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Vietnam Veteran W.D. Ehrhart on What Americans Still Don't Know About the War
From: Current Affairs
Series: The Current Affairs Radio Hour
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A veteran of the war discusses how his opinions of the United States changed through exposure to the brutal realities of conflict abroad.

  • Added: Oct 11, 2022
  • Length: 54:14
2022-10-09 Is the Self an Illusion?
From: Philosophy Talk
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Is the self just a fiction we create to make sense of a complicated world?

Bought by KMUN and WVTF


  • Added: Oct 10, 2022
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 2
National Writers Series: Dr. Benjamin Gilmer
From: Interlochen Public Radio
Series: National Writers Series: Season Four
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April Baer talks with doctor and author Benjamin Gilmer.

Bought by WNMU-FM, Michigan Radio, and WKAR


  • Added: Oct 10, 2022
  • Length: 54:31
  • Purchases: 3
Music of the Nuclear Age
From: David Dunaway
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Today's headlines include threats of nuclear war in Ukraine and the possibility of contamination from bombing off Ukraine's nuclear power plant. Th...

Bought by Prairie Public and KVCR


  • Added: Oct 04, 2022
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 2
Sovereignty and the Ocean
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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This week on World Ocean Radio we're offering two extremely important ocean examples where the opposition of sovereignty and commonality collide. T...

  • Added: Sep 29, 2022
  • Length: 05:21
2022-09-25 Martin Heidegger
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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Can Heidegger's contributions to Western philosophy and be reconciled with his active support for the German Nazi party?

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  • Added: Sep 26, 2022
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 7
2022-09-11 Hobbes and the Ideal Citizen
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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What do citizens owe the state? What does the state owe its citizens?

Bought by KTSW 89.9, GCR (Global Community Radio), KSKQ, WLPR , and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Sep 12, 2022
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 5
Reconciling John Muir, Racial Politics and the Restoration of Indigenous Lands in Yosemite
From: KSFP
Series: Civic
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A look at the legacy of John Muir, his actions in Yosemite, and the impacts on the Indigenous people in the area.

Bought by KALW


  • Added: Aug 29, 2022
  • Length: 25:47
  • Purchases: 1
2022-07-17 Walter Benjamin and the Re-Enchanted World
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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Can we find enchantment without sacrificing reason?

Bought by KTSW 89.9, GCR (Global Community Radio), KMUN, KSKQ, KICI Iowa City and more


  • Added: Jul 18, 2022
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 6
2022-06-28 Leibniz
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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What made Gottfried Leibniz the last so-called "universal genius?"

Bought by KTSW 89.9, GCR (Global Community Radio), KSKQ, KMUN, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jun 27, 2022
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 5
Improving The Peace Prize
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
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The Nobel Peace Prize was established by Alfred Nobel, the Swedish inventor and philanthropist, in 1901. Committee members in Norway meet privatel...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago and KUNM


  • Added: Jun 21, 2022
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 2
2022-06-19 The Changing Face of Antisemitism
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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Where did antisemitism come from—is it racism? Religious bigotry? Something else?

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  • Added: Jun 20, 2022
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 7
2225: The Changing Face of Antisemitism, 6/21/2022
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk: Weekly
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Where did antisemitism come from—is it racism? Religious bigotry? Something else?

  • Added: Jun 14, 2022
  • Length: 54:00
2022-06-12 Jean-Paul Sartre
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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The father of Existentialism was born on June 21, 1905.

Bought by KTSW 89.9, GCR (Global Community Radio), KMUN, KSKQ, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jun 13, 2022
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 5
2022-05-15 J.S. Mill and the Good Life
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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Philosopher, political economist, and civil servant John Stuart Mill was born May 20, 1806.

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  • Added: May 16, 2022
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 8
2022-04-03 The Doomsday Doctrine
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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How do we justify keeping so many nuclear weapons—and continually threatening to use them?

Bought by KMUN, GCR (Global Community Radio), KTSW 89.9, KSKQ, KWMR and more


  • Added: Apr 04, 2022
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 6
Role of Anarcho-Pacifism in Peace (29:00)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
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Perhaps, you’ve heard of “Pacifism” but have you heard of “Anarcho Pacifism.” What’s the difference between the two? On this edition of Peace Talk...

Bought by KUNM


  • Added: Feb 22, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
2021-10-31 The Occult Philosophy
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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What led some of the greatest minds in Europe believe in the Occult?

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  • Added: Oct 31, 2021
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 8
Books on the Efficacy of Social Movements & The Crisis of School Violence
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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On this edition of Peace Talks Radio, we speak with an author who dives into the efforts of "committed citizens" trying to change the world. We'll ...

  • Added: Oct 04, 2021
  • Length: 58:57
2021-09-26 Gandhi as a Philosopher
From: Philosophy Talk
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What were the philosophical bases of Gandhi's ideas?

Bought by KTSW 89.9, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and KNVC Carson City Community Radio


  • Added: Sep 27, 2021
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 3
2021-09-10 Water and Civilization: Resilience and Collapse
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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Water is essential for life, and throughout history we have sought to control and make use of it. As Giulio Boccaletti explores in his new book, Wa...

Bought by KUHF, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, WMUU-LP, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, Maine Public Radio and more


  • Added: Sep 09, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 15
210910: Water and Civilization: Resilience and Collapse, 9/10/2021
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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Water is essential for life, and throughout history we have sought to control and make use of it. As Giulio Boccaletti explores in his new book, Wa...

  • Added: Sep 09, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
International Cities of Peace, and more
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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This time on PEACE TALKS RADIO, a three-part program about nonviolence and solidarity across international borders. We explore the question: “How ...

  • Added: Aug 20, 2021
  • Length: 59:00