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The Chicanery of Selling Carbon Credits
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
A Tale of Two Cities

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Jul 14, 2010
  • Length: 02:11
  • Purchases: 1
Selling Carbon Credits
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
If you don't pollute, you can sell your clean-air credit to those who do.

  • Added: Jul 09, 2010
  • Length: 02:08
A Commentary on Your Computer
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
What do you do when your computer quits?

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Jul 06, 2010
  • Length: 01:47
  • Purchases: 1
Self Esteem
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Most men who work hard are very insecure.

  • Added: Jul 02, 2010
  • Length: 03:39
A Bona Fide Representative of God
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Will Beg You To Send Money

  • Added: Jun 27, 2010
  • Length: 02:28
The Case For Universal Health Care
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
When he felt the heart attack coming on he shot out the windows of the house next door.

  • Added: Jun 26, 2010
  • Length: 01:35
Isn't That Something?
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Some say the war in Afghanistan accomplished nothing.

  • Added: Jun 23, 2010
  • Length: :40
Why We Can't Legalize Pot
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Corporate America can make more money when pot is illegal

  • Added: Jun 19, 2010
  • Length: 03:15
What's The Matter With Kansas?
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Why do poor people vote for the party of billionaires?

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Jun 09, 2010
  • Length: 02:52
  • Purchases: 1
The Cost of Living Adjustment
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
The cost of living goes up every year

  • Added: Jun 02, 2010
  • Length: 01:22
Snake Oil
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Snake oil is now euphemistically called herbal supplements.

  • Added: May 27, 2010
  • Length: 02:07
Coal Mine Puts Safety Ahead of Profits
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Your chuckle for the day.

  • Added: May 25, 2010
  • Length: :27
Let's Blame Congress For The Oil Spill
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
It's complicated.

  • Added: May 24, 2010
  • Length: 02:37
The US Has a Service Economy
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
A prison that is not full is penalizing its stockholders.

  • Added: May 06, 2010
  • Length: :39
Jay Gould - The Skunk of Wall Street
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Jay Gould was an American pioneer

  • Added: Apr 01, 2010
  • Length: 01:35
The Mikie Show #14, Stephanie
From: Michael Carroll
Series: The Mikie Show
Piece image
And so we begin our second season with episode fourteen. We take a trip to The Golden Goose Thrift Shop. Trust me, you’ve never been in a thrift st...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Mar 19, 2010
  • Length: 28:02
  • Purchases: 1
Life Long Credit Card Debt
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
If you only pay the requested amount, you might pay forever.

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Mar 18, 2010
  • Length: 02:03
  • Purchases: 1
Why You Are Using More Toilet Paper
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
There is more air in toilet paper than there used to be

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Mar 05, 2010
  • Length: 02:19
  • Purchases: 1
Good Things Can Come From Bad Things
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
This is called a blessing in disguise

  • Added: Mar 04, 2010
  • Length: 01:01
Tiger Woods and Olympic Skaters
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
We hear that corporate America has severed its ties with Tiger Woods

  • Added: Feb 28, 2010
  • Length: :53
Madoff Whistle-Blower: ‘No One Would Listen’
From: Curt Nickisch
Caption: Harry Markopolos has written a book about his futile decade-long effort to expose Bernie Madoff and the world's largest Ponzi scheme.
Harry Markopolos tried for nearly ten years to expose Bernard Madoff and the world's largest Ponzi scheme, but it didn't do any good. Why didn’t a...

Bought by KPIK-LP, Remix Radio, KUT, KUOW, and EconomyBeat Podcast


  • Added: Feb 26, 2010
  • Length: 13:13
  • Purchases: 5
Overcharged by Your Electric Company
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
What happens when you are overcharged by your electric company?

  • Added: Feb 20, 2010
  • Length: 02:38
A Better Standard of Living
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Many countries have a higher standard of living than we do.

  • Added: Feb 16, 2010
  • Length: 01:26
Will Chinese Dollars Elect our Next President?
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Will Chinese or Iranian dollars determine the outcome of our next presidential election?

  • Added: Feb 14, 2010
  • Length: :48
Our Senators Have a Great Health Care Package
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
It is necessary to offer great perks to our friends who serve in Congress

  • Added: Feb 11, 2010
  • Length: :54

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