: 50:44
  • Purchases: 1
This New Cooperative Business Model Could Change Everything
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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Many of the world’s most successful businesses began as someone’s good idea. But the path from startup to conventional financial success typically ...

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


  • Added: Dec 09, 2021
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 5
How We Got Here, Part 3: The Fight For Meaningful Work
From: Sam Harnett
Series: How We Got Here
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The final section of a 3-hour radio documentary about why Americans are so precarious and acceptable to crisis like the current pandemic. Part 3 lo...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Sep 02, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
How We Got Here, Part 2: The Road To Shareholder Capitalism
From: Sam Harnett
Series: How We Got Here
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The second section of a 3-hour radio documentary about why Americans are so precarious and susceptible to crisis like the current pandemic. Part 2 ...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Sep 02, 2020
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 3
How We Got Here, Part 1: The Great Risk Shift
From: Sam Harnett
Series: How We Got Here
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The first section of a 3-hour radio documentary about why Americans are so precarious and susceptible to a crisis like the current pandemic. Part 1...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Sep 02, 2020
  • Length: 54:01
  • Purchases: 4
The Future is Here: Dealing with Bitcoins and Cryptocurrencies in Tax and Estate Planning
From: The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
Series: ACTEC Trust and Estate Talk
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There are over 2,000 cryptocurrencies! Experts explain what fiduciaries and trust and estate practitioners need to know.

  • Added: May 07, 2019
  • Length: 11:52
Brendan Koerner, author of "The Skies Belong To Us"
From: Boise State Public Radio
Series: Reader's Corner with Bob Kustra
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Bob Kustra Interviews Brendan Koerner about his book "The Skies Belong To Us"

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Jan 12, 2019
  • Length: 30:10
  • Purchases: 1
Bethany McClean, author of "Saudi America"
From: Boise State Public Radio
Series: Reader's Corner with Bob Kustra
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Bob Kustra interviews Bethany McClean about her book "Saudi America"

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Jan 06, 2019
  • Length: 29:55
  • Purchases: 1
Estate Planning and Trust Management for a Brave New World: It’s All in the Family, What’s A Family? Pt 1 of 4
From: The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
Series: ACTEC Trust and Estate Talk
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Estate planning and trust management across multigeneration families. How do lower marriage rate and non-traditional families effect financial plan...

  • Added: Nov 13, 2018
  • Length: 09:25
Litigation Issues Involving Children in Estate Planning
From: The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
Series: ACTEC Trust and Estate Talk
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What happens when the governing trust or estate is embroiled in litigation with beneficiaries that are children or minors? Learn more about Guardia...

  • Added: Aug 24, 2018
  • Length: 12:05
The GoFundMe Revolution
From: The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
Series: ACTEC Trust and Estate Talk
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The GoFundMe Revolution: What Happens Once the Money Has Been Raised? Individual fundraising has gone digital and the funds raised are exponentiall...

  • Added: Aug 16, 2018
  • Length: 12:50
Job Talk Episode 59
From: Paul Russell
Series: Job Talk
Caption: http://jobtalkradio.org, Credit: Job Talk LLC
The circuitous route of an actor. From early training and experience, to the refined differences of acting for stage or screen. It's all about bein...

  • Added: Jul 29, 2018
  • Length: 01:08:26
Wealth Inequity and Universal Basic Income
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Chuck Collins, Credit: Author
President Donald Trump’s tax plan may exacerbate wealth inequity in the US. Chuck Collins, Director of the Program on Inequality at the Institute f...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle and WRIR


  • Added: Jan 16, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
End of Ponzi Economy: Jerry Mander #203
From: Citizen-Powered Media
Series: Conversation Earth
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Was globalization a temporary state that has run its course? That’s the case made by Jerry Mander, who believes there is plenty of evidence that th...

Bought by KNVC Carson City Community Radio, KTRL, KVSC, and KZUM


  • Added: Mar 06, 2017
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 4
An Extraordinary Time
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Marc Levinson
The 25-years after World War II were a golden age for much of the world. The end of that era in 1973 brought financial crisis, high unemployment, e...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Dec 15, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Ep17: Outcome-oriented capitalism
From: Jim Sawyer
Series: Capitalism In Crisis
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This week, we discuss the economics and ethics of hedge fund bets on life-saving medication. What’s wrong with companies like Turing Pharmaceutical...

  • Added: Jul 10, 2016
  • Length: 03:45
Makers & Takers
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Rana Foroohar
Award winning business journalist Rana Foroohar explores the provocative question that is at the top of mind of today's business leaders: Is Wall S...

Bought by KCBX and KVSC


  • Added: Jun 21, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Runaway Inequality
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Runaway Inequity , Credit: Labor Institute Press
It’s become a critical fact of life in America: Runaway inequality.

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Jan 27, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Rising Tuition
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
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The cost for a college education is escalating. It’s now the biggest single expense for many American families.

Bought by KPIK-LP, KPVL, KCBX, and KVSC


  • Added: Sep 02, 2015
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 4
Are Women Better Off in Some States Than Others?
From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk
Caption: Host Martha Burk
AARP has done a feature on best places to retire for years, and Time magazine does a similar analysis on “best places to live.” But nobody has don...

  • Added: Mar 21, 2015
  • Length: 02:30
Social Security Works
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Eric Kingson
Americans’ pensions are gone. Housing is down and 401k are unreliable. But our Social Security system is totally funded for more than two decades.

Bought by KVSC and KCBX


  • Added: Mar 11, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Is your personal information really private online? Legal expert explains
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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Facebook is making changes to its privacy policy as of Jan. 1, so we're looking into online privacy from a legal standpoint. Prof. Jane Kirtley, di...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Dec 10, 2014
  • Length: 01:00:21
  • Purchases: 1
Carbon Shock
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Mark Schapiro, Credit: Center for Investigative Reporting
Carbon is shaping our future. Those little particles we can’t even see are reshaping our natural world, and transforming our economy. And, it all e...

Bought by KVSC and KCBX


  • Added: Sep 24, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2