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In Episode 2, our guests include a former Republican speechwriter, a former centrist Democratic congressional candidate, a former Economist Magazin...
- Added: Jul 29, 2020
- Length: 23:18
How did these United States get so thoroughly partisan? How do we get less partisan? Can independent-minded Americans help bridge the divide?
The...
- Added: Jul 29, 2020
- Length: 12:01
This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews:
Trump’s Secret Federal Police Repress Racial Justice Protesters in Portlan...
- Added: Jul 22, 2020
- Length: 29:00
On the evening of February 9, 1950, Wisconsin Senator Joseph McCarthy dramatically announced that he had a list of over 200 members of the Communis...
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- Added: Jul 07, 2020
- Length: 29:00
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This week on the show: Under attack -
Brazil's indigenous population faces a double threat from the coronavirus. Local newspapers die out in ...
- Added: Jun 18, 2020
- Length: 30:00
The award-winning documentary, "WBCN and the American Revolution," follows the rise of community radio station WBCN in Boston during the 1960s and ...
- Added: Jun 06, 2020
- Length: 18:53
HOUR ONE: "Filtering Free Speech" - Language is powerful. But what if someone tells you to stop talking? This hour, free speech and modern censorsh...
- Added: Jun 05, 2020
- Length: 01:58:58
Interview by Ken Winkes: Tim describes his career as a reporter, talks about his politics, and reveals he has a new book.
- Added: May 29, 2020
- Length: 28:00
The British and Americans have always had their similarities. More so now over the past four years. In 2016 The Brits voted to leave the European U...
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- Added: May 26, 2020
- Length: 29:00
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Political historians see the last half of the 20th century as the golden age of democracy. In the last few years, however, there has been a remarka...
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- Added: May 19, 2020
- Length: 29:00
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Americans are in a strange and unusual news cycle. For example, someone can state that hydroxychloroquine is a potential cure for COVID-19. Fox New...
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- Added: Apr 28, 2020
- Length: 29:01
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In this episode, we explore how the news media is doing in covering COVID-19 – including the responses of public officials… the data on infections ...
- Added: Apr 23, 2020
- Length: 29:30
HOUR ONE: "Living In Skin" - All over America, people have stopped touching faces and hugging friends. This hour, explore the inner life of your sk...
- Added: Apr 17, 2020
- Length: 01:58:58
In part 2 of my interview with Dr. Boydstun, we explore social media and our own behavior as media audiences and consumers… AND people connected to...
- Added: Apr 16, 2020
- Length: 29:30
Most of us at one time or another ask the question, “Why would people walk hundreds of miles to the U.S. boarder knowing they will probably be turn...
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- Added: Apr 14, 2020
- Length: 29:00
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An interview with interviews Hilary Shohoney who is the Director of Community Development at Free Geek in Portland, Oregon. Topics include:
Free ...
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- Added: Apr 09, 2020
- Length: 09:41
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In this episode, we talk with Dr. Amber Boydstun, Associate Professor of Political Science at UC Davis, and author of Making the News… about how me...
- Added: Apr 09, 2020
- Length: 29:30
The folks who do the behind-the-scenes work that keeps our country running have been frequently disparaged by the Trump administration. The “Deep S...
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- Added: Mar 24, 2020
- Length: 29:00
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Today, we are sharing the next part of an interview with Talila Lewis and Dustin Gibson, two organizers and researchers addressing the intersection...
- Added: Mar 09, 2020
- Length: 29:06
First, we hear part of a panel from the recent Fight Toxic Prisons conference, which was held last week in Pittsburgh. Saleem Holbrook shares his e...
- Added: Mar 08, 2020
- Length: 29:33
This week’s episode is packed with news of struggles and repression. We start with coverage of Indiana prisons and two prisoners who need outside s...
- Added: Mar 08, 2020
- Length: 28:04
Journalists turned professors Anne Belden of Santa Rosa Junior College and Ed Beebout of Sonoma State University, discuss how media framing of the ...
- Added: Feb 28, 2020
- Length: 29:30
One of the most important things about living in a democracy is the ability to vote. Yet, according to author and syndicated radio host Thom Hartma...
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- Added: Feb 25, 2020
- Length: 29:00
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If you look at the number of hours Americans spend on gathering political information, it appears they are spending more time involved in politics....
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- Added: Feb 18, 2020
- Length: 29:00
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Interview by Ken Winkes: Laura explains the history, how the group blog and internet forum functions, and adds her views to currents issues.
- Added: Jan 31, 2020
- Length: 28:01
