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Top of Mind - Ending Toxic Polarization in American Politics
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Division is nothing new in America, but this political divide feels different. Why are we so angry? How can we end this toxic polarization?

Bought by KMXT, KMXT, KSTK, RadioStPete Florida, KOWS and more


  • Added: May 09, 2024
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 8
After Cleaning Up Gerrymandered State Senate & Assembly Districts, the Wisconsin Supreme Court Passes on Congressional Districts
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
After Cleaning Up Gerrymandered State Senate & Assembly Districts, the Wisconsin Supreme Court Passes on Congressional Districts

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Mar 05, 2024
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
A Majority of Americans Like Voting by Mail - Including Many Florida Republicans. Making it Harder May Keep Them From Voting, Too.
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
A Majority of Americans Like Voting by Mail - Including Many Florida Republicans. Making it Harder May Keep Them From Voting, Too.

Bought by KTSW 89.9, KICI Iowa City, and WUTC


  • Added: Feb 25, 2024
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
Arizona Legislator and 2020 Fake Elector Proposes the State Legislature – Not the Voters – Should Pick the State’s Presidential Electors
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Arizona Legislator and 2020 Fake Elector Proposes the State Legislature – Not the Voters – Should Pick the State’s Presidential Electors

Bought by KICI Iowa City, WUTC, and KTSW 89.9


  • Added: Feb 08, 2024
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
Mock Trial: Is Trump Guilty in the January 6th Case?
From: Open to Debate
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After the 2020 election, former President Trump discredited the election results. The January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol and Trump’s federal indi...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Jan 04, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 3
2023-12-31 American Futures (Ken Taylor Memorial Episode)
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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Where might America be headed as a nation?

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), WVTF, KICI Iowa City, and KSKQ


  • Added: Dec 28, 2023
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 4
2401: American Futures (Ken Taylor Memorial Episode), 1/2/2024
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk: Weekly
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Where might America be headed as a nation?

  • Added: Dec 25, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
A primer for discussing Israel and Gaza and our divided American political landscape: John Donvan in discussion with author Mónica Guzmán
From: Open to Debate
Caption: PRX default Piece image
How can you have meaningful conversations in increasingly divided times, whether it’s against the backdrop of American politics or the Israel-Gaza ...

Bought by WMUU-LP, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Nov 23, 2023
  • Length: 54:01
  • Purchases: 3
2023-10-01 Disinformation and the Future of Democracy
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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Anti-vaxxers, Q-Anon devotees, 9/11 truthers — should people this deluded really be allowed to report the news or hold elected office?

Bought by KMUN, KUNM, WVTF, KTSW 89.9, KICI Iowa City and more


  • Added: Oct 02, 2023
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 13
2340: Disinformation and the Future of Democracy, 10/3/2023
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk: Weekly
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Anti-vaxxers, Q-Anon devotees, 9/11 truthers — should people this deluded really be allowed to report the news or hold elected office?

  • Added: Sep 27, 2023
  • Length: 53:59
Does America Need A Third Party?
From: Open to Debate
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While the two-party system has been the standard in the US government, third parties have often challenged this status quo and now advocates to be ...

Bought by WMUU-LP, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., and KCPW Salt Lake City


  • Added: Sep 14, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 4
Texas Under Siege: Dobbs, Democracy & Bodily Autonomy in the Crosshairs
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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We’ve reconvened a panel of organizers and activists in Texas to discuss what has (or hasn’t) changed on the abortion, trans and voting rights fron...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KWMR, Radio Catskill, RadioFreePalmer, KDNK and more


  • Added: Jul 05, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 7
John Donvan in Conversation with Mehdi Hasan
From: Open to Debate
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How can we argue in good faith, communicate confidently, and uncover new ideas through debate? Journalist, broadcaster, and best-selling author Meh...

  • Added: May 11, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
Yale Panel: An Emotionally Intelligent Approach to Understanding and Managing Polarization
From: Chuck Wolfe
Series: The Emotion Roadmap: Take the Wheel & Control How You Feel
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A Council on Academic Freedom launched at Harvard March 2023 and has some similar goals to a panel I helped create with Yale President Peter Salove...

  • Added: Apr 21, 2023
  • Length: 35:37
BIPOC Media Covered the Elections Differently
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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When it came to the midterms, mainstream white pundits got a lot wrong that local, Black, Brown and BIPOC media got right, and they're still missin...

Bought by KWMR, RadioStPete Florida, KMUN, RadioFreePalmer, KDNK and more


  • Added: Nov 30, 2022
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 6
D.A. Larry Krasner Facing Impeachment: Criminal Justice Reform in the Crosshairs
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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Can a predominantly white state legislature overturn the votes of a predominantly Black city? Larry Krasner, Philadelphia’s District Attorney was e...

Bought by KWMR, Radio Catskill, RadioFreePalmer, RadioStPete Florida, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle and more


  • Added: Nov 09, 2022
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 7
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for November 2, 2022
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: Progressives Can Play a Pivotal Role to Defeat Fascist Republicans in Midt...

Bought by WFHB, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, RadioStPete Florida, and WETS


  • Added: Nov 02, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
Going For Broke, Part Two: Making Up Our Minds
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: Going For Broke (A Three Part Series from To the Best of Our Knowledge)
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In episode two of our three-part series on the care economy: Post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental health challenges can push people into...

Bought by WNED Buffalo, WGBH Radio Boston, WKSU, WGUC/ WVXU, KZYX and more


  • Added: Oct 28, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
Going For Broke, Part One: Change Of Address
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: Going For Broke (A Three Part Series from To the Best of Our Knowledge)
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In the first of three episodes of "Going For Broke," all about the care economy, we're thinking about housing. Many of us would consider it a basic...

Bought by WNED Buffalo, WGBH Radio Boston, WKSU, WGUC/ WVXU, Iowa Public Radio and more


  • Added: Oct 28, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
2022-08-14 What Is Political Inequality?
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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Is political equality more than just a matter of who has what?

Bought by KTSW 89.9, GCR (Global Community Radio), KSKQ, KMUN, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Aug 15, 2022
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 5
2233: What Is Political Inequality?, 8/16/2022
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk: Weekly
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Is political equality more than just a matter of who has what?

  • Added: Aug 08, 2022
  • Length: 53:59
Learning to Listen in Different Ways, with Graham Bodie of the Listen First Project
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
Caption: Logo: America Talks
It’s no secret that polarization is deepening divides across the US. Over the past few years, many people have started or joined what are called br...

  • Added: Jul 21, 2022
  • Length: 29:30
2022-05-22 The Allure of Autoritarianism
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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Democracy may not be in great shape, but why would anyone prefer to be ruled by a despot?

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


  • Added: May 23, 2022
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 7
2022-05-08 What Is Ideology?
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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If Ideology is the air we breathe or the water we swim in, how can we come to notice it?

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


  • Added: May 09, 2022
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 7
Ballotpedia is written by humans, not robots. We talked to one.
From: KSFP
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When looking for unbiased election information on-line you may have run across Ballotpedia. We find out whose behind the service and how they come ...

  • Added: Feb 25, 2022
  • Length: 29:22