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Who Governs the High Seas?
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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Since the creation and ratification of the United Nations Convention of the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), many international experts have debated how be...

  • Added: Aug 08, 2017
  • Length: 04:33
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for the week ending August 11, 2017
From: Scott Harris
Series: Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine
Caption: Timely, in-depth, progressive analysis since 1991
This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Trump Tax Cut Plan Would Benefit Wealthiest Americans; Climate Activists S...

Bought by WMUU-LP and WRIR


  • Added: Aug 02, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
2017-07-30 Is Climate Denial Destroying Our Planet?
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
Caption: Tom Toles, Editorial Cartoonist, The Washington Post, Credit: Ed Ritger
The scientific consensus is that human activity is cooking the planet. Yet, many people persist in believing that climate change is a hoax. Vilifyi...

Bought by WDET Detroit Public Radio, WLPR , KWIT, and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 28, 2017
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 4
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for the week ending August 4, 2017 [Embargoed for broadcast until Wednesday, July 26, 2017]
From: Scott Harris
Series: Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine
Caption: Timely, in-depth, progressive analysis since 1991
This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: America's Growing Racial Wealth Divide Endangers Nation's Future Economic ...

Bought by WMUU-LP


  • Added: Jul 21, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Russia and the Arctic
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
Caption: Russian cruise ship, Svalbard, Norway, Credit: Thomas Hallermann, Marine Photobank
As Finland begins to outline its Arctic Council agenda for the next two years, Russian involvement and investment in the region continues to grow a...

  • Added: Jul 18, 2017
  • Length: 05:07
2017-07-16 Trumping the Climate: Coming in Hot
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
Caption: Amy Myers Jaffe, Executive Director, Energy and Sustainability, UC Davis Graduate School of Management
On June 1, 2017, President Trump announced that he'll start to withdraw the country from the Paris Climate Agreement reached by 195 countries, clai...

Bought by WGCU, KWIT, KHSU, KWMR, NPR Now and more


  • Added: Jul 13, 2017
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 6
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for the week ending July 21, 2017
From: Scott Harris
Series: Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine
Caption: Timely, in-depth, progressive analysis since 1991
This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Protesters Demand G20 Nations Do More to Address Climate Change; U.S. Conf...

Bought by WMUU-LP


  • Added: Jul 12, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Deep Sea Mining in Papua New Guinea
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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The ocean is continually and exhaustively over-exploited: over-fishing by international fisheries, sand mining for construction projects and artifi...

  • Added: Jul 10, 2017
  • Length: 05:02
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for the week ending July 14, 2017
From: Scott Harris
Series: Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine
Caption: Timely, in-depth, progressive analysis since 1991
This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: As Tensions Rise on Korean Peninsula Newly-Elected South Korean President ...

Bought by WMUU-LP


  • Added: Jul 05, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Interview: Christian Parenti
From: Generation Anthropocene
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Capitalocene – maybe it doesn’t roll off the tongue, but a group of thinkers argue the term is preferable to Anthropocene because it's more diagnos...

  • Added: Jul 05, 2017
  • Length: 33:19
The Flattened Ocean
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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Age old discoveries and scientific advances have long dispelled the belief that the earth is flat. Recent technological advances have moved recorde...

  • Added: Jul 05, 2017
  • Length: 05:24
The Ocean Conference Revisited
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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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
2017-06-25 Water Whiplash
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
Caption: Barton "Buzz" Thompson, Director, Woods Institute for the Environment, Stanford University, Credit: Ed Ritger
Over the past few years, many parts of the country have experienced wetter wets and drier drys. California has seen five years of severe drought – ...

Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting, KWIT, KHSU, RadioFreePalmer, KCPW Salt Lake City and more


  • Added: Jun 22, 2017
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 7
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for the week ending June 30, 2017
From: Scott Harris
Series: Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine
Caption: Timely, in-depth, progressive analysis since 1991
This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: GOP House Guts Dodd-Frank Financial Regulations, Inviting Next Financial D...

Bought by WMUU-LP


  • Added: Jun 21, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Soul of the Sea
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
Caption: Release Date: October, 2017, Credit: Soul of the Sea in the Age of the Algorithm by Dr. Gregory Stone & Nishan Degnarain
At the United Nations Ocean Conference in New York in June, each attending delegate was presented with a new book by co-authors Dr. Gregory Stone a...

  • Added: Jun 20, 2017
  • Length: 05:06
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for the week ending June 23, 2017
From: Scott Harris
Caption: Timely, in-depth, progressive analysis since 1991
This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Labor Party's Jeremy Corbyn Surprises Pundits with UK Election Gains; U.S....

Bought by WMUU-LP


  • Added: Jun 14, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Water and Conflict
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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Water conflict is nothing new. We have been fighting wars over the most valuable resource on the planet since thousands of years B.C. In this episo...

  • Added: Jun 13, 2017
  • Length: 04:43
2017-06-11 Inheriting Climate Change: What Will Boomers Leave Behind?
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
Caption: Bruce Gibney, Author, A Generation of Sociopaths: How the Baby Boomers Betrayed
Do the baby boomers owe millennials a clean planet? Or is it every generation for itself? Consumption-crazed baby boomers are leaving their younger...

Bought by WDET Detroit Public Radio, KWIT, KZYX, KWMR, and NPR Now


  • Added: Jun 08, 2017
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 5
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for the week ending June 16, 2017
From: Scott Harris
Series: Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine
Caption: Timely, in-depth, progressive analysis since 1991
This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Trump's Rationale for Withdrawing U.S. from Paris Climate Accord Based on ...

Bought by WMUU-LP and XRAY.fm


  • Added: Jun 08, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
World Oceans Day 2017
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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
2017-06-04 How Cities Can Solve the Climate Challenge
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
Caption: Diane Doucette and Carl Pope
Cities around the country are reshaping their economies for a greener future. Mayors and chambers of commerce are promoting smart growth and moving...

Bought by WDET Detroit Public Radio, KTSW 89.9, KWIT, KZYX, KUNM and more


  • Added: May 31, 2017
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 10
The Sculptural Magnificence of Jason deCaires Taylor: Art, Affect, and Ocean
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
Caption: “Silent Evolution.” Installation at MUSA (Museo Subacuático de Arte, Cancun, Isla Mujeres, Mexico.) The sculptural works of Jason deCaires Taylor serve as artificial reefs, providing habitat for fish and other ocean species. For more information visit his, Credit: Jason deCaires Taylor
In this week’s episode of World Ocean Radio we discuss the work of artist Jason deCaires Taylor, creator of underwater sculpture museums that explo...

  • Added: May 30, 2017
  • Length: 04:52
2017-04-16 Sea Heroes: Extreme Edition
From: Climate One
Caption: Liz Taylor, President, DOER Marine
The seas generate much of the oxygen we breathe and drive much of our weather. But most people know very little about the ocean below the surface ...

Bought by KZYX


  • Added: May 26, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Ocean and Climate: A Movement for Change
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
Caption: Woman-Led Fog Harvesting for a Resilient, Sustainable Ecosystem in Morocco. A technological innovation inspired by ancient dew-collecting practices. , Credit: CNN
In this episode of World Ocean Radio we discuss some of the 2016 winners of the Movement for Change Initiative's Lighthouse Activities: some of mos...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: May 23, 2017
  • Length: 04:55
  • Purchases: 1
2017-05-28 Texas Surprise
From: Climate One
Caption: Stephanie Smith. COO, Greencastle LLC
When Californians think of Texas, images of JR Ewing and pump jacks quickly come to mind. But the Lone Star State is greener than you think – it le...

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: May 22, 2017
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 1