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Sasha Abramsky, a California-based journalist and author, explains why the recent measure to legalize marijuana in California, which polls showed m...

  • Added: Jan 26, 2011
  • Length: 38:22
Caption: Former service members discharged under Don’t Ask Don’t Tell protest in front of the White House., Credit: Photo courtesy of the AP
News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

  • Added: Oct 22, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
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The Road to Rehabilitation is littered with good intentions and foreclosures. Host Audra Wilson discovers that many Americans were literally addic...

Bought by WCSU-FM


  • Added: Oct 10, 2010
  • Length: 09:52
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: A new member of the Iraqi Parliament in Baghdad on June 14th, 2010., Credit: Photo courtesy of AP.
From "Unfinished Business" 8/6/2010: War News Radio reports on why Iraq has still not been able to produce a government 5 months after the national...

  • Added: Aug 06, 2010
  • Length: 07:23
Caption: Last Words of the Executed by Robert K. Elder
Elder collected the final words of American serial killers, psychopaths and more. The book has an introduction by the late journalist Studs Terkel.

  • Added: Jul 06, 2010
  • Length: 28:53
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Oliver Stone and members of his research team for the movie discuss their latest work that focuses on several South American and central American C...

  • Added: Jun 25, 2010
  • Length: 53:57
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We talk with KAXE Members Sharon and Jim Duit, former MN residents and proud KAXE members now in Hot Spring Village in Arkansas. They had shredded ...

  • Added: Jun 21, 2010
  • Length: 14:06
Caption: Green Gone Wrong cover
Are new methods to help the environment solutions or scams? Independent journalist and author Heather Rogers traveled the globe to get the scoop on...

  • Added: Apr 15, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: Men dance during the celebration of the Nowruz holiday in Kabul., Credit: Associated Press
News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

  • Added: Mar 26, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: Home, from Home
Nigerian commentator Okey Ndibe provides his (forthright) take on the uncertainty surrounding the return of Nigeria's President Umaru Yar'Adua. For...

  • Added: Mar 11, 2010
  • Length: 30:00
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How are Haitians who live outside of the devastated country learning about the fate of their loved ones? And how are they coping? Numa Perrier, a H...

  • Added: Jan 27, 2010
  • Length: 30:00
Caption: supporters at the Somerset County Courthouse 12/14/09, Credit: Chris Goldstein
John Wilson faces first degree felony charges usually used against cocaine kingpins. Now he faces up to 35 years in state prison for having 17 mari...

  • Added: Dec 16, 2009
  • Length: 29:31
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Cory Doctorow -- a longtime supporter of remixing and free culture, who releases his books under Creative Commons licenses -- now throws his weight...

Bought by KZYX


  • Added: Dec 02, 2009
  • Length: 39:09
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Cranes tower over a construction site in Irbil., Credit: Associated Press
News and Features on the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

  • Added: Sep 04, 2009
  • Length: 28:56
Caption: Iraq War veterans carry Tomas Young up the Capitol steps in Washington DC, Credit: Kevin McKinney / Mobilus Media
News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

  • Added: Apr 17, 2009
  • Length: 29:00
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William Greider talks about a new moral order for capitalism, drawing from his new book COME HOME, AMERICA: The Rise and Fall (and Redeeming Promis...

  • Added: Apr 01, 2009
  • Length: 29:37
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Interview with a single mom of two developmentally and physically challenged daughters on her struggles with the medical profession and the Childre...

  • Added: Mar 12, 2009
  • Length: 11:27
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BuildingGreen.com founder Alex Wilson discusses the history, current state, and future of the green building movement. Erin Gorman, CEO of Divine ...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 11, 2009
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
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Stephanie Kaza links buddhism and sustainability in her new book, MINDFULLY GREEN: A Personal and Spiritual Guide to Whole Earth Thinking. Sea Cha...

  • Added: Mar 06, 2009
  • Length: 29:03
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Portside producer Burt Cohen interviews author Lew Daly on the 21st century realities of wealth distribution and what must be done

  • Added: Dec 09, 2008
  • Length: 58:59
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Congressman Frank discusses a bill he is sponsoring to remove Federal Penalties for Marijuana

  • Added: Aug 13, 2008
  • Length: 08:51
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The bestselling author and Charles Manson Prosecutor makes the case.

  • Added: Jun 12, 2008
  • Length: 01:00:21
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SALMONELLA Confirmed in Alamosa Water Supply - SOUND BYTES from 3/24/08 Press Briefing.

  • Added: Mar 24, 2008
  • Length: 03:35
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Don't miss Lindsay's rant on the tidal forces of change, navigational techniques and strategies, and the true meaning of meditation. Plus, Part On...

  • Added: Mar 02, 2008
  • Length: 59:56
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Marnia Lazreg teaches sociology at Hunter College. Her newest book Torture and the Twilight of Empire: From Algiers to Baghdad looks at the French-...

Bought by KSFR


  • Added: Feb 26, 2008
  • Length: 29:31
  • Purchases: 1