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Security in an Uncertain World: How Intelligence Fights Far-Right Extremism
From: Mateo Schimpf
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In this episode, Ray Suarez talks with two intelligence agents, one in Germany and the other in the United States. What have they learned in their ...

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  • Added: Feb 10, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Brexit: What Happens Now?
From: Mateo Schimpf
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This week, we talk with Irish Times columnist Fintan O’Toole and two political activists on opposite sides of the Brexit debate.

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  • Added: Feb 03, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
2020 Polling in Hindsight: Someone Please Answer the Phone
From: Fluent Knowledge
Series: The Purple Principle Podcast
Caption: Episode 21: Natalie Jackson and Brian Schaffner
How was so much polling inaccuracy possible again in 2020 at nearly all levels? Episode 21 of the Purple Principle, “2020 Polling in Hindsight: Som...

  • Added: Jan 27, 2021
  • Length: 35:08
President Biden on the World Stage
From: Mateo Schimpf
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Michael McFaul, former US Ambassador to Russia, and Jorge Castañeda, former Foreign Minister of Mexico, join co-host Ray Suarez to talk about how t...

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  • Added: Jan 27, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
How White Supremacy Fueled the Attack on the Capitol
From: Mateo Schimpf
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This week, former FBI special agent Michael German explains why the bureau deprioritized the threat posed by white supremacists. Then, historian Ne...

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  • Added: Jan 20, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
NPR Chief Diversity Officer Keith Woods on Addressing Unconscious Bias in News
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
Caption: Headshot: Keith Woods
In this episode, we explore how unconscious bias has influenced news coverage - by defaulting to favor mainstream society and failing to adequately...

  • Added: Jan 11, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
The Global Economy After COVID-19
From: Mateo Schimpf
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On this week’s episode, we revisit a conversation about the future of the global economy with James Manyika, Chairman and Director of the McKinsey ...

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  • Added: Jan 07, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Anand Giridharadas: Are Elites Really Making the World a Better Place?
From: Mateo Schimpf
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Anand Giridharadas, author of Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World, compels us to take a deeper look at elite leaders, their i...

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  • Added: Dec 30, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
Castrate the rapists?
From: Rahmat Muhammad
Series: The Backstory Podcast
Caption: Nigeria's news, in context
Kaduna State law makers passed a law on 11th September that any person who is convicted of raping a 14-year old, or younger, will be surgically cas...

  • Added: Dec 26, 2020
  • Length: 32:47
Nigeria's addiction to imports
From: Rahmat Muhammad
Series: The Backstory Podcast
Caption: Nigeria's news, in context
On November 13th, the Federal Government of Nigeria increased the price of petroleum, for the fourth time in five months. Why do petrol prices incr...

  • Added: Dec 26, 2020
  • Length: 38:35
Lekki Toll Gate
From: Rahmat Muhammad
Series: The Backstory Podcast
Caption: Nigeria's news, in context
What do we know about what led up to the night of Tuesday, October 20, 2020 at Lekki Toll Gate and what are the implications of the investigation t...

  • Added: Dec 26, 2020
  • Length: 45:58
We Have the Power to Stop World Hunger
From: Mateo Schimpf
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This week we’re looking at how to solve food insecurity around the world. We’ll hear from nonprofit leaders working on the frontlines and a doctor ...

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  • Added: Dec 23, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Party Dynamics and the 2020 Election in Context: A Discussion with Historian Geoffrey Kabaservice (Niskanen Center)
From: Fluent Knowledge
Series: The Purple Principle Podcast
Caption: From Episode 17, Party Dynamics and the 2020 Election in Context: A Discussion with Historian Geoffrey Kabaservice (Niskanen Center)
Inaccurate polling… Split-ticket results… Denial of election results by large numbers of Republican voters and members of Congress... There have...

  • Added: Dec 16, 2020
  • Length: 01:19:42
Larry Brilliant and Peter Hotez: Vaccinating Our Way Out of the Pandemic
From: Mateo Schimpf
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Dr. Larry Brilliant, best known for eradicating Smallpox, and Dr. Peter Hotez, who is part of a team developing a low-cost COVID vaccine for global...

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  • Added: Dec 16, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Redefining Latino Identity
From: Mateo Schimpf
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Join co-host Ray Suarez and VICE's Paola Ramos for a conversation on how communities from New York to Texas and California are defining the controv...

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  • Added: Dec 09, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
Self Care and Trauma in Journalism with Dr. Elana Newman
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
Caption: Elana Newman, PhD
In this episode we explore how trauma and stress impact journalists, as well as an evolving sensibility among those who practice journalism that se...

  • Added: Dec 03, 2020
  • Length: 29:30
The Lure of Authoritarianism + Biden’s Foreign Policy
From: Mateo Schimpf
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On this episode, we’re looking at the Biden Administration’s foreign policy challenges and how Trump compares to past authoritarian leaders.

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  • Added: Nov 25, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
Is Trump Setting Too Many Fires for Biden to Put Out?
From: Mateo Schimpf
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In this episode, career diplomat Nicholas Burns talks with Ray Suarez about the Trump Administration’s recent maneuvers abroad and how to rebuild U...

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  • Added: Nov 25, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
CBC S1 E8: Student Athletes
From: WNIN
Series: COVID Between the Coasts
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What's it like when a pandemic crushes your dream of playing a Division One sport?

  • Added: Nov 21, 2020
  • Length: 13:18
CBC S1 E7: Borders
From: WNIN
Series: COVID Between the Coasts
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There are many kinds of borders. Some of them caused a lot of controversy during the pandemic.

  • Added: Nov 21, 2020
  • Length: 14:35
Does The Perfect Healthcare System Exist?
From: Mateo Schimpf
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This week, Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel joins co-host Ray Suarez to compare different healthcare systems around the world. Then, producer Teresa Cotsirilos ...

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  • Added: Nov 11, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
What Happens When an Election is Disputed
From: Mateo Schimpf
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This week, we’re taking a look at how the democratic process plays out around the world. What can we learn from countries like Belarus and Chile, w...

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  • Added: Nov 04, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
China vs. the US: A Superpower Showdown
From: Mateo Schimpf
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This week, we’ll take a look at China’s economic rise to power. Wall Street Journal correspondent Lingling Wei and her editor, Bob Davis, explain h...

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  • Added: Oct 28, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
The Biggest Threat to the US is Already Inside the Border
From: Mateo Schimpf
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According to the Department of Homeland Security, white supremacists pose the deadliest terror threat to the United States, and a growing number of...

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  • Added: Oct 21, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
Braver Angels & Building Community Across Divides, withJohn Wood, Jr.
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
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In this episode, we talk with John Wood, Jr., national ambassador for Braver Angels, an organization also working to build relationships across the...

  • Added: Oct 16, 2020
  • Length: 29:30

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