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The Overdose Crisis in San Francisco: Part One
From: KSFP
Series: Civic
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San Francisco saw more people die from drug overdoses than from COVID-19 over the last two years. We take a deep dive into the complex factors cont...

  • Added: Apr 12, 2022
  • Length: 29:30
Should I Stay or Should I Go? Refugee Stories from Kyiv to Tripoli
From: Mateo Schimpf
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This week, we hear stories from people seeking refuge, and how war and immigration policy impact people on the ground.

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), Classic107.3, RADIOLEX, WMUU-LP, KICI Iowa City and more


  • Added: Apr 07, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
70 Million: When a State Treats Drug Addiction Like a Health Issue, Not a Crime
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Miracles Club
A year ago, Oregon became the first state to decriminalize drug possession. The goal is to reverse some of the negative impacts of the War on Drugs...

Bought by WXDU and C89.5 - KNHC Seattle


  • Added: Apr 06, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Hog Wild: Susanne Rust on the Feral Pig Problem
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Susanne Rust
You may not have seen them running through your yard, but just wait. Feral pigs are everywhere and they’re a growing problem. This week on Sea Chan...

  • Added: Apr 05, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
Data shows an increase in street fires, but that’s not the whole story
From: KSFP
Series: Civic
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A look at homeless encampment fires in the Bay Area with Three journalists at the San Francisco Public Press and Mission Local have been tracking f...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Mar 22, 2022
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
Tenant protections are expiring, and thousands are waiting on rent assistance
From: KSFP
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A California program helping renters who accumulated rent debt during the pandemic is about to expire, leaving them under threat of eviction. The S...

  • Added: Mar 10, 2022
  • Length: 29:30
Hundreds of units of housing for homeless people are move-in ready, but sitting empty
From: KSFP
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Hundreds of units set aside for the homeless in San Francisco sit empty. An investigation by the San Francisco Public Press and ProPublica finds ou...

  • Added: Mar 10, 2022
  • Length: 29:30
Ted Nordhaus: What Are Environmental Protections Protecting?
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Ted Nordhaus
Historian T.J. Jackson Lears once said, "All history is the history of unintended consequences." This week on Sea Change Radio, we speak with Ted N...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 08, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 2- February 11, 2022
From: WMPG
Series: Amjambo Time
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Guest- South Portland mayor Deqa Dhalac.

  • Added: Mar 07, 2022
  • Length: 26:57
Anne Clunan on the Russian Invasion of Ukraine
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Anne Clunan
War has suddenly returned to Europe. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has been swift, shocking, and devastating. In addition to killing thousands of...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, KVNF, and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 01, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Andrew Winston: The Case For Doing Business Differently
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Andrew Winston
In 1970, the economist Milton Friedman wrote a controversial piece for the New York Times Magazine entitled “The Social Responsibility of Business ...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 22, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
SF school board members facing recall weigh in on pandemic, budget and more
From: KSFP
Series: Civic
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Three San Francisco School Board members face a recall vote. We ask Alison Collins, Gabriela López, and Faauuga Moliga what they want to accomplish...

  • Added: Feb 01, 2022
  • Length: 29:30
Global Investigative Journalism Network + Pandemic Plastic Use
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Tara Duggan
An icon of 20th Century journalism, Walter Cronkite, once said, “The profession of journalism ought to be about telling people what they need to kn...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 26, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Celia Ouellette: The Business of Punishment in America (re-broadcast)
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Celia Ouellette
People sometimes like to quote that Bible passage about “an eye for an eye” when justifying a punitive criminal justice system focused on retributi...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 18, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Go to ‘DEFCON-N95?’ This doctor says case rates should drive behavior
From: KSFP
Series: Civic
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With Omicron cases surging, we speak with Dr. Kim Rhoads, who has been working on community-led responses since the beginning of the pandemic. She ...

  • Added: Jan 14, 2022
  • Length: 29:30
Bob Berwyn of Inside Climate News on the New Normal
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Bob Berwyn
The Marshall Fire that swept through the Boulder, Colorado area in the last days of 2021 seemed to be an aberration - a destructive wildfire raging...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 11, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
SF is strengthening its buildings for the next big quake
From: KSFP
Series: Civic
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While hundreds of soft-story buildings in San Francisco have been upgraded by their owners to survive a major quake, city officials said 700 such b...

  • Added: Dec 17, 2021
  • Length: 29:33
Rob Schofield: Carolina In My Mind
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Rob Schofield
Come election season, some of us who live in solidly “blue” states like California or New York take our activist selves on the road to so-called “s...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 15, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Eco Report – December 2, 2021
From: WFHB
Series: EcoReport
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Duke Energy customers could see higher bills starting in 2024 if the utility’s plan to improve infrastructure is approved. In a release, the compan...

  • Added: Dec 11, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
December 3, 2021: Brutal Jail Conditions in Maricopa County
From: WFHB
Series: Kite Line
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We begin our episode with our monthly round up of prison disturbances contributed by Perilous Chronicle. We close out the episode with a call from ...

  • Added: Dec 11, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
Performer’s conservatorship is over, but activists say she’s not the only one
From: KSFP
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The end of Britney Spears' conservatorship raises questions about who gets "conserved" and why. "Civic" talks to mental health activists who are w...

  • Added: Nov 19, 2021
  • Length: 29:28
Impact Investment Pioneer Raj Thamotheram
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Raj Thamotheram
In these times, small investors may feel uneasy, not to mention unsure of how to use their investment power conscientiously. This week on Sea Chang...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 17, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Call 311 about tents? Here’s what homeless people and advocates say happens
From: KSFP
Series: Civic
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What happens in San Francisco if you call the authorities about a tent encampment in your neighborhood? We're told they will be offered shelter and...

  • Added: Nov 04, 2021
  • Length: 29:30
The Costly, Confusing Medicare Choices Facing 62 Million Americans
From: Tradeoffs
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It’s Medicare open enrollment — the one chance each year that all 62 million beneficiaries have to shop for better coverage. But choosing a new pla...

  • Added: Oct 28, 2021
  • Length: 22:50
Shamus Roller on Housing Justice
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Shamus Roller
For the past year and a half, we've been watching the numbers: Covid cases, ER beds, deaths, and, more recently, immunization rates. There's anothe...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 19, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1

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