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Top of Mind - Ending Toxic Polarization in American Politics
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Division is nothing new in America, but this political divide feels different. Why are we so angry? How can we end this toxic polarization?

Bought by KMXT, KMXT, KSTK, RadioStPete Florida, KOWS and more


  • Added: May 09, 2024
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 8
Texas Under Siege: Dobbs, Democracy & Bodily Autonomy in the Crosshairs
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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We’ve reconvened a panel of organizers and activists in Texas to discuss what has (or hasn’t) changed on the abortion, trans and voting rights fron...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KWMR, Radio Catskill, RadioFreePalmer, KDNK and more


  • Added: Jul 05, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 7
D.A. Larry Krasner Facing Impeachment: Criminal Justice Reform in the Crosshairs
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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Can a predominantly white state legislature overturn the votes of a predominantly Black city? Larry Krasner, Philadelphia’s District Attorney was e...

Bought by KWMR, Radio Catskill, RadioFreePalmer, RadioStPete Florida, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle and more


  • Added: Nov 09, 2022
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 7
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for November 2, 2022
From: Scott Harris
Series: Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine
Caption: Timely, In-Depth Progressive Analysis Since 1991
This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Progressives Can Play a Pivotal Role to Defeat Fascist Republicans in Midt...

Bought by WFHB, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, RadioStPete Florida, and WETS


  • Added: Nov 02, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
Going For Broke, Part Two: Making Up Our Minds
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: Going For Broke (A Three Part Series from To the Best of Our Knowledge)
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In episode two of our three-part series on the care economy: Post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental health challenges can push people into...

Bought by WNED Buffalo, WGBH Radio Boston, WKSU, WGUC/ WVXU, KZYX and more


  • Added: Oct 28, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
Going For Broke, Part One: Change Of Address
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: Going For Broke (A Three Part Series from To the Best of Our Knowledge)
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In the first of three episodes of "Going For Broke," all about the care economy, we're thinking about housing. Many of us would consider it a basic...

Bought by WNED Buffalo, WGBH Radio Boston, WKSU, WGUC/ WVXU, Iowa Public Radio and more


  • Added: Oct 28, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
Learning to Listen in Different Ways, with Graham Bodie of the Listen First Project
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
Caption: Logo: America Talks
It’s no secret that polarization is deepening divides across the US. Over the past few years, many people have started or joined what are called br...

  • Added: Jul 21, 2022
  • Length: 29:30
Ballotpedia is written by humans, not robots. We talked to one.
From: KSFP
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When looking for unbiased election information on-line you may have run across Ballotpedia. We find out whose behind the service and how they come ...

  • Added: Feb 25, 2022
  • Length: 29:22
Are We the 99%: The Occupy Movement, Feminism and Intersectionality
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Dr. Heather Hurwitz
The Occupy movement of 2011 was thought to be unified. Although it created a foundation for future actions, the movement did perpetuate status-quo ...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Sep 14, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Hollywood Presidents for a Partisan Nation (Part Two): Hail the Independent & Designated Survivor
From: Fluent Knowledge
Series: The Purple Principle Podcast
Caption: Episode 12: Hollywood Presidents for a Partisan Nation (Part Two)
Imagine creating a television series premised on a U.S. Capitol building attack, then watching a less-lethal yet all too real version of that event...

  • Added: Aug 24, 2021
  • Length: 21:40
The Power of Language & The Desire to Control It, with Dr. Laura Specker Sullivan
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
Caption: headshot: Laura Specker Sullivan
In this episode, we explore the role and power of language - words and phrases - in how we discuss the issues that affect us and that drive our new...

  • Added: Apr 23, 2021
  • Length: 29:30
American Awakening
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Joshua Mitchell
As we examine the last four years of America’s political scene, there is a striking shift. To say that changes have occurred is an understatement. ...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Feb 23, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Psycology of the Covid-19 Health Crisis. A look at Mental Health and Media Use with Clinical Psycologist Dr Russell Bourne
From: Ken Grey
Series: Maximum Health Radio "Quality Living" with Dr Ken Grey Holistic Physician
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The Psycology of the Covid-19 Health Crisis. A look at Mental Health and Media Use with Clinical Psycologist Dr Russell Bourne. In practice for ove...

