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South Dakota Democracy Advocates Submit Ballot Measure Signatures for a ‘Top 2’ Single Ballot Open Primary System. If Approved, All Voters Get a Voice in the Primary
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
South Dakota Democracy Advocates Submit Ballot Measure Signatures for a ‘Top 2’ Single Ballot Open Primary System. If Approved, All Voters Get a V...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: May 09, 2024
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
How 501c Nonprofits are Exploited to Hide Political Donors
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
How 501c Nonprofits are Exploited to Hide Political Donors

Bought by KTSW 89.9, Angelica Community Radio, WUTC, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Apr 28, 2024
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 4
IE: Inside Europe, 4/26/2024
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Inside Europe: News and Current Affairs ~ Weekly from DW
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Audio-guide to the revolution: join us for a journey through time and space as we visit the streets of revolutionary Lisbon. Then… The EU’s Green...

  • Added: Apr 25, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
U.S. Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Washington State Case Challenging the Washington Voting Rights Act
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
U.S. Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Washington State Case Challenging the Washington Voting Rights Act

Bought by KICI Iowa City, KTSW 89.9, and Angelica Community Radio


  • Added: Apr 16, 2024
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
But Next Time Part 3: The Fight for Fair Housing in the Face of Climate Change (Encore)
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: 12 Moms Initiative member Jamie describes water and mold damage to her home at the Coppertree Village Apartments to members of the National Low Income Housing Coalition during a bus tour hosted by Houston's housing justice organizers., Credit: Leah Mahan
Today in Houston, Texas we meet a group of moms who stand up for local housing policies that keep families of color trapped in unsafe homes for yea...

Bought by KMUN and C89.5 - KNHC Seattle


  • Added: Dec 19, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
But Next Time Part 2: Language Justice and the Road to Recovery After Disaster (Encore)
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: But Next Time hosts Rose and Chrishelle pose for a photo with members of indigenous language radio show, Radio Autóctona Indigenista on KBBF., Credit: Leah Mahan
This week we continue delving into community-rooted disaster relief in California. From building mutual aid networks, to translating emergency mess...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Dec 12, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Gaza, Solidarity, and the Movement for Palestinian Liberation
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Demonstrators call for an immediate ceasefire and an end to US military aid to Israel at the Port of Oakland in November 2023., Credit: Brooke Anderson (photo has been cropped from original)
For weeks people around the world have been witness to Israel's deadly assault on Gaza. Today, we uncover the military corporations profiting from ...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer and KMUN


  • Added: Nov 28, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Toxic Tracks (encore)
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: The text "Toxic Tracks" on a background of railroad tracks., Credit: Background image by Hands off my tags! Michael Gaida from Pixabay
On today's show, we'll hear an encore of a show from our archives that first aired in April. We'll be looking at the environmental impact of the ra...

Bought by WXDU and WFHB


  • Added: Sep 04, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Test Driving Ranked Choice Voting: These Not So United States (AK Part 2 & NV)
From: Fluent Knowledge
Series: The Purple Principle Podcast
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Part of our Season 3 series on state-level polarization and partisanship.

  • Added: Oct 27, 2022
  • Length: 26:09
David Corn– "Does President Bush Lie?"
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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The Lies of George W. Bush, Mastering the Politics of Deception According to David Corn, the author of “The Lies of George W. Bush, Mastering the ...

  • Added: May 05, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
Best of Making Contact, 2021
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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In this special year-end episode, Making Contact producers and staff turn the spotlight on some the best shows they aired in 2021.

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio]


  • Added: Dec 20, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Bring It On! – November 15, 2021: Meet the Candidates – Valerie McCray for U.S. Senate and Jennifer Crossley for Monroe County Council
From: WFHB
Series: Bring It On!
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On today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts William Hosea and Natalia Galvan speak with two women of color who are vying for local and national polit...

  • Added: Dec 11, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
December 3, 2021: Brutal Jail Conditions in Maricopa County
From: WFHB
Series: Kite Line
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We begin our episode with our monthly round up of prison disturbances contributed by Perilous Chronicle. We close out the episode with a call from ...

  • Added: Dec 11, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
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
Public Health Under Attack
From: Celine Gounder
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During the pandemic public health workers have been threatened, and in some cases, been the targets of violence. This misdirection of anger has led...

  • Added: Jul 01, 2021
  • Length: 03:21
The Complicated Debate Around New York City's Specialized High Schools
From: Katie Anastas
Caption: Teens Take Charge press officers Ayana Smith and Sophie Mode at a press conference on May 17, 2019., Credit: Teens Take Charge Instagram
New York City has been trying to improve diversity in its schools for years. But lawmakers, parents, teachers and students disagree about how to do...

  • Added: Mar 29, 2021
  • Length: 26:40
Geraldine's Story: How Public Schools Are Failing Black Students with Dyslexia
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Geraldine Robinson, center, and one of her sons, right, wait for her to be honored for her advocacy by the Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund in September 2019
Black students with dyslexia carry a heavy burden in public schools. This program centers around a grandmother who fought for years to get her gran...

  • Added: Feb 12, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
Episode 1: America's Urban-Rural Fault Line
From: Elia Powers
Series: Areas of Agreement
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A deep exploration of the urban-rural divide and how one group is trying to bring both sides together

  • Added: Sep 27, 2020
  • Length: 29:37
How Afterschool Programs Empower Parents
From: Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University
Series: Ways & Means "Shorts"
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Afterschool programs can provide students with additional education opportunities. But a Duke University researcher says these programs can also u...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: May 28, 2020
  • Length: 02:59
  • Purchases: 1
Power & Care in Leadership - Episode 4
From: Daisy Oz
Series: Happy News
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Solving world problems using compassion and care in world leadership.

  • Added: Feb 12, 2020
  • Length: 03:00
Re:Work Radio: Trafficked, the Journey of Lester Ramos
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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One of the most common forms of trafficking is labor trafficking. In this episode, Re:Work Radio brings you the story of Lester Ramos and his journ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Apr 29, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Ominous Silence on the Anniversary of the ADA
From: Laura Flanders
Series: The F-Word: Laura Flanders' Bi-Weekly Commentary
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The American with Disabilities Act turned 28 this July.Traditionally, Capitol Hill marks the day. The first two years of the Trump administration ...

  • Added: Jul 30, 2018
  • Length: 03:30
Episode 69: Becoming Chief Brown
From: Criminal
Series: Criminal
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Shortly after David Brown was sworn in as the Dallas Chief of Police, his son shot and killed a police officer. Just before he retired as chief, 5 ...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 08, 2018
  • Length: 29:52
  • Purchases: 1
It's Complicated
From: Mike Dakkak
Caption: In the News with Mike Dakkak show artwork
Russian advertising campaigns on American social media campaigns during last year's Presidential Election.

  • Added: Oct 14, 2017
  • Length: 33:12
Car Attack in Charlottesville (feature)
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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For many Americans, August 12th marks a shift in the national conversation about white supremacy and racism. For the people who were injured in the...

Bought by KENW, WRST-FM Oshkosh, and WOUB


  • Added: Sep 29, 2017
  • Length: 03:22
  • Purchases: 3