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Christine Yoo: 26.2 To Life
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Christine Yoo
For many of us, the holiday season presents an opportunity to spend some time thinking about people less fortunate than ourselves. This week on Sea...

  • Added: Dec 14, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
NFL, Free Speech and a New Thing called a 'Book'
From: Rob MacClanahan
Series: The Time Traveler
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Take a knee, and try to understand the politics of sports...

  • Added: Jun 04, 2018
  • Length: 02:20:18
Taking a knee during the national anthem, is it an appropriate form of protest?
From: WFHB
Series: Voices in the Street
Caption: PRX default Piece image
This week's edition asks Bloomington residents neighbors how they feel about the NFL protests.

  • Added: Sep 28, 2017
  • Length: 04:44
Lake Ontario flood victims look for FEMA aid
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: The riprap rocks that now act as a barrier between Oswego resident Rich Bowman's house and Lake Ontario were paid for with state aid. Many in New York hope to get federal funding to help residents recover from this year's flooding along the shoreline.
New York State leaders are concerned that recent weather disasters may keep FEMA from giving them aid promised from this year's Lake Ontario floodi...

Bought by WBFO, WXXI Rochester, North Country Public Radio, and WCPN


  • Added: Sep 12, 2017
  • Length: 01:13
  • Purchases: 4
Dave Zirin on Tom Brady and ConflateGate
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Dave Zirin
It has been a nightmarish week. The new president has kicked off his reign with a series of illegal and immoral executive orders and a set of prepo...

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 31, 2017
  • Length: 29:40
  • Purchases: 1
Re-exploring Sports Welfare
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Patrick Hruby
As you digest your Thanksgiving feast this Thursday and settle in to watch some football with the family, keep in mind that your down time comes wi...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio and 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 22, 2016
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 2
Kate Zerrenner on the Rio Olympics
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Kate Zerrenner
If you’ve been tuning into the Olympics in Rio this week, you’ve probably watched your fair share of inspirational profiles of athletes. You may al...

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 11, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Side of the Beautiful Game
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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As Brazil prepares to host the 2014 soccer World Cup many are questioning the economic, environmental, and social cost of this sporting mega-event....

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: May 24, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Billionaires’ sailboat race may leave San Francisco in debt
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: America's Cup on the San Francisco Bay
If you walked along the San Francisco waterfront recently, you may have noticed giant catamarans -- specialized, 72-foot long sailboats that whizz ...

  • Added: Sep 16, 2013
  • Length: 05:44
Signal Interrupted
From: War News Radio
Caption: An Iraqi holds up his non-functioning phone., Credit: Associated Press
News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

  • Added: Apr 30, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
Vancouver Olympics: Part 2 – Civil Liberties & The Deal with the Devil_LONG
From: Adam Vaughn
Series: 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics
Caption: Olympic civil liberties suppression, Credit: UBC
A look at how the British Colombian government has enacted Olympic-related legislation to quell protest and dissension. Critics claim these new by...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 13, 2010
  • Length: 06:11
  • Purchases: 1