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The New Morality
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
Caption: Eden Collinsworth
What is right, wrong, good, bad? A discussion of morality in changing times.

Bought by KPIP-LP, KZYX, and WETS


  • Added: Apr 20, 2017
  • Length: 58:04
  • Purchases: 3
The One Percent Solutiion
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Professor Gordon Lafer
Americans may vote for polar opposite candidates … liberal or conservative. Their vote may express ideological differences. But, on principles and ...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Apr 19, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Kaz Makabe on Japan's Nuclear Shutdown
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Kaz Makabe
In 2011, in the wake of the devastating nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi reactor, thousands of Japanese people relocated, the world held i...

Bought by WMUU-LP and 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 28, 2017
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 2
Episode 72: Power in Politics
From: Shira Rascoe
Series: No Jargon
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The outsized influence of money in U.S. politics is a problem. Sean McElwee and Professor Tabatha Abu El-Haj describe how donors skew policy and ho...

  • Added: Mar 06, 2017
  • Length: 38:13
Episode 73: Sanctuary City Limits
From: Shira Rascoe
Series: No Jargon
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As the federal government ramps up deportation efforts, myths about sanctuary cities are widespread. Professor Tom Wong shows how local sanctuary p...

  • Added: Mar 06, 2017
  • Length: 28:46
Sammy Roth: Rewiring the West
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Sammy Roth
What do you think of when you hear the word, "billionaires?" Ruthless capitalists? Decadent narcissists? Evil cheese-puffs? What about renewable po...

Bought by WMUU-LP, Yellowstone Public Radio, and 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 07, 2017
  • Length: 29:40
  • Purchases: 3
2017-02-12 Doubt, Deny or Defend: Republicans on Climate Change
From: Climate One
Caption: Bob Inglis, Former Republican U.S. Representative, South Carolina, Credit: Ed Ritger
Much has been made of the partisan divide when it comes to climate change. But are there Republicans out there who accept the science and believe ...

  • Added: Feb 06, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
The Revolution Where You Live
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Sarah van Gelder
No matter how we voted in this last election, all of us can agree on one thing. Our country, and the world, faces significant problems: Racism to c...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Jan 11, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Four Strong Winds: First US Offshore Wind Project Launches
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
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As the public learned of the recent opening of America’s first offshore wind power project, many wondered why it took so long? This week on Sea Cha...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio and 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 03, 2017
  • Length: 29:40
  • Purchases: 2
An Extraordinary Time
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Marc Levinson
The 25-years after World War II were a golden age for much of the world. The end of that era in 1973 brought financial crisis, high unemployment, e...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Dec 15, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for the week ending December 23, 2016
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: To Stop Trump Agenda, Progressive Activists Must Push Democrats to Boldly ...

Bought by WRIR, KRZA, and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Dec 14, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
2016-12-18 What Now for California?
From: Climate One
Caption: Tony Thurmond, Assemblyman (D-15)
What’s the future for California with a Donald Trump White House? The country's biggest and bluest state is at odds with the emerging administrati...

  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: 59:00
Right to Work
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Cedric de Leon
The “right to work.” The phrase sounds fair and equitable. After all, who shouldn’t have a right to work if they wish to? Twenty-six states now hav...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Dec 06, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
NO Money, money, money
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
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A currency note is a promise. The Indian government is holding that promise in abeyance, even breaking that trust, by promising a better future.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Nov 28, 2016
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 1
Selling Happiness: Part Five of The Way of Neoliberalism
From: WFHB
Series: Interchange
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Happiness. We all want it. But what can that word mean? What do we imagine we’re seeking as we spend much of our time and effort in pursuit of happ...

  • Added: Nov 15, 2016
  • Length: 58:01
The “F” Words: Talking Fossil Fuel with Daniel Dicker
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Dan Dicker
Fossil fuel is sort of a dirty word in environmental circles, but it still comprises over 80% of the world’s energy consumption. This week on Sea C...

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 25, 2016
  • Length: 29:40
  • Purchases: 2
Selling Ignorance: Part Two of the Way of Neoliberalism
From: WFHB
Series: Interchange
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Tonight we’re speaking with Philip Mirowski, historian and philosopher of economic thought at the University of Notre Dame, and author of Never Let...

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Oct 25, 2016
  • Length: 57:40
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 107 - The DEA Just Says No
From: Shea Gunther
Series: Marijuana Today
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Alex Kreit and Betty Aldworth join host Kris Lotlikar to talk about the DEA's decision to keep marijuana listed as a Schedule 1 drug and the rise i...

  • Added: Aug 15, 2016
  • Length: 01:01:21
Andrew Winston on the North American Clean Economy Agreement
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Andrew Winston
What would it take for North America to really reduce pollution? At a minimum, Canada, the U.S., and Mexico would have to jointly commit to increas...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 02, 2016
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 3
Episode 105 - There's Something In The Water
From: Shea Gunther
Series: Marijuana Today
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Dan Goldman joins host Kris Lotlikar to talk about how medical marijuana is affecting health care spending and how one little Colorado town flipped...

  • Added: Aug 02, 2016
  • Length: 55:40
Episode 104 - The Trump Disaster
From: Shea Gunther
Series: Marijuana Today
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All the legal marijuana news and headlines for Tuesday, July 26, 2016.

  • Added: Jul 25, 2016
  • Length: 20:21
Episode 103 - A Pathway to Legalization
From: Shea Gunther
Series: Marijuana Today
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Adam Smith joins host Kris Lotlikar to discuss changes to the Democrat Party platform in favor of finding a "pathway legalization" as well as the ...

Bought by XRAY.fm


  • Added: Jul 18, 2016
  • Length: 54:41
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 102 - This Week in Drugs Visits Marijuana Today
From: Shea Gunther
Series: Marijuana Today
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Host Kris Lotlikar reflects on recent current events and shares a portion of the podcast "This Week in Drugs". Produced by Shea Gunther.

  • Added: Jul 12, 2016
  • Length: 54:13
Makers & Takers
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Rana Foroohar
Award winning business journalist Rana Foroohar explores the provocative question that is at the top of mind of today's business leaders: Is Wall S...

Bought by KCBX and KVSC


  • Added: Jun 21, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
If You’ve Got the Money, I’ve Got the Time: Wendell Potter on Big Money
From: WFHB
Series: Interchange
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How can you, the citizen, with your “one vote,” compete against a system where all the pulleys and levers are greased by graft? Wendell Potter ackn...

  • Added: May 31, 2016
  • Length: 59:00