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2023-08-27 Hegel
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel was born August 27, 1770.

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


  • Added: Aug 16, 2023
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 4
Pandemic and Profit (Encore)
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Caption: Homemade masks made by the Auntie Sewing Squad Alt-text: Four homemade masks made from patterned cloth sitting on top of a fabric cutting mat , Credit: Credit: Mai-Linh Hong
On today's show, we'll revisit the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic by looking at two alternative supply chains for masks during the fallout fro...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer and KMUN


  • Added: Aug 14, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Green Planet Monitor Podcast # 23
From: David Kattenburg
Series: Green Planet Monitor Podcast
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Long debunked -- the mythology of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Out of the mushroom clouds, nuclearism's dark expanding circle. And, the world’s latest n...

  • Added: Aug 14, 2023
  • Length: 59:21
Little Boy & Fat Man
From: David Kattenburg
Series: Green Planet Monitor Podcast
Caption: Bravo Shot
Commemorating the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki: a nuclear scientist remembers. A historian paints a different picture. And, the Pacific...

  • Added: Aug 04, 2023
  • Length: 59:23
Frances Goldin, Rabble Rousers & A NYC Housing Struggle Wins (August 9, 2023 release)
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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A new film tells how New Yorkers, led by Frances Goldin, won a 50-year housing struggle against developer Robert Moses.

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KWMR, WNYE, and KDNK


  • Added: Jul 28, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 4
Anita Cameron & Keith Jones on The Americans with Disabilities Act: A Civil Rights Milestone With Miles To Go
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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Disability justice activists Anita Cameron & Keith Jones join Laura Flanders to discuss The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). What are the suc...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, KMUN, WNYE, RadioStPete Florida, and KWMR


  • Added: Jul 25, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 5
2023-07-23 Hypatia of Alexandria
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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What was so revolutionary and dangerous about Hypatia’s philosophical ideas?

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


  • Added: Jul 21, 2023
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 6
2332: What Has Replaced Freud?, 8/8/2023
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk: Weekly
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Freud may have laid the groundwork for a science of the unconscious, but didn’t he get most of it wrong?

  • Added: Jul 20, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
2330: Hypatia of Alexandria, 7/25/2023
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk: Weekly
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What was so revolutionary and dangerous about Hypatia’s philosophical ideas?

  • Added: Jul 18, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
2328: Mexican Philosophy, 7/11/2023
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk: Weekly
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What does philosophy look like if you're standing in Mexico City rather than Munich?

  • Added: Jul 09, 2023
  • Length: 53:59
Should Prosecutors Pursue Minor Crimes?
From: Open to Debate
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In the US, misdemeanors count for 80% of cases filed annually, but district attorneys around the country are implementing policies stating they’ll ...

Bought by WMUU-LP and WGBH Radio Boston


  • Added: Jul 07, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 2
Cultural Appropriation Consideration
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
Caption: Claudia Fox Tree
On this edition of PEACE TALKS RADIO, we’ll explore the challenges surrounding conflicts around cultural appropriation. Cultural appropriation invo...

Bought by KUNM


  • Added: Jun 21, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
799: Deep Time: The Tyranny Of Time / 800: Difficult Summer Reading, 6/3/2023
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Deep Time: The Tyranny Of Time" - When you’re on the clock, the hours disappear. Time scarcity is making us and the planet sick. But the...

  • Added: Jun 02, 2023
  • Length: 01:59:00
As Fort Bragg becomes Fort Liberty, Army leaders promise the base won't forget its history
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Days before Fort Bragg was officially renamed Fort Liberty, crews erect new signs at the base's main gate., Credit: Jay Price / American Homefront
A newly constructed historic march route will remember the base's former name and the soldiers who served there.

Bought by WRFA-LP, Texas Public Radio, and KUT


  • Added: Jun 02, 2023
  • Length: 03:38
  • Purchases: 3
My Iron Lung
From: Radio Diaries
Caption: Martha Lillard in an iron lung in the 1950s., Credit: Courtesy of Martha Lillard
Martha Lillard is one of the last two people in the United States who depend on an iron lung to breathe.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: May 30, 2023
  • Length: 12:41
  • Purchases: 2
Donald Trone– "Fiduciary Responsibility"
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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Though some people dislike the idea, money has become an important and complex aspect of life. Many choose to invest in stocks and mutual funds, ho...

  • Added: May 26, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
Jumaane Williams & Hell Gate on Rikers: Why is it So Hard to Close a Jail?
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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The plan to permanently close Rikers in New York City and replace it with four borough facilities has hit roadblocks. Why is it so hard to close a ...

Bought by KWMR, RadioFreePalmer, KMUN, KDNK, and WNYE


  • Added: May 24, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 5
Keepers of the Flame
From: Distillations
Series: Innate
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Follow the money that props up racist science, and you'll find it all leads back to one man.

  • Added: May 09, 2023
  • Length: 01:03:24
Living on the Edge: Voices of Poverty in America
From: Humankind
Series: Humankind Specials
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Over a third of Americans lack sufficient savings to handle a $400 emergency. In this revealing public radio documentary, we consider the plight of...

Bought by WUWM, KUSU, WAMU, WUOT 91.9 FM, WRKF and more


  • Added: May 09, 2023
  • Length: 52:59
  • Purchases: 33
2320: Are We All To Blame?, 5/16/2023
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk: Weekly
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Can we be held responsible for things that aren't in our direct control?

  • Added: May 08, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
2023-05-07 Kierkegaard
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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Can we only face the world with resignation and despair?

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


  • Added: May 08, 2023
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 3
The Tiny City That Almost Wasn't
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: The water tower of Hilltop, MN, Credit: Matthew Schneeman
There’s a tiny town just north of Minneapolis that is entirely surrounded by Columbia Heights. It's called Hilltop. In a way, Hilltop was forced in...

  • Added: May 02, 2023
  • Length: 07:56
Was January 6th an Existential Threat to American Democracy?
From: Open to Debate
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By now it is clear, the Red Wave election-denying candidates had hoped to ride left most still waiting on the beach. Those who questioned the outco...

  • Added: May 01, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
2319: Kierkegaard, 5/9/2023
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk: Weekly
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Can we only face the world with resignation and despair?

  • Added: Apr 28, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
The Sierra Club’s Ben Jealous: Parables of Healing for the Environmental Movement
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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The Earth's temperature is rising and time is running out to change direction according to the IPCC. But veteran organizer/strategist Ben Jealous (...

Bought by KWMR, RadioFreePalmer, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KDNK, and WNYE


  • Added: Apr 19, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 5

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