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Despite efforts over the last two years to curtail progress for trans people by the current administration, trans activism has gained momentum and ...

Bought by KDNK


  • Added: Sep 26, 2018
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
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What does it mean to be Black in 21st century America? The expression of Blackness in art has a history of intricate connections to civil rights an...

Bought by Interlochen Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 14, 2018
  • Length: 56:29
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Parker Palmer and Carrie Newcomer
The Grace and Gravity of Growing Old

Bought by WETS


  • Added: Aug 21, 2018
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 1
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At the 57th Venice Art Biennale, Miami-based curator Tami Katz-Freiman guides us through the multi-media installation that artist Gal Weinstein cre...

  • Added: Aug 14, 2018
  • Length: 15:36
Caption: Matthew Fox
In November 2016 I released an interview with activist, Matthew Fox. This is a rebroadcast of that episode.

Bought by WETS


  • Added: Aug 13, 2018
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 1
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Today, capitalism, aka the free market, is linked to trade wars, suffocating student debt, entire countries gone bankrupt, burgeoning virtual curre...

  • Added: Aug 06, 2018
  • Length: 01:00:36
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Activism has long been a way for artists and curators, writers and filmmakers to engage with global flashpoints, inspiring new perspectives on visi...

  • Added: Jun 27, 2018
  • Length: 39:14
Caption: Anthony Flaccavento and Linda Kohanov
Learning Leadership from Master Herders and Building the Economy from the Bottom Up.

Bought by WETS


  • Added: Jun 04, 2018
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 1
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On this episode of Art Beat, Logan Erickson takes us to the Frozen River Film Festival to speak with filmmaker Cecilia Cornejo on her new documenta...

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: Apr 06, 2018
  • Length: 27:11
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Ira Israel, How to Survive Your Childhood Now That You Are An Adult
Therapist, Ira Israel, outlines a path to authenticity.

Bought by KPIP-LP and WETS


  • Added: Feb 24, 2018
  • Length: 54:02
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Claire Brown, Buddhism and Economics
Bringing Buddhism to Economics and Mindfulness to Education

  • Added: Oct 20, 2017
  • Length: 57:59
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Coming home from prison, it’s kind of hard to find a job. But I didn’t let that get to me. This is a dirty job, but somebody’s got to do it.

  • Added: Sep 20, 2017
  • Length: 04:20
Caption: Justin Dillon
Social Entrepreneur, Justin Dillon discusses his book, "A Selfish Plan to End the World: Finding Big Purpose in Big Problems.

Bought by KPIP-LP and WETS


  • Added: May 27, 2017
  • Length: 58:01
  • Purchases: 2
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It was November 9, 2016. Amy was worried about the new political landscape. But some unusual encounters at work gave her fresh perspective.

Bought by Boise State Public Radio, KUER, and KRZA


  • Added: Feb 08, 2017
  • Length: 11:36
  • Purchases: 3
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What happens when the person you thought was your daughter becomes your son, and vice versa? Two mothers struggle to accept their transgender child...

Bought by KVSC and XRAY.fm


  • Added: Dec 28, 2016
  • Length: 33:37
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: John and Stuart celebrate after legally marrying in 2008., Credit: Bella Pictures
Marrying the person you love is the ideal, right? So what happens when you finally get to do that, only to have the government tell you, never mind...

Bought by WJCT


  • Added: Jul 06, 2016
  • Length: 31:17
  • Purchases: 1
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My Wild West may be Lissie’s third album, but she’s been on the scene for well over 10 years in various projects. Still, this new album finds her a...

Bought by KUCB, KSRQ, KRCB 104.9, and KSUT


  • Added: Feb 29, 2016
  • Length: 07:00
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Jakada Imani on MIW, Credit: Oddua Productions
With Akeisha Johnson, your host, this episode of Making it Work we will chat with spiritual leader Jakada Imani about the importance of the Bay Are...

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: Aug 20, 2015
  • Length: 25:32
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Artist OREE ORIGINOL's artwork on display on the corner of 24th and Byrant in the Mission., Credit: Todd Whitney
If you have walked the streets of the Bay Area recently -- you might have seen posters featuring the names and faces of Oscar Grant, Renisha McBrid...

  • Added: Mar 24, 2015
  • Length: 06:00
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The Freedom Riders of 1961 were upholding the law. So why were they being arrested as soon as they got off the buses in Jackson, Mississippi? KFAI'...

Bought by Hark! and WDSE


  • Added: Mar 18, 2015
  • Length: 04:44
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Mishy Harman and his grandmother, Zena Harman.
At an extremely early age, Shavit Ben-Arie became the leading expert on the female members of the Israeli parliament and in many cases, he became t...

  • Added: Feb 27, 2015
  • Length: 21:25
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In this part of Oakland, deep potholes and trash mark the street. But then, there’s this perfectly manicured shrine. It’s an elaborate structure, d...

  • Added: Feb 03, 2015
  • Length: 10:11
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Two stories challenge stereotypes about young people. First, Lillian Warner looks at where politics can fit into a teen?s already full schedule. An...

  • Added: Jan 15, 2015
  • Length: 07:55
Caption: Yams simmering for fufu in Togo, West Africa, Credit: Carla Seidl
The third Simmer episode features the first part of the documentary "Telling Our Own Stories" introduced by anecdotes about democracy from Seidl's ...

  • Added: Jan 04, 2015
  • Length: 30:00
Caption: Kevin Gordon, San Francisco, CA 6/6/14, Credit: Andrea Chase
Kevin Gordon talks risk, impatience, and why form must follow function.

  • Added: Oct 16, 2014
  • Length: 12:49