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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
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Civics and social studies education are getting a lot of attention these days. How do we teach about our democracy?

Bought by RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Jan 09, 2024
  • Length: 57:30
  • Purchases: 1
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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
Caption: Rupa Marya, Credit: Nikki Ritcher
We are told that our personal health is our individual responsibility based on our own choices. Yet, the biological truth is that human health is d...

  • Added: Sep 05, 2023
  • Length: 28:30
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
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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
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Students at CUNY's Hunter College in New York City are complaining about mice running the halls, broken windows, and leaky ceillings. But, the scho...

  • Added: Apr 20, 2022
  • Length: 02:43

  • Added: Oct 18, 2021
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 11
Caption: Rana Foroohar
The biggest tech companies generate enormous wealth and power by harvesting information about people. It’s called surveillance capitalism. This epi...

  • Added: May 26, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
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Educator Rachel and engineer Pius introduce Season 4 and brainstorm about what interests us in K-12 engineering education today. We talk about scho...

  • Added: Feb 19, 2019
  • Length: 31:25
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
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The associate director for the California Innocence Project talks about the importance of working to address issues of evidence retention and prese...

  • Added: Apr 02, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
Caption: Johann Hari author of Lost Connections and Chasing the Scream
Johann Hari discusses his book, "Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression—and the Unexpected Solutions."

Bought by WCPN, KMUN, WETS, and KPIP-LP


  • Added: Mar 18, 2018
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Glenn Montgomery, Executive Director, Vision Action Network
Glenn Montgomery, Executive Director of Vision Action Network (Washington County, Oregon--Portland Metro) discusses its work in bringing diverse st...

  • Added: Feb 09, 2018
  • Length: 52:01
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
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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
Caption: Mrs. Montini’s class reads Pete the Cat together., Credit: Ashley Cleek
In Kansas, public schools are at the heart of a debate about how much money the state should budget for education -- a debate that comes down to a ...

  • Added: Mar 08, 2016
  • Length: 32:54
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
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