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Caption: Eli Merritt
We constantly hear that America’s democracy is in peril. Corruption is running amuck. Authoritarianism is on the rise. And very few in the hall of ...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida and KCBX


  • Added: Mar 14, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Phil Allen, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. and Darnella Frazier captured images of injustice for the world to see. Like a professional cinematographer, King understoo...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Sep 06, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Chris Fitzsimon
There are forces in the US that like to selectively bring up “states rights” from time to time – with the impending decision stripping the federal ...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: May 12, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Today's guest is legendary Montana political journalist Chuck Johnson. During Chuck’s forty-five year reporting career he covered twenty-two Montan...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 04, 2021
  • Length: 28:31
  • Purchases: 3
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In this episode, we explore the current state of news, and how the way news is presented in the U.S. has shifted during the pandemic, including a g...

  • Added: Apr 09, 2021
  • Length: 29:30
Caption: A Still from the video "RiRi" by Diljit Dosanjh, Credit: Sandip Roy
More and more celebrities are tweeting about the farmer protest in India, and while this is about the backbone of India but it’s not the farmers wh...

  • Added: Feb 08, 2021
  • Length: 06:00
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We cannot blame social media for our worst demons. But it is undeniable that social media has made it that much easier to create that alternate uni...

  • Added: Jan 19, 2021
  • Length: 06:00
Caption: COVID 19 Word Cloud, Credit:  EpicTop10.com
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
Caption: Dr. Amber Boydstun
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
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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
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Last April, the Indiana Department of Corrections banned all correspondence to it’s 25,000 prisoners, except that which is handwritten on lined whi...

  • Added: Jan 26, 2020
  • Length: 28:04
Caption: Helen Lee Bouygues
There are more incentives to spread fake information than not. Money can play a big factor, but there’s also that immature need to feel that you ca...

Bought by KRZA and KCBX


  • Added: Dec 30, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Carolin Emcke
Hate. There’s no question that it’s on the rise in America and around the world. White supremacy, racism and xenophobia are all part of our polariz...

Bought by KRZA and KCBX


  • Added: Aug 13, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
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Public discourse is at an all time low. Even without considering the political polarization of today, civility in public discourse is challenging.

Bought by KRZA and KCBX


  • Added: Jul 09, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
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Conservative Journalist/Activist, Laura Loomer, discusses her humble beginnings at Project Veritas, the Tweet to Ilhan Omar, which lead to her Twit...

  • Added: Feb 13, 2019
  • Length: 01:10:02
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It’s been one year since special counsel Robert Mueller was appointed to investigate whether the Trump campaign worked with Russia to influence the...

  • Added: Jun 01, 2018
  • Length: 35:48
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On today's Feature Report, News Director Wes Martin speaks with Undocu-Hoosiers Bloomington organizer Olive Rusk about the government shutdown and ...

  • Added: Jan 22, 2018
  • Length: 12:52
Caption: Professor Sue Jansen
The art of communication. We grow up thinking that we can talk and hear, or even sign, therefore we can communicate.

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Aug 09, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
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In recent years, national elections have been tightly contested and one result has been an uptick in the rancor in political discourse. With that, ...

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI and KUNM


  • Added: Jun 26, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
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This week we talk about ad hominem, Soviet propaganda, and red herrings. We also discuss Pravda, logical fallacies, and hypocrisy.

  • Added: May 05, 2017
  • Length: 27:25
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This week we talk about chronological snobbery, signaling theory, and the Chicken Connoisseur. We also discuss social cognition, Discover Weekly, ...

  • Added: Mar 30, 2017
  • Length: 44:37
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This week we talk about enemies who are friends, globalization, and non-polarized opinions.

  • Added: Feb 23, 2017
  • Length: 36:24
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This week we talk about noble lies, compassion fatigue, and addiction.

  • Added: Feb 23, 2017
  • Length: 36:55
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This week we talk about smart mobs, reddit, and Kompromat.

  • Added: Feb 23, 2017
  • Length: 41:27
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This week's edition asks Bloomington residents what they think about Donald Trump’s immigration policies.

  • Added: Feb 23, 2017
  • Length: 05:00