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This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: GOP Candidates Trump, Cruz Follow ISIS Script By Stoking Hate and Fear Aga...

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  • Added: Mar 31, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
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In October 2015 Liberal Party leader Justin Trudeau overwhelmingly won the Canadian election for Prime Minister. In advance of the election, Premie...

  • Added: Feb 24, 2016
  • Length: 05:10
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This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Battle to Replace Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Looms as Major Elec...

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  • Added: Feb 17, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
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This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: 'Utter Contempt for Will of the Haitian People,' Provokes Cancellation of ...

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  • Added: Jan 27, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
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This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Spanish Voters Reject Austerity, Boost New Podemos Party; Massive Methane ...

Bought by WRIR, WMUU-LP, and KMUD


  • Added: Dec 30, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Migrants and refugees aboard a Turkish fishing vessel as they arrive on the Greek island of Lesbos after crossing part of the Aegean Sea. October 2015., Credit: Reuters | Fotis Plegas G
Record numbers of migrants are taking to the seas to escape political strife, sectarian conflict and war, crossing the Aegean and Mediterranean sea...

  • Added: Dec 22, 2015
  • Length: 04:23
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This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Paris Summit's Carbon Reduction Agreement Not Enough to Stave Off Climate ...

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


  • Added: Dec 16, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Timely, In-Depth Progressive Analysis
This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Reliance on Military Response Alone Cannot Defeat ISIS; CIA, FBI Launch O...

Bought by WRIR and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Nov 26, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
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The conversation continues this week about the future of the Arctic. In this episode of World Ocean Radio host Peter Neill will argue that now is t...

  • Added: Nov 24, 2015
  • Length: 05:31
Caption: An Arctic mountain at the north west coast of Svalbard, Credit:  Thomas Hallermann | Marine Photobank
The conversation continues about the future of the Arctic this week with further outcomes from the Arctic Circle Assembly in Reykjavik, Iceland. Du...

  • Added: Nov 17, 2015
  • Length: 05:16
Caption: USCG cutter Healy in the Arctic , Credit: Courtesy of Mathis/NOAA
In a continuing conversation about the future of the Arctic, host Peter Neill shares his concerns about the disconnect between a strong commitment ...

  • Added: Nov 10, 2015
  • Length: 05:26
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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 ...

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  • Added: Nov 04, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: ,Map based on NSIDC sea ice extent data. , Credit: Climate.gov
The Arctic Circle, an assembly founded by the President of Iceland and held annually to help define the deliberations of the Arctic Council, was he...

  • Added: Nov 03, 2015
  • Length: 05:35
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As a lead up to the Climate Summit in Paris scheduled for December (COP21), World Ocean Radio will highlight some encouraging signs of climate prog...

  • Added: Oct 20, 2015
  • Length: 05:27
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This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Assessing the Consequences of Russian Intervention in Syria’s Civil War; C...

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  • Added: Oct 07, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
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Caption: Royal Dutch Shell's conical drilling unit Kulluk, Credit: (Reuters / Zachary Painter) / Reuters
In late September Royal Dutch Shell announced it has terminated oil exploration and drilling efforts in the Arctic, citing disappointing explorator...

  • Added: Oct 06, 2015
  • Length: 05:12
Caption: A 2015 report on the impact of climate change on allergies in adults and children shows that increased temperatures, changing moisture patterns, and accelerated growth and distribution of pollen has generated symptoms of allergic reactions never before ex
The climate is changing: changing moisture, increased temperature, accelerated growth and distribution of pollen, increased allergic reactions. Sci...

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  • Added: Sep 29, 2015
  • Length: 05:23
  • Purchases: 1
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This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: International Nuclear Agreement with Iran a Victory for Diplomacy Over War...

Bought by WMUU-LP and WRIR


  • Added: Sep 16, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: The spots monitored for Fukushima radiation by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution., Credit: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
The effects of leaking radiation have long raised concerns as a cause for many inexplicable natural events at sea. Since 2004 Ken Buesseler and his...

  • Added: Aug 31, 2015
  • Length: 05:17
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A recent series of investigative stories entitled "The Outlaw Ocean" by Ian Urbina of the New York Times exposes the dark side of the deep sea, des...

  • Added: Aug 24, 2015
  • Length: 05:21
Caption: Chinese dredging vessels in the waters around Mischief Reef in the disputed Spratly Islands. Still shot is from video taken by a U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon surveillance aircraft (May 2015). , Credit: REUTERS/U.S. Navy/Handout via Reuters.
After water, the largest volume of natural material used to support global growth is sand. Demand has grown exponentially in the last two decades a...

  • Added: Aug 17, 2015
  • Length: 05:30
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This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Opposition to Arctic Oil Drilling Provokes Civil Disobedience Actions Targ...

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  • Added: Aug 05, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
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This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Tentative EU-Greece Bailout Deal Inflicts More Painful Austerity, But Will...

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  • Added: Jul 15, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
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This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Greeks Say No to More EU Austerity, Yes to Dignity; Despite $18.7 Billion ...

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  • Added: Jul 08, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
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This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: U.S. Deployment of Heavy Military Equipment to the Baltics and Eastern Eur...

  • Added: Jul 01, 2015
  • Length: 29:01