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A lack of base housing is forcing Navy sailors to live on ships, even when they're home in the U.S.
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Commander Robert Molinaro, Executive Officer of the USS Ramage, inspects the ship's sleeping quarters March 22, 2023. Though the Ramage is back in port in Norfolk, Virginia, some sailors have to live on the ship because of a shortage of barracks space on, Credit: Adriones Johnson / U.S. Navy
A lack of barracks space - as well as poor living conditions in some barracks buildings - are contributing to complaints about sailors' quality of ...

Bought by KMXT, WRFA-LP, KUT, KPBS, WHRV and more


  • Added: Feb 20, 2024
  • Length: 03:51
  • Purchases: 6
In Win for Voters, George Election Board Refuses to Recommend Dropping No-Excuse Absentee Voting to Legislature
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
In Win for Voters, George Election Board Refuses to Recommend Dropping No-Excuse Absentee Voting to Legislature

Bought by KTSW 89.9, WUTC, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Feb 18, 2024
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
The Mass Shooting Sequence: In Memoriam
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: "Breathing: American Sonnets", Credit: Susan Cook
We know too much of the sequence of the aftermath of a Mass Shooting Sequence.

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Feb 15, 2024
  • Length: 02:46
  • Purchases: 1
In a Game of Chicken with the Wisconsin Supreme Court, GOP Legislators Pass Somewhat Competitive Redistricting Maps in Effort to Avoid Truly Fair Maps
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
In a Game of Chicken with the Wisconsin Supreme Court, GOP Legislators Pass Somewhat Competitive Redistricting Maps in Effort to Avoid Truly Fair M...

Bought by KTSW 89.9


  • Added: Feb 14, 2024
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Updates on Trump’s Immunity Challenge, AI Robocalls, and Election Denier-Fueled Hand Counting of Ballots
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Updates on Trump’s Immunity Challenge, AI Robocalls, and Election Denier-Fueled Hand Counting of Ballots

Bought by KTSW 89.9


  • Added: Feb 13, 2024
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
NY Times Columnist David Brooks on How to Know and See a Person
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
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In this episode, we talk with New York Times columnist David Brooks, about his new book - How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and...

  • Added: Feb 08, 2024
  • Length: 29:30
5 ways America's Courts Could Change Health Care in 2024
From: Tradeoffs
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Key court decisions in 2024 about prescription drug prices, abortion bans, gender affirming care and the Affordable Care Act could change the way h...

  • Added: Feb 02, 2024
  • Length: 18:49
What’s Wrong, America? A 2024 Election Special
From: Mateo Schimpf
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Turns out Americans don't feel great about the direction of our country. But what exactly are they upset about, and are things as bad as they think?

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


  • Added: Feb 01, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Not Wanted at Harvard? BIPOC Media on Claudine Gay, Anti-Zionism & Diversity in Education
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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Dr. Claudine Gay made history as the first Black President of Harvard. She faced fierce backlash over the school’s statements on the Israel-Hamas W...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., RadioFreePalmer, KMUN, KDNK, Radio Catskill and more


  • Added: Jan 30, 2024
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 7
Why Are People Afraid of the Most Popular Opioid Addiction Treatment?
From: Tradeoffs
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Fentanyl killed 75,000 people in 2022. Now it’s making one of the few treatments for opioid addiction harder to use.

  • Added: Jan 26, 2024
  • Length: 23:50
Documenting an Invisible Island
From: Radio Diaries
Series: The Unmarked Graveyard: Stories from Hart Island
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For more than a century, it was almost impossible to find out much about people buried on Hart Island. But in 2008, that all changed — thanks in la...

  • Added: Jan 25, 2024
  • Length: 17:56
Neil Harris Jr.
From: Radio Diaries
Series: The Unmarked Graveyard: Stories from Hart Island
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Around 2015, a young man who called himself Stephen showed up in Manhattan's Riverside Park. Locals noticed him sitting on the same park bench day ...

