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The Texas Abortion Ban, Vigilante Justice and Frankie Valli's Love for Human Connection
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: ...wide river as ever..., Credit: Susan Cook
The Supreme Court decision to ignore the inhumane aspects of the Texas Abortion law reminds us to look to the places where human connection is val...

  • Added: Sep 03, 2021
  • Length: 08:17
Do Good For Evil, My Grandmother Used to Say
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: There's a quote from the Bible I've taken to lately..., Credit: Edgar Cook
There are many many examples of malice these days. And then there are the opportunities to do good.

  • Added: Aug 22, 2021
  • Length: 03:28
"Divided States: Efforts to Pull Together When Things Fall Apart"
From: Shirley Jahad
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The theme of this special is a great fit for your programming needs in the days leading up to and the days following the July 4th holiday! This sel...

Bought by WRKF, KUAF Public Radio, KMXT, WABE, WJCT and more


  • Added: Jun 23, 2021
  • Length: 59:58
  • Purchases: 41
Mojave Spaceport
From: Desert Oracle
Series: Desert Oracle Radio
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Is this episode about Mojave Spaceport? Well, it's a place on the journey, to put in in "hobbit speak." Tonight we get on the road, wander some sma...

  • Added: Apr 23, 2021
  • Length: 28:00
The Discovery of Light: An American Sonnet
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: "Breathing: American Sonnets", Credit: Susan Cook
Thomas Edison and what his light did- understood through an American Sonnet.

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Apr 14, 2021
  • Length: :55
  • Purchases: 1
Small: An American Sonnet
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: Breathing; American Sonnets, Credit: Susan Cook (Finishing Line, 2020))
In the large, large universe, the mind's eye still sees what it will.

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Apr 14, 2021
  • Length: :57
  • Purchases: 1
Doing Good for Evil: An American Sonnet
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: ...your business in life, to do good and to do good for evil..., Credit: Susan Cook
My father often said his mother always told him, "Do good for evil." It's drawn from the Bible "This is your calling, your business in life- to do...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Mar 27, 2021
  • Length: 01:07
  • Purchases: 1
Syrians Reflect on Ten Years of War
From: Mateo Schimpf
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The Syrian people are caught in the crossfire and have essentially lost their country. A decade of war has killed an estimated 600,000 people and d...

Bought by Classic107.3 and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Mar 24, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
The Big Ponder #5: Little America Revisited
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
Caption: The Big Ponder, Credit: © Goethe-institut
Since World War II, there have been countless American GIs stationed at military bases all over Germany. Sylvia Cunningham and Monika Müller-Kroll ...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Mar 10, 2021
  • Length: 28:52
  • Purchases: 1
America's Sonnet
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: "Breathing: American Sonnets" by Susan Cook, Credit: Shermans.com, GulfofMaineBooks@gmail.com
From America's Sonnet, "This sonnet's yours America, but you will not take all my loves, turn my Black, brown, blue."

  • Added: Feb 28, 2021
  • Length: :57
Remembering We Have Already Said Farewell: "Epilogue: To a Fire Gone" from "Breathing: American Sonnets"
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: "Breathing: American Sonnets" Bookshop.org, Credit: Susan Cook
An American Sonnet to those to whom we have said "Farewell".

  • Added: Jan 19, 2021
  • Length: 01:42
"False Equivalence! Ever Hear of False Equivalence?" Great American Wrongbook Lyrics!
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: "If you can loot businesses, burn down buildings, engage in protest- you can also go to a Christmas party.' Dec 2, 2020 White House Press Secretary, Credit: Susan Cook
As the Nation enters the Christmas (and Hannukah) Season with parties (ahem..) on hold, In the Department of Poetic Justice (and Reckoning), a lyr...

  • Added: Dec 05, 2020
  • Length: 03:15
Bannon, Santa Claus and all that in The Dept. of Poetic Justice
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: ...Down on Santa Claus Lane..., Credit: Susan Cook
A lyrical tribute from one Special Viewer observing the Republican National Convention and a certain Pardon being given by You Know Who!

