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" Patty Hearst, the Symbionese Liberation Army and Me..Fifty Years Later Remix" ( A Newsical Comedy of Terrors)
From: Paul Fischer
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A "newsical" to mark the 50th anniversary of the kidnap of Patty Hearst by The Symbionese Liberation Army ( Feb 4 1974). I was the “lucky” New...

  • Added: Jan 28, 2024
  • Length: 28:31
Colorado, Minnesota & Michigan Courts Consider “Insurrection Act” Cases Attempting to Keep Trump Off the Ballot
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Colorado, Minnesota & Michigan Courts Consider “Insurrection Act” Cases Attempting to Keep Trump Off the Ballot

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Oct 31, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Henrietta Lacks' Immortal Cells
From: David Kattenburg
Caption: Henrietta Lacks, Credit: Courtesy: Lacks family & Estate
David Kattenburg speaks about Henrietta Lacks and medical racism in America with Dorothy Roberts. Roberts is Professor of Law and Sociology at the ...

  • Added: Oct 01, 2023
  • Length: 34:56
The Witch Beat
From: Desert Oracle
Series: Desert Oracle Radio
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Tonight we are talking about witches. And interesting religions, new & old. And especially California’s incredible occult countercultures—the esote...

  • Added: Jul 18, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
Laura & Stephanie Flanders: Sisters Debate the Economic Crisis
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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Laura and Stephanie Flanders are sisters with different points of view but a common fascination with economics. Tune in to this episode where they ...

Bought by KWMR, Radio Catskill, RadioStPete Florida, RadioFreePalmer, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle and more


  • Added: Apr 05, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 7
Historic Political Transitions in Honduras, Colombia, and Haiti - EcoJustice Radio
From: Jack Eidt
Series: EcoJustice Radio
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Jack Eidt discusses new government transitions in Honduras and Colombia. Professor Gerard Pigeon covers the history of Haiti, and why we have seen...

Bought by KTSW 89.9


  • Added: Sep 26, 2022
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 1
Revisiting GOP Party Dynamics: The Decline of Moderates & Rise of Populism
From: Fluent Knowledge
Series: The Purple Principle Podcast
Caption: Revisiting GOP Party Dynamics: The Decline of Moderates & Rise of Populism
Applying a GOP history lesson to our current political moment

Bought by RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Aug 02, 2022
  • Length: 36:31
  • Purchases: 1
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
Dan Bazile: Geography Is a Major Predictor of Destiny
From: Shefik Macauley
Series: Shefik presents Invocation: The Journey Continues
Caption: Dan Bazile, Credit: Shefik
Geography - In March 2004, Dan Bazile joined the news team at WNYT (a television affiliate of NBC), where he anchors "Weekend Today". Prior to that...

  • Added: Nov 01, 2021
  • Length: 01:28
International Cities of Peace, and more
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour 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 ...

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI and KUNM


  • Added: Jul 27, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
The Origins of Vaccine Hesitancy
From: Celine Gounder
Series: Coronavirus Pandemic
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More than half of all American adults have received a COVID-19 vaccine. But even though we’ve made great strides in our vaccination efforts, there ...

  • Added: Jul 08, 2021
  • Length: 03:27
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for May 12, 202
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: How to Stop Massive Tax Avoidance by America’s Wealthiest; Rise in Violenc...

Bought by WKPW


  • Added: May 12, 2021
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 1
Healing a Country’s Wounds: Transitional Justice
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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This time on Peace Talks Radio, we’ll talk about ways that countries have addressed systematic human rights violations after they emerge from perio...

  • Added: Apr 29, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
Epidemics Change History
From: Celine Gounder
Series: Coronavirus Pandemic
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Pandemics have played a huge role in human history. A cholera outbreak in Europe had huge implications for the way we see public health. And it was...

  • Added: Apr 22, 2021
  • Length: 04:06
Movement Building and Transnational Freedom Struggles
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Amid national outrage over the police killing of George Floyd in May of 2020, and other police-shootings of Black people, the movement to "defund t...

  • Added: Apr 13, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
Barn Raising For a Better America
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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In the aftermath of the January 6th siege of the Capitol by a mob of Trump supporters, Laura convenes a panel of pro-democracy activists to discuss...

Bought by KDNK and KWMR


  • Added: Jan 13, 2021
  • Length: 56:00
  • Purchases: 2
F-Word: The Media’s Quadrennial Eclipse
From: Laura Flanders
Series: The F-Word: Laura Flanders' Bi-Weekly Commentary
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"All this how’s-he-doing coverage is par for the course as we transition to the next administration, but someone’s missing from this picture of our...

  • Added: Nov 17, 2020
  • Length: 03:30
The History, Role, & Significance of the U.S. Post Office
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
Caption: Headshot: Richard R. John
In this episode, we talk about the post office with Dr. Richard R. John, Professor of History & Communications in the Columbia Journalism School at...

  • Added: Aug 20, 2020
  • Length: 29:30
Returning Civility to Political Discourse
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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National polling in recent years has consistently reported that 2/3rds of those polled feel that there’s a major problem with civility in our natio...

Bought by KUNM, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., and KCPW Salt Lake City


  • Added: Jul 31, 2020
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 3
If It's Broke, Fix It
From: Desert Oracle
Series: Desert Oracle Radio
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Fifty years ago, there was a radical plan to completely remake a county sheriff’s department in an iconic western town. It almost worked, they almo...

Bought by KFCF FM


  • Added: Jun 16, 2020
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
F-Word: Paradigms Take Years to Shift
From: Laura Flanders
Series: The F-Word: Laura Flanders' Bi-Weekly Commentary
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"Defund Police. Invest in Black Lives. What just weeks ago was a slogan is fast becoming law." The F-Word is released bi-weekly featuring timely ...

  • Added: Jun 08, 2020
  • Length: 03:30
1918 Flu Pandemic vs. COVID-19: Nancy Bristow, U Puget Sound
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
Caption: Headshot: Nancy Bristow
In this episode, we talk with Dr. Nancy Bristow… Chair of the History Department at the University of Puget Sound… and author of American Pandemic:...

  • Added: May 07, 2020
  • Length: 29:30
Thank you Bernie. Screw You, New York Times
From: Laura Flanders
Series: The F-Word: Laura Flanders' Bi-Weekly Commentary
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The F-Word is features timely commentaries by Laura Flanders and guests. The latest: "It is the essence of American liberalism to trash radical ...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Apr 10, 2020
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
583-A Woman and Pluto
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Elizabeth William graduated from MIT in 1903 as one of the top students in physics and mathematics. As the head "human computer" at Lowell Observat...

Bought by Simply Beautiful, Allegheny Mountain Radio, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KENW, WAMC Northeast Public Radio and more


  • Added: Mar 26, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 11
Downstairs at the White House, A New Way to Counter the Generic Drug Shortage
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Topic 1: Downstairs at the White House. Topic 2: A new way to counter the generic drug shortage.

  • Added: Mar 09, 2020
  • Length: 49:49