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Has Citizens United Undermined Democracy?
From: Open to Debate
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The landmark Citizens United Supreme Court case is in the news again in this high-stakes election year. Those who agree with the decision say it up...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KICI Iowa City, WMUU-LP, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio]


  • Added: Feb 29, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 5
Idaho’s United Vision Project: Confronting Extremism in America's Heartland
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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As the 2024 presidential election campaign heats up, Idaho is not a place that Democratic campaign strategists will be thinking about, but writing ...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., RadioFreePalmer, KMUN, KDNK, KWMR and more


  • Added: Feb 28, 2024
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 7
Are DEI Mandates for University Faculties a Bad Idea?
From: Open to Debate
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More American colleges are adopting DEI as a core value, affecting professors' tenure, hiring, and promotion. Has what was intended as solidarity t...

Bought by KUNM, WMUU-LP, and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Nov 02, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 3
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for August 9, 2023
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: US Democracy Hangs in Balance as Trump Faces 2020 Election Subversion Indi...

Bought by WFHB, KUGS Bellingham, Wash., and WETS


  • Added: Aug 09, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
What Happens When the People Decide?
From: Jenna Spinelle
Series: When the People Decide
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Learn about the basics of the ballot initiative, the history of how it caught on in the United States, and the pros and cons that she will explore ...

  • Added: Aug 17, 2022
  • Length: 32:45
Great American Independents (Part One): Amy Chua on Political Tribalism
From: Fluent Knowledge
Series: The Purple Principle Podcast
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A refreshingly independent voice for this Independence Day episode: Amy Chua talks with host Robert Pease about our zero sum American orthodoxies, ...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Jul 01, 2022
  • Length: 28:38
  • Purchases: 1
Dr. Anthony Zaragoza — Neo-liberalism in your neighborhood
From: Alan Wartes
Series: ThinkRadio Presents ThinkPeople
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In this episode of ThinkRadio Presents ThinkPeople host Alan Wartes talks with professor of Political Economy, Anthony Zaragoza.

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.


  • Added: Dec 06, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
I Am Because I Am: The Expansion of Gender Identity
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: a diagram of sex, sexuality and gender, Credit: Robin Hubbard
I Am Because I Am, explores the expansion of gender identity and presumed roles in our society. A look beyond the socially constructed ideas of wha...

Bought by WVAS, KQED, Boise State Public Radio, and WRIR


  • Added: Nov 27, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
On the Brink of Everything: A Conversation with Parker Palmer
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
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
Uprooting Racism: How White People Can Work for Racial Justice
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Uprooting Racism offers a framework for understanding institutional racism. It provides practical suggestions, tools, examples, and advice on how w...

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, WVAS, WXDU, and WRIR


  • Added: Jul 27, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
Split Ends
From: Nikola Marcich
Caption: Pretoria All Girls School in South Africa Protesting the Mandate to Straighten Hair, Credit: BBC News
We looks in to the roots of colonialism in South African education.

  • Added: Nov 08, 2017
  • Length: 28:58
Paul Hope, President of the Washington Education Association Fourth Corner, Part 2
From: KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio
Series: We Do the Work
Caption: Paul Hope
Interview by Ken Winkes: Paul continues the discussion on national politics and Washington State’s legislative session on their education budget.

  • Added: Mar 31, 2017
  • Length: 28:10
Civics 101: Executive Orders
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101
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You may have heard of executive orders, but how about executive memoranda? Today, we talk about the different tools of executive action that the Pr...

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Mar 03, 2017
  • Length: 03:59
  • Purchases: 1
Civics 101: The National Security Council
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101
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What's the purpose of the National Security Council? When was it created? Who serves on it? And why is Steve Bannon's appointment to its principals...

Bought by KPIP-LP and WYSO


  • Added: Mar 01, 2017
  • Length: 04:06
  • Purchases: 2
Civics 101: Calling Your Congressperson
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101
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We're often urged to call our elected representatives to voice opinions on the issues, but what happens after that call is made? Where does the me...

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Mar 01, 2017
  • Length: 04:13
  • Purchases: 1
Civics 101: White House Press Corps
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101
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What's it really like for a journalist stationed at the White House? We go inside the press briefing room with NPR's Senior White House Corresponde...

Bought by KRPS and KPIP-LP


  • Added: Feb 13, 2017
  • Length: 04:29
  • Purchases: 2
Civics 101: Chief of Staff
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101
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We're all familiar with the title, but what does a White House Chief of Staff actually do? What does the daily routine entail? And how much power d...

Bought by KPIP-LP and WYSO


  • Added: Feb 13, 2017
  • Length: 04:29
  • Purchases: 2
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for the week ending February 17, 2017
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: If Senate Confirms Gorsuch for Supreme Court, Corporate America Wins, Work...

Bought by WMUU-LP and XRAY.fm


  • Added: Feb 08, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Presidential Politics and How to Keep Listening to Each Other
From: Chuck Wolfe
Series: The Emotion Roadmap: Take the Wheel & Control How You Feel
Caption: Keep Listening Respectfully
Presidential politics is the subject of this show. With people so passionate about their choices I talk with listeners about how to use the Emotion...

  • Added: May 04, 2016
  • Length: 54:03
Jesse Hagopian, Teacher, Adviser, Editor, Author, Blogger, and Activist
From: KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio
Series: We Do the Work
Caption: Jesse Hagopian
Interview by Ken Winkes: Jesse goes over the pros and cons of the new educational federal law called Every Student Succeeds Act and much more.

  • Added: Feb 12, 2016
  • Length: 28:17
Take the LEAP with Professor David Long on the Failed War on Drugs
From: Doug Bennett
Series: Unspun: An Experiment in Truth-Telling
Caption: David Long
Unspun talks with Prof. David Long, LEAP spokesperson, about the so-called "War on Drugs". With four states now legalizing recreational marijuana...

Bought by KMUD


  • Added: Oct 12, 2015
  • Length: 58:35
  • Purchases: 1
Paul Hope, Washington Education Ass Fourth Corner President & Mount Vernon Teacher, Part 1
From: KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio
Series: We Do the Work
Caption: Paul Hope, Teacher & President of Fourth Corner WEA
Interview: Paul reports on the state legislature’s failure to comply with a court order as well as exposes how the legislature gets away with ignor...

  • Added: Oct 02, 2015
  • Length: 28:02
Economist Robin Hahnel about the road ahead for Greece,
From: Latin Waves Media
Series: Latin Waves Media
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Latin Waves host Sylvia Richardson speaks with Economist Robin Hahnel about the road ahead for Greece, their inspiring example to the world in the ...

  • Added: Jul 12, 2015
  • Length: 27:43
The Only Three Things I Learned at School
From: Erica Heilman
Series: Rumble Strip Vermont
Caption: Marc Estrin
Writer Marc Estrin shares his pearls of wisdom from school. There were only three.

  • Added: May 13, 2015
  • Length: 04:22
Paul Hope, Teacher & Washington Education Association Fourth Corner President
From: KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio
Series: We Do the Work
Caption: Paul Hope, Teacher & President of Fourth Corner WEA
Paul Hope, Teacher & Washington Education Association Fourth Corner President Interview: Paul discusses a potpourri of educational issues.

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Dec 12, 2014
  • Length: 27:49
  • Purchases: 1