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Follow Up on the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
From: The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
Series: ACTEC Trust and Estate Talk
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Congress enacted the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 which doubled the estate, gift, and generation skipping transfer tax exemption. Hear more about ...

  • Added: Dec 18, 2018
  • Length: 05:34
Not in Anyone’s Backyard, pushing back on landfill expansion
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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The Penobscot Nation lives on the river that shares their name. Just upstream from their island reservation is Juniper Ridge, Maine’s largest landf...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle and WRIR


  • Added: Jul 23, 2017
  • Length: 13:04
  • Purchases: 2
Episode 86: Unequal Protection from Pollution
From: Shira Rascoe
Series: No Jargon
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As Congress and the Trump Administration roll back environmental protections, some communities are especially harmed. But Professor David Konisky e...

  • Added: Jun 07, 2017
  • Length: 25:59
Change the World by Ending Human Trafficking
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
Caption: Justin Dillon
Social Entrepreneur, Justin Dillon discusses his book, "A Selfish Plan to End the World: Finding Big Purpose in Big Problems.

Bought by KPIP-LP and WETS


  • Added: May 27, 2017
  • Length: 58:01
  • Purchases: 2
Episode 79: Is the Death Penalty Dying?
From: Shira Rascoe
Series: No Jargon
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Changing public opinion and high costs have death sentences in decline in America. Professor Frank Baumgartner explains that when they do happen, r...

  • Added: Apr 21, 2017
  • Length: 28:31
The Narcissist Your Know
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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Radio Curious revisits a conversation with Dr. Joseph Burgo, author of the “The Narcissist You Know: Defending Yourself Against Extreme Narcissists...

  • Added: Sep 14, 2016
  • Length: 29:01
Valerie Plame Wilson - The Dangers of Nuclear Proliferation - Part 1
From: Donna Descoteaux
Series: Living Well Show
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The Living Well Show presents a two part interview with Valerie Plame Wilson, former covert CIA operations officer and author whose covert status w...

  • Added: Sep 12, 2016
  • Length: 28:34
Police Policies and Black Lives Matter
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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Radio Curious discusses police misconduct, accountability and the Black Lives Matter movement with Dr. Joseph Marshall, a member of the San Francis...

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: Aug 23, 2016
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 1
The Serengeti Rules -- Groks Science Show 2016-05-04
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
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
Anishinaabenaajimon: Education
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Area Voices
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Anton Treuer discusses how education and prosperity go hand in hand. Can we restructure the system to make education more equitable? Anton speculat...

  • Added: Apr 12, 2016
  • Length: 08:12
Episode Two: Tools for Smart Giving
From: Tiny Spark
Series: Tiny Spark Guide to Good Giving
Caption: Chronicle of Philanthropy Editor, Stacy Palmer, Credit: Stacy Palmer
In part two of Tiny Spark's Guide to Good Giving, we speak with Stacy Palmer, editor of the Chronicle of Philanthropy. She offers advice on vetting...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KALW, and KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Dec 01, 2015
  • Length: 14:17
  • Purchases: 3
Dr. Martin Blank - Overpowered - Part 1
From: Donna Descoteaux
Series: Living Well Show
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The Living Well Show presents a two part interview with Dr. Martin Blank, author of Overpowered: The Dangers of Electromagnetic Radiation (EMF) and...

  • Added: Sep 09, 2015
  • Length: 28:34
Dr. Martin Blank - Overpowered - Part 2
From: Donna Descoteaux
Series: Living Well Show
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The Living Well Show presents a two part interview with Dr. Martin Blank, author of Overpowered: The Dangers of Electromagnetic Radiation (EMF) and...

  • Added: Sep 09, 2015
  • Length: 28:34
Water Pressure 5: Water Businesses Need a "Moment of Truth"
From: Rupa Shenoy
Series: Water Pressure
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There are plenty of entrepreneurs coming up with solutions to the many problems with water. But they're not getting enough interested investors.

Bought by WABE and WLPR


  • Added: Jul 23, 2015
  • Length: 06:01
  • Purchases: 2
Water Pressure 4: Water's Taking it Back
From: Rupa Shenoy
Series: Water Pressure
Caption: Melting Alaskan glacier, Credit: Rupa Shenoy
Water is claiming more coastal land, everywhere. So, do we prepare for that, or protect against it?

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Jul 23, 2015
  • Length: 06:07
  • Purchases: 1
Water Pressure 3: Water Isn't Just Running Out In California
From: Rupa Shenoy
Series: Water Pressure
Caption: Swansea Water Manager Robert Marquis
Our biggest source of freshwater is running out -- everywhere.

Bought by WABE, WLPR , and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Jul 23, 2015
  • Length: 06:31
  • Purchases: 3
Water Pressure 2: When It Rains, It Floods -- and Pollutes
From: Rupa Shenoy
Series: Water Pressure
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Our progress on cleaning up waterways has stalled, and scientists are blaming... everyone.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Jul 23, 2015
  • Length: 05:27
  • Purchases: 2
Water Pressure 1: New England Stole California's Snow
From: Rupa Shenoy
Series: Water Pressure
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Our relationship with water is changing, and we can’t ignore that water’s moods are getting a lot more dramatic.

Bought by WLPR and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Jul 23, 2015
  • Length: 08:13
  • Purchases: 2
Life of the Law Episode #59: The Trauma Room
From: Life of the Law
Series: Life of the Law
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When prisoners act out, they get put in solitary confinement-- the penal version of 'go to your room and think about what you've done.' But for the...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 28, 2015
  • Length: 24:26
  • Purchases: 1
Under The Algerian Sun: Camus and Daoud
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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It’s the rare writer who can pick up where Albert Camus — master of midcentury philosophy and fiction — left off in the modern classic, The Outside...

Bought by KPIP-LP and KMUN


  • Added: Jun 26, 2015
  • Length: 58:37
  • Purchases: 2
Improving the Relationship Between Citizens and Police
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
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We asked a number of different stakeholders for their top ideas about improving the relationship between citizens and their law enforcement officer...

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI, KSFR, KGNU Community Radio, Radio Baha'i, WLGI, WNIJ and more


  • Added: Jun 25, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 7
The Meaning of Money
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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We're asking the $64,000 question: can we build a more crash-proof, less leveraged, more equitable financial system? Our guest Jeremy Allaire would...

Bought by KPIP-LP and KZYX


  • Added: Mar 31, 2015
  • Length: 58:37
  • Purchases: 2
After Attica
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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We’re revisiting the Attica prison revolt in 1971. It began as a civil rights protest and ended in a massacre when Governor Nelson Rockefeller orde...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and KZYX


  • Added: Mar 15, 2015
  • Length: 58:37
  • Purchases: 2
Dual Legacy: The Effect of Business Thinking on the Social Sector
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Impact: Where Business and Ethics Meet
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This month on "Impact," we're taking a close look at a huge issue--legacy. In this case, we're examining how it relates to contemporary philanthrop...

  • Added: Mar 05, 2015
  • Length: 27:55
Hacking Affordable Care
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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On this Kickstarter-launch week we’re diagnosing America’s healthcare woes with the meta-journalist and heart patient, Steve Brill.

  • Added: Jan 25, 2015
  • Length: 58:37