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Patriots of Two Nations
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Spencer Critchley
A well run democracy takes a lot of work on the part of the citizenry. People need to be informed. In America today, there is a rising brand of lib...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Oct 06, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Economic Dignity
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Gene Sperling
COVID has put America in a health and economic tailspin. The loss of loved ones that is growing every day, jobs that may never return, evictions fo...

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  • Added: Sep 09, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
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
Worker Health Monitoring Post-COVID-19 Raises Equity and Public Health Concerns
From: Kate Kaye
Caption: PRX default Piece image
As the pandemic inspires U.S. corporations to expand health monitoring of employees and contract workers, it raises a variety of important question...

  • Added: May 26, 2020
  • Length: 03:57
Staffing the Mission: Improving Jobs in the Nonprofit Sector
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Besy Leondar-Wright
One of the most vulnerable business sectors during the coronavirus is nonprofits. A recent story in The Wall Street Journal reads “Nonprofits Strug...

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  • Added: Mar 31, 2020
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 1
The Ethical Sellout
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Dr. Inga Hansen
Usually, when someone is thought to have sold out, it’s a negative reference. It can mean they’ve betrayed their values and ethics. Yet it’s someth...

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  • Added: Jan 13, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
437: African Cities Of The Future / 438: Mad As Hell, 12/14/2019
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "African Cities Of The Future" - The fastest growing cities in the world are in Africa. We'll take you there with a special TTBOOK from A...

  • Added: Dec 13, 2019
  • Length: 01:58:57
#882- AOC and Warren and stirring the brown stuff
From: marc cuniberti
Series: Money Matters Economic Forum
Caption: Money Matters host Marc Cuniberti
Hot piece on Sears, Eddie Lampert and workers severance. Hot piece. Preview first- true Money Matters stuff. Controversial for sure.

  • Added: Sep 07, 2019
  • Length: 04:21
How does an architect of Facebook's biz model reckon with what he built?
From: Stephanie Lepp
Series: Reckonings
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He built Facebook's business model.....and then realized he was addicted to his phone.

  • Added: Aug 14, 2019
  • Length: 43:36
The Making of a Democratic Economy
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Democracy Collaborative logo
Here are some numbers that will make you think. Just 26 people – call them billionaires – own as much wealth as half the people on the planet. At t...

Bought by KRZA and KCBX


  • Added: Jul 23, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
A Father Daughter Horticultural Conversation with Robert & Catherine Hanss
From: North State Public Radio
Series: Cultivating Place
Caption: Robert Hanss and his Daughter Catherine
Robert Hanss and his Daughter Catherine are a father-daughter duo in the Northeast working together to create and care for gardens and horticulture...

  • Added: Jun 19, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
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
Capitalism: The Future of an Illusion
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Professor Fred Block
Most people believe that capitalist economics are self-regulated. According to UC Davis economic sociologist Fred L. Block, this view is simply an ...

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  • Added: Aug 23, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
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
Getting Organized Now - tips and strategies from Amanda Sullivan
From: WCWP
Series: Taking Care of Business with Richard Solomon
Caption: Amanda Sullivan, Credit: Amanda Sullivan
What are the secrets to de-cluttering?

  • Added: Aug 14, 2017
  • Length: 54:00
Kill It to Save It
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Professor Corey Dolgon
American voters have been convinced to vote against their best interests for decades, according to sociology professors Corey Dolgon.

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Jun 12, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Free Market Assault on Science: Kerryn Higgs #212
From: Citizen-Powered Media
Series: Conversation Earth
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What exactly are “think tanks” supposed to be thinking about? Are some of them part of a campaign to cast doubt on science when it could interfere ...

Bought by KTRL, XRAY.fm, KMUD, KTRL, and WGRN-LP 94.1


  • Added: May 09, 2017
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 5