  • Added: Nov 28, 2020
  • Length: 05:00
How Is School Reopening Going?
From: Pius Wong
Series: The K12 Engineering Education Podcast
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Schools have reopened in Fall 2020 amid the COVID19 pandemic, and educators are putting in overtime to make it work. Four educators speak about th...

  • Added: Oct 31, 2020
  • Length: 46:33
Nate Silver Does Not Believe In Santa! In the Dept. Of Poetic Justice!
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: We all miss the wild buffalo. Not so much You Know Who., Credit: Susan Cook
Election Day has come and gone! Remember the poll that really counts most always is the vote you cast. To the tune from "It's Beginning to Look A ...

  • Added: Oct 30, 2020
  • Length: 04:18
How can Philanthropy help bring a silver lining during the dark cloud of Covid-19 ?
From: Ken Grey
Series: Maximum Health Radio "Quality Living" with Dr Ken Grey Holistic Physician
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How can Philanthropy help bring a silver lining during the dark cloud of Covid-19 ? With Elizabeth Barbella President of The Community Foundation M...

Bought by WCNY and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Oct 02, 2020
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
Ch'i and the Lessons of "Rage": Donald Trump through the lens of Sun Tze and Hannah Arendt
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: The 1918 Truth: Wear a mask., Credit: The Topsham Crier/Charles Crosby
The revelations of Woodward's "Rage" are understood best through Sun Tze, the ancient Chinese text also known as The Art of War and the historical ...

  • Added: Sep 26, 2020
  • Length: 09:14
Top of Mind - 2020 Labor Day Special Episode
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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We're marking Labor Day with a special episode about a group of women in Appalachia who defied stereotypes to get better living conditions for thei...

Bought by WYAP, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KUHF, and KOWS


  • Added: Aug 24, 2020
  • Length: 54:25
  • Purchases: 4
'80's Crack Crisis and Peat
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Topic 1: What We Learned From the Crack Crisis in America. Topic 2: The Future is Peat

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, KQRU FM LP, KOWS, and WYAP


  • Added: Aug 17, 2020
  • Length: 51:38
  • Purchases: 4
You Never Get Nothing Back They Take: The Myth of Protect and Serve
From: Eve Abrams
Series: Unprisoned
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Season 2, Episode 7 You Never Get Nothing Back They Take is a verité romp following Zelly and his lawyer Kelly as they attempt to retrieve Zelly's...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 29, 2020
  • Length: 32:59
  • Purchases: 1
The Uncomfortable Truth About Race in America
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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“The Uncomfortable Truth” is a film produced by Loki Mulholland. It is a journey to understand how being white has benefited his family across gene...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, KSTK, KMUN, KOWS, and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Jul 14, 2020
  • Length: 50:07
  • Purchases: 5
Ep. 27: What Do We Do Now?
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: MinneCulture Podcast
Caption: Artwork depicting George Floyd created by Peyton Scott Russell at 38th and Chicago Ave in South Minneapolis., Credit: Ryan Dawes
When George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police on Memorial Day, pain and anger blasted like a shock wave across the Twin Cities and the world. ...

  • Added: Jun 30, 2020
  • Length: 24:45
The Rough Draft Diaries: 200 Episode Revisit
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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We're celebrating our 200th episode... 19 episodes late. A pandemic does get in the way of things, one of them being our 200th episode which aired ...

  • Added: Jun 23, 2020
  • Length: 06:09
"Living and Grieving in a Time of Covid 19"
From: Shirley Jahad
Caption: PRX default Piece image
We bring you stories of "Living and Grieving in a Time of Covid 19." Each story crosses a line ... from before pandemic ... to after. The stories e...

Bought by Valley Public Radio, KCSB-FM, Spokane Public Radio, WGBH Radio Boston, KGNU Community Radio and more


  • Added: Jun 18, 2020
  • Length: 54:52
  • Purchases: 11
Re-purposing Good:Sustaining Heart, Finding Truth During the Pandemic
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: ...all doing their part, Credit: Susan Cook
The pandemic has brought much repurposing for good. As the current President comes to Maine for Public Relations at a factory churning out 1 milli...

  • Added: Jun 05, 2020
  • Length: 07:32

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