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On Borrowed Time
From: Mateo Schimpf
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A tech reporter’s precarious race to stay in the US.

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  • Added: May 10, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
When the Press Becomes A Casualty of War
From: Mateo Schimpf
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The dangers of conflict reporting past and present

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  • Added: Jan 17, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
A World in Turmoil: 2023's Defining Moments
From: Mateo Schimpf
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That's a wrap.

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  • Added: Dec 22, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
What Is The Difference Between Constructionist, Originalist and Liberal Justices?
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101
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How do Supreme Court justices differ in the way they interpret the Constitution?

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  • Added: Nov 07, 2023
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 2
Putin Meets Kim: A Handshake Worth A Thousand Guns?
From: Mateo Schimpf
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Desperate times call for desperate measures

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  • Added: Sep 28, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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Wagner’s Wake: Rubles, Rebels and Russia’s Unraveling
From: Mateo Schimpf
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Coups from Moscow to Niamey

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  • Added: Sep 14, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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Putin’s Prigozhin Trap, with Anne Applebaum
From: Mateo Schimpf
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He was on the plane, right?

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  • Added: Sep 08, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Mutinies, Memes and Mind Games
From: Mateo Schimpf
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What do Tetris and Twitter have in common?

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  • Added: Jul 12, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Former San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin on Meaningful Reform of Our Criminal Justice System
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
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In Part Two of my conversation with Chesa Boudin, we explore how his experiences as a child have informed his approach to criminal justice, and his...

  • Added: Jun 29, 2023
  • Length: 29:30
Turkey and Kosovo: NATO’s Achilles Heel
From: Mateo Schimpf
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The alliance may have been strengthened by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, but it's not an entirely rosy picture.

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  • Added: Jun 22, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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Why Russia Is Stealing Ukraine’s Future
From: Mateo Schimpf
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What can Russia's declining population tell us about war crimes in Ukraine?

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  • Added: Mar 30, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
The Man Who Runs The World: Xi Jinping’s China
From: Mateo Schimpf
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What is Xi Jinping’s plan to reset China, and how do we make sense of his enigmatic rule?

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  • Added: Feb 02, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Three Health Policy Stories to Watch in 2023
From: Tradeoffs
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A congressional ban on removing anyone from Medicaid will expire early next year. What will happen to people who lose their coverage, and how are s...

  • Added: Jan 23, 2023
  • Length: 18:50
Alexander Zaitchik on Effective Altruism + Longtermism
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Alex Zaitchik
As the news that thirty year-old cryptocurrency baron, Sam Bankman-Fried‘s, FTX empire suddenly collapsed, the residual effects reverberated in the...

  • Added: Nov 30, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
Bound By Oil: Rethinking Biden’s Middle East Strategy
From: Mateo Schimpf
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This week, Ray Suarez sits down with two Middle East policy experts to debate the best path forward for US engagement in the region.

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  • Added: Oct 27, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
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
Good Intentions Gone Awry
From: Tradeoffs
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Why has a little-known program designed to help hospitals and clinics that serve low-income people become one of the most controversial health poli...

  • Added: Jul 07, 2022
  • Length: 16:16
The impact of fentanyl on communities, with SF Substance Use Expert Dr.Phillip Coffin
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
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In this episode, we explore the sharp increase in fentanyl deaths across the country, including in San Francisco and the Bay Area, which had thus f...

  • Added: Jul 06, 2022
  • Length: 29:30
The Return of the Strongmen
From: Mateo Schimpf
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One year after supporters of former President Donald Trump violently stormed the Capitol, how do we make sense of the January 6 insurrection?

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  • Added: Jan 05, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
December 10, 2021: Twice-stolen Wealth
From: WFHB
Series: Kite Line
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This week, we cover carceral non-profits in an interview with Drs. Zhandarka Kurti, a professor of criminology and Criminal Justice at Loyola Unive...

  • Added: Dec 11, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
IE: Inside Europe, 5/21/2021
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Inside Europe: News and Current Affairs ~ Weekly from DW
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This week on the show: Life gets back to almost normal in the UK, but has Britain opened up too quickly? Tensions between Morocco and Spain lead ...

  • Added: May 20, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
The Senate Filibuster: Weapon of Obstruction or Shield Against Polarization?
From: Fluent Knowledge
Series: The Purple Principle Podcast
Caption: Episode 4: The Senate Filibuster: Weapon of Obstruction or Shield Against Polarization?
Our guests on Season 2, Episode 4 are two of the most informed writers on this topic: Adam Jentleston, former Deputy Chief of Staff to Democratic M...

  • Added: Apr 20, 2021
  • Length: 37:40
Framing of AsianAmericans in News & Media
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
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In this episode, we explore how Asian Americans are framed in mainstream news and media, and how that framing informs our understanding and discour...

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  • Added: Apr 02, 2021
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
World in Progress 01212021
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: World in Progress: Global Development Issues ~ from DW
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This week on the show: As countries all over the world start vaccinating their populations against the novel coronavirus, will there be enough fo...

  • Added: Jan 22, 2021
  • Length: 30:00
Barn Raising For a Better America
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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In the aftermath of the January 6th siege of the Capitol by a mob of Trump supporters, Laura convenes a panel of pro-democracy activists to discuss...

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  • Added: Jan 13, 2021
  • Length: 56:00
  • Purchases: 2