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Norman Wirzba sees a moral vacuum at the heart of the presidential campaign: He says candidates are ignoring society's most vulnerable citizens. Wi...
- Added: Nov 07, 2016
- Length: 02:11
After a year-and-a-half of heated primary battles, fierce debates and explosive rhetoric, the historic presidential election of 2016 is finally com...
Bought by KUOW, Spokane Public Radio, KSUT, KAZU Seaside, Calif., and KCPW Salt Lake City
- Added: Nov 03, 2016
- Length: 53:58
- Purchases: 5
This week we continue the Earth Optimism Series, a 24-episode project in partnership with the Smithsonian Institution's Ocean Portal, to address oc...
- Added: Nov 01, 2016
- Length: 05:21
In the 20th century, U.S. waterways had become dumping grounds for industrial, urban, and agricultural waste. Today many of these waterways are get...
Bought by RadioStPete Florida
- Added: Oct 26, 2016
- Length: 05:00
- Purchases: 1
We could do a lot to improve public health and reduce runaway medical expenses if we focussed more on preventing disease and less on medical fixes,...
- Added: Oct 21, 2016
- Length: 02:18
Clarence Boone and Leila Randle hear about the newly launched Progressive Thought Matters organization from leader Robin Winston. The organization...
- Added: Sep 19, 2016
- Length: 58:19
World Ocean Radio is set to embark on a series highlighting optimistic projects, perspectives, and organizations helping to raise awareness at the ...
- Added: Sep 15, 2016
- Length: 06:05
The word that best describes America's infrastructure is "crumbling," says Henry Petroski.
Petroski is Aleksandar S. Vesic Professor of Civil Engi...
- Added: Aug 30, 2016
- Length: 02:07
Rising sea levels are just one way climate change is reshaping the world's oceans, says Duke University oceanographer Susan Lozier.
- Added: Aug 30, 2016
- Length: 01:40
Three women share their first hand perspective of the pipeline protest at Standing Rock Reservation in North Dakota.
Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KMUD
- Added: Aug 24, 2016
- Length: 13:09
- Purchases: 2
The Winona Human Rights Commission and Winona State University sponsored a community forum in response to the recent displays of the Confederate Fl...
- Added: Jul 20, 2016
- Length: 34:07
New voter identification laws could sharply curb voter participation in N.C. and other states, says Duke University historian Gunther Peck.
- Added: May 18, 2016
- Length: 02:14
With our piecemeal coastal policies, "We're haphazardly geo-engineering a whole coast," says Duke University economist Martin Smith.
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio
- Added: May 16, 2016
- Length: 02:19
- Purchases: 1
National service is a winning issue with potential bipartisan appeal, says a professor at Duke University.
- Added: May 10, 2016
- Length: 02:05
Sean Carroll discussed the logic of regulation as well as how these principles can be applied to treat disease and heal ecosystems.
Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and WMUU-LP
- Added: May 04, 2016
- Length: 25:45
- Purchases: 2
The past finalist on NBC's The Apprentice shares insights into community building with nonprofits in Austin, Tx, lessons learned working with Donal...
- Added: Apr 29, 2016
- Length: 21:42
On this edition of Making Contact we’ll meet people confronting racist depictions of Muslims and Arabs in pop culture and politics; and two young w...
Bought by WRIR
- Added: Apr 23, 2016
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 1
The public trust doctrine is designed to protect our natural resources for the benefit of future generations. Plaintiffs in a number of legal cases...
- Added: Apr 19, 2016
- Length: 05:10
With all the digital text trails we're creating these days, what can we learn about our inner psychology, mental health, and well-being?
- Added: Apr 15, 2016
- Length: 28:32
- Purchases: 2
The age of unlimited growth driven by fossil fuels is over. A new world view is required now, one around which we can organize our values and behav...
- Added: Apr 05, 2016
- Length: 05:16
With so many opinions, we may never reach a consensus in education. But keeping the dialogue open and considering all stakeholders – even those no...
Bought by WGZS
- Added: Mar 16, 2016
- Length: 02:20
- Purchases: 1
In January of 2016 the UN General Assembly accepted a 1,752 page report entitled "The First Global Integrated Marine Assessment: World Ocean Assess...
- Added: Mar 01, 2016
- Length: 05:21
The water crisis in Flint, Michigan has been dominating the news cycle for some weeks. The story points to tragic mismanagement of the city’s water...
- Added: Feb 09, 2016
- Length: 05:44
Fresh water is the topic of discussion once again on World Ocean Radio. In this episode host Peter Neill re-asserts the gravity of the global fresh...
- Added: Jan 28, 2016
- Length: 05:02
First published on the eve of Martin Luther King Day , we turn to our preferred form of political expression, the sonnet, to acknowledge the compas...
Bought by KICI Iowa City
- Added: Jan 15, 2016
- Length: 01:11
- Purchases: 1
