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The Chinese Exclusion Act
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101
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Between 1882 and 1965, the vast majority of would-be Chinese immigrants were banned from the U.S..

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Jul 21, 2021
  • Length: 26:40
  • Purchases: 2
Electoral College Addendum
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101
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This discussion is never over.

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Jul 09, 2021
  • Length: 13:08
  • Purchases: 1
BIPOC Journalists On Covering COVID and Racism
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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BIPOC journalists reflect on what it is to be veterans of two of the most devastating wars in recent history: the coronavirus pandemic and the cent...

Bought by KWMR


  • Added: May 26, 2021
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Republican Party
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101
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How did the party of Lincoln become the party of Trump?

  • Added: Sep 30, 2020
  • Length: 23:12
Camping with Henry and Tom
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, and President Harding go on a camping trip. No. Really.

Bought by KFCF FM, KCRW, KWMR, KMUN, KUOW and more


  • Added: Sep 17, 2020
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 22
Graphic Artists Drawing Comix At The Margins: Nate Powell and Mohammad Saba'aneh
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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This show originally aired 15 months ago, before the death of civil rights rights movement leader representative John Lewis on July 17, 2020. Laur...

Bought by KDNK and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Jul 23, 2020
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
The U.S. Economy Is Not Democratic or Good for the Planet
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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The U.S. economy, weak or strong, is the question at the heart of the election. But it doesn't get to the reality which is that, whatever else it m...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, WRIR, and KDNK


  • Added: Feb 05, 2020
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 3
Third Parties
From: Nick Capodice
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When not winning is part of the strategy.

Bought by Raven Radio


  • Added: Jan 07, 2020
  • Length: 24:58
  • Purchases: 1
Politics of Thrones
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
Caption: Daenerys Targaryen from Game of Thrones., Credit: Eric Molinsky
There are a surprising number of foreign policy experts who are obsessed with Game of Thrones, which they say is more real than Scandal or House of...

Bought by WABE


  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 17:43
  • 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
A Former Pharmaceutical Sales Rep Expresses Her Belief that Vaccines are Harmful
From: Free Epistemology with Mark Solomon
Series: Being Reasonable
Caption: Being Reasonable
Tahli Kentoff, a former pharmaceutical sales rep and now certified master herbalist, expresses her belief that all pharmaceuticals, including vacci...

  • Added: Dec 13, 2019
  • Length: 01:00:00
Census
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101
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It's about people, money and power.

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KVNF, WNYO, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 04, 2019
  • Length: 19:28
  • Purchases: 4
Primaries and Caucuses
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101
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Choosing who we're gonna choose.

Bought by WNYO and PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 04, 2019
  • Length: 27:34
  • Purchases: 2
Ep 5: Fighting the opioid epidemic in jails
From: Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
Series: Finding Fixes Season One
Caption: Medical Staff in the Snohomish County Jail., Credit: Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
Opioid withdrawal is like the worst flu you’ve ever had. Now, imagine you’re responsible for dozens of people as sick as can be. What do you do? ...

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Nov 13, 2019
  • Length: 28:33
  • Purchases: 1
Kansas Poets Laureate: Part 1
From: New Letters on the Air
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Our celebration of State Poets Laureate continues with a look back at previous holders of the title in Kansas. Part one of this public reading feat...

Bought by WNJR


  • Added: Sep 04, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Music, Spirit & Protest: The Hippie Idea, Woodstock & Climbing PoeTree
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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Can music make a movement? This week, legendary music producer Danny Goldberg will reflect on 50 years since Woodstock and go in “Search of the Los...

Bought by KDNK and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Aug 15, 2019
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
Starter Kit: Executive Branch
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101
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From President to Postal Worker.

Bought by WFHB, PRX Remix, and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Aug 06, 2019
  • Length: 21:22
  • Purchases: 3
Starter Kit: Checks and Balances
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101
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The glue that slows us down and holds us together.

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KWMR, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 06, 2019
  • Length: 15:34
  • Purchases: 3
Michele Gelfand, author of "Rule Makers, Rule Breakers"
From: Boise State Public Radio
Series: Reader's Corner with Bob Kustra
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Bob Kustra interviews Michele Gelfand about her book "Rule Makers, Rule Breakers"

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Feb 15, 2019
  • Length: 30:01
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 98: The Doctors
From: Criminal
Series: Criminal
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Three of America’s most experienced trauma surgeons speak with us about what happens when someone is shot.

  • Added: Nov 05, 2018
  • Length: 20:36
Episode 95: The Job
From: Criminal
Series: Criminal
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Not long into his job as prison superintendent, Frank Thompson was asked to write the manual on lethal injection for the state of Oregon. Capital p...

  • Added: Nov 05, 2018
  • Length: 27:04
A journalist reckons with truth
From: Stephanie Lepp
Series: Reckonings
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Alternative facts. Fake news. How are journalists grappling with this moment? Dive into one journalist’s reckoning with truth.

  • Added: Sep 26, 2018
  • Length: 44:42
Imara Jones: Transgender Narratives Are Expansive
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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Despite efforts over the last two years to curtail progress for trans people by the current administration, trans activism has gained momentum and ...

Bought by KDNK


  • Added: Sep 26, 2018
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Chamber of Facts
From: Barry Lam
Series: Hi-Phi Nation
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Do people of opposing political parties believe in different facts? The mantra at the moment is that they do, because of media echo chambers, motiv...

  • Added: Jul 25, 2018
  • Length: 43:49
Hatikvah
From: Israel Story
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It took the words of a misfit poet and a Romanian folk melody to create Israel's first viral song - and it's national anthem. Now, decades later, w...

  • Added: Jul 22, 2018
  • Length: 12:13

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