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Top of Mind - Does the U.S. Have a Moral Obligation to Asylum Seekers
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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People around the world look to America as a land of opportunity and safety. Do we have an obligation to asylum seekers requesting protection?

Bought by WXDU, KOWS, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WGCU, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Apr 25, 2024
  • Length: 52:51
  • Purchases: 8
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 ...

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  • Added: Nov 28, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
The Return of Conquest? Why the Future of Global Order Hinges on Ukraine
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Tanisha Fazal
The ongoing war Russia initiated against Ukraine in February has NATO allies in an awkward position. Whether it’s assisting Ukraine with weapons fo...

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  • Added: May 31, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Is Putin a Tyrant?
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Andrew Fiala
The question, “Is Putin a Tyrant” is a loaded one. After all, over the centuries leaders of all strips have been called tyrants. Realistically, the...

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  • Added: Apr 04, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Putin's Invasion of Ukraine in Context, with Stanford Political Scientist Dr. Kathryn Stoner
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
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In this episode, we continue exploring the context of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine - or as our guest, political scientist Dr. Kathryn Stoner, clari...

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  • Added: Mar 25, 2022
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
Western Sahara: War, Nationalism, and Conflict Irresolution
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Stephen Zunes
Russia invades Crimea in 2014. Eight years later they attack Ukraine. In the meantime, President Biden emphatically states “any use of force to cha...

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  • Added: Mar 22, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Exploring the historical and geopolitical context of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine w/Amir Weiner
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
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In this episode, we explore the historical and geo-political context of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, as well as the role and actions of NATO. ...

  • Added: Mar 17, 2022
  • Length: 29:30
Downwinders Look to Renew and Expand Radiation Exposure Compensation Act
From: Brian Bahouth
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For more on the renewal and expansion of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, we spoke with a pair of downwinder advocates. Steve Erickson is a...

  • Added: Sep 04, 2021
  • Length: 17:16
WAR - Gen. Wesley Clark
From: Phil Mariage
Series: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
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Recorded 10/1/01 Gen. Clark guest on Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow

  • Added: Mar 28, 2021
  • Length: 23:59
Behind Barbed Wire
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Behind Barbed Wire book Jacket, Credit: Michael Williams & Richard Cahan
Shortly after the outbreak of WWII, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066. It called for the forced removal of over one-hundred-thousand ...

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  • Added: Dec 17, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Don't Look Back
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Stories for Creative Forces
Caption: Cherry Woodburn (left) and Gary Emmert (right) editing audio., Credit: Texas Folklife
Gary Emmert was interviewed by Cherry Woodburn about his military experience. Gary enlisted when he was 18-years-old as a combat engineer, and reti...

  • Added: Sep 06, 2019
  • Length: 06:37
THE SILENCE OF OTHERS -- Robert Bahar Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Robert Bahar, San Francisco, CA 5/17/2019, Credit: Andrea Chase
Robert Bahar talks consequences, social memory, and justice versus revenge.

  • Added: May 30, 2019
  • Length: 21:50
America First
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Bradley W. Hart
In September 1941, a hero-celebrity stood before a crowd in Iowa and emphatically stated the words, “America First.” Charles Lindbergh was the spea...

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  • Added: Dec 04, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Police Story: The Myth of the Municipal Force
From: WFHB
Series: Interchange
Caption: Office of Public Safety adviser Robert N. Bush and South Korean Counterpart.
In Violence Work, Micol Seigel shows how the police put violence to work for the state; policing being the quintessential translation of state powe...

  • Added: Oct 11, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
Undoing the Falsifications of History: A Crash Course with H. Bruce Franklin
From: WFHB
Series: Interchange
Caption: April, 1967, Redwood City. Students picket at a napalm bomb factory. "The Harvey Richards Media Archive." © Paul Richards.
H. Bruce Franklin, was once a tugboat mate and then an Air Force navigator and intelligence officer. He is now and has been for more than half a ce...

  • Added: Oct 11, 2018
  • Length: 59:01
Shifting Sands (promo)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason promo
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How the US is getting it wrong in the Middle East - The far-right takeover of Eastern Europe - Tracking foreign aid - Gaming out the rise and fall ...

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  • Added: May 12, 2017
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 2
Shifting Sands (half)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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How the US is getting it wrong in the Middle East - The far-right takeover of Eastern Europe

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  • Added: May 12, 2017
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 13
Shifting Sands (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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How the US is getting it wrong in the Middle East - The far-right takeover of Eastern Europe - Tracking foreign aid - Gaming out the rise and fall ...

Bought by WCNY, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WMUU-LP, WCMU Michigan, WRGY and more


  • Added: May 12, 2017
  • Length: 53:54
  • Purchases: 9
CRIES FROM SYRIA -- Evgeny Afineevsky
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Evgeny Afineevsky, San Francisco, CA 3/16/17, Credit: Andrea Chase
Evgeny Afineevsky talks reconstructing history, getting to Assad, and why he wants Congress to see his film.

  • Added: Mar 27, 2017
  • Length: 25:31
The Big Stick: The Limits of Soft Power & the Necessity of Military Force
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Eliot A. Cohen
“Speak softly and carry a big stick” are the words of Vice President Theodore Roosevelt. When President Garfield was assassinated two weeks later, ...

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  • Added: Feb 14, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Pulitzer 100: Embers of War (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: WGR Special Series
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Pulitzer Award-winning historian Fred Logevall on the Vietnam War - Interviewing WWII veterans before it's too late - The lesser-known history of W...

  • Added: Jan 13, 2017
  • Length: 54:02
Pulitzer 100: Embers of War (half hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: WGR Special Series
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Reading about the past sometimes gives us the impression that the Vietnam War was inevitable. But Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Fredrik Logevall...

  • Added: Jan 13, 2017
  • Length: 28:59
Pulitzer100: If You Like The Truth (half)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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An interview with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and historian Rick Atkinson.

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  • Added: Dec 30, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 12
Matthew Palmer, author of "The Wolf of Sarajevo"
From: Boise State Public Radio
Series: Reader's Corner with Bob Kustra
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Host Bob Kustra interviews longtime U.S. diplomat Matthew Palmer about his novel, "The Wolf of Sarajevo."

  • Added: Dec 22, 2016
  • Length: 30:00
WorldCanvass: Redefining Nationhood (Part 1)
From: Joan Kjaer
Series: WorldCanvass
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What defines a nation, or a state? What’s the meaning of sovereignty, and how do communal or religious identity figure into demands for self-deter...

  • Added: Nov 09, 2016
  • Length: 24:45