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A Pennsylvania man saw the true power of Atomic Annie
From: WITF
Caption: Tom Lambert
70 years ago, Tom Lambert witnessed the only time a nuclear device was fired from a cannon

  • Added: Sep 28, 2023
  • Length: 13:07
Poisonous Legacies
From: David Kattenburg
Series: Green Planet Monitor Podcast
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Uranium mining in Niger: a filthy, toxic business. Fifty years after the end of America’s war on Vietnam, traces of US chemical weapons linger. And...

  • Added: Aug 20, 2023
  • Length: 58:38
Green Planet Monitor Podcast # 12
From: David Kattenburg
Series: Green Planet Monitor Podcast
Caption: Birtukan Kebede shows of wheat landrace grains, Credit: David Kattenburg
War is not healthy for children and other living things, so the Sixties saying went. It isn’t healthy for Planet Earth’s climate system either. The...

  • Added: May 29, 2023
  • Length: 59:16
Green Planet Monitor Podcast # 10
From: David Kattenburg
Series: Green Planet Monitor Podcast
Caption: Thomas Donati, Credit: David Kattenburg
Turning tall cane stalks into small, supple reeds for woodwind instruments. Decarbonizing construction. Tons of carbon are embodied in buildings; t...

  • Added: May 14, 2023
  • Length: 54:49
Cryptomania: How Cryptocurrency Can Save—or Destabilize—a Country
From: Mateo Schimpf
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This week, we take a deep dive into the global world of cryptocurrency.

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  • Added: Sep 22, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Boris Out, Liz In: The Global Impact of the British Election
From: Mateo Schimpf
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On this week’s episode, we break down the global implications of new British leadership and then travel to Northern Ireland, where the fate of a B...

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  • Added: Sep 15, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
In Putin’s Shadow
From: Mateo Schimpf
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In this episode, we look at democracy movements fighting to survive in the shadow of a Russian government that’s determined to consolidate power.

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  • Added: Nov 10, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Fire and Water: From California to Iran
From: Mateo Schimpf
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This week, we take a look at farming communities on opposite sides of the world: both struggling to adapt to climate change, and to better manage o...

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  • Added: Oct 07, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Why A Major Immigration Law Might Be Unconstitutional
From: Mateo Schimpf
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Pulitzer Prize winning reporter Emily Green tells us the story of Edgar Lopez, a grandfather of four who was killed trying to make his way back hom...

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  • Added: Sep 22, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Making Sense of A Disaster in Haiti
From: Mateo Schimpf
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In this episode, we feature an audio diary from an English teacher living in Les Cayes, Haiti. Then we speak with former US Ambassador to Haiti, Pa...

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  • Added: Sep 15, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Big Tech and Democracy: What Went Wrong
From: Mateo Schimpf
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As we race towards a particularly contentious presidential election in the US, we look at the influence of social media on our democracy. And, as p...

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  • Added: Oct 14, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
Farmworkers Risk Smoke, Heat, And COVID-19 As California Burns
From: Mateo Schimpf
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From Santa Rosa to Salinas, farmworkers are harvesting as California burns. Workers are risking heat, smoke, and COVID-19 to pick grapes and harves...

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  • Added: Sep 21, 2020
  • Length: 10:51
  • Purchases: 1
The Future Is Public: Special Report from Amsterdam
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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In just the last decade, more than 2,400 cities in 58 countries have brought privatized resources back under public control. In this episode, Laura...

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  • Added: Feb 14, 2020
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
Special: Cooperation vs Authoritarianism in Spain
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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Social change and systems change go hand-in-hand. Movements for democracy and human rights are most effective when they aim to transform unjust, un...

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  • Added: Nov 20, 2019
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
Finding Home: Displacement and Homelessness from Cape Town to California
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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On this edition of Making Contact we go from Cape Town, South Africa to Los Angeles and Oakland, California— three cities grappling with evictions,...

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  • Added: Jul 11, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Pilot Episode 2: Cilantro and the 2016 election
From: WNIN
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For the first time, the Latino vote had a direct and measurable impact on the 2016 election. QPM takes a look at Latino politics from the viewpoint...

  • Added: Nov 19, 2016
  • Length: 11:20
Iran Belongs to Its Youth
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Veteran journalist Reese Erlich takes us to Iran, where young people, who make up over 40% of the country’s population, are looking toward the futu...

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  • Added: May 18, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
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...

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  • Added: Oct 16, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
The Worlds’ Tallest Squat Faces Evictions
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: View of Torre de David, Credit: JoséMa Orsini
Reporter Andrew Rosati takes us to what's known as the world's tallest squat, the Torre de David, in Venezuela to see how the residents there are d...

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  • Added: Mar 06, 2015
  • Length: 05:21
  • Purchases: 1
Looking Back, Moving Forward: 2014 Year in Review
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Protest at Levi Stadium before 49ers game against the "Washington NFL team", Credit: Laura Flynn
On this show we bring you an update on some of the stories we’ve covered this year. We’ll go to a protest to talk to advocates calling for an end t...

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  • Added: Dec 17, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Transit for All
From: Making Contact
Caption: Free MUNI for Youth campaign celebrants in San Francisco, Credit: Andrew Stelzer
When city budgets are cut, public transportation is often on the chopping block; routes and lines serving those who need the service most, can be t...

  • Added: Mar 20, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
The Penalty is Exile: How Immigration and Criminalization Collide
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Immigration Reform Rally 2010, Credit: Anuska Sampedro
Under President Obama more than 1 million people have been deported from the United States. Immigration officials claim that many of those being d...

  • Added: Oct 12, 2012
  • Length: 30:00
Not My Zion: American Jews Divided on Israel and Palestine
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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The American consensus on Israel and Palestine is breaking down. And Jewish Americans are playing a major role. But it's not easy. On this edition:...

  • Added: Aug 09, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
Royal Real Estate
From: Steve Webb
Series: Real Estate Today
Caption: PRX default Piece image
After Wills and Kate's wedding of the century, which of the royal palaces shall they choose as home?

  • Added: Apr 27, 2011
  • Length: 06:09