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As a follow up to a World Ocean Radio episode from mid-May, we offer an overview of the Ocean Conference in New York last week which sought to reac...

  • Added: Jun 23, 2017
  • Length: 04:46
Caption: Dorset , Credit: Ryan Winterbotham @ryanwinterbotham for Unsplash
On June 8th we celebrate World Ocean Day, a day to recognize our relationship with the ocean through global connection and stewardship. In this epi...

  • Added: Jun 05, 2017
  • Length: 04:36
Caption: Mangroves Near Waitangi, Credit: Gordon and Julia Gardner
We are living in a time of great environmental, social, and political change, and our outdated ways of living and governing are failing. The 21st c...

  • Added: May 10, 2017
  • Length: 05:52
Caption: Fishing vessels set out from Shenjiamen Port in Zhoushan city, East China's Zhejiang province., Credit: Xinhua | Liang Minhui
China is the world's largest consumer, producer, and exporter of every fish species caught by their vast industrial fishing fleet, at a rate on tra...

  • Added: Apr 25, 2017
  • Length: 05:27
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Since the U.S. election in November, the Trump Administration has taken bold action to change the policies, regulations, and environmental protecti...

  • Added: Apr 04, 2017
  • Length: 04:43
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Mario Soares, former PM and President of Portugal, statesman, exile, political prisoner, "father of democracy", passed away last week at the age of...

  • Added: Jan 19, 2017
  • Length: 05:09
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In this episode of World Ocean Radio we discuss politics in a changing landscape, and the ways in which global agencies advocate for, protect, and ...

  • Added: Jan 10, 2017
  • Length: 05:07
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President-elect Trump, a committed opponent to climate change mitigation, will likely appoint fellow deniers to key cabinet positions overseeing ai...

  • Added: Nov 15, 2016
  • Length: 05:55
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After water, the largest volume of natural material used to support global growth is sand. Demand for sand has grown exponentially in the last two ...

  • Added: Sep 27, 2016
  • Length: 05:08
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World Ocean Radio host Peter Neill recently returned from the Arctic Circle Forum in Nuuk, Greenland, where he made some interesting observations a...

  • Added: Jun 23, 2016
  • Length: 05:39
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As of late March the Obama Administration is no longer considering Cashes Ledge in the Gulf of Maine for national monument designation. This news, ...

  • Added: Apr 26, 2016
  • Length: 05:02
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In this third of four episodes dedicated to outlining the complexities contained in the United Nations World Ocean Assessment, host Peter Neill exp...

  • Added: Mar 14, 2016
  • Length: 05:15
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What does it mean to be accountable for our actions? Individuals are accountable for personal behaviors, commitments, and relationships with those ...

  • Added: Feb 16, 2016
  • Length: 05:13
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The Arctic conversation concludes this week with "An Arctic Vision." In this episode, host Peter Neill focuses on the indigenous Arctic community a...

  • Added: Dec 08, 2015
  • Length: 05:20
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This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: New U.S. Ground Troops in Syrian Conflict Likely to Intensify Multi-sided ...

Bought by WRIR, WMUU-LP, and KPIP-LP


  • Added: Nov 04, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
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On this edition of God Matters, host Peter Kreten welcomes Sister Mary Ellen Howard. Sister Mary Ellen is a Sister of Mercy, and resident of Detroi...

  • Added: Sep 08, 2015
  • Length: 29:43
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The Next System Project was developed to identify alternatives, foster conversations, evaluate fresh ideas, and propose solutions that will help us...

  • Added: Jun 15, 2015
  • Length: 05:26
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Arctic opportunities and territorial claims are on the rise as temperatures change and the ice melts. Once impassable, the Arctic is now increasing...

  • Added: May 26, 2015
  • Length: 05:31
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This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: In Landmark Ruling, Federal Appeals Court Finds NSA Bulk Collection of Ame...

Bought by WRIR


  • Added: May 13, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Do natural systems belong to the public or do they belong to corporate and private interests? Do corporate entities have an obligation to sustain r...

  • Added: Apr 20, 2015
  • Length: 05:30
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This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Leftist Syriza Party Victory in Greece Strengthens Anti-Austerity Movement...

  • Added: Jan 28, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
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This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: U.S. Defies UN Treaty Obligation to Prosecute Officials Who Authorized and...

  • Added: Dec 17, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
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This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: New U.S. -China Carbon Targets Fall Short of Reductions Needed to Avert C...

  • Added: Nov 19, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
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This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Private Profit Trumps Public Health in Research for Ebola Vaccine; New Stu...

  • Added: Nov 12, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
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Supreme Court Allows Ohio to Slash Early Voting Hours as GOP Legislatures Seek to Suppress Minority Vote; LNG Terminal and Fracking Opponents Targe...

  • Added: Oct 09, 2014
  • Length: 29:00