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Liz Cheney on Good Citizen
From: Madison Brown
Series: Good Citizen with Ted Roosevelt V
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Liz Cheney shares the enthralling details from her book, Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning, of defending the Constitution while inside the Cap...

  • Added: Mar 18, 2024
  • Length: 25:14
National Writers Series: Heather Cox Richardson
From: Interlochen Public Radio
Series: National Writers Series: Season Five
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Detroit Free Press columnist Neal Rubin talks with historian and author Heather Cox Richardson.

Bought by WKAR


  • Added: Nov 09, 2023
  • Length: 54:31
  • Purchases: 1
Should Prosecutors Pursue Minor Crimes?
From: Open to Debate
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In the US, misdemeanors count for 80% of cases filed annually, but district attorneys around the country are implementing policies stating they’ll ...

Bought by WMUU-LP and WGBH Radio Boston


  • Added: Jul 07, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 2
Was January 6th an Existential Threat to American Democracy?
From: Open to Debate
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By now it is clear, the Red Wave election-denying candidates had hoped to ride left most still waiting on the beach. Those who questioned the outco...

  • Added: May 01, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
America, Fast Forward
From: Jenna Spinelle
Series: When the People Decide
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In the words of one expert, California has “gone crazy for propositions.” In this episode, we tell the story of one of the state’s most notorious b...

  • Added: Aug 17, 2022
  • Length: 30:41
White Hoax: Racism, Divide-and-Conquer, and Politics
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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On today's episode anti-racism activist and author Tim Wise examines the concept of Whiteness and what he describes as the psychological wage of wh...

Bought by WXDU and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Jun 29, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Lisa Graves: The Extremist Revolution & Democracy Hanging by a Thread
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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The American Right is embracing a dangerous extremism, challenging elections, packing courts and aligning with Hungarian prime minister and Putin-a...

Bought by KWMR, RadioFreePalmer, KMUN, KDNK, KVSC and more


  • Added: May 11, 2022
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 6
The Pseudo-Science of Whiteness: Biology as a Social Weapon (ENCORE)
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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This week, filmmaker Stephanie Welch explores the role that racist, unscientific propaganda has played in promoting white supremacy in the U.S. She...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: May 10, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Democratizing Democracy: Redistricting by the People
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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Redistricting has the power to shape elections, and this year, it’s more controversial than ever. After a contentious 2020 census, the development ...

Bought by KWMR, KMUN, RadioFreePalmer, KDNK, and WNYE


  • Added: Feb 16, 2022
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 5
AOC & Noam Chomsky: The Way Forward
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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In this historic, inter-generational meeting of minds, Laura Flanders brings together New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and MIT profe...

Bought by KWMR, RadioFreePalmer, KDNK, and KMUN


  • Added: Oct 28, 2021
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 4
Democracy: A National Temperature Check
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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Disinformation, polarization, growing economic inequality, attempts to undermine elections and the rights of women and racial minorities—all of the...

Bought by KWMR, RadioFreePalmer, and KDNK


  • Added: Sep 09, 2021
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 3
Pandemic Economics: Robert Reich, Esteban Kelly, Mary Kay Henry, Stephanie Kelton
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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The economic collapse unfolding before our eyes is much bigger than it appears and the solution isn’t simply to “build back better.” COVID-19 didn’...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, KDNK, and KWMR


  • Added: Mar 10, 2021
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 3
The Pseudo-Science of Whiteness: Biology as a Social Weapon
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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This week, filmmaker Stephanie Welch explores the role that racist, unscientific propaganda has played in promoting white supremacy in the U.S. She...

  • Added: Feb 21, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
The Electoral College’s Dirty History (Encore)
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Given the election, and the difference between popular votes and electoral votes, we revisit our show on the Electoral College. It’s history in the...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida and C89.5 - KNHC Seattle


  • Added: Nov 06, 2020
  • Length: 29:59
  • Purchases: 2
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
If It's Broke, Fix It
From: Desert Oracle
Series: Desert Oracle Radio
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Fifty years ago, there was a radical plan to completely remake a county sheriff’s department in an iconic western town. It almost worked, they almo...

Bought by KFCF FM


  • Added: Jun 16, 2020
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
2020-05-03 Machiavelli
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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Was Machiavelli an unscrupulous theorist and advisor, or one of the most widely misunderstood political philosophers ever?

Bought by KTSW 89.9, GCR (Global Community Radio), KMUN, KSKQ, WFHB and more


  • Added: May 04, 2020
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 7
December 30th RERUN - “Edge of Democracy”; Brazil, A Cautionary Tale
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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In her new film, The Edge of Democracy, director Petra Costa tells the story of how Brazil went from a rising star among free nations to a democrac...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Dec 23, 2019
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Political Junkie 2019 Remembrances Special
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Specials)
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As 2018 draws to a close, Political Junkie Ken Rudin remembers the lawmakers and newsmakers from the world of politics who passed away this year. K...

Bought by KISU, KTXK, WLPR , Mississippi Public Broadcasting, Troy Public Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 20, 2019
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 17
Political Junkie 2019 Remembrances Special (PROMO)
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Specials)
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As 2019 draws to a close, Political Junkie Ken Rudin remembers the lawmakers and newsmakers from the world of politics who passed away this year. K...

Bought by WBEZ, WLPR , WVPE, and KISU


  • Added: Nov 06, 2019
  • Length: :29
  • Purchases: 4
Listening to Our Better Angels
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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Red, blue, rich, poor, country, city, left or right. Chances are you probably fall into one of those categories. And you may be quite happy where y...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer and KDNK


  • Added: Jul 11, 2019
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
Political Junkie 2018 Remembrances Special
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Specials)
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As 2018 draws to a close, Political Junkie Ken Rudin remembers the lawmakers and newsmakers from the world of politics who passed away this year. K...

Bought by WHRV, WBEZ, KJZZ, KCPW Salt Lake City, WITF and more


  • Added: Dec 20, 2018
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 6
A Targeted Divide: Gunning Down the Bill of Rights
From: WFHB
Series: Interchange
Caption: Michigan Liberty Militia Constitutional Enforcement rally Capitol Lansing MI March 24 2018., Credit: Photo by Theresa Rosado.
Today begins a series of three programs on guns in the USA: A Targeted Divide. Our first show is “Gunning Down the Bill of Rights,” how the 2nd Ame...

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Jul 04, 2018
  • Length: 58:01
  • Purchases: 1
Reclaiming Gotham: The Battle for U.S. Cities
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Journalist Juan González discusses his new book, Reclaiming Gotham. He chronicles the evolution of the growth machine in America’s cities - from r...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle and WRIR


  • Added: Jan 09, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Interview with civil liberties attorney Burt Neuborne about his book "Madison's Music: On Reading the First Amendment"
From: Out of Bounds
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Civil liberties attorney, educator, author of "Madison’s Music: On Reading the First Amendment"

  • Added: Sep 12, 2017
  • Length: 28:00