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Putin’s Folly: Russia, One Year After the Invasion of Ukraine
From: Mateo Schimpf
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Unpacking the psychology of Putin's war games and how it affects Russians fleeing conscription.

Bought by Classic107.3, WMUU-LP, GCR (Global Community Radio), WHCP-LP Cambridge, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Mar 02, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Owens Valley and the Accidental Miracle
From: Desert Oracle
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What made the Owens Valley the way it is, in our time? An accident of history, of water grabs, of one group of humans using easy money to buy out a...

Bought by KFCF FM


  • Added: Apr 16, 2021
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Special: Housing is A Human Right
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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Before 2020, America was already in a housing crisis. The Covid-19 pandemic, high unemployment, and a recession have only made things worse. A reco...

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


  • Added: Feb 11, 2021
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 4
Joel Selvin
From: Brandi Howell
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Rock critic Joel Selvin on the origins of psychedelic rock in San Francisco–including Ken Kesey and his Acid Tests, the Trips Festival, and birth o...

  • Added: Oct 15, 2020
  • Length: 26:54
Community Wealth Building: From Cleveland to Preston
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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How does an economy emerge from recession? In Preston, England, they’re experimenting with investing public money in locally-owned businesses and ...

Bought by KDNK and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Oct 13, 2020
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
Palliative Care: The Search For Comfort And Healing In The Face Of Death
From: JoAnn Mar
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For those who are dying, palliative medicine can go a long way in relieving the pain and suffering that often accompanies the final stages of death...

Bought by KWMR


  • Added: Apr 24, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Passover: People of the Cookbook: Jewish Cooking with Claudia Roden
From: Nahanni Rous
Series: Can We Talk?
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A visit, a cooking lesson and lunch with the celebrated chef Claudia Roden. Claudia discussed lost Jewish communities through their cuisines. Inc...

Bought by KWMR and PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 22, 2017
  • Length: 14:46
  • Purchases: 2
Invisible Workers, Laboring in the Shadows
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Woman waiting to cross the border into Morocco carrying imported goods from Spain , Credit: Thalia Beaty and Maggy Donaldson
Millions of people around the world work in jobs that aren’t formally recognized or afforded legal protections typical of wage earning jobs. On thi...

Bought by KALW, WCPN, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and WRIR


  • Added: Oct 16, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
Teens putting down phones and picking up dice
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
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Eli Mcamis is 14 years old. He and five other young teens sit around a table, each rolling dice and flipping through game manuals — thick binders, ...

  • Added: Sep 18, 2015
  • Length: 09:03
The hidden afterlife of a sperm whale skeleton
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: A dead sperm whale in Pacifica's Mori Point, Credit: Hannah Kingsley-Ma
Back in April, a 48 foot-long sperm whale was found on a beach in Pacifica called Mori Point. A lot of people had gathered around the whale to bear...

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: Sep 18, 2015
  • Length: 08:29
  • Purchases: 1
Charlie Parker (Ep. 19)
From: Jeff Haas
Caption: Charlie Parker, the king of bebop
In this hour, it's the legendary story of how a Kansas City kid who didn’t like to practice became the king of bebop.

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif., WNMU-FM, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WNMU-FM, KHNS and more


  • Added: Feb 09, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 30
Remembering Dave Brubeck (Ep. 14)
From: Jeff Haas
Caption: Jazz all-star Dave Brubeck
In this hour, we remember the great Dave Brubeck—from his roots growing up on a California ranch, to his smash hit 1959 recording "Time Out," to hi...

Bought by KMUW, WCPN, KHNS, WVPE, KCPW Salt Lake City and more


  • Added: Feb 09, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 30
Jazz Abroad (Ep. 23)
From: Jeff Haas
Caption: Anat Cohen is one of a growing number of Israeli jazz stars
Jazz may be an American-grown art form, but there are few places on the globe where the music hasn't found a home. This week, we go in search of th...

Bought by WCPN, KHNS, KAZU Seaside, Calif., KMUN, KCPW Salt Lake City and more


  • Added: Feb 09, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 24
The High Life: Living High Up
From: Pod Academy
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Lee Millam has lived in high-rise blocks of flats in London for years. In this podcast he explores the highs and lows of living high up, and also ...

  • Added: Sep 29, 2014
  • Length: 09:23
Episode 1 ~ Music in Video Games
From: Matthew Mustovich
Series: The Art of Video Game Design
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The importance of music in video games is discussed with local composer, John Hoge.

Bought by XRAY.fm


  • Added: Mar 09, 2014
  • Length: 07:23
  • Purchases: 1
Centerstage Minnesota: Charlie Parr talks with Charlie Pulkrabek
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Centerstage Minnesota
Caption: Charlie Parr at the Park Rapids Armory Square, Credit: Charlie Pulkrabek - 9/19/13
Charlie Parr is a singular musician. Given his refreshingly humble nature, you'll never hear that from Charlie Parr himself. But it's simply true. ...

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Dec 31, 2013
  • Length: 58:48
  • Purchases: 1
Small Satellites Aim to Protect Earth
From: Sheri Quinn
Caption: Solar Flare , Credit: Sheri Quinn
Solar Flares can wreak havoc on earth so small satellites are being designed to better detect them.

  • Added: Dec 05, 2012
  • Length: 07:05
Centerstage Minnesota: The Parlour Suite and an essay from Kevin Bowe
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Centerstage Minnesota
Caption: The Parlour Suite, Credit: LeoGra
The Parlour Suite are fronted by the married duo Joel and Inga Roberts. They are referred to as "Surf Pop" music, though that term seems too limite...

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Nov 13, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Blues City 1: Memphis
From: Gary Pitts
Series: Blues City
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Come to Memphis, the launching pad for music of the Delta, listening to artists ranging from WC Handy to BB King.

Bought by KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, KRZA, KHNS, WJSU, and Radio New Zealand


  • Added: Jul 14, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Blues City 3: Chicago II
From: Gary Pitts
Series: Blues City
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It's a layover in the Windy City with legendary guitarists like Buddy Guy and Magic Sam, and powerful voices like Koko Taylor and Mavis Staples.

Bought by KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, KRZA, KHNS, WJSU, and Radio New Zealand


  • Added: Jul 14, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
"A Second Wind: Elders Act for Justice" Hubie Jones
From: Making Contact
Caption: Stories, Credit: Ricky Norris
Many retirees enjoy the rest and relaxation that eluded them during their working years. But for some, retirement means opportunities to affect cha...

  • Added: Feb 01, 2011
  • Length: 11:32
A Second Wind: Elders Act for Justice
From: Making Contact
Caption: Stories, Credit: Ricky Norris
Many retirees enjoy the rest and relaxation that eluded them during their working years. But for some, retirement means opportunities to affect cha...

  • Added: Feb 01, 2011
  • Length: 30:00
Schools: Ancient and Modern
From: Muriel Murch
Series: Letter From A. Broad
Caption: Villa La Pietra, Credit: Walter Murch
It is time for an Old Girls reunion at St. Catherine's School before heading to Villa La Pietra and New York University, Abroad

Bought by KWMR


  • Added: Jun 19, 2009
  • Length: 10:58
  • Purchases: 1
Lore of the Land Program 15 - From Now On
From: KUNM
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Cultural Survival Along the Continental Divide

  • Added: Jan 03, 2008
  • Length: 28:51
Lore of the Land Program 14 - New Deal ll
From: KUNM
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Cultural Survival Along the Continental Divide

  • Added: Jan 03, 2008
  • Length: 28:51