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How Did Presidential Pardons Evolve, and What Are Their Limitations?
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
How Did Presidential Pardons Evolve, and What Are Their Limitations?

Bought by KTSW 89.9 and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Aug 24, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
GOP Activists Are Pitching an Alternative to ERIC for Voter List Maintenance. But it Could Also Be Used for Voter Suppression.
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
GOP Activists Are Pitching an Alternative to ERIC for Voter List Maintenance. But it Could Also Be Used for Voter Suppression.

Bought by KTSW 89.9


  • Added: Aug 22, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Trump Announces He’s Skipping the Initial GOP Primary Debates. How Much Do Presidential Candidate Debates Matter?
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Trump Announces He’s Skipping the Initial GOP Primary Debates. How Much Do Presidential Candidate Debates Matter?

Bought by KTSW 89.9 and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Aug 21, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Tracking & Defending Press Freedom in the U.S.
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
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In this episode, we discuss press freedom in the U.S. in the wake of a police raid of the local paper in Marion, Kansas. In that raid, officers con...

  • Added: Aug 17, 2023
  • Length: 29:30
Under the Cloak of “Election Integrity,” North Carolina Legislature Overhauls Election System
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Under the Cloak of “Election Integrity,” North Carolina Legislature Overhauls Election System

Bought by KTSW 89.9


  • Added: Aug 17, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
The Global Race for EVs in On… Why Detroit Unions are Slamming the Brakes
From: Mateo Schimpf
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Will the U.S. power down on electric?

Bought by Classic107.3, WMUU-LP, WHCP-LP Cambridge, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Aug 16, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
Truth and Reconciliation Commissions
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
Caption: Gloria Ayee, Harvard
On this edition of Peace Talks Radio, we’ll take a look at transitional justice through Truth and Reconciliation Commissions. We’ve looked at the t...

Bought by KMUN and KUNM


  • Added: Aug 15, 2023
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 2
Georgia Indictment of Trump & Allies Includes Ties to Breach of Voting Machines in Coffee County, GA
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Georgia Indictment of Trump & Allies Includes Ties to Breach of Voting Machines in Coffee County, GA

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  • Added: Aug 15, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Ohio’s Politician-Led Redistricting Commission Failed. Citizens Are Proposing a Citizen-Led Commission Instead.
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Ohio’s Politician-Led Redistricting Commission Failed. Citizens Are Proposing a Citizen-Led Commission Instead.

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  • Added: Aug 14, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
DC Democrats Attempt to Block Citizen Initiative Proposing Ranked Choice Voting and Semi-Open Primaries in City Elections
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
DC Democrats Attempt to Block Citizen Initiative Proposing Ranked Choice Voting and Semi-Open Primaries in City Elections

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  • Added: Aug 13, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Should Commodities Traders Be Able to Gamble on Who Wins Control Congress?
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Should Commodities Traders Be Able to Gamble on Who Wins Control Congress?

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  • Added: Aug 10, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Ohio Voters Defeat Republican Effort to Raise Citizen Ballot Initiative Passage to 60% in Pro-Voter Victory
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Ohio Voters Defeat Republican Effort to Raise Citizen Ballot Initiative Passage to 60% in Pro-Voter Victory

Bought by KTSW 89.9 and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Aug 09, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Tuesday’s Ohio Special Election Attempts to Take Away Simple Majority Rule for Ballot Initiatives. Now the Legislature is After Ranked Choice Voting.
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Tuesday’s Ohio Special Election Attempts to Take Away Simple Majority Rule for Ballot Initiatives. Now the Legislature is After Ranked Choice Voti...

  • Added: Aug 07, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
Dismissed: The Recent Arizona Election Denier Court Cases Which Crashed and Burned
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Dismissed: The Recent Arizona Election Denier Court Cases Which Crashed and Burned

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  • Added: Aug 06, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Alabama’s Racial Gerrymandering Showdown with SCOTUS Goes Back to Federal Court August 14th
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Alabama’s Racial Gerrymandering Showdown with SCOTUS Goes Back to Federal Court August 14th

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  • Added: Aug 03, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Alleged Voting Machine Tampering Suspects Arraigned in Michigan Include Former Candidate for State Attorney General and Former State Rep
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Alleged Voting Machine Tampering Suspects Arraigned in Michigan Include Former Candidate for State Attorney General and Former State Rep

  • Added: Aug 02, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
Aug. 8 Referendum Changing Ohio’s Threshold for a Ballot Initiative to Win Holds a 112-Year-Old Precedent and Reproductive Rights in the Balance
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Aug. 8 Referendum Changing Ohio’s Threshold for a Ballot Initiative to Win Holds a 112-Year-Old Precedent and Reproductive Rights in the Balance

  • Added: Aug 01, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Head Announces Additional Election Security Advisors to Assist States in Securing Elections
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Head Announces Additional Election Security Advisors to Assist States in Securing Elections

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  • Added: Jul 31, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Georgia’s Inactive Voter Purges: When Voter List “Election Integrity” Maintenance Becomes Voter Suppression
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Georgia’s Inactive Voter Purges: When Voter List “Election Integrity” Maintenance Becomes Voter Suppression

Bought by WUTC


  • Added: Jul 30, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Florida Just Purged its List of Absentee Ballot Requestors, Forcing Millions of Voters to Reapply
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Florida Just Purged its List of Absentee Ballot Requestors, Forcing Millions of Voters to Reapply

  • Added: Jul 26, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
Is Absentee Voting a Right or a Privilege? Wisconsin Voters Take Their State to Court Over Recent Restrictions on Absentee Ballots
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Is Absentee Voting a Right or a Privilege? Wisconsin Voters Take Their State to Court Over Recent Restrictions on Absentee Ballots

  • Added: Jul 25, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
In Michigan, State AG Charges 16 Fake Electors, Voting Machine Tampering Case Moves Forward
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
In Michigan, State AG Charges 16 Fake Electors, Voting Machine Tampering Case Moves Forward

  • Added: Jul 20, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
U.S. House & Senate Democrats Reintroduce the Freedom to Vote Act, But It Faces More Hurdles This Session
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
U.S. House & Senate Democrats Reintroduce the Freedom to Vote Act, But It Faces More Hurdles This Session

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  • Added: Jul 19, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Election Turnout for Ohio Legislature’s Anti-Voter Constitutional Amendment Strong, as Century-Old Pro-Voter Ballot Initiative Rules Hang in the Balance
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Election Turnout for Ohio Legislature’s Anti-Voter Constitutional Amendment Strong, as Century-Old Pro-Voter Ballot Initiative Rules Hang in the Ba...

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  • Added: Jul 16, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Progress and Pain Points in National Crisis Line's First Year
From: Tradeoffs
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It’s been one year since 988 — the country’s new mental health crisis line — went live with hopes of transforming crisis services in America. So fa...

  • Added: Jul 14, 2023
  • Length: 24:53