Bought by WCNY


  • Added: Feb 13, 2021
  • Length: 27:00
  • Purchases: 1
Mirrors of Privilege: Making Whiteness Visible (Updated)
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Today on Making Contact, we present the film Mirrors of Privilege: Making Whiteness Visible. The film takes us on the transformational journey of w...

Bought by WXDU


  • Added: Feb 01, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Free Expression, Privacy, & Safety in Digital Spaces with Danny O'Brien with the Electronic Frontier Foundation
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
Caption: Headshot: Danny O'Brien
In this episode, we explore issues of free expression, privacy, and the roles of corporate and government entities in moderating social media conte...

Bought by New England Public Media


  • Added: Jan 29, 2021
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for November 18, 2020
From: Scott Harris
Series: Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine
Caption: Timely, In-Depth Progressive Analysis Since 1991
This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Democrats Debate Blame for House Election Losses; Trump Mass Firings at Pe...

Bought by WKPW


  • Added: Nov 18, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for November 11, 2020
From: Scott Harris
Series: Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine
Caption: Timely, In-Depth Progressive Analysis Since 1991
This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Daniel Ellsberg Explains Why Accountability for Trump is Critical; Exposin...

Bought by WKPW


  • Added: Nov 11, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
70 Million: Voting from Jail is a Right, and Now a Reality in Chicago
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Talman Anderson votes in the Illinois presidential preference primary from the Cook County Jail, Credit: Photo by Pamela Kirkland
A year ago, Illinois passed a law requiring all jails to ensure that pre-trial detainees have an opportunity to vote. Chicago’s Cook County Jail wa...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WXDU, and KMUN


  • Added: Oct 03, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
The Impact & Influence of Party Framing in News Coverage
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
Caption: Screenshot of Podcast Recording, Credit: Gina Baleria
In this episode, we explore the influence and impact of framing - in particular how mainstream news tends to frame national issues as gamified, two...

  • Added: Sep 11, 2020
  • Length: 29:30
The Outlook from Dead Center: Former U.S. Representative Jason Altmire on the Rise of Congressional Partisanship
From: Fluent Knowledge
Series: The Purple Principle Podcast
Caption: Episode 7
Did you hear the one about bipartisanship? Two opposing congressmen walk into a town hall…and civil discussion breaks out.

  • Added: Aug 27, 2020
  • Length: 26:08
On the Detention Centers at the Border - Vanessa in Austin
From: Pius Wong
Series: Megaphone Texas
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Vanessa from Austin, Texas, talks about why she wants the detention centers at the border to be closed. She describes what she saw in the children'...

  • Added: Aug 15, 2019
  • Length: 04:10
Joel Bleifuss, Editor & Publisher of In These Times
From: KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio
Series: We Do the Work
Caption: Joel Bleifuss, In These Times
Interview by Ken Winkes: Joel talks about the 43-year history of the magazine along with its mission, operations, and current politics.

  • Added: Jun 14, 2019
  • Length: 27:58
Building Power Through Media: Radio Kingston and DeRay Mckesson
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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This week, we re-visit radio Kingston, a station connecting communities and lifting up voices. Than joining Laura in studio, activist DeRay Mckesso...

Bought by KDNK


  • Added: Nov 27, 2018
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Anti-Intellectualism
From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique
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Conspiracy theories, propaganda, social media, and the denial of scientific theory are all playing a role in the rise of anti-intellectualism in th...

  • Added: Feb 09, 2018
  • Length: 26:14
State Representative Gene Pellowski
From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique
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On this episode of Culture Clique we talk with state representative Gene Pellowski about our states house sessions, state bonding bill, insurance r...

  • Added: Jan 22, 2018
  • Length: 19:47