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Water Security, and Why Israelis and Gazans Must Work Together
From: Mateo Schimpf
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Stories about sharing resources before and after war

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  • Added: Apr 25, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Vets who were exposed to chemicals in the Panama Canal Zone want to be included in the PACT Act
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Steven Price served in the Army in the Panama Canal Zone. He says he was exposed to Agent Orange, DDT, and other toxins. He later developed chronic B-cell leukemia., Credit: Courtesy Steven Price
People who served in the Canal Zone were left out of a law that made it easier to get care and benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

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  • Added: Apr 08, 2024
  • Length: 03:45
  • Purchases: 3
Sonnet for What Will Be Well
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: 'shipwrecked, lost everything, all's well...", Credit: Edgar Cook
Poems are solace in times of not knowing. Today, a Sonnet for What Will Be Well. "There are events that narrowly avoid crossing our paths, eve...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Apr 01, 2024
  • Length: 01:01
  • Purchases: 1
The American-Made Cuban Crisis
From: Mateo Schimpf
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From Crisis to Normalization – and Back Again

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  • Added: Mar 21, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
War Diaries: From Kyiv to Tripoli
From: Mateo Schimpf
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Audio documentaries from the front lines

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  • Added: Mar 15, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
Bye Bye Boomers, Hello Perennials
From: Mateo Schimpf
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What is the future of work?

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  • Added: Jan 04, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
The Day After Tomorrow in Palestine-Israel: A Tale of Two Peace Activists
From: Mateo Schimpf
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Is there room for optimism?

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  • Added: Jan 03, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Sound the Alarm: An Unthinkable Return of Nuclear Warfare?
From: Mateo Schimpf
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The problem with casual talk

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  • Added: Nov 30, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Will Netanyahu’s Long War Wash Away Saudi Arabia 2030?
From: Mateo Schimpf
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How the War in Gaza reality-checked the region

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  • Added: Nov 10, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
International Relations Expert Seth Kaplan: Fragile Neighborhoods Repairing American Society One Zip Code at a Time
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
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In this episode, we explore the importance of strong neighborhood and community relationships to the health of nations… and discuss how many neighb...

  • Added: Nov 10, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
Rethinking Riches: The Global Push for Wealth Equality
From: Mateo Schimpf
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Why we need a global shift in the wealth paradigm

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  • Added: Nov 02, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Human Rights, or Right to Exist? Perspectives on Israel-Hamas War
From: Mateo Schimpf
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Former US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates predicts how war in Israel could ripple through the Middle East. Then, Ray Suarez speaks with Trita Par...

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  • Added: Oct 25, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
“OK Boomers” Get Back to Work
From: Mateo Schimpf
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While many Baby Boomers have already left the workforce behind, almost half are considering coming out of retirement in search of a new purpose in ...

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  • Added: Oct 18, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Regulating Big Tech: Is TikTok Still on the Clock?
From: Mateo Schimpf
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Time moves slowly... so slowly

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  • Added: Sep 21, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
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?

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  • 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...

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  • Added: Aug 15, 2023
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 2
Green Planet Monitor Podcast # 12
From: David Kattenburg
Series: Green Planet Monitor Podcast
Caption: Birtukan Kebede shows of wheat landrace grains, Credit: David Kattenburg
War is not healthy for children and other living things, so the Sixties saying went. It isn’t healthy for Planet Earth’s climate system either. The...

  • Added: May 29, 2023
  • Length: 59:16
Of Course, Fortification
From: Jonathan Nellermoe
Caption: WHA75 "Walk the Talk", Field Recording, Credit: Kate, Partners in Health
An audio producer falls into step with a global advocacy campaign at the very moment it rises to call for mandatory action to fortify staple foods ...

  • Added: Apr 20, 2023
  • Length: 04:00
Oil and Water: What Happens When Arid Empires Turn Off the Tap?
From: Mateo Schimpf
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Oil and water may make an empire, but they can also break it.

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  • Added: Apr 20, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
War Games: The High Stakes of North Korea’s Nuclear Armament
From: Mateo Schimpf
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Does anyone win in nuclear war?

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  • Added: Apr 13, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
The Pandemic Lessons We Haven’t Learned (And Why It’s Not Too Late)
From: Mateo Schimpf
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It’s been three years since the lockdowns of COVID-19. How can we make up for lost time?

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  • Added: Mar 16, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
IE: Inside Europe, 3/3/2023
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Inside Europe: News and Current Affairs ~ Weekly from DW
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This week on the show: Foregone conclusion: Finland votes to join NATO. Calling home from hell: investigative journalist Erika Kinetz on the inte...

  • Added: Mar 02, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
IE: Inside Europe, 1/27/2023
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Inside Europe: News and Current Affairs ~ Weekly from DW
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This week on the show: Blockage lifted: Germany opens up the way for Leopard 2 tanks in Ukraine. And blockage cemented: Turkey is more determine...

  • Added: Jan 26, 2023
  • Length: 58:59
IE: Inside Europe, 1/6/2023
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Inside Europe: News and Current Affairs ~ Weekly from DW
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On today's programme: Making do — Ukrainian doctors battle to keep the healthcare system alive; Making amends — The Dutch government apologizes fo...

  • Added: Jan 05, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
January 6th and the Global Far Right Revival
From: Mateo Schimpf
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When President Trump incited his followers to storm the US Capitol, he punctured a 220-year-old tradition in the United States of America. Two year...

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  • Added: Jan 04, 2023
  • Length: 59:45
  • Purchases: 4