  • Added: Jan 25, 2024
  • Length: 20:54
Nikki Haley's Emergence
From: Adam Scull
Series: WPRN Public Radio
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Nikki Haley’s Emergence January 22, 2024 Photo by Gage Skidmore Analysis | Nikki Haley: Navigating Challenges and Shaping the 2024 Republican Pr...

  • Added: Jan 22, 2024
  • Length: 05:28
On the Eve of the New Hampshire Presidential Primary, Some States Contemplate Closing their Primaries to Independents, While Others Consider Opening Them
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
On the Eve of the New Hampshire Presidential Primary, Some States Contemplate Closing their Primaries to Independents, While Others Consider Openin...

Bought by KTSW 89.9, WUTC, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jan 21, 2024
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
Virginia’s Prince William County Accounts for Mistakes in the 2020 Election and Implements Changes in Personnel, Validation and Reporting
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Virginia’s Prince William County Accounts for Mistakes in the 2020 Election and Implements Changes in Personnel, Validation and Reporting

Bought by KTSW 89.9 and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jan 18, 2024
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
New State Voting District Maps Submitted to the Wisconsin Supreme Court Range from Status Quo to Competitive
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
New State Voting District Maps Submitted to the Wisconsin Supreme Court Range from Status Quo to Competitive

Bought by KTSW 89.9 and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jan 16, 2024
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
David Brooks on Why America Needs to Love Thy Neighbor
From: Mateo Schimpf
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Meet me in the middle

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


  • Added: Jan 11, 2024
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 3
New Poll Shows the Lowest Satisfaction with American Democracy in 40 Years
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
New Poll Shows the Lowest Satisfaction with American Democracy in 40 Years

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jan 10, 2024
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
A Pentagon report finds that troops' suicides are often preceded by legal or administrative troubles
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Chief Aviation Boatswain's Mate Ryan Cuppernall leads SafeTALK suicide training in Norfolk, Va. on Aug. 9, 2023. SafeTALK is a three-hour course that trains sailors and civilians how to prevent suicide., Credit: Jacqueline R. Ramos / U.S. Navy
About a quarter of all suicide deaths occur among troops caught up in legal or administrative battles - sometimes for minor infractions.

Bought by North Country Public Radio, KTEP, Texas Public Radio, KPBS, KUT and more


  • Added: Jan 09, 2024
  • Length: 03:44
  • Purchases: 7
Are We A Democracy Or A Republic?
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101: 2024 Election Toolkit
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Is the US a democracy or a republic? And why do we only have two dominant political parties?

Bought by Vermont Public


  • Added: Jan 08, 2024
  • Length: 51:32
  • Purchases: 1
Gerrymandering
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101: 2024 Election Toolkit
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The line between fairly splitting a state into voting districts, and purposely grouping voters to give one party an advantage.

Bought by WKSU and Vermont Public


  • Added: Jan 08, 2024
  • Length: 51:30
  • Purchases: 2
How Secure Are Our Elections?
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101: 2024 Election Toolkit
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A wave of recent legislation across the country promised to make our elections "more secure." Where did this suspicion of our voting process come f...

Bought by Vermont Public


  • Added: Jan 08, 2024
  • Length: 51:31
  • Purchases: 1
Disinformation, Misinformation, and Propaganda
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101: 2024 Election Toolkit
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In preparation for the upcoming election, we’re going to talk about lies, manipulation, and confusion.

Bought by WHFR and Vermont Public


  • Added: Jan 08, 2024
  • Length: 57:30
  • Purchases: 2
SEEKING PEACE ON EARTH: A Peace Talks Radio Special (2023) [Part 1of 2]
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
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It's a compendium of highlights from just one season in the long-running award-winning PEACE TALKS RADIO series. You'll hear clips from our series ...

  • Added: Jan 04, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
Democracy News Wasn’t All Bad in 2023; MI, MN, NM, CT, PA, & NY All Passed Substantial Pro-Voter Legislation
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report, Credit: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Democracy News Wasn’t All Bad in 2023; MI, MN, NM, CT, PA, & NY All Passed Substantial Pro-Voter Legislation

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jan 04, 2024
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1

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